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341. 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).

342. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (Amended) (pdf file)
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     July 02, 2020 - Quality Assessment For randomized controlled trials, quality will be assessed using criteria adapted … Clinical Evidence Assessment: Safety of Extended Use and Reuse of N95 Respirators. 2020. https://assets.ecri.org … Types of studies to be included: Literature Searches Data Extraction (Selection and Coding) Quality Assessment

343. Ptsd-3-Appendix-H-Table-H-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2021 - RoB 2 Assessment Table H-1. … Risk of Bias 2 Assessment of New Included Studies RoB Domain Bias due to randomization (Cochrane) or … Bias in selection of reported result (Cochrane) or Reporting bias (AHRQ): RoB judgement Overall RoB assessment … 4.4) (If Y/PY/NI to previous question) Could assessment of the outcome have been influenced by knowledge … 4.5) (If Y/PY/NI to previous question) Is it likely that assessment of the outcome was influenced by

344. Ptsd4-Update-Appendix-G-Table-G-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2022 - RoB 2 Assessment PTSD4 Table G-1. … Risk of Bias 2 assessment of new included studies RoB Domain Bias Due to Randomization (Cochrane) or … Bias in Selection of Reported Result (Cochrane) or Reporting Bias (AHRQ): RoB Judgment Overall RoB Assessment … 4.4) (If Y/PY/NI to previous question) Could assessment of the outcome have been influenced by knowledge … 4.5) (If Y/PY/NI to previous question) Is it likely that assessment of the outcome was influenced by

345. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2014 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies The risk of bias of eligible studies … If the risk of bias assessment tool is similar to our approach, we will separately assess risk of bias … For published systematic reviews that did not provide a strength of evidence assessment based on a GRADE … Risk of Bias Assessment for Observational Studies # Question Response* Criteria* Justification … No   Uncertain   Overall Risk of Bias Assessment Low Results are believable taking study

346. Non-pharmacologic Interventions for Agitation and Aggression in Dementia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 13, 2014 - directed at single behaviors (e.g., agitation). 20 These approaches typically involve a comprehensive assessment … Systematic reviews must include risk of bias assessment with validated tools. … author, year of publication, eligibility criteria, relevant synthesis results and strength of evidence assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of eligible studies will … , but are not limited to, the population from which the study participants are enrolled, diagnostic assessment

347. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … characteristics, outcomes, and barriers/facilitators most pertinent to a specific PSP. 8 Risk of Bias Assessment … RCT = randomized controlled trial; vs = versus Literature Searches Data Extraction Risk of Bias Assessment

348. Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities: Identifying Critical Gaps in Evidence for Clinical and Health Policy Decision Making | Effective Health Care Program
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     August 03, 2009 - International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 25, pp 241-248 doi:10.1017/S0266462309990225

349. Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 06, 2020 - This review is limited to a safety assessment. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: All included studies will be assessed … The strength of evidence assessment will use the AHRQ EPC program strength of evidence assessment categories … The strength of evidence assessment will differentiate the following levels:  High = High confidence … [Assessment of the MF59-adjuvanted pandemic influenza A/H1N1 vaccine.

350. Interventions to Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2023 - We will tailor the risk of bias assessment to the question the study is used to answers. … • Reporting bias: Reporting bias assessment will include an evaluation of whether a pre-specified … We will incorporate the risk of bias results into the strength of evidence assessment and downgrade … , Development and Evaluation), outlined in the AHRQ methods guide.45 The initial assessment will be … A scoping review of bereavement risk assessment measures: Implications for palliative care.

351. Adjunctive Devices for Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 29, 2011 - majority of trials, the use of catheter aspiration devices increased procedural time upon qualitative assessment … Qualitative assessment indicated that procedure time was increased versus control.

352. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 80. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 81.

353. EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2015 - assessment. … Five products involved quality assessment, one indicated that quality assessment varies, and only one … reported that no quality assessment was done. … , systematic review, evidence assessment). … National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment; 2003. 23.

354. Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 23, 2014 - Conclusions Current evidence permits some tentative conclusions about the comparative assessment of

355. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Overall, the experts provided a positive assessment of this intervention and its high potential to … (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. … (ECRI Institute, Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning Structured Comment Form.

356. Assessing Equivalence and Noninferiority | Effective Health Care Program
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     June 22, 2012 - Assessing Equivalence and Noninferiority Timeline October 05, 2011 Topic Initiated June 22, 2012 Research Report Assessing Equivalence and Noninferiority

357. Assessing Applicability | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 26, 2010 - Assessing Applicability Presentation June 26, 2010 Related Files Download Presentation slides [PPT · 2.1 MB] Download Quiz slides [PPT · 1.7 MB] These presentations are available in PowerPoint format only ( presentation slides [PPT; 2.2 MB], quiz slides [PPT; 1.7 MB]). People using assistive techno…

358. Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain by EMS in the Prehospital Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 30, 2018 - on optimizing opioid exposure creates a need for clinicians to have a thorough understanding of pain assessment … tools in the prehospital setting particularly in the absence of a gold standard assessment tool. 8 … Contextual Question 2 : What is the evidence regarding use of pain assessment tools in the prehospital … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies— The assessment of risk of bias for included … Assessment of pain in the transport environment: a review of the literature.

359. Topic Brief: Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (pdf file)
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     October 28, 2020 - Summary of Selection Criteria Assessment The topic of this nomination pertains to an important healthcare … Assessment of each criteria determined the need to evaluate the next one. … Selection Criteria Assessment Selection Criteria Assessment 1. Appropriateness 1a. … Abbreviations: AHRQ=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Assessment Methods Summary … Summary of Selection Criteria Assessment References Author Impact of a New Evidence Review No.

360. Restless-Legs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 16, 2011 - symptoms)  Scores are combined to give a global assessment (0: No RLS; 1-10: mild; 11-20: moderate … Blinding is a key component of assessing overall quality because assessment of treatment effectiveness … We anticipate that studies may report dichotomous outcomes (e.g., global assessment of improvement) … In brief, the EPC approach requires assessment of four domains for each outcome:  Risk of bias ( … A 10-year, longitudinal assessment of dopamine agonists and methadone in the treatment of restless