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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/multiple-sclerosis_executive.pdf
April 01, 2015 - natalizumab may take a drug
holiday or discontinue use completely if their risk for PML
increases, assessed … We
looked for evidence that directly assessed discontinuing
versus continuing DMT and also evidence … Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies
The risk of bias of eligible studies was assessed by two … Following Technical Brief methods, risk of bias was not
assessed for KQ2. … Following Technical Brief methods, strength of evidence
was not assessed for KQ2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-de-novo-processes_methods.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Outcomes: The outcomes assessed in existing SRs should be the same as or similar to the
outcomes envisioned … followup, of course, depends on the
condition, intervention under consideration, and outcome being assessed … size, study
design, blinding, various biases and confounders, study
subject attrition rate, etc.) assessed … ---
10 Was the likelihood of publication bias
assessed? … • Publication bias can be assessed, in part, by assessing for
editorials, letters to the editor, or
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/systematicreviewsreplacedenovo.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Outcomes: The outcomes assessed in existing SRs should be the same as or similar to the
outcomes envisioned … followup, of course, depends on the
condition, intervention under consideration, and outcome being assessed … size, study
design, blinding, various biases and confounders, study
subject attrition rate, etc.) assessed … ---
10 Was the likelihood of publication bias
assessed? … • Publication bias can be assessed, in part, by assessing for
editorials, letters to the editor, or
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0651-131114.pdf
June 20, 2013 - harms of identifying risk
from Nominator: factors for chronicity and targeting treatment based on assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Conjunctival injection
• Iris color change
• Punctal stenosis
• Conjunctival foreshortening
We assessed … For
studies of surgical interventions, we assessed outcomes
at a minimum of 1 year (10–18 months) and … Two reviewers assessed the methodological rigor of
observational studies using a modified version of … Rating the Evidence
We assessed the quantity, quality, and consistency
of the body of available primary … • Visual acuity was not assessed as a primary outcome in
any identified study comparing laser with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/study-design-framework_research.pdf
March 01, 2012 - described using six
dimensions: population, intervention, comparator treatment or test, outcomes assessed … interest, the proposed intervention, the comparator treatment test or policy, the
outcomes to be assessed … Study duration will depend on the
underlying condition assessed. … Study duration will depend on the underlying condition being
assessed. … The original cohort should be assessed regarding its representativeness for the
population of interest
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-therapy-management_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - had no other available or credible evidence, we included in
the report a brief synopsis of studies assessed … To determine whether
quantitative analyses were appropriate, we assessed the
clinical and methodological … When we
conducted quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we
assessed statistical heterogeneity … Two reviewers assessed each
domain for each major outcome, and resolved any
differences by consensus … Number of records screened
2,749
Number of records excluded
2,330
Number of full-text articles assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-adults-prisons_disposition-comments.pdf
August 21, 2013 - They did indicate how they assessed the studies under the
heading of data synthesis. … We, too, were sorry to see that there were not
more comparative trials to be assessed in this
report … We assessed
interventions administered in the incarceration
setting as well as those initiated during … All outcomes listed in the
analytic framework were assessed for each Key
Question. … Methodological
quality should be assessed by the systematic review team
and not presumed based on a
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-cough_executive.pdf
March 01, 2014 - We
assessed reliability by test-retest reliability, as well as
internal consistency. … Applicability
We assessed applicability across our KQs using the
method described in the Methods Guide … Cough can be assessed along several dimensions, the
most of important of which may be frequency, severity … measured across studies, which limited between-study
comparisons; and (4) when similar outcomes were
assessed … Summary of strength of evidence (SOE) and effect estimate for KQ 1a
Instrument
(Dimension[s]
Assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autoimmune-disease-rapid-research.pdf
November 01, 2024 - Outcomes assessed and their statistical significance in the included systematic reviews
and primary … in Table 3.
2.4 Risk of Bias Assessments
Methodological quality of included primary studies was assessed … Outcomes assessed and their statistical significance in the included systematic reviews and primary studies … The only study of patients with SLE assessed CRP, ESR,
and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity … All included primary studies and systematic reviews assessed the effectiveness of non-
surgical periodontal
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-protocol-2021_0.pdf
January 01, 2021 - 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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-child-adolesc-mental-health-grand-rounds.pptx
May 22, 2025 - Few tools were assessed by more than two or three studies,
We found no studies designed to evaluate … Few tools were assessed by more than two or three studies,
We found no studies designed to evaluate … Few tools were assessed by more than two or three studies,
We found no studies designed to evaluate … input
Refined study eligibility criteria
Literature search
Evaluated studies for possible inclusion
Assessed … risk of bias
Data abstraction
Assessed strength of evidence
Narrative synthesis
Write up, peer review
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
March 31, 2025 - Appendix D shows all
of the items that are assessed using the AMSTAR-2. … Blinding and
recall bias are only assessed in primary studies. … Appendix D shows all
of the items that are assessed using the AMSTAR-2. … Blinding and
recall bias are only assessed in primary studies. … Blinding and
recall bias are only assessed in primary studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/topic-refinement-quiz.ppt
May 29, 2025 - The I stands for intervention, meaning the intervention that is being assessed in the systematic review
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-refinement-quiz.ppt
May 29, 2025 - The I stands for intervention, meaning the intervention that is being assessed in the systematic review
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update-surveillance-160328.pdf
May 29, 2025 - $Likely$not$clinically$
significant.$$
•$ Relatively$few$studies$assessed$outcomes$over$long"term. … $RESULTS:$Of$the$226$patients$assessed$for$eligibility,$
169$satisfied$the$inclusion/exclusion$criteria … &ARBs&
One$RCT1$of$422$patients$
assessed$treatment$with$ACEI$
ramipril$(R)$vs. … $RCT2$486$patients$with$
autosomal$dominant$polycystic$
kidney$disease$(ADPKD)$and$
hypertension$assessed … renal$function,$favoring$ACEIs.$
Likely$not$clinically$significant.$$
•$ Relatively$few$studies$
assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-post-transplant-complications-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - We assessed SRs
using AMSTAR2.24 RoB2 determined RCTs to have low risk of bias, some concerns, or high … Outcomes assessed included cGVHD response, oral mucositis severity, salivary flow rate, oral
candida … Oral mucositis severity was assessed using the Oral
Mucositis Assessment Scale, with scores ranging … Time Since
Transplant
Intervention
Group
Treatment
Control
Group
Treatment
Outcomes Assessed … of Bias
Study Design
Sample Size
(Treatment/Contr
ol)
Treatment
Comparison
Outcomes
Assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol.pdf
September 24, 2024 - Risk of bias (internal validity) is only assessed for controlled trials and comparative observational … In general, observational studies that do not perform adjustment for potential
confounders will be assessed … The strength of evidence will be assessed as low, moderate, high, or insufficient, and the magnitude … of
the effect will be assessed according to Table 2. … relevant, additional domains, such as dose-response association and
strength of association, will also be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
February 01, 2014 - One
review was
withdrawn
(Ejnisman et al.
2009; last assessed
in 2003)67 and the
other review’s … Seo SS, et 2012 The factors affecting 119 patients that Arthroscopic rotator Stiffness (assessed with … Seo SS, et 2012 The factors affecting 119 patients that Arthroscopic rotator Stiffness (assessed with … ): NS
(p=0.272)
Global improvement (patient-assessed): NS
(p=0.164)
Sodium hyaluronate vs. … Eight studies, including three comparative and five
uncontrolled studies, assessed augmentations for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bereaved-persons-research-executive-summ.pdf
March 01, 2025 - This systematic review informed an independent subject matter advisory panel
which assessed the feasibility … We assessed the risk of bias, evaluated the applicability of studies, and determined
the SoE following