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201. Ankyloglossia Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2015 - Quality (Risk-of-Bias) Assessment of Individual Studies We used four tools to assess the quality of … instrument for cohort studies derived from the McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) … Quality assessment of each study was conducted by two team members independently. … BSES –SF = Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form; IBFAT = Infant Breastfeeding Assessment Tool … Ankyloglossia: assessment, incidence, and effect of frenuloplasty on the breastfeeding dyad.

202. Making Healthcare Safer IV: High Reliability Organization (HRO) as a Patient Safety Practice (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - search for recent high quality systematic reviews published since 2019 with strength of evidence assessment … We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … Risk of Bias Assessment For studies that address the Review Question about the effectiveness of PSPs … We will not perform an independent assessment of or... … Data Extraction Risk of Bias Assessment Data Synthesis Analysis of Subgroups or Subsets Registration

203. Cer-254-Rural-Telehealth-App-E (xls file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Risk of bias assessment: randomized controlled trials Author, Year Randomization Adequate? … Risk of bias assessment: cohort studies Author, Year Study Design Eligibility Prespecified? … Risk of bias assessment: pre-post studies* Author, Year Eligibility Prespecified? … Risk of bias assessment: economic studies Author, Year Are Competing Alternatives Clearly Described

204. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - published data on these trials have been woefully inadequate and do always not permit an independent assessment … These inadequacies hinder not only higher order analyses, such as risk of bias assessment, but also … find necessary information, for example, on your experience of study conduct and processes or your assessment … your Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: September 1, 2016 5 assessment … strategy, where can they find information on your experience of study conduct and processes or your assessment

205. Atrial-Fibrillation-Ablation Surveillance (pdf file)
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     May 16, 2013 - /cycle 1) November, 2011 Surveillance Report (2nd Assessment/cycle 2) December, 2012 Key Findings … (1st assessment/cycle 1) • KQ1 up to date • 2 of 5 conclusions for KQ2 possibly out of date • … It was therefore due for a surveillance assessment in January, 2010. … The first surveillance assessment report of this CER was submitted to AHRQ in November, 2011. … This second assessment was completed in December 2012.

206. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 273_Treatment of Stages I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2024 - systematic review has been conducted following established AHRQ EPC program methods, which include assessment … of the “quality of data” using widely used risk of bias assessment tools (Cochrane RoB-2 tool for RCTs … and the ROBINS-I tool for Nonrandomized Studies), and the EPC program methods for SOE assessment.

207. Gout-managment-protocol-141103 (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2014 - Observational studies will be included for the assessment of rare adverse events. … Included studies will go on for dual abstraction of study- level details and outcomes and for assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies - Risk of bias of individual included … studies will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias assessment criteria.20 In particular we will … focus on assessment of participant recruitment, blinding, allocation concealment, completeness of outcome

208. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - That is the whole point of assessment of study risk of bias and applicability. … We believe our presentation of ROB assessment and details are standard. … We shall happily revise our ROB assessment if necessary. … That is the whole point of assessment of study risk of bias and applicability. … A), as I think they are important to the overall assessment by clinicians.

209. Research Protocol: Care Interventions for PeopleWith Dementia (PWD) and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
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     February 22, 2019 - While the stages are not a direct assessment of implementation readiness, the model suggests that interventions … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias and NIH Stage of Individual Studies Based on AHRQ guidance … NIH Stage Assessment Tool Table: PRECIS-2 scores for trial domains, with modification for Care Delivery … Example possible scores 5: measurement from usual follow up. 3-4: in home assessment every 6 months … [5=obviously important; 1=intermediate or physiologic outcome, requires expert assessment, outcome

210. Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - patient global assessment, and activity limitations (KQ1,2)10 o Adverse effects of the tests, including … Included studies will go on for dual abstraction of study-level details and outcomes and for assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies - Risk of bias of individual included … Assessing Applicability –Applicability assessment will be based on the PICOTS and include the study … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

211. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will evaluate the risk of bias of … Based on this assessment and the initial study design, we will assign a strength of evidence rating … Needs Assessment Report for Potential Update of the Expert Panel Report-3 (2007): Guidelines for the … https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sites/www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/Asthma-Needs- Assessment-Report.pdf. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

212. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - After image reconstruction, the physician interpreting the images makes a binary assessment (positive … Based on this input, our overall assessment is that this intervention is in the moderate high potential … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form.

213. Topic Brief: Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - The nominator was actively engaged in developing the questions for this assessment and ensuring that … Assessment Methods See Appendix A. … Summary of Selection Criteria Assessment This nomination meets all selection criteria. … Assessment of each criteria determined the need to evaluate the next one. … Selection Criteria Assessment Selection Criteria Assessment 1. Appropriateness 1a.

214. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - If the initial assessment suggests that the abnormality could be breast cancer, the woman is likely … Tables F-H summarize our assessment of the strength of evidence. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … An Empirical Assessment of Bivariate Methods for Meta-Analysis of Test Accuracy.

215. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment.

216. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment. … Technology Assessment.

217. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2024 - For these reasons, timing of nutritional assessment during pregnancy matters and completion of multiple … nutritional assessments including assessment of dietary supplement use is needed to estimate usual … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies In accordance with the AHRQ Methods … We will provide a qualitative summary of our assessment. V. References 1. … Regulating fatty acids in infant formula: critical assessment of U.S. policies and practices.

218. App-G-Surv-Report-2-Nonopioid-Pharmacol-Chronic-Pain (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Quality Assessment of Included Randomized, Controlled Trials image1.jpeg

219. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2011 - For the studies meeting the conditions of the second-round assessment, the abstractors will extract … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Assess Study Quality The quality … of individual studies will be assessed by using specific, established assessment tools for each type … For diagnostic studies, the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) tool will be … Risk of bias is derived from the quality assessment of the individual studies which addressed that

220. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2013 - This assessment enhances the overall strength-of-evidence grade. … The subsidiary definition involves a subjective assessment of the likelihood that future research may … For RCTs, reviewers can start with a rating of low for risk of bias and change the assessment if the … Although EPC reviewers generally will not include the details of the reliability assessment in their … It requires assessment of four domains: risk of bias, consistency, directness, and precision.