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121. Research Protocol: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
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     April 09, 2020 - assessors, and subjective outcome assessors; incomplete outcome data; selective outcome reporting; … assessors, and subjective outcome assessors; incomplete outcome data; selective outcome reporting; … data, selective outcome reporting, and other issues that could be related bias. … Development of a core outcome set for research and audit studies in reconstructive breast surgery. … Developing core outcome sets for clinical trials: issues to consider.

122. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - allow for different ratings by outcomes • Risk-of-bias ratings for a study may vary according to outcome … to account for outcome specific variations in potential types or extent of bias. … • If presenting a summary, make judgments about overall risk of bias for each included outcome of … Present judgment criteria on individual categories or items, or as a summary for each outcome. … Finally, resolve differences in judgment and record final rating for each outcome. Stage 4.

123. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2011 - Outcome data. … Was the outcome measure of interest objective and was it objectively measured? … assessors (#10) (or NR blinded outcome assessors), then it was an objective outcome (#11) o ≤15% … After hernia repair, a key outcome is hernia recurrence, and for this outcome, we define the MCSD as … Thus we propose setting the MCSD at one day for this outcome.

124. Dietary Saturated Fat Replacement and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2024 - Study eligibility criteria based on Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome (PICO), and other elements … In all instances, if a study meets eligibility criteria for any outcome, we will extract all outcomes … even though the study might not have met study size criteria for that specific outcome. … assessor blinding are all unclear (with the recognition that the participant may be the outcome assessor … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Each Outcome Following AHRQ Methods guidance, 14 the review team

125. Dietary Intake of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2024 - Study eligibility criteria based on Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome (PICO), and other elements … In all instances, if a study meets eligibility criteria for any outcome, we will extract all outcomes … even though the study might not have met study size criteria for that specific outcome. … assessor blinding are all unclear (with the recognition that the participant may be the outcome assessor … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Each Outcome Following AHRQ Methods guidance, 11 the review team

126. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - We aggregated all relevant outcome measures within a particular outcome domain and evaluated strength … Since the outcome domains were assessed as aggregates of relevant outcome measures, the precision score … also reflected how fully the set of outcome measures described the outcome domain. … Summary of key findings and strength of evidence for outcome domains Domain/Outcome Key Findings/Strength … Outcome measures and data collection varied across studies.

127. The purpose of our tool is to compile a comprehensive list of questions that may be used to evaluate the quality of non-randomized studies of interventions or exposures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - Summary of RCT risk of bias domain scores, by condition and outcome Condition Outcome Number … Summary of RCT consistency domain scores, by condition and outcome Condition Outcome Number of … Summary of RCT directness domain scores, by condition and outcome Condition Outcome # of Studies … Summary of RCT precision domain scores, by condition and outcome Condition Outcome # of Studies … Strength of evidence grades, by condition and outcome Condition Outcome Individual SOE Grades

128. Cer-238-Cervical-Ripening-Appendix-G (xls file)
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     December 18, 2020 - Outcome Assessor Masked? Groups Similar at Baseline? Intention-to-Treat Analysis? … Avoidance of Selective Outcome Reporting? … Outcome assessor/data analyst blind?

129. Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2024 - Two other medications demonstrated low SOE for benefit in at least one consumption outcome—baclofen ( … Summary of FDA-approved medications Acamprosate Outcome Effect (95% CI) a Effect (95% CI) a /SOE   Studies … to -0.06) WMD, -0.49 (-0.92 to -0.06) low SOE 9/1018 NA low SOE             Naltrexone 100 mg oral Outcome … Summary of medications used off label Baclofen Outcome Effect (95% CI) a Effect (95% CI) a / SOE   Studies … Acamprosate Acamprosate vs. placebo Outcome Effect (95% CI) Effect (95% CI)/ SOE   Studies Patients Range

130. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2016 - no missing outcome data; reasons for missing outcome data were unlikely to be related to the true … outcome; missing outcome data were balanced in numbers, with similar reasons for missing data across … Outcome assessment (ALL STUDIES): Were OUTCOME ASSESSORS adequately BLINDED? … There is a LOW RISK OF BIAS if there were no missing outcome data; reasons for missing outcome data … were unlikely to be related to the true outcome; missing outcome data were balanced in numbers, with

131. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2011 - ; effect of BNP measurement on outcome; effect of BNP within a composite score on outcome), predefined … Outcome Measurements 6. … Outcome Measurements 4. … Outcome Measurements 8. … Outcome Measurements 4.

132. Chapter 7: Grading a Body of Evidence on Diagnostic Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - and a clinical outcome. … The accuracy outcome of interest of these tests would primarily be high specificity or PPV. … (i.e., for each outcome separately). … Reviewers should evaluate the surrogate in the context of the clinical outcome. … Reviewers should explicitly assess each domain to arrive at a grade for each outcome.

133. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Learning Objective Outcomes and effect measures • Methods for meta-analysis depend on the outcome … (e.g., alive or dead; hospital admission or not) ► Continuous outcomes* can take any value in the outcome … similar across studies - Less consistent across studies compared to RR and OR - Avoid the RD when outcome … not available RR versus OR • When considering these relative effect measures, note that: ► If outcome … Mean difference • Mean difference is the most common measure for summarizing a continuous outcome.

134. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2023 - Draft Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Timing, Setting/Study Design (PICOTS) Inclusion … Overall risk of bias assessments for each study-outcome will be classified as low, high, or unclear … ; and the rating of the overall confidence in effect estimates for each outcome.30 If meta-analysis … PICOTS) Allowed for any timing of outcome assessment. … Draft Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Timing, Setting/Study Design (PICOTS) B.

135. Fiber Intake and Laxation Outcomes (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - Study eligibility criteria based on Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome (PICO), and other … Particularly since several outcome measures (e.g., fecal frequency) may be commonly measured over a … assessor blinding are all unclear (with the recognition that the participant may be the outcome assessor … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Each Outcome Following AHRQ Methods guidance,14 the review team … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Each Outcome Assessing Applicability IV. References V.

136. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - unable to examine associations for this outcome with specific antidepressant subclasses. … Table 1 presents a comparison of cases and controls for the primary outcome. … Table 2 presents a comparison of cases and controls for the secondary outcome. … Primary Outcome: Hospitalization for Pneumonia 3.2. … Secondary Outcome: Hospitalization for Aspiration Pneumonia or Aspiration Pneumonitis 4.

137. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - Four of the studies examined the outcome of major infection,10, 26, 44, 45 9 examined the outcome of … Design Rate of Outcome in Dental Care Group Rate of Outcome in Control Group (No Dental Care … Design Rate of Outcome in Dental Care Group Rate of Outcome in Control Group (No Dental Care … Design Rate of Outcome in Dental Care Group Rate of Outcome in Control Group (No Dental Care … Design Rate of Outcome in Dental Care Group Rate of Outcome in Control Group (No Dental Care

138. Engaging-Caregivers-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     January 08, 2024 - Outcome Assessors Masked? Intention-To-Treat Analysis? … Were Outcome Assessors and/or Data Analysts Blinded to the Exposure Being Studied?

139. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforces (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2025 - This variation arose from heterogeneous countries, settings, populations, contexts, and outcome measurement … Key Question 1: Summary of key findings for telecommunicators Outcome Study Context Prevalence Severity … No study reported on incidence of any outcome among telecommunicators. … Key Question 1: Summary of key findings for Emergency Medical Services clinicians Outcome Study Context … No study reported on incidence of any outcome among EMS clinicians.

140. Progression-Free Survival: What Does It Mean for Psychological Well-Being or Quality of Life? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - The objective of this methods project is to address whether PFS is an outcome related to psychological … patient anxiety, depression, or psychological well-being, and (2) for agents where PFS is the primary outcome … summarized in data tables on study characteristics, treatment efficacy and safety, patient-reported outcome … Conclusions The objective of this methods project was to determine whether PFS is an outcome related … It focused on the relationship between PFS, an outcome, and other outcomes of importance to patients.