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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Appendix C, D and E of the full report.
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Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual
Studies
We assessed … per the
AHRQ Methods Guide on assessing the strength of
evidence.15
Assessing Applicability
We assessed … There were 24
publications reporting 24 NRCSs that assessed the
effectiveness of TT in pediatric patients … Two studies
assessed the effects of TT and cleft repairing versus cleft
repairing alone. … thresholds after TT placement
with or without adenoidectomy improved by approximately
10 dB when assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-decision-support-tools_disposition-comments.pdf
December 23, 2014 - We acknowledge the reviewer’s point and
would like to clarify that the assessed key
questions were … During the extensive discussions
with the TEP members and given the large
variety of the assessed study … studies of any
intervention to promote decision aid use,
regardless of study design and outcomes
assessed … way, we continued with single
screening of the remaining abstracts.” and
“All included papers were assessed … Corrected: “The assessed decision aids
showed considerable heterogeneity in terms
of format, content
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-2025-surv-rep-update-executive-sum.pdf
January 01, 2025 - We included RCTs and comparative
observational studies of minimum 4 weeks duration that assessed cannabinoids … Strength of evidence was assessed as
low, moderate, high, or insufficient, and magnitude of effect was … assessed according to
Table A.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-quality.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies
Assessing the Quality of
Individual Studies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Training Modules for Methods Guide on Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies
Systematic Review Process Overview
*
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lifecycle-assessment-protocol.pdf
August 23, 2023 - population (framework target described
in detail), and validity testing status (e.g., goodness of fit assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/celiac-disease_research-protocol.pdf
June 12, 2014 - Existing reviews that we are considering including (in total or in part) as evidence will be
assessed … Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented?
08. … Was the likelihood of publication bias 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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/reporting.ppt
September 01, 2009 - The symmetry of such “funnel plots” was assessed both visually, and formally with Egger’s test, to see … Give numbers of studies screened, assessed for eligibility, and included in the review. … reporting the study selection, authors should provide information on the numbers of studies screened, assessed … studies included in a review, authors should report all outcomes, including benefits and harms, that were assessed … …However, these studies assessed the results at nonuniform time points and therefore the findings may
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/meditation_research-protocol.pdf
October 17, 2012 - • Are interventions/exposures assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented
consistently … • Are primary outcomes assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently
across … The overall risk of bias will be assessed as:
• Good (low risk of bias). … Assessing Applicability
Applicability will be assessed separately for the different outcomes for the … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews of Interventions.29 Potential factors to be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/case-management_executive.pdf
January 01, 2013 - of
comorbidities, patient age and socioeconomic status, social
support, and/or level of formally assessed … We reviewed the findings of
the studies for each of these categories and then assessed
overall findings … The strength of evidence for each Key Question was
initially assessed for the outcomes applicable to … Formally Assessed Health Risk
Some studies explicitly targeted patients considered to
be at high risk … of
comorbidities, patient age and
socioeconomic status, social
support, and/or level of formally
assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/home-based-care_research-protocol.pdf
November 19, 2014 - Population Adults with chronic illnesses or
disabilities
Children with special needs
Adults being assessed … Submissions are reviewed by the review
team and assessed for relevance and quality. … Literature identified from
the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Individual Comparisons and Outcomes
The strength of evidence for each key question will be initially assessed … Rather than being admitted to the hospital the patient receives extended nursing
care and is assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-epilepsy-amended-protocol.pdf
March 07, 2021 - will not be based on a numerical score, but rather will be a
subjective judgment based on the items assessed … We will grade the SOE
based on the EPC Methods Guide recommendations.4 The primary domains assessed … the
section on
Assessment of
Methodological
Risk of Bias of
Individual
Studies
Risk of bias
assessed … for all
outcomes
Clarify
that risk
of bias
need only
be
assessed
for
outcomes
receiving
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-protein-intake-protocol-amendment.pdf
November 28, 2023 - trials (RCTs) by outcomes will be
rated using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool 2.0.21 Risk will be assessed … using the Risk of Bias In Non-
randomized Studies - of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool.22 Risk will be assessed … this systematic review, all
metabolic studies in
which protein or amino
acid requirements are
assessed … this systematic review, all
metabolic studies in
which protein or amino
acid requirements are
assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plant-based-treatments-revised-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2023 - Meta-analyses will be conducted using a random effects model, and statistical
heterogeneity will be assessed … Publication bias (small sample size bias) will
be assessed using funnel plots when there are eight or … quantitatively or qualitatively, the
strength of evidence for each KQ/body of evidence will be initially assessed … moderate, large), or
• The direction of effect changes
Assessing Applicability
Applicability will be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-266-cdd-app-tabs-D2-D5.xlsx
January 01, 2008 - Scientific Quality of Included Studies Assessed and Documented? … Likelihood of Publication Bias Assessed?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/grading-quiz.ppt
October 08, 2025 - quality of individual studies and grading whole bodies of evidence
Know the four required domains to be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/grading-quiz.ppt
October 08, 2025 - quality of individual studies and grading whole bodies of evidence
Know the four required domains to be assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prehospital-airway-management-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2019 - Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed
following the same process of dual … or qualitatively, the strength of
evidence for each Key Question/body of evidence will be initially assessed … variation in a range of factors including populations, execution of
the intervention, how outcomes are assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-jaw-rapid-response.pdf
May 01, 2025 - We assessed SRs
using AMSTAR2.35 RoB2 determined RCTs to have low risk of bias, some concerns, or high … Some investigators have assessed the impact of non-surgical management of wound care in
patients with … Risk of Bias Assessments
We assessed the seven included cohort studies using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale … NI NI
5.2 Is the numerical result being assessed likely to have been selected on
the basis of the … N N
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/related_files/cer-252-infantile-epilepsies-executive-summary.pdf
October 01, 2022 - • No studies assessed neuromodulation or gene therapy.
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Methods
We utilized standard methods