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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/brooks_eccs2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Slide 7: External Communications
Strategy
• Directed media inquires to defined spokespersons.
•
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January 01, 2005 - Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as the sudden, abrupt loss of heart function.4 It is considered … resolved; Died without sign of
disease
Validation Definition: A priori, the investigators defined … Positive predictive value (PPV)
was defined as the probability that the gold standard determined positivity
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January 01, 2007 - Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as the sudden, abrupt loss of heart function.4 It is considered … resolved; Died without sign of
disease
Validation Definition: A priori, the investigators defined … Positive predictive value (PPV)
was defined as the probability that the gold standard determined positivity
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April 28, 2015 - Key Informant #1 General The population and audience are clearly defined. … The authors have not clearly
defined that there are first line and second line
therapies, nor that … The key
questions are well defined highly relevant clinically. … Key Informant #1 Methods Methods are clearly defined and logical for this
systematic review. … We have
noted that the term was not clearly
defined.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/schizophrenia-adult_research-protocol.pdf
September 23, 2016 - simplifying the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia
from DSM-III through DSM-IV, without changing the defined … adverse events, time to withdrawal due to adverse events
• Mortality (all-cause and cause-specific as defined … adverse events, time to withdrawal due to adverse events
• Mortality (all-cause and cause-specific as defined … include all eligible interventions for the
key question), include studies that meet the PICOTS as defined … bias, of individual controlled trials, systematic reviews, and observational studies by
using clearly defined
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June 21, 2013 - Staff-Generated PICO
Population(s): Adults, defined as 18 years of age or older, diagnosed with MDD;
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/treatment-resistant-depression_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - For adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD, defined as two or more failed
adequate trials … • Population(s): Adults with a current episode of treatment-resistant depression (TRD,
defined … • Elderly or very elderly patients; other demographic groups (defined by age,
ethnic or racial groups … all races, ethnicities,
cultural groups, adults
Patients with treatment-resistant
depression (defined
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January 01, 2022 - Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods?
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January 01, 2022 - Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods?
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January 01, 2022 - Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-protocol-osteoporosis_2.pdf
October 05, 2018 - increased risk of fracture.[1] In 1994,
a World Health Organization (WHO) Study Group operationally defined … start of drug holiday, duration of drug holiday, post-drug
holiday agent/class)
*Osteoporosis defined … †Osteopenia/low bone mass defined by hip or lumbar spine DXA BMD T-score < -1.0
and > -2.5. … †Osteopenia/low bone mass defined by hip or lumbar spine DXA BMD T-score < -1.0 and > -2.5.
8 … †Osteopenia/low bone mass defined by hip or lumbar spine DXA BMD T-score < -1.0 and > -2.5.
10
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative
Effectiveness of Therapies
Executive Summary
Background
Menopause is defined … Menopausal
transition is defined by variability in
menstrual cycle length, followed by
periods of … Perimenopause is defined as
the entire menopausal transition phase,
extending into the first 12 months … Do effectiveness and adverse effects
vary among subgroups of participants defined by
demographics, … interventions,
important outcomes considered and defined, and intention-
to-treat analysis.
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December 01, 2009 - Treatment regimens were defined
based on classes dispensed. … All possible combinations were defined and patients were allocated
to mutually exclusive groups. … For ICS,
high doses were defined as average daily doses ≥700 µg per day.21, 22 High dose categories … Respiratory
medication regimens were defined for each six month increment during follow-up. … Respiratory regimens prior to baseline were defined based on FY2002 prescriptions.
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December 01, 2009 - Treatment regimens were defined
based on classes dispensed. … All possible combinations were defined and patients were allocated
to mutually exclusive groups. … For ICS,
high doses were defined as average daily doses ≥700 µg per day.21, 22 High dose categories … Respiratory
medication regimens were defined for each six month increment during follow-up. … Respiratory regimens prior to baseline were defined based on FY2002 prescriptions.
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January 01, 2011 - Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, IA
Introduction
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is defined … In contrast, objective 5 is defined with respect
to the patient subset whose choice of T relative
to … At a specific T utilization
rate, the patients defined in objective 5 can be
thought of as a subset … of the patients defined in
objective 4, except that distinct patients may be
affected by distinct … If a CER objective
is defined for a patient population with specific
characteristics, the objective
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December 23, 2014 - The key questions are well defined and target important
unanswered questions in the field. … Can you give an example or be more
clear on the difference as you defined it.
Now clarified. … Would be good to clarify
this outcome and how it is defined. … Was this because of how narrowly defined the search was? … Yet,
KQ2 was a priori defined and we chose to
show the observed lack of evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-harms_methods.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Patient registries collect information on
clinical outcomes in populations defined by a particular … note when grading severity or seriousness of adverse events is
based on nonstandardized or poorly defined … of a study is sufficient, as long as particular attention is paid to how well
adverse events are defined … Were the harms PRE-DEFINED using standardized or precise definitions?
2. … Were SERIOUS events precisely defined?
3. Were SEVERE events precisely defined?
4.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_chou_assessing_harms_when_comparing.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Patient registries collect information on
clinical outcomes in populations defined by a particular … note when grading severity or seriousness of adverse events is
based on nonstandardized or poorly defined … of a study is sufficient, as long as particular attention is paid to how well
adverse events are defined … Were the harms PRE-DEFINED using standardized or precise definitions?
2. … Were SERIOUS events precisely defined?
3. Were SEVERE events precisely defined?
4.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topic-nomination_methods.pdf
November 01, 2012 - A poorly defined PICO can lead to development of a topic that may miss important
populations, lack … To aid topic selection decisions, a well-defined PICO should include the following—
Details on the … and a well-defined PICO. … Poorly versus well-defined PICOs
Poorly defined PICO:
Sleep Apnea
Well-defined PICO:
Treatment … In this context, stakeholders are defined as clinicians, policymakers, guideline developers,
professional
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-prevention_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Often, however, some pain persists; therefore, treatment
success is usually defined by a decrease in … We defined eligible intermediate and patient-centered
outcomes (presented in the analytical framework … We defined treatment effect estimates as
precise when pooled estimates had reasonably narrow
95% CIs … We defined high strength of evidence on the basis
of consistent findings from well-designed RCTs. … Most trials defined migraine according to the
International Headache Society diagnostic criteria.