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81. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 4. Quantifying, Testing, and Exploring Statistical Heterogeneity (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2019 - Learning objective Statistical heterogeneity • Statistical heterogeneity occurs when estimates across … Quantifying, Testing, and Exploring �Statistical Heterogeneity Learning objective Statistical heterogeneity

82. S1 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - The need of patients, health care providers, and policy makers for objective information about the outcomes

83. The Evidence-Based Care Challenge: A Case Study (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2013 - The Evidence-Based Care Challenge: A Case Study The Evidence-Based Care Challenge: A Case Study Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 www.ahrq.gov Contract No. 290-2010-00005C Prepared …

84. VTE Surveillance Assessment_49_low_SPI (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - Although RCTs and studies that used objective diagnostic means to No new evidence NA NA None … Although RCTs and studies that used objective diagnostic means to confirm efficacy outcomes were

85. Synthesizing the Outputs of Deliberative Forum (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Synthesizing the Outputs of Deliberative Forum Synthesizing the Outputs of Deliberative Forum Julia Abelson, PhD Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario CANADA Slide 27 Linking deliberation objectives to outputs  What is the expected deliverable of th…

86. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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87. The series of articles beginning with this issue of the Journal form the most up-to-date version of the Guide for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2009 - address significant questions that are relevant to patients and clinicians, and they must use valid, objective … evidence reports that individuals and groups can use to make decisions and that are relevant, timely, objective … The interpretation of systematic reviews with meta- analyses: an objective or subjective process?

88. Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Objective. … The objective of this paper is to propose preliminary criteria and a model worksheet that EPCs and stakeholders … The objective of this methods paper is to propose when, how, and which specific criteria can be explicitly

89. Blood-Clots-Hip-Knee-Surgery Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - Although RCTs and studies that used objective diagnostic means to confirm efficacy outcomes were included

90. Project Name: (pdf file)
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    October 25, 2011 - We could not detect an effect on objective clinical outcomes because of a lack of evidence. … Studies have not evaluated objective clinical outcomes. … Limitations of the included studies are discussed in a thoughtful and objective manner. … A more appropriate title may be something like "Objective Daytime Tests "or "Objective Sleepiness/Wakefulness … It is more objective to say that the discrepancies ranged from 17.7 to 39.9 events/hr.

91. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2012 - Peter_Margolis@med.unc.edu OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of an intervention that combined … AIM AND OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group intervention on … OBJECTIVE: Consultation of another physician is one of the requirements for prudent practice. … OBJECTIVE: This survey reports on successful efforts to establish a quality assurance (QA) program … PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The objective of this internship is to promote use of evidence by staff nurses to

92. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: (pdf file)
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    June 06, 2017 - Treatment Outcomes The 2012 AHRQ review evaluated a wide range of patient outcomes, including objective … Conversely, researchers define improvement as a decrease in the amount of UI based on objective tests … failure should be evaluated according to what women report to be significant symptom changes based on objective … assessing the strength of evidence (SoE).11 We plan to assess the SoE for each outcome category (e.g., objective

93. Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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    January 01, 2013 - Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research Considerations for Statistical Analysis in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahrq.gov Considerations for Statistical Analysis in Observational Comparative Effe…

94. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2011 - Not all stakeholder interests will help achieve the objective of each point in the process, nor will … Investigators should consider the overall objective of the research, and use it to guide a systematic

95. Research White Paper - Assessing the Predictive Validity of Strength of Evidence Grades: A Meta-Epidemiological Study (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Predictive Validity of Strength of Evidence Grades: A Meta-Epidemiological Study Structured Abstract Objective … The objective of our study was to determine the predictive validity of the EPC approach to GRADE based … These documents included: information on the objective of the Cochrane review; the PICO (population-intervention-control … A-2 Objective of Review To examine the effectiveness of exercise in preventing bone loss in postmenopausal … Example Gradeable Document General Information and Instructions Objective of Review PICOs Population

96. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - Was the outcome measure of interest objective and was it objectively measured? … The following will always be considered objective outcomes: overall mortality or survival, prostate … blinded (item 3) or blinding of outcome assessors was not reported, then the outcome must have been objective … Was the outcome measure of interest objective and was it objectively measured? … The following will always be considered objective outcomes: overall mortality or survival, prostate

97. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - Consensus regarding objective measures to define a gold standard for diagnosing malnutrition are critical

98. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - Consensus regarding objective measures to define a gold standard for diagnosing malnutrition are critical

99. Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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100. Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Rapid Response Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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