-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_research-protocol.pdf
November 21, 2011 - PICOTS Criteria
The populations, interventions, comparators, outcomes, timing, and setting (PICOTS … Additional specific criteria for inclusion are
noted in Table 3.
Table 3. … Inclusion criteria
Category Criteria
Study
population
Nonpregnant women from menarche to menopause … The abstract review form will contain questions about the primary inclusion
and exclusion criteria. … Studies may also include mixed populations and/or poorly defined
inclusion/exclusion criteria.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
July 19, 2013 - and exclusion criteria that will be applied to
studies evaluated for the systematic review. … Criteria for inclusion/exclusion of studies in the review
PICOTS Criteria Inclusion Criteria Exclusion … Criteria
Population Adults (age 18 years or older) who have presumed
or confirmed HAP, VAP, or HCAP … Criteria for inclusion/exclusion of studies in the review (continued)
PICOTS Criteria Inclusion Criteria … If both reviewers agree that a study does not meet the eligibility criteria, the
study will be excluded
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-diagnosis-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Age and gender specific criteria for abnormal breathing (or OSA)
2. … Age- and gender-specific criteria for defining the OSA syndrome (and abnormal breathing)
2. … • Does not meet the Effective Health Care Program Appropriateness criteria. … None of these studies used age- or gender-specific
criteria. … AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program Selection Criteria for New Research
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/adhd/research-protocol
August 10, 2010 - preschoolers may often not adhere to strict DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders) criteria … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review
Target Population
For key question one, … of age with a diagnosis of ADHD or Disruptive Behavior Disorder (including ODD and CD) by DSM or ICD criteria … have been treated for ADHD or are a control group of ADHD subjects, diagnosed with ADHD by DSM or ICD criteria … Methodological heterogeneity will be explored by evaluating where studies failed criteria.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/lung-cancer-staging/research-protocol
December 08, 2014 - criteria are listed below in five categories: publication criteria, study design criteria, patient criteria … , test criteria, and data criteria. … Test criteria
Type of test. … against the study inclusion criteria. … Our initial inclusion criteria require direct comparisons between modalities.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2011 - no specific criteria)? … (no specific criteria)? … Were the inclusion and/or exclusion criteria described (no specific criteria)?
3. … Were the inclusion and/or exclusion criteria described (no specific criteria)?
3. … Were the inclusion and/or exclusion criteria described (no specific criteria)?
3.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_overview.pdf
March 27, 2014 - the following:
• JIA according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria … or
• Juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) according to the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria … and developing definitions of disease status:
American College of Rheumatology Pediatric Response Criteria
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_disposition-comments.pdf
October 23, 2012 - The inclusion and exclusion criteria are
explicit and are well justified. … “Study eligibility criteria” in the
Methods chapter. … Peer Reviewer
#5
Methods Inclusion/exclusion criteria are clear. … I
could not find any missing studies that met inclusion criteria. … Consequently, it was unsurprising that no studies were found that
met the inclusion criteria.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-artery-stenosis_research-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Of these 303 did not meet
eligibility criteria. … An additional 9 articles met eligibility
criteria. … Other eligibility criteria applied. … Other
eligibility criteria applied. … Other eligibility criteria
applied.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-depression-research-protocol-amended.pdf
February 15, 2017 - Inclusion and exclusion criteria
PICOTS
Element Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Populations … Exclusion Criteria
• Medical Therapy
o Antidepressant medications (SSRI, SNRI,
etc.) limited to … Exclusion Criteria
o Likelihood ratios
o Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves
KQ 2: … Articles meeting
eligibility criteria (see Table 1) will be included for data abstraction. … Methods, Table
1
The original protocol
inclusion/ exclusion
criteria specified the
Comparators
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd-update_research-protocol.pdf
August 18, 2016 - Regarding diagnosis, the DSM-5 has changed the criteria for ADHD. … 7 years of age,
allowing more adolescents to fulfill the criteria. … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review
Table 1. … Inclusion and exclusion criteria
PICOTS
Element Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Populations … Exclusion Criteria
comparing those with and without ADHD.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/signals/research
June 15, 2011 - Methods
The search results were screened using the original eligibility criteria. … reviews and expert opinions were combined to determine the need for updating based on predetermined criteria
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/atrial-fibrillation/research-protocol
January 27, 2012 - Inclusion and exclusion criteria
PICOTS Element
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Populations … Inclusion and exclusion criteria, “Interventions” row, “Inclusion Criteria” column
Added bullets … Inclusion and exclusion criteria, “Interventions” row, “Inclusion Criteria” column
Echocardiography … Inclusion and exclusion criteria, “Comparators” row, “Inclusion Criteria” column
Added “of … Inclusion and exclusion criteria, “Study design” row, “Inclusion Criteria” column
Original data
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/c-difficile-update/research-protocol
December 23, 2014 - on the PICOTS framework outlined above and the study-specific inclusion criteria described in Table … Study inclusion criteria
Category
Criteria for Inclusion
Study Enrollment
Studies that enroll … For systematic reviews that do not meet all the feasibility criteria but are of fair or good quality, … Systematic review quality will be assessed using modified AMSTAR criteria. 33 An additional question … Were inclusion/exclusion criteria clearly stated?
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
September 20, 2013 - The Key Questions
The Key Questions (KQs) and study selection criteria (population, intervention, … /exclusion criteria apply to studies addressing KQ 1 and are equivalent to the
inclusion/exclusion criteria … In addition, we will include studies that meet all other
selection criteria for KQ 1, except for the … Specifically for KQ 2, we will use criteria 1 and 3–8, as listed above but will
disregard criteria 2 … The original report did not use formal criteria for study selection for KQ 3.11 Based on the findings
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics/research-protocol
November 02, 2011 - A person must meet several eligibility criteria, including low income, to qualify for payment. … criteria for our review. … We do not repeat all of the PICOTS information related to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. … Inclusion/exclusion criteria
Category
Criteria
Inclusion
Exclusion
a This will be an iterative … We will give a good-quality rating to studies that meet all criteria.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - them again, in duplicate, against the inclusion and
exclusion criteria. … criteria were—
1. … Criteria for Key Questions on Harms
While we utilized data from studies meeting the
inclusion criteria … Our inclusion criteria for the supplemental harms searches
were—
1. … See the Methods section for lists of the
7
inclusion criteria.
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/autism-update/research-protocol
September 20, 2013 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review
Table 2 outlines inclusion criteria for this … Inclusion criteria
Category
Criteria
Study population
Children ages 0-12 with ASD or 0-2 considered … We will retrieve and review all articles that meet our predetermined inclusion criteria or for which … We will utilize explicit criteria for rating the overall strength of the collective evidence for the … Once we had established the maximum SOE possible based upon these criteria, we assessed the number of
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/uterine-fibroids/research-protocol
February 29, 2016 - PICOTS
PICOTS
Criteria and Key Question(s)
Abbreviations : KQ=key question
Population
Women … We summarize the inclusion criteria in Table 2.
Table 2. … Inclusion criteria
Category
Criteria
KQ=Key Question
Population
Women with uterine fibroids … For studies that meet the eligibility criteria from the full-text review assessment, we will extract … We will use the criteria and established tools described in the Methods Guide for Effectiveness and
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
July 14, 2016 - Methods Peer Reviewer
#3
Inclusion and exclusion criteria are reasonable. … Search criteria are fairly
well developed. … The
definitions and diagnostic criteria for the outcomes are well
defined but do point out the lack … Methods TEP #5 Are the definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome
measures appropriate? … One criteria of patient-centered care
is to engage patients in their own treatment.