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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-urinary-retention_disposition-comments.pdf
September 15, 2014 - PVR was assessed in the study, dichotomized into a variable
called ‘treatment failure’ which indicated … In table 2, why was the
strength of evidence not assessed for homes in each of the three
randomized … Strength of evidenced was only assessed for primary and
intermediate outcomes. … In systematic reviews, the statistical power of the evidence for
each comparison is assessed with the … We have assessed strength of evidence from data reported in
the previous SR as low.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - The
strength of association between the test results and the
outcomes of interest will be assessed … Strength of
evidence for each PCA3/comparator pair will be assessed as described in Section F of this … Quality will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria for randomized prospective
interventional … Analysis: adjustment for potential confounders and intention-to-treat analysis
Quality will be assessed … If a grey
literature search was conducted, was the search strategy provided, and how was quality
assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd4-final-protocol.pdf
October 01, 2022 - transparency and ease of future updating, the EPC will
include detailed definitions related to how RoB was assessed … Because studies included in prior reports
were assessed with a different RoB assessment tool,7,8 we … the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Major Comparisons and Outcomes: Strength of
evidence will not be assessed … 5.2) Is the numerical result being assessed likely to have been selected, on the basis of the results … 5.3) Is the numerical result being assessed likely to have been selected, on the basis of the results
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
March 01, 2016 - appropriateness
of pooling data.26 We assessed the magnitude of statistical
heterogeneity with the … Based on these factors, the overall strength of evidence for
each outcome was assessed as follows.27 … All trials assessed agitation/aggression. … All trials assessed agitation/aggression. … Fidelity needs to be assessed and reported.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disruptive-behavior-disorders-research-executive-summ.pdf
April 01, 2025 - in reducing parent-reported
disruptive behavior measures in preschool and school-age children when assessed … disruptive behavior in preschool and school-age children (SOE:
Moderate) and school-age children when assessed … school-aged children are better than usual care or waitlist at reducing
disruptive behaviors when assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/progestogens-preterm-birth_executive.pdf
September 01, 2012 - Two reviewers
independently assessed the quality and resolved
differences through discussion, review … Most studies do not indicate what categories
of harms were systematically assessed, what operational … definitions were used to define a specific harm, or what
proportion of women or infants were assessed … No studies directly assessed adherence to treatment or
evaluated whether varying frequency or dose influenced … Effects of Provider and Health System
Factors
Eleven studies with distinct populations assessed care
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_surveillance.pdf
April 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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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2023-surv-rep-4.pdf
January 01, 2023 - The new study was assessed as high risk of bias and
had a small sample size (n=60).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2017 - The systematic review assessed the efficacy, comparative
effectiveness, and adverse effects of a broad … Overview of Clinical Research Evidence
The effects of insomnia treatment can be assessed in
various … † The overall evidence grade was assessed based on the ratings for the following domains: study limitations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-applicability.ppt
January 01, 2009 - Applicability depends on context and cannot be assessed with a simple rating scale. … Applicability depends on context and cannot be assessed with a simple rating scale. … This suggests that applicability should be assessed separately from quality. … However, as we will see in subsequent slides, many other factors should be assessed as well. … that can limit the applicability of the intervention being employed in studies and that need to be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/assessing-applicability.ppt
January 01, 2009 - Applicability depends on context and cannot be assessed with a simple rating scale. … Applicability depends on context and cannot be assessed with a simple rating scale. … This suggests that applicability should be assessed separately from quality. … However, as we will see in subsequent slides, many other factors should be assessed as well. … that can limit the applicability of the intervention being employed in studies and that need to be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_executive.pdf
October 01, 2012 - Methodological quality of the studies was assessed
using the QUADAS-2 tool. … Concern about applicability was assessed as
low (82 percent). … Concern about applicability
for this domain was assessed as low (84 percent). … Three studies that assessed a 50 g OGCT (≥130 mg/dL)
using NDDG were not pooled. … Seven studies assessed FPG to screen for GDM; GDM
was confirmed using CC criteria.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-2007_research-2007-1.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Relatively few studies assessed these outcomes over the
long term.
ES-4
Table A. … LVMI,43,63,65 one assessed LVEF,58 and two assessed both LVMI and
LVEF.37,51
The best and largest … four
assessed proteinuria;11,12,21,68 and six assessed both.17,23,45,52,55,60 Most studies included … Moreover, adherence was high, above 97 percent in five of the seven
studies assessed. … Relatively few studies assessed these outcomes over the
long term.
Key Question 2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - We also assessed the harms of interventions,
defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality … We also assessed the strength of
the body of literature for surgical studies included in
the current … Strength of evidence is assessed separately for
major outcomes. … Although study populations are generally
assessed on overall severity (e.g., GMFCS) and weight,
the … Participants
were followed for 6 months to over a year, and studies
assessed outcomes of interest to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-brain-injury_executive.pdf
April 01, 2011 - Quality was assessed by two reviewers independently. … In the
sole model that assessed GCS scores, coma length, and
duration of post-traumatic amnesia, none … ganglia are associated with increased risk of acute
depression (p = 0.006) when injury location is assessed … cerebral cortical thinning in the left superior
frontal and bilateral superior temporal cortex, as
assessed … In
general, the proportion of those assessed as depressed is
lower with structured clinical interviews
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
July 24, 2013 - Literature identified through the updated search will be assessed by using the same
process of dual … The quality of individual controlled trials, systematic reviews, and observational studies will
be assessed … Randomized trials and cohort studies assessed as having low risk of bias include clear
descriptions … studies with this rating will vary in their strengths and weaknesses; the results of
some studies assessed … Evidence for Individual Comparisons and
Outcomes
The strength of evidence for each KQ will be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2008 - Each study will be assessed for
the following individual criteria: comparable study groups at baseline … Additionally, RCTs will
be assessed for randomization technique and allocation concealment. … The risk of bias will be assessed
through the evaluation of both design and study limitations. … Consistency will be assessed in two main ways, first the effect
http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … final health outcomes, adequate study duration with
clinically relevant treatment modalities, assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_research-protocol.pdf
February 22, 2012 - Subsequent sets will be assessed until
concordance is established among the team. … • The quality of studies will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:
○ Initial … • The quality of included nonrandomized comparative intervention studies will also be
assessed … • The quality of included single-arm intervention studies will be assessed based on a set of
study … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question
Studies will be assessed for relevance against target
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - The
association between the exposure and outcome
is then assessed using measures of association. … Incidence is generally
assessed as a risk/proportion over a fixed
time period (e.g., risk for 1-year … researchers may also be tempted to assess
the treatments during the same time period the
outcome is assessed … Another fundamental of the
cohort design is, however, that the exposure is
assessed prior to the assessment … To minimize bias, statistical analyses
adjusted for risk factors for fractures assessed at
baseline
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-protocol-update-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - (RoB) assessment for each of the new studies identified in
this update using RoB 2.16 RoB will be assessed … transparency and ease of future updating, the EPC will include detailed definitions related to
how RoB was assessed … the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Major Comparisons and Outcomes:
Strength of evidence will not be assessed … 5.2) Is the numerical result being assessed likely to have been selected, on the basis of the results … 5.3) Is the numerical result being assessed likely to have been selected, on the basis of the results