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341. Mixed MethodsReview -Integrating Palliative Care with Chronic Disease Management in Ambulatory Care (pdf file)
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     November 21, 2019 - interventions and their characteristics, details about their implementation, outcome measures and the method … studies: include studies that use a formal qualitative data collection method such as interviews, … key informant interviews, we will solicit input on the categories into which the qualitative, mixed- method … For sparse data meta-analysis, we will employ the Peto Odds ratio method when event rates are less than … arms, or when effect size is large, dichotomous data will be meta-analyzed using the Mantel-Haenszel method

342. Evidence Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for PTSD: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - Methods We followed methods outlined in the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program Methods … Guidance (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods- guide/overview) where applicable.3 … /overview https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-guide/overview 3 … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Chapters available at: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/ce r-methods-guide/overview. 4.

343. Evidence Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for PTSD: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - Methods We followed methods outlined in the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program Methods … Guidance (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods- guide/overview) where applicable.3 … /overview https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-guide/overview 3 … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Chapters available at: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/ce r-methods-guide/overview. 4.

344. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6. … Timing of collection Storage technique (e.g., fresh, frozen, paraffin, formalin) Complexity of test method … When evaluating DNA-based molecular tests, the complexity of the test method, laboratory-to­-laboratory … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6.

345. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6. … Timing of collection Storage technique (e.g., fresh, frozen, paraffin, formalin) Complexity of test method … When evaluating DNA-based molecular tests, the complexity of the test method, laboratory-to­-laboratory … Improved procedure for eluting DNA from dried blood spots. Clin Chem 1996 Jul;42(7):1115-6.

346. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - Peer reviewer #7 Methods Yes. … Public reviewer (anonymous) Methods Methods were clearly stated and appropriate for the question of … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods Methods: For the most part, the methods are systematic and rigorous. … The search procedures are explained well. … These procedures are euphemistically described as “crisis management” (p. 30) in the review.

347. Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Women with Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Public Reviewer #1 Methods While I agree with the search methods, the dismal, inconclusive findings … Peer Reviewer #4 Methods The methods are robust, and the inclusion/exclusion criteria are justified. … Peer Reviewer #4 Methods The statistical methods are appropriate and fit for purpose. … This procedure is unlikely to make the first level of cut (subjects # 50 and greater), but is highly … A limited discussion of this procedure which is gaining popularity is unlikely to add but a few sentence

348. Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 28, 2013 - Review methods Two investigators screened each abstract and full-text article for inclusion, abstracted … to rate-control drugs, 3 relevant to strict versus lenient rate control, 6 relevant to rate-control procedures … antiarrhythmic drugs and electrical cardioversion for conversion to sinus rhythm, 83 relevant to rhythm-control procedures … For comparisons of methods for electrical cardioversion for conversion to sinus rhythm, there was high … disease; OR 6.51; 95% CI, 3.22 to 13.16) and moderate strength of evidence for adding a surgical Maze procedure

349. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 221 Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2015 - procedures. … variance, which is standard procedure. … Standard procedures are reported and cited appropriately. … number of studies is small (where the method is meant for). … We have added to the Methods for KQ5 a statement on how the method preserves the within- study randomization

350. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Opioid Stewardship (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 … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … /procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

351. Tools to (Semi) Automate Evidence Synthesis (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - For the purpose of this review, we define a tool as a system, method, instrument, model, application … Methods The review will follow AHRQ EPC Program methodology, as described in its Methods Guide,2 with … For each study, we will extract • Basic information about the tool and the automation method o Tool … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews.

352. An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - providers have different preferences or treatment algorithms dictating how medications or medical procedures … discussed how commonly available subject matter knowledge, such as whether medications or medical procedures … be fit using the ivprobit function in Stata (Stata Corp., College Station, Texas), although this procedure … ivreg2 offers many other analytic and diagnostic options, all of which are described in the procedure … Notably, it offers generalized method of moments (GMM) and limited-information maximum likelihood (

353. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive Methods … The Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews is a living document, and will be updated as … further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [posted November 2008]. Rockville, MD. … The methods papers in this series were written in response to these specific challenges.

354. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-interventions-comparing_methods.pdf
     November 01, 2008 - care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive Methods … The Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews is a living document, and will be updated as … further empiric evidence develops and our understanding of better methods improves. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [posted November 2008]. Rockville, MD. … The methods papers in this series were written in response to these specific challenges.

355. Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Non-Cancer Serious Chronic Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 10, 2020 - studies: include studies that use a formal qualitative data collection method such as interviews, focus … key informant interviews, we will solicit input on the categories into which the qualitative, mixed-method … For sparse data meta-analysis, we will employ the Peto Odds ratio method when event rates are less than … arms, or when effect size is large, dichotomous data will be meta-analyzed using the Mantel-Haenszel method … Integrative review: This method allows for the combination of diverse methodologies. 26 We use this

356. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - One method is often referred to as a components approach. … The basic requirement is adequate explanation of the method used. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. … Although the Risk of Bias tool is now the recommended method for assessing risk of bias of RCTs in systematic … complications (for studies of carotid endarterectomy, someone other than the surgeon who performed the procedure

357. Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/colorectal-surgery-preparation/research-protocol
     March 26, 2013 - In addition, the bowel integrity is maintained in typical (uncomplicated) colonoscopic procedures but … not in surgical procedures. … Methods A. … Intervention characteristics include the specific OMBP method used and the coadministration of oral antibiotics … be considered a one-stage procedure?

358. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Factors that may affect applicability may not be obvious without a systemic method of evaluation. … Decisions About Including Studies Population Justification for lumping or splitting key questions Method … consider about the study population include justifications for lumping or splitting key questions, the method … This may be necessary to study the particular test version, study method, population, or setting that … The purpose was to determine if any method was superior to others, so all were included in the assessment

359. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-applicability.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Factors that may affect applicability may not be obvious without a systemic method of evaluation. … Decisions About Including Studies Population Justification for lumping or splitting key questions Method … consider about the study population include justifications for lumping or splitting key questions, the method … This may be necessary to study the particular test version, study method, population, or setting that … The purpose was to determine if any method was superior to others, so all were included in the assessment

360. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2012 - consortium algorithm and patient registry to help determine how best to identify patients and which procedure … reader to understand the intent of the review, the manner in which the data were collected, and the method … Due to lack of evidence this report fails to identify the best if any method for local management of … Peer Reviewer #6 Introduction pg 34: substantial # of RFA procedures performed by surgeons and typically … studies that were evaluated re: appropriate patient population (i.e., number and size of lesions), procedure