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2281. Guidance for the Conduct and Reporting of Modeling and Simulation Studies in the Context of Health Technology Assessment (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Sensitivity analyses (to assess the influence of model inputs) and stability analyses (to evaluate the … Such analyses can be used to evaluate the impact of different inputs on model outputs or to examine … Model Assessment and Consistency: Evaluate the model with respect to the specified modeling goals. … Model Assessment and Consistency Evaluate the model with respect to the specified modeling goals. … Decision- analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations.

2282. Field Triage Guideline Revision: Glasgow Coma Scale: Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 28, 2016 - will include studies that use alternative cutoffs or modifications of tGCS Exclude: Studies that evaluate … Comparator Studies that compare the mGCS vs. tGCS; for KQs 1, 2, and 4 will also include studies that evaluate … If there is insufficient head-to-head evidence, we will also include studies that evaluate either the … We will evaluate any differences in conclusions based on direct versus indirect comparisons, as assessments

2283. Ch 3-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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      September 21, 2012 - This chapter focuses on defining and describing HTE and offers guidance on how to evaluate and report … A test for interaction is conducted to evaluate if a subgroup variable has a statistically significant … Because heterogeneity in observational studies can be due to chance or bias, investigators must evaluate

2284. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
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      January 15, 2015 - The evidence, though, was inadequate to fully evaluate this phenomenon. … If appropriate data are available, we may also conduct meta-regression analyses to evaluate study features

2285. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods - Part I | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      September 25, 2007 - Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods - Part I Executive Summary September 25, 2007 Medical Care Supplement Table of Contents Medical Care 2007 Oct;45(Suppl 2). Editorials Preface Smith SR. Preface. Medical Care . 2007 Oct;45(Suppl 2):S1-S2. The Comparative Effectiveness an…

2286. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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      February 10, 2011 - Home » Get Involved » Nominated Topics » Topic Suggestion Description Topic Suggestion Description Date submitted: February 10, 2011 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 128.7 KB] Briefly describe a specific question, or set of related questions, about a heal…

2287. Single-arm studies in comparative effectiveness reviews (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - comparative effectiveness review (CER), the evidence base often includes single group studies, those that evaluate … Therefore, single group studies—those that evaluate a single intervention given to all subjects included … Although they are designed to follow patients for an extended period of time, they also usually evaluate … Two reviews pertaining only to diagnostic studies were excluded as they did not evaluate comparative … for hospitalization for individuals with diabetes. 25 Using a before-after single group design to evaluate

2288. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      March 10, 2010 - So we did specifically evaluate this in KQ7 and the reader can use this information to determine to … intention to treat methodologies, its impact on total mortality could not be assessed" Our intent was to evaluate … between ARB and combo therapy One of the primary objectives stated in the ONTARGET trial was to evaluate

2289. ADHD-Update-protocol-160818 (pdf file)
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      August 18, 2016 - Although treatment of ADHD in childhood and adolescence is the focus, the review will evaluate outcomes … KQ 3: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of different monitoring strategies to evaluate … We will also evaluate the internal consistency, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability of the included … We will design the data abstraction forms for this project to collect the data required to evaluate … We will use these data to evaluate the applicability to clinical practice, paying special attention

2290. Mobile Health Technology for Diabetes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      July 12, 2017 - and delivered, and the frequency with which these technologies are updated, makes it challenging to evaluate … and how decisions are made, 2) determine what features of mHealth technologies are most important to evaluate

2291. Laboratory Biomarkers for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late Stage Chronic Kidney Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      August 29, 2011 - The focus of our proposed review would be to evaluate the strength of evidence for using these newly … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question We will follow the AHRQ Methods Guide 32 to evaluate the … Assessing Applicability We will follow the AHRQ Methods Guide 32 to evaluate the applicability of … We will evaluate studies of pediatric, adult, or elderly adults separately if data are available.

2292. Closing the Quality Gap Series: End-of-Life and Hospice Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      June 27, 2011 - If not captured, we will evaluate why the article in question was not captured in the search strategy … The reviewer who indicated that the article is eligible for the next level of review will first re-evaluate … The second reviewer will re-evaluate his/her answer. … Secondly, to evaluate applicability for included studies, we will extract the relevant patient population

2293. Oral Contraceptive Use for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 15, 2012 - We will design the data abstraction forms for this project to collect data required to evaluate the specified … We will evaluate the quality of individual studies using the approach described in AHRQ's General Methods … To evaluate methodological quality, we will apply criteria for each study type derived from core elements … We will use these data to evaluate the applicability to clinical practice, paying special attention to

2294. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      June 27, 2011 - If not captured, we will evaluate why the article in question was not captured in the search strategy … The reviewer who indicated that the article is eligible for the next level of review will first re-evaluate … The second reviewer will re-evaluate his/her answer. … Secondly, to evaluate applicability for included studies, we will extract the relevant patient population

2295. PICO #1 Population(s): Children with infantile hemangiomas (IHs) Intervention(s): Early referral Comparator(s): Delayed referral Outcomes(s): Minimization of functional impairment and/or cosmetic deformity PICO #2 Population(s): Children… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 14, 2013 - Home » Get Involved » Nominated Topics » Topic Suggestion Description Topic Suggestion Description Date submitted: November 14, 2013 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 1.2 MB] Briefly describe a specific question, or set of related questions, about a health…

2296. A Pilot Study Using Machine Learning and Domain Knowledge To Facilitate Comparative Effectiveness Review Updating | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      September 07, 2012 - A Pilot Study Using Machine Learning and Domain Knowledge To Facilitate Comparative Effectiveness Review Updating Research Report September 7, 2012 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 731.3 KB People using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in these files. For…

2297. Developing Methods to Assess Health Outcomes in the Presence of Competing Risks for Effectiveness Research | Effective Health Care Program
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      February 11, 2010 - Developing Methods to Assess Health Outcomes in the Presence of Competing Risks for Effectiveness Research Research Report February 11, 2010 Findings from this study were published in the following journal articles. 1. Weiss CO, Segal JB, Varadhan R. Assessing the applicability of trial evidence to a…

2298. Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      June 05, 2014 - Pairwise Meta-analysis Direct pairwise meta-analyses will be conducted when more than two studies evaluate … If the data are sufficient, we will also evaluate the consistency of direct and indirect effects using … will follow the AHRQ Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews 68 to evaluate … and quantitatively using Egger’s test. 69 For the selective reporting and analysis biases, we will evaluate … We will follow the Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews 68 to evaluate

2299. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
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      January 27, 2012 - determine whether any agents that are not FDA approved have evidence supporting their efficacy; (3) to evaluate … the evidence on intramuscular naltrexone (Vivitrol®), a fairly recently approved medication; (4) to evaluate … We did not evaluate the effectiveness or comparative effectiveness of other interventions for AUDs ( … These could include large prospective studies to evaluate harm and health consequences with various … Future studies could evaluate the use of acamprosate and naltrexone in primary care settings. 5 Evidence

2300. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 5. Network Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2018 - . ► Conducting a global test should not be the only method used to evaluate inconsistency.