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161. Topic 0509 Home-based Primary Care Interventions NSD FINAL SJ-2 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0599-131115.pdf
     June 20, 2013 - Comparator(s): Usual care, defined as scheduled or unscheduled care in an outpatient clinic Outcome

162. Topic 0527 Fertility Treatment in Women NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0623-140828.pdf
     April 25, 2014 - § Infertility, which can affect both men and women, is defined

163. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0404_01-14-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - for age, gender, ethnicity, or comorbidities; treatment might be severity dependent and should be defined

164. Cer-238-Cervical-Ripening-Appendix-G (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-appendix-g.xlsx
     May 29, 2025 - Were outcomes prespecificed and defined, and ascertained using accurate methods?

165. AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program- Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-evidence-reviews-federal-agencies.pdf
     July 01, 2020 - AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program- Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery 1 AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Conducts Evidence Reviews for Federal…

166. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - Time period or patient population adhering to previous standard of care monitoring practice • No defined … rapid response system (a process measure) • Cardiorespiratory arrest • Serious adverse events (as defined … period of the MHS III report (January 1, 2018) Published before January 1, 2018 Study Time Period Defined … Study time periods are not defined.

167. Disposition of Comments for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Abbreviations used in tables are defined in the legend under the given table. … In both the executive summary and the main report we have defined the symbol “--“ as suggested, which … Although this may be an area of interest, at this time the key questions have been defined. … The term elective spine surgery needs to be better defined, as some elective procedures are complex … The pre-defined key questions defined between and within class comparisons, but not to the level where

168. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 262_Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2023 - The target population and audience were well defined. … Inclusion/exclusion criteria are well-defined and justifiable. … Study characteristics are clearly defined. Key messages are clear and applicable. … We have reviewed the report to ensure that acronyms are defined. … The target population and audience are explicitly defined. Key questions are clear.

169. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-update_research-protocol.pdf
     June 06, 2017 - Urgency UI is defined as the involuntary loss of urine associated with the sensation of a sudden, compelling … Eligibility criteria PICOTS Inclusion Exclusion Population Adult and elderly (as defined by authors … ) women with symptoms of UI (as defined by authors) Subpopulations: • women athletes and those engaging … activities • older women (whether “elderly” or just older than a younger analyzed subgroup, as defined

170. Disposition of Comments Report for Acute Migraine Treatment in Emergency Settings (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - "Equivalent" settings, which I don't believe were ever defined, are most likely NOT equivalent to a … We have defined “equivalent settings” in both the executive summary and methods section of the review … The audience is not very well defined, but is inferred by the title ancd introduction. … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods The I/C are defined. The search strategies are appropriate. … I would suggest the term ‘recurrence’ needs to be better defined in the discussion.

171. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_research-protocol.pdf
     January 12, 2012 - and behavioral problems across the developmental continuum. 1-5 The term child maltreatment is defined …  Child neglect (act of omission) Defined as failure to provide for a child’s basic physical … Clinical interventions include specifically defined intervention or treatment components and may also … Child subgroups will be defined by age, type of traumatic exposure, severity of traumatic exposure; … Comparator The comparison condition as defined in the respective studies, including active controls (

172. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_research-protocol.pdf
     November 03, 2011 - Most people with dementia have other 1 Apraxia is defined … intact motor abilities, sensory function, and comprehension of the required task.” 2 2 Agnosia is defined … for the Elderly (PACE)  In-home  Accessory dwelling units  Hospital Interventions  As defined … We will give a poor- quality rating to studies that have a fatal flaw (defined as a methodological … Definition of Terms Agnosia is defined as the “failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact

173. Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Bookmark not defined. Penn Center for Evidence-based Practice Protocol for Systematic Review .... … Bookmark not defined. … • Outcomes: Mortality, recurrence (study defined), clearance or cure (study defined), complications … , symptom resolution (study defined), CDI-related colectomy rate, harms (e.g., delayed treatment response … Severe CDI is defined by a leukocytosis (>15,000 cells/μL) or an elevated serum creatinine (>1.5 mg/

174. Allergy-Seasonal Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - One group defined a distribution-based MCID for total nasal symptom score (TNSS) as 0.52 on a 0-12 … A 2.9 cm improvement on a 10 cm VAS correlated with a 3-point improvement on a 0-12 point TNSS, defined … Because MCIDs for harms outcomes have not been defined, equivalence of treatments compared was not tested … Additionally, the lack of well-defined MCIDs for symptom scales (which would preferably be anchor … Without such well- defined MCIDs, at least three analytic tools important for clinical research—power

175. Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - Acute otitis media (AOM) is defined as the presence of fluid in the middle ear with signs and symptoms … Otitis media with effusion (OME) is defined as the presence of fluid in the middle ear behind an intact … tympanic membrane without signs and symptoms of an acute infection.1,2 OME is defined as chronic … For KQ 2, we included children with recurrent AOM with or without middle ear effusion, defined as three … Kujala 2012 reported failure rates (defined as at least two episodes of AOM in 2 months, three in 6

176. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
     December 20, 2011 - (Primary care will be defined according to the American Academy of Family Physicians’ definition 24 … Was the exposure defined clearly (i.e., was the test method described in sufficient detail to permit … Was the exposure defined clearly (i.e., was the test method described in sufficient detail to permit … Was the exposure defined clearly (i.e., was the test method described in sufficient detail to permit … Was the exposure defined clearly (i.e., was the test method described in sufficient detail to permit

177. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Era (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/use-telehealth-during-COVID-19-executive-summary.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - ambulatory setting (e.g., outpatient or community-based clinic) or emergency department (ED) and is further defined … Outcomes were defined widely and were measured using a variety of approaches.

178. Data Points 15: Breast Cancer Diagnostic Workup: Prognostic factor testing among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer (pdf file)
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     August 22, 2012 - Definitions DCIS: We defined DCIS using data on histology, stage, and behavior information collected … Early invasive breast cancer: We defined early invasive breast cancer using SEER summary local stage … Race/ethnicity: We defined race using the SEER Race Recode Y vari- able. … Tumor size: We defined tumor size using the SEER collaborative staging tumor extension field. … We defined units using the Carrier Miles/Time/Units/Services count vari- able.

179. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     September 13, 2012 - used most often to diagnose venous abnormalities.4 Venous leg ulcers also have a series of well-defined … The indications for the use of systemic or topical antibiotics are not defined, but antibiotics have … Reflux is defined as retrograde blood flow lasting greater than 0.5 seconds in the greater or lesser … leg ulcers (for the reasons mentioned in the Background section) we will exclude arterial ulcers (defined … Outcomes • Intermediate outcomes o Wound healing rates (defined as percent area reduction from

180. Major-Depressive-Disorder Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/major-depressive-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
     November 24, 2014 - Major depressive disorder (MDD),1 defined as the presence of depressed mood or loss of interest or … suggesting a risk of excessive use of these treatment interventions for patients with mild disease (defined … in the PICOTS criteria • First-generation antidepressants • Any other interventions not defined in … the PICOTS criteria Control interventions • As defined in the PICOTS criteria Outcomes • As defined … We will give a “high risk of bias” rating to studies that have a fatal flaw (defined as a methodological