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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st556/stat556.shtml
March 01, 2024 - Design and Methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component . … Design, Methods, and Field Results of the
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Medical Provider … Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component .
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st450/stat450.shtml
September 01, 2014 - Design and Methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component . … Design Strategies and Innovations in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. … Sample Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998–2007 .
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st423/stat423.shtml
September 01, 2013 - Design and Methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component . … Design Strategies and Innovations in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. … Sample Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998–2007 .
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Study-level data will include
PICOTs, inclusion/exclusion criteria, study design, comorbidities, other … Studies will be weighted by sample size. … option, outcomes will be described
narratively, stratified by test comparisons of interest and study design … Therefore
study questions, design, and methodological approaches do not necessarily represent the
views
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024983-pratap-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - conceptualization, we applied an iterative step-
forward approach to identify key predictors to inform the design … Study Design
We performed stratified random sampling to divide each dataset into two: 70% for training … Moreover, the specific predictors identified for individual
cancellation causes may inform the design … Machine learning classifiers
Feature selection
Strategy for dealing with imbalanced data
Study Design
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-block-protocol.pdf
November 18, 2023 - Study design Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Minimum sample size per arm of ≥30
participants. … ,
qualitative, case reports, opinions/letters, pilot
studies, feasibility studies
Studies with a sample … size <30 participants
analyzed in any arm. … size, reported outcomes, outcome timing, adverse events, and follow-up period. … Therefore, study questions, design, and methodological approaches do not necessarily represent
the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary52/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
December 10, 2011 - For observational studies, we also listed the confounders adjusted for in the study design (for example … These concerns raise many important issues regarding the design and conduct of future trials of dietary … The size of the circle is proportional to the sample size of the RCT. … Size)
Methodologic Quality
Follow-up Duration
Main Findings
Supplement or Appendix Figure Providing … † Sample size is specific to the comparison.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb136.jsp
June 01, 2012 - For a detailed description of HCUP, more information on the design of the NIS, and methods to calculate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
January 30, 2012 - 2007, three large trials comparing novel anticoagulants to VKA have been completed, with
a combined sample … size of ~50,000 subjects:
• Re-LY, with approximately 18,000 subjects and the new direct factor … • Original data
• All sample sizes
• RCTs, prospective and retrospective observational
studies, … We will design the data abstraction forms for this project to collect the data required to
evaluate … They had serious errors in design, analysis, or reporting; large amounts of
missing information; or
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/telehealth_disposition-comments.pdf
June 30, 2016 - 6
Commentator
& Affiliation Section Comment Response
Public-
Annonymous
Findings How does sample … size as a
factor of the prevalence and
incidence of certain conditions
play a role in the strength … size
to have the power that a
diabetes intervention might have. … The sample size does not affect
our calculation. … A
collaboration between Continua,
mHealth Summit, and HIMSS,
PCHA publishes the
Continua Design Guidelines
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SJbAXUAQTv2GWemMuBab6W
April 08, 2025 - One reviewer abstracted data about each study’s design, popu-
lation, interventions, and outcomes; a … Sample sizes for the included trials ranged
from 39 to 9675 participants, and the median sample size … 13 Relevance
11 Quality
167 Articles excluded for KQ2
23 Quality
37 Outcomes
30 Setting
24 Study design … Study design: Study was
not a randomized clinical trial. … Concept and design: All authors.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All
authors.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-226-labor-dystocia-comments.pdf
May 14, 2020 - And for
most of the outcomes compared, it is likely that RCTs are the optimal
research design. … 2020
15
Section
Commentator
& Affiliation
Comment Response
Methods Peer Reviewer #1 Why was sample … size, e.g. power analyses for various outcomes, not
discussed? … Sample size is implicitly
included in the rating of
strength of evidence—
measures of association for … Reviewer #1 The discussion/conclusion is much too broad without an inadequate
consideration of the many design
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r03hs020684-handley-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Two papers summarizing the design and the details of the current
intervention and study arms have been … SMARTSteps CONSORT diagram
7
Methods
Study Design
The fidelity study included analysis … enrolled versus declined and not
contacted patients from our recent publication of the SmartSteps trial design … Quasi-
experimental designs in practice-based research
settings: design and implementation considerations … Background
Context and Setting
SMARTSteps
Participants and SMARTSteps Outcomes
Methods
Study Design
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r00hs022408-lyles-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Training Program to Educate Diverse Patients about Using a Patient Portal
Relying on user-centered design … Methods
Aim 1: Design of Portal Training
We completed and analyzed 25 thinkaloud interviews with patients … follow-up period of 3-6 months post-training (mean
112 days, range 82-192 days), with an estimated sample … size of 100 to detect a 25% difference in portal use
(10% vs. 35%) with 80% power. … User-Centered Design of a Tablet Waiting Room Tool for
Complex Patients to Prioritize Discussion Topics
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb148.pdf
March 01, 2012 - For a detailed description of HCUP, more information on the design of the NIS, and methods to
calculate
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb178-Preventable-Hospitalizations-by-Region.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Hospitals, 2011
For a detailed description of HCUP, more information on the design of the Nationwide
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb76.pdf
July 01, 2009 - For a detailed description of HCUP, more information on the design of the NIS, and methods to calculate
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb69.pdf
March 01, 2009 - For a detailed description of HCUP, more information on the design of the NIS, and methods to calculate
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb110.pdf
April 01, 2011 - For a detailed description of HCUP, more information on the design of the NIS, and methods to calculate
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb232-Hepatitis-C-Hospital-Stays-Trends.jsp
December 01, 2017 - The redesign incorporates two critical changes:
Revisions to the sample design—starting … by reducing sampling error: for many estimates, confidence intervals under the new design are about … half the length of confidence intervals under the previous design. … The change in sample design for 2012 necessitates recomputation of prior years' NIS data to enable analyses … For a detailed description of HCUP and more information on the design of the National (Nationwide) Inpatient