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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-disposition-archived.pdf
May 04, 2017 - We have
added this point to the
limitations, and we also now
cite a 2015 Cochrane review
that assessed … However, we
also analyzed the home-
based exercise studies along
with studies that assessed
the same … Please be clear with the exercise
studies in particular if the outcomes are
assessed with concurrent … In most
cases, outcomes were
assessed at the end of the
intervention period. … assessed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - We have
added this point to the
limitations, and we also now
cite a 2015 Cochrane review
that assessed … However, we
also analyzed the home-
based exercise studies along
with studies that assessed
the same … Please be clear with the exercise
studies in particular if the outcomes are
assessed with concurrent … In most
cases, outcomes were
assessed at the end of the
intervention period. … assessed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
December 19, 2018 - Literature identified during the updated search will be
assessed by following the same process of dual … Preventive Services Task Force,9 and studies of diagnostic accuracy will be assessed
using QUADAS-2.19 … Systematic reviews will be assessed using the AMSTAR-2
quality rating instrument on factors such as … Quality will be independently assessed by two team members. … Assessing Applicability
Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ's Methods Guide,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
October 10, 2019 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: All included studies
will be assessed … Studies contributing to key question 1 through 3 will be assessed for the following
sources of bias: … All analyses will consider the
number of studies that assessed an adverse event and the observed events … The effects of different
fractionations will be assessed in separate analyses to answer the subquestions … Any specific adverse event most often assessed
4. Radiation necrosis
5. Fatigue
6. Seizure
7.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
January 27, 2012 - We also
retrieved and assessed references suggested by our peer
reviewers and the public. … Two
reviewers assessed each domain for each key outcome
and determined an overall SOE grade based on … Applicability
We assessed applicability of the evidence following
guidance from the “Methods Guide … Genetic Polymorphisms
We found no studies that assessed the clinical utility of
genotype-guided dosing … Seven eligible studies assessed variation in naltrexone
response related to mu-opioid receptor gene
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/child-growth-development-outcomes-draft-report-rob.xlsx
January 01, 2017 - Yes/No/Unclear/NR Were outcomes measured / assessed using valid and reliable tools? … inhibit development
929 Fledderman, 2014 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Moderate Yes - assessed … Yes/No/Unclear/NR Were outcomes measured / assessed using valid and reliable tools?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/field-triage-glascow_research-protocol.pdf
February 25, 2016 - Morbidity
Quality of life
KQ 3
Patients with
known or
suspected blunt
trauma assessed … Literature identified during the update search will be assessed by following the same
process of dual … The overall risk of bias for each study will be assessed as “low,” “medium,” or
“high”. … ) for Individual Comparisons and Outcomes
The strength of evidence for each key question will be assessed … This will be assessed based
on whether primary outcomes are pre-specified and reported and if there
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-agitation-aggression_research-protocol.pdf
November 13, 2014 - Only systematic reviews that assessed and
reported individual study risk of bias will be assessed for … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
Risk of bias of eligible studies will be assessed … Study power will be assessed in ‘other sources of bias in studies with data that
is not eligible for … Study power
will be assessed in other sources of bias in studies with data that is not eligible for … Systematic review quality will be assessed using AMSTAR criteria.38
E.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_research-protocol.pdf
July 21, 2014 - The
European Association of Urology advocates an assessed risk-adapted approach to
treatment decision-making … for cystectomy, quality of life) compared with treatment not guided by an assessed … Literature identified during the
update search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Preventive Services Task Force.16 Systematic reviews will be assessed
using the AMSTAR quality rating … for Major Comparisons and Outcomes
The strength of evidence for each key question will be initially assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Strength of the Body of Evidence
The strength of evidence for each KQ and outcome was
assessed using … Applicability
We assessed applicability across our KQs using the
method described in the Methods Guide … We identified 32 RCTs encompassing 3,473 participants
that assessed the effects of weight-management … We identified 7 RCTs encompassing 681 participants that
assessed the effects of diabetes-management … We identified 1 good and 2 fair-quality studies involving
286 patients that assessed the effects of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cultural-competence_research-protocol.pdf
July 09, 2014 - Only systematic reviews that assess included study risk of
bias will be assessed for review quality. … Outcomes in studies assessed as having a high risk of bias will be compared to
synthesized evidence … risk of bias must be assessed using validated risk of bias tools
appropriate to study design. … Are outcomes assessed
using valid and reliable
measures, implemented
consistently across all
study … Are confounding
and/or effect modifying
variables assessed using
valid and reliable
measures across
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stem-cell-children_research-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2010 - Key Question.1
Assessment of Applicability:
Applicability of findings in this review will be assessed … (Evidence, Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time stamp.2 Selected
studies will be assessed … The quality of included nonrandomized comparative intervention studies will
be assessed based on a … The quality of the assessment of adverse effects data will be assessed by an
empirically derived set … Assessment of
Methodological
Quality of
Individual
Studies
Individual studies were not assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-emergency_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Adverse effects may occur at any point
after the treatment is received and were assessed up to
3 … Study Selection
The eligibility of studies was assessed in two phases. … Finally, two reviewers independently assessed the full text
of each study using a detailed form. … Two
reviewers independently assessed the risk of bias of the
studies and resolved discrepancies through … contrasts that
had direct evidence.23
Applicability
The applicability of the body of evidence was assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/integrating-evidence_methods.pdf
February 01, 2015 - Relevancy should be
assessed using the PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, time) framework … Given the work of these and other groups, we have not
assessed tools nor made specific recommendations … Recommendation: The quality of relevant existing systematic reviews should be assessed in an
explicit … of
evidence grading for a comparison and outcome of interest, the strength of evidence should be
assessed … The quality of relevant existing systematic reviews should be assessed in an explicit manner with a minimum
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Two reviewers assessed each domain for each key
outcome and determined an overall SOE grade based
on … Applicability
We assessed applicability of the evidence following
guidance from the “Methods Guide … For studies that had assessed the efficacy of interventions
in terms of reducing symptoms of anxiety … Studies
assessed as high risk of bias have significant flaws of
various types (stemming from serious … As a result of the small number of studies
of low or moderate risk of bias that assessed different
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 10, 2012 - A systematic review published in 2006 identified three studies from the
1990s that assessed the effect … A systematic review published in 2006 found that 51 of 59 included randomized controlled
trials assessed … Systematic reviews will be used as primary sources of evidence if they address a KQ and are
assessed … Literature
identified during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question
The strength of evidence for each KQ will be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2019 - Literature identified during
the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
RCTs will be assessed based on criteria … Studies included in prior
systematic reviews conducted by our EPC that are relevant to this review were assessed … for Major Comparisons and Outcomes
The strength of evidence for each Key Question will be initially assessed … Assessing Applicability
Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ's Methods Guide,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_research-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2013 - environmental) that might impact maternal and child outcomes
during treatment of perinatal depression will be assessed … Titles and abstracts will first be assessed by one reviewer, with a second reviewer assessing
only those … Full-text articles of all
potentially relevant titles and abstracts will be retrieved and will be assessed … validity (quality) of systematic reviews, randomized trials, and cohort and case
control studies will be assessed … Assessing Applicability
Applicability will be assessed by paying special attention to study eligibility
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-pain_research-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2010 - The purpose of this comparative effectiveness review (CER) is to update the previous
report that assessed … clear statement of the questions(s), reported inclusion criteria, used an adequate
search strategy, assessed … validity, performed dual data abstraction, reported adequate
detail of included studies, assessed for … statistical analyses of
potential confounders.11
The applicability of trials and other studies will be assessed … An important limitation of
observational studies of NSAIDs was that none simultaneously assessed the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - The full text of potentially relevant
articles was assessed independently by two reviewers
using detailed … Two reviewers
independently assessed the methodological quality of
individual studies using the QUADAS … Two reviewers independently assessed the strength of
evidence for KQs 3 to 5 using the Agency for Healthcare … AHRQ) system for grading
evidence (AHRQ Guidance for the Evaluation of Medical
Tests [draft]).8 We assessed … , clinical
management, quality of life, psychological distress
of child and/or parents) should be assessed