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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stem-cell-children_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - The strength of the body of evidence for each indication
was assessed according to the process specified … The strength of the body of evidence for each indication
was assessed. … The strength of the body of evidence for each indication
was assessed according to the principles described
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nppv-respiratory-failure_research-protocol.pdf
April 21, 2011 - – Psychological distress (e.g., anxiety) assessed by using a validated measure. … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question
We will grade the strength of evidence for each outcome assessed … The
strength of evidence will be assessed by using the approach described in the General Methods
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bundled-payments-quality-effects_research-protocol.pdf
June 23, 2011 - Heterogeneity
will be assessed, based on analysis of the data abstracted on intervention design and … comparison have a high likelihood of
adequate protection against bias (i.e., good internal validity),
assessed … This can be assessed through
two main elements:
• Effect sizes have the same sign (i.e., are on
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-bias_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - assessment of the major features that
influence the importance of a study to key review questions are assessed … Thus, fairly or unfairly,
studies with less meticulous reporting may be assessed as having been less … could represent a flaw that would cause the study to be excluded from the review, or
included and assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies - Risk of bias
of individual included studies will be assessed … Publication bias
will be assessed using the Begg adjusted rank correlation test17 and Egger regression … asymmetry test18; selective outcome reporting bias will also be assessed as part of the risk
of bias
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disruptive-behavior-disorders-protocol-amendment.pdf
March 22, 2023 - Randomized controlled
trials and NRSIs will be assessed using a priori established criteria consistent … Grading the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Major Comparisons and Outcomes:
Outcomes to be assessed … , the strength of evidence
for comparison-outcome pairs within each Key Question will be initially assessed … Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the
AHRQ’s Methods Guide, using the PICOTS framework
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioids-oa-protocol.pdf
June 29, 2019 - Studies will not be assessed for
methodological risk of bias.
3. … The study findings will not be
summarized; thus Strength of Evidence will not be assessed.
11 … characterize the settings and included individuals in studies, but the
evidence will not be formally assessed
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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/related_files/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_disposition-comments.pdf
December 14, 2012 - Background P.3 Tumor Heterogeneity (comment) Please note that the impact of tumor
heterogeneity is assessed … Please comment on the
specific genes assessed in each assay, if possible, and describe the overlap … Report now
describes nodes “assessed”
and indicates this is now an
important quality marker for
colon … note
that in all ColoPrint studies to date, a very low percentage of patients had
less than 12 LN assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/labor-nitrous-oxide_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Quality Assessment
The quality of individual studies was assessed using
existing, widely accepted tools … When no studies were available for an outcome or
comparison of interest, we assessed the evidence as … Satisfaction with pain management and the
birth experience were assessed in KQ2. … Safety and analgesic efficacy assessed by a double-blind,
placebo-controlled study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s58.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Completeness of encounter histories must be carefully assessed
and inclusion criteria selected to minimize … Plausibility of observed utilization patterns for subgroups of concern should be assessed,
and sensitivity … Lifetime prevalence,
demographic risk factors, and diagnostic validity of nonaffective psy-
chosis as assessed … Adherence to highly active
antiretroviral therapy assessed by pharmacy claims predicts survival in
HIV-infected
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-193-naloxone-executive-summary.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Risk of Bias Assessment of Individual
Studies
We assessed risk of bias of included studies using … Two investigators independently
assessed risk of bias. Disagreements were resolved by
consensus. … administration of naloxone), and type and level of training
of people administering naloxone were recorded and
assessed … transported, which makes findings difficult to
interpret, as patients who refuse transport or are assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/major-depressive-disorder_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - We assessed statistical heterogeneity in effects
between studies by calculating the chi-squared statistic … We assessed publication bias by
checking study registries and using funnel plots and
Kendall’s tests … Applicability
We assessed applicability of the evidence following
guidance from the Methods Guide for … Additionally, few trials
adequately assessed harms or reported information on
quality of life or functional
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/acute-diverticulitis-topic-nomination.pdf
August 13, 2018 - Complicated Diverticulitis; MRI=Magnetic Resonance Imaging; CT=Computed Tomography
7
Methods
We assessed … Appropriateness and Importance
We assessed the nomination for appropriateness and importance. … Impact of a New Evidence Review
The impact of a new evidence review was qualitatively assessed by analyzing … Value
We assessed the nomination for value.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - Two independent reviewers assessed risk of bias for each
study, assigning a rating of low, medium, or … Two reviewers independently assessed each domain for
each key outcome and resolved differences by consensus … Applicability
We assessed the applicability of both individual studies
and the body of evidence following … outcomes
(e.g., clinician judgment of patient signs and symptoms,
laboratory values, quality of life assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2023-update-app-g-1.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - 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/related_files/high-risk-drugs-protocol.pdf
July 27, 2023 - What studies have assessed the effectiveness and unintended effects of PSPs (i.e.,
PSP 1 anticoagulant … very high” Human Development Index (according to the United Nations, 2019),
and having each study assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatigue-sleepiness-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2023 - What studies have assessed the effectiveness and unintended effects of the PSPs
and what new evidence … done for the MHS II report) in English and performed in the United States,
and having each study assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_executive.pdf
June 01, 2011 - In that analysis,
investigators assessed the conclusions from the original
comparative effectiveness … Relatively few studies assessed
Moderate (ACEI these outcomes over the long term.
vs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Study quality assessment: Guidelines assessed using Penn Medicine’s Center for Evidence-based
Practice … (CEP) Trustworthy Guideline scale, systematic reviews assessed using modified
AMSTAR (Assessing the … Study quality assessed Yes
8. Heterogeneity assessed Yes
9. Publication bias assessed Yes
10.