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501. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dietary-supplements_research-protocol.pdf
     December 15, 2010 - For instance, important sources of information (in addition to controlled clinical trials assessing … contamination/substitution], standardization), storage conditions and length, methods and instruments for assessing … Table 2: Criteria for Assessing Risk of Bias of Included Studies Criteria Experimental controlled … Study quality will be assessed by one reviewer, a second reviewer assessing a random sample; discrepancies

502. S158 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s158.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - The potential for confounding is probably larger in observational studies assessing medications than … in studies assessing lifestyle factors. … In general, however, the c-statistic of the PS has only limited value when assessing its performance

503. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-centered-medical-home_research-protocol.pdf
     February 23, 2012 - Assessing Applicability Systematic evidence reviews are conducted to summarize knowledge and to support … The primary aim of assessing applicability is to determine whether the results obtained under research … Assessing the Risk of Bias and Precision of Observational Studies of Intervention or Exposures: Development

504. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_research-protocol.pdf
     July 21, 2014 - 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

505. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
     November 03, 2011 - Assessing Applicability Applicability of the population will be estimated by evaluating the selection … AHRQ series paper 4: assessing harms when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health-Care … Assessing the amount of heterogeneity in random- effects meta-analysis.

506. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/crohns-disease_research-protocol.pdf
     September 01, 2010 - www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: September 01, 2010 selected items from the McHarm Tool for assessing … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses … Assessing Evidence Inconsistency in Mixed Treatment Comparisons.

507. Autism Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_surveillance.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - Evidence for CAM interventions is insufficient for assessing outcomes. … Evidence for CAM interventions is insufficient for assessing outcomes.

508. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cognitive-decline-disposition-170707pdf.pdf
     March 24, 2017 - Methods Public Reviewer Fredric Wolinsky, University of Iowa Second, the approach to assessing quality … These guidelines, while related, are not tools for assessing risk of bias of an individual study. … Second, the approach to assessing quality does not follow Equator guidelines. … We used the AHRQ EPC’s criteria for assessing the strength of evidence. … General Peer Reviewer #1 If cleaned up, this review can be important for assessing the state of the

509. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cognitive-decline-disposition-170707pdf.pdf
     March 24, 2017 - Methods Public Reviewer Fredric Wolinsky, University of Iowa Second, the approach to assessing quality … These guidelines, while related, are not tools for assessing risk of bias of an individual study. … Second, the approach to assessing quality does not follow Equator guidelines. … We used the AHRQ EPC’s criteria for assessing the strength of evidence. … General Peer Reviewer #1 If cleaned up, this review can be important for assessing the state of the

510. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear_executive.pdf
     July 01, 2010 - Studies assessing operative treatments were categorized as focusing on an operative approach (e.g., open

511. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - The method of assessing concordance differs based on whether the results are categorical or continuous … The reviewers also identified a need to perform clinical validation of portable monitors such as by assessing … Assessing the ability of the test to predict these patient-relevant outcomes is an example of analysis … The preferred method involves assessing the test’s ability to predict patient-relevant outcomes instead

512. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - The method of assessing concordance differs based on whether the results are categorical or continuous … The reviewers also identified a need to perform clinical validation of portable monitors such as by assessing … Assessing the ability of the test to predict these patient-relevant outcomes is an example of analysis … The preferred method involves assessing the test’s ability to predict patient-relevant outcomes instead

513. Effects of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sodium-potassium_research-protocol.pdf
     April 18, 2017 - risks, an indirect relationship between sodium intake and CVD is assumed.12-14 Given the shift to assessing … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed at the level of the total body of evidence for … 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-analysis … Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence When Assessing Health Care Interventions for the Effective

514. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_research-protocol.pdf
     January 12, 2012 - Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias of studies, we will … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability 34, 36 both of individual studies and … Assessing the risk of bias of individual studies when comparing medical interventions. … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

515. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antiplatelet-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     November 22, 2011 - Subgroups of interest for assessing effect modification will be those defined by race or ethnicity, … Phenotypic tests of interest will be those assessing reactivity (the degree to which platelets are … Assessing Applicability We will follow the Methods Guide to evaluate the applicability of included … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies.

516. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
     October 01, 2010 - interesting topics, such as meta-analysis of individual patient data, meta-analysis of diagnostic tests, assessing … Meta-analysis methods for observational studies including combining observational studies, assessing … Assessing evidence inconsistency in mixed treatment comparisons. … ‗Unqualified success‘ and ‗unmitigated failure:‘ number- needed-to-treat-related concepts for assessing

517. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
     April 20, 2015 - QUADAS-2 questions for assessing risk of bias in diagnostic accuracy studies Domain 1: Patient Selection … Score dichotomously as one of two levels of directness: • Direct • Indirect When assessing the … Assessing Applicability: We will consider elements of the PICOTS framework when evaluating the applicability … Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence When Assessing Health Care Interventions - AHRQ and the Effective

518. Topic 0414 Imaging techniques and metastatic breast cancer tx NSD FINAL (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0495_05-24-2013.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Topic 0414 Imaging techniques and metastatic breast cancer tx NSD FINAL Comparative Effectiveness of Imaging Techniques for Assessment of Response to Treatment in M…

519. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … 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.

520. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_surveillance.pdf
     August 01, 2012 - to intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) alone, 6,7,9,10 and to conformal radiotherapy (3 DCRT)8 assessing