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241. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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     February 07, 2025 - To assess whether pairwise meta-analysis will be appropriate, we will consider population factors such … as comorbidities, intervention factors such as intervention dose and frequency, and whether outcomes … In considering network meta-analysis, we will evaluate how these factors are distributed across direct … Based on EPC guidance, the SOE rating will be uninfluenced by these factors. … Factors important to consider include the type or extent of surgery participants in included studies

242. Oral Contraceptive Use for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - with disappointing results to date, especially in terms of mortality reduction. 3-9 However, several factors … Beyond that general caveat, specific factors affecting applicability include (but are not necessarily … Factors such as parity and BRCA status, which affect underlying ovarian cancer risk, may differ (or not … Venous and arterial thrombosis during oral contraceptive use: risks and risk factors. … Breast cancer: hormones and other risk factors. Maturitas 2008;61(1-2):203-13; discussion 213.

243. Version 2_Risk of Reinfection From SARS-CoV-2 -- An Update of an Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2022 - We examined the relationship between these factors and protection estimates but lacked sufficient data … For some factors that varied within studies or were specific to certain studies (including demographic … Population and Methodological Factors Affecting the Risk of Reinfection We conducted analyses of six … Baseline Factors Age, Sex, and Race In the Denmark study, there was no difference in the estimates … Were confounding factors identified? 5. Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated?

244. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2013 - atherosclerotic disease of the coronary vessels, it is not surprising that PAD shares similar risk factors … The management of risk factors (i.e., tobacco use, diabetes, LDL levels, and hypertension) is considered … The decision to attempt revascularization in patients with CLI is based on a combination of factors, … Does the effectiveness of treatments vary by subgroup (age, sex, race, risk factors, comorbidities, … Risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular outcomes in different arterial territories.

245. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2025 - To assess whether pairwise meta-analysis will be appropriate, we will consider population factors such … as comorbidities, intervention factors such as intervention dose and frequency, and whether outcomes … In considering network meta-analysis, we will evaluate how these factors are distributed across direct … Based on EPC guidance, the SOE rating will be uninfluenced by these factors. … Factors important to consider include the type or extent of surgery participants in included studies

246. S16 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Rothwell5 has enumerated in detail how factors such as design, recruitment, execution, and follow-up … Factors Affecting External Validity of Randomized Controlled Trials Patient factors Underlying risk … Registry More representative data on range of outcomes, including harms; can explore risk factors for … Case-control studies Examine risk for uncommon harms and factors that modify risk. … .22 Based on age and risk factors, our patient’s 10-year risk of stroke is estimated at 1.2%, com- parable

247. EHC Research Protocol: Documentation Burden (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2023 - documentation burden apply fairly and equitably across clinical disciplines, job roles, and demographic factors … Additional factors of interest related to documentation burden include how the burden differs by practice … Factors influencing documentation burden: 4) What is the role of patients in documentation burden? … Do the KIs have suggestions about other factors that we should investigate? g. … Guiding Questions Description/Overview of measurements of documentation burden: Factors influencing

248. Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2023 - The heterogeneity across these factors is reflected in the proportions of males and females in studies … Ideally such studies would have explored the need to control for prognostic factors such as age, sex, … There was also insufficient information from included studies to assess factors that may provide insight … Understanding of a broader literature that examines factors beyond what have been traditionally described … Consideration of socioeconomic status together with factors related to social determinants are important

249. Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - KQ 4 (What prognostic factors for patients with subjective idiopathic [nonpulsatile] tinnitus have been … has been removed as a KQ because an earlier amendment added “Prognostic Factors” as a component of KQ … Comparators Prognostic factors: length of time to treatment after onset, audiological factors (degree … Prognostic factors A clear description of a prognostic factors measured is provided. … Adequate study sample has complete data for prognostic factors.

250. Behavioral Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2016 - Evidence Focus of This Summary This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence about factors … This systematic review sought to determine which program factors optimize the effectiveness of behavioral … consider encouraging appropriate patients to engage in behavioral support programs to improve the risk factors

251. Slide 1 (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - Preference Utility: Determinants PREFERENCE UTILITY  Clinical Outcomes  Duration  Treatment factors … – Side Effects/Tolerability – Dosage Method/Frequency – Cost  Process factors – Health-Care … Setting – Physician interactions  Personal factors – Age, gender, education, etc

252. Heart Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 08, 2011 - You can help reduce your risk of heart disease by taking steps to control factors that put you at greater

253. Amended Protocol: Maternal and Childhood Outcomes Associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2020 - Does the association vary by participant factors such as: i. Age of the mother at delivery ii. … Does the association vary by participant factors such as: i. Age of the mother at delivery ii. … Synthesis of Qualitative Results: The qualitative evidence synthesis will provide contextual factors … We will consider important contextual factors, including population characteristics (e.g., WIC program … and WIC participant related factors) and intervention (and comparison group) characteristics that may

254. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Comparative Effectiveness of Medication Adherence Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Thus, both system and individual factors can lead to nonadherence. … Likewise, many individual factors underlie nonadherence. … Many studies have examined the multiple factors associated with medication adherence. … factors, and the others generally considered individual factors): policy and healthcare systems, the … Racial differences in blood pressure control: potential explanatory factors.

255. Interventions to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2020 - 6 clinical pathways,7 and early patient mobility programs 8 ) other approaches address logistical factors … Successful hospital-based interventions may significantly depend on environmental factors including the … A hospital or health system-based approach could therefore address the multiple factors contributing … evaluate current knowledge regarding the multitude of strategies to reduce LOS; (2) examine contextual factors … GQ 2: What are the contextual factors (e.g., resources, staffing, technology) that impact implementation

256. Rh Incompatibility | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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257. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2021 - osteoarthritis of the knee is increasing rapidly because of shifting population demographics: The primary risk factors … localization of disease, e.g. medial vs. lateral and the patient's activity level as possible effect modifying factors … addition to a weighted or standardized mean difference in response between treatment groups), as these factors … overall scores or specific concerns such as blinding or allocation concealment), and other selected factors

258. Health-Careassociated-Infections Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Which factors are associated with the effectiveness of quality improvement strategies, including, for … – External Societal or Regulatory Factors 4 Methods Input From Stakeholders This systematic review … and providing examples of how contextual factors were addressed in some of the studies. … Information was also sought on unintended consequences of QI strategies and contextual factors that … The factors that can confound the results of such quasi-experimental studies are well known.

259. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2010 - Are there subpopulations of patients based on demographic or clinical factors who are more likely to … $900,000 and $1,600,000 in patients with hemophilia A and inhibitors, depending on the prognostic factors … In light of these factors, the validity of the evaluations from this review is questioned. … Results • Effects of confounding factors on efficacy − Conclusions regarding the benefits or lack … thereof from the use of rFVIIa are drawn in situations with potential confounding factors, such as

260. Depression-Postpartum-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - It is also uncertain (1) how factors such as timing relative to delivery, setting, and provider might … affect the performance of these strategies and (2) which factors influence effective management of … Are there individual factors (age, race, parity [number of live births], history of mood disorders, … history of intimate partner violence, perinatal outcomes, cultural factors) that affect the baseline … Effect of Individual Factors on Screening Performance We identified 16 articles describing 15 unique