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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-information-exchange_research-protocol.pdf
April 20, 2015 - Individual studies will be rated as “good,” “fair,” or “poor.” or as specified by the
particular criteria … Studies rated “good” will be considered to have the least risk of bias, and their
results will be considered … Good quality studies include clear descriptions of
the population, setting, interventions, and comparison … These studies may not meet all the criteria for a
rating of good quality, but do not have flaws likely
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/allergy-seasonal_disposition-comments.pdf
July 17, 2013 - Good key
questions and good patient outcomes used.
Thank you for the comment. … For
example, if less than half of patients were in good quality
studies, the risk of bias was considered … The
lack of good studies for all the comparisons is made very evident. … TEP #2 Results I never got a good handle despite reading the methods and the
Appendix E re level of … For example, if less than
half of patients were in good quality studies, the risk of bias
was considered
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_research-protocol.pdf
November 30, 2014 - Data Abstraction and Data Management
Recent, relevant systematic reviews determined to have fair or good … For systematic reviews that do not meet all the feasibility criteria but are of fair or good
quality … If a fair or good quality systematic review included both published and
unpublished data, we will abstract … We will require at
least one good study (low risk of bias) for moderate strength of evidence and two … good studies
(low risk of bias) for high strength of evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-194-disposition-comments-inhaled-corticosteroids.pdf
March 19, 2018 - Section Comment Response
Public Reviewer
#1, Anonymous
Somewhere in this section, it would be good … #1 Results No comments NA
TEP reviewer #2 The Result Tables followed by further discussion
is a good … Peer reviewer #3 The tables for each section are good to assist in
detailing the rationale behind the … Section Comment Response
TEP reviewer #3 Overall, I agree with the conclusions but it would
be good … Peer reviewer #3 It would be good to have a table or list with the
main takeaways in the discussion
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-fracture-pain_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2011 - transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Strength of Evidence
High: ��� There are consistent results from good-quality
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/outcomes-dental-services-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - three different tools to the United States Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF)21 3-point scale of good … included studies
USPSTF quality term
used in this report AMSTAR2 Rating ROBINS Rating RoB2 Rating
Good … primary study.
3.2.1 Results, Key Question 1, Key Points
9
• A good-quality, large US-based … We rated this study at low risk of bias (good quality).
3.2.2 Results, Key Question 1, Included Studies … Administration
and the National
Institute on Drug
Abuse, National
Institutes of
Health
Low RoB/good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Following assessment of individual quality criteria,
individual studies were rated as “good,” “fair, … One good- and two poor-quality studies evaluated
effects of using a risk-assessment instrument on clinical … The good-quality trial found no difference
between use of the Waterlow scale, the Ramstadius
tool, … An exception
was repositioning, for which there were three good- or
fair-quality trials, although these … An exception was repositioning, for which there were
three good- or fair-quality trials, although these
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - 2012
2
Commentator &
Affiliation
Section Comment Response
Peer Reviewer 1 Quality of report Good … Reviewer 6 Introduction Overall I think the introduction is good. … It
would help the reader to know the exact
ctriteria for assigning an reviewed paper a
good, fair … and reviewed some pre
publication) , but all readers of this may not
understand the requisites of a good … Finally, at least one study
has concluded that CSII appears to be a
good alternative for patients with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/moyer_eccs2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - specific
antigen]
blood
tests
that check for prostate
cancer
do
more harm
than good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/johnson_-ahrq-mcda-presentation.pdf
August 27, 2012 - Good validity and reliability for relatively simple trade-off
problems.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-disposition-comments.pdf
May 31, 2023 - There was good coverage of structural and social factors as
well as inclusion of bias as root causes … Good discussion of race a variable
in these studies.” … and social
determinants of health was an important addition to the review, and
the review does a good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-diff-infections_research-protocol.pdf
May 24, 2010 - algorithms available in the literature.7,21-23 Treatment for
mild to moderate CDAD appears to have a fairly good … We will use the following ratings of quality of individual studies:
Well designed (good/low risk of … They do not meet all the criteria required for a rating of good quality because they have
some deficiencies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topics_methods.pdf
January 01, 2010 - It is not a simple process to select and develop good topics for research. … should be guided
by ethical principles, including careful attention to conflicts of interest.
14
A good … documentation forms the basis for process evaluation and
improvement.
5
These general themes provide a good … These parameters are the basis for formulating good key questions and include focused
determination … fig2
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/
8
every nominator to clarify all unclear topics, some good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/deliberative-methods-demonstration-executive-131125.pdf
November 01, 2013 - individual freedom and personal choice were tempered in
varying degrees by concern for the greater good … Since protecting the common good usually entailed some
constraints on individual freedom, the conflict … Reducing individual freedom for the good of the community
was not done lightly. … Concern for the greater good surfaced most clearly when discussing
how blocking inappropriate use of … from the overuse of antibiotics tended to become more
willing to accept limits on care that promote good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bipolar-disorder-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
June 23, 2014 - Systematic reviews determined to have fair or good methodology (see Section D
below) will be used to … Systematic
reviews of fair or good quality that are deemed to have potential author conflict of
interest … categorizing study diagnostic assessment processes, resulting in overall summary scores
of Excellent, Good … Draft Diagnostic Assessment Rubric
Criteria Poor Fair Good Excellent
Assessment
Tool
Not Reported … source
(close relative or
spouse, or detailed
medical record
review)
OVERALL
RATING Poor Fair Good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/test-performance-metrics_appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2005 - A-3
If a given medical test has very good ability to predict the “true disease status,” its positive
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
May 14, 2010 - Fractures in Men and Women with Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis.6
This review noted that there was good … For hip fracture, there was good evidence that alendronate, risedronate, and estrogen prevent hip
fractures … and although fracture trials that reported
data on adherence/compliance tended to find relatively good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Peer Reviewer #2 Introduction Very good summary of the issues at hand. … A lot to digest to find out there are no
good answers to the key questions. … They confirm
what most in the field already know - namely there is not
a good biomarker for monitoring
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hnhc-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2021 - patient characteristics
available in electronic patient data is a first step, but identification of good
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obesity-child_disposition-comments.pdf
June 10, 2013 - I think the authors have good done a good job
identifying the key studies. … Page 3 and Page 5) and would be good to
standardize. … Would be good to keep it
consistent, with briefer being more appropriate
in the Exec Summary. … These are very good points. … 221 Peer Reviewer 5 Quality of Report: Good
222 Peer Reviewer 3 Quality of the Report: Fair