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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_executive.pdf
October 01, 2010 - Key Question 2
There is insufficient evidence to determine the effect of
rhGH on final health outcomes … However, there is insufficient
evidence to determine the effect of rhGH on pulmonary
exacerbations, HRQoL … There is insufficient evidence to determine the impact
of rhGH treatment on IGFBP-3 levels. … We cannot determine
the benefits of rhGH therapy in patients with
unaddressed nutritional deficiencies … A time period of 6
to 12 months may be insufficient to determine the
effect of rhGH on development of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prosthesis_research-protocol.pdf
March 16, 2017 - The classification level assigned is used to
determine the medical necessity of certain componentry, … compare the differential relative effect of
LLP components based on LLP users’ characteristics; 3) determine … evidence for studies of
differential comparative effectiveness of LLPs based on validated measures; 5) determine … Amputee
requiring
Lower
Limb
Prosthesis
Determine
appropriate
componentry*
Satisfaction with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement-may-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - We will determine whether meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than two studies address the
same
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tethered-spinal-cord-protocol.pdf
July 19, 2023 - We will use detailed pre-established criteria to determine eligibility for inclusion and
exclusion of … of the appraisal will be to identify high risk of bias studies for sensitivity
analysis (e.g., to determine … We will determine the feasibility of a quantitative synthesis (i.e., meta-analysis) for each
intervention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-612-09-03-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - TND-612-09-03-2013
Topic Number(s): 0520
Document Completion Date: 02-06-2013
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
The topic, Interventions to Transition Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) from Pediatric
to Adult Care, is not feasible for a full systematic review due…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/grades-predictive-values_white-paper-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - To determine the concordance of effect estimates between first and subsequent trials, we
applied both … We
employed three different thresholds to determine the similarity of treatment effects.
1. … To determine concordance between first trials and pooled subsequent trials, we
programmed and tested … We also set out to determine differences in the magnitudes of effect estimates between
first trials … Finally, how to determine the effect of publication bias on results of our study is unclear.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/topic-refinement.ppt
March 01, 2010 - Thus, the time, effort, and expense to find all of the trials and studies conducted on aliskerin, to determine … Harms need to be considered in order to determine the balance of benefits to harms. … and relevant subgroups based on gender, age, baseline clinical status, and prior therapy, we seek to determine … In the growth hormone project, we wanted to determine what populations were being assessed: were they
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/bar-cohen_-eccs2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Also determine the
time period of the risk (over the next year, 10 years, a lifetime).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-270-bimp-disposition-comments.pdf
September 18, 2024 - The hardest problem in our review was to determine how to analyze studies that
used many of the same
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-eligibility-criteria.ppt
January 01, 2000 - eligibility criteria on interpretation of a review
Learning Objectives
Study Eligibility Criteria
Determine … questions
Are powerful tools for widening or narrowing the scope of a review
Provide information to determine … Specifically, consider each of the PICOTS components individually and determine with the team whether
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/progestogens-preterm-birth_research-protocol.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Methods Guide chapter (if they are of high quality, work with our experts and Task
Order Office to determine … abstracts and articles being reviewed by the methods and content
leads, and 2) the contact reviewers who determine … developing the
report, the content leads in consultation with epidemiologists and biostatisticians will determine
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Those impressions are used
to determine potential impact. … reduce rates of disease and infection in neonates, and they were eager to see additional
studies to determine … result in reduced rates of disease and
infection, they thought that additional studies are needed to determine … Overall, experts agreed that although more safety and efficacy studies must be performed to
determine
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/implementation-package-unhealthy-alcohol-use-final.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Using AUDIT scores to help determine likelihood of AUD........................................ 10
Exhibit … Conditions at various
sites, as well as characteristics of the service being implemented, will determine … Using AUDIT scores to help determine likelihood of AUD
11
Offer Evidence-Based Interventions … The scores on the AUDIT are very useful for screening-related assessment, to determine whether
patients … Scores for questions 4-6 are then tallied to determine
whether an AUD is likely.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-provider-adherence_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - We also sought to
determine whether any observed changes in asthma care
processes directly improve … In the absence of national qualitative standards to
determine magnitude of effect in clinical asthma … The
strength of the evidence is insufficient to determine the
effect of feedback and audit interventions … The strength of evidence is insufficient to determine the
effect of multicomponent interventions on … In summary, with only one
study at high risk of bias, there is insufficient evidence to
determine the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/search-strategy-white-paper.pdf
February 01, 2025 - Retrieved irrelevant records can be analyzed to determine whether it is possible to
“NOT” them out of … We used sample simple and complex systematic review topic search strategies to determine
how well the … HOW TO: KEYWORD TERM DISCOVERY
Difficult to determine the direct applicability to keyword term discovery … It may be difficult for the user to determine how to effectively
use the more complicated search function … HOW TO: PHRASE DISCOVERY
Difficult to determine the direct applicability to phrase discovery.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - the Abbreviated
Injury Severity Scale score (Table A).5 The GCS is the
most widely used scale to determine … This is in part because each individual’s
sustained impairments are unique and largely determine
the … To determine whether rehabilitation programs have met
the goal of restoring TBI survivors to previous … appropriate MCID raises challenges, including issues
related to contextual factors, the population used to
determine … Two investigators
independently reviewed each citation, and full text when
deemed necessary, to determine
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-social-isolation-older-adults-final.pdf
February 01, 2019 - but the
study did not present analysis of between-group difference in differences so we could not
determine … Therefore, it was difficult to determine whether any changes in
outcomes were due to the intervention … only one38 of the eight good- or fair-
quality studies reported the ethnicity of its participants) to determine … and other stakeholders are very interested in both health and health care utilization
outcomes to determine … (PT and nurse) 6 months (high duration) 1 hour 5 min 5x/week (high intensity)
CND = Could Not Determine
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-evidence-communication_research-protocol.pdf
July 31, 2012 - Once those who are synthesizing evidence determine strength of evidence, net benefit, and applicability … For studies without
adequate information to determine inclusion or exclusion, we will retrieve the full … We will qualitatively synthesize the results and determine a rating of low, medium, or
high risk of … provide information (say, through
sensitivity analysis) to enable the reader the ability to evaluate to determine … We will determine whether quantitative synthesis using meta-analysis is appropriate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Specifically, the SR will 1) determine comparative
effectiveness of medical therapies, and 2) determine … We will contact authors of original studies if we determine that additional information is
needed. … analyze them together for KQ1 but separately for
KQs 2 and 3, as the purpose of these questions is to determine
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-executive-summary.pdf
May 01, 2025 - intended audience is clinicians, professional
organizations, guideline developers, and payers who determine … Some have suggested using reductions in advanced
cancers to determine the effectiveness of MCSTs, because