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301. 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.

302. A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End-of-Life | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 13, 2010 - It endeavors to facilitate the development, assessment, and implementation of quality indicators. … project. 15 These process steps include screening, assessment/diagnosis (usually conceptualized as … Screening and Assessment/Diagnosis indicators addressed routine psychosocial assessment, whether patients … Outcomes assessment in cancer: Measures, methods, and applications. … of hospitalized patients with use of an objective scale for documentation of severity of dyspnea Assessment

303. A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End-of-Life | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 13, 2010 - It endeavors to facilitate the development, assessment, and implementation of quality indicators. … project. 15 These process steps include screening, assessment/diagnosis (usually conceptualized as … Screening and Assessment/Diagnosis indicators addressed routine psychosocial assessment, whether patients … Outcomes assessment in cancer: Measures, methods, and applications. … of hospitalized patients with use of an objective scale for documentation of severity of dyspnea Assessment

304. Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 20, 2011 - A recently published Health Technology Assessment 17 did not ask prognostic questions and only reviewed … Quality assessment tools consist of five domains: population, outcome, exposure, statistical analysis … See Appendix B for a copy of the quality assessment tools. E. … Forms Quality Assessment Form: Case Control Design Study Population Yes/No/Unsure Was the … Quality Assessment Form: Randomized Control Design Quality Assessment Form: Randomized Control Design

305. 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

306. 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.

307. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 16, 2016 - Prior to preparing this protocol, we conducted an updating surveillance assessment that comprised an … A number of assessment tools are used to assess clinical outcomes of treatment such as pain, quality … Conference proceedings and letters that report sufficient information to enable assessment of risk of … Technology Assessment Report. AHRQ. Project ID: DJDTO913. In preparation. … Validation--value in comparison with other assessment tests. Scand J Rheumatol Suppl. 1987;65:85-9.

308. Gout Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Some researchers have argued the need for laboratory assessment of synovial (joint) fluid MSU crystals … Monosodium Urate Crystal Assessment The assessment of MSU crystals in synovial fluid for the diagnosis … In a group of 40 patients seen in the same clinic whose gout was confirmed with MSU assessment, all … Of potential utility would be an appropriateness assessment study that creates a panel of possible … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

309. 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.

310. 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

311. Digestible Carbohydrate Intake and Maternal-Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 08, 2024 - For these reasons, the timing and mode of nutritional assessment including supplement use matters,13 … Assessment of Risk of Bias for Individual Studies We will use predefined criteria to assess the risk … When quantitative synthesis is not possible, sample size and assessment of variance within individual … We will provide a qualitative summary of our assessment. 16 V. … Assessment of Risk of Bias for Individual Studies E. Data Synthesis F.

312. Appendix-G-Surveillance-Report-1 (xls file)
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     November 22, 2021 - Quality Assessment of Included Randomized, Controlled Trials

313. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     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.

314. 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

315. Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 07, 2012 - Review Methods Study selection, quality assessment, data extraction, and grading the evidence were … They have a potential application as an adjunct to a clinical assessment that suggests the presence of

316. Biologic and Nonbiologic Systemic Agents and Phototherapy for Treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 27, 2012 - quality of life (HRQoL) [SOE: L], Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) [SOE: L], Physician's Global Assessment … (PGA) score [SOE: L], and patient's assessment of disease severity score [SOE: L], while reducing pain

317. Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 20, 2013 - Institute for Clinical Excellence, the National Guideline Clearinghouse, and the Health Technology Assessment … Designs should also permit assessment of effects of specific bundles of screening and infection control

318. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of eligible studies will … If the risk of bias assessment tool is similar to our approach, we will separately assess risk of bias … QUADAS-2: A revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Uncertain Question Response Criteria Justification Internal Validity Overall Assessment Overall … Risk of Bias assessment Low Results are believable taking study limitations into consideration

319. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 7 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Introduction “Grading” refers to the assessment of the strength of the body of evidence supporting … An assessment of the strength of the entire body of evidence includes an assessment of the quality of … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 160. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 1. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 180.

320. 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