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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/erythropoiesis-stimulating-agents-utilization_research.pdf
February 01, 2011 - The study period, over which ESA use was examined, included July 2006 to
September 2009. … The eligible Medicare popula-
tion included all beneficiaries who were enrolled in Part A or B in the … Stage II: The inclusion criteria for the stage II population included beneficiaries:
(1) enrolled in … Stage IV: The inclusion criteria for the stage IV population included beneficia-
ries: (1) enrolled in … Stage VI: The inclusion criteria for the stage VI population included beneficia-
ries: (1) enrolled in
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_disposition-comments.pdf
February 25, 2014 - The topic request included postpartum women. … The
remaining studies that included incentives were
multicomponent. … Firstly, only studies with
validated smoking cessation are included. … Neonatal death was
included. … The cutoff is
included in the Methods.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/palliative-care-tools-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - SCARED was not in the scope of caregiver tools that were
included in the systematic review that we included … We have added, “We included all age groups,
populations, and settings.” … We have clarified in Table 1 what subdomains were
included, and in the methods, “We included tools … The Engelberg tool is included under communication in the
appendices. … We have
added to the limitations, “Included systematic reviews may
not have included some potentially
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/palliative-care-tools-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - SCARED was not in the scope of caregiver tools that were
included in the systematic review that we included … We have added, “We included all age groups,
populations, and settings.” … We have clarified in Table 1 what subdomains were
included, and in the methods, “We included tools … The Engelberg tool is included under communication in the
appendices. … We have
added to the limitations, “Included systematic reviews may
not have included some potentially
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-pancreas_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Older articles likely included
outdated technologies. … For KQ4 on screening, we included any study that
reported the performance of at least one included … Eighteen included studies addressed this question. … Three systematic reviews were included for this question. … No included studies addressed this question.
KQ3b.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/worker-health_executive.pdf
April 01, 2016 - For descriptive
purposes relating to KQs 1, 4, 5, and 6, we included
studies assessing an eligible … We included 24 studies described in 33
publications.10,11,20-50 Of the 24 included studies, 15
studies … Few studies
described the baseline health status or medical
comorbidity of included populations. … Four studies
included active control groups focused on HP or OSH
alone. … A minority of included
studies (8 studies) evaluated an intervention that
included organizational integration
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/omega-3-maternity_disposition-comments.pdf
October 12, 2016 - If so this should be
included in report. … We have now included it in
the report. … of which we have
included in our pooled analyses. … , included, but the
incorrect reference was cited. … We verified that we
included the studies included in the
systematic reviews listed by the
commenter
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vitamin-d-calcium_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2013 - (nested
case controls within prospective cohort studies will be included). … For bone health outcomes, only RCTs of greater than 1 year in duration will be
included. … *The original question included the effect of calcium balance. … Only studies of humans, published in the English
language, will be included. … The domains to be included are ROB, consistency, directness, reporting
bias, and dose response.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - More examples of long-term complications
are now included. … be
included in the analysis if they meet inclusion criteria. … We have now included EMBASE®. … Study sample sizes are included in Tables 4,
5, and 6. … that should be
included?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-transition-care_executive.pdf
May 01, 2014 - For KQ 4, we included only
studies rated as low or medium risk of bias. … Results
We included 53 published articles reporting on 47 studies;
all were RCTs (Figure B). … In general, trials included adults with moderate to severe
HF. … Applicability
Most trials included adults with moderate to severe HF. … settings included academic medical centers,
VA hospital settings, and community hospitals.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear_executive.pdf
July 01, 2010 - Databases that yielded included studies
(Medline®, Embase, Central, and CINAHL®) were
searched again … Controlled and prospective uncontrolled studies were
included in the review if they were published in … For the review update, only controlled
studies were included. … The studies included 27 trials,
39 cohort studies, and 71 uncontrolled studies. … Results of Included Studies
The results of the included studies are presented by the
key question(s)
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
March 10, 2010 - The agents provided in Table 1 included those that were investigated in
the studies included throughout … For example, valsartan was
not evaluated in any of the included trials and thus was not included in … Methods Why were ACE/ARB comparisons to CCB included (and not other
anti-htn)? … This is based on a 400 patient RCT
which included only dialysis patient. … In addition, the doses of the ACE Is/ARBs should be included
in this table.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - validity
may be included in CERs. … The risk of bias among the included studies overall is
moderate to high. … validity
may be included in CERs. … The biggest limitation is no comments or data
regarding cost included. … patients who were already included in other studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/home-based-care_disposition-comments.pdf
February 16, 2016 - This study is one of the few RCT’s included in the review. … For the
studies that reported mortality we
included the data. … This is another study that should not be
included in this review. … The included
study should be Beck, 2009. Beck,
2013 was excluded. … The authors included the study by Hughes et al
from the VA.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2010 - This article is included in our report. … Even though the term “mortality” was not included in the key questions,
results included “mortality” … These data should be included. … References #4-8 were included in our draft report,
and references #13-14 have been included in our final … We included only peer
reviewed published studies; therefore the Khaykin presentation was not
included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-275-people-with-disabilities-disposition-comments.pdf
September 16, 2024 - Many more recent estimates
could be included. … Settings referable from primary care settings were
included. … This included specialty care settings, and some
included studies were in specialty care settings. … The populations of interest for the review
included various specifics groups, if reported in the included … This included specialty care settings, and some
included studies were in specialty care settings.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-research-executive-summ.pdf
March 01, 2025 - Our search for evidence updated the previous AHRQ review on this
topic1 and included studies published … Figure A shows the volume of evidence for each outcome,
including the number of studies included in … The full list of included studies can be found in our full report.
Figure A. … Number of included studies by study source
Note: Darker blue shading indicates evidence from ESRs … (estimated number of studies included in the ESR used to determine
start date of search).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-final-report-update-2024-executive-summ.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) PTSD Trials Standardized
Data Repository (PTSD Repository);2 the new total of included … adding
newly published RCTs, some additional data elements, and RoB assessment for all
included studies … Results
In this update, we added 54 RCTs examining treatments for PTSD for a total of 550
included … Interventions targeting comorbid PTSD/SUD or SUD were studied in 6% of included
RCTs. … These updates ensure that all available evidence is included and accessible for
a broad range of users
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-infection-prevention-mdro-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2024 - as evidence
n = 10
Original research
articles included as
evidence
n = 9
Studies included … Characteristics of included systematic reviews
Author,
Year
Search
Dates
Number of
Included … Good
38
Author,
Year
Search
Dates
Number of
Included
Studies
(Included
Study … Good
39
Author,
Year
Search
Dates
Number of
Included
Studies
(Included
Study … included studies
was low.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autoimmune-disease-rapid-research.pdf
November 01, 2024 - • All included studies examined the effect of NSPT during autoimmune treatments. … A detailed search strategy is included in Appendix A. … The project manager provided a final review of the included and
excluded studies. … • All included studies examined the effect of NSPT during autoimmune treatments. … • All included studies examined the effect of NSPT during RA treatments.