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241. Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopausal-symptoms-protocol-final.pdf
     October 15, 2024 - Once the highest remaining priority score consistently falls below 0.20, we will evaluate the remaining … The RoB 2 instrument will be used to evaluate randomized controlled trials (RCTs),37 and ROBINS-I38 … will be used to evaluate NRSIs. … For judging consistency, we will consider both the direction and magnitude of relative effects and evaluate … rankings, and when the highest remaining citation rank score is consistently less than 0.20, we will evaluate

242. Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopausal-symptoms-protocol.pdf
     October 15, 2024 - Once the highest remaining priority score consistently falls below 0.20, we will evaluate the remaining … The RoB 2 instrument will be used to evaluate randomized controlled trials (RCTs),37 and ROBINS-I38 … will be used to evaluate NRSIs. … For judging consistency, we will consider both the direction and magnitude of relative effects and evaluate … rankings, and when the highest remaining citation rank score is consistently less than 0.20, we will evaluate

243. Patient-Centered-Medical-Home Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-centered-medical-home_executive.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - Therefore, AHRQ commissioned a systematic review to evaluate the current state of the evidence for a … Centers (EPCs), this systematic review was commissioned to identify completed and ongoing efforts to evaluate … To evaluate methodological quality, we applied criteria for each study type derived from core elements … We planned to use cross-case analyses to evaluate the association between independent variables (e.g … As a result, we concluded that there is insufficient evidence to evaluate whether specific PCMH components

244. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - In formal meta-analyses, EPC reviewers may choose to evaluate the influence of studies with differing … replication of findings; therefore, reviewers at the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) cannot evaluate … If the results are reported separately for each center, EPC reviewers may be able to evaluate consistency … If meta-analysis is appropriate, EPC reviewers can evaluate consistency by using statistical tests and … chapter 11 in version 1.0), use of an analytic framework is an important heuristic for determining how to evaluate

245. Cad-Women-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - We designed these forms to collect the data required to evaluate the specified eligibility criteria … To evaluate methodological quality, we applied criteria for each study type that were derived from … individual studies or a body of evidence as recommended in the Methods Guide.5,9 We used these data to evaluate … Many of the included studies were single-sex (women) studies and limited our ability to fully evaluate … Newer technologies such as coronary CTA and CMR offer clinicians the ability to evaluate anatomic parameters

246. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2013 - ON, Canada).We will design the data abstraction forms for this project to collect data required to evaluate … We will evaluate the quality of individual studies by using the approach described in the Methods Guide … .16 To evaluate methodological quality, we will apply criteria for each study type, derived from … Two raters will independently evaluate each study and differences will be resolved by consensus; if … individual studies or a body of evidence as recommended in the Methods Guide.20 We will use these data to evaluate

247. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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248. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review 255: Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/transitions-care-pediatric-to-adult-services-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 31, 2022 - similarly to previous AHRQ reviews on this topic), providing future opportunities to more rigorously evaluate … To appropriately evaluate multicomponent interventions, describing the impact of these interventions … The goal of the review was to evaluate current literature recognizing that previous reviews have identified … While these were included in our protocol, many studies did not report or evaluate these outcomes and … The goal was not to evaluate the measure in the context of other frameworks, which may be considered

249. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - RCT) • Suitable for rare diseases or outcomes • Less time consuming, cost effective • Can evaluate … such as bias due to missing data and bias in selection of reported results, may be challenging to evaluate … We highlight these methods because they are now commonly used advanced methods to evaluate causality … We are not aware of risk of bias assessment tools that specifically evaluate the potential flaws of … If NRSIs are being used only to evaluate harms, these hedges can be a good option.

250. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - RCT) • Suitable for rare diseases or outcomes • Less time consuming, cost effective • Can evaluate … such as bias due to missing data and bias in selection of reported results, may be challenging to evaluate … We highlight these methods because they are now commonly used advanced methods to evaluate causality … We are not aware of risk of bias assessment tools that specifically evaluate the potential flaws of … If NRSIs are being used only to evaluate harms, these hedges can be a good option.

251. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alternative-payment-models-protocol.pdf
     December 16, 2024 - Further, it is crucial to evaluate which types or which components of Medicaid APMs are most likely … The reports commissioned through qualified centers evaluate numerous individual models that are likely … Given the type of expected analyses, the assessment will adapt the ROBINS-I tool to evaluate confounding … Finally, we aim to evaluate state- level differences (e.g., expansion state at the time of the evaluation … Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE)12 guidance for rating economic evidence to evaluate

252. Diagnostic Accuracy of Screening and Treatment of Post–Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/acs-depression/research-review-final

253. Future Research Needs for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stem-cell-children-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - pediatric patients with autoimmune diseases, controlled trials with sufficient followup are needed to evaluate … population to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).1 The aims of the review were to evaluate … However, for all evaluated autoimmune diseases evidence was insufficient to evaluate the balance of … To evaluate the neuropsychological late effects among survivors treated on the Head Start II protocol … To evaluate the ability of a Web-based Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT-) Comprehensive

254. Future Research Needs Document (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-risk-reduction_research.pdf
     October 25, 2010 - Two questionnaires were developed to evaluate the research priorities for breast cancer prevention: … Similarly, stakeholders agreed that research is needed to identify and evaluate methods to ensure that … Titles, abstracts, dates, and text were reviewed to evaluate whether the research was directly related … Randomised double blind trial to evaluate prevention of breast cancer using tamoxifen in high risk … A Phase I, open label, oral, single-dose, escalating, randomized, parallel study to evaluate safety

255. CERs Report cover (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/future05-breastcancer-10-5-2010final.pdf
     September 01, 2010 - Two questionnaires were developed to evaluate the research priorities for breast cancer prevention: … Similarly, stakeholders agreed that research is needed to identify and evaluate methods to ensure that … Titles, abstracts, dates, and text were reviewed to evaluate whether the research was directly related … Study to Evaluate the Effect of Sulforaphane in Broccoli Sprout Extract on Breast Tissue; 2010. … Randomised double blind trial to evaluate prevention of breast cancer using tamoxifen in high risk

256. Disposition of Comments Report for Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/case-management_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - There is some vaguery embedded in the conclusions regarding what is required to more fully evaluate … Yes, the authors used the main outcomes familiar to practitioners/clinicians and policymakers to evaluate … of the population being served. […] This variability of CM interventions makes it challenging to evaluate … It is therefore of potentially greater interest to evaluate the impact of specific components within … AHRQ completed a rigorous review and applied high standards to evaluate the quality and strength of

257. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
     January 15, 2015 - are relevant and low risk of bias, we will focus on the findings from the most recent reviews and evaluate … X-ray and computer are used to create 3D (three- dimensional) pictures of the heart and arteries to evaluate … increase the heart rate and an ultrasound is used to create an image of the heart that is used to evaluate … This protein-containing serum may then be used to evaluate heart function and aid in diagnosis of a … Comparative studies (i.e., those comparing two tests) will be used to evaluate other primary outcomes

258. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2022 - reviewer comments and suggestions: ”Future studies should move beyond efficacy to more clearly evaluate … We support the objective of this report and agree that there is a need to evaluate the effectiveness … efficacy vs effectiveness, text added; “Future studies should move beyond efficacy to more clearly evaluate … Many of the observational and cross- sectional studies do evaluate the performance of interventions … Point added to discussion: “Future studies should move beyond efficacy to more clearly evaluate effectiveness

259. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_research-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 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 … Assessing Applicability We will follow the AHRQ Methods Guide 32 to evaluate the applicability … We will evaluate studies of pediatric, adult, or elderly adults separately if data are available.

260. The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy_research-protocol.pdf
     September 14, 2016 - rate of major systemic reactions to be 0.005%.27 The 2013 AHRQ JHU EPC report did not specifically evaluate … the safety of SCIT administered in the home, so the current report will evaluate the safety of home … have been approved by the FDA31 since the 2013 AHRQ JHU EPC evidence review, and this review will evaluate … Cochrane ROBINS-I tool to assess the methodological quality of non- randomized studies included.35 We will evaluate