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9421. Decision Modeling (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Most systematic reviews focus on test performance due to limitations of what is reported in the literature … Background (1 of 2) Most systematic reviews of medical tests focus on test performance due to the limitations … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations. … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations. … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations.

9422. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
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      September 15, 2014 - interest of ODS for this update. 80 Peer Reviewer 5 Discussion/Conclusion very clearly presented. limitations … However without further clarifications regarding limitations studies evaluated especially regarding … We have now expanded on our discussion of the limitations. … We believe we have identified and addressed the limitations in the original studies that prevent us … plots of the dose response effects observed in the included RCTs by assay type and we now address the limitations

9423. Decision Modeling (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Most systematic reviews focus on test performance due to limitations of what is reported in the literature … Background (1 of 2) Most systematic reviews of medical tests focus on test performance due to the limitations … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations. … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations. … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations.

9424. Evidence Summary-Comparative-Effectiveness-Review-213-Lower-Limb-Prostheses (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2018 - Also, most studies had methodological limitations, most populations analyzed were not directly applicable … Evidence Limitations Despite the large literature base for research on LLP, relatively few studies … Additional evidence limitations are discussed in the full report. … Analysis Limitations Assessment of reliability, validity, and other psychometric properties is open … Additional evidence limitations are discussed in the full report.

9425. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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      January 15, 2015 - predict primary clinical health outcomes (e.g., avoiding myocardial infarction) • Brief discussion of limitations … We will focus on studies with the least potential for bias and the fewest limitations. … We will assess study limitations using instruments designed to address issues particularly relevant … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … The strength of the evidence may be downgraded based on the limitations described above.

9426. Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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      September 22, 2011 - Hepatitis-specific limitations and distress improved over time in the intervention group, but not in … This study found an improvement in hepatitis-specific limitations mean score from baseline in the supervised … DOT treatment group (84.2 at the end of followup vs. 74.5 at baseline), whereas these self- reported limitations … patients did not provide clear evidence about the effect on SVR due to reporting or risk-of-bias limitations … large number of patients (674 and 1,560), the remaining cohort studies had serious methodological limitations

9427. Chicago-Area DEcIDE Center (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2009 - Given limitations of both ICD-9 and DRUGDEX diagnostic labels, there were many instances in which there … L imitations A number of limitations associated with our analysis should be kept in mind. … We instead relied on the synthesis available from the DRUGDEX compendium despite its potential limitations … labels used by DRUGDEX (including those used by the FDA in describing approved indications).24 Given limitations … Sensitivity Analysis on Coding Discussion Quality of the Data To Examine Off-label Prescribing Limitations

9428. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Executive (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Limitations of the Comparative Effectiveness Review Process The interventions in the included trials … Finally, publication bias and selective reporting are potential limitations. … Limitations of the Evidence Base The evidence base was inadequate to draw conclusions for some of our … Many trials had methodological limitations introducing some risk of bias. … Limitations also included inadequate sample size and heterogeneity of outcome measures across trials

9429. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      December 01, 2019 - predict primary clinical health outcomes (e.g., avoiding myocardial infarction) Brief discussion of limitations … We will focus on studies with the least potential for bias and the fewest limitations. … We will assess study limitations using instruments designed to address issues particularly relevant to … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … The strength of the evidence may be downgraded based on the limitations described above.

9430. Decision Modeling (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - Most systematic reviews focus on test performance due to limitations of what is reported in the literature … Background (1 of 2) Most systematic reviews of medical tests focus on test performance due to the limitations … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations. … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations. … Decision-analytic modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of medical tests: uses and limitations.

9431. mHealth Delivery of a Motivational Intervention to Address Heavy Drinking Among College Freshmen - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023875-kazemi-final-report-2018.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Limitations: Stage 1 (AIM 1): While in the development stage of the app, we experienced limitations … Despite these limitations, the participants were willing to inform research on pBMI+SP, a mobile-based … Stage 2 (AIM 2): Limitations included a sample size that was drawn from a specific public university … Interventions: pBMI+SP App-based: BMI In-Person: Measures: Stage 1 (AIM 1): Stage 2 (AIM 2): Limitations

9432. Final Progress Report: What About Mom? Using Administrative Data To Develop Measures for Monitoring Healthcare Quality in Pregnancy & Childbirth (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations) Study Design The … Limitations This study is a population-based retrospective analysis based on administrative hospital … It has several limitations. … Hence, we are using both types of datasets to show both the strengths and limitations of an unlinked … Participants, Incidence, Prevalence) Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations

9433. Final Progress Report: California Intensive Care Outcomes (CALICO) Project Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Discussion and Limitations 16 ..................................................................... … Discussion and Limitations Across three important components of ICU performance - ICU mortality, ICU … Limitations: This study has several important limitations. … Project Background Literature Review Goals of the Project Methods Results Discussion and Limitations

9434. Final Progress Report: Society for Pediatric Sedation Consensus Meeting: Great Expectations— Defining Quality in Pediatric Sedation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/connors-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Do geographic limitations to access of subspecialty pediatric providers change the procedural sedation … Geographic limitations to equal quality sedation care. … We quickly identified that one of the biggest limitations we have is simply a lack of pre-existing infrastructure … We discussed the challenges of balancing complete equity of care across the board with the limitations … One of the biggest current limitations is a lack of pre-existing infrastructure to evaluate discrepancies

9435. Education in Proper Use of New Asthma Medication Delivery Device for Children With Asthma (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-201-fullreport.pdf
      March 01, 2019 - Limitations of the Measure Describe any limitations of the measure related to the attributes included … Limitations to this measure exist. … the measure should be selected for use, taking into account a balance among desirable attributes and limitations … Limitations of the Measure Section 13.

9436. CHIPRA 209 Report: Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-fullreport.pdf
      June 01, 2019 - Such linkage typically will use probabilistic matching techniques given the limitations with either … Limitations of the Measure Describe any limitations of the measure related to the attributes included … the measure should be selected for use, taking into account a balance among desirable attributes and limitations … Limitations of the Measure Section 13.

9437. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 27, 2021 - Conclusions and Relevance: Screening using office-based blood pressure measurement had major accuracy limitations … care are needed; the publication of 1 such trial (BP-CHECK [NCT03130257]) is anticipated in 2021. 12 Limitations … This systematic review has several limitations. … Screening using office-based blood pressure measurement had major accuracy limitations … Study design (No. of observations) Summary of findings Consistency and precision Other limitations

9438. Shareable, Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Older Adults: Advancing Fall Assessment and Prevention Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices (ASPIRE) - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2022 - experience, clinical members of the project team identified three fall injury risk factors (mobility limitations … clinical feasibility and acceptability of the software in the primary care environment. 4.7.5 Limitations … While the i-TUES is a validated instrument, there are also limitations in its ability to be sensitive … There are limitations to using CDS to prevent community-based falls among older-adults in primary care … testing) 4.7.3 Summative testing 4.7.4 Pilot testing and observations: Data collection 4.7.5 Limitations

9439. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      June 04, 2024 - randomized participants) Summary of findings Consistency and precision Strength of evidencea Other limitations … Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group definitions, which consider study limitations … Limitations of the Literature and Future Research Needs Future research addressing multifactorial risk … Limitations This review had several limitations.

9440. Trust and Patient-Centeredness Workgroup: Action Plan to Collect and Use Social Determinants of Health Data in Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support (pdf file)
      cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/TPC%20Patient%20Preferences%20Workflow%20Lifeflow_8.15.2.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Limitations ......................................................................................... … future areas of work related to the collection and integration of patient preferences in PC CDS, and limitations … Limitations There are some limitations to the findings outlined in this report. … Limitations 7.