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121. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 4. Quantifying, Testing, and Exploring Statistical Heterogeneity (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2019 - Learning objective Statistical heterogeneity • Statistical heterogeneity occurs when estimates across … According to the 2019 Cochrane handbook, I2 describes the percentage of the variability in effect estimates

122. Since their introduction in 20xx, DES have been shown in clinical trials to decrease TLR (… (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - were based upon Kaplan-Meier estimates for treatment-specific censoring distributions; whereas adjusted … estimates were based upon weights that were functions of Kaplan-Meier censoring estimates and propensity … score estimates.17,18 Adjusted hazard ratios were calculated according to the inverse probability … These models served to validate the adjusted hazard ratio estimates from the IPW Cox regression model … Such misclassification and underreporting should be non- differential, however, and should bias our estimates

123. Effect-Dietary-Digestible (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than 2 studies address the same PICOTS and provide point estimates … If a meta-analysis is deemed appropriate, we plan to use random-effects models to pool estimates from … comparison have high or unclear risk of bias or when sensitivity analyses show substantial difference in estimates … derived from high or unclear risk of bias studies versus estimates derived from studies at low risk

124. Progestogens-Preterm-Birth Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Meta-Analysis We conducted a Bayesian meta-analysis to provide aggregate estimates of the effectiveness … We calculated meta-analysis estimates by using RCTs grouped by progestogen formulation (17OHP, oral, … For neonatal mortality, aggregate estimates indicated no formulation was effective at reducing risk … However, all formulations were effective at reducing the risk of preterm birth (meta-estimates: OR17OHP … In general, studies have also been too small to provide valid estimates of factors that may modify

125. Alcohol | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 07, 2023 - An Empirical Evaluation of the Impact of Choice of Mean Difference Estimates

126. The Effect of Dietary Digestible Carbohydrate Intake on Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Growth, Size, and Body Composition | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2023 - a meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than 2 studies address the same PICOTS and provide point estimates … If a meta-analysis is deemed appropriate, we plan to use random-effects models to pool estimates from … comparison have high or unclear risk of bias or when sensitivity analyses show substantial difference in estimates … derived from high or unclear risk of bias studies versus estimates derived from studies at low risk

127. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Interventions To Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2025 - /A Insufficient Peer Support Depression symptoms Both studies reported positive effects, but the estimates … Insufficient Self-help intervention Quality of life Both studies reported positive effects, but the estimates … Comprehensive Provider Support Quality of life Both studies reported positive effects, but the estimates

128. Disposition of Comments for Progestogens for Prevention of Preterm Birth (pdf file)
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     September 07, 2012 - As above, we find the aggregate estimates of benefit among those with prior preterm birth to be squarely … We take some reassurance that providing summary evidence is sufficient since the meta-estimates for … Meta-estimates added to results section. … Point estimates and 95% confidence intervals are not consistently reported. … A summary table including all meta-estimates might be helpful.

129. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforces (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2025 - health or occupational stress issues: o Among telecommunicators during routine practice, prevalence estimates … o Among EMS clinicians during routine practice, prevalence estimates were: suicidal ideation 33 percent … For KQ1, there was considerable variation in prevalence and severity estimates across studies for various

130. Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Estimates of the incidence of pressure ulcers vary according to the setting and range from 0.4 to 38.0 … patients to full functioning. 2 Data on the costs of treatment for a pressure ulcer vary, but some estimates … Meta-analyses will be conducted to summarize data and obtain more precise estimates on outcomes for which … The Q statistic and/or the I 2 statistic (the proportion of variation in study estimates due to heterogeneity

131. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Trials Evaluating Treatment for Infertility (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2017 - ............................... 7 v Background and Objectives Selective reporting can bias estimates … CT.gov for detecting selective reporting, and to determine the impact of selective reporting on the estimates … Therefore, our project coordinator sent regular queries to co-investigators asking for estimates of … These estimates were tracked in an Excel spreadsheet.

132. S131 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - of restrictions for use in pharmacoepidemiology and examines to what extent they change rate ratio estimates … RR estimates adjusted for age and sex also steadily increased. … For all earlier restrictions, it is less clear how much the observed change in RR estimates result from … We found that this change resulted in an observable but not substantial change in RR estimates in our … A, Unadjusted mortality rate ratio estimates; B, Multi- variate adjusted mortality rate ratio estimates

133. A Bayesian Hierarchical Model Estimating CACE in Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials With Noncompliance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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134. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2013 - Empirical Bayes estimates generated in a hierarchical summary ROC analysis agreed closely with those … For diagnostic questions this means either ‘can the sensitivity and specificity estimates found in … or ‘do these sensitivity and specificity estimates tell me that the patient will benefit from this … What is the direction of sensitivity estimates, for example? … But sensitivity and specificity estimates lay between 0% and 100%.

135. Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - aspects of data analysis, applicability, whether ethics approval is specified, and whether sample size estimates … Therefore, demographic features or disease severity may lead to variations in estimates of test performance … Context bias Prevalence of the target condition varies according to setting and may affect estimates … results to be positive more frequently in settings with higher disease prevalence, which may also affect estimates … change over time as a result of technological improvement or the experience of the operator of the test, estimates

136. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 08, 2011 - Estimates of the incidence of pressure ulcers vary according to the setting and range from 0.4 to 38.0 … patients to full functioning. 2 Data on the costs of treatment for a pressure ulcer vary, but some estimates … Meta-analyses will be conducted to summarize data and obtain more precise estimates on outcomes for … The Q statistic and/or the I 2 statistic (the proportion of variation in study estimates due to heterogeneity

137. Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods Guide www.ahrq.gov Presenter…

138. TND-485-09-03-2013 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - advance care plan Key Questions from Nominator: Will a decision aid, using individualized estimates

139. For adult patients with bipolar disorder (including bipolar I and bipolar II disorder), what is the comparative effectiveness of available treatments including psychotherapy, other psychosocial treatments, medications, and other somatic… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - and about 1% meet diagnostic criteria for bipolar II disorder (Merikangas et al. 2007), with other estimates … from community samples yielding estimates of up to approximately 4% for both bipolar I and II (Kessler … These estimates of prevalence are considered conservative, because of differences in diagnostic definitions

140. Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence when Comparing Medical Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - quantity of evidence, directness (or indirectness) of evidence, consistency of evidence, and precision of estimates … reasons, EPCs should also present information that will help decisionmakers judge the risk of bias in the estimates … strength from different types of studies—specifically on the four required domains—and it displays estimates … Had these estimates been precise and consistent (e.g., narrower CI for the RCT, consistent cohort studies