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241. Engaging-Caregivers-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Table C-1. ROB_RCTs Table C-1. Risk of bias for randomized controlled trials Author, Year Randomization Adequate? Allocation Concealment Adequate? Groups Similar at Baseline? Patient Masked? Care Provider Masked? Outcome Assessors Masked? Intention-To-Treat Analysis? Rate of Overall Attrition Within Acceptable Level…

242. Untitled (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2015 - Many randomized trials are relatively small, limiting their ability to define risks of less common harms

243. CER 220: Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting (pdf file)
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     September 03, 2019 - Peer reviewer #4 Introduction KQ 2c: Define these comparative harms.

244. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2014 - For this topic, outcomes are somewhat hard to define. Thank you, we agree. … We did this to further define the nature of the inaccuracies of staging. … The histopathology after surgery was used to define the “correct” treatment strategy that should have

245. Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 23, 2016 - Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: September 23, 2016 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review Initial publication date: August …

246. Use of and access to health care by Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes: impact of diabetes type and insulin use, 2007-2011 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Use of and access to health care by Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes: impact of diabetes type and insulin use, 2007-2011 Use of and access to health care by Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes: impact of diabetes type and insulin use, 2007-2011 Use of Diabetes Care Data Points # 18 In 2011, about 25 percent o…

247. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2021 - I understand that part a of this helps to define this, but I think a more specific question would be … serum albumin levels, BMI, and weight, despite consensus that albumin and BMI should not be used to define … We define specialized nutrition care as "consultation with a dietician to set goals for protein and … Consensus regarding objective measures to define a gold standard for diagnosing malnutrition are critical … The goal was to define effectiveness of using screening or diagnostic tools by studying the impact

248. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Most studies and some guidelines define AHI ≥15 events per hour of sleep as suggestive of the disease … In addition, identified studies used a wide range of cutoffs in the reference method to define sleep

249. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2010 - using a categorization such as that used in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 to define … We define a systematic review according to the definition used by the Cochrane Collaboration.27 We

250. Disposition of Comments_Models of Care That Include Primary Care for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Realist View (pdf file)
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     February 16, 2022 - We also highlight how this realist review identified four dimensions that can be used to define models

251. serious-mental-illness-outcomes-140303 (pdf file)
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     March 03, 2014 - The level of agreement among experts is low about how to define a QM; what outcomes QMs should measure

252. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - Define the threshold for acceptable differences in clinical characteristics which could be combined … For example, for length of followup, define the range of lengths of included studies that could be … Define the threshold acceptable differences in methodological characteristics which could be combined

253. Meditation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 17, 2012 - to evaluate programs that are more than a brief mental exercise, yet remain broadly inclusive, we define … We define these programs to involve, at a minimum, at least four hours of training with instructions … We define these programs to involve, at a minimum, at least 4 hours of training with instructions to

254. Disposition of Comments for CER 147 Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2015 - I recommend that the authors take another crack at clarifying this section “Second, is to clearly define … We have revised the sentence: “Second, is to clearly define and communicate, and translate when necessary

255. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - EPCs should define clearly the term used in their systematic review (SR) and comparative effectiveness … o Define decision rules for assessing the risk of bias category for each outcome from an individual … planned methodological approach and documentation of decisions and therefore recommend that EPCs define

256. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Clinician (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure Focus of This Summary This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of transitional care interventions (defined in Table 1) that aim to reduce readmiss…

257. Untitled (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2015 - framework presented in the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) landmark Crossing the Quality Chasm report16 to define … For this review, we plan to define QI strategies as those that target providers (e.g., via education … In keeping with the definition of cases as comparisons between two arms, we define conditions as differences

258. Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     August 16, 2016 - Thank you TEP Reviewer #3 Methods The strategies to define different types of studies for renal … not specifically defined, and seems to be used somewhat interchangably for a subset of factors that define … It might be good to use consistent terminology and/or define these in the methods section.

259. Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics (pdf file)
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     January 27, 2016 - of definitions, but it might be helpful to give examples of how some of the studies attempt to define … E-17; Line 23; How to define appropriate. … Peer Reviewer #1 (Peer Reviewer) Executive Summary - Page 17 Line 14: define prescribing and use … Peer Reviewer #1 (Peer Reviewer) Executive Summary - Page 25 Line 8: Define primary care if not … Would add footnotes to define.

260. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - defined the first time it appears, it is not a term used commonly that I am aware of We revised to define … Peer Reviewer #8 Methods 8; lines 5-6 Please define what you mean by controlled clinical trials; … You must define what you mean for each quality criterion (AND provide an operational definition somewhere