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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s44.pdf
October 01, 2007 - When we conducted focus groups and
interviews with patients and clinicians, we found greater
receptiveness … Our focus groups with clinicians revealed some
discomfort with a delay of 1 year. … Anonymous PharmaNet data on dispensed
drugs in the early and delayed groups were available each
week. … Medical services data from both groups were available
each month. … Other groups,
however, may find that randomization causes a program
evaluation or quality improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/innovations_in_stakeholder_engagement_conference_summary2.pdf
October 01, 2011 - public, online platforms facilitate crowdsourcing, the process of soliciting
input and ideas from groups … Community advisory councils are more than focus groups. … Focus groups are often held for a
short period of time (1–2 hours.) … Recognize opportunities for stakeholder groups to work together. … In areas where evidence is
uncertain, bringing together small groups of clinicians and consumers to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ahrq_community_forum_webinar_branson.pdf
October 13, 2011 - • Support groups and online groups may offer an
opportunity to identify patients who might be
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-supplementary-app-d.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - data is sufficient that results could be biased, but the amount of missing data is similar between groups … data is sufficient that results could be biased, but the amount of missing data is similar between groups … data
Di Costanzo 2008 OS Low Low Low Low Low Low missing baseline data but seems balanced between groups … Costanzo 2008 Grade 3 to 5 AEs Low Low Low Low Low Low missing baseline data but seems balanced between groups … Moderate Low Moderate Low Moderate generally low concern with some possible issues with unbalanced groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research.pdf
April 15, 2019 - The fully curated model encompasses both a structured effort
led by working groups of clinical experts … Academic, industry, and government groups are using registries for a
variety of purposes, including … Key words were organized into two groups, as shown in Figure 1 below. … standardized outcome measures submitted by
specialty groups or organizations such as ICHOM. … , expert working groups).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ped-mindfulness-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 05, 2025 - societal stigma, and delays in diagnosis.8-10 Treatment rates are
particularly low among minority groups … Studies with ≥20% of participants in
the following groups and do not
report findings by population … With fewer, larger groups, we are
more likely to gather sufficient evidence for each category to draw … minority groups,
including those
experiencing
poverty, those in
foster care, and
Black, Asian, and … the Federal Government.” mention
of LGBTQ groups as specific
high risk groups has been
removed
2
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-exe-sum.pdf
April 01, 2025 - than the general youth population, including
those who are male or from specific racial and ethnic groups … • Alternatively, the findings might suggest that both treatment groups are learning
skills to decrease … in specific populations of youths deemed at risk, including youths from
specific racial and ethnic groups … suicidal risk among
high schools with a high prevalence of students from diverse racial and ethnic groups … It may not be appropriate to generalize the
results to males, youths who are from ethnic/racial groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement.pdf
February 05, 2025 - There are also considerable knowledge gaps on how
to tailor interventions for high-risk groups such … as having heightened
risk by PHQ-9, C-SSRS, or ASQ
o Those who are from racial/ethnic minority
groups … There are also
considerable
knowledge gaps
on how to tailor
interventions for
high-risk groups … as specific
high risk groups has been
removed
2/5/2025 Table 1,
PICOTS,
inclusion
criteria … as specific
high risk groups has been
removed
2/5/2025 Table 1,
PICOTS,
subgroup
analysis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/knowledge-brief-2-methods-public-deliberation-130213.pdf
February 01, 2013 - few
per year
90
minutes
or more*
Varies Varies No Purposively
selected
Deliberative Focus
Groups … They
employ a pre/post quasi-experimental comparison but not separate comparison or
control groups … • Nonrandomized comparisons, in contrast, make use of comparison groups to
compare the effectiveness … allocate participants to alternative deliberative methods,
to a non-deliberating comparison group, or to groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/knowledge-brief-2-methods-public-deliberation-130213.pdf
February 01, 2013 - few
per year
90
minutes
or more*
Varies Varies No Purposively
selected
Deliberative Focus
Groups … They
employ a pre/post quasi-experimental comparison but not separate comparison or
control groups … • Nonrandomized comparisons, in contrast, make use of comparison groups to
compare the effectiveness … allocate participants to alternative deliberative methods,
to a non-deliberating comparison group, or to groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-pharm-non-pharm-treatment-update-disposition-comments.pdf
August 28, 2024 - I
wonder if the utility of this tool could be enhanced for
those groups by adding content that might … discussion of next
steps, highlighting the
importance of
identifying what works
well for minoritized
groups … the
discussion noting the
importance of
examining what works
for whom, particularly
minoritized groups … level data
synthesis to better
understand what
works for
subpopulations such
as small demographic
groups … discussion of
how this report has
been and could be
used by stakeholders
such as guideline
development groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_surveillance.pdf
June 01, 2012 - Based on this assessment, the
CER was categorized into one of the three updating priority groups: high … the weak evidence in the original CER suggesting
no significant difference in mortality between the groups … pivotal trials 7,8 and one retrospective study 13demonstrationg no
significant difference among the groups … [sample size =55]
The survival curves were nearly
identical for the two groups over 42
months. … 33
Author year
Study name (if
applicable)
Study
design
participants
Intervention groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - Was there an attempt to balance groups by design? … Were baseline prognostic characteristics clearly described and groups shown to be
comparable? … Were participants in treatment groups recruited within the same time period? … Were outcome measures clearly valid, reliable, and equally applied to treatment groups? … Was the difference in attrition between treatment groups below a high level (<15%)?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bereaved-persons-research-executive-summ.pdf
March 01, 2025 - substantial body of evidence addressed psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy,
expert-facilitated support groups … severity of grief disorder, grief symptoms, and depression
symptoms and expert-facilitated support groups … A
substantial body of evidence addressed psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, expert-
facilitated focus groups … moderate strength of evidence for the beneficial
effect of psychotherapy and expert-facilitated support groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-256-telehealth-women-preventive-services-executive-summary.pdf
June 01, 2022 - telephone
support
General advice for
followup as needed
1 RCT (569) Similar rates of abortion in both groups … of postabortion patients at 1 year;
reduction of subsequent abortion in
both groups within 2 years … due to socioeconomic
factors, rural location, or geographic isolation; and from other underserved groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2011 - We divided comparisons into
five groups based on the primary intervention focus
and control group … We discuss
outcomes separately for each of the five groups. … heterogeneity across
groups. … • Exploratory analyses suggest that intensity-matched
control groups and control groups that involved … In addition, trials that matched intensity
between treatment groups appeared less likely to reduce
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_research-protocol.pdf
May 19, 2010 - Demographic subsets include different racial/ethnic groups, different age groups, and different
genders … Severity subsets of population are categorized as groups with mild, moderate, or severe
condition. … method; the adequacy of allocation concealment; maintenance of blinding; similarity of
compared groups … For groups of trials not judged sufficiently clinically similar to support meta-analysis, we
will perform … The peer reviewer may represent stakeholder groups such as professional or advocacy
organizations with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fibromyalgia_research-protocol.pdf
April 03, 2014 - Yet these patient groups are of greatest interest to clinicians. … Observational
studies without control groups will be excluded. … Yes Valid measures, groups ~equivalent
No Non-validated measures or non-
equivalent groups … Were there
attempts to
balance the
allocation across
groups? (e.g. … Was length of
follow-up the same
for all groups?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
December 08, 2014 - Were patients randomly assigned to the study’s groups?
2. … at the time they were assigned to groups? … groups? … Were the two groups treated concurrently?
12. … Was compliance with treatment ≥85% in both of the study’s groups?
13.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/wic-outcomes-nutrition-protocol-amended.pdf
October 01, 2020 - Because the questions
for the review seek evidence among sub-groups of WIC participants, the review … Such
information is likely to come from qualitative studies involving focus groups or in-depth
interviews … b) perceptions of WIC services
for participants with housing instability, of specific race/ethnic groups … identifying a wide range of study
designs, including observational studies (often with comparison groups … nutrient intake); diet quality
measures (HEI, AHEI, DASH/Medical); glycemic
load; servings of food groups