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301. Tinnitus Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_executive.pdf
     August 01, 2013 - assessment scales for case- control studies and cohort studies,7 and the Jadad scale for RCTs8) to assess … audiologist, neurologist, mental health professional); administration of scales/ questionnaires to assess … Lengths of followup were too short to assess the durability of treatment over time, and the validity … • Assess the responsiveness to change of outcome measurement instruments (e.g., visual analog scale … Health Technol Assess. 2007;11(42): iii-xii, 1-154. PMID: 17927921. 4.

302. 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.

303. 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.

304. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2018 - Bias of Individual Studies and Quality of Systematic Reviews Based upon AHRQ guidance, we will assess … For treatment effects, we will assess consistency in direction (effect estimates on same side of no … Based on these elements, we will assess the overall SOE29 for each comparison and outcome as: 28 … Eliminated the plan to try to formally assess systematic reviews for author conflict of interest. … Strength of evidence Stated that we’d assess strength of evidence at nonspecific domain level.

305. Modeling and Simulation in the Context of Health Technology Assessment: Review of Existing Guidance, Future Research Needs, and Validity Assessment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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306. 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

307. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2022 - We will also assess how effectiveness and harms may be modified by patient and clinical characteristics … non-English language articles to identify studies that would otherwise meet inclusion criteria, to assess … .33 Because nonrandomized studies are at increased risk of selection bias and confounding, we will assess … no flaw is likely to cause major bias; the study may be missing information making it difficult to assess … Reporting bias is difficult to assess as systematic identification of unpublished evidence is challenging

308. Antiplatelet-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Other Analyses To assess the impact of study-level characteristics on estimates of the effect size, … Primary studies reported limited information on the methods used to assess analytic validity. … However, given the inappropriateness of the methods used to assess agreement, even high correlation … acid (AA) to assess the response to both clopidogrel and aspirin. … Health Technol Assess. 2004 Jun;8(25):iii, 1-iii234. 29.

309. Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 08, 2025 - One literature reviewer will assess risk of bias, and a methodologist will review individual studies … We will assess for all variables whether they can explain heterogeneity identified in results across … For each study, we will assess the population included in the study to identify studies with narrow … We will assess whether studies describe tools not used as recommended or commonly used in practice, … We will assess whether the reference standard was ambiguous, different from standard clinical practice

310. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 10, 2024 - One literature reviewer will assess risk of bias, and a methodologist will review individual studies … We will assess for all variables whether they can explain heterogeneity identified in results across … For each study, we will assess the population included in the study to identify studies with narrow … We will assess whether studies describe tools not used as recommended or commonly used in practice, … We will assess whether the reference standard was ambiguous, different from standard clinical practice

311. 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

312. 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

313. 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

314. 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

315. 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.

316. 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

317. 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.

318. 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.

319. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-fracture-pain_research-protocol.pdf
     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

320. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - risk for, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers Comparator(s): Various measures used to assess