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421. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - We have added the methods here. … Peer Reviewer #1 Methods For the most part, I believe the methods were sound for the stated purpose … TEP Reviewer #2 Methods Methods are rigorous and explained clearly Thank you. … Peer Reviewer #4 Methods Inclusion/exclusion criteria, search strategies, methods to judge quality … Summary: Since their introduction in 1989, knee orthoses have become a popular conservative treatment method

422. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - We have added the methods here. … Peer Reviewer #1 Methods For the most part, I believe the methods were sound for the stated purpose … TEP Reviewer #2 Methods Methods are rigorous and explained clearly Thank you. … Peer Reviewer #4 Methods Inclusion/exclusion criteria, search strategies, methods to judge quality … Summary: Since their introduction in 1989, knee orthoses have become a popular conservative treatment method

423. S1 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - To help fill these gaps, the program supports new research and the development of new methods through … The value of new methods will partially depend on the level of evidence they provide to generate new … This supplement is not intended to endorse particular research methods or address all the challenges … The methods and approaches described in this supplement form a foundation for developing robust scientific … As the nation embarks upon a new era in health policy with the Part D benefit, these methods and those

424. Schedule of Visits and Use of Telemedicine for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 2: methods for question … Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 3: methods for assessing … Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 4: methods for assessing … Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 5: methods for integrating … "Best fit" framework synthesis: refining the method.

425. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 248: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2021 - • Methods and writing: With the exception of a few reviewers, most reviewers believed the report … was based on suitable methods and the writing was clear and well-organized. … effectiveness of rehabilitation programs (i.e., what specific components of rehabilitation and methods … We followed AHRQ methods to not remove studies deemed to be at high risk of bias, but present the risk

426. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2013 - It would be reasonable to compare ablative procedures vs. each other (RF ablation, microwave ablation … The selection criteria for these procedures is different - the percutaneous ie RFA , PEI, Cryo are … The principle reason is in the approach to the 'lesions' - if small <3cm and accessible the default procedure … hands on expertise, qualified MDs may not be available at a given site and therefore the default procedure … Further, surgeons perform ablation procedures as do interventional radiologists.

427. Developing and Piloting a Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews Methods … Methods Research Report. … Dot plots are a data visualization method to display findings across multiple outcomes in a visually … In the March 2021 web conference titled “Methods Symposium: Advanced Methods and Innovative Technologies … Rachel Phillips presented a dot plot as an example data visualization method.1 In her example, the dot

428. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 16, 2022 - care as measured by a validated tool KQ 2 • RMC provider knowledge and/or practices • Rates of procedures … outcomes for pregnant persons o Length of stay o Healthcare utilization post- discharge o Rates of procedures … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Furlan AD, Malmivaara A, Chou R, et al. 2015 Updated Method Guideline for Systematic Reviews in the … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

429. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2022 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods Methods should provide a brief summary of the SOE criteria- the appendix can … This study followed AHRQ methods guidance. … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods The methods section is clear and understandable. … It nicely uses and references AHRQ’s methods for SRs. … struggling with how best to move beyond the pandemic with telehealth care continuing - as a supported method

430. Intergrated and Comprehensive Pain Management Programs: Effectiveness and Harms: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - Methods We employed methods consistent with those outlined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and … Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program methods guidance (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … /topics/cer-methods-guide/overview). … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-guide/overview 3 Table A. … Evidence on the impact of program types/components, coordination, and methods of care delivery on patient

431. Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Methods In general, this systematic review will follow the procedures of the Methods Guide for Medical … few studies will address the question of adverse outcomes or patient satisfaction with diagnostic procedures … Data Abstraction and Data Management – Data abstraction will follow the procedures described above. … For studies that assess the validity of an alternative diagnostic method against that of analysis of … , given the limitations of the oldest, gold standard method, the newness of most methods that rely on

432. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 43: Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer Care Delivery Research (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - Summary Methods: Would add an “e.g.,” to Key Informants. … Finally, they report on the use of a standardize method for review of literature, including use of … We appreciate the comment. 33 Peer Reviewer #2 Methods The authors adequately describe their methods … Findings Results from Discussion with Key Informants: Not sure you need the first sentence since it is a method … We have added this point to the Methods.

433. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - Surgical mortality for functional hemispherectomy/hemispherotomy and non-hemispheric procedures is rare … • No studies assessed neuromodulation or gene therapy. 2 Methods We utilized standard methods … discussed all included studies narratively, and we rated the strength of evidence (SOE) using EPC methods … procedures (such as intralobar, lobar, or multilobar resections and focal cortical resections, n=8 … patient outcomes after different surgical procedures.

434. Disposition of Comments for CER 175 Total Worker Health (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2016 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods Methods and outcome measures are appropriate. Thank you. … Peer Reviewer #2 Methods The inclusion and exclusion criteria were justified and the methods used … TEP Reviewer #1 Methods Because the methods focused on integration rather than the intervention, … TEP Reviewer #2 Methods I have no substantial issues with the systematic review methods, and the … TEP Reviewer #3 Methods I'm not trained in methods but seemed reasonable and clear. Thank you.

435. Untitled (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2015 - In addition, implementation materials, training and support resources, and quality assurance procedures … Examples of implementation strategies that vary by method of implementation facilitation include (1) … The comparative method: moving beyond qualitative and quantitative strategies. … This additional method is planned because the strategies were complex in nature and heterogeneous … "[MeSH] OR "Double- Blind Method"[MeSH] OR "Random Allocation"[MeSH])) #17 Search (#15 and #16) #18

436. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … One can also consider the method of covariate adjustment to see if it might result in changes in the … suited to handling situations in which there are multiple weak confounding variables and is a good method … Does the choice of statistical method influence the directionality or strength of the association? … Does the choice of statistical method influence the directionality or strength of the association?

437. Telehealth During COVID-19 (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2022 - Methods A. … Proposed methods by key question. … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 5: methods for integrating

438. Research White Paper: A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Step 2 provides a simple method to identify an existing systematic review which is current, valid, and … The four-step framework proposes a practical method which can be used by clinical researchers who are … This framework provides a useful method for identifying and characterizing evidence gaps from SRs, … Step 2 uses a simple method to identify an existing SR which is current, valid and relevant enough to … A simple method for calculating power based on a prior trial.

439. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - [CDC], Canadian, International), and provided measures of agreement, or tested the ability of the method … the accuracy of each method could not be determined because there is no established reference standard … was able to differentiate ME/CFS patients from healthy controls; however, no studies evaluated this method … No studies demonstrated an accurate and reliable method for identifying patients or subgroups of patients … Additionally, 9 studies should report how well a particular method distinguishes ME/CFS from other

440. 8 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - For example, surgical procedures and medical devices often become widely disseminated with few or no … from surgical or other invasive interventions often consist of a series of patients who received the procedure … Principles and Quantitative Methods. … The Cochrane Non-Randomised Studies Methods Group (NRSMG); 1999. … A novel method based on the conclusions of international consensus meetings: application to drug-induced