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2581. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      July 18, 2011 - In addition to assessing the risk of bias, we will record funding sources for each included study. … Assessing Applicability Applicability can be affected by differences between what occurs in trial … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT and Green S, eds. … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses

2582. The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      September 14, 2016 - Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will use the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability of studies in terms of the degree to which … Sterne J, Higgins J, Reeves B. on behalf of the development group for ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing … Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions: an EPC update.

2583. Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
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      February 15, 2017 - Information relevant for assessing applicability will include the number of patients randomized/eligible … using clearly defined templates and criteria consistent with the approach recommended in the chapter, Assessing … Assessing Applicability. … A Beta-mixture model for assessing genetic population structure.

2584. Comparative Effectiveness of Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients in Acute Care Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      October 06, 2015 - Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability of the evidence following guidance from the Methods … Finding Grey Literature Evidence and Assessing for Outcome and Analysis Reporting Biases When Comparing … 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 applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

2585. Instrumental Variable Methods in Comparative Safety and Effectiveness Research | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      May 14, 2010 - Assessing Validity   Linear Structural Equation Models/Two-Stage Least-Squares The standard approach … Preference-based instrumental variable methods for the estimation of treatment effects: assessing validity … Multiple approaches to assessing the effects of delays for hip fracture patients in the United States … Preference-based instrumental variable methods for the estimation of treatment effects: assessing validity … Simultaneously assessing intended and unintended treatment effects of multiple treatment options: a pragmatic

2586. Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 22, 2012 - evaluate the presence and severity of the tinnitus. 9 There are at least a dozen questionnaires for assessing … Assessing Applicability Applicability may be affected by differences between what occurs in research … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOW) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses. … Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: is blinding necessary? … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

2587. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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      January 15, 2015 - The first step is assessing pre-test likelihood that the patient has CAD. … Information relevant for assessing applicability will be abstracted, including the number of patients … This is difficult to assess for reviews of diagnostic testing and statistical methods of assessing this … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be estimated by examining the characteristics of the patient … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic

2588. Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations (pdf file)
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      July 09, 2014 - Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, Version 5.1.0.7 We developed an instrument for assessing … Other factors that may be considered in assessing strength of evidence include dose-response relationship … Assessing Applicability Cultural competence intervention research by definition generally draws on … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT, Green S, eds. … AHRQ Publication No. 13(14)-EHC 130-EF, Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health

2589. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2015 - Two small studies assessing uterine compression sutures and preterm birth reported no differences in … Assessing preventability for obstetric hemorrhage. Am J Perinatol. 2011 Dec;28:753-60. … 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 Risk of Bias and Confounding in Observational Studies of Interventions or Exposures: Further

2590. Untitled (pdf file)
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      December 11, 2015 - the studies under consideration following established guidance.42 We will do this by qualitatively assessing … Assessing the organizational social context (OSC) of mental health services: implications for research … 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.

2591. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Executive (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - We also evaluated the following outcomes when studies assessing readmission rates or mortality reported … When assessing measurement bias related to readmission ascertainment, we considered whether studies … One of three trials assessing MDS-HF clinics was conducted in the United States; the other two were … Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions … Chapter 6: Assessing the Applicability of Studies When Comparing Medical Interventions.

2592. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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      August 27, 2012 - Discussion/ Conclusions The comment "Although RCTs are often considered the gold standard for assessing … Single- subject design studies can be helpful in assessing response to treatment in very short timeframes … Our goal was to identify and review the best evidence for assessing the efficacy and effectiveness … Single- subject design studies can be helpful in assessing response to treatment in very short timeframes … Our goal was to identify and review the best evidence for assessing the efficacy and effectiveness

2593. Multiple-Sclerosis Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2015 - Other factors that may be considered in assessing strength of evidence include dose-response relationship … Summary of KQ1 findings with sufficient evidence DMTs Used in Long- Term Studies Assessing Discontinuing … 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. Chapter 10. … Cross-sectional study assessing long-term safety of interferon-beta-1b for relapsing- remitting MS.

2594. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - We used prespecified questions (Table 4 in Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic … We considered the drug class (instead of individual agent such as diclofenac) in assessing strength … at baseline, and few studies reported baseline comorbidities such as asthma or Down syndrome; thus assessing … 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: an EPC update.

2595. Towards a Framework for Communicating Confidence in Methodological Recommendations for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2013 - studies in systematic reviews (e.g., documented by Dahabreh et al.), using summary quality scores for assessing … To achieve this goal, a framework for assessing the evidence supporting the methodological recommendations … Describe Statements in Four Dimensions (Step 3) deals with assessing the logic behind the recommendation … bias, and others who opted to focus on developing improved statistical tests and other methods for assessing … 5 Setting Problem Alternative choices Perspective Measures to optimize [Same as R1] Assessing

2596. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      December 19, 2013 - Information that will be abstracted that is relevant for assessing applicability will include the number … These criteria and methods will be used in conjunction with the approach recommended in the chapter, Assessing … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be estimated by examining the characteristics of the patient

2597. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis – An Update to the 2006 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      August 05, 2010 - and ascertainment of outcomes. 12 Systematic reviews will be rated based on pre-defined criteria assessing … For assessing the quality of cohort studies, we will evaluate whether the study authors used nonbiased … outcomes; and whether they performed appropriate statistical analyses of potential confounders. 11 For assessing

2598. Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Stage II Colon Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      March 13, 2012 - This Technical Brief will also provide a potential framework for assessing the applications and implications … This Technical Brief will also consider comments on using archived specimens and assessing tumor marker … blinding, were determinations of the outcomes and the GEP result made independently, that is, did those assessing

2599. Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      October 10, 2018 - exclusion criteria, patient characteristics, intervention, comparisons, outcomes, and related items for assessing … Outcomes We will grade the strength of the body of evidence (SOE) as per the EPC methods guide on assessing … Assessing Applicability - We will follow the procedures outlined in the EPC Methods Guide for Comparative

2600. Management of Gout | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 03, 2014 - plausible confounding, dose-response, and magnitude of effect) can also be included if appropriate. 24 Assessing … The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. … Assessing the Applicability of Studies When Comparing Medical Interventions.