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241. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 19, 2023 - Throughout KQ2-4, we will capture the treatment approach in detail so that the reader can evaluate the … Consistent with QUADAS-2,11 the critical appraisal will evaluate for each study and appraisal domain … • Performance bias: Performance bias will evaluate whether patient- or caregiver knowledge of the … We will use these data to evaluate the applicability to clinical practice, paying special attention … We will use this information to assess the situations in which the evidence is most relevant and to evaluate

242. palliative-care-protocol (pdf file)
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     April 14, 2016 - interventions requires reliable and valid assessment tools that matter to patients and families,4 can evaluate … includes their use as quality indicators, particularly the use of patient- or caregiver-reported data to evaluate … From the literature searches and Key Informant interviews, we will evaluate key issues and research … For example, this may include a tool to evaluate a patient’s symptoms, such as pain; the quality of

243. Disposition of Comments Technical Brief 41: Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2022 - consumers; rather, we expect use by intermediary organizations, such as mental health agencies, to evaluate … consumers; rather, we expect use by intermediary organizations, such as mental health agencies, to evaluate … The Framework would benefit from additional guidance or scoring criteria on how to weigh and evaluate … Do the developers of this draft report see these types of apps also being appropriate to evaluate with … ) Scope of AHRQ’s Evaluation Framework The approach taken to develop the FASTER framework to evaluate

244. Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illnesses and Complex Care Needs: Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Quality (AHRQ) charged the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) with conducting a review to evaluate

245. Smoking Cessation Interventions in Pregnancy and Postpartum Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Conclusions Across interventions, data are sparse to evaluate sustained cessation among pregnant and

246. Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide, First Edition | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2022 - “Analysis and Interpretation of Registry Data To Evaluate Outcomes” addresses key considerations in analyzing

247. Psoriasis-Chronic Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Data required to evaluate these domains were extracted into evidence tables. … There was insufficient evidence to evaluate myocardial infarction and diabetes mellitus, and no other … There was insufficient evidence to evaluate BSA, PGA, joint pain, and itching, and no other intermediate … studies evaluated final health outcomes and were generally not sufficient in length to adequately evaluate … Alternatively, for intermediate outcomes, studies were sufficient in length to evaluate such outcomes

248. Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2020 - materials, and quality or operational improvement tools ◆ Clinicians may use evidence reviews to evaluate … guide program planning and future funding opportunities ◆ Consumers can use evidence reviews to evaluate

249. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 238: Cervical Ripening (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - Filling the gaps in the evidence will require RCTs with sample sizes large enough to evaluate important … harms; that evaluate important subgroups of the population; and study outpatient misoprostol, double-balloon

250. NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Role of Active Surveillance in the Management of Men With Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The purpose of the Program is to evaluate the scientific evidence on a particular topic and to develop … systematic reviews, we will use the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) instrument to evaluate … plan to use rigid counts of studies (e.g., 4 of 5 agree, therefore consistent), but instead we will evaluate

251. The Magnitude of Small-Study Effects in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: an Empirical Study of Nearly 30 000 Meta-analyses | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2024 - We use six measures to evaluate small-study effects in 29 932 meta-analyses from the Cochrane Database

252. Assessment Tools for Palliative Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2021 - interventions requires reliable and valid assessment tools that matter to patients and families, 4 can evaluate … includes their use as quality indicators, particularly the use of patient- or caregiver-reported data to evaluate … From the literature searches and Key Informant interviews, we will evaluate key issues and research gaps … For example, this may include a tool to evaluate a patient's symptoms, such as pain; the quality of care

253. Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2022 - Study Objective KQ1 and CQ1 & CQ5: Evaluate the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, harms, and … between PICOTS characteristics and outcomes, or experiences of participants and stakeholders KQ2, CQ2–4: Evaluate … KQ3: Evaluate the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, harms, and/or costs of tools to facilitate … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Major Comparisons and Outcomes We will evaluate overall strength … For outcomes found to have at least moderate or high strength of evidence, we will evaluate reporting

254. Depression Treatment after Unsatisfactory Response to SSRIs when used as First-line Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - In addition, we will evaluate the presence of additional biases, such as the funding bias, and a specific … We will also evaluate potential biases related to funding sources or conflict of interest, as well as … Additionally, we will evaluate studies for adequacy of collecting and reporting harms using the McHarm … We will evaluate the extent of statistical heterogeneity using a Chi-square (statistically significant … We will attempt to evaluate the presence of publication bias for primary outcomes with 10 or more studies

255. Chapter 11: Challenges in and Principles for Conducting Systematic Reviews of Genetic Tests Used as Predictive Indicators | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Consequently, the number of studies of genetic tests will likely increase substantially, as will the need to evaluate … and treatment in those with a condition (e.g., Oncotype Dx® for breast cancer recurrence, a test to evaluate … The evidence base is often too limited in scope to evaluate the clinical utility of the test. … Principle 6: Evaluate case-control studies carefully for potential selection bias. … Inter-observer variability should be considered for such tests. 16,27 Principle 6: Evaluate case-control

256. Migraine Protocol-Appendix 20111103 (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2011 - Headaches NCT00447369 Efficacy of Pregabalin in Migraine Prevention NCT00440232 A Research Study To Evaluate … Acupuncture NCT00901862 Magnetic Therapy in Migraine Prophylaxis NCT00195806 Study Designed to Evaluate … Topiramate and FLUNARIZINE When Given Together or Separately NCT00261469 An Open-label Study to Evaluate

257. Evidence-based Practice Center Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2011 - The purpose of the Program is to evaluate the scientific evidence on a particular topic and to develop … systematic reviews, we will use the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) instrument to evaluate … plan to use rigid counts of studies (e.g., 4 of 5 agree, therefore consistent), but instead we will evaluate

258. Addressing Challenges in Genetic Test Evaluation: Evaluation Frameworks and Assessment of Analytic Validity | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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259. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     February 23, 2012 - reviews, the purpose of the systematic review will be to identify completed and ongoing efforts to evaluate … For KQ 1, we will focus on data elements to evaluate the association between independent variables of … We will evaluate the quality of individual studies using the approach described in AHRQ’s General Methods … If meta- analyses are not indicated, we will use cross-case analyses to evaluate the association between … We will use these data to evaluate the applicability to clinical practice, paying special attention

260. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 13, 2014 - Confusion in the definition of agitation and aggression extends to the instruments used to evaluate … More than 45 instruments are used to evaluate behavioral symptoms in dementia, and there is no gold … Specific instruments are based on different theoretical frameworks; designed to evaluate behaviors in … In contrast to general instruments, specific behavioral instruments evaluate a single behavioral domain … Examples of specific behavioral instruments that evaluate agitation and aggression include, the Agitated