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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-206-evidence-summary-sodium-potassium.pdf
June 01, 2018 - or through its influence on the body’s
management of sodium.4 The aim of the
current report is to assess … • Evidence is insufficient to assess the possible
association of sodium intake level and risk for … We did not assess the evidence
regarding the most effective intervention design(s). … • Few studies employ food-based interventions to assess
the effects of increasing potassium intake … Use of Urine Biomarkers
to Assess Sodium Intake: Challenges and Opportunities.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dyspnea_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - The existing dyspnea
quality measures reported by retrospective evaluations of care assess only 4 aspects … To begin to improve care, clinicians need to assess and regularly document patient’s experiences
of … on how dyspnea should be characterized for quality
measurement and although over 40 tools exist to assess … As part of the Symposium on Developing a Framework to
Assess Cancer Quality Indicators for End-of-Life … As part of the
Symposium, experts reviewed assessment instruments (tools clinicians can use to assess
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Studies for Inclusion
Search for Studies
Extract Data From Studies
Analyze and Synthesize Studies
Assess … Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality
Assess Applicability
Grade the Body of Evidence
Meta-analysis … Additional GRADE domains can be adapted to assess a body of evidence on diagnostic test accuracy. … Trial evidence can directly assess the effect of tests on clinical outcomes (rarely done). … For example:
Intervention studies visually assess consistency with forest plots.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Studies for Inclusion
Search for Studies
Extract Data From Studies
Analyze and Synthesize Studies
Assess … Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality
Assess Applicability
Grade the Body of Evidence
Meta-analysis … Additional GRADE domains can be adapted to assess a body of evidence on diagnostic test accuracy. … Trial evidence can directly assess the effect of tests on clinical outcomes (rarely done). … For example:
Intervention studies visually assess consistency with forest plots.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glaucoma-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
November 16, 2010 - Two authors will independently assess the included studies for sources of systematic
bias according … Assessments of heterogeneity
We will assess the clinical, methodological, and statistical heterogeneity … Assessment of reporting biases
A funnel plot will be used to assess reporting biases in conjunction … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question
We will assess the quantity, quality, and consistency of … We will assess the quality and consistency of the best available evidence, including assessment of the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-tympanostomy_research.pdf
June 01, 2017 - Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children … With Otitis Media
Methods Research Report
Supplemental Project To Assess the … Otitis Media
Methods Research Report
Supplemental Project To Assess … Supplemental
Project to Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in
Children … We applied the same risk of bias assessments as in the original review,
where it is possible to assess
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2024 - • The identified diagnostic studies did not assess the adverse effects of being
labeled correctly … • Data were insufficient to assess the effect of co-occurring disorders on treatment
effects. … Furthermore, the identified studies did not assess the adverse effects of being labeled
correctly or … Data were insufficient to assess the effect of co-occurring disorders on treatment
effects. … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 1999
Nov(11):i-viii, 1-341. PMID: 10790990.
3.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genitourinary-symptoms-protocol_0.pdf
July 10, 2023 - 3
• Key Question 4: What is the appropriate follow-up interval to assess improvement,
sustained … Assess different durations of follow-up
Menopausal hormone
therapy only for
reasons other than
GSM … Assess different durations of follow up
KQ5: Usual care, or different type or level of surveillance … Information from grey literature will also be used to assess publication and reporting
bias and inform … We will use A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR)
2 criteria for systematic reviews
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-bias-individual-studies_methods.pdf
March 01, 2012 - o Assess risk of bias based on study design and conduct rather than reporting. … Design-Specific Criteria To Assess Risk of Bias
We present design-specific criteria to assess risk of … Many tools have emerged over the past 20 years to assess risk of bias. … Health Technol Assess
2003;7(27):iii-x, 1-173. PMID: 14499048.
5. … Tools To Assess Risk of Bias of Individual Outcomes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-quality.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27):iii-x, 1-173. … Health Technol Assess 2004;8(25):iii, 1-234. … criterion
Adjudicate differences between raters in a transparent manner when two raters independently assess … Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27):iii-x,1-173. … Health Technol Assess 2004;8(25):iii, 1-234.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-translation-c-diff-treatment-clinical-pathway.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Moving forward, instruments to assess the
quality of clinical pathways and CDS will be necessary to … Extract L2 Recommendation Statements, Classify, and Assess for CDS Inclusion
Eligibility ........... … Assess Feasibility and Barriers for Conversion of L2 to L3 CDS Artifact
Task 3. … Extract Data, Catalog, and Assess for CDS Inclusion Eligibility
Task 2. … Assess Feasibility and Identify Barriers for Conversion to L3 CDS Artifact
Task 3.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/selecting-evidence-quiz.ppt
May 29, 2025 - Once gaps in the trial evidence to assess benefits have been established and you have decided to include … Observational Studies Are Needed
When Observational Studies Are Needed
Once gaps in the trial evidence to assess … Once gaps in trial evidence to assess benefits have been established and the decision has been made to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selecting-evidence-quiz.ppt
May 29, 2025 - Once gaps in the trial evidence to assess benefits have been established and you have decided to include … Observational Studies Are Needed
When Observational Studies Are Needed
Once gaps in the trial evidence to assess … Once gaps in trial evidence to assess benefits have been established and the decision has been made to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-update_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2016 - A number of assessment tools are used to assess clinical outcomes of treatment such as pain,
quality … However, one commenter suggested
trying to assess outcomes according to the localization of disease, … Evid Rep Technol
Assess (Full Rep). 2007 Sep(157):1-157.
PMID: 18088162.
2. … PEDro or Cochrane to Assess the
Quality of Clinical Trials? A Meta-
Epidemiological Study. … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in
systematic reviews was developed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/screening-counseling-interventions-protocol.pdf
October 01, 2023 - randomized controlled trials [RCT], nonrandomized controlled studies,
interrupted time series)
To assess … Two reviewers will
independently assess the risk of bias at the study and outcomes level.
E. … To determine whether quantitative
analyses are appropriate, we will assess the contextual, clinical, … Two
trained reviewers will assess each domain for each key outcome, and differences
will be resolved … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2012
Jan;28(1):36-43. doi:
10.1017/S0266462311000687.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prehospital-airway-management-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2019 - The study may be missing information,
making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Two team members will independently assess risk of bias. … will conduct sensitivity analyses by repeating
meta-analyses with and without selected studies and assess … We will assess the applicability
of individual studies as well as the applicability of a body of evidence … If we include studies from the ED to fill gaps in
evidence, we will assess the applicability of these
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/screening-counseling-interventions-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 05, 2025 - randomized controlled trials [RCT], nonrandomized controlled studies,
interrupted time series)
To assess … Two reviewers will
independently assess the risk of bias at the study and outcomes level.
E. … To determine whether quantitative
analyses are appropriate, we will assess the contextual, clinical, … Two
trained reviewers will assess each domain for each key outcome, and differences
will be resolved … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2012
Jan;28(1):36-43. doi:
10.1017/S0266462311000687.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_chou_assessing_harms_when_comparing.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Do not assume studies adequately assess harms because methods used to assess and
report benefits are … Such information has
several potentially valuable uses:
To assess the number of unpublished trials … Observational Studies
Observational studies are almost always necessary to assess harms adequately … In
addition, caution should be used when considering use of summary scores to assess risk of bias. … Do not assume studies adequately assess harms because methods used to assess and report benefits are
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-harms_methods.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Do not assume studies adequately assess harms because methods used to assess and
report benefits are … Such information has
several potentially valuable uses:
To assess the number of unpublished trials … Observational Studies
Observational studies are almost always necessary to assess harms adequately … In
addition, caution should be used when considering use of summary scores to assess risk of bias. … Do not assume studies adequately assess harms because methods used to assess and report benefits are
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - The next step
should assess the quality of the conversations. … the conversations, and incorporating questions into the
conversation for patients and families that assess … Another goal would aim to develop indicators that assess the infrastructure and resources needed
for … Care teams must assess symptoms as a first step, followed by
reassessment. … whether care teams
provide quality psychosocial care
• Assess training of providers;
• Standardized