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141. Disposition of Comments for CER 212 Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2018 - I would consider saying something like, "Cell shading was used to differentiation between comparisons … Results Peer Reviewer #1 Presentation of the assessment of risk of bias: the authors might consider … As typical for most systematic review approach, we did not consider FDA approval, per se. … Categorization: Consider providing background and clarification on how treatments were categorized; … Consider adding a “Device” category in which intravesical pressure release devices, We have added

142. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - given that studies in ASD have included more than 100 participants, we feel that it is appropriate to consider … Public Reviewer #1 (Roseann Schaaf) Methods Again, the failure to consider sensory-based approaches … I am not sure whether these fit within the scope of the current review, but some consider the sensory … We did not consider equine- assisted therapies to meet this criterion, and the study cited was not considered … -Lim 2011: We did not consider this be a comparative study, thus it did not meet inclusion criteria

143. Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - In the absence of head-to-head trial evidence, we will consider observational data. … Data Synthesis If we find three or more similar studies for a comparison of interest, we will consider … To assess the applicability of a body of evidence, we will consider the consistency of results across … In the absence of head-to head trial evidence, we will consider observational data.” … In the absence of head-to-head trial evidence, we will consider observational data.”

144. AHRQ Slide Template 2019-Widescreen
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     January 01, 2023 - If not, do not consider further Importance – frequency and severity of the condition addressed by patient … If PSP is already in wide use and/or there is no uncertainty about its use, consider recommending that … If few studies are identified, consider recommending no review or a rapid response. … If many studies are identified, consider recommending how to reduce scope for a feasible rapid review … Each organization would need to consider its capacity for implementation.

145. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We consider it good practice to report the proportion of events from each intervention group in addition … Further, interpretation of Q statistic should consider the limitations of the test that it has low power … These numbers serve as the lower bound for number of studies that investigators could start to consider … When the number of studies is small, investigators should only consider one variable each time. … Interpretation of statistical significance (for Q statistics) should consider the limitations of the

146. Prevention of Contrast Media Induced Nephropathy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Public commenters suggested that we consider addressing the value of stopping medications known to have … We will not include observational studies with high osmolar contrast media, and we will not consider … of heterogeneity, e.g., if the I-squared statistic is greater than the degrees of freedom, we will consider … Interpretation of Q statistic will consider the limitations of the test that it has low power when the … We will use the grading scheme recommended in the Methods Guide. 38 We will consider all domains: study

147. Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence when Comparing Medical Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - A determination of which outcomes and comparisons the EPCs consider important enough to warrant formal … Thus, the final assessment of directness requires EPCs to consider the strength of evidence for each … EPCs should consider and report on publication bias insofar as it appears to influence scores for either … GRADE uses an algorithm to help reviewers to be clear about how they consider domains to produce the … In considering the risk-of-bias domain, EPCs should consider which study design is most appropriate to

148. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - – Consider cohort studies that apply echocardiography and biomarker screening in a coordinated or … – Consider studies that evaluate a global echocardiographic assessment based not only on sPAP but … – Consider studies of additional promising measures such as end diastolic pulmonary regurgitation … – Consider cohort studies evaluating prognosis, as well as treatment trials examining association … – Consider controlled trials in children.

149. Disposition of Comments for CER 211: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2018 - Please consider adding. Thank you for catching, we have added the strength of evidence. … Consider performing the Analysis of withdrawals due to inefficacy and compare between arms to substantiate … Also consider modifying the statement to reflect the data in Actemra monotherapy as there is minimal … In addition, AHRQPCORI should also consider RCTs that do not have disease duration as an inclusion … Consider using the deviance information criterion (DIC) to choose the model selected.

150. Chapter 2. Developing the Topic and Structuring Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests: Utility of PICOTS, Analytic Frameworks, Decision Trees, and Other Frameworks | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Similarly, the request for a review of tests for prostate cancer may neglect to consider the role of … Investigators should consider at the outset how such a situation will be addressed. 4–6 Principle 2 … Principle 3: Consider using decision trees. … For further discussion on when to consider using decision trees, see Chapter 10 in this Medical Test … Some researchers, such as Van den Bruel and colleagues, consider frameworks as a hierarchy and a model

151. Screening for and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1-3 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - In addition, this review will consider the impact on clinical outcomes in CKD patients of treatment with … In addition to overall evaluation of this population, we will consider separate evaluations by CKD stage … In addition to overall evaluation of this population, we will consider separate evaluations by CKD stage … If no or few RCTs or CCTs are identified, we will consider including large observational studies. … If no RCTs or CCTs are identified, we will consider including large observational studies.

152. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 24 Resident Safety Practices (pdf file)
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     May 27, 2016 - Public reviewer#4 (Eilon Caspi, Dementia Behavior Consulting, LLC) Background p. viii Consider … Please consider acknowledging this underreported problem in your report. … Consider avoiding the term “challenging behaviors” in nursing home residents with dementia. … Consider: Residents with dementia and serious mental illness. … Doesn't AHRQ consider this a patient safety issue?

153. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2022 - strategies, barriers and facilitators for guideline promotion and implementation are important to consider … Symptomatic adults with bone metastases who will receive re-radiation for palliation For all KQ: Consider … confounding, we will assess risk of bias using instruments tailored to observational studies34 that consider … We will consider classifying the magnitude of effects for continuous measures of pain and function using … We will consider pooling studies if there are two to five clinically and methodologically comparable

154. Cirrhosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 23, 2014 - If too much scar tissue forms, you may need to consider a liver transplant .

155. Methods White Paper: Improving the Utility of Evidence Synthesis for Decision Makers in the Face of Insufficient Evidence (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - Anyone who makes decisions concerning the provision of clinical care should consider this report in … Developing the Protocol When developing the protocol, systematic review authors should again consider … • Summarize contextual information (other than evidence on benefits/harms) • Consider modelling … Review authors can also consider qualifying the term “insufficient” by stating the main reason that … Authors should consider different recommendations for future research based on the different types of

156. Disposition of Comments for CER 177 Agitation Aggression Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - Ellon Caspi PhD Executive Summary Please consider avoiding using the term “patient.” … Please consider using the term: “Person- directed care.” As explained by Dr. … Please consider using the term “Care Partner.” … We consider agitation/aggression to be the major outcomes that would add value to the field. … We didn’t consider ‘placebo’ a nonpharmacologic intervention.

157. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - Please consider the efficacy and results of the following studies: Tjandra JJ, Chan MK, Yeh CH, et … Public Reviewer 3: Fred Kurtz, Medtronic General comments Please consider the following study … Better yet, consider including the RCT of PTNS vs. SNS (Thin NN, et al, Br J Surg, 2015). … Please consider revising the phrase. … Please consider the addition of the definition of “standard care” treatments.

158. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - Anyone who makes decisions concerning the provision of clinical care should consider this report in … However, recognizing potential ethical and logistical challenges, consider different trial designs … • Hybrid studies that more explicitly consider impact of the internal environment and local policies … • Studies that consider the larger policy context in which care was delivered, including payment

159. The Refinement of Topics for Systematic Reviews: Lessons and Recommendations From the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - A refined topic should address an important health care question or dilemma; consider the priorities … This variation among EPCs provided an excellent opportunity to learn and consider the advantages and … Investigators should consider whether such refinements would reduce the relevance of the review. … Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages, and EPCs should consider which approach best … The importance of each principle may vary by topic, and the team will consider the extent to which a

160. Methods-Guide-Chapter-Prioritization-And-Selection-Of-Harms-For-Inclusion-In-Systematic-Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Anyone who makes decisions concerning the provision of clinical care should consider this report in … However, as for harmful outcomes, there may be many potential beneficial outcomes to consider. … If so, what would you consider a reasonable maximum threshold? … If so, what would you consider a reasonable maximum threshold? … D-2 • Sometimes consider composite safety AE.