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241. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 276: Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - Studies related to the diagnostic accuracy of brief assessment tools compared to reference standard methods … Methods In this systematic review, we used methods consistent with those outlined in the Agency for … /topics/cer-methods- guide/overview). … We assessed the risk of bias and evaluated the SoE using standard methods. … /topics/cer-methods-guide/overview 4 Among the one-third of studies that reported

242. App-E-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-2 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex … Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods? … Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Identifying Outcomes? … Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders?

243. Disposition of Comments Report for Nitrous Oxide for the Management of Labor Pain (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2012 - We do not have a method to determine the rationale of hospitals using nitrous oxide. … N2O is an anxiolytic and anxiety is a major problem during labor) or effects on use of obstetric procedures … Effects on use of other procedures and restrictions imposed on the woman may be intermediary outcomes … on use of other procedures and restrictions on the mother, with feedback loops to complications. … method of search and inclusion/exclusion of specific studies.

244. 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.

245. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - There is no “one-size-fits-all” method. … Each measurement method has strengths and limitations and should be related to the nature of the research … Measurement Data Sources for Exposure Measurement It is important to use a consistent and accurate method … of interest or knowing if there is variability in the procedures identified is also helpful. … Multiple codes may each reliably identify exposure to the procedure, but using only one may be insufficient

246. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report: Anxiety in Children (pdf file)
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     August 31, 2017 - Further, given the complexity of the SOE procedures and their heavy use in examining the data/studies … The EPC methods guide on assessing the strength of evidence was cited in the report method section; … analysis (pp. 17, 38, 56-57) The authors propose an ambitious set of subgroup analyses in the method … I have one question/comment about the analytic procedures for part of the review, one caveat that … Regarding the analytic procedures for the subgroup analyses, the contrasts that were tested did not

247. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2024 - • Methods • Develop methods to measure short- and long-term outcomes for educational interventions … high- quality data and methods. … https://erc.undp.org/methods-center/methods/methodological-fundamentals-for-evaluations/realist-evaluation … reasonable accommodations (disability- related adjustments or modifications to healthcare practices, procedures … 6 Developing Methods to Enable Comparisons Need for methods to enable consistent, appropriate

248. Skin Substitutes for Treating Chronic Wounds (pdf file)
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     October 03, 2019 - Basic study design and conduct information including at least method of patient enrollment, care setting … Method of applying skin substitutes including provider, frequency of application, definition of standard … Measurement and assessment methods including method of assessment(s); frequency and time points for … Methods 1. Data Collection a. … Oct 03, 2019 Section III Methods 2. Data Organization a.

249. Guidance for the Conduct and Reporting of Modeling and Simulation Studies in the Context of Health Technology Assessment (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - An introduction to a Bayesian method for meta-analysis: the confidence profile method. … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Procedure Manual: Section 3. … Scenario and parametric uncertainty in GESAMAC: a methodological study in nuclear waste disposal risk … The confidence profile method: a Bayesian method for assessing health technologies. … A Bayesian method for synthesizing evidence. The confidence profile method.

250. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2013 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods Methods exemplary Thank you for the comment. … ratings of trials that reported on a given outcome, weighted by sample size using a semi-quantitative method … After revising our method of data synthesis (as described in the revised Methods section), SMD was no … ratings of trials that reported on a given outcome, weighted by sample size using a semi-quantitative method … The methodology, review of procedures, approach, background, and conclusions are appropriate, useful

251. App-E-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-3 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex … Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods? … Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Identifying Outcomes? … Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders?

252. A Prioritized Research Agenda for Using the Harmonized Outcome Measures in the Support Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - Methods development 4. … Methods development 5. … Methods development 2. … Methods development 5. … Methods development 6.

253. Disposition of Comments Report for Decision Aids for Cancer Screening and Treatment (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - TEP Reviewer #4 Methods P11. … Peer Reviewer #2 Methods Methods are all well justified, logical, appropriate and well described. … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods The statistical methods used are appropriate No action required. … The methods seem reasonable and well presented. … This is clearly described in the Methods Section.

254. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 258_Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - Methods of measuring diagnostic errors in the ED are highly variable. … These issues are not unique to the ED—they are seen across clinical settings, regardless of study method … Methods We employed methods consistent with those outlined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and … /topics/cer-methods-guide/overview), and we described these in the full report. … -based studies using rigorous, prospective methods.

255. Ced-Appendix-3 (xls file)
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     June 24, 2022 - sufficient answer the question to meet the evidentiary standard Pearson Transparency Establish the method … NAM2019 Could the source data elements (e.g. diagnosis codes, procedure codes, clinical text, sensed … CMS Design_bias For observational, and in some cases randomized controlled trials, the method in that … concepts of the condition, FDA2021 Date_outcome Generate operational definitions using diagnosis and procedure … definition of the outcome FDA2021 Design_definitions Generate operational definitions using diagnosis and procedure

256. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2011 - therapy for GERD into the executive summary to ensure that the complications associated with these procedures … Although this method may be more efficient, it is not adequate. … undergone antireflux surgery require continued therapy with a PPI approximately 5 years after the procedure … Furthermore; the gastric bypass procedure is known to be the best anti-reflux procedure given the small … Gastric Bypass resolved GERD syndromes in most patients 6 months after the procedure.

257. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2021 - If someone is getting a procedure, then it is important to time the NPO correctly to not extend it … and place a diet order as soon as the procedure is completed. … by comparison to a gold standard (colonoscopy), despite the fact that colonoscopy is an invasive procedure … There are several diagnostic procedures in medicine that we accept due to thorough experience and … It can be foreseen that continuous R&D activities will fine-tune diagnostic procedures and be better

258. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - Electronic medical record data The method of data collection is not standardized nationally, and the … Although EMRs can include extensive information on patient medical history, the method of data collection … identifying diseases, as well as a classification system for surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures … The validity of codes for procedures exceeds the validity for diagnostic codes, as procedural billing … require the involvement of knowledgeable clinicians who might suggest that the occurrence of a specific procedure

259. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review 235_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     November 04, 2020 - studies of interventions, might I suggest that you at least require that the authors used some sort of method … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods 1. … Suggest keeping all approach/method description together. … Rather, it appears largely as a redundant summary of the method rather than a consideration of what … TEP 9 Discussion/Concl usion The method is succinctly reviewed in the discussion as were methodological

260. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Appendix VI. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and- processes/procedure-manual … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual