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  1. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)

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    June 01, 2012 - It makes more sense to estimate the summary sensitivity and specificity and then back-calculate overall

  2. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - 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. … The pooled estimate was 0.16 (95% CI, 0.03 to 0.28), a statistically significant result that favored

  3. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
    September 19, 2014 - directness of the evidence linking the intervention and health outcomes; and the precision of the estimate … linking the intervention and health outcomes (graded direct or indirect); and the precision of the estimate … that the evidence reflects the true effect and further research may change our confidence in the estimate … of effect and may change the estimate. … of effect and is likely to change the estimate.

  4. skin-cancer-protocol-160810 (pdf file)

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    August 10, 2016 - of evidence rating as being either high, moderate, or low, or there being insufficient evidence to estimate … Incidence Estimate of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer (Keratinocyte Carcinomas) in the US Population, 2012

  5. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 207 on PTSD (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-207-ptsd-disposition-comments.pdf
    May 17, 2018 - in study design, conduct, population, measurements, and analyses suggests that it may be unwise to estimate … characteristics through stratification or metaregression may be more informative than a single summary estimate … The pooled SMD estimate and its 95% CI are shown. … for estimating the variance component for the random effect model (for example, DerSimonian & Laird estimate

  6. Gout Executive (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2016 - The grades and their definitions are presented below.11 High: We are very confident that the estimate … i.e., another study would not change the conclusions Moderate: We are moderately confident that the estimate … 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.

  7. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Executive Summary (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2011 - National Survey of Child Health (NSCH) provides a 2003 estimate of 4.4 million children who were identified … The estimate of prevalence of ADHD among adults in the United States is 5.2 percent,8 while worldwide … linked directly to the health outcomes) • Precision (degree of certainty surrounding an effect estimate … Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment One worldwide pooled prevalence estimate of ADHD … to estimate ADHD prevalence in 2003.

  8. ADHD-Update-protocol-160818 (pdf file)

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    August 18, 2016 - • Moderate—We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect … • Low—We have limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for this … 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.

  9. Methods Research Report: Linking Evidence Reviews to Organizational Guideline Planning: A Pilot Test of an Interactive Web-Based Presentation and Discussion of Evidence (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2018 - The estimates in this table are all from pooled analyses, except for the estimate for metformin which … comes from DPP, which is still the best estimate for metformin. … Top study, also the largest study is the DPP trial, you can see from the pooled estimate (very bottom … And the pooled estimate is 0.65 or 35% reduction in diabetes (about the same as metformin and smaller … The Phung and colleagues review found a similar point estimate, but their results were NOT statistically

  10. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-heart_research-protocol.pdf
    April 18, 2012 - 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 the confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change … the estimate

  11. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - evidence reflects the true effect, and that further research is unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate … the evidence reflects the true effect, and that further research may change our confidence in the estimate … , or may change the estimate. … evidence reflects the true effect, and that further research is likely to change our confidence in the estimate … of effect and to change the estimate.

  12. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/angina-heart-attack-treatments_research-protocol.pdf
    December 11, 2012 - Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. 17 • Moderate—Moderate … Further research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate. … Further research is likely to change the confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change … the estimate

  13. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
    May 22, 2012 - 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 the confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change … the estimate

  14. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-bias_methods.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews 5-1 Chapter 5 Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies P. Lina Santaguida, B.Sc.P.T., Ph.D., M.Sc., McMaster University Crystal M. Riley, M.A., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore David B. Matchar, M.D., Duke University; Duke-…

  15. S58 (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2007 - generally a necessary, but not a sufficient, condition for use/adherence; they represent an upper-bound estimate … Compare various adherence measures to estimate frequency/types of cases with receipt but not use. … Validity of a prescription claims database to estimate medication adherence in older persons.

  16. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
    September 20, 2013 - the evidence as precise or imprecise on the basis of the degree of certainty surrounding each effect estimate … This certainty is reflected in the confidence interval of each estimate. … A precise estimate is one that allows for a clinically useful conclusion. … An imprecise estimate is one for which the confidence interval is wide enough to include clinically

  17. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - Developing a summary estimate of effectiveness of the DMARDs is challenging because there is: • Heterogeneity … Some studies report the percentage improvement from baseline without providing baseline data or an estimate

  18. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-surgery-preparation_disposition-comments.pdf
    April 30, 2014 - Can you make any estimate of the effect of the antibiotics in those 46 OMBP trials? … We have also provided power calculations that make direct use of the event rate information to estimate … for another RCT based on this meta-analysis, it would be useful for the authors to also provide an estimate … To test a 20% relative risk reduction (a more realistic estimate) at a power of 0.9 would require randomization

  19. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-diagnosis-future_research.pdf
    February 01, 2012 - Using AHI scores of ≥5, ≥10, and ≥15 events/hr to estimate the prevalence of sleep- disordered breathing … The population-based studies that aimed to estimate the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing included … For simplicity, we assume that the goal is to enroll enough participants to estimate the discriminatory … specificity 83 95 217 73 290 2170 High sensitivity Low specificity 84 39 207 366 573 2070 * N needed to estimate

  20. Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-databases-methods_research.pdf
    May 01, 2008 - Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries Effective Health Care Number 4 Research Reports Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, Ph.D. Bruce Stuart, Ph.D. Ilene Zuckerman, Pharm.D., Ph.D…
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