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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Studies providing
data for fathers or domestic partners were also considered;
outcomes assessed for … Quality Assessment of Individual Studies
We assessed the methodological quality, or risk of bias,
of … Applicability
We assessed applicability across our KQs using the
method described in the Methods Guide7,13 … Thus, we assessed the applicability of the
included studies.14
Many included studies recruited populations … the most widely known and used screening
tool for postpartum depression: over two-thirds of studies
assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/worker-health_disposition-comments.pdf
May 31, 2016 - For Key Question 2, other outcomes that
could have been assessed are healthcare costs and total
health … are many
reasons for low survey participation rates
in general, but none of the included
studies assessed … The authors carefully
assessed the strength of evidence for each specific outcome,
which is highly … Few studies assessed
the benefit of integration alone
(independent of a new or added HP or
OSH component … For Key Question 2, other outcomes that could have been assessed are healthcare costs and total health
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-heart_research-protocol.pdf
April 18, 2012 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies
The included studies will be assessed on … 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 Guide.31,32 … Setting
Study design
Randomized trials
We will grade the strength of evidence for each outcome assessed … The strength of evidence will be assessed by using the approach desc...
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
January 15, 2015 - ultrasound
• Technologies that are not widely
available or have not been
established or those being
assessed … used if they address a Key Question,
include studies that meet the PICOTS as defined above, and are assessed … Literature identified
during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews. 15 Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be assessed … Individual 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/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - For key questions, the
effectiveness were evaluated by each condition, and
the harms were assessed … autocorrelation, paying particular
attention to prior distributions on between study
variance parameter) and assessed … autocorrelation, paying particular attention to
prior distributions on between study variance
parameter) and assessed … methods for rating down in the
other context, “When sample size was
considered adequate, we further assessed … Baseline imbalance between groups was
assessed as part of the “other” domain in the
Cochrane risk of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - For key questions, the
effectiveness were evaluated by each condition, and
the harms were assessed … autocorrelation, paying particular
attention to prior distributions on between study
variance parameter) and assessed … autocorrelation, paying particular attention to
prior distributions on between study variance
parameter) and assessed … methods for rating down in the
other context, “When sample size was
considered adequate, we further assessed … Baseline imbalance between groups was
assessed as part of the “other” domain in the
Cochrane risk of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-194-disposition-comments-inhaled-corticosteroids.pdf
March 19, 2018 - give a summary of the
outcome variable and the SOE based on the total
number of studies that were assessed … The
second set of 830 references presents details of
every study that was assessed and excluded,
with … 17
Commentator &
Affiliation Section Comment Response
Eisenberg
Center
The key outcomes assessed … For a given key question,
since the outcomes assessed do not appear to
be consistent across the various … An aseptic presentation of the
strength of the evidence for the different
approaches assessed (i.e.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-repository-expanded-protocol.pdf
October 24, 2019 - the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Major Comparisons and Outcomes
Strength of evidence will not be assessed … Assessing Applicability
Strength of evidence will not be assessed for this review.
V.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-244-safety-vaccines-update-evidence-summary.pdf
May 01, 2021 - We documented the observed rates of adverse events and assessed the relative
risks between vaccinated … The SoE was assessed based on the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment,
Development, and Evaluation
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amended.pdf
February 07, 2025 - ROBINS-I comprises seven domains which will each be assessed:
• Bias due to confounding
• Bias in … The primary domains assessed include risk of bias, directness, consistency, precision, and
reporting … How effects on health equity are
assessed in systematic reviews of interventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/predictors-trauma-care_research-protocol.pdf
May 31, 2017 - § Studies in which all patients have injuries that can be assessed or
would be defined as serious … these reports/articles
must also contain information on methodology so that the risk of bias can be assessed … In general, observational studies that do not
perform adjustment for potential confounders will be assessed … Major Comparisons and Outcomes
The strength of evidence (SOE) for each Key Question will be initially assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - conclusions:
• If we found no new evidence or only confirmatory evidence and all responding experts
assessed … found some new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and /or a
minority of responding experts assessed … substantial new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and/or a
majority of responding experts assessed … ) – A2
• A superior new treatment (e.g., new treatment that is significantly superior to the one
assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/grading.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Consistent (i.e., no inconsistency)
Inconsistent
Unknown or not applicable (single study cannot be assessed … Defined as whether the evidence being assessed:
Reflects a single, direct link between the interventions … Frameworks” module
Four Required Domains: Directness
Directness concerns whether the evidence being assessed … The EPC approach emphasizes that applicability should be assessed separately from strength of evidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-grading-strength_methods.pdf
July 01, 2009 - Directness
Directness concerns whether the evidence being assessed reflects a single, direct link … Randomized trials will generally be
assessed to have a low risk of bias, which correlates with a high … 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 (that is, are on
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/deliberative-methods-demonstration-executive-131125.pdf
November 01, 2013 - Using pre and post surveys, a number of studies have assessed the effect of
deliberation on civic engagement … These constructs are usually assessed through case
studies or surveys of decisionmakers who may use … We assessed attitudes regarding the use of medical evidence in
decisionmaking, including questions specific … We assessed these outcomes using two surveys.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
March 14, 2012 - Gastric emptying time is assessed from ingestion of the
capsule, a point at which there is a low pH … difficulty passing stool, or passage of hard solid stools.10 Patients with symptoms of constipation
must be assessed … Studies have assessed the validity relative to radiopaque markers.18,19 The ANMS
guidelines recommend … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies
Article quality will be assessed independently
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - We assessed statistically each of the 78 possible drug
comparisons of second-generation antidepressants … records identified
through database
searching
3,722 abstracts screened
1,457 full-text articles
assessed … Quality of Life
Quality of life or functional capacity was infrequently
assessed, usually as a secondary … Insufficient Placebo-controlled trials assessed efficacy in patients with the
following comorbidities
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-centered-medical-home_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Outcomes assessed (if reported):
a. Patient experiences
b. Staff experiences
c. … financial model; major components of the
intervention/PCMH model; comparator; types of outcomes
being assessed … We assessed the quality/risk of bias of studies included
for KQ 1 based on their reporting of relevant … The strength of evidence for the highest priority outcomes
in KQ 1 was assessed using the approach described
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-255-transitions-care-pediatric-to-adult-services-evidence-summary.pdf
May 01, 2022 - categories, 96 met comparator criteria to undergo risk of bias
assessment; however, only nine were assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-251-integrated-pain-management-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2021 - We analyzed effects and assessed
strength of evidence (SOE) for the primary outcomes of function, pain