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41. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Research-Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-agitation-aggression_research-protocol.pdf
    November 13, 2014 - We will use data provided by the systematic review to assess strength of evidence for results without … Two investigators will independently assess risk of bias for all included studies. … We will assess harms as dichotomous variables to acknowledge the inherent difficulties of assessing … There are various ways to assess harms; each has problems. … We will assess strength of evidence for key final health outcomes measured with validated scales.

42. Evidence-based Practice Center Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-surveillance_research-protocol.pdf
    May 19, 2011 - Men with clinically localized prostate cancer (T1–T2), without (or unable to assess) either regional … Based on the final inclusion and exclusion criteria, we will assess the titles and/or abstracts of … We will assess the directness (direct or indirect) of the evidence. … We will assess the precision (precise or imprecise) of the evidence based on the degree of certainty … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

43. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-executive-170505.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - Purpose of Review To assess effectiveness and safety of medical interventions for children with autism … We categorized studies as “other” if we could not assess strength of evidence for interventions and … We considered SOE to be insufficient to assess effects. N-acetylcysteine. … Data were inadequate to assess effects on other outcomes (insufficient strength of evidence). … Few studies reported data to assess time to effect of interventions.

44. Slide 1
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    January 01, 2013 - Include several different comparison groups to assess robustness of the results. … Change the exposure, outcome, and covariate definitions to assess how well confounding is addressed in … Another option that can be used, when the data permit it, is an instrumental variable analysis to assess … Sample Graphical Presentation (2 of 2) Plot to assess the strength of unmeasured confounding necessary … Assess expected impact of unmeasured confounders on key measures of association.

45. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amended.pdf
    February 07, 2025 - We will only assess risk of bias for outcomes which will be included in the strength of evidence (SOE … Additionally, we plan to assess the credibility of potentially relevant effect modification using the … Below, we discuss the primary domains and how we will assess them: Study limitations. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. Summer 2006;22(3):288-94. doi:10.1017/s0266462306051166. … Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in

46. Guidance for the Conduct and Reporting of Modeling and Simulation Studies in the Context of Health Technology Assessment (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/decision-models-guidance_methods.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Health Technol Assess. 2004 Sep;8(36):iii-158. PMID: 15361314. 71. … EUR- ASSESS Project Subgroup report on Methodology. … Health Technol Assess. 2004 Dec;8(49):iii-192. PMID: 15544708. 154. … Health Technol Assess. 2009 Jan;13(8):iii, ix-50. PMID: 19203465. 158. … Health Technol Assess. 2003;7:iii, ix-x, 1-51. PMID: 14609481. 324.

47. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adult-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
    December 20, 2011 - In order to determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical … Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS)29, 30 • 17-item, self-rating scale used to assess DSM-IV PTSD criteria … Impact of Events Scale (IES)31 • 15-item self-reported measure used to assess the frequency with … • It does not assess all of the 17 DSM symptoms of PTSD and includes items that are not directly … • Assess the severity of PTSD symptoms (consist of the same 17 items as the PSS- I).

48. M (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2009 - , we recommend: • At least two independent reviewers should assess SRs for quality … • Determining specific criteria to assess the quality of individual patient data meta-analyses. … Health Technol Assess 2003;7:1-76. 21. Moher D, Pham B, Klassen TP, et al. … Assess for relevance SRs relevant? … Assess for quality STEP 4. Determine use for SR STEP 5.

49. M (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-de-novo-processes_methods.pdf
    September 01, 2009 - , we recommend: • At least two independent reviewers should assess SRs for quality … • Determining specific criteria to assess the quality of individual patient data meta-analyses. … Health Technol Assess 2003;7:1-76. 21. Moher D, Pham B, Klassen TP, et al. … Assess for relevance SRs relevant? … Assess for quality STEP 4. Determine use for SR STEP 5.

50. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-disposition-comments_0_0.pdf
    October 13, 2021 - In addition, subgroup analysis was performed to assess if treatment effects varied by age, definition … To assess which measure is more effective, one could envision a multi-arm clinical trial that compares … This enables us to track outcomes by nutritional status, but also to assess change. … How else can we assess the impact of treatment or care without measures of change? … However, MCIDs may not be available or developed for all measurement tools or metrics used to assess

51. Layout 1 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - Developing instruments that accurately assess the effect of JIA on health and well- being is critical … to enable us to assess the overall impact of the disease and to quantify the efficacy of treatments. … Multiple instruments have been developed or adapted to assess severity of disease, disability, and quality … Multidimensional instruments appear to better assess outcomes. … Implementing more general disease-based registries could not only help assess risk but help evaluate

52. Acs-Pci-Adjunctive-Devices Research-Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_research-protocol.pdf
    July 01, 2010 - Criteria for Inclusion and Exclusion of Studies in the Review Two independent reviewers will assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Visual inspection of funnel plots and Egger’s weighted regression statistics will be used to assess … These analyses will also be conducted to assess the effect of trial inclusion criteria, patient demographics … We will assess whether or not the effect sizes were on the same side of unity; whether the range of

53. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - We will only assess risk of bias for outcomes which will be included in the strength of evidence (SOE … Additionally, we plan to assess the credibility of potentially relevant effect modification using the … Below, we discuss the primary domains and how we will assess them: Study limitations. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. Summer 2006;22(3):288-94. doi:10.1017/s0266462306051166. … Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in

54. Hi Les, (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - • Second, to assess the incremental sensitivity and specificity of adding the new test to estimate … When do we need long-term RCTs to assess trade-offs between the benefits and harms of a new test? … RCTs are needed to assess the efficacy of an existing treatment for the extra cases detected by a new … more sensitive test, just as they are needed to assess the efficacy of new treatments. … Health Technol Assess 2006;10(15). 16. Bates SM, Kearon C, Crowther M, et al.

55. The series of articles beginning with this issue of the Journal form the most up-to-date version of the Guide for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-principles_methods.pdf
    August 01, 2009 - and harms for different treatments and tests in a consistent way so that decisionmakers can fairly assess … Effectiveness studies use less stringent eligibility criteria, assess health outcomes, and have longer … We will continue to assess both the ability to implement our recommendations and the validity of the … Challenges in systematic reviews that assess treatment harms [review]. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2008;24(03):244–58. 24. Black D. POM + EBM = CPD? [editorial].

56. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amendment.pdf
    May 02, 2025 - We will only assess risk of bias for outcomes which will be included in the strength of evidence (SOE … Additionally, we plan to assess the credibility of potentially relevant effect modification using the … Below, we discuss the primary domains and how we will assess them: Study limitations. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. Summer 2006;22(3):288-94. doi:10.1017/s0266462306051166. … Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in

57. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_research-protocol.pdf
    August 22, 2008 - the 10th percentile for height and for weight.13 Percentage weight- for-height may also be used to assess … Visual inspection of funnel plots and Egger’s weighted regression statistics will be used to assess … Subgroup analyses will be conducted to assess the effect age, gender, and baseline clinical status on … We will first assess the risk of bias based on the study designs of the available evidence. … Subgroup analyses will be conducted to assess the effect age, gender, and baseline clinic...

58. Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/anal-cancer-protocol.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - Purpose of this review This systematic review will assess the effectiveness and harms of treatment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess risk of bias of eligible … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine … We will identify heterogeneity (inconsistency) through visual inspection of the forest plots to assess … r) adj2 (assess* or burden or grade or grading or invasive* or metastas?

59. Integrating Bodies of Evidence: Existing Systematic Reviews and Primary Studies (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2015 - It is more important to assess and include prior reviews that are most relevant and of high quality … Appraising the approach used to assess RoB includes determining if the prior review used a generally … It is also important to assess consistency to ensure that the questions with and without new studies … Criteria to assess the relevance, in terms of question elements and currency, and quality of existing … A surveillance system to assess the need for updating systematic reviews.

60. Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2017 - The core of the controversy stems from differences in the rating systems each review applied to assess … If we conduct quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we will assess statistical heterogeneity … Impact of Events Scale (IES)39 • 15-item self-reported measure used to assess the frequency with … Los Angeles Symptom Checklist (LASC)38 • 43-item self-report measure used to assess PTSD symptoms … • Assess the severity of PTSD symptoms (consist of the same 17 items as the PSS- I).