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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/lung-cancer-screening
March 09, 2021 - Only the NLST (53,454 participants) and NELSON (15,792 participants) were adequately powered to assess … Positive predictive value (14 studies, 77,840 participants) ranged from 3.3% to 43.5%. … Negative predictive value (9 studies, 47,496 participants) ranged from 97.7% to 100%. … Smoking Behavior
One RCT (DLCST; 4075 participants), studies of participants from RCTs (NELSON, NLST … and 2 studies of participants from the screening arm of an RCT (NELSON, 630 participants; 107 UKLS
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
April 17, 2018 - ) or both women and men (4 RCTs, 15-18 , 23 10,819 total participants). … Nine RCTs that randomized 51,375 participants reported on the effect of supplementation with vitamin … D group and 31 participants (1.2%) in the placebo group (ARD, −0.12%, [95% CI, −0.71% to 0.47%]; HR, … with osteoporosis, institutionalized participants, and secondary prevention populations. … a Participants recruited from practitioners lived independently; participants recruited from apartments
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2022-update-app-g1.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - Carers Bias Due to Deviations From Intended Interventions (Cochrane) or Performance Bias (AHRQ); Masking Participants … Bias Due to Deviations From Intended Interventions (Cochrane) or Performance Bias (AHRQ); Masking Participants … 1.2) Was the allocation sequence concealed until participants were enrolled and assigned to interventions … 2.2) Were carers and people delivering the interventions aware of participants' assigned intervention … RoB judgement 3.1) Were data for this outcome available for all, or nearly all, participants randomized
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024117-leung-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Participants
Participants were recruited from a child-focused CBO, whose mission is to help children … Participants
Participants from the formative phase (Aim 1) were invited to participate in development … participants up to US $65 for completing data collection. … Participants also received a round-trip MetroCard for any in-person study
visits. … of the child and parent study participants in the
first two phases of our study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-challenge-case-130621.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Serve as resource for participants. … Notify participants. How and when will participants be
notified of their submission
status? … (2) Serve as a resource for challenge participants. … potential participants) of the challenge. … (3) Notify participants.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023395-kent-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - On the day
of discharge, participants underwent training. … Two
participants had 2 wounds, bringing the total number of wounds to 11. … Twenty-two
(55%) participants traveled more than 50 miles to receive care at our institution, and participants … The majority of
participants had a caregiver to assist them (Table 1). … participants submitting data for 14 days).
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/p50hs019917-gustafson-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Elder Tree
participants seemed to particularly enjoy an interactive learning feature where
participants … In addition, study participants sent 16,930
private messages to one another. … There were 16,930 posts between
study participants. … After completing the
surveys, participants returned them via US mail to the Center. … (Because of loss
of participants at 18 months, these survey data were not analyzed.)
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stones-draft-appendi-c.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - ), side effects (6 participants), and reluctance to take medication (4 participants); data not reported … Was intervention status classified correctly for all, or nearly all, participants? … Description Were start of followup and start of intervention the same for most participants? … Risk of Bias Judgement: Selection of Participants Support for Judgement: Selection of Participants Was … Were complete data on the outcome available for all, or nearly all, participants?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-235-pharma-nonpharm-ptsd-update-appendix-g-1.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - Performance Bias Domain: Participants Masked or Objective Outcome Assessment? … 20% differential on other demographic variables Yes:
• Study stated ITT analysis
• >90% of randomized participants … analyzed in allocated group
No:
• Per-protocol analysis with ≤90% of randomized participants analyzed … measured/assessed
Moderate:
• <80% to ≥70% randomized participants measured/assessed
High:
• <70% to … ≥50% randomized participants measured/assessed
Extreme:
• <50% randomized participants measured/assessed
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/ahrq_nrc_multi_grantee_meeting_discussion_summary_patient_recruitment.pdf
June 01, 2010 - How to maximize recruitment efforts with a limited budget
How to retain participants in research … Small incentives may help retain study participants. … Thirty to 40 percent of the study
participants are using cellular telephones. … It is important to state a benefit for the participants in recruitment efforts. … The
goal is to make the process as effortless as possible for the participants.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-protein-intake-protocol-amendment.pdf
November 28, 2023 - diagnosed with
a disease or with the health
outcome of interest
● Participants who are
pregnant … with obesity
will not be excluded)
● Studies that aim to treat
participants who have
already been … ● Studies that exclusively
enroll participants with a
baseline diet deficient in
protein
● … and
without power for
crossover studies
● Other studies with N < 50
participants (for RCTs -
25 … and
without power for
crossover studies
and N<50
participants (for
RCTs – 25
participants
analyzed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
June 04, 2024 - Trials recruiting participants living in specialized settings or solely recruiting older adults with … 55 to 6502 participants. 18 The mean age ranged from 68 years 71 to 88 years. 46 Ten trials were … were female. 59 , 62 , 65 The majority of participants in the remaining trials were women. 18 , 39- … Among the 35 trials reporting the proportion of those at risk, 58% of participants were determined to … Future trials should recruit diverse participants representative of the US population.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/web-based-intervention-alcohol-use-women-childbearing-potential/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Qualified and consenting participants were randomly assigned to complete the Web-based assessment and … All participants completed followup assessments on reported alcohol consumption at 1 and 2 months post-baseline … Impact and Findings: Participants ranged from 18 to 44 years-of-age and 44 percent were Hispanic or … Outcome data were available for 131 participants. … However, more than 70 percent of the participants reported a reduction in risky-drinking occasions regardless
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/consumer-engagement-developing-electronic-health-information-systems/annual-summary/2009
January 01, 2009 - Groups were also constructed by whether participants were covered by a Health Maintenance Organization … Participants were required to have visited a health care provider at least once in the last 2 years for … Overall, participants expressed optimism toward the use of technology and identified several benefits … Further, some participants suggested that access to electronic health data should be customizable based … There was less agreement among focus group participants on the topic of using data for medical research
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-interactive-social-media-web-site-parents-who-are-concerned-about/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - All participants liked the Web site, regardless of whether they refused, delayed, or accepted vaccines … Participants reported that the tone of the Web site was inclusive, informative, and unbiased. … Several participants remarked that they were happy to see that the money did not come from a private … Participants appreciated the information explaining the diseases, and some even requested additional … Criticisms included that participants felt that the interactive tool that explains aluminum levels present
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44536/psn-pdf
November 11, 2015 - intervention for safer use of medicines
in elderly patients in primary care—a qualitative study of
the participants … intervention for safer use of medicines in
elderly patients in primary care-a qualitative study of the participants … Interviews with participants revealed several benefits and challenges in ensuring interprofessional
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs025645-jariwal-final-report-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Settings and Participants: Through this study, we have been collaborating with the Montefiore Medical … All study participants had access to a smartphone or
tablet and to the internet. … Most participants utilized a smartphone to access the application (75%) and a
minority of participants … Thirty-six percent of the study participants were Hispanic
and 49.3 percent were non-Hispanic Black, … Regarding the Implementation domain, study
participants completed 7,179 educational chapters within
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs026505-wallace-final-report-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Setting and Participants
Study participants were patients seen, and registration staff working, in the … The
average age of our participants was
44.4 (17.8) years (Table 1). … How ‘showing you care’ looks to these
participants was offered as a probe question and participants … that indicated one or more needs vs. the 1497
participants that indicated no needs. … , 29.6%), followed by rent payment assistance (26 participants, 26.5%), and food
pantries (24 participants
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs027248-kowalkowski-final-report-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - The study team interviewed participants to inform the
development of user personas that helped guide … Upon completion, study participants were offered a $50 debit card as reimbursement for
their time. … Participants were offered a $25 debit card for completing each data collection activity. … with
three providers who collaborated to enroll patient participants in Aim 3. … Twelve patient and provider participants completed semi-structured interviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/delilberative-methods-design-abelson-2.pdf
May 29, 2025 - to produce a comprehensive
synthesis
o removes synthesis activities and control over outputs from participants … o ratification of outputs with participants can improve the legitimacy of this
approach