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November 22, 2023 - Evidence indicates malnutrition-focused hospital-initiated interventions likely reduce mortality and … the new evidence from this update. … A large body of evidence is available to evaluate adverse events following vaccination. … The evidence on interventions directed at older adults is sparse. … Evidence on kyphoplasty and risk of incident fracture was conflicting.
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June 27, 2021 - We synthesized evidence from 57 unique trials and 7 observational studies. … effect does not vary by severity (moderate-strength evidence). … Evidence for FMT for refractory CDI was insufficient. … Evidence was less robust for psychological interventions other than CBT-I, but low -strength evidence … Evidence on complementary and alternative medicine was insufficient.
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June 23, 2021 - Review Methods: Standard Evidence-based Practice Center methods were employed. … Quality ratings and strength of evidence grading was performed on included studies. … Evidence on antibiotic treatment was quantitatively examined using pooled analysis. … Moderate evidence in favor of antibiotic restriction policies for prevention was found. … Evidence is limited on the utility of monitoring and long-term treatment.
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June 23, 2021 - It also identifies, but does not systematically review, existing evidence addressing the tests’ clinical … A structured search of studies published since 2000 was performed to identify available evidence that … The strongest evidence (moderate) was that HBPC reduces hospitalizations and hospital days. … Current research evidence is generally positive, providing moderate-strength evidence that HBPC reduces … For acute low back pain, evidence suggested that NSAIDs (strength of evidence [SOE]: low to moderate)
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June 27, 2021 - Due to the absence or insufficiency of prehospital evidence we based conclusions for initial analgesia … on indirect evidence from the emergency department (ED) setting. … As initial analgesics, we found no evidence of a clinically important difference in the change of pain … We found no evidence of a clinically important difference in time-to-analgesia with opioids compared … , leading to primarily low strength of evidence ratings.
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January 01, 2019 - Evidence Synthesis Academy The Evidence Synthesis Academy is a set of free, online, open-access courses … on evidence
synthesis that are designed to be accessible by broad audiences. … professionals at the Brown University Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health. … To access the Evidence Synthesis Academy, please visit:
https://evsynthacademy.org . … Also available through Cochrane are various resources related to
the various steps of conducting evidence
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June 27, 2021 - Evidence on outcomes beyond 1 year after treatment completion was sparse. … Evidence was sparse on interventions for hip and hand osteoarthritis. … symptoms compared to placebo (low-strength evidence). … ), while topiramate and allopurinol showed no benefit (low-strength evidence). … Evidence was insufficient for most nondrug interventions.
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March 07, 2023 - procedure in this population in particular, a systematic review to re-evaluate the current state of evidence … , identify and evaluate inconsistencies in the evidence, and identify important research gaps is warranted … Adverse events: All outcomes comparing FGAs with SGAs had low or insufficient strength of evidence. … Outcomes comparing FGAs versus FGAs and FGAs versus placebo had insufficient evidence. … Conclusion: Evidence comparing FGAs with SGAs, various FGAs, and FGAs with placebo was very limited.
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July 24, 2023 - Data Analysis: Where primary research evidence was sufficient for pooling, we conducted random effects … Evidence was limited for other instruments and other anxiety disorders. … A large body of both primary and ESR evidence supports the benefit of treatment for anxiety. … Conclusions: Both direct and indirect evidence support depression screening in primary care settings, … , there is clear evidence that treatment for anxiety is beneficial, and more limited evidence indicating
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March 03, 2021 - .; Objectives: We sought to appraise and synthesize the evidence assessing the effectiveness of decision … There was no evidence for effect modification by population group, by the delivery format or content … We found strong evidence that cancer-related decision aids increase knowledge without adverse impact … We found moderate- or low-strength evidence that patients using decision aids are more likely to make … (2) What is the evidence that elective labor induction, cesarean delivery, or timing of induction is
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March 01, 2021 - Therefore, they yielded insufficient evidence regarding the effect of routine or per-protocol testing … There was also insufficient evidence for patients undergoing other procedures. … There is insufficient evidence for all other procedures and insufficient evidence comparing routine and … and no evidence regarding other factors that may affect the balance of benefits and harms. … The overall strength of evidence for an association between fructose intake and incidence of NAFLD was
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June 23, 2021 - in results, and there was variability in the lymph node dissection techniques evaluated (strength of evidence … Evidence on harms, effectiveness of treatments for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in patient subgroups … Evidence did not suggest that effectiveness varies based on injection technique, corticosteroid, dose … Limited evidence suggested that epidural corticosteroid injections are not effective for spinal stenosis … There was insufficient evidence to evaluate effectiveness of sacroiliac joint corticosteroid injections
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October 25, 2022 - Background: In 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that the evidence … pressure (IOP) and early glaucoma reduces progression of visual field defects, it found inadequate evidence … There was no direct evidence on benefits and harms of glaucoma screening versus no screening. … Purpose: To systematically review the evidence on screening and treatment of glaucoma for populations … There was no direct evidence on benefits and harms of glaucoma screening versus no screening.
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May 30, 2023 - Forms Project created on May 04, 2023 Last updated on May 30, 2023 Objectives: Purpose: To review the evidence … Our findings point to the need for rigorous new research to bolster the evidence base. … adapted from the Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program. … Direct evidence on effectiveness of skin cancer screening. … Evidence on the persistent psychosocial or cosmetic harms of screening was minimal.
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June 27, 2021 - We extracted data, assessed risk of bias of individual studies, and evaluated strength of evidence for … Low strength evidence suggests that dietary fiber (psyllium) decreases FI episodes (-2.5 per week) at … Evidence was insufficient for all other surgical and nonsurgical comparisons. … There is limited evidence to support any FI treatments beyond 3 to 6 months. … This systematic review evaluates the evidence for three Key Questions.
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June 27, 2021 - This systematic review (SR) provides evidence on pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia … Trials were mostly fair quality and strength of evidence was low or moderate. … For drug therapy, the majority of the head to head evidence was on older SGAs, with sparse data on SGAs … Most comparative evidence on pharmacotherapy relates to the older drugs, with clozapine, olanzapine, … Although one RCT and two observational studies evaluated intravenous (IV) versus IN naloxone, evidence
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June 27, 2022 - Given the clinical and public health importance of this topic, it is important to identify new evidence … The purpose of this update was to identify new evidence published since the original 2020 report, and … to determine how the new evidence impacts the findings of the original 2020 report. … Evidence was insufficient to evaluate access, health equity, or harms outcomes.
Conclusions. … Limited evidence suggests that telehealth interventions for contraceptive care and IPV services result
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June 27, 2021 - 2021 Objectives: Objectives: To conduct a systematic review to identify and summarize the available evidence … We assessed the strength of evidence and synthesized the findings using quantitative and qualitative … fewer transfers and also may reduce outpatient visits and costs due to less travel (low strength of evidence … potential harms from outpatient telehealth consultations for conclusions to be drawn (insufficient evidence … In general, the evidence indicates that telehealth consultations are effective in improving outcomes
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June 27, 2021 - Review methods followed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program … Strength of evidence (SOE) was assessed for primary outcomes (survival, neurological function, return … Conclusions: There was no direct evidence for the clinical benefits and harms of HBV screening versus … Strength of evidence (SOE) was assessed. … This evidence is low strength, and future studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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June 27, 2021 - READ MORE Published on June 27, 2021 Resource Allocation and Pandemic Response: An Evidence Synthesis … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) report found no consistent evidence that counseling interventions … Evidence from studies of persons seeking or referred for treatment for substance use or with clinical … use or stimulant use and evidence was limited for adolescents or pregnant persons. … The applicability of current evidence on drug use interventions to screening might be greater for the