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41. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2010 - method even in situations where the exact methods would theoretically be advantageous. 25 Therefore … However, a combined estimate can be obtained using the Peto method, the Mantel-Haenszel method, or … method with the 0.5 correction. … methods. … Adjusted indirect comparison methods, such as Bucher’s method or mixed treatment comparison, should

42. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2010 - method even in situations where the exact methods would theoretically be advantageous. 25 Therefore … However, a combined estimate can be obtained using the Peto method, the Mantel-Haenszel method, or … method with the 0.5 correction. … methods. … Adjusted indirect comparison methods, such as Bucher’s method or mixed treatment comparison, should

43. Trauma Informed Care (pdf file)
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    April 19, 2023 - Methods Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review: Studies will be included in the … bias, and selective analysis reporting bias by comparing reported results with those mentioned in the methods … outperforms the standard DerSimonian-Laird method. … In: Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [Internet]. … Methods IV. References VI. Definition of Terms VIII. Review of Key Questions X.

44. Evaluation of Dietary Protein Intake Requirements (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2023 - Methods A. … ● Factorial method ● Indicator AA oxidation method ● Mean protein intake of infants fed principally … ● Direct AA oxidation method ● 24-hour AA balance 5 method ● Indicator AA oxidation … Dietary protein requirements in children: Methods for consideration. … outperforms the standard DerSimonian-Laird method.

45. An Empirical Assessment of Bivariate Methods for Meta-Analysis of Test Accuracy (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - e We refer to this method as “multivariate DerSimonian-Laird.” 5 Table 1. … Estimated correlation by different bivariate methods Method (Model /Approach for Within-Study Variability … bivariate analyses use a multivariate generalization of the same method. … A Method for Judging all Contrasts in the Analysis of Variance. … Comparative diagnostic performance of three radiological procedures for the detection of lumbar disk

46. Assessment of a Method To Detect Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 10, 2014 - Assessment of a Method To Detect Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews White Paper March 10, 2014 … Methods The AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) program had produced 13 CERs by 2009, and 11 … Assessment of a method to detect signals for updating systematic reviews .

47. Quantitative Synthesis: Learning Objectives and Recommendations (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2019 - Different effects for different data types 10 • PL method appears to generally perform best. … The DL method is also appropriate when between-study heterogeneity is low. … , the Mantel-Haenszel method, or a logistic regression approach, without adding a correction factor, … • Random effects is the preferred method for meta-regression that should be used under consideration … A refined method for the meta‐analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

48. A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 03, 2012 - Review methods A multiphase iterative process was used to develop the framework. … focused literature search to identify existing frameworks and processes that have been proposed as methods … Step 2 provides a simple method to identify an existing systematic review which is current, valid, and … Conclusions The four-step framework proposes a practical method which can be used by clinical researchers

49. Surveillance and Identification of Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews: Implementation and Early Experience | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 07, 2013 - Methods have been developed for assessing signals of the need for updating, but these methods have been … applied only in studies designed to demonstrate and refine the methods , and not as an operational component … The process combined methods developed by the SCEPC and the UOEPC for prior projects on identifying signals … conclusions, and an assessment of whether the new findings provided a signal according to the Ottawa Method … and/or the RAND Method, on a conclusion-by-conclusion basis.

50. Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 22, 2008 - Methods Data Data were derived from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) for 2002. … Approximately 3.4 million beneficiaries were identified using the three methods of case ascertainment … Finally, it is interesting to note the differences in treatment rates according to method of dementia … forms of data, with the potential bias more likely in undercapturing cases, and so we combined the methods … The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study: study design and methods.

51. Frameworks for Determining Research Gaps During Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2011 - ALT Alanine Transaminase ASERNIP-S Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures … Technology Assessment AHTA HTA 3 Australia Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures … Policy IECS No - - - 2 Australia Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures … ” start, the procedure of overcoming the evidence gap is still informal)Unità di Valutazione delle … The procedure starts from a request of a new medical technology (innovative, high cost and not yet

52. Empirical and Simulation-Based Comparison of Univariate and Multivariate Meta-Analysis for Binary Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 20, 2013 - Methods We screened the whole Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews (2012, first quarter) to identify … Depending on the estimated covariance between the compared effects, the multivariate methods can yield … tighter or wider confidence intervals than univariate methods. … conclusions from the meta-analyses in the empirical sample would remain qualitatively the same with either method … cases, conclusions based on the main effects of each outcome are likely to remain similar with either method

53. Effective Health Care Program
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    December 07, 2009 - Methods Guide for Authors of Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests: A Collaboration Between the Agency … for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Journal of General Internal Medicine Methods Guide … Archived June 6, 2015 Developing and Selecting Topic Nominations for Systematic Reviews Methods … November 2, 2011 Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program Methods … Treatment Modalities Research Protocol Archived March 5, 2012 Assessment of a Method

54. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2014 - such biopsies are preceded by an image-guided wire localization procedure. … with information on the number of lesions evaluated with each method, for women at average risk of … Positive values denote that the first-listed biopsy method has higher performance that the comparator … (second listed method). … Freehand procedures have lower sensitivity than imaging-guided methods.

55. Effect-Dietary-Digestible-Appendix-A (pdf file)
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    August 31, 2023 - 15 randomised controlled trials.sd. 242384 16 exp controlled study/ 10022522 17 exp triple blind procedure … / 430 18 exp Double-Blind Method/ 541087 19 exp Single-Blind Method/ 109048 20 exp latin square design

56. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - However, heterogeneity of review methods, scope, and data presentation make it difficult to synthesize … Methods Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Detailed inclusion and exclusion … Method for Handling Missing Data 4. Statistical Analysis Method 5. … Method for Handling Missing Data 4. Analysis Type 5. Statistical Analysis Method 6. … Methods V. References VII. Summary of Protocol Amendments VIII. Technical Experts IX.

57. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 16, 2020 - Traditionally CR has been performed as an inpatient procedure, and while there is variation, it can require … The risks of CR may be mitigated through the choice of CR method and clinical management. … Methods All methods used for this systematic review will be conducting in accordance with the Agency … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.  … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual .

58. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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    September 02, 2016 - published manuscripts is an expedient but crude method for detecting reporting bias.4 Another method … Methods Our general approach will be pragmatic, using methods that could be readily incorporated into … We will pay particular attention to whether conclusions change by intervention type (e.g., procedure … ”[tiab] OR “standard days method”[tiab] OR “calendar method”[tiab] OR “basal body temperature method … ] Methods: Intervention 2 M/D/P [Assigned interventions] Methods: Comparators M/D/P [Study design:

59. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 5. Network Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - Adjusted indirect comparison method of Bucher et al.5 ► 2. Logistic regression ► 3. … Random effects meta-regression • With only 2 sets of trials (e.g., A vs B; B vs C), Bucher’s method … Choice of NMA method • There has been no systematic evaluation of the comparative performance of NMA … methods … • Investigators should test relevant assumptions where possible, regardless of method chosen.

60. Global Health Evidence Evaluation Framework | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 24, 2013 - Methods With input from the TEP we identified six existing evidence frameworks for public health/global … All frameworks focus on efficacy and/or effectiveness with most attention going to the allocation method … of study participants to the intervention (randomization versus other method) in assessing study quality