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181. Han (pdf file)
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     December 26, 2012 - information that make it difficult to  understand • Conditional probabilities, multiple risk  factors … estrogen-­‐receptor  positive, pre-­‐menopausal, with no other comorbidities (Multiplicity of causal factors … Uncertainty in CPGs: multiple sources, levels • Quality of evidence o Study  design o Limiting  factors

182. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 17, 2011 - All these factors have potentially serious consequences for patients and their families, including … In addition to the characteristics of the public reports, contextual factors that could make a health … Third, the decision and the decisionmaker exist in an environment that includes factors such as market … To identify characteristics of public reports and contextual factors that can increase or decrease … Question 6 What contextual factors (population characteristics, decision type, and environmental)

183. Engaging-Caregivers-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Were the Groups Comparable at Baseline on Key Prognostic Factors (e.g., by Restriction or Matching)?

184. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2017 - ability is based on the reasonable expectations of the prosthetist and treating physician, considering factors … type (level of amputation, uni- or bilateral), age, comorbidities, frailty, general health status factors … These factors may affect their actual and perceived current and maximum attainable functional ability … At a minimum, factors of interest to assess applicability will be the key potential modifiers listed … “Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Amputee Population.”

185. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2013 - These factors appear to have been raised by an external committee but there is not an explanation why … , and are the factors that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. … These factors were singled out for assessing risk of bias for confounding. … The studies in this systematic review looked at prognostic factors rather than risk factors. … model, to assess the effect of these factors on accuracy estimates?

186. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - in injection drug users varies widely depending on age, duration of injection drug use, and other factors … to be low, and high-risk sexual behaviors may be a marker for unacknowledged drug use or other risk factors … Retrospective studies found that screening strategies targeting multiple risk factors were associated … Low Five studies found that screening strategies targeting multiple risk factors were associated with … Outcome of screening for hepatitis C virus infection based on risk factors.

187. Smoking-Pregnancy-Infants Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2013 - Smokers with multiple behavioral risk factors: how are they different? … Factors associated with smoking cessation among U.S. pregnant women. … [Postpartum smoking behavior in women and related factors]. … [Smoking during pregnancy: rates, trends, risk factors]. … [Determinant factors of smoking cessation during pregnancy].

188. Untitled (pdf file)
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     February 17, 2016 - fracture surgery o   Exclude studies that combine analyses of hip and knee surgeries •   Modifying factors … framework maps the specific linkages associating the populations of interest, the interventions, modifying factors … At a minimum, factors of interest to assess applicability will be the key potential modifiers listed

189. Systematic Review of Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - to 84.3 percent for whites, and 77.6 percent to 83.0 percent for Hispanics.18, 19 Sociodemographic factors … If clinical heterogeneity can be narrowed down to a small number of promising factors, we will consider … Some factors identified a priori that may limit the applicability of evidence include the following: … Duration of lactation and risk factors for maternal cardiovascular disease. … Prevalence and risk factors for early, undesired weaning attributed to lactation dysfunction.

190. Data Points 15: Breast Cancer Diagnostic Workup: Prognostic factor testing among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer (pdf file)
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     August 22, 2012 - Known risk factors for DCIS progression and recurrence include com- edo histology, younger age, larger … We analyzed how testing varied by patient age, tumor size, and tumor grade—all factors known to increase … of lymph node testing between DCIS and early invasive disease differ, which may be due to multiple factors … CONCLUSION As the incidence of DCIS has increased, so has the interest in factors predicting recurrence … Relevance of breast cancer hormone receptors and other factors to the efficacy of adjuvant tamoxifen

191. hemorrhage-postpartum-protocol-140611 (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2014 - the prevalence of PPH rose from 2.3 percent in 1994 to 2.9 percent in 2006, a 26 percent increase.14 Factors … birth, multiple birth, duration and characteristics of labor, and placental abnormalities among other factors … found that these putative observed risk factors did not account for rising PPH rates.7, 8, 11-14 … , clinical factors associated with uterine atony, such as multiple gestation, polyhydramnios, high … We considered the following factors in this decision: • Comparative effectiveness studies could include

192. Gout Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Patient- level factors that might affect the accuracy of these tests are the topics of Key Questions … Provider factors that might affect the accuracy of one specific test, MSU analysis, are the topic of … We also included studies that assessed patient and practitioner factors that affect the diagnostic … Patient-level factors that influence test behavior have also been understudied. … Risk factors for gout and prevention: a systematic review of the literature.

193. Osteoporosis-Bone-Fracture Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - Effective Health Care Program 2 Diagnosis and Risk Factors The clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis … Risk factors for osteoporotic fracture include (but are not limited to) increasing age, female sex, … Risk for osteoporosis may be viewed as a continuum that depends on all of these factors. … • What factors affect adherence and persistence? … These same factors have not been evaluated with other osteoporosis pharmacotherapies.

194. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2016 - the comparative safety and effectiveness of available treatments for women with tubal or peritoneal factors

195. The Use of Conjoint Analysis to Elicit Patient Preferences in Selecting Treatment Endpoints (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - Clinical outcomes  Duration 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

196. Bundled Payment: Effects on Health Care Spending and Quality (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - This response, however, may be mediated by key contextual factors, including both predisposing and … enabling factors. … The impact of these contextual factors is addressed by Key Question 3. … factors were not addressed by any reviewed studies. … Incorporate quantitative and qualitative measures of program design and contextual factors.

197. Disposition of Comments Report for Decision Aids for Cancer Screening and Treatment (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - interventions, and their successful integration and continued use in routine care depends on many factors … including patient and provider acceptance, system infrastructure, fit with other processes, and other factors … relating to content and format of decision aids in terms of their intended audiences, as well as factors … We identified factors in advance and this is now clarified. … Peer Reviewer #1 Results Effect modification analyses for several factors seemed frequently underpowered

198. Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2011 - Triggers for depression after TBI may include biological, psychological, and social factors,16 and in … the post-TBI population, greater attention is often given to 3 biological factors because of the … Risk factors. Data are sparse to assess whether severity of injury influences risk of depression. … Risk factors for depressive symptoms after mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury. … Factors related to recovery after mild traumatic brain injury.

199. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2008 - In addition to patient and provider factors, it is important to determine how tumor characteristics ( … Recent studies showed that patient and physician treatment preferences reflect perceived personal factors … When adjusting for baseline factors, erectile dysfunction (ED) was greater with RP (odds ratio=2.5, 95 … Nonrandomized studies should report head- to-head comparisons, adjust for confounding factors, and use … Adjusting for baseline factors, the odds of ED were greater with RP.

200. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 08, 2014 - ), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)), depending on the location and size of the mass as well as patient factors … factors which we should consider. … We plan to consider studies which report on patient factors such as comorbidities and body habitus, … • For patient factors or tumor characteristics (KQ3), this means reporting data on whether such … factors are associated with either comparative accuracy or comparative effectiveness (or both).