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101. Topic Coming Back CER 28 DMARDs in Children with JIA NSD _SJ Clean (pdf file)
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     March 27, 2014 - In addition, the three experts contacted as part of the surveillance assessment noted rapid changes … measures assessed were: Measures of disease activity: Active joint count (AJC) Physician global assessment … of disease activity (PGA) Parent/patient global assessment of well-being (PGW) Measure of functional … status/disability: Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) Measures of health-related

102. Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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103. Table 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - At a minimum, dyspnea assessment should include a measure of intensity plus at least one measure of … Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care? … Mechanisms, assessment, and management: a consensus statement. … of dyspnea • Clinical assessment of dyspnea should include at least one measure of intensity and … and re-assessment are recommended, ideally with some documentation of a management plan Dyspnea

104. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 -  This topic will move forward as a systematic review to update to the existing AHRQ Technology Assessment …  A significant body of literature was identified since the publication of the 2008 Technology Assessment … Therefore, a systematic review to update of the previous AHRQ Technology Assessment report will help

105. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Quality Assessment Two reviewers independently assessed article quality. … The two reviewers resolved differences in quality assessment. … scintigraphy Motility assessment Low 5 Adding WMC to conventional motility testing improves assessment … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Assessment of tandem measurements of PH and total gut transit time in healthy volunteers.

106. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Therefore, EMS personnel must have assessment tools that are easy to use, reliable, and accurate. … .4 The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)11,12 is an instrument widely used for assessment of consciousness at … We included studies of children and adults with known or suspected trauma, with assessment using the … Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

107. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2013 - (e.g., functional class, dyspnea, 6-minute walk test) versus biomarkers plus clinical assessment and … (b) echocardiography plus clinical assessment versus echocardiography plus biomarkers and clinical … Med Decis Making 1991;11(2):88-94. bIn conjunction with routine clinical assessment (functional class … Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension in patients with advanced lung disease. … QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies.

108. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2012 - Independent assessments of the currently available risk-assessment tools for thromboembolic events and … Elucidating the role and accuracy of these tools with a comparative assessment would provide clinicians … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess methodological quality, … We will use a checklist to guide the assessment of applicability. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

109. 8 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - of potential confounders, accurate determination of exposures and outcomes, and blinded assessment … This quality-assessment tool is intended for use in conjunction with standardized quality-assessment … Assessment and control for confounding by indication in observational studies. … Health Technol Assessment 2005;9(2):1– 146. 56 Rothwell PM, Slattery J, Warlow CP. … Causality assessment of adverse reactions to drugs—I.

110. 8 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - of potential confounders, accurate determination of exposures and outcomes, and blinded assessment … This quality-assessment tool is intended for use in conjunction with standardized quality-assessment … Assessment and control for confounding by indication in observational studies. … Health Technol Assessment 2005;9(2):1– 146. 56 Rothwell PM, Slattery J, Warlow CP. … Causality assessment of adverse reactions to drugs—I.

111. Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2017 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 24. AHRQ Publication Number 01- E011. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 131. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 24, Supplement. AHRQ Publication Number 01-E059. … or cinahl).ti,ab,hw. 19 (cochrane or (health adj2 technology assessment) or evidence report).jw.

112. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2012 - Assessment usually takes place in the outpatient setting, but some patients become severely ill with … A typical assessment starts in the office of a physician, where a careful medical history is taken and … ○ For the assessment of harms, we will include wireless motility capsule testing conducted in any … ○ Motility assessment 1. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

113. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - We present below a few critical thoughts on their use as phases in the assessment of tests. … Three dimensions of clinical efficacy assessment applied to magnetic resonance imaging. … Focusing technology assessment using medical decision theory. … A hierarchical outcomes approach to test assessment. Ann Emerg Med 1999;33:77-84. 14. … Technology assessment in diagnostic imaging.

114. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - We present below a few critical thoughts on their use as phases in the assessment of tests. … Three dimensions of clinical efficacy assessment applied to magnetic resonance imaging. … Focusing technology assessment using medical decision theory. … A hierarchical outcomes approach to test assessment. Ann Emerg Med 1999;33:77-84. 14. … Technology assessment in diagnostic imaging.

115. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - “Grading” refers to assessment of the strength of the body of evidence supporting a given statement or … “Strength” assessment includes the quality of an individual study plus other domains. … Within these domains is another area where the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and … Multiple domains should be incorporated into an overall assessment in a transparent way. … Consider how to incorporate multiple domains into the overall assessment.

116. Pressure-Ulcer-Prevention Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Decisions about whether to use risk-assessment instruments and which risk-assessment instrument to … for the use of preventive interventions based on the risk-assessment score. … Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers. … Risk assessment scales for pressure ulcer prevention: a systematic review. … Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: Comparative Effectiveness.

117. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - “Grading” refers to assessment of the strength of the body of evidence supporting a given statement or … “Strength” assessment includes the quality of an individual study plus other domains. … Within these domains is another area where the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and … Multiple domains should be incorporated into an overall assessment in a transparent way. … Consider how to incorporate multiple domains into the overall assessment.

118. Disposition of Comments Technical Brief 41: Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2022 - The section on risk assessment is confusing and may inadvertently exclude the most needy from using … It does not provide a comprehensive assessment of apps for a specific condition. … - alone in the App Integrity Assessment would not provide sufficient evidence to meet the threshold … These are the most prioritized questions and therefore placed at the start of the assessment. … As pointed out by the reviewer, this is a very complex issue which requires systematic assessment

119. Assessment of a Method To Detect Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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120. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2019 - The assessments will be undertaken by one reviewer; a second reviewer will check the assessment for … The summary assessments will be incorporated into the strength of evidence assessment. … The strength of evidence assessment will use the AHRQ EPC program strength of evidence assessment categories … We will review the applicability of the assessment scales to the population of interest. … assessment to findings in RCTs.