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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High
Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 01: Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease
Potential High Impact Interventions
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Heal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-prepub-final-research-appendix-c.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Appendix C: Fiber Intake and Laxation in People With Normal Bowel Function Report
Design Details
Author, Year, PMID, Country, Registry Number Study design Study Years Funding Conflict of interest (COI) Setting Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Durationofintervention Washout period N Outcome measurements/time p…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-final-appendix-c.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - C-1 Design Details
Table C-1. Design details
Author, Year, PMID, Country, Registry Number Study Design Study Years Funding Conflict of Interest (COI) Setting Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Duration of Intervention Washout Period N Outcome Measurements/Time Period Outcome Measurement Timing
Alexander (1) 20…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-service_technical-brief.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery
Wheeled Mobility
(Wheelchair) Service
Delivery
Technical Brief
Number 9
Technical Brief
Number 9
Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_disposition-comments.pdf
December 14, 2015 - Disposition of Comments for CER 157 Appendicitis
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Acute
Appendicitis
Draft review available for public comment from November 4, 2014 to December 2, 2014.
Re…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-agitation-aggression_research-protocol.pdf
November 13, 2014 - Confusion in the definition of agitation and aggression extends to the instruments used to
evaluate … For behavioral health trials, the presence of treatment fidelity,
that is, treatment definition and … Definition of Terms
Not applicable.
VII.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/thromboembolism-update-disposition.pdf
June 22, 2017 - Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major
Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review
Update” because:
(1) the definition … Jiranek, MD,
FACS)
General
Comments
The systematic review’s definition of
“sufficient” evidence … This systematic review has endorsed
industry’s intentional exclusion of aspirin
by their “a priori” definition … it is
unclear from the methodology how an
adverse bleeding event was identified and,
in fact, the definition … for example, for total VTE (page
18, lines 53-54), the event rate could be
1.1 – 43.8% -- different definition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/catd-protocol-draft_0.pdf
November 02, 2018 - Definition of Terms
AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians
Aß beta amyloid
ACP American College … composite
outcome of SAEs
We changed the wording to help the reader know this was a very
specific definition … (1253)
1
X-1
Appendix 4
Risk of Bias Assessment Decision Aid
Selection Bias
DEFINITION … High Overall Attrition
>30% High
Unknown Overall Attrition High
5
X-5
Performance Bias
DEFINITION … Detection Bias
DEFINITION
Systematic differences in outcomes assessment among groups being compared
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vte-prophyalaxis_research-protocol.pdf
March 01, 2011 - taking
anticoagulants or as VTE prophylaxis in patients without an increased bleeding risk.
4
Definition … Definition of major
bleeding in clinical investigations of antihemostatic medicinal products in non-surgical … Definition of major bleeding in clinical investigations of antihemostatic medicinal products in surgical … Definition of Terms
DVT = deep vein thrombosis,
LMWH = low-molecular-weight heparin
PE = pulmonary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s66.pdf
October 01, 2007 - studies of NSAIDs use applied
similar 90 days periods to define drug discontinuation,30 no
standard definition … Patients could contribute more than 1
episode of use of the same regimen, as long as they met our
definition … the study period 2,915,378 TennCare enrollees
were potentially eligible and 26,837 (0.9%) met our definition … Toward a definition and
method of assessment of treatment failure and treatment effectiveness:
the case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
October 01, 2010 - However,
RR is not a reversible measure in terms that if the definition of an outcome event and nonevent … Therefore, while the
definition of the outcome event needs to be consistent among the included studies … when using any
measure, the investigators should be particularly attentive to the definition of an … factors: (1) factors that apply equally to all patients in a study, e.g., study
design, quality and definition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_conductingquantitativesynthesis.pdf
October 01, 2010 - However,
RR is not a reversible measure in terms that if the definition of an outcome event and nonevent … Therefore, while the
definition of the outcome event needs to be consistent among the included studies … when using any
measure, the investigators should be particularly attentive to the definition of an … factors: (1) factors that apply equally to all patients in a study, e.g., study
design, quality and definition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - followup
Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment)
Clear definition … following criteria for nonrandomized comparative
intervention studies13,17:
Were the sample definition … Strength of evidence grades and definitions20
Grade Definition
High High confidence that evidence … Definition of Terms
Area under the curve (AUC) — area under the receiver operating characteristic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/advanced-care-decision-aids_disposition-comments.pdf
July 29, 2014 - We chose to use a
common, broad definition and kept the
discussion of ACP itself brief to support the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2013 - By definition, multidisciplinary rehabilitation
programs involve several provider types; therefore a … By definition, multidisciplinary rehabilitation
programs involve several provider types; therefore, … Reporting guidance in published comparativeness studies with
particular attention to intervention definition … Treatment definition in complex
rehabilitation interventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nephropathy-contrast-induced_disposition-comments.pdf
January 07, 2016 - This is a very broad
definition obviously and assumes that whoever was conducting the study(-ies) is … The definition of CIN (0.5 mg/dL or 25% change) is historical and although should
be used for this review … It may be worth mentioning this context when the definition of "CIN" is
described. … questionable, driven in large
part by the nature of the clinical trials and issues related to the definition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-196-disposition-comments-immunotherapy-asthma.pdf
March 23, 2018 - Peer Reviewer
#2
Introduction On page 12 line 10---Perhaps further definition/elaboration on … We added the definition of hypersensitivity
Peer Reviewer
#1
Results The … paragraph; "Recent
alterations in grading of systemic versus
local reactions, with a more liberal definition … We added the definition of the WAO
grading of systemic reactions to the
Methods section.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s89.pdf
October 01, 2007 - -
atively clear criteria for diagnosis, whereas “dizziness” is
a symptom with only a vague clinical definition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-diagnosis-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - The stakeholders stated that there is a need for a new definition of the OSA syndrome that
identifies … It should be noted that the
definitive definition of OSA will remain unclear because whether the functional … Thus, the
definition of the OSA syndrome requires information beyond the currently used measurements … A better definition of OSA syndrome will more specifically target
therapy at those who are at risk and … It should be noted that the definitive definition of OSA will remain
unclear because whether the functional
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - was directed at patients
who had excess urine Ca as a stone risk, even if not formally
meeting the definition … Although the issue
is complicated, for future carefully designed trials, we tend to
favor a strict definition