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381. 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

382. 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.

383. Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 15, 2009 - of an evaluation of routinely reported central line associated blood stream infections (CLBSI), an assessment

384. Evidence-Summary-CER-206-Sodium-And-Potassium-Intake-Effects-On-Chronic-Disease-Outcomes-And-Risk (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2018 - Assessment of sodium intake in observational studies as well as in older randomized controlled trials … More accurate but still error prone methods include 24- to 72-hour food diaries or recall assessment … Quality (Risk of Bias) Assessment of Individual Studies Risk of bias (RoB) of eligible studies was … The implications of assessment of sodium and potassium intake are discussed further below. … Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence The National Academies Press. Washington, D.

385. Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 19, 2020 - of studies, the size of the studies, the risk of bias ratings, the outcomes reported, and an initial assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Predefined criteria will be used to … As the Key Questions include assessment of the impact of technique, and patient and EMS personnel characteristics … Our assessment of applicability will focus on potential differences between the study populations and

386. 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.

387. Methods Research Report - Progression-Free Survival: What Does It Mean for Psychological Well-Being or Quality of Life? (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Relevance of Quality Assessment Items Appendix G. … No effort was made to pool results, and no quantitative assessment was performed. … of Individual Studies To prepare for the quality assessment of included studies, existing quality assessment … However, the modified quality assessment is unvalidated. … When you look matters: the effect of assessment schedule on progression-free survival.

388. Evidence-based Practice Center Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2011 - Risk assessment; predictive models ii. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies For those KQs with applicable studies … For the assessment of systematic reviews, we will use the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews … (AMSTAR) instrument to evaluate the quality of the review. 3 For the assessment of randomized and … This assessment will be based on the representativeness of United States-based studies (e.g., a national

389. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     October 20, 2009 - We are interested in a review of the evidence related to physical therapy assessment tools applicable … (Question 2) (See question 8 below for additional information related to assessment) We are also interested

390. 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

391. 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.

392. Mental-Illness-Adults-Prisons Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - Diagnosis must have been made based on clinical assessment or a validated instrument administered by … Two reviewers independently performed the risk-of-bias assessment. … See the next section for further details about our strength-of-evidence assessment. … assessment tools for measuring the same outcome. … More standardization, including the use of validated assessment instruments, is needed.

393. The series of articles beginning with this issue of the Journal form the most up-to-date version of the Guide for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2009 - • Inconsistency in the selection of data sources and evaluation of their quality for assessment of … • A need to develop a consistent and structured approach to the assessment of applicability. … We have also identified future research that is needed, including methodologies for the assessment of … Several groups are currently working on developing guidance for medical test assessment that will suggest … Clinical Assessment of the Reliability of the Examination- Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease Group

394. 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.

395. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2011 - When direct evidence is not available, we will use indirect evidence to inform the assessment of … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies. … Treatment of PTSD: assessment of the evidence. Washington, DC: National Academies Press2008. 3. … Treatment of PTSD: Assessment of the evidence. … Post traumatic Stress Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies.

396. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Prehospital Airway Management (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2019 - studies, the size of the studies, the risk of bias ratings, the outcomes reported, and an initial assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Predefined criteria will be used to … As the Key Questions include assessment of the impact of technique, and patient and EMS personnel characteristics … Our assessment of applicability will focus on potential differences between the study populations and

397. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 12, 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 as … 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.

398. 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.

399. 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.

400. 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.