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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insulin-blood-sugar_research.pdf
August 01, 2015 - handled complicated diabetic patients and had
experience in managing patients with all modalities included … The stakeholders
included one academic physician in the field of pediatric endocrinology, three physicians … In the analytic framework for this study, we included the types of
interventions that are currently … Long-term clinical outcomes were not specifically included for prioritization by the
stakeholders. … In the analytic framework for this study, we included the types of interventions
that are currently
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
April 02, 2013 - The studies included include childbirth
and illnesses, certainly important, but not what we typically … Notably, the recent 2012 IOM report did not set such stringent inclusion
criteria and included many … excluded for high bias, be included in the executive summary. … However, if a study included a
subgroup analysis based on either of those
groups, we would have included … Many of the included trials
should be dropped, as they are not relevant to preventing PTSD. (p.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_disposition-comments.pdf
January 15, 2016 - Appendix H lists indications for the agents
included. … We have noted that most studies of timolol included children with
superficial lesions. … Why is echocardiography included here? … We included case series with at least 25 individuals for harms data only. … We only extracted dosage amount and route of administration from the
included studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_executive.pdf
August 01, 2013 - For KQ2 and KQ3, included
studies had to evaluate tinnitus treatments. … Data Synthesis and Strength of Evidence
All included studies were summarized in narrative form
and … These
drugs included sertraline,12,13 paroxetine,14 trazodone,15
and nortriptyline.16 Dosage levels … Medical Interventions
Eleven studies were included for medical interventions
in KQ2 (Table C). … For this reason, formal SOE tables for sound
technologies were not included in the review.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse_research-protocol.pdf
April 28, 2010 - systematic reviews and within the included
studies (of screening followed by an intervention). … †
Due to limited time and resources, we only included studies published in English. … Trained reviewers will extract the relevant data from each
included article into the evidence tables … The information resulting from non-systematic review should be included as
part of the introduction … Because our scope included pharmacotherapy at the time of the initial searches, the following
terms
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/continuous-outcomes-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
March 01, 2011 - When a
crossover trial is included in a meta-analysis, in most cases, using the methods of a parallel … For example, included trials might
use the Beck Depression Inventory, the Geriatric Depression Scale … Two studies included in the meta-analysis used PACS. … Otherwise, use either option 1 or 2 based on the available
reported data of the included study. … Investigators need to make sure that the directions of the included scales
are consistent.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/venous-ulcers-treatment_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - We included studies of patients with or without
other major comorbidity. … We included pain and quality of life
outcome measures in our evaluation. … We included studies with at least 4 weeks of
followup. … We formed reviewer pairs that included personnel with
both clinical and methodological expertise. … We included evidence from intermediate outcomes
if this was the only data available.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-update_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2017 - Stakeholders included patients, clinicians, and
allied health professionals, professional organizations … Comparisons (cells) without 2012 KQ numbers in parentheses were not explicitly included in
the 2012 … If we find studies
that were included in the 2012 AHRQ review that included between 10 and 25 percent … No studies of SSRI or SNRI antidepressants or of
mirabegron were included in the AHRQ 2012 review. … Since the terms being added to the 2012 AHRQ review primarily cover
interventions that were included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-reporting-bias_methods.pdf
November 01, 2013 - As such, all included studies must be assessed for reporting
bias. … Methods
Workgroup Composition
The workgroup for this chapter included 14 investigators and research … Findings of those reviews are included
in a number of FDA documents. … • Arranges outcomes in columns and studies in rows for all included studies. … Chapter
8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In:
Higgins JTP, Green S, eds.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - This search included five high-
profile general medical interest journals (Annals of Internal Medicine … For example, some were descriptions of utilization patterns, some reviewed
studies already included … Five of the 27
guidelines included patients with dysthymia
Both the original EPC
investigator and … one expert
suggested one new CPG that
supports those included in the
original CER. … Not
discussed
Only
included
studies of
age 55+
Fang, 20115 RCT China 225 adults Augmentation
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-nonpharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
October 04, 2016 - Abstracts and meeting presentations will not be included because they do not include
sufficient details … Studies will be included if at least 85 percent
of patients were adults, or if outcomes data are reported … Consistency is the degree to which included studies find either the same direction
or similar magnitude … Reporting bias will be addressed by examining the funding source of included
studies, the direction … Similarly, the populations included
in existing studies are likely to underrepresent racial minorities
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy_disposition-comments.pdf
March 11, 2010 - We have included formulas
and definitions of the measures in the figure
legends in the Executive Summary … The studies
measured pain on pain scales that included a
category “severe” which some patients chose … The inclusion criteria indicate the study designs that
were searched for and included. … Methods I assume that included studies also included women who had
benign and malignant lesions- what … We included any clinician factors reported by the
studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sodium-potassium_research-protocol.pdf
April 18, 2017 - A number of
additional evidence reviews, including the NHLBI-funded evidence review which
included … ; only interventions of three months or longer will be
included for cardiovascular disease outcomes; … All included studies will be documented in comprehensive evidence tables in the report. … Systematic reviews that are included in the review as sources of data will have the risk of
bias of … their included studies assessed using the appropriate assessment tool.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mental-illness-disparities_disposition-comments.pdf
May 26, 2016 - Our original literature search included the Mesh term
“minority groups” as a way of capturing multiple … We have included a
description of and a citation for the DECIDE study in the
“Future Areas for Research … I like that you included
total SMI population at 11 million. … This concern is included in the gaps GQ4 section on
gaps in the evidence. … If an article was included by only one
reviewer at full-text review, it was discussed by the
reviewers
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_disposition-comments.pdf
August 11, 2014 - Furthermore, all of the studies
included in the analysis were observational in design with moderate … Peer reviewer #2 Results Page 19—The analysis included studies that were published over
the course of … Although the
authors state that they included studies that evaluated sensitivity,
specificity, and … This is now included in the
Troponin Elevation in Chronic Kidney
Disease section of the Background. … To
determine if there are any temporal trends,
we sorted the studies included in the meta-
analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - The review evaluated MRSA-screening
strategies that included screening with or without isolation
and … We included RCTs and
nonrandomized comparative studies. … Quality of included studies was assessed using the U.S. … The 14 CCS
studies17,18,20,21,23-32 that reported a healthcare-associated
outcome were included in … The evidence base included an RCT of good quality, so
the starting level for the SOE was high.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-centered-medical-home_disposition-comments.pdf
July 03, 2012 - Thank you for your comment concerning the
logic of included studies. … It is
unclear why this was not included. … We have included 1
additional study relevant to KQs 2-3. … The Pennsylvania demonstration project is
included in KQ4. … This
is a point that should be included in the discussion.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2014 - As you suggested, we have included these
additional limitations. … They are not included in our report. … This
reviewer’s niew is that they should not be included. … Why aren’t 30 day RCT
results from Oasis 7 included? … This lack should be included
in the section on research gaps.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/major-depressive-disorder-disposition-160504.pdf
December 08, 2015 - For treatment remission, only one of
four included studies was from
Germany. … That study was included in KQ 1b but
mistakenly omitted from KQ 1a. … The
evidence that was included was extremely complete. … Placebo-controlled
studies were included in NWMAs. … The reviewer is correct, they were not
included.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
February 10, 2010 - Each article will be coded as:
potentially included (I), excluded (E), or background (X). … Next, we will retrieve full-
text articles for all potentially included studies, including those that … Authors of included
studies will be contacted if clarification of methods (e.g., randomization methods … We will code the reasons that articles, at the stage of full review, are not included
in the review. … In addition to describing these characteristics of the included trials, where
data are sufficient we