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441. Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-210-breastfeeding-evidence-summary.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Based on evidence from one large RCT (Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial [PROBIT], N=17,046 … In 2012 the Affordable Care Act required large employers to provide reasonable break time and a private … For KQ 2, although we found a large volume of evidence supporting the association between breastfeeding … of BFHI for improving rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration; however, evidence from one large … Effects on breastfeeding of changes in maternity length-of-stay policy in a large health maintenance

442. Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_disposition-comments.pdf
     August 23, 2012 - This large study relied on retrospective clinical data, and the weakness of the study was that most … We agree that this was a large retrospective study of patients with MGUS in whom the SFLC ratio as … importance of the FLC assay in assessing response in AL amyloidosis has recently been validated in a large

443. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 27, 2012 - was thought that a review of antiviral treatments in treatment- naive patients was an important and large … We describe risk factors in the first paragraph of the Introduction: "HCV is primarily acquired by large … was thought that a review of antiviral treatments in treatment-naive patients was an important and large … limited to treatment-naïve patients, even though patients for whom dual therapy has failed are a large … It may be appropriate to point out that many of the large multicenter studies referenced are, in fact

444. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - and the biological variability of serum iron, transferrin saturation, and ferritin is known to be large … However, there were large variations across studies in the definitions of these reference standards … However, there existed a large heterogeneity in the reference standards used in these studies as well … 29 pg, and the combination of %HYPO >6 with ZPP >52 µmol/mol.37 However, there are potentially a large … However, it is unlikely such studies can be conducted, due to the large number of patients and resource

445. Disposition of Comments for CER 161 Major Depressive Disorder (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/major-depressive-disorder-disposition-160504.pdf
     December 08, 2015 - In a chronically recurrent disorder like depression that is a very large advantage and might well lead … However, two large U.S. based placebo controlled trials of St. … The scope of the review would have become too large to be manageable within the time limits. … The scope of the review would have become too large to be manageable within the time limits. … John's wort, this argument seems overblown since it can be purchased in large quantities (e.g., via

446. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: An Update of a 2008 Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 16, 2014 - A strong dose- response relationship and a large magnitude of effect can increase the strength of the … Better- quality observational studies (e.g., cancer registries and large, prospective, population-based … validated quality-of-life measures) may also provide useful evidence, particularly in cases in which large … Large comparative studies of brachy vs EBRT have generally shown better tumor outcomes and similar/lower … Notably, a significant number of proton patients actually received 3DCRT with photons to a large whole

447. Hesse (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hesse.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - Hesse Slide 1: Collaborating  for Health: Engaging  Community Intelligence for Better Patient  Outcomes Bradford W. Hesse,  Ph.D. Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch National Cancer  Institute,  Rockville,  MD Slide 2: Emergence of the…

448. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - Given the large number of people with T2DM whose BMI is in the 30- to-35 kg/m 2 range, adoption of … who do not achieve adequate control of blood glucose with less drastic methods could have a very large … Given the large number of people with T2DM whose BMI is in the 30-to-35 kg/m 2 range, adoption of … who do not achieve adequate control of blood glucose with less drastic methods could have a very large … and commence sooner, ultimately reducing “the overall burden of disease on society.” 31 Given the large

449. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - Panel I shows a large change in risk/benefit upon initial exposure and then an increase in the risk/benefit

450. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 3 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-outcomes_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - Missed diagnoses, in particular breast cancer diagnoses, are a large category of radiology-related

451. Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
     July 14, 2016 - data points across studies rather than a problem of adequately capturing ample or overwhelmingly large … The odds of large well conducted studies addressing these questions is very low.

452. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - through the late 1980s) on the effectiveness and costs of expanding LTC to include HCBS generated a large … of individual studies were high risk of bias, or if a moderate risk of bias study did not have a large

453. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adult-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     December 20, 2011 - the selection of specific psychotherapies, or specific pharmacologic interventions, may depend to a large … cohort studies and case-control studies for several reasons: (1) our topic refinement process found a large … considering our resource and time constraints; (2) related to the previous point, we decided to include large

454. Protocol for Quantitative Assessment of Benefit and Harm analysis of Aspirin for primary prevention (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research.pdf
     February 01, 2014 - based our main analyses for these two approaches on the treatment effects from a meta-analysis of large … Additional data sources may include large observational studies or national surveillance data. … without treatment (1987-2001).12 We chose the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study over other large … This, of course, requires large observational studies or registries. … However, limited sample sizes may become a challenge, even in large studies such as the Atherosclerosis

455. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 30, 2012 - But it also is discouraging when the overall conclusion seems to be that a large and growing body of … attempts should be made to be less negative, as the report appears to denigrate as inferior a very large

456. Telehealth-Protocol-150811 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth_research-protocol.pdf
     August 11, 2015 - the call for such a report.1 Initial searches in response to this request confirmed that there is a large … Grey Literature search As there is a large volume of published literature on telehealth, our grey literature

457. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_disposition.pdf
     December 09, 2014 - TEP #3 Results By and large all of these characteristics are adequately dealt with except as noted … In other words, if the strength of evidence on a given issue is high the publication of a very large … We intended the discussion on research gaps to reflect the large, general gap of a scant evidence base … the Draft Report, we urge AHRQ and the authors to reflect the positive findings arising from the large … most appropriate radiation therapies by failing to report on the positive findings arising in a large

458. Future Research Needs for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pelvic-pain-therapies-future_research.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - Across all studies for therapeutic interventions there were large inconsistencies noted in the CER … study: prospective cohort (longitudinal) or case-control study • Cohort study would need to be large … Future research should include large, well conducted studies to help determine surgical outcomes, patients … Across all studies for therapeutic interventions there were large inconsistencies noted in the CER … study: prospective cohort (longitudinal) or case-control study • Cohort study would need to be large

459. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vaccine-safety_research-protocol.pdf
     September 18, 2012 - are unique when compared with many other drugs and medications because they are administered to a large … Although multiple large studies have confirmed the lack of association between MMR and autism, parental … Vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2011 are listed in the large

460. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - They will have a serious or “fatal” flaw in design, analysis, or reporting; large amounts of missing … Large/substantial effects were defined as greater than moderate (>20 points). … characteristics (e.g., quality, randomization or blinding, outcome definition and ascertainment) given a large