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201. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - A number of negative prognostic factors, that is, factors associated with increased risk of recurrence … Confounding Factors There are other factors that can impact disease outcomes and test interpretation … as analytic factors (such as reagents used.) 31 References 1. … Analysis of select members of the E26 (ETS) transcription factors family in colorectal cancer. … Genomic and transcriptomic prognostic factors in R0 Dukes B and C colorectal cancer patients.

202. Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Choosing a model • Factors affecting model choice include: ► Number and size of included studies ► Type … • Factors affecting model choice include the number and size of included studies, and type of outcome

203. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     September 19, 2014 - effects may vary depending on patient characteristics (e.g., age, sex, pain condition, psychosocial factors … sex, race, pain condition, duration or severity of pain, medical comorbidities, and psychosocial factors … The factors used to determine the overall SOE grades are available in Appendix G in the full report. … No studies examined how effectiveness varies based on various factors, including type of pain and patient … are more likely to be prescribed opioids than patients without these risk factors,87-90 we identified

204. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2020 - Factors such as advanced age, immobilization, and low income can increase the risk of malnutrition. … These tools vary in the factors they examine and in their diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility. … Are patient-related risk factors, such as increased age or certain pre-existing health conditions, … Risk factors of interest to this report include: • Older patients (>65 years) • Racial and ethnic … Several a priori factors may limit the applicability of findings.

205. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Key Question 4 What factors affect the test performance and clinical utility of newer markers of iron … Factors Affecting Test Performance and Clinical Utility Only a single study or indirect comparisons … What factors affect the test performance and clinical utility of newer markers of iron status? … What factors affect the test performance and clinical utility of newer markers of iron status? … Factors contributing to intra-individual variation of serum constituents: 5.

206. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of teh Lumbar Spine (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2024 - Special populations and factors for all Key Questions: Consider patient and clinical characteristics … Special populations and factors for Key Questions 5 and 6: Age, sex, BMI, presence of psychological … Information on potential confounders and key prognostic factors (e.g., age, comorbidities) and methods … (e.g., age, sex) and clinical factors (degree of DLS, concurrent degenerative spine disease, psychiatric … Prognostic factors for outcome following lumbar spine fusion surgery: a systematic review and narrative

207. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Age, sex, race, or other demographic risk factors? b. … Coronary disease risk factors, diabetes, or other comorbid disease? c. … Angiographic-specific factors including, but not limited to, the number of diseased vessels amenable … Comparative effectiveness by angiographic factors Extent of disease. … Comparative effectiveness by CABG- specific factors Use of minimally invasive techniques.

208. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2016 - osteoarthritis of the knee is increasing rapidly because of shifting population demographics: The primary risk factors … 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

209. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 08, 2013 - making the decision to classify a CER conclusion into one category or another, we used the following factors

210. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2013 - What factors associated with the patient and her breast abnormality influence the test performance … What factors associated with the procedure itself influence the test performance of different types … What clinician and facility factors influence the test performance of core-needle breast biopsy when … What factors associated with the patient and her breast abnormality influence the harms of core-needle … What factors associated with the procedure itself influence the harms of core-needle breast biopsy when

211. Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2018 - of chronic pain as a distinct disease entity.1 This multifaceted disease is influenced by multiple factors … (e.g., genetic, central nervous system, psychological, and environmental factors), with complex interactions … Pain is greatly influenced by psychosocial factors, which may predict who will develop chronic disabling … This means that consideration of psychological and social factors as well as underlying biological … Applicability Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ's Methods Guide.16 Factors

212. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - clinical (e.g., size/severity of tear, duration of injury, fatty infiltration of muscle) prognostic factors … Which (if any) demographic and clinical factors account for potential differences in surgical outcomes … of independent blind outcome assessment and failure to control adequately for potential confounding factors … Key Question 6: Prognostic factors. … Overall, 72 of the 137 studies examined the impact of prognostic factors on patient outcomes.

213. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2012 - They did not examine how these factors relate to treatment response (e.g., SVR) or patient adherence … In table 1, we aimed to articulate factors that affect treatment response and adherence. … Table 1 documents the risk factors that had been reported up to the time of our search. … We added the genetic variation in IL28B to the list of factors affecting treatment response in Table … at multiple levels of influence (e.g., targeting patient- and system-level factors).

214. Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - control Comparison (Duration of Treatment) Outcome Conclusiona Study Design and Sample Size Factors … MDD 12 Comparison (Duration of Treatment) Outcome Conclusiona Study Design and Sample Size Factors … Comparison (Duration of Treatment) Outcome Conclusiona Study Design and Sample Size Factors That … with MDD Comparison (Duration of Treatment) Outcome Conclusiona Study Design and Sample Size Factors … comparative effectiveness studies Comparison Outcome Conclusiona Study Design and Sample Size Factors

215. Cer-235-Pharma-Nonpharm-Ptsd-Update-Appendix-G-1 (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - considerations specific to the study that were factored into the final ROB rating or other significant factors … It could be a Medium-high if those factors are rated as yes.

216. Effectiveness and Off-Label Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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217. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2011 - The review will consider BNP and NT-proBNP test performance, cut points, and factors that affect test … emergency department or urgent care facilities) and the primary care population (those with risk factors … Appropriate drug titration algorithms may also depend on factors such as age, disease severity, and … Key Question 2 (KQ2): In patients presenting to a primary care physician with risk factors, signs, … Interventions and Prognostic Factors KQ1 and KQ2: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved assay

218. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - For women with relevant demographic risk factors (e.g., age, family history) and clinical risk factors … Are there other factors that affect the accuracy or acceptability of the tests considered in Questions

219. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2020 - Effects may not vary by patient or tumor factors. … Little long-term information exists on other treatments or the effects of patient, tumor, and provider factors … Effects may not vary by patient or tumor risk factors.

220. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - What factors lead to transitions? What works for whom? … What factors lead to transitions? What works for whom? … What factors lead to transitions? … What factors lead to transitions? … What factors lead to the transitions?