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301. Dietary Intake of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - In addition, we will assess the adequacy of analyses. … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability in terms of generalizability to the general population … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2016 Aug(223):1-1252. doi: 10.23970/ahrqepcerta223. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Dec 18;37:e7. doi: 10.1017/s0266462320002159.

302. Ch 1-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     August 13, 2012 - In 10 Developing an Observational CER Protocol: A User’s Guide addition, investigators should assess … Relevant questions to ask to assess the current knowledge base for development of an observational … By clearly stating the assumptions, protocol reviewers will be better able to assess how the assumptions … This will allow reviewers of the protocol to assess the degree to which the evidence generated in the … In addition, they should assess whether the questions can be answered within the timeframe allotted

303. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 48_Use of Life Cycle Assessment in the Healthcare Industry: Environmental Impacts and Emissions Associated With Products, Processes and Waste (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2024 - While the authors agree that midpoint and endpoint indicators are essential assess impacts beyond

304. palliative-care-protocol (pdf file)
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     April 14, 2016 - First, in clinical palliative care, tools may be used by providers to directly assess symptoms or other … care17 did not find high- quality research interventions that evaluated providers’ use of tools to assess … will follow Evidence-based Practice Center guidance for use of existing systematic reviews21 and will assess … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed.

305. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Scintigraphy looks at transit of a test meal and does not assess pressure. … Much like scintigraphy as compared to WMC, ROM and WMC assess different components of transit. … One could use diagnostic gain to assess the incremental value of a new technology. … We attempted to assess publication bias by contacting the manufacturer of the WMC and requesting any … Finally, little is known about whether physicians should use testing to assess the effectiveness of

306. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - quality of individual studies addressing KQs: questions adapted from the RTI item bank to assess RCTs … We did not assess SOE for contextual questions. The team reviewed the final SOE designation. … Pain is also difficult to assess in infant population. … Few studies addressed imaging modalities, and those that did evaluated modalities to assess hepatic … • Standardization of scoring tools to assess change in IH.

307. Ch 10-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Descriptive and univariate analyses can be used to assess imbalances between treatment groups and to … cohort study, describing study covariates stratified by exposure levels provides a useful means to assess … It is important to be aware of those assumptions and to assess them. … of subject characteristics by exposure groups in a propensity-matched design allows a reader to assess … – Should include all potential confounders and effect modifiers to assess initial covariate balance

308. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - The panel should also assess which intermediate outcomes (e.g., erythropoiesis-stimulating agent [ESA … Moreover, future research on these topics should assess clinical or patient-centered outcomes. … Although studies that assess the overall impact of these tests on the clinical management process would … The Horizon Scan could also be used to help assess the appropriateness of a CER on this topic. … Instead of test 23 performance outcomes, future research on this topic should assess clinical

309. Insomnia Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - We used AMSTAR criteria25 to assess the quality of eligible systematic reviews. … Evidence was insufficient to assess adverse effects of CBT-I. … ● Evidence was insufficient to assess adverse effects of any psychological treatments. … Evidence was insufficient to assess adverse effects. … Evidence was insufficient to assess zolpidem.

310. Appendicitis Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Existing systematic reviews typically assess a single diagnostic modality, focus almost exclusively … • Studies provided limited information to assess the impact of various factors related to patients … Health Technol Assess. 2006 Nov;10(47):1-167, iii-iv. PMID: 17083855. 23. Alvarado A. … Health Technol Assess. 2004 Jun;8(25):iii, 1-234. PMID: 15193208. 55. … Appropriate statistical methods are required to assess diagnostic tests for replacement, add-on, and

311. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Engaging Family Caregivers With Structured Communication for Safe Care Transitions (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2024 - PSPs) focused on engaging family caregivers with structured communication during care transitions and assess … We used prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria to assess relevant studies conducted in the United … studies showed improvement in caregiver satisfaction, but more high-quality research is needed to assess … We did not assess and do not endorse any of the identified toolkits. 2.1 Eligibility Criteria for … #4 (sbar OR (situation* AND background* AND assess* AND recommend*)).mp. #5 (teach* AND back).mp

312. Methods Research Report: Developing Consistent and Useful Quality Improvement Study Data Extraction (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2020 - We then asked two LHS participants to assess the relative value of our criteria in a pilot phase. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) could devote resources to collate and assess these … In 2018, a multi-EPC and AHRQ working group sought to develop a process to assess and present useful … (2) Exploratory Secondary Aim: Assess the difficulty health systems have with identifying and using … If not specified in the manuscript, you might have to assess the website of the health system. 26.

313. Research Protocol (Amended): Treatment of Acute Pain--An Evidence Map (pdf file)
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     June 10, 2018 - and the Faces Pain Scale Revised (FPS-R).5, 9 These instruments provide a quick and simple method to assess … GQ4 will assess the findings from GQ1 through GQ3 to identify future research needs. 1. … We will abstract descriptive data necessary to categorize studies and assess feasibility for systematic … Psychometric Properties of the Numerical Rating Scale to Assess Self-Reported Pain Intensity in Children

314. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2009 - Next, two reviewers will independently assess each study using a standard form that outlines the pre-determined … The I2 statistic will be used to assess heterogeneity. … Sensitivity analyses will be conducted to assess the robustness of the findings across study quality … Recommendation Assessment, Development & Evaluation (GRADE) system.25-27 In addition to study design, we will assess … ((pain* or discomfort* or ache* or aching or sore* or suffer*) adj3 (assess* or relief or reliev* or

315. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 19, 2023 - • Detection bias: Detection bias will assess whether outcome assessors were aware of the intervention … • Study-specific sources of bias: In addition to the types of bias listed above, we will assess … Reporting bias is difficult to assess as systematic identification of unpublished evidence is challenging … numbers of RCTs are available, we reviewed Begg and Egger tests and used trim and fill methods to assess … We will use this information to assess the situations in which the evidence is most relevant and to

316. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 16, 2022 - policy makers and practice leaders by identifying and evaluating appropriate metrics and tools to assess … When data are available, we will also assess the differential impact of RMC on populations adversely … evidence is unlikely to be randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with patient- level randomization that assess … be missing information related to attrition, blinding, or analytic methods, making it difficult to assess … Review of abstracted information on these factors will be used to assess situations for which the evidence

317. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2011 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess the quality of systematic … We will assess the presence of statistical heterogeneity among studies by using standard 2 tests … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews … Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27):1-192, iii-x.

318. Work Plan for Methods Research on (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27). 8. Black N. … Challenges in systematic reviews that assess treatment harms. … They are most commonly used to assess prevalence. … They are most commonly used to assess prevalence. … RCTs are considered the gold standard to assess treatment effects.

319. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 11 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - patients cannot accurately recall the family history of a heritable disease, it can be difficult to assess … To accurately assess for somatic mutations using tumor specimens, particular strategies may be needed … .36–37 Sample Size Calculations When assessing internal validity of studies, it is important to assess … They constructed a chain of questions to 11-12 assess whether sufficient indirect evidence could … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2007(146):1-77. 46.

320. Hawley-notes-151016 copy - Teresa (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2025 - And  if the  provider doesn’t assess the  importance  of religion  and spiritualty in  the  patient’s … cancer patients, this study used  Margaret Holmes-­ Rovner’s measure  of decision  satisfaction  to  assess … Finally, we  need then  ways to  measure  and assess culture   that go  beyond  race/ethnicity.