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181. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 10, 2010 - It is difficult to describe these briefly in the Executive Summary. … We agree that not all women with hysterectomies also have oophorectomies, but it is difficult to sort … Calibrations of Breast Cancer Risk Models - difficult to discern - many abbreviations. … It is too difficult to figure out what goes where. Noted. … General It may be difficult to cater to the needs of a consumer and medical professional in the same

182. Disposition of Comments for Chronic Urinary Retention: Comparative Effectiveness and Harms of Treatments (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2014 - References Appendix General Because there is no strong evidence revealed by this report, it is difficult … This paragraph includes the most significant findings of the review, but I found it somewhat difficult … The sentence is also quite long and as with the previous comments, somewhat difficult to understanding … Without a comparison group, conclusions about changes in patient reported outcomes would be difficult … For adults with neurogenic bladder, it is difficult to draw conclusions given the different conditions

183. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Surgery To Remove the Prostate Gland ��Urinary incontinence* ��A scarred urethra (which can make it difficult … radiation seeding”) ��Bowel problems§ ��Bladder problems§§ ��A scarred urethra (which can make it difficult

184. Carman-notes-151021 copy-Teresa (pdf file)
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     November 11, 2015 - I have to say that my perspective is that we run  a much  greater risk of making it difficult for … And  the question  was, “How do we get more efficient in  having those very difficult end  of

185. Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2025 - exposure comparisons and categorizations reported in the ESRs and primary evidence made it extremely difficult

186. Disposition of Comments for Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_disposition-comments.pdf
     April 22, 2013 - There are two primary concerns with respect to the methods: 1) KQ 4 is not clearly defined and difficult … fact that getting providers to switch medications to one with less weight gain potential is very difficult … Cardiovascular risk is a complex construct with many interacting variables. and it is difficult to draw … Success in these interventions is more difficult due to the effects of the illness on behavior as well … Symptoms of mental illness and effects on cognition along with substantial rates may make it difficult

187. Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR) Policies and Procedures (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - a final stakeholder meeting was held to discuss the key questions and to develop consensus around difficult … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to discuss the key questions and to develop consensus around difficult … However, contact information is difficult to maintain accurately and is often non-specific to the particular

188. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     November 08, 2011 - The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Results from noncomparative studies can be difficult to interpret primarily because of the heterogeneity … Again, however, it may be difficult to discern the comparative effectiveness of different stepwise approaches

189. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - However, these studies assessed the results at nonuniform time points and therefore the findings may be difficult … However, it is difficult to compare the rates of adverse events across studies, as the descriptions of … The studies may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems

190. Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Results from noncomparative studies can be difficult to interpret primarily because of the heterogeneity … Again, however, it may be difficult to discern the comparative effectiveness of different stepwise approaches

191. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - staff will meet to discuss the results and progress to date; review cases that have been particularly difficult … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Renewed interest in a difficult disease: Clostridium difficile infections--epidemiology and current treatment

192. Disposition of Comments for Psychological Treatments and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2013 - However, the full report will likely remain somewhat difficult to read. … This may be difficult for readers to grasp without going into the Appendix tables. … Of note, it is very difficult to determine if and when allegiance bias has an influence on results … Further, it is difficult to ascertain the allegiance of Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Even there, it is difficult to determine the specific reasons that individual studies are rated as having

193. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2013 - The appendices are acceptable but the legends were difficult to find to figure out what SOE meant for … The third key question, though difficult to answer, is worth addressing. … TEP #2 Clarity and Usability Since so many things are insufficient it will be difficult to use this … Thank you PR #5 Clarity and Usability For me, it is difficult to interpret findings without reporting

194. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - We agree that blinding can be difficult in studies that investigate interventions that include educational … which blinding is easier to achieve (e.g., most medical studies) and those in which it may be more difficult … dissimilarities or methodological flaws (lack of blinded assessment, inappropriate statistics), it was difficult … While we agree that blinding can be more difficult with behavioral interventions, such interventions

195. Microsoft Word - cognitive-decline-protocol-160322.docx (pdf file)
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     March 22, 2016 - age and is highly variable.9 Causes of Alzheimer’s disease are unclear and causal relationships are difficult … The most basic, the search strategy is difficult to design given the wide range of interventions. … clear understanding of the knowledge based underlying the presence or absence of such linkages, it is difficult … .13 http:years.12   The more difficult

196. Untitled (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2016 - also important characteristics of risk assessment instruments,20,21 including GCS,4 but these can be difficult … Other measures may be challenging to obtain as it would be difficult to use some standard testing methods … The study may also be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential … include head-to-head comparisons, as noncomparative studies on effects of the mGCS or tGCS would be very difficult

197. Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Ten Randomized Trials (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2010 - This possibility has been difficult to assess because no randomized trial has been large enough to … This analysis was difficult because stent use was completely confounded with patient enrollment in specific … subgroups of interest,20 and even when they do, the data are typically presented in different ways and are difficult … that collaborative analysis could be used more often, especially to assess subgroup effects that are difficult

198. Surgical Management of Cervical Degenerative Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2021 - (*Note: this is the "timing of surgery" question, which I think will be difficult to study, i.e. how

199. Standardized Library of Asthma Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2019 - This variation reduces the utility of registries, making it difficult to compare, link, and aggregate … • Lack of intensional rules makes comparison difficult.

200. Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - development of Comparative Effectiveness Reviews and describes recommended approaches for addressing difficult … the presence of a universal health system, NICE conducts cost-effectiveness studies, which are more difficult