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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01.pdf
May 01, 2005 - ability to
address causal inference, such as case studies and case series. … to each study design type:
“Will [case reports/case series, etc.] provide valid and useful information … It
excludes case studies, case series and cross-sectional studies, although some systematic reviews … Guest
authorship and ghostwriting in publications
related to rofecoxib: a case study of industry
documents … How to
use a subgroup analysis: users’ guide to the
medical literature.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_technical-brief.pdf
July 01, 2014 - How well do the decision aids meet decision aid criteria?
2. … reports and series). … A staged approach to ACP, based on how
hypothetical the decision aid index question is and the level … Care decisions
can imply a willingness to move to a more (or less) intensive environment (e.g., do not … How do decision aids help or change the dynamics of the ACP process itself, and, if
conducted as a
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/deliberative-methods_presentation-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Participants can create virtual graphs or pie
charts to see how different pieces of a budget fit together … A virtual pie chart, which can be
altered based on how the participant chooses to allocate spending, … needed a way to get public input on how to spend
transportation funds. … In this situation, participants do not
have to be online at the same time. … the project and describe what participants would be expected to do
• Host a welcome video
• Provide
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-adults-prisons_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2012 - The goal of MTC is to teach individuals how to live/function within the greater society and
within their … As this report will be limited to studies conducted in English speaking countries,
we do not anticipate … do so through the public review
mechanism. … not reviewed the report, except as
given the opportunity to do so through the public review mechanism … book OR case report/ OR case reports/ OR comment/
OR conference abstract/ OR conference paper/ OR conference
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - of the use of IGF-
1 for CF patients (only 1,
a case study, was found). … One case study
reported an incidence
of intracranial
endodermal sinus
tumor in a 15-year old
girl … Up-to-date Up-to-date
Key Question 7: In patients with CF, how do the efficacy, effectiveness, safety … Studies of relevance that did not directly respond to a key question
November 2011
A new case study … How quickly do systematic reviews go
out of date? A survival analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-fracture-pain_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - KQ 4: In older adults (≥50 years) admitted to hospital following acute hip fracture
(population), how … Exclusion criteria
Study design Observational study designs with no comparison group (case reports, … The TEP does not do
analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report.
X. … K4: In older adults (≥50 years)
admitted to hospital following acute
hip fracture, how do the
effectiveness … reports/or editorials/or exp Emergency Service, Hospital/
29. or/27-28
30. 26 not 29
31. limit 30
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure_research-protocol.pdf
April 11, 2011 - How does SMBP monitoring compare to usual care or other interventions without SMBP
in its effect on … How does SMBP monitoring compare to usual care or other interventions without SMBP
in its effect on … Question 2
In studies of SMBP monitoring, how do clinical, surrogate, and intermediate outcomes
( … Question 3
How do different devices for SMBP monitoring compare with each other (specifically
semiautomatic … We do not expect to contact authors for additional data.
B.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol.pdf
September 24, 2024 - What are the key timing issues and how can access to blood products and recycling of unused
products … and facilitators of
implementing prehospital blood product transfusion
programs (e.g., descriptive case … They do not review the report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the
peer or public review … Technical Experts do not do
analysis of any kind; neither do they contribute to the writing of the report … They do not review the
report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the peer or public review
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - other agents and the development
of osteonecrosis: A number of case reports and case series
articles … • How was the non-exposed cohort selected?
• How was exposure to drugs/exercise ascertained? … studies do not apply to most
studies that assess adherence. … • Osteonecrosis of the jaw: The original report
identified case series and case reports describing … continued
treatment with a single agent, or because some individuals
do not respond to or cannot tolerate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ankyloglossia_disposition-comments.pdf
May 04, 2015 - However, the expanded
search included case reports, for
which we assumed low quality
given the high … How many times did
a senior reviewer have to make a final decision? … Harms, however, can also
be published as isolated case reports, which are also
important and meaningful … Were case reports included?
We identified 14 case reports that
included harms. … Your failure to do so is a huge flaw.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-protocol-acute-pain-treatments.pdf
August 08, 2019 - How do harms vary depending on: (1) patient demographics (e.g., age, gender); (2) patient
medical or … How do harms vary depending on: (1) patient demographics (e.g. age, gender); (2) patient
medical comorbidities … How do harms vary depending on: (1) patient demographics (e.g. age, gender); (2) patient
medical and … For all KQs, we will
exclude uncontrolled observational studies, case series, and case reports. … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor do
they contribute to the writing of the report
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/psychiatric-readmissions_disposition-comments.pdf
May 21, 2015 - " how was it determined that they were "comorbid" to the
readmission as opposed to "determinant". … and allow the reader to
decide how to interpret the
findings. … The referenced citations
do not seem to shed light on this. … Overall I do not really find fault with most of the analysis and summary,
although they DO tend to focus … meaningful outcomes to
study and how that would fit within a theoretical model of how
interventions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/deficit-hyperactivity-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2021 - do next to
improve short- and long-term outcomes. … Based on
discussions and preliminary literature searches, we still do not expect to identify a
substantial … How do these outcomes vary by presentation (inattentive,
hyperactive/impulsive, and combined) or other … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor do
they contribute to the writing of the report … pt] OR "case report"[tw] OR “case
reports”[tw] OR “case series”[tw] OR "comment on"[All Fields] OR congress
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/progestogens-preterm-birth_research-protocol.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Question 4
How do the effectiveness, acceptability, adherence, adverse effects, and safety of progestogen … Question 5
How do the effectiveness, adverse effects, and safety of progestogen treatment differ based … reviews, or to update them)
A. … reports or small case series ( < 20 subjects) will be excluded
The study population will be adult … The TEP does not do analysis of any kind
nor contribute to the writing of the report.
X.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - Not
exactly sure how the members of the group (practice)
were able to do this or, even more, how patients … (I do not understand how/why community
intervention is part of a QI intervention, but that’s okay.) … Peer Reviewer
#2
Methods How much of a reduction in a “disparity” was deemed to
indicate a successful … to) a clear analysis of what research to do next. … The headings
within chapters are not well done -- they do not easily
convey (by font or by size) how
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-updates_methods.pdf
July 01, 2011 - Drug warnings often based on adverse events data (e.g., case reports, case-
series) reported by consumers … Such case reports or case-series are not often
submitted for journal publication, therefore to supplement … reports). … Investing in updating: how do
conclusions change when Cochrane
systematic reviews are updated? … How quickly do systematic
reviews go out of date? A survival
analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rural-telehealth-amended-protocol.pdf
February 25, 2021 - (e.g., interviews, case studies, focus groups) as well as quantitative methods and the
studies may … New York,
NY: Commonwealth Fund. 2013. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Case-
Studies/2013 … /NBK33341/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK37953/
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Case-Studies … /2013/Jan/Telehealth-Synthesis.aspx
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Case-Studies/2013/Jan … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind; neither do they contribute to the writing of
the report
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
October 10, 2019 - How do the outcomes compare among
observation, postoperative WBRT, and SRS therapy to help patients … What adverse effects of SRS do patients and caregivers need to
consider, and how do they compare with … In patients undergoing surgical resection, how do adverse events compare
among those who also undergo … studies)
• Evaluations reported only in
abbreviated format (e.g., in
a conference abstract) and … The review will inform decisional dilemmas for
patients (e.g., how do the intervention options compare
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-web-interactive-presentation.pdf
September 01, 2019 - individual case reports. … tool, along with a tutorial giving an overview of how to access
various types of information through … paucity of evidence (i.e., algorithms for what to do based on
what is known). … Systematic reviews that ae limited to pairwise comparisons and do not do a network meta-
analysis would … How so?
2. How would you use a tool like this? What information would you be looking to find?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sodium-potassium_research-protocol.pdf
April 18, 2017 - Retrospective studies, case series, cross-sectional
studies or surveys, and case reports will be excluded … Retrospective studies, case series, cross-sectional
studies or surveys, and case reports will be excluded … Retrospective studies, case series, cross-
sectional studies or surveys, and case reports will be excluded … Retrospective studies, case series, cross-
sectional studies or surveys, and case reports will be excluded … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor do
they contribute to the writing of the report