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  1. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
    March 15, 2012 - trials reviewed by the USPSTF should be interpreted cautiously because there are limitations in study design … Important flaws in study design or methods.

  2. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
    June 01, 2014 - limited at this time because of lack of controls, high variability in MSC preparations, and small sample … sizes. … Platelet-rich plasma vs hyaluronic acid to treat knee degenerative pathology: study design and preliminary

  3. Final Progress Report: Reducing Diagnostic Error to Improve Patient Safety in COPD and Asthma (REDEFINE Study) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/joo-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - METHODS Study Design This study is a cluster-randomized comparative effectiveness trial conducted of … conventional diagnosis plus in-office spirometry.27 However, frequent protocol violations and inadequate sample … size due to poor recruitment by PCPs limited the study results.

  4. Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths for Adults Aged 18–64 Years in the Initial Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic (April–December 2020), 29 States (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb292-COVID-19-Age18to64Hosptl.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

  5. Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths for Adults Aged 65 Years and Older in the Initial Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic (April–December 2020), 29 States (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb293-COVID-19-OverAge65Hosptl.pdf
    July 19, 2021 - 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

  6. Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths in the Initial Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic (April–December 2020), 29 States (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb290-COVID-19-AllHospital.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

  7. sb291-COVID-19-PediatricHosptl (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb291-COVID-19-PediatricHosptl.pdf
    August 23, 2021 - 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

  8. Bleeding Risks With Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/j69Hq5ALvzg74e-ngkzSep
    April 01, 2016 - The same investigators assessed the quality of included studies using study design–specific criteria … Aspirin and Simvastatin Combination for Cardiovascular Events Prevention Trial in Diabetes (ACCEPT-D): design … Study design of ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE): a randomized, controlled trial. … Author Contributions: Conception and design: E.P. Whitlock, B.U. Burda, J.M. Guirguis-Blake, C.V. … Brief Description of Included Cohort Studies and IPD Meta-analysis Study, Year (Reference) Quality Design

  9. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-2-acute-pain.pdf
    May 01, 2022 - The decision to update meta-analyses from the original report was based on the number and sample sizes … Exclusion reason: Ineligible study design 76. Jacobus D, Mehr S, Ziccardi V. … Exclusion reason: Ineligible study design 78. Javaid S, Shafi M, Lodhi Y. … Exclusion reason: Ineligible study design 84. Kim MG, Kim MY. … Exclusion reason: Ineligible study design 160. Tobias AF, Moura EC, Honda CA, et al.

  10. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fetal-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
    July 05, 2011 - Peer Reviewer #7 Introduction “Study design of size of country of setting” – nonsensical sentence … Unfortunately, we cannot include your paper in this review as single case reports were not an included study design … Given small sample size and the corresponding width of confidence intervals that would be expected

  11. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-disposition-comments_0_0.pdf
    October 13, 2021 - One, as the reviewer points out, is due to study design. … However, even if we ignore study design, the studies provided in the reviewer's list would not have … However, our review team felt that RCTs were the most appropriate design to control for unobserved … However, we found no studies with this design. … Consider Study Design Schematics or some other word here.

  12. The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy_research-protocol.pdf
    September 14, 2016 - The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: September 14, 2016 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review …

  13. Research White Paper_Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map, 2025 Review Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/machine-learning-tools-white-paper-2025-update.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - For studies of AI/ML tools for literature identification (search, study design tagging, and screening … strategies Recallb: 14% (4% to 97%) Precisionc: 0.09 (0.001 to 0.35) NNR 11 (3-1000) Study design … better in precision when compared to existing methods (e.g., filters); tools to identify other study design … Most of the new studies reported on the extraction of both descriptive data (e.g., study design information … Descriptive data includes all study information except for outcome results or risk of bias (e.g., design

  14. Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map, Version 2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/white-paper-machine-learning-tools-v2.pdf
    July 01, 2025 - For studies of AI/ML tools for literature identification (search, study design tagging, and screening … strategies Recall2: 14% (4% to 97%) Precision3: 0.09 (0.001 to 0.35) NNR 11 (3-1000) Study design … better in precision when compared to existing methods (e.g., filters); tools to identify other study design … Most of the new studies reported on the extraction of both descriptive data (e.g., study design information … Descriptive data includes all study information except for outcome results or risk of bias (e.g., design

  15. Disposition of Comments for Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - is likely to be wrong;in fact it is likely to be a benefit which could be documented with larger sample … sizes and longer follow up to result in fewer inflicted injuries and accidents if mothers are getting … simply convey the relative lack of certainty about the conclusions resulting from aspects of study design … We agree with the reviewer that such a study design would be uninformative, as well as unethical. … With regard to (2), we believe that given appropriate study design, it is possible to evaluate the

  16. Evidence Summary: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
    October 11, 2022 - Design: Study did not use an included design.

  17. Running Effective Meetings and Creating Capacity for Practices to Run Effective Meetings (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-22-meetings.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - • Review performance information and define goals and design changes. • Train staff in new skills

  18. Behavioral Counseling for Skin Cancer Prevention: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZExXGy-2DwcZM-98Zfnd5v
    March 20, 2018 - Tables included details on study design and quality, setting and population (eg, country, in- clusion … These tables included the num- ber and design of included studies, summary of results, reporting bias … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Concept and design: Henrikson, Morrison, Blasi, Nguyen, Patnode. … Otherwise, AHRQ had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis,

  19. SOPS Workplace Safety Pilot Study Report (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/workplace_safety_pilotstudyreport.pdf
    November 01, 2021 - SOPS Workplace Safety Pilot Study Report Pilot Study Results From the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety CultureTM (SOPS®) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 2085…

  20. Sustaining Zero CLABSIs (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/zero-clabsi.html
    April 01, 2013 - Sustaining Zero CLABSIs (Transcript) May 8, 2012 Operator: Excuse me, everyone, we now have our speakers in conference. Please be aware that each of your lines is currently in a listen-only mode. At the conclusion of the presentation, we will open the floor for questions, and at that time instructions will b…
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