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141. Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review Update - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - We performed stratified analyses to evaluate specific techniques within broader intervention categories … No data were available to evaluate nociplasticity as a modifier to treatment effectiveness or safety … Thus, it is difficult to evaluate the extent to which populations represented in the included RCTs are … Evidence to evaluate how effectiveness varies by age was limited. … Documentation of coexisting conditions and factors in trials with sufficient sample- size to evaluate

142. Fleisher (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - underserved populations Slide  15: Challenges of Web 2.0 • Who is the expert and what are the methods to evaluate … 2.0 technologies) • Create mobile apps from existing evidence-­‐based material • Helping consumers evaluate

143. Healthcare Industry Waste and Lifecycle Assessment (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2023 - Life cycle analysis (LCA) provides a pathway to evaluate products, processes, and procedures within … increase organizational commitment to sustainable practices.13 Scientific barriers include the need to evaluate … There are varying methods that can be used to evaluate uncertainty, including discernibility analysis … understanding the environmental impacts associated with a process, the analysis also must simultaneously evaluate … Notes will be reviewed and discussed by the investigators to evaluate how the input provides insight

144. CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
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     April 23, 2019 - We were charged to evaluate the literature to determine whether these harms were associated with long-term … We were charged to evaluate the literature to determine whether these harms were associated with long-term … Our review did not evaluate and does not include a section on the efficacy of short-term osteoporosis … The Research Needs presented on ES-16 are thoughtful and focus on the need to carefully evaluate the … We also revised the future research needs section to recommend that future trials evaluate the effects

145. Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Maternal Mental Health Conditions (pdf file)
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     August 24, 2023 - Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9) with a commonly accepted threshold o EXCLUDE: studies that evaluate … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: We will evaluate each study for risk … Page 11 of 19 Grading the Strength of Evidence (SoE) for Major Outcomes and Comparisons: We will evaluate … Methods / Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will evaluate each … meeting criteria for full data synthesis (and for other large studies [N≥100 per group]), we will evaluate

146. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2017 - Instead, one must evaluate the whole patient management strategy. … validated measures; 5) determine whether patient expectations align with their outcomes with LLPs; 6) evaluate … criteria) were revised to improve clarity, focus the topics more closely with the sponsor’s needs, and to evaluate … qualitatively and, if appropriate data are available, we may also conduct metaregression analyses to evaluate … study, patient, and intervention features and to evaluate dose-response.

147. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2007 - They can be used to evaluate outcomes for diverse purposes ranging from the natural history of a disease … organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate … Once these key design items have been determined, the registry design should be reviewed to evaluate … statistical analysis plan describes the analytical plans and statistical techniques that will be used to evaluate … there are limitations in any assessment of quality, this handbook uses a quality component analysis to evaluate

148. Engaging Stakeholders to Identify and Prioritize Topics for Future Research: Recommended activities and reporting practices (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - for participation and contribution • Gather input from stakeholders on engagement experience to evaluate

149. Blood-Clots-Hip-Knee-Surgery Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - The second search was used to identify studies which evaluate pharmacologic or 4 Figure A. … Studies had to evaluate only major orthopedic surgery or report results of major orthopedic surgery … Studies had to evaluate only patients undergoing knee arthroscopy, surgical repair of a lower extremity … However, in the majority of cases, the number of trials in a subgroup analysis was too low to evaluate … of humans (n=1) Outside of orthopedic surgeries of interest (n=24) Was not controlled (n=9) Did not evaluate

150. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 35: Asthma Self-Management Education Packages (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2020 - introduction summaries the rationale for conducting this detailed evaluation and proposes 5 areas to evaluate … Stanley Szefler Methods The questions and methods to evaluate the questions are well described. … AS- ME programs take time to develop, test, implement and evaluate, which can take an entire three-

151. Technical Brief Protocol: Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma and Other Selected Chronic Diseases (pdf file)
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     March 26, 2019 - • Studies that do not evaluate an aspect of CHW certification Comparison • States, health plans … Outcomes • CHW recruitment, retention, scope of practice, reimbursement, employer • Studies that do not evaluate … To evaluate the state of the evidence concerning the relationships between CHW certification, CHW service

152. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
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     November 06, 2012 - We emphasized that our intention is not to evaluate the value of PT involvement as the OA in the PT … There is a critical need for studies that evaluate PT interventions as they are delivered clinically … We emphasize that our intention is not to evaluate the value of PT involvement as the population in … Metrics that evaluate these factors are not considered patient-centered outcomes in the current report … ; the authors only consider patient-centered outcomes to be patient self- reports that evaluate the

153. Work Plan for Methods Research on (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - Even if evidence to evaluate the effectiveness or harm is lacking, nonrandomized studies may provide … A second round of testing was conducted to evaluate the modified tool (Appendix G). … Future research is needed to evaluate the tool within the context of a real systematic review; this … Why we need observational studies to evaluate the effectiveness of health care. … A framework for classifying study designs to evaluate health care interventions.

154. Methods Research Report: Improving Health Systems' Access to High-Quality Evidence: AHRQ EPC 2018 Pilot Projects Summary (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2019 - They conducted interviews with their health system partners to evaluate potential usability of their … Expertise required to develop and evaluate products ................................................. … Expertise required to develop and evaluate products Expertise Key Points: Dissemination Products … How did you evaluate this and what did you find? … What was it like for your EPC to develop and evaluate this dissemination product? a.

155. Case-Management Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - in time and resources than other chronic illness management interventions, and it is important to evaluate … Our approach is consistent with the methods described by Owens et al.11 to evaluate the body of evidence … interest under “real- world” conditions.12 There is not currently an agreed- upon system or tool to evaluate … The measures used to evaluate QOL and functional status varied across studies, and overall, the improvements … The methods used to evaluate risk, however, varied substantially across studies.

156. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Certain academic centers use scintigraphy to assess gastric transit abnormalities and evaluate whole … Since WMC can evaluate both transit and pressure simultaneously, it could allow more optimal assessment … Both modalities evaluate different parameters. … WMC Versus Colonic Scintigraphy We found no evidence to evaluate the WMC in comparison with colonic … We need research studies that evaluate how clinicians should use the WMC in combination with or instead

157. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review: The Relationship of Digestible Carbohydrate Intake With Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Body Composition (pdf file)
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     March 03, 2025 - • Some reviewers shared the concerns that the review did not evaluate carbohydrate quality and source … The EPC clarified that the current review intended to evaluate studies not included in the 2005 DRI

158. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 10, 2012 - Only studies that evaluate interventions and comparators with a current indication approved by thus … For KQs 1 and 2, we will evaluate the results based on gender, ethnicity, and patient age. … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question Two reviewers will independently evaluate the strength … For example, when a meta-analysis is performed, we will evaluate the confidence interval around the … Data required to evaluate these domains will be extracted into evidence tables.

159. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 262_Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2023 - • Because there are too few studies, very little evidence exists to evaluate the effectiveness of … Very little evidence exists to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of medications for alcohol use

160. Disposition of Comments: CER 227 Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     April 16, 2020 - Given the chronic nature of the condition we felt that it was important to evaluate whether the effects … An important first step to evaluating the efficacy of a therapy is to evaluate it as an isolated therapy … Draft report statement: “To evaluate comparative effectiveness, exercise was chosen as a common active … There were insufficient data to formally evaluate the impact of any of the factors. … There were insufficient data to formally evaluate the impact of any of the factors.