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461. Topic-Brief2-Opioid-Withdrawal (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - correspondence with six local experts with expertise in pain management and opioid tapering, in order to assess

462. Topic-Brief2-Opioid-Withdrawal (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - correspondence with six local experts with expertise in pain management and opioid tapering, in order to assess

463. Disposition of Comments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_disposition-comments.pdf
     April 25, 2013 - Composite endpoints are problematic to assess if individual endpoints making up the composite are not … Public Reviewer - ACCP 8 Results KQ1: The approach has been to look at studies which have assess … ACCP 8 Results KQ2: Non invasive assessments echo parameters and or biomarkers were looked at to assess … that the findings do not support any recommendations for replacing existing measurement tools to assess … Although there is still insufficient data to assess effects on mortality, and minimal data to assess

464. Fibromyalgia Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - using a modified Cochrane risk-of-bias tool.42 We used additional items based on Sun et al.43 to assess … We developed an instrument to assess risk of bias for observational studies using the RTI item bank … articles (391 RCTs, 24 pooled analyses of patient-level RCT data, and 101 observational studies) to assess … Five different measures were used to assess pain in the MDD subgroup; the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI … Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2012 Apr;28(2):138-44. PMID: 22559755. 82.

465. Smoking-Pregnancy-Infants Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_executive.pdf
     February 01, 2014 - Study Selection We developed screening forms to assess eligibility for inclusion in the review (Appendix … could affect applicability are the patient population (e.g. whether or not results are available to assess … Current studies are short term and have no ability to assess effectiveness over time, including long-term … Larger sample sizes are needed to assess comprehensively infant and longer term child outcomes as well

466. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dietary-supplements_research-protocol.pdf
     December 15, 2010 - health status, comorbidities, baseline nutrient exposures and/or background diet), methods used to assess … In addition to quantitative data for each outcome, definitions, methods used to assess outcomes, and … eDefinition and methods used to assess outcome including timing, and comparability of assessment across … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems

467. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
     January 30, 2012 - Additionally, the use of imaging to assess thromboembolic risk has not been formally reviewed to date … Data needed to assess quality and applicability, as described in the Methods Guide,25 will also be abstracted … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess methodological quality, … The study may have been missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability across our key questions using the method described

468. Disposition of Comments for CER 204 Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-204-obesity-disposition-comments.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - This is an interesting issue, but it was beyond our scope of work to critically assess the spin in … We did not assess whether the studies were pre-registered in clinicaltrials.gov or another registration … As indicated above, we did not assess whether studies were registered, and would not expect to find … We were not able to assess whether “all confounders” were taken into account, and apologize if this … Absent an agreed upon list of relevant confounders, the best risk of bias assessment isto assess what

469. MS Protocol draft_12_12-13 clean[2] (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/multiple-sclerosis_research-protocol.pdf
     December 17, 2013 - December 17, 2013 8 of sufficient length to be included in this review, we do not expect to be able to assess … The observational literature likely to be included rarely has protocols available to assess reporting … We will assess risk of bias for randomized controlled trials, if found in the literature, using an instrument … We will develop items for both risk-of-bias instruments to assess selective outcome and selective analysis

470. Mental-Illness-Adults-Prisons Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-adults-prisons_executive.pdf
     August 01, 2013 - To assess applicability, we abstracted data from each included study on factors that could affect its … More research is needed to better assess the efficacy of these treatments. … More research is needed to better assess the impact of provider type on treatment outcomes.

471. Ch 6-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_6-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
     October 30, 2012 - While a physician may be able to assess improvement within an individual patient, a quantifiable measure … Or they may use the SLICC/ACR damage index, an instrument designed to assess accumulated damage since … Some specific measurement instruments assess multiple domains that are affected by a condition. … This approach will allow comparisons with the new measure to assess content validity if there is some … For example, if questions in a PRO to assess ability to perform physical activities are too “easy”

472. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-2006_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2006 - • Too few events have been reported in RCTs to accurately assess CV risk associated with lumiracoxib … • There is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of GI and CV safety of higher dose aspirin … Large, long-term trials with active and placebo- controlled arms would be needed to assess the safety … • Meta-analyses of the risks associated with selective COX-2 inhibitors need to continue to assess … Cohort studies using large observational databases may be required to adequately assess CV risk.

473. Autism Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_surveillance.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - Strength of evidence is insufficient to assess effects of social skills training on core autism outcomes … No other allied health interventions had adequate research to assess the strength of evidence. … Strength of evidence is insufficient to assess effects of social skills training on core autism outcomes … No other allied health interventions had adequate research to assess the strength of evidence.

474. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
     December 06, 2010 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess the quality (internal validity) … To assess the quality of observational studies, we will use criteria outlined by Deeks and colleagues … Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27):1-173, iii-x. 6.

475. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_surveillance.pdf
     August 01, 2012 - purpose of this mini-report is to apply the methodologies developed by the Ottawa and RAND EPCs to assess … followed a priori formulated protocol to search and screen literature, extract relevant data, and assess … For any CER that contains meta-analysis (es) we first assess for, the qualitative signal(s), and if … no qualitative signal(s) are found, we then assess for quantitative signal(s). … insufficient detail about methods used in the yet- to-be published randomized trial, so it is difficult to assess

476. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_conductingquantitativesynthesis.pdf
     October 01, 2010 - Incomplete description of protocols, populations, and outcomes can make it impossible to assess clinical … However, whichever method the investigators choose, they should assess the invariance of treatment … Use of permutation test for meta- regression can help assess the level of statistical significance of … Health Technol Assess 2005;9:1–148. 18. Song F, Glenny AM, Altman DG. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1993;9:440–449. 59. Prevost TC, Abrams KR, Jones DR.

477. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
     October 01, 2010 - Incomplete description of protocols, populations, and outcomes can make it impossible to assess clinical … However, whichever method the investigators choose, they should assess the invariance of treatment … Use of permutation test for meta- regression can help assess the level of statistical significance of … Health Technol Assess 2005;9:1–148. 18. Song F, Glenny AM, Altman DG. … Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1993;9:440–449. 59. Prevost TC, Abrams KR, Jones DR.

478. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/long-term-care-adults-future_research.pdf
     July 01, 2013 - What should be included in a taxonomy for assisted living to assess the effectiveness of services and … Prospective cohort studies enroll and follow patients over time to assess outcomes. … What should be included in a taxonomy for assisted living to assess the effectiveness of services and … What should be included in a taxonomy for assisted living to assess the effectiveness of services and … What should be included in a taxonomy for assisted living to assess the effectiveness of services and

479. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_slutsky_comparing_medical_interventions.pdf
     November 01, 2008 - The Evidence-based Practice Centers undertake a broad variety of reviews that assess the effectiveness … As the research methodologies develop, the EHC Program will continue to assess the need to update the

480. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-interventions-comparing_methods.pdf
     November 01, 2008 - The Evidence-based Practice Centers undertake a broad variety of reviews that assess the effectiveness … As the research methodologies develop, the EHC Program will continue to assess the need to update the