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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Assessing the quality of single-group NRSIs is beyond the scope of the
current guidance. … Assessing the Risk of Bias in NRSIs
Existing instruments for assessing the risk of bias in NRSIs89, … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias
in non-randomised studies of interventions. … Assessing risk of bias in a randomized
trial. … Assessing the Risk of Bias in
Systematic Reviews of Health Care
Interventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-911-workforce-mental-health-protocol-amendment.pdf
January 22, 2024 - Assessing Applicability: For each KQ, we will assess the applicability of the included studies to … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for Assessing the Quality of
Nonrandomised Studies in Meta-Analyses … The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk
of bias in randomised trials. Bmj. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-
randomised studies of interventions. Bmj. … Grading the strength of a body of evidence when
assessing health care interventions: an EPC update.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-reporting-bias_methods.pdf
November 01, 2013 - Methods Guide
for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Finding Grey Literature Evidence and Assessing … Finding Grey Literature Evidence and Assessing for
Outcome and Analysis Reporting Biases When Comparing … While we considered
techniques for assessing the likelihood of publication bias outside the scope of … Chapter
8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In:
Higgins JTP, Green S, eds. … Assessing the potential for outcome reporting
bias in a review: a tutorial. Trials. 2010;11:52.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breastfeeding_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - For studies assessing the effectiveness of
BFHI, we will include studies evaluating full and partial … Relevant information that we will abstract for assessing applicability
will include the characteristics … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-
randomised studies of interventions. … Grading the strength of a
body of evidence when assessing health care interventions: an EPC update. … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions:
AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hro-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - We identified toolkits without
assessing or endorsing them. … Review Question about the effectiveness of PSPs,
the primary reviewer used the ROBINS-I tool for assessing … Assessing the HRO: Tools and techniques to
determine the high-reliability state of an
organization. … ROBINS-I: A tool for assessing risk of bias
in non-randomised studies of interventions. … Criteria for
assessing internal validity of individual
studies [Internet]. Rockville, MD: U.S.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/respectful-maternity-care-protocol.pdf
September 16, 2022 - Similar to the approach for
assessing risk of bias for individual studies, the strength of evidence … 13
guidance on weighting RCTs over observational studies, assessing … Assessing the Risk of Bias in
Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions. … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in a
randomized trial. … Assessing applicability when
comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plant-based-treatments-revised-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2023 - We do not anticipate excluding observational studies assessing harms. … Information that will be abstracted that is relevant for assessing
applicability will include the number … effect changes categories (small/slight, moderate, large), or
• The direction of effect changes
Assessing … Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing
health care interventions: an EPC update. … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions:
AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-depression-research-protocol.pdf
February 07, 2018 - The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for
assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. … The
Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in
meta-analyses … Assessing the Risk of Bias of
Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions; … Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence
When Assessing Health Care Interventions for the Effective … Assessing the Applicability of Studies When
Comparing Medical Interventions; 2010.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain_executive.pdf
January 01, 2012 - TEP to provide
input during the project on issues such as setting
inclusion/exclusion criteria and assessing … We established
methods for assessing the strength of evidence based on
AHRQ’s Methods Guide for Effectiveness … this KQ about the prevalence of
comorbidities; the strength of evidence evaluation was
designed for assessing … risk of developing
CPP; understanding of myofascial dysfunction and
visceral hyperplasia in CPP; and assessing … treatment, including
acupuncture, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral
therapy, and patient education
• Assessing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/undescended-testicle_research-protocol.pdf
September 02, 2011 - incorporate relevant information from grey literature searches into the review
as appropriate (i.e., for assessing … For randomized controlled trials, the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for
assessing risk of bias will … Assessing Applicability
Our team will assess the applicability of findings reported in the included … Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT,
Green S, eds. … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing
the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analysis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-final-report-update-2024-executive-summ.pdf
January 01, 2024 - One team member assessed RoB using
Cochrane’s RoB 2: A Revised Tool for Assessing Risk of Bias in Randomized … RoB
2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in
randomised trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2023-update-executive-summ.pdf
January 01, 2023 - An investigator assessed RoB for newly added studies using
Cochrane’s RoB 2: A Revised Tool for Assessing … RoB
2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in
randomised trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/structured-handoff-rapid-research.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Preventive Services Task Force Methods Workgroup22 for
assessing the quality of systematic reviews: … We identified toolkits without
assessing or endorsing them. … Criteria for Assessing
Internal Validity of Individual Studies. U.S. … The
Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing
risk of bias in randomised trials. … ROBINS-
I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-
randomised studies of interventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_research-protocol.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Staging is the process of assessing whether the cancer is confined within the prostate gland or
has … Assessing the risk of bias of individual
studies in systematic reviews of health care
interventions … Assessing
the amount of heterogeneity in random-effects
meta-analysis. … Undue reliance on I(2) in assessing
heterogeneity may mislead. … Assessing the applicability of studies when
comparing medical interventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ocr-protocol-final_1.pdf
December 18, 2019 - Information that will be abstracted that is
relevant for assessing applicability will include the description … Assessing the risk of bias in systematic
reviews of health care interventions. … Chapter
8: Assessing risk of bias in a randomized
trial. … Randomized Clinical Trials and
Observational Studies: Guidelines for
Assessing Respective Strengths … Assessing applicability when comparing
medical interventions: AHRQ and the
Effective Health Care Program
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-protocol-acute-pain-treatments.pdf
August 08, 2019 - prior to discharge, whereas in outpatient clinic settings, timing of presentation is variable,
and assessing … Study design All KQs: RCTs; in addition:
e. cohort studies (for long-term opioid use)
f. studies assessing … diagnostic accuracy
h. cohort studies and before-after studies assessing effects on prescribing rates … Information that will be abstracted that is relevant for
assessing applicability will include the number … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions:
AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/carbohydrate-intake-prepub-final-research-table-rct.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - age; ≤10% difference between groups on key variables) For yes: Must be stated, e.g., if interviewer assessing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bipolar-disorder-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
June 23, 2014 - We will assess harms as dichotomous variables to acknowledge the inherent
difficulties of assessing … Other factors that may be considered in assessing strength of evidence include dose-
response relationship … Assessing Applicability
Bipolar research generally draws from highly defined populations, resulting … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included
studies. In: Higgins JPT, Green S, eds. … Assessing the Applicability of Studies When
Comparing Medical Interventions. 2010.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/grading.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Not covered herein are tasks such as assessing the applicability of bodies of evidence (i.e., formally … of Bias
Four Required Domains: Risk of Bias
The risk of bias for an evidence base is derived from assessing … Assessing directness clarifies the degree to which evidence between the intervention and the ultimate … Related Issue of Applicability*
*See the “Assessing Applicability” module
Related Issue of Applicability … Procedures for Assessing Domains
Procedures for Assessing Domains
Reviewers need not score strength
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-5.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Assessing Evidence Inconsistency in Mixed Treatment Comparisons J Am Stat Assoc.
2006;101(20):447-59 … Assessing consistency
• NMA generates results for all pairwise comparisons, but only
closed loops enable … Assessing Evidence Inconsistency in Mixed Treatment Comparisons J Am Stat Assoc. 2006;101(20):447-59 … Bayesian NMA models
Bayesian NMA models
Arm-based, contrast-based models
Arm-based models in NMA
Assessing