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181. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - noted concern because of the lack of evidence available for providers and patients on the important choice … Consistency across studies is needed in choice of outcomes and measurement tools. … stakeholders suggested that among patients with extreme or minor pathology, there is less variability in the choice … That is, it must address the overarching question of best treatment choice and timing for specific patients … both nonsurgical and surgical options are practical, consumers want to know them so they can make a choice

182. Evidence Summary for CER 239: Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2020 - particularly concerning.9-15 The findings of this systematic review can inform shared decision making and choice

183. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - Layout 1 Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common and costly. Over the course of a year, between 13.1 million and 14.2 million people will experience MDD. Approximately half of these people seek help for this condition, and only 20 percent of those receive adequate treatment. For those who do initiate tr…

184. Hip-Fracture-Pain Consumer (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - Managing Pain From a Broken Hip A Guide for Adults and Their Caregivers Is This Guide Right for Me or Someone I Care For? Yes, if: � You or the person you care for is an older adult (more than 50 years old) who is in a hospital because of a hip fracture (a broken hip that occurs suddenly from an event like a…

185. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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     April 30, 2014 - Peer Reviewer #1 Results Pg 16 Ln 54; ...although OMBP never appears to be the most likely best choice … In my review, none of the approaches ever seem likely to be the best choice. … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods The choice of odds-ratio as the unit of analysis is acceptable. … the general readers, I think odds ratios are more consistent between studies, and also the unit of choice … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods The methods, software, and choice of priors for this analysis all seem to be

186. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - is consistent with the clinical/ conceptual basis for the research question Provide a rationale for choice … exposure Determine the most suitable scale for the measurement of exposure Provide a rationale for choice

187. Multiple-Sclerosis Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - • With training, patients can improve risk understanding and sense of informed choice (1 study). … to discontinue (3 studies), while viewing their neurologist as the driver for decisions regarding choice … Country, sex, EDSS change and therapy choice independently predict treatment discontinuation in multiple

188. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2011 - Layout 1 Background Almost 75 million American adults— approximately one-third—have hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension increases with advancing age such that more than half of people 55 to 74 years old and approximately three-fourths of those age 75 years and older are affected. In addition to being the pr…

189. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2012 - each option, and the most effective way to present information so that women can make an informed choice … each option, and the most effective way to present information so that women can make an informed choice … findings of the 2010 evidence review was that the best evidence suggests VBAC is a reasonable and safe choice … and nuanced understanding of how best to present information so that women can make a truly informed choice … each option, and the most effective way to present information so that women can make an informed choice

190. Breast-Cancer-Imaging Technical-Brief (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - literature, along with Key Informant opinion, suggested that FDG-PET/CT is the imaging modality of choice … • Choice of imaging strongly depends on where metastases are. … • The choice of imaging and intervals are often dictated by insurance coverage. … baseline, PET-CT tends to find more lesions than bone scan; this usually doesn’t affect treatment choice … Other guidelines used to determine choice of imaging besides NCCN? • No.

191. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2013 - Diagnostic thinking efficacy and therapeutic efficacy (clinician judgment about diagnosis/prognosis, choice … thinking efficacy and therapeutic efficacya • Clinician judgment about diagnosis/ prognosis • Choice … Diagnostic thinking efficacy and therapeutic efficacy (clinician judgment about diagnosis/prognosis, choice

192. breast-cancer-imaging-protocol-131217 (pdf file)
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     December 17, 2013 - Please describe how each of the following influences your choice of imaging for treatment evaluation

193. Disseminating Findings From EPC Reports: Pilot Project of Three Products (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2018 - We chose to use this report as it was relatively current, and the choice of contrast type is a specific

194. Pharmacotherapy for Adults with Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2017 - o Two large studies (STEP and CHOICE) are underway and may have data in the next two years. … search49 and preliminary descriptions of two new trials on AUD treatment in primary care: STEP50 and CHOICE … evidence is a small study using gabapentin in primary care.21 Two large studies are underway (STEP and CHOICE … Disease Clinics.50 The second report describes the conceptual and scientific foundation of the CHOICE … primary care for adults at high risk for AUDs: the Choosing Healthier Drinking Options In primary CarE (CHOICE

195. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Studies of factors influencing therapist decisions concerning CPAP mask choice 19. … This informs the choice of study design. … Studies of factors influencing therapist decisions concerning CPAP mask choice 19. … Ideally, the a priori choice of patient characteristics would be based on existing patient-level meta-analyses … that the topic was moot since treatment must be started and CPAP is superior and thus the clear first choice

196. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 44: Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2024 - analyses, can the authors come up with some principles to guide standardization or local adaptation or choice

197. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - Layout 1 Background Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy in women. The American Cancer Society estimated that in the United States in 2005, 212,930 women would be newly diagnosed as having breast cancer and there would be 40,870 deaths due to this disease. Because early breast cancer is asymptomatic, th…

198. Rapid Evidence Product Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults A Rapid Review (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - months but improvements in loneliness at 6 months, and one (n=223)47 that randomized patients to the choice … & 6 mo) (-) Pynnonen, 201847 RCT n=223 Mean age: 77 Fair quality Choice … Effect of a social intervention of choice vs. control on depressive symptoms, melancholy, feeling of … Effect of a social intervention of choice vs. control on depressive symptoms, melancholy, feeling of … Effect of a social intervention of choice vs. control on depressive symptoms, melancholy, feeling of

199. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - The choice of a noninferiority margin incorporates clinical and statistical judgments.45 Studies should … provide an explicit rationale for the choice of a noninferiority margin in specific patient populations … The choice of a noninferiority margin only requires sufficient precision to exclude a minimal important

200. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - tests and allow patients and their providers to incorporate individual values and priorities into the choice … This design permits a comparison of how the choice of test may influence management and/or survival … This is an important gap in the literature because there is little evidence to justify the choice of