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1. Cer-240-Acute-Pain-Appendix-F (xls file)
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   December 17, 2020 - Quality Abbaspoor, 2014 Method NR NR Yes Unclear No No Yes No Yes No Yes Poor Aghababian, 1986 Method … Hill, 2001 Method NR NR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Fair Hocutt, 1982 Method NR NR Unclear … No Yes Poor Nadler, 2003a Method NR Unclear Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Fair Nadler, 2003b Method … Did the study use accurate methods for ascertaining exposures and potential confounders? … Were outcomes pre-specified and defined, and ascertained using accurate methods?

2. Identifying Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews: A Comparison of Two Methods | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   June 15, 2011 - The RAND method combines a targeted literature search with the assessments of content experts. … Using the RAND method, we contacted experts—including members of the original technical expert panels … In these situations, the RAND method produced a positive signal for updating and Ottawa's method produced … Conclusions The RAND method and the modified Ottawa method agree reasonably well in their assessment … Both methods alone or in combination may be considered as appropriate tools.

3. For adults and children with asthma what is the effectiveness of the Buteyko Breathing method on reducing bronchodilator and inhaled steroid use and improving health status? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 01, 2009 - For adults and children with asthma what is the effectiveness of the Buteyko Breathing method on reducing … There are no known or recorded side effects from the Bueteyko breathing method. … There are several published studies in international medical journals but none in the U.S. where the method … It does involve patient compliance over and above simply ingesting a drug and so it is a method that … It will either validate or discount the Buteyko Breathing method as a legitimate treatment modality for

4. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2009 - The procedure is usually performed under local anesthesia. … Which method should one choose? … Is a particular method clearly superior, or does the method of choice depend upon individual patient … Methods The topic of this systematic review was nominated in a public process. … excisional procedure.

5. Simulation-Based Comparison of Methods and Meta-Analysis of Proportions and Rates (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2013 - Comparison of coverage: approximate method (arcsine transformation) versus discrete likelihood method … The correction factor is arbitrary, in that it is not selected with a procedure that proposes a unique … Approximate Method With No Transformation Versus Discrete Likelihood Method Figure 15 compares the … Approximate Method With Logit Transformation Versus Discrete Likelihood Method Figure 19 compares … • The random-effects discrete likelihood method has better coverage than the fixed-effect method

6. Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2013 - method of public consultation in which members of the public come together to engage in informed … Methods of Public Deliberation? … The appropriate deliberative method may also depend upon the nature of the deliberative topic. … if a method was designed to address specific types of issues. … various deliberative methods have an important role in helping sponsors select appropriate methods.

7. Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2013 - method of public consultation in which members of the public come together to engage in informed … Methods of Public Deliberation? … The appropriate deliberative method may also depend upon the nature of the deliberative topic. … if a method was designed to address specific types of issues. … various deliberative methods have an important role in helping sponsors select appropriate methods.

8. Using Deliberative Methods to Engage Patients, Consumers, and the Public (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2011 - Determine whether deliberation affected caregivers’ views of surrogate consent Deliberative method … whether deliberation affected participants’ knowledge on the determinants of health Deliberative method … Self, family 2) Neighborhood 3) Entire city 4) Self, family again Deliberative method … method for assessing surrogate consent Deliberative method for prioritization of interventions Deliberative … method for prioritization of interventions cont.

9. Community Forum Deliberative Methods Demonstration: Evaluating Effectiveness and Eliciting Public Views on Use of Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   November 01, 2013 - We refined each type of deliberative method to ensure that all methods included necessary components … When comparing each deliberative method with the control group, all four deliberative methods showed … effectiveness research more than the lower intensity method (BCD). … in the lower intensity method (BCD) did. … Our overall assessment was that each method was effective.

10. Change Score or Followup Score? An Empirical Evaluation of the Impact of Choice of Mean Difference Estimates | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 20, 2015 - Methods We selected six comparative effectiveness reviews published by the Agency for Healthcare Research … Results Based on the Dersimonian-Laird (DL) method, using the change score versus the followup score … , and 7 out of 9 using the PL method). … , and the impact using the restricted maximum likelihood method was similar to using the PL method. … (7.5%) and 8 discrepancies using the PL method (15.1%).

11. Community Forum Deliberative Methods Demonstration: Evaluating Effectiveness and Eliciting Public Views on Use of Evidence--Executive Summary (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2013 - We refined each type of deliberative method to ensure that all methods included necessary components … No expert presentations were included in this method. … When comparing each deliberative method with the control group, all four deliberative methods showed … participants in the lower intensity method (BCD) did. … • Our overall assessment was that each method was effective.

12. Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - across more scenarios than other methods. ► However, PL methods may overestimate confidence intervals … • The DL method is also appropriate when between-study heterogeneity is low. 6. … methods. ► Instead, use valid methods that include studies with zero events in one or both arms. ► … For rare binary outcomes, the Peto method or beta-binomial models. … The DL method is also appropriate when between-study heterogeneity is low.

13. Methods-Guidance-Applicability Methods (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … surveys, pharmacoepidemiologic studies, and large case series or registries of devices or surgical procedures … had less severe CHF, more comorbidities and were more likely to have had a recent cardiac event or procedure … community populations.21 Clinical experts, population based surveys, outcome studies, and disease or procedure … published results of randomised controlled trials and non-randomised studies evaluating four orthopaedic procedures

14. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2016 - This procedure requires either a general or local anesthetic and closure of the incision with sutures … in Women at Average Risk of Breast Cancer Biopsy Method Sensitivity (95% CrI) Specificity (95% CrI) … compared with core-needle biopsy procedures. … technique used to perform a core-needle breast biopsy was found to influence the sensitivity of the procedure … Complications and Pain �� Vasovagal reactions are more common among patients who sit during a biopsy procedure

15. Evaluation of Dietary Protein Intake Requirements (pdf file)
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    November 28, 2023 - Methods A. … Dietary protein requirements in children: Methods for consideration. … ● Direct AA oxidation method ● 24-hour AA balance method ● Indicator AA oxidation method The … https://doi.org/10.1 7226/25943 11/28/23 III Methods. B. … Methods IV. References V. Definition of Terms VI. Summary of Protocol Amendments VII.

16. Correcting for Publication Bias in the Presence of Covariates | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 16, 2011 - Structured Abstract Objectives To date, there are no established methods for assessing publication … The "trim and fill" method was developed to adjust for censored (i.e., missing) studies in a meta-analysis … Methods An iterative algorithm based on the original trim and fill algorithm was developed. … We also applied the method to data from 19 randomized studies examining the hypothesis that teachers' … The R estimator outperformed both L and Q from the original trim and fill method.

17. Methods-Guidance-Topics Methods (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews Identifying, Selecting, and Refining Topics … further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [posted April 2009]. Rockville, MD. … in clinical care in the absence of guidance. 3 Cost Economic cost associated with the condition, procedure … Intervention: Dosage, frequency, and method of administration.

18. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Trials Evaluating Treatment for Infertility | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 28, 2017 - Infertility (2015) Background and Objectives Selective reporting can bias estimates of effect, yet methods … Comparing outcomes listed under Methods versus those reported under Results in published manuscripts … is an expedient but crude method for detecting reporting bias. … Another method is to search ClinicalTrials.gov (CT.gov) and (a) compare studies identified there to published … Methods Research Report.

19. An Empirical Assessment of Bivariate Methods for Meta-Analysis of Test Accuracy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 19, 2012 - An Empirical Assessment of Bivariate Methods for Meta-Analysis of Test Accuracy Research Report November … Notice : This is one of four related projects designed to document the current standards and methods … constructed summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves using the Moses-Littenberg fixed effects method … (weighted and unweighted) and the Rutter-Gatsonis hierarchical SROC (HSROC) method. … similar when performing pairwise (univariate vs. bivariate) comparisons, regardless of the estimation method

20. Assessment of a Method To Detect Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care Program
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    March 10, 2014 - Assessment of a Method To Detect Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews Timeline March … Topic Initiated March 10, 2014 White Paper Assessment of a Method