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361. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rotator-cuff-tears-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2013 - The focus of this project was on treatment and post-treatment outcomes rather than complications, because … expands and builds on the recommendations of the Alberta EPC to provide further specification and focus … However, a small proportion of ongoing studies focus on the broader questions in rotator cuff treatment … This project will expand and build on those recommendations to provide further specification and focus … The main focus of this project is on treatment and post-treatment outcomes, rather than complications

362. Disposition of Comments for Psychological Treatments and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adult-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
     April 03, 2013 - suggested. 14 Anonymous Public Reviewer #2 Executive Summary ES16: "Future studies could focus … After all, the strength of meta-analysis is the focus on effect sizes. … Due to the already large scope of this review, it was important that we focus on the most clinically … Their focus was quite different from ours and is very different from the focus of the group that wrote … Thus, the conclusions necessarily focus more on the medications for which strongest evidence exists

363. Disposition of Comments Report for Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 12, 2012 - 2012 3 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer 2 General I like the focus … This is reasonable as it is important to focus first on clinical outcomes, but it could be more clearly … The focus of the review was on comparative effectiveness; therefore, the body of literature required … We have modified the sentence to remove the focus on radiation. … Perhaps some minor tweaking of this section could really highlight the niche of NITs as the focus of

364. Executive summary_Systematic Review: Fiber Intake and Laxation in People With Normal Bowel Function (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-final-executive-summary.pdf
     July 01, 2025 - In keeping with the focus of future reports on macronutrient DRIs, the current review focuses on the

365. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Epidemiological research was not the focus of this review. … The focus was on widely accessible commercially available tests because we did not want to generalize … of the study in their titles and or purpose statement and 5 identified CDI as focus. … Results of prevention of antibiotic diarrhea were not included as they were not the focus of this review … stated above, risk factors were provided as information for potential future prevention research focus

366. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tinnitus_research-protocol.pdf
     February 22, 2012 - The remainder of the review will focus on adult patients with subjective idiopathic (nonpulsatile) … In sum, our review will focus on adult patients with subjective idiopathic (nonpulsatile) tinnitus who … Therefore, treatment should focus on providing methods to reduce reactions to tinnitus. … Terms for tinnitus will be searched with a focus on human studies. … As such, unpublished studies and ongoing studies are the focus of these searches.

367. SAMHSA (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/goldstrom.pdf
     May 29, 2025 - And in a focus group, we had youth who were telling us that even youth who are couch-surfing or homeless

368. Understanding Health-Systems’ Use of and Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-systems-research.pdf
     October 01, 2017 - These reviews focus on a variety of issues, including assessing and comparing clinical drugs, treatments … the things that are that combination of key processes, plus the things that are getting really heavy focus … and 18 physicians on health-systems pharmacy & therapeutics committees participated in 90-minute focus … Health care decision makers’ use of comparative effectiveness research: report from a series of focus … These reviews focus on a variety of issues, including comparing clinical drugs or treatments, and interventions

369. Research Review Title: Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-911-workforce-disposition-comments.pdf
     November 01, 2022 - taken your explanation of the data into account when reviewing the papers, and we have retained a focus … Proper training needs to be a stronger focus and presented using the Hierarchy of Safety. this makes … other healthcare personnel may translate to the prehospital environment, although this was not our focus … While the main focus is EMS - the 911 telecommunicators are less of a concern to me than the other

370. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-centered-medical-home_research-protocol.pdf
     February 23, 2012 - KQ 1: We will focus on studies of comprehensive PCMH interventions that include a comparison group. … Other key methodological decisions from this series include a focus on outpatient care and the inclusion … For KQ 1, we will focus on data elements to evaluate the association between independent variables of … Developing a policy-relevant research agenda for the patient-centered medical home: a focus on outcomes

371. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - We structured our review to maintain our focus on study populations meeting our TRD definition (≥2 antidepressant … Given our focus on Tier 1 (TRD) studies, for each KQ we first present an overview of the particular comparison … For just this set of analyses, we examined both clinical trials and cohort studies, and we focus on cognitive … Subsequent studies should focus on employing known, reliable, and valid measures of patient-reported

372. Evidence-Summary-CER-209-Noninvasive-Nonpharmacological-Treatment-For-Chronic-Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-209-evidence-summary-non-pharma-chronic-pain.pdf
     June 01, 2018 - bracing for knee, back or neck, electro-muscular stimulation and magnets), and acupuncture with a .focus … This provides some support for clinical strategies that focus on “active” interventions as primary … broader array of effective nonpharmacological treatments may have greater impact than those that focus … Not all patients may require multidisciplinary rehabilitation.22 Policy efforts that focus on use of … Our findings provide some support for clinical strategies that focus on use of nonpharmacological therapies

373. Comments to Effective Heath Care Program Draft Documents (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/registries-guide-2nd-edition_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 03, 2010 - conducted as part of clinical development are by necessity of limited duration and, size and generally focus … conducted as part of clinical development are by necessity of limited duration and, size and generally focus … The topic of pregnancy registry design is extensive and is not the focus of this paper. … and technical considerations are clearly issues of great importance to the AAOS given its current focus

374. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-heart_research-protocol.pdf
     April 18, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Strategies To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness: A Comparative Effectiveness Review Amendment Date(s): Amendment 1 – January 20, 20…

375. Topic Brief: Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Mental Health Conditions in Pregnant and Postpartum People (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nt_docs/1002-nonpharmacologic-treatment-topic-brief.pdf
     June 03, 2024 - Is the focus on effectiveness or comparative effectiveness? Yes 1d. … Is the nomination focus supported by a logic model or biologic plausibility?

376. Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR): Project Overview (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2012-3_0.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - registry that would enable a user of the RoPR to understand a registry’s purpose, design, clinical focus … Conditions, Exposures, and Keywords—the condition(s) or exposure(s) of focus of the registry, and related

377. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 274: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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     October 25, 2024 - Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 274: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord Draft report available for public comment from February 23, 2024, to…

378. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - It was recommended that future research should focus on comparative studies with long-term followup … Since diagnosis and treatment FRN topics are being dealt with separately, here we focus primarily on … Ideally, qualitative studies, such as focus groups, should be conducted to assess patients’ preferences … Focus groups could be formed by either collecting stakeholders with similar backgrounds together to … focus on specific topics or by randomizing stakeholders to focus groups in order to obtain a balance

379. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-fatigue_research-protocol.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - If multiple systematic reviews are relevant and low risk of bias, we will focus on the findings from … review and highlight studies by using a hierarchy-of-evidence approach, where the best evidence is the focus

380. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 270: Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-270-bimp-executive-summary.pdf
     May 01, 2024 - Our focus included the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of migraine-specific behavioral interventions