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3261. Disposition of Comments for CER 158 Diagnosis of Gout (pdf file)
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      February 24, 2016 - drawn regarding the utility of ultrasound and DECT for diagnosis of gout were based on very small sample … sizes and the results were concluded as low evidence. … this under the broader heading of inclusion criteria in which case make sure you just talk about the design … We strive to design the evidence tables so that the entry for each study can be seen in its entirety … Discussion/Conclusion Given the poor evidence base, I think the authors could have described the design

3262. The Use of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2007 - The PICOS (participant, intervention/exposure, comparator, outcome and study design) approach was applied … Its design, con- duct, and reporting were based on specific directives from these agencies. … These RCTs shared many sim- ilarities, and the strength of their design adds weight to these negative … The Women’s Health Study maintained the RCT design for the entire study period. … Included Studies: Aspirin Chemoprevention of Colonic Adenomas and Colorectal Cancer, by Study Design*

3263. Cad-Women-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2012 - This review focused on randomized controlled studies, since this is the strongest study design for … Study design Randomized controlled trial (strongest study design for evaluating treatment effectiveness … Second, the sample size and low representation of women in most of the comparator studies may affect … size with stratification of randomization by sex to allow for meaningful sex-based analyses. … size is required in order to have adequate statistical power for subgroup analyses.

3264. Migraine-Adults-Executive-130408 (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - difference for calculation of optimal information size).31 We did not include justification of the sample … size into grading of the evidence nor did we conduct post hoc statistical power analysis. … The sample size averaged 116 adults (range 12 to 818).

3265. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 (pdf file)
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      June 05, 2013 - • For BPD, both the number of studies and their sample sizes are much lower in this population; thus … All included studies, regardless of design, were taken into consideration in determining the strength … Most potential subjects have a strong preference for specific surgical procedures, making trial design … This change will help clarify the design of the research and the perception of successful outcomes.

3266. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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      August 21, 2018 - in countries with organized screening programs such that even large trials did not have sufficient sample … size or duration to detect changes in invasive cervical cancer incidence, CIN 3 or worse (CIN 3+) was … Summary tables of study design, population charac- teristics, protocols, and intervention and follow-up … Design: Study did not use an included design. Language: Publication not in English. … Concept and design: Melnikow, Henderson, Burda, Senger.

3267. Untitled (pdf file)
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      July 10, 2015 - The MAPP research network: design, patient characterization and operations. … Sample sizes must be appropriate for the study question addressed in the paper Abbreviations: CPP … DESIGN: Prospective clinical trial. SETTING: University hospital. … original systematic review due to sample size). … The MAPP research network: design, patient characterization and operations.

3268. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Appendixes (pdf file)
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      October 25, 2022 - All survey design features are taken into account. … At a minimum, statistics with a sample size of fewer than 30 individuals or relative standard errors … sizes have been too small to yield statistically reliable data. … Estimates are suppressed if the sample size is small or the relative standard error is larger than 30% … For some outcome measures, small sample size may indicate the subgroup or state is doing better than

3269. Facilitators and Barriers to Adoption of a Successful Urban Telemedicine Model - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Facilitators and Barriers to Adoption of a Successful Urban Telemedicine Model - Final Report 1     Title of Project Facilitators and Barriers to Adoption of a Successful Urban Telemedicine Model Principal Investigator and Team Members. Kenneth McConnochie, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator Scott McIntosh, …

3270. PowerPoint Presentation: Learn From Defects Through Sensemaking
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      December 01, 2017 - the Learning From Defects (LFD) tool to perform second-order problem solving. 2 Principles of Safe Design … The principles of safe design include three major elements: Standardization of care Independent checks … Learning from defects is one way to improve the design of systems, and patient safety is a property of … Outline your data collection and audit plans: the frequency of the collection or the audit and the sample … size.

3271. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Patient Monitoring Systems To Prevent Failure To Rescue (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2024 - • Study design not specified or no control described • Opinion surveys or subjective data … examined both monitoring modality and a change in parameters monitored ICU=intensive care unit; N=sample … size; NR=not reported; NRCT=nonrandomized controlled trial; RCT=randomized controlled trial; RRS=rapid … One study was an RCT41 while the other seven studies used a pre-post observational design.14, 33, 35 … Sample sizes, which are reported in the appendices, varied widely, and some studies were small (e.g.

3272. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 15, 2013 - Data Extraction:  Investigators independently extracted data on participants, study design, analysis, … Extraction and Quality Assessment An investigator abstracted details of the patient population, study design … Evidence Studies Design … * Small sample size from a non–primary care setting. † Short follow-up (1 y). … ‡ Not practical for primary care settings, small sample size.

3273. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - □ We will include studies with any sample size from any year that meet all other criteria. … They had serious errors in design, analysis, or reporting; large amounts of missing information; or … We will conduct meta-analyses when there is sufficient data (at least 3 studies of the same design) … Therefore study questions, design and/or methodological approaches do not necessarily represent the

3274. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 15, 2008 - meta-analyses, however, lacked a systematic assessment of the characteristics and quality of study design … We used standardized forms to abstract data on study design, population, size, CRP measurement, Framingham … These criteria are specific to the study design (cohort or nested case-control) and include such items … outcome measures (major CHD events vs. major CHD plus other CHD events or cardiovascular events), study design … Our search and systematic selection identified 23 studies of appropriate design from 24 cohorts.

3275. Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitationi (HYCR) Tools and Resources Guide (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitationi (HYCR) Tools and Resources Guide AHRO's Initiative To Increase Use of Cardiac Rehabilitation .. = H Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality …

3276. Pccds-Ln-Opioid-Action-Plan-2019 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - Action Plan Development Has Already Driven Progress Toward Achieving Desired Future Scenarios By design … Improving shared decision making in osteoarthritis ▪ Toward Patient-Centered Telerehabilitation Design … lifecycle (e.g., development decisions, integration efforts) to facilitate trust and leverage design … Apply design thinking and related person-centered problem solving approaches. … By design, OAPWG collaborations led to many of these actions already being taken, even before this

3277. A clinical trial to validate an automated online language interpreting tool with Hispanic patients who have limited English proficiency – Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2022 - Outcome Comparison of 2 Interview Methods Study Design … Expanding the sample size of included patient interviews is possible in the future using our database

3278. Alcohol-Misuse Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      April 28, 2010 - literature for KQ 6, we will search for prospective cohort studies with an eligible comparison group and sample … size of at least 500. … We will design data abstraction forms to gather pertinent information from each article, including … A “poor” study has significant bias (e.g., stemming from serious errors in design or analysis) that … Therefore study questions, design and/or methodological approaches do not necessarily represent the

3279. Behavioral Interventions and Counseling to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: A Systematic Review to Update the USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2013 - English-language trials of the effectiveness of be- havioral interventions and counseling and studies of any design … Stud- ies of any design were included to describe potential ad- verse effects of behavioral interventions … Data Abstraction and Quality Rating An investigator abstracted data about study design and setting; … Summary of Evidence Key Question Studies Design Limitation Consistency Applicability Overall Quality … Author Contributions: Conception and design: S.S. Selph, H.D. Nelson.

3280. Disposition of Comments for CER 211: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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      December 20, 2018 - of duration less than two years, since this was a commonly accepted definition at the time of trial design … The issue was that the analyses would have given excessive weight to one study whose sample size (1049 … ) far exceeded the sample sizes of the other two (44 and 20, respectively). … Schiff et al., 20168), but we excluded the subgroup analysis data that BMS sent us because of wrong design … Below are the details: 1) Abstract-only 2) Excluded for ineligible study design 3) We are adding