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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/physical-activity-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-2002
July 01, 2002 - We summarized the design, quality, and results of each included trial in an evidence table, focusing … Task Force members participated in the initial design of the review and reviewed interim summaries as … The funding source had no role in the study design, data collection, or synthesis; however, representatives … Nonrandomized trial design (same providers for control and intervention patients based on days of the … Nonrandomized trial design with intervention physicians selected based on personal interest in physical
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening-2002
September 17, 2002 - Extraction: Selected information about patient population, interventions, clinical endpoints, and study design … Agency staff and Task Force members participated in the initial design of the study and reviewed interim … Problems in the design and reporting of trials of antifungal agents encountered during meta-analysis. … * Evidence codes based on study design categories. 22
I = randomized, controlled trials. … Adequate sample size.
Administration of reliable screening test.
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June 01, 2019 - Design and Methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component . … Sample Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998–2007 .
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January 01, 2019 - Design and Methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component . … Sample Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998–2007 .
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
October 15, 2011 - Articles were rated as good, fair, or poor by using design-specific criteria. … For included studies, one investigator abstracted data on study design, setting, population characteristics … mean BMIs ranging from 25 to 39 kg/m 2 , with an average baseline BMI across all trials (weighted for sample … size) of 31.9 kg/m 2 . … Design and methods for a clinical trial in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2015_02.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Beginning with 2012, the sampling design of the NIS was revised.2 To provide
consistency with the previously … to be included in 2012 national
estimates using the HCUP data for the 2014 QDR.
2 The previous NIS design … Information on the design on the 2000-2011 NIS is provided at http://www.hcup-
us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/ … by race/ethnicity is similar to the method used to create the HCUP 2000-2011 NIS under the
original design … This method takes into account the cluster and stratification
aspects of the sample design when calculating
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - diminish with long-term follow-up, the results are unlikely to achieve statistical significance because sample … size calculations were based on an estimated 40% reduction in breast cancer mortality, which is greater … to lymph nodes. 60 The studies from which these data were obtained, however, suffer from important design … Screening for cancer: theory, analysis and design. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1980 55.
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April 01, 2016 - The
CAQ is a two-part instrument that uses two measures (cognitive complexity and message design logic … Message design
refers to the process that people use to perceive the relevant goals in a situation and … to then convey messages that
will achieve those goals.1 The type of message design someone employs … The logic of message design: Individual differences in reasoning about communication. … Managing the flow of ideas: A local management approach to message design. In: Burleson B, ed.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb245-Substance-Inpatient-Stays-Across-US-Counties.pdf
February 01, 2018 - The redesign incorporates two critical
changes:
• Revisions to the sample design—starting with … 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 Inpatient
Sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/headaches-pregnancy.pdf
March 23, 2019 - The specific eligibility criteria (particularly pertaining to study design,
minimum sample size, and … The specific eligibility criteria (particularly pertaining to study design,
minimum sample size, and … ://srdrplus.ahrq.gov/
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For each study, we will extract publication identifying data, study design … in the de novo systematic review will be described in
summary and evidence tables presenting study design … Therefore, study questions, design, and methodological
approaches do not necessarily represent the views
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January 01, 2024 - Methods
Design
A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was designed to assess subjective familiarity … FAMILIARITY ON AUDITORY PERCEPTION OF DRUG
NAMES BY PHARMACISTS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND LAY PEOPLE
Methods
Design … This experiment used a cross-sectional, within- and between-subjects design to examine the effect of
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January 01, 2025 - tool to Parse XML-tagged documents into BJC database
• Analysis of a more comprehensive data set
• Design … Constructing a scalable
enterprise pharmacy expert system web application using model-viewer-controller design
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-cough_research-protocol.pdf
October 22, 2012 - instruments): Evaluation studies
• KQ 2 (interventions): Randomized trials, cohort
studies
• All sample … sizes
• Not a clinical study (e.g., editorial,
non–systematic review, letter to the
editor, case … 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 … Therefore study questions, design and/or methodological approaches
do not necessarily represent the
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January 01, 2005 - Design and analysis of group-randomized trials. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998.
89. … Design and analysis of group-randomized trials: a review of recent methodological
developments. … The effect of cluster randomization on sample size in prevention research. … A simple method of sample size calculation for linear and logistic regression.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/enhancedmedhistories_102611comp.pdf
October 01, 2011 - high-risk transitions across
care settings, reduce error or harm, and support system and workflow design … ......................................................................................... 14
Study Design … The most prominent explanation is insufficient
sample size. 4449 patients made 10498 visits during the … Based on sample size calculations (see below), a larger patient population may be needed to
detect a … In this subcategory, sample size estimation can be performed, assuming α/2 = 2.5 percent,
and β = 20
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-screening
March 02, 2020 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
One investigator abstracted details about the study design, … Sample sizes ranged from 20 to 706, mean age ranged from 45 to 68 years, and the proportion of women … sizes ranged from 131 to 50,886 (total n = 116,659), mean age ranged from 42 to 69 years, and the proportion … Evidence
Study design … sizes, no unscreened comparison group, reliance on retrospective recall, poorly defined outcomes
Low
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
September 05, 2017 - Study sample sizes ranged from 63 to 4040 participants. … One trial compared patching plus eyeglasses vs eyeglasses alone vs no treatment. 1 , 37-39 Study sample … sizes ranged from 60 to 180 participants. 1 One of the 3 trials (evaluating patching plus eyeglasses
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March 01, 2005 - for
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Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: Brief Update
Study/Year N Population Antiviral/Dose Design … evaluated
monthly for clinical signs and symptoms of genital
Study/Year N Population Antiviral/Dose Design … The study was not
Study/Year N Population Antiviral/Dose Design
Table 3. … evaluated the
use of antiviral suppression after a first episode of
Study/Year N Population Antiviral/Dose Design … However, data from
reported cases do not represent a sufficient sample
size for reaching reliable and
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018644-haas-final-report-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Methods
Study Design Overview
PREP was a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of … Despite these limitations, this design more directly informs the
effectiveness of this type of intervention
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
December 07, 2021 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
One investigator abstracted details about the study design, … Sample sizes ranged from 123 to 2536 (total 9541 participants). … the fair-quality trials included unclear randomization or allocation concealment methods, open-label design … was present, results consistently favored topical fluoride in analyses stratified by use of cluster design … However, results were consistent in prespecified stratified analyses based on factors related to study design