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81. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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    November 24, 2014 - Specifically, the study defined “cure” as no further specimens obtained for microbiologic testing, and … The target population is well defined and the key clinical questions are clearly stated. … They are often surrogate endpoints in disguise since they are often defined in infectious diseases … How mortality is included in “clinical response” is often poorly defined or not defined at all, or “ … In the future research needs section we have identified the need for clearly defined outcomes, such

82. high-cholesterol-medicines-update-protocol-130516 (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2013 - The NCEP-ATP III defined the highest risk individuals as those with established CHD, other clinical … These “very high-risk patients” were defined as those with acute coronary syndromes, multiple major … by the study investigator  SAEs as defined by the study investigator (e.g., an event that results … ); newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus (investigator defined); a hemoglobin A1c ≥ 6.5 percent; a fasting … ); newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus (investigator defined); hemoglobin A1c ≥ 6.5%; fasting glucose

83. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 03, 2011 - pain. 21-23 Often, however, some degree of pain persists; therefore, treatment success is usually defined …  We expanded the list of patient-centered outcomes to include composite outcomes defined as aggregate …  We clarified the review’s focus as prevention of episodic or chronic migraine as defined by the … o Composite patient centered outcomes defined as an aggregate improvement of the aforementioned outcomes … We will assess reporting bias defined as publication bias, selective outcomes reporting, and multiple

84. 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 - We also assessed trends based on factors such as race, region, and urbanicity as defined below. … Thus, persons who were both type 2 diabetic and insulin using were defined as meeting this combination … applies a surname algorithm to assign Hispanic ethnicity.13,14 Age: The age categories were defined … Specialty care visits: Specialty care visits were defined as a visit to a non-primary care physician … Emergency room visits: Inpatient emer- gency room (ER) visits are defined as an acute care stay with

85. Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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    January 31, 2023 - In this report, financial toxicity was defined as subjective or objective financial distress and … Cosmesis outcome is reported separately from late effects as defined by the Harvard Scale or EORTC … as having less certainty as defined on ES-4 This is beyond the scope of the review. … Acute adverse events as reported herein were defined as those occurring within three months of … treatment, as reported by the studies and defined in the methods on page 10.

86. Ch 4-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - Definition Time Window A key component in defining exposure is the time period during which exposure is defined … If the intervention of interest does not vary with time, the unit of measurement can be defined at … For other interventions or exposures, units of analysis may be more appropriately defined in terms … Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System may be used to measure exposure based on defined … A common example of immortal time bias occurs when exposure is defined based on the requirement of

87. Future Research Needs: Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2012 - More research 3 over a broader time frame with more clearly defined populations is critical … 10 Explicit inclusion markers of broadly defined harm, adverse event, distress/impact across defined … 26 Explicit inclusion markers of broadly defined measures of family impact in studies above. … 1 1 23 Explicit inclusion markers of broadly defined harm, adverse event, distress/impact across defined … 0 0 27 Explicit inclusion markers of broadly defined measures of family impact in studies above.

88. App-E-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveill-Report-1 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods?

89. Slide 1
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    January 01, 2013 - PMID: 7485055. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7485055 Time window of exposure Defined as the period … results to the time window Unit of analysis Largely dictated by the nature of the intervention Can be defined … If the unit of analysis does not vary with time, it can be defined at the patient level, but more often … is defined by person-time (when exposure status varies over the course of the study).

90. Disposition of Comments Report for Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Treatments for Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - TEP Member 4 Executive Summary ES-3 Table A, should the aspirin doses be defined. … However, these terms are never defined. … Criteria are well defined and explained. Thank you. … The Key Questions were defined by the nominator and stakeholder panels. … TEP Member 4 General The key questions are clear and well defined.

91. Defining the Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement in Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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92. Defining an Optimal Format for Presenting Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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93. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - predictive test typically is presented as separate estimates of the treatment effect in subgroups defined … model.9 Whenever a systematic review focuses on key questions about prognostic groups that are defined … Was the outcome being predicted clearly defined and ascertained using a standardized, reliable, and valid … Were the prognostic groups pre-defined based on clinically meaningful decision thresholds for predicted … More relevant are the estimates of absolute risk in different groups defined by the prognostic test.

94. Impact of Healthcare Worker Safety and Wellness: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 26, 2024 - Population: This review will include studies of all HCWs, broadly defined based on the industry in which … The review will include all individuals who work within healthcare as defined according to the North … Time: We will stratify and report results separately based on time period, which will be defined by … Industry: We will stratify and report results separately by major industrial classification, as defined … Occupational Title: We will stratify and report results separately by occupational titles, as defined

95. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 08, 2012 - – Subgroups of interest include: o Demographic groups (defined by age, ethnic and racial groups … We will give a “high risk of bias” rating to studies that have a fatal flaw (defined as a methodological … psychological interventions” under “Psychological interventions”; 2) “Other clearly defined … The team had originally planned to consider only clearly-defined, clinical interventions, but this … The following sub-bullets have been added below each eligible intervention type: 1) “Other clearly defined

96. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Avoiding Bias in Selecting Studies (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2013 - Hypothetical examples of potential for bias based on inadequately defined PICOTs ................. … Hypothetical examples of potential for bias based on inadequately defined PICOTs PICOTS Criterion … Timeframe Not defined Reviewers may report whatever is available in the literature, which may be … Hypothetical examples of potential for bias based on inadequately defined PICOTs (continued) PICOTS … Inclusion criteria for population subgroups of interest should also be defined with similar specificity

97. App-E-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-2 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods?

98. Glaucoma-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 16, 2010 - visual impairment and blindness worldwide, affecting an estimated 60.5 million people.1 Glaucoma is defined … We will also consider other measurements of visual impairment as defined by included studies. … The proportion of participants with progressive optic nerve damage as defined by included studies and … The proportion of participants with progression of visual field loss as defined by the Early Manifest … We will also consider other assessments of visual field loss as defined by included studies. 5.

99. Disposition of Comments_CER 241: Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)
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    October 18, 2022 - We defined physical activity as a minimum of 10 supervised exercise sessions. … We defined physical activity as a minimum of 10 supervised exercise sessions. … We defined physical activity as a minimum of 10 supervised exercise sessions.

100. Elwyn_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Elwyn_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL   Source:    Eisenberg  Center  Conference  Series  2009,  Translating  Information  Into  Action:  Improving  Quality  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health  Care  Program  Web  site   (http://www.effectivehealt…