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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/addendum-to-screening-for-ovarian-cancer-evidence-update-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-reaffirmation-recommendation-statement/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
April 15, 2012 - Limitation of This Review
Emerging Issues and Research Gaps
Recommendations From Other Groups … Between 2001 and 2005, women were randomized to one of three groups: 1) annual screening with CA-125 … The two screened groups were compared using cancer diagnoses identified through June 13, 2008. … ; case numbers were relatively small in both groups. … as randomized (i.e., using all cancer in both groups).
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016160-sakuda-final-report-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Focus groups were held among healthcare provider groups,
high-risk patient groups, and community. … Community-participatory focus groups were held before and after the HMVR was
implemented. … M
em
be
rs
Select and
Train Data
Collectors
Advertise
Study
Interviews or Focus Groups
(Pre) … They provided input on how to
recruit patients and community members for the focus groups. … Over a year passed before the post-HMVR focus groups were held.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
September 08, 2011 - o Good: Meets all criteria; comparable groups are assembled initially and
maintained throughout the … o Was there an attempt to balance groups by design? … o Were baseline prognostic characteristics clearly described and groups
shown to be comparable? … o Were participants in treatment groups recruited in the same time period? … o Was there an attempt by investigators to allocate participants to treatment
groups in an attempt
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/KSYrhQuAswGjTww_4sDFGZ
December 01, 2007 - Groups did not differ in age, sex,
ethnicity, employment, initial
QOL, or baseline BP
Dropout rates … – 24-h ambulatory SBP and DBP decreased in
all groups; no significant differences
among groups
74% … Headache was commonly reported in both groups. … (overall rate, 74%
[range among groups, 68% to 81%]). … At 24 weeks, the
groups did not statistically significantly differ in blood
pressure control or scores
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
October 15, 2007 - Headache was commonly reported in both groups. … Adverse effects were very common and did not statistically significantly differ among treatment groups … (overall rate, 74% [range among groups, 68% to 81%]). … At 24 weeks, the groups did not statistically significantly differ in blood pressure control or scores … However, there was a statistically significant difference among treatment groups on a summary measure
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
June 20, 2017 - in blood pressure than control groups: −6.4 mm Hg (95% CI, −8.6 to −4.2; 6 studies; I 2 = 51%) for … When pooling any weight measure, standardized mean differences in change between groups were used. … , while control groups generally reported small to moderate increases in BMI z score. … , whereas the control groups generally showed mean reductions of 0.10 or less. … at baseline and questionable fasting glucose balance between groups that were not adjusted for.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37429/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - Inpatient mortality and
readmission rates were similar across all three groups of patients, and while … hospitalists' patients had a
slightly shorter length of stay, costs of care were also similar across groups
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/pdfs/section3_2.pdf
January 01, 2008 - While some of the most frequent procedures varied by age group, some were common across several age groups … Blood transfusion was a top five procedure in all age groups except infants less than 1 year and … Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation was common among four age groups (infants, adults … Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was common among 45-64 year olds and both senior age groups (65 … catheterization and coronary arteriography was the second most common
procedure performed in each of these age groups
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/ca9.pdf
June 16, 2014 - mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health
conditions that exist among specific population groups … Difference in treatment
provided to members of different racial (or ethnic) groups that is
not justified … Bias/prejudice
Organizational –Level
• Structural and resource differences in where different
groups … JAMA. 2000
Data are Key
HOW to collect relevant data to:
• Target specific groups to design appropriate … programs
and materials
• Evaluate which interventions are effective for different
groups
• Meet
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/Comparison_of_Variance_MEPS-IC.pdf
July 01, 2013 - reliable for some estimates, particularly
those based on smaller sample sizes where formation of random groups … number is sequentially assigned such that the final sample can be easily divided into ten
“random” groups … The choice of using ten random groups was made because that number of random
groups is commonly used … estimator for the variance of an estimate, , is then computed as
where 𝑘𝑘 is the number of random groups
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb9/cb9.shtml
June 01, 2002 - Contents
•
Executive Summary
•
Section 3: Racial/Ethnic Groups … Of all age groups, young adults (ages 18-24) are the most likely to be uninsured. … Racial/Ethnic Groups
Hispanics were the racial/ethnic group most at risk of lacking coverage. … Identification of population groups particularly likely to lack coverage is essential for developing … Which age groups were most likely to lack health insurance in 1996?
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/barriers-meaningful-use-medicaid/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Data for this project are being collected from both in-person and virtual focus groups with physicians … October, the study team received approval from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct the focus groups … The remainder of the project timeline includes conducting a total of 17 focus groups (three in-person
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/phr-impact-chronic-disease-slides-012512.pdf
January 25, 2012 - physicians (11 control and 13 PHR)
■ 443 of 1,646 approached patients
consented (26.4%)
■ Patient groups … Secondary Analysis
■ Within the PHR group only
– Logistic regression of use vs. no-use
groups to … (PES):
effect on patients of provider sharing
outpatient medical record
■ Interviews and focus groups … offended by some things in their
record
12% 69% <0.0001*
Post-Study Interviews
and Focus Groups … ■ No differences were seen between the
groups on outcome measures at 2 or 4
months.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-expansion_research.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Organizations belong may
belong to any number of groups (or no groups). … Groups – Remove button Removes the row selected in the Groups list. … Groups – Remove button Removes the row selected in the Groups list. … Groups – Remove button Removes the row selected in the Groups list. … Administer Groups (Allow access to administer groups).
3.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-interactive-social-media-web-site-parents-who-are-concerned-about/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Ongoing)
Conduct a qualitative, formative evaluation of the social media Web site using focus groups … Focus groups were conducted among parents who refused, delayed, or accepted vaccines for their children … Feedback from the focus groups was analyzed and the Web site is being modified to reflect the input from … Preliminary Impact and Findings: The feedback from the focus groups was very positive.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024984-gray-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - in these focus groups. … Qualitative Research
Eight patients and five family members participated in four patient focus groups … , while nineteen
providers participated in three focus groups. … Qualitative Research
Patient and family member participants in focus groups reported desire to view … Results from the aforementioned focus groups revealed
that the final version of the application should
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2009/exhibit3_2.jsp
January 01, 2009 - While some of the most frequent procedures varied by age group, some were common across several age groups … Blood transfusion was a top five procedure in all age groups except infants less than 1 year old. … Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation was common for all age groups except 18 to 44 year … 664,000 procedures), but the rate of procedures declined about 20 percent from 1997 to 2009 in both age groups … year olds and 65-84 year olds, and the rate of stays with this procedure more than doubled in both age groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/treatment-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
May 28, 2013 - Women who were treated had more prenatal visits than those in control groups. … Low evidence showed no difference between groups for neonatal hypoglycemia. … In 2 of these trials, there was no difference between groups in gestational age at delivery. … There was no difference between groups in anxiety at either time point. … Two RCTs reported on the number of prenatal visits and found more visits among the treatment groups.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb263-Suicide-ED-Visits-2008-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - However, females had the
higher rate among two age
groups: 10–14 years (673.2 vs.
322.1 per 100,000 … ■ Among all age groups, the rate of ED visits related to suicidal ideation or suicide attempt … ■ In 2017, younger age groups (<25 years) accounted for nearly one-third of ED visits related to … Younger age groups accounted for a disproportionate share of ED visits related to suicidal ideation or … Among other age groups,
rates of all other ED visits were similar for males and females.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
July 08, 2015 - There was no
significant difference between groups (MD -0.35; 95%
CI -1.10, 0.39; p = 0.35). … There
was no significant difference between groups. … There were
no significant differences between groups. … There was no
significant difference between
groups. … There were no
significant differences between
groups.