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9921. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_disposition-comments.pdf
      September 01, 2014 - This is a poorly constructed sentence and difficult to follow. … It is difficult to discern from the data report, the mean %age reduction of LDL-c with various regimens … This is difficult to do because a maximally tolerated statin still has the best level of evidence in … #2 Clarity and Usability The problem is that the paucity of outcome data makes any conclusions difficult

9922. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
      November 06, 2012 - This makes interpreting their conclusions regarding strength of evidence very difficult. … Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer # 6 Results I found the tables difficult … Depression, mental well-being, and all the other subjective areas are very difficult to put into quantitative … the overall manuscript is well organized with the limitations identified above, it is cumbersome and difficult

9923. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269_Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture To Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-269-respectful-maternity-care-disposition-comments.pdf
      January 02, 2024 - PR 4 ES Introduction On page 2, under the purpose and scope of the review, the first sentence is difficult … 37 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response PR 4 Methods 2.3 Table 1 I had a difficult … However it is difficult to follow. … Also, the multiple reference lists made it difficult to find the references referred to in the text,

9924. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1312 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
      December 01, 2013 - That undermines the statistical analysis of trial results and makes it difficult to determine the ‘ … Patients may also have social, cultural, linguistic, or financial barriers that make it difficult to … For example, rapid triage and diagnosis—hallmarks of ED care—are difficult with older patients, who … however, they tempered this recommendation, saying that formalized studies on this invention would be difficult

9925. DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/observational-research-scores_research.pdf
      May 01, 2012 - Further, the regression model depends on adequate numbers of outcomes, which may be difficult to achieve … cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with rosuvastatin use are related to rhabdomyolysis, it is difficult … distribution may be unmeasured confounding or may be effect modification, a distinction that may be difficult … disease (or other outcome) risk, in this case cardiovascular risk, this type of analysis would be difficult

9926. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - associated with odynophagia (painful swallowing) and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) that can make it difficult … PTH-related readmissions and reoperations were sparse; thus confidence bounds are wide, and it is difficult … indications of tonsillectomy and comorbidities for populations adequately, which makes applicability difficult … managing their child’s condition as they wait for it to resolve; obtaining longer- term data, however, is difficult

9927. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - immunohistochemical expression, and pathology.1 Due to historical inconsistencies in naming conventions, it is difficult … was much higher in patients treated with oral propranolol, but the variability in outcomes makes it difficult … Pain is also difficult to assess in infant population. … treatment, and a historical trend towards treating smaller, less severe lesions, similarly make analyses difficult

9928. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_disposition-comments.pdf
      September 01, 2014 - This is a poorly constructed sentence and difficult to follow. … It is difficult to discern from the data report, the mean %age reduction of LDL-c with various regimens … This is difficult to do because a maximally tolerated statin still has the best level of evidence in … #2 Clarity and Usability The problem is that the paucity of outcome data makes any conclusions difficult

9929. Hepatitis-C Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_executive.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - with HCV infection, such as cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation, and liver cancer, but it is extremely difficult … symptoms, fatigue, and neuropsychiatric and hematologic adverse effects.23 Such adverse effects can be difficult … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess its methods or assess limitations … Such trials would be difficult to design and carry out due to the long time required for complications

9930. ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF INCLUDED STUDIES (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-the-risk-of-bias_draft-report.pdf
      June 02, 2011 - the full protocol, judgments of selective outcome reporting at the individual study level may be difficult … contributors) 29 sponsored studies, a practice that makes the actual contribution of the sponsor very difficult … i.e., no flaw is likely to cause major bias. 47 The study may be missing information, making it difficult … Black is time-consuming to apply, requires considerable epidemiology expertise, and has been found difficult

9931. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
      November 06, 2012 - This makes interpreting their conclusions regarding strength of evidence very difficult. … Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer # 6 Results I found the tables difficult … Depression, mental well-being, and all the other subjective areas are very difficult to put into quantitative … the overall manuscript is well organized with the limitations identified above, it is cumbersome and difficult

9932. Disposition of Comments for CER 159 Insomnia (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_disposition-comments.pdf
      December 30, 2015 - similar drugs are often prescribed over-the-counter or for other indications, making their inclusion difficult … It is much more difficult for many behavioral studies to achieve an overall risk of bias assessment … Without specific guidance, it is difficult for investigators to understand what aspects of study design … Moreover, it would also be more difficult to justify this in grant applications, if additional resources

9933. Options for Developing a Repository of Expired Patient Registries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/registry-of-patient-registries/research-2012
      September 01, 2019 - Because the proposed repository would cover multiple disease areas and many types of studies, it would be difficult … Again, the stakeholders commented that having a single policy that would apply to all registries is difficult … However, stakeholders commented that these options could be difficult for some existing registries, particularly … important negative findings (i.e., finding of no effect of a certain treatment) that may have been difficult

9934. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YSj5xRQc9DroH8gpUYsoFA
      December 01, 2007 - The contribution of CAS to overall stroke burden is difficult to approximate. … Because stroke risk depends on more than the degree of carotid artery narrowing, it is difficult to define … Although the intensity of medical management is difficult to determine, the mean systolic blood pressure … It is difficult to determine what effect current standard medical therapy would have on overall benefit

9935. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
      December 15, 2007 - The contribution of CAS to overall stroke burden is difficult to approximate. … Because stroke risk depends on more than the degree of carotid artery narrowing, it is difficult to define … Although it is difficult to determine the intensity of medical management, the mean systolic blood pressure … It is difficult to determine what effect current standard medical therapy would have on overall benefit

9936. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS®) Medical Office Survey: 2022 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/2022-mosops-database-report-part-I.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - improve office processes and staff are encouraged to express alternative viewpoints and do not find it difficult … (Item D4 *) It is difficult to voice disagreement in this office. (Item D10* ) 8. … (Item D4*) 73% 24.12% 0% 42% 60% 77% 90% 100% 100% It is difficult to voice disagreement in this … Organizations may find it useful to brainstorm the potential barriers that make it difficult to implement

9937. Chapter 6. Discussion and Policy Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/consumer-exp/reporting/chapter6.html
      October 01, 2014 - As such, it may be difficult for consumer reporting systems to design meaningful improvements in patient

9938. Using Implementation Research to Guide Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination of Patient-Centered Medical Home Models (pdf file)
      pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/using-implementation-research-brief.pdf
      March 01, 2013 - Complex interventions like the PCMH may include features that make them particularly difficult to implement

9939. Periodic Issue | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-281
      March 15, 2021 - Difficult diagnostic journeys are compounded by lack of clinician empathy, bias awareness, and critical

9940. Knowledge Ecosystem Enhancement Effort - ACTS COVID-19 Collaborative Learning Community - COVID-19: Guidance to Action
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      October 13, 2020 - because different systematic reviews express these in different ways, making this critical information difficult