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241. Disposition of Comments CER 185 Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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     May 05, 2017 - Also, I thought the target population and audience were explicitly defined. … In this case "late" has been specifically defined as 12-24 months an has been retained in preference … Peer Reviewer #1 Methods P 47 Line 30: How was sufficiently similar defined? … How is premature defined? … We have further noted that definitions are often different, poorly defined.

242. Disposition of Comments CER 185 Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-disposition.pdf
     May 05, 2017 - Also, I thought the target population and audience were explicitly defined. … In this case "late" has been specifically defined as 12-24 months an has been retained in preference … Peer Reviewer #1 Methods P 47 Line 30: How was sufficiently similar defined? … How is premature defined? … We have further noted that definitions are often different, poorly defined.

243. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disparities-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
     February 23, 2012 - differences in health care needs or preferences of the patient, but to other factors.1 Such disparities, defined … These populations will be defined by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, insurance status, sex, sexual … vaccination  End-stage renal disease Studies must include: (a) members of a target population as defined … by positive health outcomes for individuals and populations.14 Improvement of quality: Broadly defined … disparities: Differences in health outcomes and their determinants between segments of the population, as defined

244. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dietary-supplements_research-protocol.pdf
     December 15, 2010 - Briefly, five general comments were as follows: 1) The review scope should be defined to the most common … taking at least one specific cardiovascular drug or one specific class of cardiovascular drugs as defined … of a meal or diet We will include studies only where the supplement(s) of interest is clearly defined … For major review outcomes (defined below in Grading the Evidence), we will rate the overall risk of … bias as low, moderate, or high as defined in Section VI.

245. Disposition of Comments for CER 204 Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-204-obesity-disposition-comments.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - Thank you for your comment—the report title is pre-defined by AHRQ and NIH. … I do not recall that the authors explicitly defined the target population or audience. … There continues to be debate about the definition of a natural experiment so we broadly defined it. … We clarified that we defined macronutrients according to this reference: Dietary Reference Intakes … Outcomes are defined clearly. Thank you. Reviewer #7: Methods This is a very large literature.

246. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2008 - Treatment failure at 5 years of followup, defined as acid phosphatase elevation on two consecutive followup … There was a trend toward more radiation proctitis, defined as persistent bleeding, with 125I. … Urinary dysfunction, defined as no control or frequent leaking of urine, occurred in 14 percent of men … (AE defined as the first occurrence of an event and higher incidences of hot flashes.) 11 Table … Conventional-dose Medium 2 trials: Trial 1, Trial 2 (low-risk subgroup only, defined as T1/2, (70 Gy

247. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Clinician (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - Tolerance, as defined by either of the following: a. … The severity of the AUD is defined as follows: mild = the presence of two to three symptoms; moderate

248. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - global assessment, and joint imaging.24 However, published studies have interpreted improvement and defined … treatment success inconsistently.18,19,25,26 Instead of measuring consistently defined clinical outcomes … o Chronic OA is defined as meeting diagnostic criteria and having symptoms of OA for >2 months.

249. 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 - Under “Purpose and Scope,” we defined the degrees and specialties included in our review. 4 Peer … The target population and audience are explicitly defined and the key questions are appropriate and … Thus, this report contributes a re- conceptualization based on the 4 dimensions we identified and defined … Although I do not see “mid-range theory” defined. Methods seems appropriate and transparent. … The target population is clearly defined.

250. Research White Paper: Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-outcome-measure-harmonization-depression.pdf
     November 01, 2020 - an initial Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)* score > 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined … diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial PHQ-9* score > 9 who demonstrates remission defined … a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial PHQ-9* > 9 who demonstrates remission (defined … of at least 2 months’ duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined … as a 50 percent increase in PHQ-9 score or defined as a PHQ-9 score > 9 OR hospitalization for depression

251. Living Systematic Review on Plant-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2023 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Chronic pain, defined as pain lasting longer than … A small/slight effect is defined for pain as a mean between-group difference following treatment of … A moderate effect is defined for pain as a mean difference of 10 to 20 points on a 0- to 100-point VAS … Large/substantial effects are defined as greater than moderate. … , 2023 Table 1: Population Excluded subacute pain Added subacute pain Subacute pain, often defined

252. Ch 1-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     August 13, 2012 - While stakeholders may be defined in multiple ways, for the purposes of this User’s Guide, a broad … Hence, stakeholders are defined as individuals or organizations that use scientific evidence for decisionmaking … to accept a priori. o Describe the meaningful magnitude of change in the outcomes of interest as defined

253. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 18 Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2015 - This isn’t defined until page 15 – too late. … We have defined in the background section 63. … Reviewer #6 Background I think the scope of the review, as it is defined (on page 5, line 14 and elsewhere

254. Medication-Therapy-Management Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management_research-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - VHA, the Indian Health Service, non–U.S. single-payer system) ● Comparators o Usual care, as defined …  Drug therapy problems that resolved as defined by primary studies but typically includes the following … delivery of MTM services occurs almost exclusively in the inpatient setting Interventions • As defined … One-time corrective interventions related to medication management Control interventions As defined … in the PICOTS criteria Outcomes As defined in the PICOTS criteria • Studies that do not include

255. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguidenorris_060420101.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - Observational studies of interventions are defined herein as those where the investigators did not assign … Systematic reviewers should look carefully for how investigators defined new users. … Selective outcome reporting is defined as the selection of a subset of the original variables recorded … research than registries in which enrollment has been defined by disease onset because disease-based … In the CER work plan or protocol, 8 reviewers start with a clearly defined review question with

256. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-observational-studies_methods.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - Observational studies of interventions are defined herein as those where the investigators did not assign … Systematic reviewers should look carefully for how investigators defined new users. … Selective outcome reporting is defined as the selection of a subset of the original variables recorded … research than registries in which enrollment has been defined by disease onset because disease-based … In the CER work plan or protocol, 8 reviewers start with a clearly defined review question with

257. QR Medica Web Site (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-challenge-1stplace-qrmedica.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Recurrent Otitis Media (ROM) is defined as three or more episode in six months, or four or more episodes … Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) is defined as fluid in the middle ear without signs of symptoms of acute

258. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_research-protocol.pdf
     March 13, 2012 - GEP tests use defined protocols to evaluate the specimens to be analyzed: preparing the RNA samples, … for the outcomes of cancer recurrence or death) For this report, data for clinical validity is defined … Clinical validity is also defined as the relationship (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, etc … Clinical utility is defined as the balance of benefits and harms when GEP testing is used to impact … and Simon,13 a GEP is a biomarker in which the expression levels of multiple genes are combined in a defined

259. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Effectiveness Reviews Comparative Effectiveness Reviews A 2007 Congressional Budget Office report defined … Heterogeneity across the defined PICOTS may result in inconsistency in both the effect size and the direction … fact that identification of gaps is an iterative process in which criteria for the study design are defined … commonly used to screen OSs for inclusion in CERs: Minimum duration of followup Minimum sample size Defined … These criteria may include minimum duration of followup, minimum sample size, a defined threshold for

260. Microsoft Word - ehcrr#2toCSI.doc (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2007 - APM initiators were defined as having used no APM in the year prior to the index use. … independent predictors of death and were related to APM use in earlier research, including arrhythmias defined … and other cardiac arrhythmia diagnoses plus use of a Group I-IV antiarrhythmia medication, diabetes defined … heart failure (CHF), acute myocardial infarction (MI) other evidence of ischemic heart disease (angina defined … Adjusted models were run separately in strata defined by dementia and nursing home status.