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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause-protocol-130612.pdf
June 12, 2013 - uterus do
not require a progestational agent to prevent uterine cancer. … reports Exclude
Minimum duration ≥ 12 weeks
Sample size ≥25 patients randomized per arm
a Women … reports Exclude
Minimum duration
5 yearsa
1 yearb
Sample size >250
a Longitudinal studies of … Case reports will be included for life-threatening events. … Technical Experts do not do
analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report and have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bipolar-disorder-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
June 23, 2014 - How do pharmacologic treatments (monotherapy or combination therapies) affect
patient centered outcomes … How do pharmacologic treatments (monotherapy or combination therapies) affect
patient centered outcomes … How do behavioral health treatments (psychotherapy, psychosocial interventions,
chronotherapy) affect … How do somatic treatments (electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial
magnetic stimulation (TMS)) … How do comprehensive programs affect patient centered outcomes when
compared with usual care?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/fecal-incontinence_disposition-comments.pdf
March 21, 2016 - This
statement in the abstract seems overstated, as a number of
surgical interventions do not have … limitation, I am not sure how this would be
overcome - including only patients with a single etiology … Investigators will need to
seriously consider these findings and work to improve how
they move forward … I agree that
several trials of PFMT for FI do not include a no treatment
group or control groups for … I find it
difficult to see how this will be relevant for policy decisions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/lessons-transcript.pdf
May 29, 2025 - a data collection of
close to 300 partnerships in an internet survey and some in depth case studies, … Clearly we’ve learned how to do CBPR for other types of
questions and my guess is that the methods will … a starting point and how do you raise the question, the second is to look at both. … , and
how do we know if a patient is really informed if they don’t really understand the question. … We have some people who may be really do understand their disease and how to manage
it but they may
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-risk-reduction_research.pdf
October 25, 2010 - (3) How do outcomes vary by heterogeneity in subpopulations? … Patient - how do women weigh the
benefits/harms of chemoprophylaxis?
b. … How can we ensure the provider is up to
date on the latest research?
3) Communication
a. … How can we ensure the patient is up-to-
date on the latest research?
3) Compliance
a. … Social networks have a lot to do with how we
do things.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_9-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - difference between treatments
in the primary outcome if the treatments do indeed
130
Developing … nonrandomized
or observational studies because they introduce
complexities that randomized trials do … Case Studies
Schneeweiss and colleagues published one of the
first Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions … the propensity score, how would that
reduced study size impact the expected precision?” … their initial assessment
as to whether the sample size necessary to detect a
clinically meaningful
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lifecycle-assessment-protocol.pdf
August 23, 2023 - The challenge remains on how to translate case-studies to
sector-wide change, without regulation or … • Do you have any suggestions on how best to organize the findings? … provide their perspective to ensure
that a few participants do not dominate discussions. … How to conduct a proper sensitivity
analysis in life cycle assessment: taking into account correlations … Climate impact of material consumption in the health care sector - case study region
scania. 4th International
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-surveillance-report.pdf
July 17, 2020 - When studies are identified but do not change the conclusions, findings will be
summarized in a surveillance … When studies lead to a change in conclusions, the report
will be updated. … This report is not intended to be a substitute for the application of clinical judgment. … The AHRQ EPC Program recognizes that people are struggling with urgent questions on how to control the … Given the rapidly evolving field, the AHRQ EPC Program will update these reviews on a regular basis to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/care-adults-down-syndrome-protocol.pdf
July 09, 2024 - How do clinical symptoms and the presentation of common co-occurring behavioral/
mental health conditions … Case series, case reports will
be excluded. … Case series, case reports, will
be excluded. … These
may include, but not limited, to cross-sectional studies, case
reports and case series, etc. … 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/related_files/vaccine-safety_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - The IOM report included mechanistic
studies as well as individual case reports. … An
IOM conclusion of “insufficient” usually
meant that they identified case reports but
no epidemiological … to indicate how the IOM results are interpreted
and how their approach is similar to or different than … In sum, the IOM report included
mechanistic studies and individual case
reports to weigh the biological … Often, the IOM reached that conclusion
(they included mechanistic studies and
case reports) and we
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/outcomes-research-depression.pdf
October 01, 2021 - data retention, including how long a researcher can keep the data and what the
researcher must do at … How do you secure the rights to the data?
a. … What roadblocks do you expect to encounter when obtaining data?
a. How will these be handled?
2. … How do you determine if is a study is feasible with the data in the registry?
4. … How is this enforced?
4. What roadblocks do you expect to encounter with transferring data?
5.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-social-isolation-older-adults-final.pdf
February 01, 2019 - case reports
16 14 not 15
17 16 not (case adj1 (report* or study or studies or series)).tw,id.
18 … • Scale questions:
o How many relatives/friends do you see or hear from at least once a
month? … o How many relatives/friends do you feel close to such that you could call
on them for help? … • Examples of questions include: “How often do you feel a lack on
companionship?” … ; “How often do you feel left out?”; and “How often do you
feel isolated from others?”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s96.pdf
October 01, 2007 - help assure
data quality.10,11
Case reports are electronically transmitted to CPSC,
where an initial … Deiden-
tified data are then forwarded to CDC where all case reports
involving pharmaceutical products … How-
ever, NEISS-CADES functions as a subsystem of the NEISS,
and any major modifications, such as increasing … Drug-related visits to the emergency department: how
big is the problem. … Trontell A. How the US Food and Drug Administration defines and
detects adverse drug events.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 04, 2025 - 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/pdf/skin-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
August 10, 2016 - Key Question 2: How do the adverse events associated with the various interventions
compare overall … We will include studies found in clinicaltrials.gov that give results but do
not have a published report … Clarification of how we
will address various
subgroups.
VIII. … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor do
they contribute to the writing of the report … They have not reviewed the report, except as
given the opportunity to do so through the peer or public
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-decision-models_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Description
1 Define how the test will be used.
2 Use a framework to identify consequences of testing … Meltzer DO, Hoomans T, Chung JW, Basu A. … Users' guides to
the medical literature. VII. How to use a
clinical decision analysis. B. … Users' guides to
the medical literature. VII. How to use a
clinical decision analysis. A. … When is
measuring sensitivity and specificity sufficient
to evaluate a diagnostic test, and when do
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy_disposition-comments.pdf
March 11, 2010 - Executive Summary Add a legend to figure 1 stating how many biopsies per method. … Just
as a side note, these suggestions do not appear to
be commonly followed in the literature. … We also don’t routinely do a physical
examination. … (retrospective case studies). … I
also do not understand how you obtained these data that are
specific to BIRADS 4 from the publications
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd-update_research-protocol.pdf
August 18, 2016 - diagnosis of ADHD, including
how to assure appropriate diagnosis and avoidance of misdiagnosis; how … How
do these outcomes vary by presentation (inattentive, hyperactive/impulsive, and combined) or
other … for ADHD,
and how treatment is associated with a range of potential adverse effects and outcomes. … Technical Experts do not do analysis of
any kind nor do they contribute to the writing of the report … They have not reviewed the report,
except as given the opportunity to do so through the peer or public
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2011 - We also do not have up-to-date knowledge of whether the biological variation of BNP or NT-
pro-BNP differs … We do not currently know how much of a
difference in BNP or NT-proBNP concentrations is clinically … For KQ1, KQ2 and KQ7 the only excluded study design will be case reports. … studies, consideration
should be given to how similar the test or the treatment is being used in … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report
and have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s158.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Objectives: To describe how information on additional confounders
from validation studies can help address … Examples of methods that do not rely on
additional data collection include instrumental variable anal … conclude that
small differences in smoking behavior between diesel ex-
posed and unexposed workers do … APPLICATION EXAMPLE
In the following sections we illustrate how external
validation data without information … Controlling confounding when
studying large pharmacoepidemiologic databases: a case study of the
two-stage