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441. Methods Research Report: Challenges in Conducting EPC Reviews of Behavior Change Interventions (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - These address important issues that require a valid assessment but not necessarily a systematic review … Similarly, the EPC methods guide on risk of bias assessment includes a taxonomy of study types, but … One must ask the question of “why bother” with a risk of bias assessment in which the assessment is … The EPC Program recently published updated guidance for strength of evidence assessment, but does not … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. 2012(208). 7.

442. Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2017 - Treatment of PTSD: Assessment of the evidence. … Treatment of PTSD: assessment of the evidence. … https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/adult-sr/ies-r.asp. … https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/adult-sr/mpss-sr.asp. … https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/adult-int/pss-i.asp.

443. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - Conference proceedings and letters that reported sufficient information to enable assessment of risk … For outcomes for which no pooling was possible, we estimated a rating based on qualitative assessment … Thus, the interval between the end of an intervention and outcome assessment, especially medium- or … First, some publications failed to include the numerical scales used with their assessment tools, … Technology Assessment Report. AHRQ. Project ID: DJDTO913. 7.

444. Chronic-urinary-retention-protocol (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2012 - use of previous reviews will be guided by their relevance and quality as determined by investigator assessment … studies with a high overall risk of bias will be excluded from full abstraction, synthesis, and SOE assessment … screening Studies meeting inclusion criteria will be distributed among investigators for risk of bias assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies. … Investigator assessment of these items will compare reported results to planned analysis described in

445. PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 14, 2011 - Web sites of the National Guideline Clearinghouse ( www.guidelines.gov ), and the Health Technology Assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies and Reviews To assess the methodological … Quality assessment will be performed by analyzing the individual items described above and their potential … Assessing Applicability In addition to quality assessment, we will also assess the applicability of … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

446. Comparative Effectiveness of Dietary Supplement Versus No Dietary Supplement Use in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 21, 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 (quality … For other outcomes, summary assessment of risk of bias will not be made; however, risk of bias (e.g., … McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) for primary studies: manual for use of the McHarm

447. Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 27, 2012 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess methodological quality, or … We will use a checklist to guide the assessment of applicability. … Assessment of atrioventricular junction ablation and VVIR pacemaker versus pharmacological treatment … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … quality, or risk of bias, for each individual study by using the assessment instruments detailed in

448. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Systematic Review Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 07, 2017 - For studies assessing diagnostic accuracy, we will use the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy … We will apply this outcome-specific quality assessment to groups of outcomes that have lower risk of … In brief, the approach requires assessment of five domains: study limitations (previously named risk … We will use a checklist to guide the assessment of applicability. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

449. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 14, 2011 - PCA3 will be excluded based on sample size but this element will be considered as part of quality assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies and Reviews To assess the methodological … Quality assessment will be performed by analyzing the individual items described above and their … Assessing Applicability In addition to quality assessment, we will also assess the applicability … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

450. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - topics in the same class of a device, drug, or biologic are aggregated for discussion and impact assessment … reflects clinical practice, clinical research, health care delivery, health business, health technology assessment … This system, developed by Cerebral Assessment Systems, Inc. … Class II medical device and granted de novo clearance as a first-in-class computerized cognitive assessment … Cerebral Assessment Systems has begun developing commercial Cognivue units, with plans to distribute

451. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 08, 2012 - and (8) linkage with collaborative services.22 PFA is concept-driven and its application requires assessment … reviews • Editorials • Letters to the editor • Studies rated high risk of bias during quality assessment … Assessment of the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies. … Treatment of PTSD: assessment of the evidence. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2008. … Post traumatic stress disorder: The latest assessment and treatment strategies. 3rd ed.

452. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 29, 2016 - CENTRAL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews–Health Technology Assessment … Assessment of harms was limited.

453. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatment for Open-Angle Glaucoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 16, 2010 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will use the Cochrane Collaboration’s … Assessment of reporting biases A funnel plot will be used to assess reporting biases in conjunction … We will assess the quality and consistency of the best available evidence, including assessment of the

454. Home-Based Primary Care Interventions Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 19, 2014 - Inclusion of mental health services Assessment and management of serious mental illnesses including … medical care and management of chronic conditions and disabilities, as well as preventive care and assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Predefined criteria will be used to … What may affect applicability can vary depending on the question of interest and currently the assessment … , and then we will summarize our findings into an assessment of the applicability of the body of evidence

455. 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 … decisional criterion would be about leveraging existing 4 frameworks for evidence and risk assessment … We will review other normative frameworks for assessment such as UK’s National Institute for Health … Assessment of risks posed due to the use of the app will be a critical element of the framework and

456. Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 11, 2011 - Key components of case management include planning and assessment, coordination of services, patient … However, study duration will be considered in the assessment of the quality and applicability of the … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess the quality of systematic … We will adapt criteria from the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) tool (systematic reviews … Although many tools exist for quality assessment of nonrandomized trials, there is no consensus on optimal

457. Methods-Guidance-Reporting-Bias Methods (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - analysis reporting bias is an outcome-level assessment, as opposed to a study-level assessment. … No further assessment is necessary. … No further assessment is necessary. … No further assessment is necessary. … Whenever reviewers have categorized their assessment as “unclear risk of ORB,” a final assessment described

458. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Timing refers to the timing of outcome assessment and thus may be incorporated as part of Outcomes or … includes technical specifications, accuracy, decisional, therapeutic impact T Timing Timing of outcome assessment … Duration of followup; single or multiple followup assessments S Setting Setting of test assessment

459. EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 29, 2015 - review for study selection and/or data extraction; limiting data extraction; limiting risk of bias assessment … With lengthened production time, there was more often risk of bias assessment, evidence grading, and

460. Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions — An Update to the 2009 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 20, 2013 - 79.7% of women aged 50 to 74 years reported having a mammogram within the past 2 years. 4 If initial assessment … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the risk of bias for … each individual study using the assessment methods detailed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and … 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.