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461. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2010 - of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will use the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing … 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-analyses

462. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Information that will be abstracted that is relevant for assessing applicability will include the method … 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

463. Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - 60, 63 1 NRCT,57 1 pre-post study53); 34,018 Medium Inconsistent findings across four studies assessing … We identified no eligible studies assessing workplace breastfeeding interventions; other reviews have … 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

464. Gout Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - However, the authors of these latest guidelines also acknowledge the difficulty of assessing MSU and … Studies assessing the diagnostic utility of DECT are promising, generally demonstrating high sensitivity … Limitations of the Comparative Effectiveness Review Process Assessing the comparative validity of … Assessing risk of bias as a domain of quality in medical test studies. … Assessing the applicability of studies when comparing medical interventions.

465. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2014 - The NCCN guidelines recommend assessing CEA levels during initial colorectal cancer workup, and assessing … Since the body of evidence is so low in assessing imaging tests for the staging of colorectal cancer … We suggest assessing these discrepancies. … We suggest assessing the following studies for possible inclusion, as these studies were included by … In recent years, innovative, dose-lowering technologies assessing whether therapeutic interventions

466. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 21, 2021 - Comparisons and Outcomes: Strength of evidence will not be assessed as a part of this project, nor will assessing … RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. BMJ. 2019;366:l4898. VI. … RoB 2, A Revised Tool For Assessing Risk of BIAS in Randomised Trials: Assessment Elements 1.1) Was

467. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2021 - Comparisons and Outcomes: Strength of evidence will not be assessed as a part of this project, nor will assessing … RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. BMJ. 2019;366:l4898. … RoB 2, A REVISED TOOL FOR ASSESSING RISK OF BIAS IN RANDOMISED TRIALS: ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS 1.1) Was

468. Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 12, 2018 - Other factors that may be considered in assessing strength of evidence include dose-response relationship … Assessing Applicability Applicability of studies will be determined according to the PICOTS framework … JR, Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions … Gartlehner, Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions for the … Matchar, Assessing the Applicability of Studies When Comparing Medical Interventions, in: Agency for

469. Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological Treatments for Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 19, 2014 - the studies under consideration following established guidance. 55 We will do this by qualitatively assessing … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability of the evidence following guidance from the Methods … Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions Methods … 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 Methods Guide for Comparative

470. Major-Depressive-Disorder Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2014 - the studies under consideration following established guidance.55 We will do this by qualitatively assessing … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability of the evidence following guidance from the Methods … 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 Methods Guide for Comparative

471. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2013 - These are two distinct subsets of populations that must be considered in assessing the causal association … Assessing Applicability – We will consider elements of the PICOTS framework when evaluating the applicability … Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews. The Development of AMSTAR. … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses … Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence When Assessing Health Care Interventions for the Effective

472. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2015 - Following Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality guidance for assessing evidence on equivalence … -42 Although the association with cardiovascular outcomes has been most scrutinized, difficulties assessing … conducted in a target population overlapping with the one for this review, creating some challenges for assessing … Undue reliance on I(2) in assessing heterogeneity may mislead. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2008;8:79. … Assessing equivalence and noninferiority. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Nov;65(11):1144-9.

473. Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2018 - Other factors that may be considered in assessing strength of evidence include dose-response relationship … Assessing Applicability Applicability of studies will be determined according to the PICOTS framework … JR, Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions … Gartlehner, Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions for … Matchar, Assessing the Applicability of Studies When Comparing Medical Interventions, in: Agency for

474. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2013 - Data necessary for assessing quality and applicability, as described in the Methods Guide,16 will also … Assessing Applicability We will use data abstracted on the population studied, the intervention and … In PAH drug trials, we are particularly concerned with assessing the severity of illness; use of run-in … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT, Green S (editors). … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

475. • The roles of the psychiatric hospital, lengths of stay, and transition support services after discharge | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 23, 2010 - This could include assessing the circumstances that are best suited for long-term hospitalization to

476. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2014 - It will be particularly important to understand diagnostic shifts both in assessing studies and in assessing … Case control studies are rarely optimal for assessing causal inferences or measuring treatment effects … Clinical handbook of assessing and treating conduct problems in youth. … Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions. … Chapter 8: Assessing the risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JP, Green S, eds.

477. The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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.

478. Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 29, 2011 - Where provided, we will take into account harms data presented in case series in assessing the strength … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question Assessing the strength of evidence. … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability of findings reported in the included literature … AHRQ series paper 4: assessing harms when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health-Care

479. Home-Based Primary Care Interventions Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 19, 2014 - Outcomes There are three categories of outcomes considered when assessing the positive and negative … Information that will be abstracted that is relevant for assessing applicability will include the characteristics … observational studies will be evaluated according to criteria recommended in the AHRQ methods chapter, Assessing … Assessing Applicability Applicability considers the extent to which results from a study or a body

480. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - If the counts in the 2 X 2 table are available (e.g., from a cohort study assessing the index test’s … Instead of assessing the diagnostic or screening performance of the test, it quantifies the impact of … Assessing concordance may be the only meaningful option if none of the compared tests is an obvious … If an optimal choice is not obvious, the systematic reviewer should consider assessing more than one