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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-eligibility-criteria.ppt
January 01, 2000 - Include studies in foreign languages? … Include studies conducted in other countries but published in English? … Include “grey” or “fugitive” literature?
Include year of publication? … Include observational studies?
If so, what specific types?
What is the value of a case series? … Treatments vary and include drugs, surgery, and behavioral interventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disparities-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
February 23, 2012 - Interventions:
Interventions will include quality improvement strategies. … Examples include:
physician reminder systems, facilitated relay of clinical data to providers, audit … Settings:
We will include strategies conducted in or based out of a hospital, provider … Studies should identify and include a target and a referent (i.e.,
comparison) group. … The team will not include studies that overlap with the
topic areas and specific interventions that
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antenatal-care.pdf
January 01, 2020 - In the U.S., current recommendations include 12 to 14 office-based
visits for low-risk pregnant patients … We will include only studies from high-income
countries since the context of routine antenatal care … We will
include telemedicine visits that, at least to some extent, approximate in-person visits and … that
include direct two-way communication between the patients and their providers. … Other factors may
include the age and geographic location of the study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth_research-protocol.pdf
August 11, 2015 - This
description may include graphic presentation of these key characteristics. … This literature map will include 1) a description of the currently available systematic reviews,
2) … These include a recent high-profile systematic review by Bashshur et
al.9 and two “systematic reviews … The KIs include the perspectives of patients and consumers, clinicians,
policymakers and payers, and … To qualify as a
systematic review, a study must include a search of one or more citation databases,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Treatments for gout attacks include nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), colchicine, and … Nonpharmacological methods advocated for managing
hyperuricemia in patients with gout include weight … developed and
validated with patients first identified in primary care and
whose diagnosis did not include … an MSU assessment.
�– The Diagnostic Rule: The diagnostic components of
this algorithm include clinical … PMID: 20625017).
�– Clinical Gout Diagnosis: The diagnostic components
of this algorithm include clinical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-protocol.pdf
October 19, 2020 - Risk factors of interest to this report include:
• Older patients (>65 years)
• Racial and ethnic … The search date range for studies addressing key question 1 (outcomes
of malnutrition) will include … For KQ 3, we will include randomized trials.
4. … Examples of excluded interventions include
but are not limited to ambulatory clinic follow-up visits … The
confounders of interest include age, gender, comorbidities, and illness severity.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - In addition to 1
year, specific timepoints of interest include 2, 5 and 10 years of
follow-up when … □ We will include studies of adults for KQ1-5. … □ We will include studies of caloric substitutes, such as olestra or
artificial sweeteners. … □ We will include studies with any sample size from any year that
meet all other criteria. … Reasons for exclusion will include:
studies that did not include humans, studies clearly listed as a
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-informed-care-protocol.pdf
April 19, 2023 - Components directed at patients or clients may include 1) screening for trauma exposure 2)
referral … Structural components may include 1) establishing
internal steering committees to guide trauma-informed … Based on the comments, we
updated both Key Questions (KQ) to include organizational characteristics, … Settings Include any healthcare or social service setting which may incorporate services
intending to … An imprecise estimate is one for which the confidence interval is wide
enough to include clinically
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
August 07, 2012 - AOM on the other hand, while it may include Eustachian tube dysfunction and middle ear
fluid, it must … include signs of acute inflammation or infection. … Treatment options include:
a. Tympanostomy tubes
b. … Subgroups include:
a. Patients of different age groups
b. … Adults:
Search all literature from 1948 forward and only include all RCTs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-research-amended-protocol.pdf
November 21, 2019 - Populations with serious life-threatening chronic illness
of key interest for palliative care include … ACP guides, which may include advance directive forms, patient and clinician educational
materials, … Key barriers to
integrating these in ambulatory settings include lack of clinician time and support … Key models include consultative care (where patients are referred to specialty palliative care when … Key Informants
We will include Key Informants for the part (c) Key Questions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-acute-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
February 15, 2017 - The characteristics include:
a. Clinical conditions addressed. … These can include broad categories such as
diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease or specific … We will access existing systematic reviews, and include their results if appropriate. … Designs may include trials, cohort studies, natural
experiments, and pre-post designs. … Training/education interventions that
do not include a patient.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Next, we will address when it is appropriate to include observational studies in CERs. … There are different considerations for deciding whether to include observational studies in assessments … In such situations, observational studies may be important to include. … These assessments can guide reviewers when considering whether or not to include observational studies … Reviewers should routinely include head-to-head and placebo-controlled RCTs in assessing harms.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Next, we will address when it is appropriate to include observational studies in CERs. … There are different considerations for deciding whether to include observational studies in assessments … In such situations, observational studies may be important to include. … These assessments can guide reviewers when considering whether or not to include observational studies … Reviewers should routinely include head-to-head and placebo-controlled RCTs in assessing harms.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glaucoma-screening_research-protocol.pdf
November 16, 2010 - intraocular pressure as a screening effectiveness outcome and will also include outcomes such
as … This review will also include a summary of the diagnostic accuracy of screening
examinations/tests … Studies that include sensitivity and specificity values only will also be considered. … Harms related to overdiagnosis
We will also include a discussion of other potential benefits of … The titles and abstracts will be classified as “include”, “exclude,” or “unsure.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/menopause_research-protocol.pdf
March 25, 2012 - RCTs with active comparator Include
Meta-analyses/systematic reviews Include
Observational studies … RCTs with active comparator Include
Meta-analyses/systematic reviews Include
Observational studies … RCTs with active comparator Include
Meta-Analyses/systematic reviews Include
Observational studies … Include
Single arm/case series Include
Case reports (life-threatening events) Include
Minimum … RCTs with active comparator Include
Meta-analyses/systematic reviews Include
Observational studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/AI-tools-protocol.pdf
August 15, 2023 - Specific eligibility criteria include:
2
Domain
• Any aspect of ESP production, including … • Include any publicly available tool that can be accessed via the Internet (for download or
direct … • Include free-standing tools or those embedded within (or used via) coding languages (or other
software … • Include studies of any tool evaluated across multiple datasets (i.e., real or simulated search … Search terms will include terms for ESPs (systematic review,
scoping review, evidence map, etc.) and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/labor-nitrous-oxide_research-protocol.pdf
August 24, 2011 - Alternatives/comparators to nitrous oxide include: epidural analgesia/anesthesia; systemic drugs
such … o Nonpharmacologic pain relief methods include, but are not limited to, acupuncture,
aromatherapy, … Timing
Intermediate outcomes will include associated labor outcomes. … Long-term outcomes will include associated birth outcomes. … We will also focus the review on studies published in English; included studies
may include non–U.S
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-32-pharm-non-pharm-ptsd.pdf
May 14, 2019 - We have updated this line to
include the DSM-IIIR and DSM-IV-TR. … Interventions also include
complementary and integrative approaches. … We have updated this section to
include the DSM-IIIR and DSM-IV-TR. … to
include in a database. … Future expansion of this project
may include adding such studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prevent-hai-protocol.pdf
April 16, 2024 - For devices and items that are used more than once, we will include products that are approved
as reusable … KIs were queried
about the types of items and devices to include and how to categorize and prioritize … them, the
settings to include, the health, economic, and environmental outcomes that are most relevant … Environmental impact
(Global, national, or regional perspective)
Outcomes include but are not limited … Factors to be abstracted will include:
• Patient population (age; sex; primary diagnosis; time since
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lysosomal-storage-diseases-therapies_research-protocol.pdf
November 15, 2012 - Clinical outcomes potentially affected by ERT include survival, quality of life and ability
to perform … The latter will include
information culled from pharmaceutical companies, patient advocacy groups, and … Discussions with Key Informants
The Key Informants include both content experts as well as patients … The physical symptoms may include the
same as the severe form, but are milder in nature. … Symptoms include anemia, hepatosplenomegaly,
skeletal disorders and lung and kidney impairment.