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181. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Lack of clarity in the key questions can hinder decisions about which studies to include and which to … These issues include patient populations, management strategies, time effects, and secular trends. … Challenges include heterogeneous populations and study designs plus data that is not adjusted for key … A decision to include material that was initially excluded according to agreed upon criteria would be … Final reviews should include a description of test use in usual practice and how the included studies

182. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Lack of clarity in the key questions can hinder decisions about which studies to include and which to … These issues include patient populations, management strategies, time effects, and secular trends. … Challenges include heterogeneous populations and study designs plus data that is not adjusted for key … A decision to include material that was initially excluded according to agreed upon criteria would be … Final reviews should include a description of test use in usual practice and how the included studies

183. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review: The Relationship of Digestible Carbohydrate Intake With Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Body Composition (pdf file)
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     March 03, 2025 - We strongly encourage an update of this scientific review to include studies examining low-carbohydrate … updating the inclusion and exclusion criteria for this review as follows:1) Revise the protocols to include … research focused on these endpoints.2) Amend the Intervention inclusion criteria in both protocols to include … We did not identify eligible studies with lower carbohydrate intake levels to include in the review … We strongly encourage an update of this scientific review to include studies examining low- carbohydrate

184. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - • In deciding whether to include NRSIs, consider the balance between improved utility to end-users … The chapter focuses on considerations for decisions to include or exclude NRSIs in SRs. … These interrelated considerations include: 1. … Therefore, reviewer teams should include a mix of methodologic and content-specific expertise. … Explain the potential implications of the decision to include or exclude NRSIs. 9.

185. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - • In deciding whether to include NRSIs, consider the balance between improved utility to end-users … The chapter focuses on considerations for decisions to include or exclude NRSIs in SRs. … These interrelated considerations include: 1. … Therefore, reviewer teams should include a mix of methodologic and content-specific expertise. … Explain the potential implications of the decision to include or exclude NRSIs. 9.

186. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     September 19, 2023 - Studies to be included here will need to include efferent limb information and not focus solely on … • Intervention does not include an in- hospital team of responders. … Information will be organized according to the review questions, and will include author, year, study … Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria We will exclude primary studies that do not include hospital … Adjustments include being as speci...

187. Methods-Guide-Chapter-Prioritization-And-Selection-Of-Harms-For-Inclusion-In-Systematic-Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Include harms that are of greatest importance to decision-makers. … Types of Harms to Include 5. … In some cases, EPC reviews may not include all such harms. … Number of Harms To Include 8. … • Need to emphasize to groups that are prioritizing that they should include harms.

188. AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2020 - Some issues covered by the Guide include: Issue Guide Chapter (s) Identifying and selecting topics for … Areas of interest include complex interventions; tools to improve the efficiency of reviews, such as

189. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269: Respectful Maternity Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Common themes include: freedom from abuse, consent, privacy, dignity, communication, safety, and justice … • Alongside the urgent need to implement RMC, goals for RMC must include further testing of reliable … Future effectiveness trials should include patients with diverse backgrounds, including those who are … Our proposed definition incorporates expert input with an extensive evaluation of the literature to include

190. Module IV- Skills for Successful Engagement (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Challenges identified by researchers and AHRQ staff related to engaging stakeholders include identifying … Alternative forums might include individual interviews or written testimonies, web-based discussions … These include: § Professional colleagues and networks § Professional societies and associations § … Possible strategies and tools for preparing stakeholders include: § Address logistical concerns. … Include what is not expected, as well as what is expected.

191. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - The tables below include the responses by the authors of the review to each comment that was submitted … Examinations would also include assessment of the visual field, assessment of the optic nerve head … This would remove the question from a consideration of screening alone, but must include the impact … We noted that we planned to include other harms as reported in included studies so the occurrence of … These studies should include participants that one would encounter in a screening setting.

192. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - Adjustments include being as specific as possible about the questions, limiting the number of databases … search_api_views_fulltext=&field_toolkit_topics=1 4170&sort_by=title&sort_order=ASC) and we will include … : Studies that include only secondary outcomes of interest 6 Study Parameter Inclusion criteria … facilitators of implementation Financial measures • Cost Secondary outcomes of interest include … Information will be organized according to the review questions, and will include author, year, study

193. Research White Paper_Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Data Use and Governance Toolkit (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - Specific concerns for linking data include potential re-identification. … This may also include information about the registry data as discussed above. … Governance Structure Key considerations for developing governance structure include determining who … Considerations for including a scientific committee or designated individual(s) may include ensuring … Examples of documentation include committee charters, bylaws, and meeting minutes.

194. Healthcare Industry Waste and Lifecycle Assessment (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2023 - Drivers for adoption of LCA include comparison of single-use and reusable devices and evaluation of … The system boundary is defined by the scope of the LCA and may include the full life cycle of a product … Gate is defined as the boundary of the specific module or process (e.g., include the impacts before … Non-scientific barriers include a lack of risk awareness, insufficient training in waste management, … This will include conceptual publications as well as empirical literature applying LCAs.

195. Obesity Prevention and Control (pdf file)
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     February 08, 2017 - To address the limitations of the evidence base, this review will include both BMI and weight outcomes … Intervention(s) Include: U.S. and non-U.S. policies, programs and built environment changes targeting … Outcome(s) Include: Outcomes of interest (need one or more of these: See Appendix B, list of outcome … Note: we will include those that are deemed generalizable (e.g., college campuses, employers). … We will include programs or policies implemented in any country.

196. Calcineurin_Inhibitors_Protocol_FINAL_10-07-2014 (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2014 - To capture the most relevant data, we will include studies published on or after January 1, 1994. … In the absence of such studies, we will include as indirect evidence studies that report measures of … For KQ2, study must include a comparison of C2 monitoring to trough monitoring. … CNI strategies of interest include full dose CNIs, reduced dose CNI (CNI-minimization), conversion … Studies that include populations of special interest to clinicians and researchers, such as patients

197. Binge-Eating Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 21, 2014 - Current Treatment Options for BED Current treatments for BED and LOC eating include psychological and … To date, the psychological/behavioral approaches studied most frequently include cognitive behavioral … Intermediate health outcomes will include biomarkers that can be linked directly to final physical … These searches will include RCTs and nonrandomized studies. … If we include any meta-analyses with considerable statistical heterogeneity in this report, we will

198. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - Cohort studies must include a comparator and appropriate methods to correct for selection bias. … Prospective studies must include a comparator and appropriate methods to correct for selection bias. … Prospective studies must include a comparator and appropriate methods to correct for selection bias. … Relevant grey literature resources include trial registries and funded research databases. … An imprecise estimate is one for which the confidence interval is wide enough to include clinically

199. Alcohol-Misuse Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2010 - Commonly used screening tools to identify alcohol misuse include but are not limited to the following … the full spectrum of alcohol misuse, expanding the CER to include alcohol abuse and dependence. … This may include stratifying results by various subgroups if sufficient evidence is found. … We will include systematic reviews and controlled trials for all outcomes. … ‡ For KQ 1, we will include studies that assign subjects to screening vs. another screening

200. Ankyloglossia-protocol-140630 (pdf file)
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     June 30, 2014 - Surgical treatments include Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: June 30, 2014 … Final outcomes include duration of breastfeeding, failure to thrive, infant weight gain and oral . and … The intermediate outcome is tongue mobility and final health outcomes include articulation disorder, … We will include studies published in English only. … We anticipate that these data will include those related to baseline participant characteristics (age