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  1. Emerging MRI Technologies for Imaging Musculoskeletal Disorders under Loading Stress (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-disorders-imaging_disposition-comments.pdf
    November 01, 2011 - Evidence Map - It would be more helpful to have the description (sample sizes etc.) broken down by study … Peer Reviewer 3 Discussion (NEXT STEPS section) In addition to apprporiate power/sample size, the … that I am familiar with here) is that there is a basic lack of understanding about how to effectively design … We have however incorporated some of the reviewer’s suggestions in our guidance for the design of future … general guidance for future studies and an analytical framework that may facilitate the planning and design

  2. Screening for and Treatment of Suicide Risk Relevant to Primary Care: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vxPM4Bo9RXZGUDH6MWnDht
    May 01, 2013 - Summary of Evidence Key Question Population Studies (Observations), n Design Major Limitations Key … United States; only trial that involved population-based screening was done in Sri Lanka (63) Fair Sample … sizes were insufficient to determine group differences in suicide deaths. … Author Contributions: Conception and design: E. O’Connor, B.N. Gaynes, C. Soh, E.P. Whitlock. … 14 Setting: 8 Comparative effectiveness: 8 Target: 0 Outcomes: 19 Population: 2 Intervention: 31 Design

  3. From Topic Nomination to Clinical Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/from-topic-nomination-to-clinical-practice-resources-overview.pdf
    June 01, 2021 - • The criteria for Topic X include rules for study designs, sample sizes, and populations studied

  4. 3. Building and Maintaining a Network of Primary Care Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide3.html
    August 01, 2024 - Design Effective Outreach Strategies  Effective practice recruitment requires a multifaceted approach

  5. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/mmm-draft-protocol-amendment.pdf
    February 02, 2022 - Study Design Observational/retrospective analysis, prospective cohort designs, secondary analysis of … Study design must connect social factors/context to biomedical or health behaviors. … Data fields will include: author, year of publication, PubMed Identification Number (if available), sample … size, author representation, population including ascertainment criteria, exposure(s), confounders/ … co-exposures, outcome(s), outcome timing, study design, and setting.

  6. The Effect of Health Information Technology on Healthcare Provider Communication - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs022305-manojlovich-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Methods Study Design This study used a mixed methods design. … , before the start of AcademyHealth. 6/24/17. 2019 “Effects of Hospital Layout and Nursing Unit Design … Scope Background Context Setting Participants Incidence and Prevalence Methods Study Design

  7. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

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    March 09, 2021 - Tomography 9329 Excluded 1989 Full-text articles excluded 934 Ineligible population 290 Ineligible sample … size 179 Ineligible outcome(s) 162 Ineligible study design 103 Ineligible intervention 91 Ineligible … Screening With LDCT Compared With Chest Radiography or With No Screening Source Recruitment years Sample … size; country Mean age (ages eligible), y % Male Baseline smoking status, % Eligibility criteria … First, non–English-language articles were excluded, as were studies with sample size less than 500 or

  8. Archived: Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
    September 22, 2014 - Evaluating a two-step approach to sexual risk reduction in a publicly-funded STI clinic: rationale, design … Design of a stage-matched intervention trial to increase dual method contraceptive use (Project PROTECT … ] Population, n Trials and Observations, n Study Design

  9. TeamSTEPPS Video-Based Simulation: Facilitator Guide Module 2 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/module-2-team-leadership-facilitator-guide.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Video-Based Simulation: Facilitator Guide Module 2 Video-Based Simulation: Facilitator Guide Team Leadership Briefs, Huddles, and Debriefs TeamSTEPPS Training Curriculum …

  10. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/BhnZRA--TRpXdg9_tYmZ_M
    April 05, 2016 - Study design: study did not use an included design. … single subanalysis identified for most drug classes and outcomes Most subanalyses limited by small sample … sizes, short trial durations, post hoc or unspecified analysis timing, and lack of statistical testing … Study concept and design: All authors. … Otherwise, AHRQ had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis,

  11. CAHPS Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-webcast.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - In order to be called a CAHPS survey, the survey has to adhere to our standard practices and design … is framed in terms of validity, but I think it actually may be reliability, and that's related to sample … size. … Ron Hays We have guidance on every survey that will say the sample size needed to achieve different … But, Paul, you did touch on the issue of the effect of survey design on opioid prescribing, and there

  12. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012_03.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - This method takes into account the cluster and stratification aspects of the NIS sample design when

  13. Appendix Table B-3. Observational Studies of Masks in Healthcare Settings (xls file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-appendix-table-b-3-version-1.xlsx
    February 01, 2020 - of masks in healthcare settings Author Publication Year Title Date Retrieved Source Link/URL Study Design … Study Dates Geographic Setting Clinical Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female

  14. CHIPRA 157 Bibliography (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-157-bibliography.pdf
    June 12, 2018 - Test statistics and sample size formulae for comparative binomial trials with null hypothesis of non-zero … Design of observational studies (pp 43-44; 172-175; 188; 197-206).

  15. CHIPRA 155: Bibliography (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-155-bibliography.pdf
    May 08, 2018 - Test statistics and sample size formulae for comparative binomial trials with null hypothesis of non-zero … Design of observational studies (pp 43-44; 172-175; 188; 197-206).

  16. Final Progress Report: Impacts of Alcohol and Fatigue on Paramedic ALS Skills (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/becker-marques-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Using a within-subjects design, they determined that sleep-deprived surgeons made significantly more … Subjects, Recruitment, and Sample Size Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation’s (PIRE) Calverton … The design is more fully described in a later section. … Design A within-subjects design, wherein all subjects serve in all three conditions over a total of three … Table 1 summarizes the design.

  17. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-agitation-aggression_research-protocol.pdf
    November 13, 2014 - the number of pleasurable activities.31 Certain environmental interventions, such as environmental design … Study Design Systematic reviews, RCTs, nonrandomized controlled trials, and prospective cohort studies … will be included for study design. … ; (4) precision (degree of certainty around an estimate); and (5) reporting bias.41 Based on study design … Therefore study questions, design, and methodological approaches do not necessarily represent the views

  18. Final Progress Report: Older adult safety while receiving home health services after hospital discharge (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/arbaje-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Study findings can guide the design of interventions addressing threats to patient safety. … SA3 was important for determining future use of the index in the design and implementation of interventions … METHODS Study Design We developed the Index of Home Health Transition Quality with older adult, caregiver … We successfully recruited our target sample size of 50 patients within 2 months, and our consent rates

  19. Recommendation: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-interventions
    September 18, 2018 - participants had elevated clinical or subclinical risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer. 1 Trial sample … sizes ranged from 30 to 2161. … One trial enrolled participants with cardiovascular risk factors. 1 Trial sample sizes ranged from 92

  20. Methods-Balancing-Harms-Benefits Research-2012 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - .......................................................... 8 Challenges With Regard to the Study Design … quantitative approaches are based on primary datasets, where investigators had control over study design … intermediate, or surrogate, outcome for reasons of feasibility (e.g., short-term trials, smaller sample … sizes). … helps define the exact research question, the eligibility criteria for studies and aspects of study design
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