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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-prognostic_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - How complete was the followup of subjects, and were losses to followup related to the test results or … How? … substantially discriminate between subjects who eventually do or
do not experience the outcome event … are now being reported to
determine how adding a prognostic test reclassifies patients into the prognostic … might be used to
determine how patient characteristics relate to the relative predictive values.43
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/technical-brief-36-patient-engagement-comments.pdf
August 26, 2020 - The big question, though, remains the same:
How do we bring structure and consistency to the concept … Suggestions for front-line implmentors on
how to do comparisons and analysis for system-level PFE has … The
conclusion and implications could do a better job of explaining
how this affects the review and … When the goal is to engage patients to do what you think they
should do, this likely needs to specific … How many homeless people do you treat? What is their
readmission rate over time?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-survivor-care-transition_disposition-comments.pdf
March 18, 2014 - include case reports
and opinion pieces, as these are essentially
similar in strength – if not stronger … Case reports
and/or opinion pieces may be as strong (if not
stronger) in this regard. … How do new
“modalities” decrease variation or lack of
coordination? … How do
these services help patients “fade in”? … This is a suggestion about how
to organize and present the content of the report
versus a suggestion
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-selection-harms-systematic-reviews.pdf
February 01, 2018 - not
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compare with those of clinicians?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/continuous-outcomes-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
March 01, 2011 - combined estimate close to zero
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changes in renal function after living kidney
donation.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections-surveillance-140925.pdf
January 01, 2014 - (c) How do prevention and
treatment of CDI affect resistance of other pathogens? … How quickly do systematic reviews
go out of date? A survival analysis. … (c) How do prevention
and treatment of CDI affect resistance of other pathogens? … (c) How do
prevention and treatment of CDI affect resistance of other pathogens? … Do Not Know
Key Question 1: How do Different Methods for Detection of Toxigenic C. difficile Compare
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-pancreas_research-protocol.pdf
August 09, 2013 - How are patient factors and tumor characteristics related to the comparative diagnostic
accuracy of … a. How are patient factors related to the harms of different imaging techniques?
b. … This design permits a
comparison of how the choice of test may influence management and/or survival … Case study of the comparison of data from
conference abstracts and full-text articles in health technology … Technical
Experts do not do analysis of any kind or contribute to the writing of the report and have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-2007_executive.pdf
January 01, 2007 - For adult patients1 with essential
hypertension, how do ACEIs and ARBs2 differ in blood
pressure control … For adult patients with essential
hypertension, how do ACEIs and ARBs differ in safety,4
adverse events … For adult
patients with essential hypertension,
how do ACEIs and ARBs differ in
the following health … hypertension, withdrawals due greater risk of cough than ARBs: pooled odds ratio (Peto)
how do ACEIs … Given the importance of these
issues, it is notable how few large, long-term, head-to-
head studies have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-adolescents_research-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2011 - We will capture and report data on instruments used to assess outcomes
and how that may affect interpretation … functioning with an ASD than do individuals under 30 and to ensure that we cast a
wide net in identifying … do so through the peer or public review mechanism. … Technical Experts do not do analysis of
any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report and have … not reviewed the report, except as
given the opportunity to do so through the public review mechanism
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
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literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - How do different methods for detection of
toxigenic C. difficile to assist with diagnosis of CDI
compare … (a) Do the differences in performance measures vary
with sample characteristics?
KQ 2. … (c) How do prevention and treatment of CDI affect
resistance of other pathogens?
KQ 4. … as a secondary outcome.83-86
Numerous published case reports, as well as
nonexperimental studies, describe … How do • Few comparisons are • Comparison of diagnostic • Document stool sample
different methods for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-210-breastfeeding-disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - A brief sentence describing how BFHI
certification requirements may differ from
country to country … We use a standard list to assess all potentially eligible
studies, and do not go back in time to match … Some studies do show a difference. … Do we just assume that it refers to positive
benefit? … It is critically important to define how the
authors understood breastfeeding and how this
search term
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-careassociated-infections_research-protocol.pdf
August 26, 2011 - Also, adherence measurements do not have to be adjusted for a patient’s
underlying risk of infection … Technical Experts do not do
analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report. … (CDC/HICPAC IB)
• Do not use guidewire exchanges to replace a non-tunneled catheter suspected of … Who are the targets of the intervention: how were they selected, what role do
they play in the organization … how is the intervention expected to influence the behavior of the intervenee?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-use-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
February 24, 2016 - What are potential barriers to implementation, including resources needed,
and how do barriers vary … How could barriers to implementation be overcome?
9. … How are decisions to cover or implement MAT made at a policy level or at an
institutional … What values do patients place on various non-substance-use-related outcomes and
how do … Key
Informants 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/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - course to treat, and how the
disease site informs treatment decisions. … Despite changes in lesion size in many children receiving
propranolol, a percentage of patients do not … Existing studies do not provide
data to determine optimal dosing. … Infantile hemangiomas: how common
are they? A systematic review of the medical literature. … Benign cutaneous vascular tumors
of infancy: when to worry, what to do.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
January 31, 2013 - Decisions about whether to revascularize and how to revascularize patients with
PAD depend on a number … Technical Experts do not do analysis of
any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report and have … Reports[ptyp] OR Comment[ptyp])NOT (Editorial[ptyp] OR Letter[ptyp] OR Case
Reports[ptyp] OR Comment … Reports[ptyp] OR Comment[ptyp])NOT (Editorial[ptyp] OR Letter[ptyp] OR Case
Reports[ptyp] OR Comment … Reports[ptyp] OR Comment[ptyp])NOT (Editorial[ptyp] OR Letter[ptyp] OR Case
Reports[ptyp] OR Comment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-217-management-of-infertility-comments.pdf
May 14, 2019 - good definition of how to
perform LOD. … The issue of how to compare
results of studies which evaluate a
procedure that may be performed
in … We do include a summary
of the ASRM guidelines in the
discussion. … good definition of how to
perform LOD. … Please do not refer to them as a single
database.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hyperactivity-disorder-protocol.pdf
November 10, 2024 - Contextual Question: How frequently are the various tools to diagnose ADHD in
adults currently being … reports, pre-
post studies … 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 … 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/related_files/lumbar-fusion-protocol.pdf
June 20, 2024 - effectiveness and harms
• NRSI of treatment with fewer than 50 patients
per treatment arm
• Case … reports, case-series, single-arm and
pre-post studies
• Publication types: Conference abstracts or … reports, case-series, single-arm and
pre-post studies
• Publication types: Conference abstracts or … 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/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_executive.pdf
June 01, 2011 - For adult patientsa with essential
hypertension, how do ACEIs (angiotensin-converting
enzyme inhibitors … For adult patients with essential
hypertension, how do ACEIs, ARBs, and direct renin
inhibitors differ … For adult
patients with essential
hypertension, how do ACEIs,
ARBs, and direct renin inhibitors
differ … For adult
patients with essential
hypertension, how do ACEIs,
ARBs, and direct renin inhibitors
differ … , High (ACEI vs. greater risk of cough than ARBs (odds ratio 0.211; 95% CI
how do ACEIs, ARBs, and direct