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401. 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.

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

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

404. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Cryptorchidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 02, 2011 - For the studies meeting the conditions of the second-round assessment, the abstractors will extract key … studies will be assessed by using specific, established assessment tools for each type of study. … Risk of bias is derived from the quality assessment of the individual studies which addressed that KQ … This assessment will be done to account for any factors limiting the ability to apply the intervention … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included

405. 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

406. Disposition of Comments for CER 159 Insomnia (pdf file)
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     December 30, 2015 - Peer Reviewer 7 Methods Doc p. 10 line 42 …both investigators’ summary assessment Apostrophe added. … sleep data, daytime functional assessment, etc). … Strength of evidence assessment methods have changed considerably since the last review. … sleep data, daytime functional assessment, etc). … sleep data, daytime functional assessment, etc).

407. Comparative Effectiveness of Adjunctive Devices to Remove Thrombi or Protect Against Distal Embolization in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Native Vessels | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2010 - Analytic Framework To guide our assessment of studies examining the association between using adjunctive … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Validity assessment will be performed using … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question We will use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment,

408. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2010 - This will be considered as a dose (or exposure) response modifier in the assessment of heterogeneity … This will be considered in the assessment of heterogeneity and applicability. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Using generic criteria, risk of bias … For other outcomes, summary assessment of risk of bias will not be made; however, risk of bias (e.g. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies VI. Definition of Terms

409. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2011 - See Appendix B for a copy of the quality assessment tools. E. … Forms Quality Assessment Form: Case Control Design Study Population Yes/No/Unsure 1. … Quality Assessment Form: Randomized Control Design Study Population Yes/No/Unsure 1. … Quality Assessment Form: Cross-Sectional Design and Before-After Design Study Population Yes/No … Quality Assessment for Prognosis Papers: Hayden Criteria Study Participation Yes/No/Unsure 1.

410. Interventions for Preventing Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer’s Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 23, 2016 - Other criteria discuss the neuropathic assessment of Alzheimer's disease. 7 Peterson's criteria is … Extraction of basic study information will inform risk of bias assessment. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of eligible studies will … National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. 2010 Apr(193):1-727. PMID 21500874.

411. OUTLINE (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - It endeavors to facilitate the development, assessment, 1 Effective Health Care Program Research … project.15 These process steps include screening, assessment/diagnosis (usually conceptualized as a … Screening and Assessment/Diagnosis indicators addressed routine psychosocial assessment, whether patients … of a nonspecific indicator for the University Health Consortium on whether a formal psychological assessment … Outcomes assessment in cancer: Measures, methods, and applications.

412. OUTLINE (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - It endeavors to facilitate the development, assessment, 1 Effective Health Care Program Research … project.15 These process steps include screening, assessment/diagnosis (usually conceptualized as a … Screening and Assessment/Diagnosis indicators addressed routine psychosocial assessment, whether patients … of a nonspecific indicator for the University Health Consortium on whether a formal psychological assessment … Outcomes assessment in cancer: Measures, methods, and applications.

413. Presentation of Findings: Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2009 - they assessed the quality (risk of bias) of the included studies by using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment … approach, readers will anticipate reading the results of the Cochrane risk of bias assessment approach

414. Stakeholder-Engagement-Benefits White-Paper (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - Consumer involvement in health technology assessment (Structured abstract). … Health Technology Assessment Database. … Consumer involvement in health technology assessment (Structured abstract). … Health Technology Assessment Database. Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical 12. … Involvement of consumers in health technology assessment activities by Inahta Agencies.

415. Evidence-based Practice Center Evidence Report Surveillance Process | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2014 - Assessment of a Method To Detect Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews . Research White Paper.

416. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatment for Hepatitis C in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 30, 2011 - the review did support the effectiveness of treatment for HCV infection within the context of risk assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies The risk of bias of systematic reviews … Criteria from the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) tool (systematic reviews), methods … Although many tools exist for quality assessment of nonrandomized trials, there is no consensus on optimal … Based on this assessment, the body of evidence will be assigned a strength-of-evidence grade of high,

417. Microsoft Word - Comparative_Effectiveness_Research_Review_Disposition_of_Comments_Report_Final_120710_refs_delinked1.docx (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2010 - -Changes in available assessment methodologies and the introduction of ‘gold-standards’ of ASD assessment … to separate them from the overall assessment that little direct data exist to answer KQ2. … We have added text to the Methods section to clarify our assessment of randomization. … -Changes in available assessment methodologies and the introduction of ‘gold-standards’ of ASD assessment … -Changes in available assessment methodologies and the introduction of ‘gold-standards’ of ASD assessment

418. Treatments for Fibromyalgia in Adult Subgroups | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 03, 2014 - Applying the ACR Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fibromyalgia. … Pain assessment: global use of the Brief Pain Inventory. … ECDEU assessment manual for psychopharmacology, revised. … A critical review of methods for the assessment of patient-level interactions in individual participant … Uncertain   Overall Risk of Bias assessment Low Results are believable taking study limitations

419. Research Protocol: Evaluation of Mental Health Applications (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Growing concerns over data sharing8-10 and clinical safety11 have created a demand for an assessment … Identify or develop an assessment framework for evaluation/scoring tools (e.g., websites) and apply … , one key decisional criterion would be about leveraging existing frameworks for evidence and risk assessment … We will review other normative frameworks for assessment such as UK’s National Institute for Health … Assessment of the Data Sharing and Privacy Practices of Smartphone Apps for Depression and Smoking Cessation

420. final Fibromyalgia CER protocol_3-31-14 (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2014 - Applying the ACR Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fibromyalgia. … Pain assessment: global use of the Brief Pain Inventory. … ECDEU assessment manual for psychopharmacology, revised. … A critical review of methods for the assessment of patient-level interactions in individual participant … Uncertain Overall Assessment Overall Risk of Bias assessment Low Results are believable taking