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141. Glaucoma-Treatment-Appendices-11-5-10-2 (pdf file)
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     October 27, 2009 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS DEFINITIONS Aqueous humor The fluid filling the front of the eye … DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS Glaucoma, Secondary Glaucoma associated with raised intraocular pressure … DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS Trabeculectomy As currently practiced, a trabeculectomy is a full … DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS AE Adverse events AHRQ Agency for Health Related

142. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 275: Healthcare Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People With Disabilities (pdf file)
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     September 16, 2024 - Census Bureau on page 1 (including references to ADLs and IADLs) with more recent data and terms/definitions … We did not apply specific operational definitions of barriers or facilitators for the search strategies … TEP Reviewer #1 Discussion On page 67 line 44 states “For practical reasons related to definitions … For other types of disability, we did not use specific operational definitions for purposes of inclusion … When reported, we recorded the definitions of disability that were used in individual studies (Appendix

143. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - Using historical comparison groups, any changes in the severity or operational definitions of the target … condition, as well as changes in outcome rates or outcome definitions, over time could introduce bias

144. DEcIDE 32: The Incident User Design in Comparative Effectiveness Research (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - ........................................................................................4 Stricter Definitions … correlation of episodes within patients to obtain the correct confidence intervals.22 Stricter Definitions … of Incident use Stricter definitions of incident use may improve the internal validity of comparative … the 365-day definition for incident use.2 Investigators with secondary data sources may find that definitions … In some instances, stricter definitions of incident use may require multi-center studies to achieve

145. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2014 - considered under KQ1b, to reflect elements of a physical exam relevant to diagnosis of acute RTI • Definitions … to improving appropriate use • Further clarified approach to handling variation in appropriateness definitions … We will group together studies that use similar definitions of appropriateness and categorize the different … grading the strength of the evidence. 13 Sensitivity analyses are also planned to evaluate differing definitions

146. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 22, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Page 1 of 25 Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: February 22, 2012 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Local Therapies for the Treatment of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Endobronc…

147. Disposition of Comments for CER 160 Binge Eating Disorder (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2015 - Thank you 51 Peer Reviewer #3 Introduction The definitions of binge eating, and loss of control … (a) is an OBE, (b) is an SBE, and (c) is a LOC We have revised the document by removing the LOC “definitions … We have edited the text accordingly. 68 Peer Reviewer #3 Methods Outcome definitions. … Standard definitions of remission and recovery require a continuum approach rather than a fixed point … It would also be valuable to discuss definitions of improvement from a patient centered standpoint i.e

148. Disposition of Comments for CER 147 Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2015 - STRAW + 10 stage definitions have been added. 2. The stated definition of menopause is incorrect. … STRAW + 10 stage definitions have been added. TEP #1 Methods Page 10 line 44. … The citation for the definitions of high, standard, and low/ultralow definitions of estrogen doses should … A footnote was added directing the reader to Appendix D which contains the dose definitions. … were cited, replacing the 1991 STRAW definitions.

149. Disposition of Comments for CER 172 Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis Prevention Treatment (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2016 - We have added a sentence to highlight that consensus on severity definitions has not been achieved … Appropriate definitions are explicitly stated by the authors. … The definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures seem appropriate. … Peer Reviewer #6 Results It would be helpful somewhere in the results section to have the definitions … The definitions are provided in the methods section, should readers need to refer to them.

150. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - most convincing argument would be that different patterns of results were apparent dependent on the definitions … Peer Reviewer #4 Methods The inclusion of narrower and broader definitions of TRD is appropriate … and exclusion criteria are justifiable and the TRD population data are tiered based on 3 different definitions … The definitions & diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures are appropriate. … follow (there is a lot of data) and unless there are some key take-away messages about how the various definitions

151. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Develop Transparent and Reproducible Methodology • The protocol should include clear definitions of … This requires the review’s protocol to include clear definitions of the types of biases that will be

152. EBC-Challenge-Webinar-Transcript (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - EBC-Challenge-Webinar-Transcript The  AHRQ  Evidence-­‐Based Care (EBC) Challenge Webinar  Audio, March 7, 2013 Slide 1: Allison. Alright, hello and welcome and thank you everyone for joining us today for this webinar entitled the Evidence-­‐Based Care Challenge for NPs and PAs Using Evidence in the Retail Cl…

153. Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children (pdf file)
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     February 03, 2025 - Key Definitions • Breastfeeding: Feeding human milk alone or in combination with commercial milk formula … study accounted for those confounders; description of the breastfeeding exposures and comparisons; definitions … Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices: definitions and measurement methods … Amendments Date Section Original Protocol Revised Protocol Rationale 2/3/2025 II (Key definitions … milk from certified milk banks or uncertified, informally donated human milk 2/3/2025 II (Key definitions

154. Long COVID Models of Care (pdf file)
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     February 18, 2023 - people with long COVID.8 Although there is no specific diagnostic test for long COVID, several case definitions … were designed for management of adults. 3 The purpose of this Technical Brief is to summarize definitions … long COVID (any definition) -Including adults or children/adolescents Patients who do not meet definitions

155. Ch 3-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     September 21, 2012 - registering observational CER studies prospectively, publishing the study protocol (including clear definitions

156. Disposition of Comments CER 194 Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
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     March 19, 2018 - oral corticosteroids and then after that in the abstract you just say exacerbations but you have may definitions … Definitions of outcomes are well outlined and statistical methods appropriate. Thank you. … The definitions used throughout this report were determined during the protocol developed by the EPC … combining different definitions of exacerbations). … The definitions used throughout this report were determined during the protocol developed by the EPC

157. Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) (pdf file)
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     December 28, 2023 - research has been conducted regarding operationalizing and measuring equity in recent years.2 Various definitions

158. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2012 - progressive” and “irreversible” from the text and reworded the text to be more in line with contemporary definitions … progressive” and “irreversible” from the text and reworded the text to be more in line with contemporary definitions … Peer Reviewer #5 Introduction Table 2 clearly describes the characteristics and definitions related … TEP Reviewer #5 Methods The search approach was nicely laid out, and the definitions of “dementia … The inclusion and exclusion criteria are good; the search strategies are stated and logical; and the definitions

159. Carman-notes-151021 copy-Teresa (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - We've been   thinking about this concept for a long time, and in al of these varying kinds of definitions … We developed   this definition  drawing on   a number of other definitions, but with  the aim

160. EHC Protocol: Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2023 - research has been conducted regarding operationalizing and measuring equity in recent years.2 Various definitions