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1041. Long-Term Care for Older Adults Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_disposition-comments.pdf
      November 07, 2012 - Although there is no easy solution to this problem, a more extensive discussion about how this phenomenon … do a quantitative analysis. … Reviewer #1 Results The tables are nicely presented but the reader has to do a lot of work to determine … not have to do so much work. … This report will make a contribution to policy and practice decisions about how long-term services and

1042. Systematic Review of Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and of Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-pharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      December 27, 2016 - prospective or retrospective observational cohort studies, case-controlled studies Case series, case … reports, nonsystematic reviews, systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis† Publication Language … answer our Key Questions as recommended by the EPC methods guide.19 We will consider how important … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor do Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … They have not reviewed the report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the peer or public

1043. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening_research.pdf
      June 01, 2013 - complexity (e.g., do existing methods need to be refined?) … One of the logistical issues is how best to screen surgical outpatients prior to surgery (if a screening … gloving would be how to conduct a randomized study in one institution; a multicenter study may be the … o How many sites to swab? o How many swabs/site? • Haith L. … • How do improved patient outcomes and associated costs link back to a screening program when multiple

1044. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: An Update of a 2008 Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      December 16, 2014 - do well. … do for strength of evidence in the subsequent section? … A key issue is how can the results of the present analysis be used to insure that future trials ask … This Reviewer would be very interested in how the unique expertise of this group can be channeled to … As such we do not consider them a source of original data.

1045. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2010 - model or how to handle heterogeneity, remain crucial considerations and are often the subject of controversy … Examples to illustrate how to make appropriate decisions based on evaluation of different types of … upon study characteristics, though little guidance and consensus exists on how to interpret the results … assumptions only lead to small changes in the estimates and do not affect the conclusions. … How vague is vague?

1046. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_conductingquantitativesynthesis.pdf
      October 01, 2010 - model or how to handle heterogeneity, remain crucial considerations and are often the subject of controversy … Examples to illustrate how to make appropriate decisions based on evaluation of different types of … upon study characteristics, though little guidance and consensus exists on how to interpret the results … assumptions only lead to small changes in the estimates and do not affect the conclusions. … How vague is vague?

1047. S13 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2007 - They may also be vulnerable to random error, or confounding by a variable such as another drug, a disease … However, patients often do not know which drugs they take at the time of the interview, and know less … and persistence (for how long does the pa- tient take the drug?). … drug are different from people who do not, in that they have an indication for therapy. … Yet, these data are not accessible to the research community, and we do not know when or if they will

1048. S29 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2007 - We don’t tend to give people a reason why we do that . . .. … I do not see a call for each person to sign an informed consent because they are not taking exper- imental … It was also noted that automated systems used to manage copayments do not adjust well to special circumstances … What do you do at the end of the study with that patient and that copay?” … As 1 subject said, “That’s how we do it anyway. And that’s how the formulary works.

1049. Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Medicine Surveillance (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2013 - • How out of date is that portion of the CER? … less of a signal to update than the former)? … Conclusion is possibly out of date if diabetes risk is a concern to stakeholders. … How quickly do systematic reviews go out of date? A survival analysis. … Do Not Know KQ1: For patients with RA, do drug therapies differ in their ability to reduce disease

1050. Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Medicine Surveillance (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_surveillance.pdf
      March 01, 2013 - • How out of date is that portion of the CER? … less of a signal to update than the former)? … Conclusion is possibly out of date if diabetes risk is a concern to stakeholders. … How quickly do systematic reviews go out of date? A survival analysis. … Do Not Know KQ1: For patients with RA, do drug therapies differ in their ability to reduce disease

1051. Disposition of Comments for Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 01, 2013 - see a more concise description of US study populations and how they relate to population demographics … We have added a qualitative discussion of how the U.S. studies compare to the other included studies … We have added a qualitative discussion of how the U.S. studies compare to the other included studies … How can one recommend the instrument without specifying a cutpoint? … Further discussion of how to target high risk populations or the implications of adding a question

1052. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-omega-3_research-protocol.pdf
      September 02, 2016 - How to Use Basic Search ClinicalTrials.gov U.S. … (addresses or autobiography or bibliography or biography or case reports or comment or congresses … (addresses or autobiography or bibliography or biography or case reports or comment or congresses … process such as: referring to a random number table, using a computer random number generator, coin … Do any specific outcomes have a high risk of bias (different than others)?

1053. Disposition of Comments for CER 162 Diagnosis of Celiac Disease (pdf file)
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      January 28, 2016 - Unfortunately, the question of how to best find celiac disease in the general population was beyond … We do not feel this evidence is sufficient. … I do not believe that this study is relevant to a discussion of harms related to endoscopy, as there … Do GI symptoms identify them? … Unfortunately, the question of how to best find celiac disease in the general population was beyond

1054. The Refinement of Topics for Systematic Reviews: Lessons and Recommendations From the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topic-refinement_methods.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - To do so may require a balanced compromise that considers the relative importance and/or practicality … and harms, such as the inclusion of many study types (small trials, case series, and case reports) … participate and those who do not). … How to most effectively identify and engage stakeholders? … KQ5: How do the efficacy, effectiveness, safety or adverse effects of treatment with DMARDs differ between

1055. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disabilities-quality-improvement-outcomes_disposition-comments.pdf
      October 15, 2012 - do in rehab! … nice sense of how there is a need to mix and match service types to meet the need of individuals depending … Medical practitioners may need special knowledge about how to treat a given disease in the context of … how it was developed and how it can be used. … It is a shame that you do not have room to describe relevant population for measurement as this would

1056. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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      April 30, 2014 - To do otherwise, is to misdirect the practicing community on the road to enlightened prevention of … I would like the authors to expand a bit on how they feel this could be done with the current set of … not include a definition for "peritonitis or intra- abdominal abscess" - how were these outcomes assessed … I do not think you have to prove that they are the same. … pleased to do it!

1057. Disposition of Comments for CER 195 Management of Uterine Fibroids (pdf file)
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      December 14, 2017 - Likewise the limited data do not show that UAE is a safe option for women who wish to conceive. " … TEP Reviewer#4 Results How do you know if power calc. were not included? … Basically, how do the patient populations across these studies differ? … To do a study with fertility as an endpoint requires 2000 women and is simply not possible. … Thank you for your comment, but we do not see a need to change this text.

1058. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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      November 20, 2013 - We do agree with the reviewer that there are a number of prognostic models that were created to assess … We do agree with the reviewer that we do need better approaches to utilize the prognostic model data … How did you weigh this and how did you choose the 35 reports among others? … A component of directness is how well the populations in the studies correspond to the population that … If I know the age and sex of a person, do I really need to measure BNP on top of that?

1059. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      June 15, 2010 - TF can encompass a number of subgroups of patients who do not adequately respond to interventions for … How do the harms compare across different interventions? … Question 3: How do these therapies compare in different populations (for example, different depressive … statement has been added to clarify how results will be grouped with respect to the different monotherapy … The TEP does not do analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report. X.

1060. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - In particular, a key consideration in a review is how much influence a particular study should have … others to a body of literature. … A second common challenge is how to apply each criterion in a way that is appropriate to the goals of … Reviewers must also carefully consider how to handle inadequate reporting. … How to Review the Evidence: Systematic Identification and Review of the Scientific Literature.