-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse_executive.pdf
April 28, 2010 - In the
23 included trials, sample sizes ranged from 72 to
1,559, and study duration ranged from 6 … articles
exluded, with reasons:
674
Non-English: 9
Wrong publication
type/study design
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-deprescribing.pdf
February 01, 2024 - Characteristics of included original studies
Author, Year
Study Design
Setting
Population Sample … Size
Intervention Comparison Main Outcomes
Bayliss,
202242
Cluster-
randomized
clinical trial … Setting
Population Sample
Size
Intervention Comparison Main Outcomes
Rashid,
202050 … Healthcare Safer IV – Deprescribing
had followup assessments that may have occurred too soon or had sample … sizes too
small to detect differences in meaningful clinical outcomes (e.g., falls, mortality).
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/selker-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - electrocardiographs computation of ED patients’ 0-100%
probability of truly having ACI; a before-after time-series design … The
flexible design of the TIPI-
IS accommodates changes in
transmitted data, such as the
future conversion … size at each hospital (and because there are many more people in the
intervention periods than the … baseline periods, which compounds the difficulties in combining sample
sizes), we recommend caution … The value of the TIPI-IS on a hospital-specific basis is, potentially, limited by small sample size
-
digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs026877-vandenberg-final-report-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - population) from 12-
months baseline through 12-months post implementation, using an interrupted time series design … METHODS
Study Design: Prospective evaluation of the EQUIPPED medication safety program implemented at … Limitations:
The sample size to assess site-level factors influencing implementation was relatively … small (n=4) as was the
sample size of individual providers who completed our surveys (n=61).
-
digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016133-lozzio-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - factors associated
with delayed or forgone health care for CSHCN.(16)
10
Methods
Design … Background and Significance
Context, Settings, and Participants
Incidence, Prevalence
Methods
Design
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - sizes and incidence
of outcomes in each intervention group). … We attempted to create
two-by-two tables from information provided (sample
size, prevalence, sensitivity … They
have a serious or “fatal” flaw or combination of flaws in
design, analysis, or reporting; large … size effects, as research indicates
that such methods can be seriously misleading in such
situations … The performance of tests of
publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews
of
-
www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsr2.html
February 01, 2014 - Critically, the IOM emphasized that when the [delivery system] design, intervention, or strategy under
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-careassociated-infections_research-protocol.pdf
August 26, 2011 - An
interrupted time series design, which requires three time points of data both before and
after … Conducting randomized controlled trials on this topic with sufficient sample size (e.g., if
randomized … Furthermore,
determining the research design and statistical tests used is straightforward and does … Therefore study questions, design and/or methodological
approaches do not necessarily represent the … DATA ABSTRACTION ELEMENTS
Study design
Context
o Structural organizational characteristics
-
hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb274-COVID19-Hospital-Payer.pdf
December 01, 2020 - Because of the large sample size of the
HCUP data, small differences can be statistically significant … For a detailed description of HCUP and more information on the design of the State Inpatient Databases
-
digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs024690-epstein-final-report-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Methods: Using an iterative stakeholder-centered design approach, we developed the
behavioral reward … integrate behavioral tools into the mehealth.com software using an
iterative stakeholder-centered design … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations)
Our objective … Prototype Development
We developed our behavioral tools using an iterative stakeholder-centered design … The iterative patient-centered design consisted of two phases: development and
usability.
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nmcMhEwWT9BncBBBQQN6Uf
December 01, 2015 - Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies
Technical Report
Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer
Screening Strategies
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Prepared by:
Writi…
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/16255/collabmodelingbc/pdf
December 01, 2015 - Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies
Technical Report
Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer
Screening Strategies
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Prepared by:
Writi…
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-256-telehealth-women-disposition-comments.pdf
June 16, 2022 - The cross-sectional
design of these studies limits the
applicability of the findings and
provides … Other study limitations include the inconsistencies
in study design and outcome measures, and the modest … media for dissemination of resources, engaging diverse and
underserved populations in intervention design … and implementation (human
centered design), challenges in restricting access to technology to specific
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/sZN5HHS8w5Sar6bBPabsaB
June 01, 2008 - Size
(Diabetes
Subgroup/
Total), n/n
Baseline Cardiovascular Risk
Factors†
Achieved Blood Pressure … Lipid Interventions in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Populations*
Study, Year
(Reference)
Intervention Sample … Size
(Diabetes
Subgroup/
Total), n/n
Baseline Cardiovascular Risk Factors Mean Achieved LDL-C Level … Controlled Trials of Interventions in Prediabetes*
Study, Year (Reference) Country Quality
Rating
Total Sample … Size, n Mean Length of Follow-up Sample Characteristics† Intervention Outcomes
DPP, 2000 (156, 157)
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary23/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
June 15, 2008 - Rationale, design and recruitment characteristics of a large, simple international trial of diabetes … Study design and 1-year interim report on the feasibility of the lifestyle intervention programme. … Size (Diabetes Subgroup/Total), n/n
Baseline Cardiovascular Risk Factors b
Achieved Blood Pressure … Size (Diabetes Subgroup/Total), n/n
Baseline Cardiovascular Risk Factors b
Mean Achieved LDL-C … Size, n
Mean Length of Follow-up
Sample Characteristics b
Intervention
Outcomes
DPP,
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TAgAUJ5QoaRfV3M8fApBoN
June 03, 2019 - We abstracted details
about patient population, design, quality, data analysis,
and published results … However, we
viewed this as an expected consequence of a study design in
which a control group receives … intervals, or
P values in
recent report;
estimated the
number of
participants
Appropriate Appropriate – Sample … sizes differed for different publications because different meth-
ods were used to estimate the size … Implementation of screening
as a public health policy: issues in design and evaluation.
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oaVhMNVAnx3b5-UUunZkjr
December 17, 2018 - Study design: Not a randomized clinical trial or controlled clinical
trial. … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
Two reviewers applied USPSTF design-specific criteria (eTable … Study design details were abstracted, along with population
characteristics, intervention characteristics … Concept and design: O’Connor, Patnode. … The Family
Spirit trial for American Indian teen mothers and
their children: CBPR rationale, design,
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-maternal-health-grand-rounds-slides.pptx
January 01, 2023 - justification of a patient care recommendation will conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design … for published evidence
Screen for eligibility PICODTS (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome Design … of remote communication of BP measurements versus home BP cuff with a paper log
Limitations
Small sample … size, not powered to detect differences in patient outcomes
Enrolled participants with an antepartum
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QZ-N4vDvgZSsghretDokg7
March 01, 2014 - excluded at
title/abstract stage
(n = 2519)
Excluded (n = 49)
Relevance: 0
Setting: 1
Population: 1
Design … Comparison: 0
AAA diameter: 1
Screening tool: 0
Excluded (n = 22)
Relevance: 0
Setting: 2
Population: 0
Design … Comparison: 0
AAA diameter: 3
Screening tool: 0
Excluded (n = 9)
Relevance: 0
Setting: 0
Population: 0
Design … This is
not surprising given its disproportionately large sample
size. … Author Contributions: Conception and design: J.M. Guirguis-Blake,
T.L. Beil, C.A. Senger, E.P.
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/newman-toker2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Debriefing interviews with RAs identified other usability and design
issues not captured as part of … Discussion
Our results have important design implications for SACAI systems. … Design Features and Entry Errors. … Second, certain usability design features had more influence on the error
rate than others. … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations)
Study Design