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1441. Appendicitis Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/appendicitis_research-protocol.pdf
      December 09, 2013 - studies, EPC investigators will extract data elements that require the use of standardized operational definitions … test the forms on several studies extracted by all team members to ensure consistency in operational definitions … interest (e.g., the use and route of administration of contrast agents (for imaging tests), the specific definitions

1442. DST_Draft_Protocol_Nov_4_2013_clean (2) (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-decision-support-tools_research-protocol.pdf
      November 12, 2013 - test the forms on several studies extracted by all team members to ensure consistency in operational definitions … of several trials of DST-based strategy, we expect great variation in the interventions and in the definitions … providing a list of DST-based strategies or interventions and a list of outcomes (along with outcome definitions

1443. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vitamin-d-calcium_disposition-comments.pdf
      September 15, 2014 - Maybe a policy decision – to avoid confusion on the definitions on terms like deficiency and sufficiency … The lack of agreed definitions is a persisting issue that can cause huge confusion to readerships. … The definitions of the key terms are stated. Diagnostic criteria are appropriate. … We are unable to identify the specific example in question but have provided the authors’ definitions

1444. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_disposition.pdf
      December 09, 2014 - Also on Page 4 line 14 gives reference 13 in the context of definitions of 3DRT, IMRT, and SBRT. … The definitions used are accepted and appropriate.

1445. Cer-238-Cervical-Ripening-Appendix-E-1 (xls file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-appendix-e-1.xlsx
      January 01, 2009 - Appendix E-1 Appendix E-1. Data Abstraction of Study Characteristics Table E-1-1 Table E-1-1. Study characteristics of RCTs addressing Key Questions 1 and 2 Key Question Author, Year Country Quality Rating Demographics and Baseline Characteristics Other Population Characteristics Reason fo…

1446. Introduction (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-1_research.pdf
      February 01, 2009 - Introduction The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that support the rapid development of new scientific information and analytic tools. The DEcIDE network assists h…

1447. Microsoft Word - Comparative_Effectiveness_Research_Review_Disposition_of_Comments_Report_Final_120710_refs_delinked1.docx (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_disposition-comments.pdf
      November 01, 2010 - Published Online: Month XX, 20XX 27 Section Comment Response Introductio n – Although the definitions

1448. Prioritization and Selection of Harms for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-selection-harms-systematic-reviews.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - harms • Interpret composite endpoints by assessing the individual harms that constitute them • Record definitions … EPC reviews should also record the definitions used for composite harms, which often vary across studies

1449. Disposition of Comments Report for Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_disposition-comments.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - ferritin and TSAT concentrations across included studies, it appears that studies used different definitions … heterogeneity across studies exists regarding high degree of heterogeneity across studies in the definitions

1450. ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF INCLUDED STUDIES (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-the-risk-of-bias_draft-report.pdf
      June 02, 2011 - systematic misclassification of the exposure or intervention, covariates, or outcomes because of variable definitions … templates for assessment of risk of bias that justify research-specific quality standards and operational definitions … reporting harms, by study design Study Design Quality Considerations RCTs On study conduct: Are definitions … Quality criterion 4: Adverse events pre-specified and defined 1: study reports explicit definitions … Were the harms PREDEFINED using standardized or precise definitions? 2.

1451. Comparative Effectiveness of β-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk of Rehospitalization in Adults with Heart Failure (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-rehospitalization_research.pdf
      November 01, 2007 - Comparative Effectiveness of β-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk of Rehospitalization in Adults with Heart Failure The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of AHRQ’s Effective Health Care program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that suppor…

1452. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/04_dementia_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Consistent with the definitions of health care interventions provided by the Institute of Medicine

1453. DEcIDE 34 - Developing a Registry of Patient Registries: Options for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries-development_research_0.pdf
      February 01, 2012 - redundancy, and improve transparency; (2) to encourage and facilitate the use of common data elements and definitions … redundancy, and improve transparency); (2) to encourage and facilitate the use of common data elements and definitions … Registry owners may have proprietary claims on data elements, definitions, and data that may significantly … To encourage and facilitate the use of common data elements and definitions in similar conditions (to … complete for 95% of the data)  Form in which the data are collected (e.g., raw data)  Use of explicit definitions

1454. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/04_dementia_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Consistent with the definitions of health care interventions provided by the Institute of Medicine

1455. Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Appendices (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_appendixes.pdf
      May 23, 2005 - Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Appendices Appendix A. Literature Search Strategies Literature Search Strategies Electronic Database Searches The following databases have been searched for relevant information: ClinicalTrials.gov (through April 2005) Cochrane Data…