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November 01, 2011 - in
our checklist were not evaluated for adequacy and clarity, other than for their face validity
assessed … While it may be desirable to have a single rating assessed by multiple reviewers using
a process of … Variations in assessed study quality (and in turn the assessed
strength of a particular body of evidence … Thus, the reviewers assessed the quality of an initial set of RCTs
with no additional guidance beyond … While it may be desirable to have a single rating assessed by more than one
reviewer using a process
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - eligible/enrolled, Number withdrawn/analyzed, Setting, Interventions (dose, duration) , Control, Outcomes assessed … /when assessed, Adverse effects, Results
D. … Quality will be assessed following the guidance in the current USPSTF Manual as described in Section … and Appendix 7.15
For all studies we will assess:
Sources of funding, whether adverse effects were assessed … whether statistical analysis appropriate
For RCTs we will assess:
Exclusion criteria, how outcomes assessed
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December 01, 2019 - used if they address a key question, include studies that meet the PICOTS as defined above, and are assessed … Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Preventive Services Task Force. 23 Systematic reviews will be assessed using the AMSTAR quality rating … Individual Comparisons and Outcomes
The strength of evidence for each key question will be initially assessed … Assessing Applicability
Applicability will be assessed by examining the characteristics of the patient
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-grading/methods
December 01, 2019 - distinguish between the quality of a study and the strength of a body of evidence on diagnostic tests as assessed … Although this is rarely done, the effect of tests on the clinical outcomes described above can be assessed … comparison have a high likelihood of adequate protection against bias (i.e., good internal validity), assessed … Consistency can be assessed through two main elements:
The range of study results is narrow. … For example, consistency among intervention studies with quantitative data may be assessed visually with
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2011 - Some systematic reviews have assessed case
management for individual chronic diseases, including a … of comorbidities; patient age and socioeconomic status; social support;
and/or level of formally assessed … clear statement of the questions(s), reported
inclusion criteria, used an adequate search strategy, assessed … appropriateness of meta-analysis, we will consider the clinical
and methodological diversity and assessed … of comorbidities, patient age and
socioeconomic status, social support, and/or level of formally assessed
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June 12, 2012 - We will summarize results of those reviews assessed as higher quality in the current CER
and augment … Risk of selection, reporting, and other bias are assessed in the Quality Assessment Form Part I. … Risk of selection, reporting, and other bias are assessed in the Quality Assessment Form Part I. … Was the scientific quality of the included studies
assessed and documented? … Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed?
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-270-bimp-executive-summary.pdf
May 01, 2024 - The team systematically screened trials, extracted
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data, assessed the risk of bias … No studies assessed behavioral interventions for
anxiety or depression in migraine or for children with
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-cough_disposition-comments.pdf
January 07, 2013 - We assessed reliability by test-retest
reliability, as well as internal
consistency. … We assessed reliability by test-retest
reliability, as well as internal
consistency. … We
assessed reliability by test-retest
reliability as well as internal
consistency. … We assessed reliability by
test-retest reliability, as well as
internal consistency. … with one assessed propectively.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-imaging_clinician.pdf
April 01, 2016 - depression and anxiety, health-
related quality of life, and falls in the past
3 weeks; these outcomes were assessed … responses to therapy after the
index visit.
»» Out-of-system use of resources and medications was not assessed
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November 01, 2020 - • Risk of bias (ROB) was assessed for all included studies; most were rated as
having a medium ROB … An investigator assessed ROB for previously included studies and newly added studies
following the methods
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/omega-3-maternity/research
April 01, 2021 - Supplementing or fortifying preterm infant formula with any n-3 FA had no significant effect on visual acuity assessed … supplementing infant formula for term infants with n-3 FA depending on when and how visual acuity was assessed
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/nonopioid-chronic-pain/research
June 01, 2022 - described as small, moderate, or large using previously defined criteria, and strength of evidence was assessed … Intermediate- and long-term outcomes were mostly not assessed.
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February 01, 2021 - Quality Assessment
For randomized controlled trials, quality will be assessed using criteria adapted … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). 8 Limitations of observational studies will be assessed and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/nephropathy-contrast-induced/research
January 01, 2020 - Both reviewers assessed the risk of bias for each study. … Both reviewers assessed study quality.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/major-joint-replacement/research
October 01, 2022 - We assessed the risk of bias and evaluated the strength of evidence (SoE) using standard methods. … KQ 3: For all assessed outcomes, there is insufficient (or no) evidence addressing the comparison between
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/cervical-ripening/research
March 01, 2022 - Inconsistency (using I 2 ) and small sample size bias (publication bias, if ≥10 studies) were assessed … Strength of evidence (SOE) was assessed.
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May 01, 2013 - abstracting the study conditions and findings for each new included study into an
evidence table, we assessed … assessments:
• If we found no new evidence or only confirmatory evidence and all responding experts
assessed … found some new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and /or a
minority of responding experts assessed … substantial new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and/or a
majority of responding experts assessed
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November 01, 2012 - Timing
The outcomes were assessed at periods of 6 months
to many years. … Risk of Bias Assessment of Individual Studies
We assessed methodological risk of bias of longitudinal … We assessed risk of bias using questions adapted from the
RTI International item bank for risk of bias … We assessed summary risk of bias as high,
moderate, low, or unclear based on the overall risk of bias … created by the individual components assessed.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Two reviewers independently assessed the risk of
bias in each article and came to consensus about the … As described in
the methods section, every study was individually assessed and the
evidence was rated … However, some studies treated and assessed subjects for only one
season; in these single season studies … [In fact, of the
multiple endpoints assessed (>20), none were
statistically significant (in favor of … This particular study was assessed for
rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms as follows: medium risk of bias,
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-grading_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - distinguish
between the quality of a study and the strength of a body of evidence on diagnostic tests as
assessed … Although this is rarely done, the effect of tests on the clinical outcomes described
above can be assessed … Consistency can be
assessed through two main
elements:
• The range of study results is
narrow. … For example, consistency among intervention studies with
quantitative data may be assessed visually … outcomes
to grade may affect how the various domains of directness, precision, and consistency are
assessed