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401. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2013 - In the table, population P1 is symptomatic patients being assessed for possible pancreatic adenocarcinoma … Were patients assessed by a reference standard regardless of the test’s results? 10. … Were all patients assessed by the same reference standard regardless of the test’s results? 11. … Was the individual study quality assessed? 7a. … Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? 10.

402. Migraine-Prevention Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - We assessed errors by comparing established ranges for each variable and data charts from the original … We abstracted the time when the outcomes were assessed as weeks from randomization and time of followup … We assessed heterogeneity in results with chi-square and I-squared tests. … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question We assessed strength of evidence according to risk of bias … of clinically important improvement in migraine-related disability, and quality of life.23 We also assessed

403. Antidepressant Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_executive.pdf
     July 01, 2014 - Study Selection Two reviewers independently assessed titles and abstracts of publications identified … Two reviewers assessed potentially relevant full text. … Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies We assessed the risk of bias (internal validity) based … Applicability We assessed applicability by examining the characteristics of the enrolled populations … Additionally, we formally assessed the risk of bias in individual studies and graded the strength of

404. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-postpartum-screening_research-protocol.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - For all studies, the overall study quality will be assessed as follows: • Good (low risk of bias … 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 Methods Guides.30,31,38 … Any additional screening instruments identified during the review will be assessed for validity against … The strength of evidence will be assessed by using the approach described in the Methods Guides.30,31,38

405. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - Quality (Risk of Bias) Assessment We assessed quality of RCTs using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk … Two independent reviewers assessed risk of bias as low, high, or unclear for each domain. … Applicability We assessed applicability of the results from the literature to the population of women … Overall, 68 percent of women taking the COC achieved excellent or good cycle control as assessed by … treated for 3 to 6 months and at higher rates with longer use.105-107 However, the majority of use assessed

406. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - For this update, we reviewed and assessed new evidence on the comparative effectiveness of 3DCRT, IMRT … A second reviewer assessed the data extraction against the original articles for quality control. … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Individual Comparisons and Outcomes Studies were assessed for … Assessing Applicability We assessed applicability of findings with the AHRQ Methods Guide using the … Key Points Key points are— • As we found in CER No. 20, comparative evidence assessed in this update

407. CER 173 Executive Summary: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - *Not every outcome was assessed for each comparison. … Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies Two independent reviewers assessed risk of bias. … We separately assessed the strength of evidence for shorter and longer studies (≥2 years); however, … we assessed strength of evidence only for longer studies from which we could draw a conclusion. … We assessed the study limitations, consistency, directness, precision, and reporting bias.

408. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Use of Structured Handoff Protocols for Intrahospital Transitions (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2024 - published in the last 10 years in English and performed in the United States, and having each study assessed … To be included, a structured handoff tool needs to be assessed in more than 1 study or setting (i.e

409. Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2014 - If"we"found"some"new"evidence"that"might"change"the"systematic"review"conclusion," and"/or"a"minority"of"responding"experts"assessed"the"systematic"review"conclusion"as … " " In"order"to"answer"KQ2,"studies"had"to"provide"data"that"allowed"prevalence"to"be"assessed"in … August((2014)( Link(to(Report$ Literature(Analysis((March(2016)$ No$studies$were$identified$that$assessed … Health$Questionnaire"9,$Generalized$Anxiety$Disorder$7"item$scale,$and$Satisfaction$with$ Life$Scale$assessed … Analysis( (March(2016)$ Expert(Opinion( Surveillance(Assessment( No$studies$were$identified$ that$assessed

410. Digestible Carbohydrate Intake and Maternal-Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 08, 2024 - Abstracts and full texts will be assessed using the same process of dual review as all other studies … Controlled trials and observational studies will be assessed using a priori established criteria consistent … of bias for individual studies, the strength of evidence (SOE) for each outcome will be initially assessed … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ’s Methods Guide,

411. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Interventions to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP) for Inpatients (pdf file)
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     August 05, 2024 - Quality Reporting)13 and one of the conditions for which Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) Measures is assessed … studies published in 2010 or after, in English, and performed in the U.S., and having each study assessed

412. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Study quality was independently assessed … We preferentially abstracted pain assessed with the visual analog scale (VAS) or numerical rating scale … were calculated for other outcomes (e.g., function, quality of life) unless all pertinent studies assessed … The domains assessed were study limitations (low, medium, or high), consistency (consistent, inconsistent … The specific outcomes assessed in the included RCTs also varied according to the pain condition studied

413. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - variability in rates: The variation in estimates is due in part to differences in how ulcers are assessed … As described in Appendix F and the Evidence Tables, blinding is assessed separately for patients, care … Briefly: We assessed each set of trials and determined that there was too much clinical heterogeneity … We systematically assessed the available evidence on nutritional supplementation. … The guide for grading evidence suggests that this should be assessed using “the boundaries of the pooled

414. C- Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/musculoskeletal-disorders-imaging_research-protocol.pdf
     August 05, 2010 - the test in patient management v Setting where positional MRI testing was performed vi Outcomes assessed … Moreover, we will record the outcomes being assessed in each study, including testing related harms,

415. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - This requires the review’s protocol to include clear definitions of the types of biases that will be assessed … Some EPC reviews may exclude studies assessed as high risk of bias. … Published methodological quality of randomized controlled trials does not reflect the actual quality assessed

416. Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - Each study will be assessed by one researcher. … assessor blinding, missing data, outcome measurement reporting adequacy, and analytic adequacy will be assessed … RCTs (i.e., related to missing data, outcome measurement, analysis plan).27 The questions will be assessed … For single arm studies, we assessed methodological quality using items from the Cochrane Risk of Bias

417. Interventions to Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2023 - Studies will be assessed with criteria consistent with domains assessed in QUIPS (Quality in Prognosis … on the Key Question, diagnostic and treatment approach, comparator, and outcome) will be initially assessed … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ's Methods Guide.

418. Gout-managment-protocol-141103 (pdf file)
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     November 03, 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 test and Egger regression … asymmetry test; 22, 23; selective outcome reporting bias will also be assessed as part of the risk

419. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
     February 01, 2015 - Investigators initially reported that intranasal insulin administration improved delayed memory (p<0.05; assessed … by delayed story recall), preserved caregiver-rated functional ability (p<0.01; assessed by Alzheimer … - cognitive subscale) and conserved patients’ general cognition and functional abilities (p<0.05, assessed

420. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disparities-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
     February 23, 2012 - population and an appropriate internal or external referent group,a such that changes in disparity can be assessed … The quality of individual studies will be assessed using specific assessment tools for each type of … Poor studies will be identified but not further assessed.