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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/palliative-care-tools-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - We have added to the limitations: “Few spirituality tools
have been assessed in palliative care populations … We have added to the limitations, “Few studies have
assessed spirituality tools in palliative care populations … We have added to the limitations, “Few studies have
assessed spirituality tools in palliative care populations … We have added to the limitations, “Few studies have
assessed spirituality tools in palliative care populations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/palliative-care-tools-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - We have added to the limitations: “Few spirituality tools
have been assessed in palliative care populations … We have added to the limitations, “Few studies have
assessed spirituality tools in palliative care populations … We have added to the limitations, “Few studies have
assessed spirituality tools in palliative care populations … We have added to the limitations, “Few studies have
assessed spirituality tools in palliative care populations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - We assessed the quality of each study based on predefined
criteria. … was typical in the studies) could result in differential
use of preventive interventions based on assessed … Therefore, we also assessed whether
studies on diagnostic accuracy reported use of subsequent
interventions … to
the populations, settings, comparisons, and outcomes
evaluated (i.e., how pressure ulcers were assessed … We assessed the overall strength of evidence for each
Key Question in accordance with the AHRQ Methods
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_surveillance.pdf
October 29, 2012 - 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 … A reduction in UI episode frequency
assessed with a 3- to 7-day diary was the
most common primary outcome … ) – A2
• A superior new treatment (e.g., new treatment that is significantly superior to the one
assessed … A reduction in UI episode frequency assessed with a 3- to 7-
day diary was the most common primary outcome
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-tools_research-protocol.pdf
April 14, 2016 - domains that should be addressed in palliative care (Text Box). 2 As
many of these domains are best assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-surgical-report-cards.pdf
July 01, 2023 - was 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/hepatitis-c_surveillance.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Information about these
treatments were not assessed in this surveillance report. … We compared the conclusions of the
included abstracts to the conclusions of the original CER, and assessed … If we found no new evidence or only confirmatory evidence and all responding experts assessed
the CER … 2 trials found no statistically significant difference in risk of any assessed adverse event.
24-week … marketed, and
pegylated interferon
no longer being
used in the U.S.,
this conclusion is
any assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c_surveillance.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Information about these
treatments were not assessed in this surveillance report. … We compared the conclusions of the
included abstracts to the conclusions of the original CER, and assessed … If we found no new evidence or only confirmatory evidence and all responding experts assessed
the CER … 2 trials found no statistically significant difference in risk of any assessed adverse event.
24-week … marketed, and
pegylated interferon
no longer being
used in the U.S.,
this conclusion is
any assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Therefore,
these negative outcomes must be assessed alongside the
prescribing outcomes. … Studies identified through the update searches were
assessed using the same process of dual review as … Applicability
We assessed applicability by analyzing study eligibility
criteria, characteristics of … , suggestions
from TEP, reference lists (N = 131)
Records screened (N = 6,245)
Full-text articles assessed … None of the studies provided detailed information
on how the information was obtained or assessed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-applicability.ppt
June 01, 2012 - fetal nuchal translucency assessment to detect aneuploidy Exclude a priori if version critical and not assessed … Protocols should document which factors will be excluded and how subgroups will be assessed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-applicability.ppt
June 01, 2012 - fetal nuchal translucency assessment to detect aneuploidy Exclude a priori if version critical and not assessed … Protocols should document which factors will be excluded and how subgroups will be assessed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout_executive.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Risk of Bias
of Individual Studies
Risk of bias (study quality) of individual included studies
was assessed … judgment about relevancy for the KQs, the end date of
the search, and the methodologic quality as assessed … Grading the Strength of Evidence (SoE) for Major
Comparisons and Outcomes
We assessed the overall SoE … Applicability
Of the 115 studies assessed in detail (not counting
SRs), only 9 studies explicitly stated … associated with reduced risk of
gout attacks
• No RCT evidence
• Variable targets proposed or
assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prioritization-selection-of-harms.pdf
February 01, 2018 - reports to determine year of
publication, key questions related to harms and the harms that were assessed … We categorized the harms assessed as “individual” or “composite
harms;” composite harms included measures … This was identified as an important area given the potentially
large number of harms that could be assessed … adverse event,
withdrawal due to adverse event) that you think should routinely be included as an assessed … adverse event,
withdrawal due to adverse event) that you think should routinely be included as an assessed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-adults-prisons_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2012 - Study Design
• Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be assessed first. … September 13, 2012
Outcomes
• Studies must report at least one of the mental health outcomes assessed … Additional results will be scanned, and their
relevancy will be assessed by the Medical Librarians. … Were those who assessed the patients’
outcomes blinded to the group to which the
patients were assigned … Assessing the Applicability of the Evidence for Each Key Question
Applicability will be assessed by
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/epilepsy-medicine_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - abstracting the study conditions and findings for each new included study into an
evidence table, we assessed … 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 … Three separate, well-conducted controlled
observational studies assessed a composite
endpoint of medical … Three separate, well-conducted controlled observational
studies assessed a composite endpoint of medical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - abstracting the study conditions and findings for each new included study into an
evidence table, we assessed … 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 … Three separate, well-conducted controlled
observational studies assessed a composite
endpoint of medical … Three separate, well-conducted controlled observational
studies assessed a composite endpoint of medical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Strength of the Body of Evidence
The strength of evidence for each KQ was assessed
using the approach … In assessing PAH drug trials, we were particularly
concerned with whether the researchers had assessed … We did not find any studies that assessed
the comparative effectiveness of echocardiography versus … Eight studies assessed mean
or median change from baseline in response to therapy. … Right
ventricular systolic pressure assessed by echocardiography:
a predictive factor of mortality
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Two
reviewers also assessed each eligible RCT for risk
of bias using criteria recommended by the Cochrane … Key Findings
Overall
• Adverse effects assessed by withdrawals and
withdrawals due to adverse effects … the Borghi 2002 study
comparing low protein/low sodium/high calcium diet to
low calcium diet was assessed … than
“fair” quality; and (3) the Borghi 1996 study comparing
increased fluid intake to control was assessed … No. 12-EHC049-1
July 2012
Revised March 2013
We also clarified how we assessed the four domains
for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-computerized-cds-protocol.pdf
May 08, 2023 - studies published since 2015, 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/mhs4-opioid-stewardship-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2023 - search to studies published in English and performed in the United States, and having each study
assessed