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161. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguidenorris_060420101.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - In deciding whether to include observational studies in a CER, the assessment of potential for bias … Systematic differences in outcomes assessment among the comparison groups (detection bias)26 can be … This assessment will focus particularly on issues of the natural history of the condition under study … Quality assessment of both RCTs and included observational studies is performed, with strengths and … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 148.

162. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-observational-studies_methods.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - In deciding whether to include observational studies in a CER, the assessment of potential for bias … Systematic differences in outcomes assessment among the comparison groups (detection bias)26 can be … This assessment will focus particularly on issues of the natural history of the condition under study … Quality assessment of both RCTs and included observational studies is performed, with strengths and … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 148.

163. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - .18,19,25,26 Instead of measuring consistently defined clinical outcomes, studies have used various assessment … We will conduct a systematic review of studies that examined physical therapy interventions and assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will evaluate the quality of studies … For diagnostic studies, we will apply the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

164. Psoriasis-Chronic Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Life Quality Index; EQ-5D = EuroQol 5-DimensionTM; GFR = glomerular filtration rate; HAQ-DI = Health Assessment … L Patient’s assessment of disease severity 1 RCT30 Adalimumab improves a patient’s assessment of … Physician’s Global Assessment (PGA), Patient Assessment of Disease Severity, pain, and pruritus were … Other intermediate outcomes including PGA, patient assessment of disease severity, and individual symptoms … Since the longest study was 32 weeks in duration, only short-term outcome assessment was possible.

165. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - • It requires assessment of four domains: risk of bias, consistency, directness, and precision. … Risk of Bias As noted in Table 1, the risk of bias for an evidence base will be derived from assessment … This assessment enhances the overall strength-of-evidence grade. … Thus, the final assessment of directness requires EPCs to consider the strength of evidence for each … The EPC method implies that EPCs can, if they choose, make a global assessment of the overall quality

166. Osheroff_Respondent_DuBenske 4 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - preventive  services  calculator   • Health  Status  Assessment  (documentation  tool) … ”     • Needs  assessment:  interviews  (critical  incident),  surveys,  prototyping

167. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - To provide the most accurate assessment of treatment effects we depend on the performance characteristics … 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 … Abbreviations: ACR = American College of Rheumatology; CHAQ = Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire … Trials that evaluate the efficacy of treatment should be sufficiently long, with frequent assessment

168. Chronic-Cough Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 100 Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough Executive … For studies of diagnostic tests (KQ 1), we used the QUality Assessment tool for Diagnostic Accuracy … We used checklists to guide the assessment of applicability. … QUADAS-2: A revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 100.

169. Executive Summary: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2024 - • Rating scales for parent, teacher, or self-assessment as a diagnostic tool for ADHD have high internal … • Different assessment modalities may provide valid but different perspectives, and more than a single … assessment modality may be required for comprehensive and effective monitoring of ADHD outcomes over … Rating scales for parent, teacher, or self-assessment as a diagnostic tool for ADHD have high internal

170. Antipsychotics-Children-Surveillance-150120 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - Signal Assessment: The signals examined in this surveillance assessment suggest that the original CER … Our surveillance assessment began in June, 2014. … Potentially high impact interventions were considered in the final assessment of the need to update. … Signal Assessment for Updating We used the following considerations in our assessment of the need to … Engagement, assessment, and management. Pediatrics. 2012; 129(6): e1562-76.

171. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Strategie a. … Quality Assessment of Individual Studies Study quality was independently assess by two investigators … for Patients with Pain; SOAPP-R = Screening and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (Revised); … instruments other than the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) and Screening and Opioid Assessment for Patients … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

172. Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2006 - For Controlled Trials: Assessment of Internal Validity 1. … (give numbers in each group) Assessment of External Validity (Generalizability) 1. … ) Physician global assessment: not reported Patient global assessment: 37/94 (39%) vs 54/96 (56%) … Dermatological assessment at clinic visits. Topical diclofenac (n=164) vs. … Quality Assessment Methods Appendix F. Evidence Tables

173. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cerebral-palsy-feeding_research-protocol.pdf
     June 12, 2012 - Risk of bias is derived from the quality assessment of the individual studies that addressed the KQ … Health insurance coverage of adolescents: a current profile and assessment of trends. … Risk of selection, reporting, and other bias are assessed in the Quality Assessment Form Part I. … Risk of selection, reporting, and other bias are assessed in the Quality Assessment Form Part I. … Please indicate the specific outcome and complete the assessment for each.

174. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/screening-counseling-interventions-protocol-amendment.pdf
     February 05, 2025 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias in the included … grade the strength of evidence based on the guidance established by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment … Quality assessment tool for quantitative studies. … https://www.ephpp.ca/quality- assessment-tool-for-quantitative- studies/. … / https://www.ephpp.ca/quality-assessment-tool-for-quantitative-studies/ https://www.ephpp.ca/quality-assessment-tool-for-quantitative-studies

175. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2023 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - We provide summary statistics for RoB 2 assessment of all 496 studies in this update. … this topic1 with comprehensive data, calculated standardized effect sizes for PTSD outcomes, and RoB assessment … This update also includes RoB assessment for all 436 previously included studies. … Updating RoB assessment to the same scale for all studies and adding standardized effect sizes will

176. A Framework for Conceptualizing Evidence Needs of Health Systems (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-framework-for-conceptualizing-evidence-needs_0.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - Information Service; FY, fiscal year; GRADE; Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and … HTA 101: Introduction to Health Technology Assessment. … Health technology assessment at the University of California-San Francisco. … Hospital-based health technology assessment: insights from New Zealand. … Integrating local data into hospital-based healthcare technology assessment: two case studies.

177. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - The strength of evidence was low for diagnostic accuracy and motility assessment of WMC in combination … Major outcomes of interest are assessment of motility and diagnosis of gastric emptying delay. … The strength of evidence was low for diagnostic accuracy and motility assessment of WMC in combination … Great variation existed between methods of administration of diagnostic tests, and also in assessment … Other stakeholders wanted simultaneous assessment of controls and suspected cases within the same study

178. Pharma-Nonpharma-Ptsd-2023-Update-App-G-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2023 - CONTENTS PTSD-Repository Risk of Bias Assessment of Included Studies Tabs Table G-1. … RoB 2 assessment of new included studies Table G-1. … RoB 2 assessment of new included studies, RoB 2 questions Abbreviations G-1. … RoB 2 assessment PTSD4 Author, Year Bias Due to Randomization: Question 1.1 Bias Due to Randomization … 4.4 (If Y/PY/NI to previous question) Could assessment of the outcome have been influenced by knowledge

179. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - effectiveness of sepsis prediction, recognition, and treatment PSPs including the performance of risk assessment … We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … Comparator Usual care or different versions of sepsis PSPs (e.g., comparisons of different risk assessment … Risk of Bias (Quality) Assessment For studies that address Review Question 5 about the effectiveness … We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review

180. C-Diff-Infections-Surveillance-140925 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - /cycle 1): October 2012 Surveillance Report (2nd assessment/cycle 2): January 2014 Key Findings … (1st assessment/cycle 1): • One of three conclusions for Key Question 1, two of eight conclusions … Summary Decision This CER’s priority for updating is High (changed from the first assessment) 1 … 49 Cycle 1 (1st assessment) The literature search identified 128 titles. … Assessment (2005-2009).