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21. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - overview https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cer-methods-guide/overview 4 Limitations … However, use of imaging specifically to assess malnutrition is infrequent and has important limitations … These limitations, along with inconsistencies in the findings for some outcomes and lack of precision … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

22. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 253: Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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    April 19, 2022 - We also appreciate the discussion regarding the limitations of the report. … In the Limitations, we clarified that most of the studies defined WIC participation using self-report … and Limitations in the Discussion. … We also added a sentence of the Strengths and Limitations section of the Evidence Summary to emphasize … We added text in the Strengths and Limitations section of the Discussion to say more about the lack

23. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2013 - • Medium level of study limitations • High level of study limitations Directness Directness relates … Rating the quality of evidence--study limitations (risk of bias). … Rating the quality of evidence - limitations of clinical trials (risk of bias)]. … Funnel plots have relatively serious limitations, however, in detecting reporting bias. … Consider consistency, study limitations , and comprehensiveness of search strategy employed.

24. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 238 Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
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    March 22, 2021 - These were not reported well, and were noted in study limitations and as areas for future research. … where possible, and noted the variability in how these were defined or reported as issues for study limitations … Noted in study limitations that because of this variability, the results on the impact of parity are … Noted this in study limitations in the discussion. … of the research that has been conducted leads to limitations of their review.

25. Dietary Supplements in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 30, 2012 - Limitations The evidence base principally consisted of underpowered short-term studies in selected … Conclusions Limitations of the evidence base precluded meaningful conclusions across most supplement-drug

26. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report #208 Part 5 (pdf file)
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    July 26, 2012 - and limitations sections. … This is discussed in the limitations of this review. … The authors could acknowledge the limitations of the qualitative evidence (as they do the limitations … Peer Reviewer 3 Discussion/ Conclusion In the Limitations of the Review and Limitations of the Research … Acknowledged and included in Limitations and Future research.

27. 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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    November 07, 2012 - 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

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    January 01, 2009 - attributable to physical condiction, general health perceptions, role/social limitations attributable … to emotions, role/social limitations attributable to behavior, mental health behavior problems, self-esteem … , and limitations in family activities. … – emotional subscore %FEV1 r=0.39 NS NR CHQ Role/social limitations – behavioral subscore … – emotional subscore FEV1 ES NR NS NR CHQ Role/social limitations – behavioral subscore

29. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 273_Treatment of Stages I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2024 - .- versus; RR- relative risk. 5 Strengths and Limitations Our review focused on the highest-quality … Our review and the evidence itself had limitations. … Common limitations of the NRSIs included poorly defined interventions and comparators, lack of power … sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Strengths and Limitations

30. Identification of Future Research Needs in the Comparative Management of Uterine Fibroid Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 10, 2011 - analyses provided valuable insights into variation in treatment patterns, they also highlighted the limitations … The prospective, observational study design offers several potential benefits, as well as some limitations … Limitations of the study may include confounding by indication. … In selecting these data sources, the project team hopes to overcome some of the limitations of the preliminary … This paper documents the strengths and limitations of this approach to priority setting and stakeholder

31. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 31, 2016 - Read more about research findings, strength of evidence, applicability, gaps, and limitations in the … † 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 Several gaps and limitations were identified … Read more in the Applicability and Limitations sections of the full report.

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    January 01, 2013 - Limitations The cohort design can become inefficient when the incidence of the outcome is low. … Limitations Case-control studies can be difficult to conceptualize. … Limitations Because only cases with discrepant exposure history contribute information to the analysis … Limitations The need for controls removes the initial motivation for the case-crossover design and adds … Limitations The need for repeated events or, alternatively, a rare outcome, and the apparent need to

33. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2015 - Study limitations were determined for each comparison group for CIN and other reported outcomes. … Study limitations were determined using the following algorithm for a body of evidence. … A body of evidence was assessed as having low study limitations if most (51% or greater) of the studies … Bodies of evidence not meeting one of the above criteria were assessed as having medium study limitations … The body of evidence was considered high grade if study limitations were low and there were no problems

34. Bladder-Cancer-Muscle-Invasive Executive (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - • There was insufficient evidence from one cohort study with serious methodological limitations to … The only RCT of bladder-preserving therapy had important methodological limitations, used lower doses … Limitations The review process had some limitations. … Some observational studies had serious methodological limitations because of how the comparison groups … Other limitations of the evidence base include poor or suboptimal reporting of harms, little evidence

35. Disposition of Comments for Child Exposure to Trauma: Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions Addressing Maltreatment (pdf file)
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    April 15, 2013 - sizes to lack of power calculations to limitations in the validity of instruments to challenges in … However, they do not offer any discussion of the limitations of RCTs in that they are: • Hard to do … Limitations were well- stated. … Limitations are adequately described. The authors did not omit any important literature. … I would like to see the limitations section address some of my previously identified concerns.

36. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 250: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - Limitations Key limitations of the evidence base relate to the limited ability to provide strong, … These limitations affect both the stability and applicability of the findings. … Important limitations include small sample sizes, lack of evidence for moderate and long-term use, and … adverse event profile of cannabinoids used to treat chronic pain, future studies that resolve these limitations … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

37. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 250: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - Limitations Key limitations of the evidence base relate to the limited ability to provide strong, … These limitations affect both the stability and applicability of the findings. … Important limitations include small sample sizes, lack of evidence for moderate and long-term use, and … adverse event profile of cannabinoids used to treat chronic pain, future studies that resolve these limitations … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

38. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 257_Schedule of Visits and Televisits for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    June 28, 2022 - We added this as an issue in the limitations section. … We are particularly concerned with several of the overall limitations of the data, as stated in the … These broad limitations impede the ability to make generalizations for a contemporary US patient population … Since the report is intended to help patients and clinicians make well-informed decisions, the limitations

39. Treatment of Nonmetastatic Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 30, 2015 - 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

40. Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults Disposition of Comments (pdf file)
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    October 07, 2012 - These limitations are well described. Thank You. … Peer Reviewer #10 Discussion The limitations are enormous and very complex. … Added text to further emphasize the limitations of this review and available research. … of both the outcome criteria examined and limitations excluding 99+% of the studies. … Abstracts for reports have word limitations that prevent extensive lists of limitations.