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381. Diabetes-Behavior-Programs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_research-protocol.pdf
     June 05, 2014 - For the full- text review, two reviewers will independently assess eligibility using a standard form … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias  of Individual Studies   We will assess the risk of bias … We will assess directness of the evidence (direct or indirect) on the basis of the use of surrogate … We will assess precision (precise or imprecise) on the basis of the degree of certainty surrounding … Ont Health Technol Assess Series. 2009;9(21):1-45. PMID: 23074526 41.

382. Disseminating Findings From EPC Reports: Pilot Project of Three Products (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2018 - reports, but to include key messages (or hyperlinks to key messages) so that potential users can better assess … In these cases we inserted the question used to assess the item, with the thought that the questions … For instance, the selected report did not assess the potential beneficial effects of the different types … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2017 Jan;33(2):176-82. PMID: 28655365.

383. Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ocd-protocol.pdf
     August 15, 2023 - In addition, we will assess the adequacy of analyses. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Dec 18;37:e7. doi: 10.1017/S0266462320002159. … Health Technol Assess. 2004 Jun;8(25):iii, 1-234. doi: 10.3310/hta8250. PMID: 15193208. 30. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Dec 18;37:e7. doi: 10.1017/S0266462320002159. … Health Technol Assess. 2004 Jun;8(25):iii, 1-234. doi: 10.3310/hta8250. PMID: 15193208. 30.

384. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-computerized-cds-protocol.pdf
     May 08, 2023 - bias.8 When assessing non-randomized studies, we will use specific items in the ROBINS-I tool that assess … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2001(43):i-x, 1- 668. PMID: 11510252. 6. … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2013 Mar(211):1-945. PMID: 24423049. 7.

385. Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2024 - about eligibility based on our review’s eligibility criteria and if enough methods are described to assess … In some cases, we may report an outcome-specific ROB rating within a study if we assess that the outcome … Two reviewers will independently assess the ROB for each study; disagreements on domain-level ratings … methodologic heterogeneity that report the same outcome at reasonably similar time points, we will assess … We will assess statistical heterogeneity for any quantitative synthesis with the I2 statistic and will

386. Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopausal-symptoms-protocol.pdf
     October 15, 2024 - about eligibility based on our review’s eligibility criteria and if enough methods are described to assess … In some cases, we may report an outcome-specific ROB rating within a study if we assess that the outcome … Two reviewers will independently assess the ROB for each study; disagreements on domain-level ratings … methodologic heterogeneity that report the same outcome at reasonably similar time points, we will assess … We will assess statistical heterogeneity for any quantitative synthesis with the I2 statistic and will

387. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pain-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     July 28, 2010 - We will lay out the variation in outcomes assessed, and we will assess variation in how each outcome … the broader issues in Question 1 (background regarding MPPs) and Question 2 (context), and (b) to assess … One reviewer will collect the data and will assess the evidence against the inclusion/exclusion criteria … Health Technol Assess 2003; 7(41):1-90. V.

388. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_research-protocol.pdf
     April 06, 2010 - The study may have been missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential … amounts of missing information; or discrepancies in reporting.14 In the initial 2007 CER, we did not assess … We will assess the strength of the study designs with RCTs considered best, followed by non-RCTs, and … We will assess the quality and consistency of the best available evidence, including assessment of limitations

389. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - clinical decisions about care we focused on evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assess … For Key Question (KQ) 1 and KQ2, we identified RCTs to assess benefits or harms of medical, procedural … Evidence was insufficient to assess the effectiveness of the LNG-IUD on any outcomes Estrogen Receptor … Evidence is insufficient to assess if tamoxifen or HRT does or does not promote fibroid growth. … Data in these studies were inadequate to assess applicability based on patient characteristics (age,

390. Microsoft Word - Comparative_Effectiveness_Research_Review_Disposition_of_Comments_Report_Final_120710_refs_delinked1.docx (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 01, 2010 - state of the current literature, while balancing the need to identify studies that could be used to assess … state of the current literature, while balancing the need to identify studies that could be used to assess … Our a priori developed quality rating scheme did not assess this factor. … effects seen with ABA approaches compared to eclectic ones, but that these effects are difficult to assess … what is meant by clinically significant, robust changes and conducted more high quality RCTs that assess

391. Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Maternal Mental Health Conditions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-health-pregnant-protocol.pdf
     August 24, 2023 - grade the strength of the body of evidence as per the AHRQ Methods Guide on assessing SoE.65 We will assess … Assessing Applicability: For each KQ, we will assess the applicability of the included studies to … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2007 Apr(153):1-186. PMID: 17764214. 20. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Dec 18;37:e7. doi: 10.1017/s0266462320002159. … We will not assess risk of bias for these studies; except that we will assess risk of bias of large

392. Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2021 - commentaries, letters, and articles that describe telehealth systems or implementations but do not assess … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: Predefined criteria will be used to assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … To address this we will assess the fit of the GRADE-CERQual approach to our included studies for these … questions.53 If applicable to the body of literature, we will assess SOE based on the following domains

393. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
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     January 27, 2012 - (4) to evaluate whether trials provide evidence of effectiveness in primary care settings; (5) to assess … Studies were required to assess at least one of the following outcomes: return to any drinking (lapse … Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias (internal validity) of studies … We calculated the chi-squared statistic and the I2 statistic to assess statistical heterogeneity in … few trials reported any health outcomes, and the included trials were not designed or powered to assess

394. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
     September 08, 2011 - We will also use observational studies to assess comparative effectiveness in populations not well … determining differences in the relative efficacy of two treatments, whereas single-arm studies can only assess … Subgroup analyses in randomized trials should ideally assess the significance of treatment effect interactions … Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27):iii-x, 1-173. 14. Whiting P, Rutjes AWS, Dinnes J, et al. … Health Technol Assess 2004; 8(25):1-234. 15. Carey TS, Boden SD.

395. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients during Clinical Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/clinical-care-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - For this rapid review, we plan to focus on studies that assess the effectiveness of interventional … .27 When assessing non-randomized studies, we will use specific items in the ROBINS-I tool that assess … Analysis of Subgroups or Subsets We will assess whether the effectiveness of programs differs according

396. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of teh Lumbar Spine (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lumbar-fusion-protocol.pdf
     June 20, 2024 - .42 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 … Review of abstracted information on these factors will be used to assess situations for which the evidence … monitoring techniques during surgery (e.g., somatosensory evoked potentials, electromyography) to assess

397. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - . ** Patients are scored on seven items to assess the severity of FI (including stool frequency, stool … For additional details on the methodology used to assess strength of evidence, please refer to: Owens

398. Contrast-Induced Nephropathy (CIN): Current State of the Evidence on Contrast Media and Prevention of CIN (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - For additional details on the methodology used to assess strength of evidence, please refer to: Owens … CIN risk. �� Because of methodological heterogeneity between studies, the SOE was insufficient to assess

399. Research Protocol for Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suda-final-protocol.pdf
     October 02, 2018 - Assessment of Risk of Bias We will assess the risk of bias (methodological quality) of each study … interventions for alcohol use disorder or problematic alcohol use in the college setting, we will assess … We will assess the strength of evidence for comparisons of major interventions (i.e., behavioral intervention … For each evaluated comparison, we will assess the number of studies, their study designs, the study … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability within and across studies with reference to

400. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - large in the context of underlying inflammation.7-9 In an attempt to find alternative methods to assess … Although studies that assess the overall impact of tests on the clinical management process would provide … ranging from <26 to <32 pg, to predict iron deficiency, but the available data did not allow us to assess … iron stores, and serum TSAT or CHr (KDOQI) or %HYPO (NICE) to assess adequacy of iron for erythropoiesis … sizes and provide precise estimates of diagnostic accuracy.49 There is no decision analysis to assess