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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0086_04-01-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - be broadened to adults, with a focus on subpopulations including the elderly and different
minority groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/allergy-seasonal_research-protocol.pdf
March 08, 2012 - Thus, optimal treatments for these age groups have been difficult
to identify. … • Was there an attempt to balance groups by design? … • 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/suicidal-thoughts-youth-disposition-comments.pdf
April 10, 2025 - In
consulting with our
experts, they have
encouraged us to use
the term sexuality and
gender groups … If a study reported any of
the eligible age groups,
we included this study. … We appreciate the recognition that
additional studies with groups who are underrepresented
in research … Some additional alternative explanations for these
patterns include:
• both groups are learning skills … • both groups are trending toward health (after
initially being enrolled at a high-risk point), so
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - Randomization should result
in fairly balanced groups but can, by chance, result in groups
that are … Since the “patient characteristics” column refers to
groups A and B, it might be better to have the … though no stat sig difference, the outcome in both
groups was very poor
Regarding the incidences … Same with
maintenance of comparable groups. … How is “Groups similar at
baseline?” judged?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/krishnan_ahrq-mcda-presentation.pdf
August 27, 2012 - • Stakeholders
– Patient advocacy groups
• COPD foundation
– Funders of health care
• CMS, Wellpoint … • Stakeholders
– Patient advocacy groups
• COPD foundation
– Funders of health care
• CMS, Wellpoint
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-addendum-140619.pdf
June 19, 2014 - studies, 537
patients)
OR 1.06 (95%
CI, 0.44 to
2.55)
demonstrating
no difference
between
groups … Stroke:
SOE=
Moderate (3
studies, 456
patients)
5 studies
showing no
difference
between
groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/outcomes-dental-services-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - had a SUD in the past year, with rates of substance use and
misuse similar across racial and ethnic groups … , while all patients at First Step
House were men and were self- or staff-assigned to treatment groups … N --
4.2 If Y/PY to 4.1, were these deviations from intended
intervention unbalanced between groups … N/A
--
4.3 Were important co-interventions balanced across
intervention groups? … NI --
6.3 Were the methods of outcome assessment comparable
across intervention groups?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/deliberative-methods-facilitation-transcript.pdf
May 29, 2025 - guiding group discussion, as well as
understand how to use facilitation tools to prepare for your groups … Deliberation is often confused with focus groups, because they can appear the
same, sometimes a group … I want to
play a clip for you now from one of our groups that shows how this can be accomplished. … The larger,
the groups the more input you can get, the more different opinions you can get, there’s … Marge Ginsburg: I find groups any smaller than eight are probably not as productive;
usually I say a
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antenatal-care.pdf
January 01, 2020 - • Race/ethnicity or different cultural groups
• Location (rural, urban, etc … workups or misdiagnoses)
o Delayed diagnoses (e.g., gestational diabetes)*
o Harms to marginalized groups … part of clinical care delivery (clinic does not
communicate through the app)
• Social media or peer groups … Harms: overdiagnosis, delayed diagnoses, harms to marginalized groups/equity outcomes. … For Key Question 3, we will conduct a qualitative evidence synthesis of studies involving
focus groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module-ii-stakeholders-and-stakeholder-engagement.pdf
June 01, 2011 - box and meant to represent a bucket of stakeholder
type
Speaker notes: Stakeholders are people or groups … advocacy groups … partners with representatives from local service providers, the city health organization,
advocacy groups … ongoing relationships
between research institutions and stakeholders—particularly patients and patient groups … participation using a variety of venues and
approaches, including:
§ Centralized patient advocacy groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/future05-breastcancer-10-5-2010final.pdf
September 01, 2010 - Available at
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@
nho/documents/document/acspc-024113.pdf. … Tailored to racial/ethnic groups
c. … Tailored to racial ethnic groups
d. Including molecular/genetic biomarkers
e. … , and ensured participation of all five major
stakeholder groups. … In general, the two groups of stakeholders emphasized different features of
the population.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-257-antenatal-care-evidence-summary.pdf
June 01, 2022 - o Studies did not evaluate heterogeneity of treatment effects (whether some
specific groups of patients … bias due to failure to adjust for potential
confounders and fundamental differences between compared groups … bias due to failure to adjust for
potential confounders and fundamental differences between compared groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cf__deliberativemethodswebinar_deliberativemethodsexperiment.pdf
June 01, 2012 - ®
─ Citizens’ Panel
4 locations: DC, Chicago, Sacramento, Raleigh-Durham
76 deliberative groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-diagnosis-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - To be patient centered, decisions
made about groups of patients must recognize both the diversity of … Based on the stakeholder nomination, the EPC categorized the
overarching topics into four groups: … 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 … Was nominated/strongly supported by one or more stakeholder groups
2d.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-interventions-comparing_methods.pdf
November 01, 2008 - implications for the various approaches, methods, and end products of
systematic reviews from the various groups … the work they do in methods informs the process and
helps in collaborating with the work of similar groups … empiric base for methods will increase transparency and consistency
within and among the various groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/deliberative-methods_research.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Evidence may be
contradictory or inconclusive; limited evidence may apply to certain population groups … For example, the fact
that new technologies may be available
to some population groups and not others … In another example, English-speaking and Spanish-speaking
deliberative groups were asked to consider
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_slutsky_comparing_medical_interventions.pdf
November 01, 2008 - implications for the various approaches, methods, and end products of
systematic reviews from the various groups … the work they do in methods informs the process and
helps in collaborating with the work of similar groups … empiric base for methods will increase transparency and consistency
within and among the various groups
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-2.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Continuous outcomes
• Required data for effect size computation:
► Estimated differences between comparison groups … Defined as mean difference divided by the pooled standard deviation
of the treatment and control groups … • Cluster randomized trials are those where participants are
assigned to treatment or control in groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disruptive-behavior-disposition-comments.pdf
April 10, 2025 - The outcomes for which there were
clear differences between intervention and
control groups are reported … randomization techniques or the methods
used to conceal the group allocation, had
differences between groups … in potentially
prognostic baseline characteristics and/or had
high attrition in one or more groups … comments
We appreciate that you differentiated questions
and findings into three different age groups … There are critical developmental differences in
these groups, so this helps to make results more
applicable
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - or
individuals than for advantaged groups. … or
individuals than for advantaged groups. … TEP #2 Methods
Line 55
Study groups. Suggest a new paragraph at “To be
eligible...” … TEP #2 Methods So all studies had to have three groups: the target group,
the referent group, and some … ”
We have deleted the statement, “Data from
external referent groups”
TEP #4 General The report