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201. OUTLINE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-measures-framework_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - Discussion This article presents a framework for developing and evaluating indicators of quality of … Evaluating claims-based indicators of the intensity of end-of-life cancer care.

202. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_executive.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - Interventions We included studies evaluating health care and palliative care interventions, including … The studies addressed a wide variety of populations, settings, and outcomes, with most studies evaluating … both these areas, there is significant need, and there are significant challenges in developing and evaluating

203. Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_policymaker.pdf
     August 01, 2016 - This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and adverse

204. palliative-care-protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-tools_research-protocol.pdf
     April 14, 2016 - A third application of assessment tools is in evaluating the impact of palliative care interventions

205. White Paper_Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/machine-learning-tools-white-paper.pdf
     December 01, 2024 - as the foundation of evidence-based healthcare and health policy, aiding clinicians and patients by evaluating … For studies evaluating data extraction and/or risk of bias tools, we report: • Accuracy or percent … Evaluating the efficacy of artificial intelligence tools for the automation of systematic reviews in … Testing a filtering strategy for systematic reviews: evaluating work savings and recall. … Evaluating Abstrackr, a semi-automated online screening program for systematic reviewers.

206. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-bias_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - Assessing methodological quality is a necessary activity for any systematic review, including those evaluating … Thus, this chapter highlights key issues when assessing risk of bias in studies evaluating medical tests—systematic … criterion that is straightforward for the evaluation of laboratory studies may be less helpful when evaluating

207. Prioritization and Selection of Harms for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-selection-harms-systematic-reviews.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - They are both particularly helpful when evaluating head-to-head comparisons. … Evaluating drug effects in the post-Vioxx world there must be a better way. … Evaluating drug effects in the post-Vioxx world there must be a better way.

208. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_research-protocol.pdf
     March 09, 2010 - Another critical component to evaluating the effect of therapies is the measurement of their impact. … Evaluating changes in JIA disease status can be challenging. … Quality assessment will be performed, in the first instance, by the person abstracting or evaluating

209. S44 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s44.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Low cost and simplicity of DD trials partly compensate for some limita- tions for evaluating drug safety … Evaluating the validity of an instrumental variable study of neuroleptics: can between-physician dif-

210. Systematic Review Search Strategy Development Tools: A Practical Guide for Expert Searchers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/search-strategy-white-paper.pdf
     February 01, 2025 - As a result, we took a more general approach to evaluating all tools with the same criteria. … steps of systematic review search creation, but in particular there are no or very few good tools for evaluating … With this tool, the user is not really evaluating the performance of the search, but rather an overly

211. Heart-Failure-Natriuretic-Peptide Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2013 - the Strength of the Evidence Evaluating the strength of the body of evidence was conducted according … The 39 papers evaluating NT-proBNP in the emergency department used several cutpoints, ranging from … The 19 studies evaluating NT-proBNP in primary care settings used several cutpoints ranging from 25118 … Similarly, for the studies evaluating BNP at discharge, a decrease in BNP concentrations was protective … Fifteen publications144-158 evaluating patients with chronic stable HF considered the prognostic value

212. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
     August 19, 2011 - Other, noninvasive imaging techniques for evaluating stenoses (e.g., cardiac computed tomography) that … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will use methods for evaluating study

213. Executive Summary - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-executive-summary-2023-update.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Recommendations for future research include the need for studies evaluating appropriately representative … and diverse populations (including adolescents), studies evaluating specific cannabis-based products

214. Liver-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer_executive.pdf
     October 01, 2014 - direct comparisons differ from results based on noncomparative studies and may be better suited for evaluating … Evaluating diagnostic accuracy in the face of multiple reference standards.

215. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-grading-evidence_methods.pdf
     November 01, 2013 - EPCs often need to assess evidence from both trials and observational studies in evaluating a single … Taking this stance is more likely for evaluating benefits than examining harms. … EPCs can find more detail about evaluating heterogeneity in GRADE guidance on inconsistency.22 Judging … EPCs might change such an assessment after evaluating study limitations based on how the RCTs actually … A Tool for Evaluating the Risk of Reporting Bias Appendix B.

216. Decision Modeling (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-decision-modeling.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - In most cases, decision modeling is useful when evaluating medical testing because of: The indirect links … term=19602213 There are three steps to follow when evaluating previous modeling studies: Judge the … Step 3: Assess whether modeling could be useful in the evidence report evaluating the use of positron … in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease (6 of 8) Step 3 is to assess whether modeling could be useful when evaluating

217. Decision Modeling (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-decision-modeling.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - In most cases, decision modeling is useful when evaluating medical testing because of: The indirect links … term=19602213 There are three steps to follow when evaluating previous modeling studies: Judge the … Step 3: Assess whether modeling could be useful in the evidence report evaluating the use of positron … in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease (6 of 8) Step 3 is to assess whether modeling could be useful when evaluating

218. Executive Summary_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-executive-summary.pdf
     May 01, 2025 - intentionally refer to these tests as multicancer screening tests (MCSTs) to emphasize that we are evaluating

219. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_executive.pdf
     December 01, 2011 - no 7 reflow43 versus control but did not impact attainment of TIMI-3 blood flow.43,47 The RCTs evaluating … no coronary dissections or coronary perforations occurred in either group.33 However, the sole RCT evaluating … RCTs evaluating treatment effect stratified by subgroups found the following: (1) no statistically significant … The majority of data were derived from trials and studies conducted outside of the United States evaluating … not significantly different from control, these findings may be misleading since many of the trials evaluating

220. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 276: Diagnosis and Managment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-disposition-comments.pdf
     December 06, 2024 - • Several reviewers raised concerns regarding our choice to combine studies evaluating additional