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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_disposition-comments.pdf
February 13, 2012 - Summary
There is no way that radiologists interpreting breast imaging
exams can accurately enough estimate … If they are wrong
about the estimate and it is higher, the use of supplemental
imaging does not bring … ,
predictive values vary as the prevalence of disease changes, and
therefore providing one single estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_disposition-comments.pdf
April 25, 2013 - In the studies
we evaluated, we attempted to estimate the proportion of
patients who failed to have … In the studies
we evaluated, we attempted to estimate the proportion of
patients who failed to have … Second, there is convention in
echocardiography to estimate left sided filling pressures - this is … In the studies
we evaluated, we attempted to estimate the proportion of
patients who failed to have … The revised report includes a sufficient number of studies
to generate a summary estimate for change
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/deficit-hyperactivity-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2021 - • Imprecision: Describes the level of certainty of the estimate of effect for a
particular outcome … , where a precise estimate is one that allows a clinically useful
conclusion. … • Low: We have limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true
effect for this … • Insufficient: We have no evidence, we are unable to estimate an effect, or we have
no confidence … in the estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-disposition-comments.pdf
May 31, 2023 - In section 3.3.4.1, we estimate a
seizure risk of 9 per 1000 patients with
preeclampsia with severe … The point estimate for the comparative
odds of seizure is 0.72 (lower odds with
shorter-duration regimens … However, this
estimate is imprecise (hence insufficient for
a graded conclusion) and the confidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopausal-symptoms-protocol.pdf
October 15, 2024 - Moderate We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for
this … Low We have limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for
this outcome … that additional evidence is needed before concluding either that the findings are
stable or that the estimate … Insufficient We have no evidence, we are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no confidence in
the … estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-supplements_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - evidence
from the contributing study/studies was underpowered
for the outcome of interest (imprecise estimate … When
an effect estimate was associated with a confidence
interval (CI) that was not only nonsignificant … Outcome results were considered to be inconclusive
when the pooled estimate or the single contributing … study estimate had confidence intervals wide enough to
incorporate both clinically important benefit … Question 2 (continued)
Outcome
Dietary Supplement
+ Cardiovascular
Drug(s) Conclusion, Effect Estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/decision-models-guidance_methods.pdf
October 01, 2016 - they believe to be wrong and then qualify it—for example, “We think the
estimate may be high because … This approach makes it difficult to justify putting out a numerical
estimate.
Box 1. … Example
Explicit adjustment for bias means that the pooled effect size estimate would take … into account
concerns about quality and be interpretable as the authors’ best estimate of the effect … Adjusting a relative-risk
estimate for study imperfections.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatic-fibrosis_white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2014 - of >=0.20 or >0.26
was re-classified from less useful to moderately useful, but the impact on the estimate … with a cutoff of >1.0 were reclassified from less useful to moderately useful, but the impact on
the estimate … predictive value of FIB-4 versus FibroTest,
APRI, FibroIndex and Forns index to
noninvasively estimate … predictive value of FIB-4 versus FibroTest,
APRI, FibroIndex and Forns index to
noninvasively estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/primary-healthcare-spending-disposition-comments.pdf
May 17, 2024 - authors to
briefly add mention in the text in this section of this
approach to using dummy claims to estimate … tends to fall towards the
higher range of state PC spend estimates, about how much
of this higher estimate … smaller denominator, then
this decision alone would result in an approximately 25%
lower PC spend estimate … addressed the
need for
conducting
research to
identify the
elements of
primary care
spending
estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/child-obesity-future_research.pdf
March 31, 2010 - Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 31
Future Research Needs
for Childhood Obesity
Prevention Programs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 31
Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity
Prevention Programs
Identification of Future Resea…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-dietary-digestible-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2025 - Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Association of Digestible Carbohydrate Intake With Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Body Composition
Systematic Review
Association of Digestible Carbohydrate
Intake With Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2
Diabetes, Obesity, and Body Composition
Execu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/smoking-pregnancy-infants_research-protocol.pdf
March 11, 2013 - This analytic approach will
allow both an estimate of the overall (population) effect, as well as an … estimate of the
variance of the effect across studies. … that the
evidence reflects the true effect and further research may change our confidence in the
estimate … of effect and may change the estimate), “low” (indicating low confidence that
the evidence reflects … of effect and is likely to change the estimate), or “insufficient”
(indicating that evidence is either
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-3-acute-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - E-1. KQ1 RCTs
Table E-1. Key Question 1: Acute back pain treatment trials
Author, Year
(Appendix C Has Full Citations of Included Studies) Setting Country
Specific Pain Condition Radiculopathy Intervention Types Compared Intervention Names and Doses Intervention Dose in Daily Morphine Equivalent N Randomized N Anal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-2-acute-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - E-1. KQ1 RCTs
Table E-1. Key Question 1: Acute back pain treatment trials
Author, Year
(Appendix C Has Full Citations of Included Studies) Setting Country
Specific Pain Condition Radiculopathy Intervention Types Compared Intervention Names and Doses Intervention Dose in Daily Morphine Equivalent N Randomized N Anal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-disposition-comments.pdf
December 06, 2024 - intervention approaches, we display individual study
effects for these 3 studies, but do not report a summary estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - E-1. KQ1 RCTs
Table E-1. Key Question 1: Acute back pain treatment trials
Author, Year
(Appendix C Has Full Citations of Included Studies) Setting Country
Specific Pain Condition Radiculopathy Intervention Types Compared Intervention Names and Doses Intervention Dose in Daily Morphine Equivalent N Randomized N Anal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_executive.pdf
January 01, 2020 - that the evidence reflects the true effect and further
research may change our confidence in the estimate … of
the effect and may change the estimate); (3) “low” grade
(indicating low confidence that the evidence … reflects the
true effect and further research is likely to change our
confidence in the estimate of … the effect and is likely to
change the estimate); and (4) “insufficient” grade (no
evidence identified … In some instances, the studies
did not report a mean difference or point estimate stating
only there
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-equity-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - evaluating and weighing the combined
results of the above domains:
• High: Very confident that the estimate … • Moderate: Moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the
true effect for this … • Low: Limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect
for this outcome … Additional evidence is needed before concluding either that the
findings are stable or that the estimate … • Insufficient: No evidence, unable to estimate an effect, or have no confidence
in the estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - reflects the true effect and that further research is very
unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate … of effect and may
change the estimate. … the evidence reflects the true effect; further research
is likely to change the confidence in the estimate … of effect
and is likely to change the estimate. … bladder
cancer and thereby reduce the need for cystoscopy
depends on the ability of clinicians to estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
January 01, 2017 - a specific set of
outcomes and also searching a broader set of studies
for harms data in order to estimate … Further research may change our
confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the
estimate. … Further research is likely to change confidence
in the estimate of effect and is also likely to change … the
estimate … Our confidence in this estimate is low
(low strength of evidence).