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141. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Prioritization criteria for research needs and proposed research studies ...........................7 … ce of bacterial infection • Clinical criteria • Strategies to reduce antibiotic use (e.g. … Criteria for Prioritization To establish criteria for prioritizing research needs and research questions … Prioritization criteria for research needs and proposed research studies Category Criteria Current … *Comparison between procalcitonin measurement plus clinical criteria versus clinical criteria alone to

142. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2011 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review We have developed a preliminary set of … Inclusion/Exclusion criteria Category Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Population KQs 1-6: Adults … proposed by the USPSTF. 12 When appropriate, we will supplement these quality criteria with methods … Good-quality studies generally meet all of the study design-specific quality criteria. … Fair-quality studies do not meet all the criteria but do not have any fatal flaws in study design.

143. Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Women with Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #4 Methods The methods are robust, and the inclusion/exclusion criteria are justified. … Peer reviewer #6 Methods The inclusion and exclusion criteria are justifiable. … The definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures seem appropriate. … Given the inclusion/exclusion criteria I could not identify any missing studies. … As this review clearly points out, the clinical signs and diagnostic criteria to assess and define

144. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Table 1 lists the inclusion/exclusion … criteria we selected based on our understanding of the literature, the topic-refinement phase, input … Table 1: Inclusion/exclusion criteria Category Criteria Study population Low-risk pregnant women … For example, for a cohort study, the fundamental criteria will include: representativeness of the … We will also utilize explicit criteria for rating the overall strength of the collective evidence on

145. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     August 24, 2011 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Table 1 lists inclusion/exclusion criteria … Table 1: Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Category Criteria Study population Pregnant women in first … Abstract review forms will contain questions about primary exclusion/inclusion criteria. … We will retrieve and review all articles meeting our predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria or … For example, for a cohort study, the fundamental criteria will include: representativeness of cohort

146. Major-Depressive-Disorder Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2014 - depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure, along with at least four additional MDD diagnosis criteria … Methods Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review: We specified our inclusion and … Inclusion/exclusion criteria Category Criteria Inclusion Exclusion Population Adult (18 years … Control interventions • As defined in the PICOTS criteria Outcomes • As defined in the PICOTS criteria … We will rate studies that meet all criteria as having “low risk of bias.”

147. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Inclusion and exclusion criteria. … Frequently no operational definition or diagnostic criteria for comorbidities were provided. … When definitions or criteria were available, they were rarely consistent across studies. … Applicability of Evidence We set inclusion criteria intended to identify studies with applicability … (e.g., Rome criteria for IBS), and studies using validated criteria were of higher quality.

148. Engaging Stakeholders to Identify and Prioritize Topics for Future Research: Recommended activities and reporting practices (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - stakeholders planned and recruited Methods of Engagement • Assess and identify engagement methods and criteria … practices (continued) Process Activities Reporting Checklist Prioritization Methods • Provide criteria … by the sponsor or by previous engagement activity) • Document individual or group development of criteria … prioritization if not previously established         Document prioritization criteria

149. Survey of Medicare Part D Plans’ Medication Therapy Management Programs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - MTM Enrollment Criteria Enrollment criteria were the same within MTM program - insurance plan pairs … A breakdown of the enrollment criteria is provided below. … One program did not provide information on their inclusion criteria. … Enrollment criteria exist for the vast majority of programs and range from the simple criteria proposed … One MTM program did not provide information on enrollment criteria. Table 2.

150. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     September 01, 2009 - Methods: Eligibility Criteria (l) State the processes used to select studies for review: Screening … Methods: Eligibility Criteria (I) Authors of systematic reviews should report the processes by which … Describe the methods and criteria used to assess the quality (risk of bias) of individual studies. … It appeared that 22 studies did not meet the inclusion criteria as described. … Five studies…met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review.

151. Disposition of Comments for Diagnostic Accuracy of Screening and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression (pdf file)
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     November 14, 2017 - This is a reasonable exclusion criteria but rationale should be included. … This did not meet our eligibility criteria. 53. … Our eligibility criteria included structured aerobic exercise. … The search strategy matches the eligibility criteria. … They did not meet our inclusion criteria.

152. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - Studies of this type did not meet our criteria for inclusion in this review. … , but no relevant studies met our inclusion criteria. … Thirty-one studies met eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review. … TEP #3 Methods Inclusion/exclusion criteria are explicit and relevant. … More information on what criteria were not met would be very useful.

153. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - TEP Reviewer #3 Methods The definitions of outcome criteria are clear. … The table describing inclusion and exclusion criteria is helpful. … Were these criteria included to screen articles? … inclusion and exclusion criteria are defined to some extent. … Definitions and diagnostic criteria for outcome measures are appropriate.

154. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - TEP Reviewer #3 Methods The definitions of outcome criteria are clear. … The table describing inclusion and exclusion criteria is helpful. … Were these criteria included to screen articles? … inclusion and exclusion criteria are defined to some extent. … Definitions and diagnostic criteria for outcome measures are appropriate.

155. Evidence Map on Home and Community Based Services (pdf file)
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     July 27, 2023 - We will apply the following inclusion and exclusion criteria for the studies identified from the published … Exclusion Criteria Population • Adults aged 60 years or older with a functional limitation, requiring … Exclusion Criteria Interventions Person-centered HCBS, including the following person-centered … living as well as other needs to care for a person) • None 6 PICOTS Elements Inclusion Criteria … Exclusion Criteria Study design • Guiding Question 1: o RCTs o Comparative observational studies

156. Executive Summary: Digestible Carbohydrate Intake and Maternal-Infant Outcomes (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2025 - large or rigorous enough to support a conclusion was the only study identified that met the review criteria … Using a priori specified inclusion and exclusion criteria, we triaged abstracts and conducted dual, … Results Of 3,194 abstracts identified, 8 studies reported in 10 publications met our eligibility criteria … Relaxing sample size criteria did not result in the inclusion of additional studies, as most studies … met multiple exclusion criteria.

157. Gestational-Diabetes-Screening-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Seven studies assessed FPG to screen for GDM; GDM was confirmed using CC criteria. … Studies used different diagnostic criteria and could not be pooled. … Society (two-step) criteria. … The most common groups reported and compared were GDM diagnosed by CC criteria, no GDM by any criteria … Gestational diabetes diagnostic criteria: long-term maternal follow-up.

158. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 26, 2012 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review. … , as well as the study-specific inclusion criteria listed in Table 2. … Study inclusion criteria Category Criteria for inclusion Study design Systematic reviews, randomized … New findings on alternative criteria for PTSD in preschool children. … Task Force on Research Diagnostic Criteria: Infancy Preschool.

159. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2011 - The full DSM-IV TR criteria are listed in Table 1. … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review. … Table 3 presents the inclusion/exclusion criteria for this review. … Inclusion/exclusion criteria Category Criteria Inclusion Exclusion Population Adults with PTSD … We will give a good quality rating to studies that meet all criteria.

160. Effect-Dietary-Digestible (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review We will apply the following inclusion and … exclusion criteria for the studies identified in the literature search (Table 1). 3 … Design (PICOTS) PICOTS Elements Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Population • Participants … Exclusion Criteria Comparators • Different total dietary digestible carbohydrate intake level(s) … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review B.