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61. Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - the Evidence-based Practice Center Program.35 This approach incorporates five key domains: study limitations … Comparator N Studies; N Subjects Study Limitations Outcome and Results Strength of Evidence Duration … As a result of methodological limitations and imprecise and inconsistent findings, we rated the SOE … Although including these reviews may improve efficiency, this approach has limitations. … Limitations of the Evidence Base For KQ 1, we found no evidence on certain types of interventions (

62. App-D-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-3 (xls file)
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    September 30, 2015 - C: aOR 0.84 (95% CI 0.61 to 1.17) Patients with functional limitations at baseline (n=NR) Physical limitations … C: aOR 0.73 (95% CI 0.39 to 1.39) Social limitations: A vs. … C: aOR 0.35 (95% CI 0.17 to 0.72) Cognitive limitations: A vs. … C: aOR 1.07 (95% CI 0.61 to 1.85) Physical limitations: A vs. … C: aOR 1.26 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.91) Social limitations: A vs.

63. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 31 Mobile Applications for Self-Management of Diabetes (pdf file)
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    May 08, 2018 - Key Informant #1 General Although the findings point out more limitations and issues than positive findings … I appreciate the limitations in both the results and the methodology, and these were well- documented … We added a more detailed description of the limitations of how we administered the SUS in the “limitations … We added a paragraph under “Rapid review limitations” section to explain why we did not report author … We hope that the report highlights the most important limitations of the literature so there are better

64. Evidence Summary: CER 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2021 - care, and that primary care is a key opportunity to introduce it. 5 Strengths and Limitations … Key study limitations included issues with blinding of outcomes assessment and variations in outcome … sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Strengths and Limitations

65. Long-Term Care for Older Adults: A Review of Home and Community-Based Services Versus Institutional Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - On average, NH residents had more limitations in physical and cognitive function than both HCBS recipients … affects outcome trajectories of older adults is difficult due to scant evidence and the methodological limitations

66. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Recognize that methods for assessing study limitations and risk of bias should be established in advance … , and recognize that methods for assessing study limitations should be established in advance and documented … This range of study limitations was evaluated in a series of studies by Whiting et al., which indicated … The guide also suggests that reviewers summarize study limitations across multiple items from a single … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems

67. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2012 - Recognize that methods for assessing study limitations and risk of bias should be established in advance … , and recognize that methods for assessing study limitations should be established in advance and documented … This range of study limitations was evaluated in a series of studies by Whiting et al., which indicated … The guide also suggests that reviewers summarize study limitations across multiple items from a single … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems

68. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    August 24, 2012 - We added several sentences on limitations in the first paragraph of the conclusion of the executive … Therefore the paper¹s limitations should be expanded to address this limitation more explicitly, in … In our limitations, we note that our search strategy may have excluded relevant studies. … If not, inpatient mortality is somewhat meaningless and its limitations should be pointed out. … Conclusions are somewhat overstated given the large limitations.

69. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 274: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2024 - Limitations The systematic review identified a large number of studies, but the body of evidence is … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

70. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 43: Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer Care Delivery Research (pdf file)
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    June 20, 2023 - Page 11, Limitations: May be worth considering whether the state of the literature and the research … We added points regarding the limitations of the literature related to Guiding Question 4 to the … Follows generally-accepted practices with their strengths and limitations. Thank you. … Perhaps that is already noted in the full report’s limitations. … We included a mention of this gap in the limitations.

71. CER 220: Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting (pdf file)
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    September 03, 2019 - We agree that that evidence base had limitations but these limitations have been identified in the … report and the individual study risk of bias and evidence base limitations have been accounted for … Limitations are well stated. … subsection) where major limitations are addressed more thoroughly. … May not change practice due to limitations of evidence. Thank you.

72. Disposition of Comments Technical Brief 30 Assessment Tools for Palliative Care (pdf file)
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    May 04, 2017 - We have added to the limitations, “Using the National Consensus Project Guidelines as a framework for … We have added to the limitations section that not all aspects of caregiving were included. … We have now noted this in the limitations of the review: “Finally, some scales noted in the review … We have included a sentence in the limitations section: “We did not identify any high-quality reviews … We have added to the limitations, “Included systematic reviews may have missed some eligible tools

73. Disposition of Comments Technical Brief 30 Assessment Tools for Palliative Care (pdf file)
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    May 04, 2017 - We have added to the limitations, “Using the National Consensus Project Guidelines as a framework for … We have added to the limitations section that not all aspects of caregiving were included. … We have now noted this in the limitations of the review: “Finally, some scales noted in the review … We have included a sentence in the limitations section: “We did not identify any high-quality reviews … We have added to the limitations, “Included systematic reviews may have missed some eligible tools

74. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 262_Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2023 - Limitations There are limitations associated with both our review methods and the literature itself. … The biggest limitations of the evidence base were a lack of direct evidence on health outcomes, limited … field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Major Changes Since the Previous Report Limitations

75. Treatment of Nonmetastatic Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Results One randomized controlled trial with methodological limitations found no difference between … effective than less extensive lymph node dissection at improving survival, but studies had methodological limitations

76. CER 215 Adverse Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    March 28, 2019 - We have moved that limitations paragraph to first in that section to better highlight this statement … Limitations. … Limitations are adequately discussed, and needs for future research are clearly stated. … Peer reviewer #5 Discussion “Limitations,” 1st paragraph, lines 1‐2: “No evidence was found for a … the limitations of the Coupland study.

77. Intergrated and Comprehensive Pain Management Programs: Effectiveness and Harms: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - Strengths and Limitations We established internal operational definitions for IPMP and CPMP a priori … There are limitations to the review and evidence. … sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Strengths and Limitations

78. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 236 Maternal, Fetal, and Child Outcomes of Mental Health Treatments in Women: A Systematic Review of Perinatal Pharmacologic Interventions (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - Limitations We identified few randomized controlled RCTs of pharmacotherapy for mental health disorders … These limitations of the evidence and of our review criteria mean that the signals of harms that we … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

79. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 254: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2022 - When reviewing studies for Key Questions 2 and 3 we abstracted the limitations cited by the authors … sample sizes that result in lack of power to detect differencesStudies are also hampered by data limitations … Strengths and Limitations The research on provider-to-provider telehealth for communication and collaboration … Strengths and Limitations Implications and Conclusions References Full Report

80. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - † The overall evidence grade was assessed based on the ratings for the following domains: study limitations … Gaps in Knowledge and Limitations of the Evidence Base The strength of evidence for most treatments … Access the full report for a detailed discussion of the applicability and limitations of the evidence … base , limitations of the review process , and research gaps .