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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-appendix-table-b-3-version-2.xlsx
February 01, 2020 - SARS-1 and 40% seropositive for SARS-CoV-1, but analysis evaluated a subgroup of 85 HCWs Unadjusted estimate … model: Handwashing before patient contact, always vs. no: 0.27 (0.04 to 1.79) Not reported Unadjusted estimate … sometimes vs. always: 0.80 (0.16 to 4.00)
Not reported Potential recall bias; potential selection bias; estimate … ; HCWs in departments with mask use also washed hands frequently (infrequent in other departments); estimate … Disposable vs. 12- or 16-layer cotton surgical mask: 2.13 (1.00 to 4.54)*
Not reported Unadjusted estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bivariate-methods-utility_research.pdf
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/meditation_research-protocol.pdf
October 17, 2012 - 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 (evidence is unavailable … reflects the true effect and
further research is likely to change our
confidence in the estimate of … The resulting estimate of precision will be
used in the final grading of the strength of
evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s149.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Using Propensity Scores Subclassification to Estimate Effects
of Longitudinal Treatments … Estimate propensity models. … Estimate expected outcomes in observed longitudinal
treatment groups of interest. … Iterate through steps 2–5 to estimate causal effects. … Having obtained an estimate of E{Y(EEE)}, return to
step 2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lifecycle-assessment-executive-summary.pdf
September 01, 2023 - The leading limitation reported in the LCA studies was the lack of data and the
need to estimate or approximate … The healthcare specific framework incorporated
LCA with a long-term emission metric to estimate emissions … The methods used to inform the frameworks varied widely, from analysis of
financial data to estimate … Limitations: The leading limitation reported in the LCA studies was the lack of data
and the need to estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s108.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A Simulation-Based Evaluation of Methods to Estimate
the Impact of an Adverse Event … to
adjust for a time-varying confounder leaves residual con-
founding and may exaggerate an effect estimate … This value was, in turn, used to estimate
the probability of each individual’s observed adverse event … Our goal was to estimate the true population causal HR
to estimate bias. … Aggregating results across the 250
runs produced small standard errors around the estimate of
the HR,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/back-pain-treatment/clinician
November 15, 2016 - Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. … Further research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate. … Further research is likely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change … the estimate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_clinician.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate
of effect. … Further research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect
and may change the estimate. … Further research is likely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect
and is likely to change … the estimate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
December 01, 2009 - There was insufficient evidence to estimate the
accuracy of MRI-guided core-needle biopsies. … Open surgical estimate based on other literature reviews. … Open surgical estimate based on other literature reviews.
Abbreviation: US=ultrasound.
Figure B. … Open surgical estimate based on other literature reviews. … Open surgical estimate based on other literature reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_10-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Disease risk scores estimate the probability or rate of disease occurrence
as a function of the covariates … These IPTW techniques
are used to estimate the parameters of what is
often called a marginal structural … An
alternative approach to estimate causal effects,
other than confounding/covariate control, is the … When homogeneity
assumptions are not employed, the resulting
causal effect estimate is generally only … Then, excluding these
subjects can bias the exposure estimate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mccullough.pdf
January 01, 2011 - patients/surrogates
Slide
7: Definitions of Levels of Evidence
• Low: “Our confidence in the effect estimate … is limited: The true effect may
be substantially
different from the estimate of the effect … ”
• Very low: “We have little confidence in
the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to
… be
substantially different from the estimate of the effect.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/chronic-fatigue/research-protocol
May 01, 2014 - The prevalence of ME/CFS is also difficult to estimate given the uncertainty of the case definition. … Moderate — We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for … Low — We have limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for this outcome … 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/pdf/choice-of-mean_white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Discrepancy in conclusion occurs when one estimate (e.g., change
score) shows significant difference … and the other estimate (e.g., followup score) does not. … , or other estimate of mean difference
available or reported in the publication (e.g., an estimate from … estimate does not (i.e., the
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combined estimate using the mean difference based on the change … Otherwise, the KH estimate was obtained using Stata command metareg.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/toc.pdf
January 01, 2007 - A Simulation-Based Evaluation of
Methods to Estimate the Impact of an Adverse Event on Hospital Length … Can Between-Physician Differences in Prescribing Patterns Be Used to
Estimate Treatment Effects? … Wu, , Constantine Frangakis Using Propensity
Scores Subclassification to Estimate Effects of Longitudinal
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives_research-protocol.pdf
March 13, 2012 - Census demographic projections, we estimate that
the annual number of new ovarian cancer cases will … Further research is
very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. … Further
research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the
estimate. … the
estimate. … Otherwise, we will estimate ranges by adding or subtracting 25 percent
from the base-case estimate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/primary-healthcare-spending-technical-brief-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2023 - available from
published peer-reviewed articles, gray literature, and experts on approaches used to
estimate … will use to inform our search strategy and guide us in assessing
whether a standard measure or best estimate … What are the definitions, data sources, and methodologies used to estimate
primary care spending in … analysis methods, including sensitivity, if reported,
that are part of the approach, and the spending estimate … develop an evidence map describing the current definitions, data sources, and
methodologies used to estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-informed-care-protocol.pdf
April 19, 2023 - consistency (similarity of
effect direction and size); 4) precision (degree of certainty around an estimate … An imprecise estimate is one for which the confidence interval is wide
enough to include clinically … ● Moderate: Moderately confident that estimate of effect lies close to true effect. … Additional evidence necessary before concluding
that findings are stable or that estimate of effect … ● Insufficient: No evidence, unable to estimate an effect, or no confidence in estimate of
effect
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives/research-protocol
February 15, 2012 - Census demographic projections, we estimate that the annual number of new ovarian cancer cases will almost … Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. … Further research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate. … the estimate. … Otherwise, we will estimate ranges by adding or subtracting 25 percent from the base-case estimate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/statistical-inference_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Variance Estimate Equation
15. … Across these conditions, the UMD was more likely than the SMD to over-
estimate the parametric effect … for the UMD
VarSMD The variance estimate for the SMD
YC Control outcome
YE Experimental outcome … Bias is defined as the M difference between
the estimate of the ES and the parametric value. db=Becker … Bias is defined as the M difference between
the estimate of the ES and the parametric value. db=Becker
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2017 - Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate
of effect. … Further research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect
and may change the estimate. … Further research is likely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect
and is likely to change … the estimate.