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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_3-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - effect on heart attack risk
suggests that limited public health resources might
be most efficiently directed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is
common and costly. Over the course of a
year, between 13.1 million and 14.2 million
people will experience MDD.
Approximately half of these people seek
help for this condition, and only 20 percent
of those receive adequate treatment. For
those who do initiate tr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 81
Long-Term Care for Older Adults: A Review
of Home and Community-Based Services
Versus Institutional Care
Executive Summary
Introduction
Long-term care (LTC) refers to a broad
range of services designed to provide
assistance over prolonged periods to
compensate …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_executive.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Treatment of CKD Stages 1–3
In most patients with nonprimary CKD stages 1–3,
treatment is not directed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Coronary stents and adjunctive
pharmacologic agents—including
glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors and
thienopyridines—have improved the
efficacy of percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI).1,2 However,
dislodgement of atherothrombotic material
from coronary lesions during PCI can
result in …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2013 - advanced-care-decision-aids-protocol-131209
Evidence-based Practice Center
Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Decision Aids for Advanced Care Planning…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-243-prehospital-airway-management-appendix-e-1_0.xlsx
January 01, 2020 - Characteristics
Table E-1. Study characteristics evidence table
Author, Year Year KQ 1
BVM vs SGA KQ 2
BVM vs ETI KQ 3
SGA vs ETI KQ4
Variations of Single Airway Study Design Country Setting # of Agencies/
Institutions Registry Y/N
Name of Registry Study Time Period Age Groups Emergency Type Prehospital Provider Stud…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suicide-prevention_research.pdf
October 01, 2016 - , it is difficult to evaluate the longer-term impact of
prevention interventions, especially those directed … should adopt and promote the
use of standard definitions such as those described in the CDC’s Self-Directed … The CDC document Self-directed Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and
Recommended Data Elements … Also, these interventions were often
directed at early development, many years before suicidal thoughts … Self-directed
Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions
and Recommended Data Elements, Version
1.0
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - dose and route
of administration, and the appropriate duration,
followed by deescalation to pathogen-directed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/misuse-prescription-protocol-amendment.pdf
November 26, 2024 - (e.g.,
dextroamphetamine; Adderall®) or other
prescription stimulants (1) in any way
other than directed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-generated-health-data-protocol-chronic-conditions.pdf
March 17, 2020 - Automated-Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Automated-Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic
Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes
Initial Publication Date: Dec…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/comparator-selection-in-observational-chapter-5.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Slide 1
Comparator Selection in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
Comparator Selection in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
This slide set is based on a user guide titled Developing a Protocol for Observation…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-testing_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - reports new or
worsening dyspnea, then they should be offered symptomatic management or
treatment directed … cancer has dyspnea on
admission, then they should be offered symptomatic management or treatment
directed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/improved-cancer-outcomes-protocol_0.pdf
December 01, 2021 - interventions includes any intervention delivered from the date of
diagnosis through the initiation of cancer-directed
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-quality.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies
Assessing the Quality of
Individual Studies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Training Modules for Methods Guide on Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies
Systematic Review Process Overview
*
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-485-09-03-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - TND-485-09-03-2013
Topic Number(s): 0405
Document Completion Date: 01-16-13
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
The topic, Decision Aids for Advance Care Planning, is not feasible for a full systematic review due to
the limited data available at this time; however, it will be consid…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/continuous-outcomes-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
March 01, 2011 - Methods Guide
for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Handling Continuous Outcomes in Quantitative
Synthesis
ii
This report is based on research conducted by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC)
under contract to the Agency for Healthcare…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-3-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain.pdf
July 01, 2022 - Systematic Review on Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 3
Systematic Review on Nonopioid
Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic
Pain: Surveillance Report 3
Literature Update Period: January 2022 through April 1, 2022
Background and Purpose
This is the third surveillance repor…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_executive.pdf
December 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 88
Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism
Executive Summary
Background
Cryptorchidism is a congenital condition
in which one or both testicles are not
appropriately positioned in the scrotum
at birth and cannot be moved into the
proper position manually. The term …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update-surveillance-160328.pdf
May 29, 2025 - AHRQ%Systematic%Review%Surveillance%
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