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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/grades-predictive-values_white-paper-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - but up to 50
percent of comparisons. … In 80 percent of comparisons the difference in effect estimates was
smaller than 0.5 SMDs. … In other words, in 64
percent of comparisons either the statistical significance changed between first … Seven percent of comparisons revealed statistically significant differences between
effect estimates … but up to 50
percent of these comparisons.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Effective
Health Care
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 147
Approximately 85 percent of women … To place their magnitudes into context,
with control-group event rates of 20 to 60 percent, SMDs
can … Of
these trials, 28.8 percent were rated good or fair quality. … Of these trials, 21
percent were rated good or fair quality. … Of the trials
reporting sleep outcomes, 11 percent were rated good or
fair quality.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/major-depressive-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
November 24, 2014 - Mortality rates attributable to MDD and other depressive
illnesses are high; approximately 4 percent … More than
30 percent of these costs are attributable to direct medical expenses.7
In any given year … , nearly 7 percent of the U.S. adult population (approximately 17.5
million people in 2014) experiences … ; about 70 percent will have an inadequate treatment response.18,19 Providing
this latter group (i.e … ., the remaining 70 percent) with a second treatment attempt produces
similar rates of improvement;20
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glucocorticoid-injections_clinician.pdf
June 01, 2016 - An estimated
25 percent of all epidural glucocorticoid injections administered in the Medicare population … similar between groups.
»» The percentage of patients with an
improvement in RMDQ score of ≥50
percent … The percentage of patients with an
improvement in leg pain score of ≥50
percent at 6 weeks was identical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-imaging_clinician.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Ap-
proximately 90 percent of older adults have incidental findings on spine imaging
studies, which … costs (including costs for use of health care resources, imaging procedures,
and medications) were 27-percent … higher (p<0.001) in the early radiograph group
and 30-percent higher (p<0.04) in the early MRI/CT group
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief3-SUD.pdf
April 01, 2021 - in U.S. adults, with 8.0 percent reporting high
impact (resulting in limitations in major life domains … to 12 percent.21
Coexisting pain and substance use disorders impact persons entitled to Medicare. … Approximately 27.6 percent of U.S. people 65 to 84 years
old reported chronic pain in 2016, and 10.7 … and the
prevalence of high impact chronic pain was 15.8 percent. … from 2004 to 2013 and 54 percent from 2013 to 2015.22
Management of pain in people with substance
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief3-SUD.pdf
April 01, 2021 - in U.S. adults, with 8.0 percent reporting high
impact (resulting in limitations in major life domains … to 12 percent.21
Coexisting pain and substance use disorders impact persons entitled to Medicare. … Approximately 27.6 percent of U.S. people 65 to 84 years
old reported chronic pain in 2016, and 10.7 … and the
prevalence of high impact chronic pain was 15.8 percent. … from 2004 to 2013 and 54 percent from 2013 to 2015.22
Management of pain in people with substance
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/home-dialysis-ESKD-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) has set a goal for 80 percent of new ESKD patients to … received assistance from family, while the remaining 80
percent were assisted by a community nurse … Over a 12-month followup period, 19 percent had transferred to in-center HD and 12 percent
had died. … Seventy-six percent of patients in this cohort
received nursing assistance with PD at home. … In one large nationwide study,
Hispanic and Black populations were 43 percent and 47 percent, respectively
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
April 01, 2021 - one study of older (over 65 years) adults
admitted with moderate or severe pain, approximately 40 percent … The prevalence of chronic pain
was 27.6 percent among those 65 to 84 years of age and 33.6 percent among … Among
opioid-naïve patients admitted to the hospital, 15 to 25 percent fill an opioid prescription in … the
week after hospital discharge and 15 percent meet criteria for long-term use at 1 year.19 Persons … of those aged 85 years and older
received opioid medications, compared with 38 percent of those aged
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
April 01, 2021 - one study of older (over 65 years) adults
admitted with moderate or severe pain, approximately 40 percent … The prevalence of chronic pain
was 27.6 percent among those 65 to 84 years of age and 33.6 percent among … Among
opioid-naïve patients admitted to the hospital, 15 to 25 percent fill an opioid prescription in … the
week after hospital discharge and 15 percent meet criteria for long-term use at 1 year.19 Persons … of those aged 85 years and older
received opioid medications, compared with 38 percent of those aged
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-2007_executive.pdf
January 01, 2007 - associated with
well-known adverse events not shared by ARBs,
including cough (estimated incidence 5-20 percent … ) and
the possibly related phenomenon of angioedema
(estimated incidence 0.1-0.2 percent). … translates to a difference in rates
safety, adverse events, tolerability, to Moderate of cough of 6.7 percent … persistence/ studies with lower rates of cough, this translates to a
adherence) to difference of 1.1 percent
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-vibration-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - spine.1 In an epidemiological study conducted in Switzerland, half of all
fractures in women and 24 percent … also
at risk for other complications, such as pressure sores and pneumonia.1 Osteoporosis
affects 2 percent … of men and 10 percent of women over the age of 50 in the U.S.3 In
addition, 49 percent of older women … and 30 percent of elderly men in the U.S. have low
bone density or osteopenia.3 By 2020, approximately … of hip fractures and 77 percent of vertebral fractures.10 Despite
proven effectiveness, these treatments
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-active-infection-rapid-response.pdf
May 01, 2024 - A second team member checked a 10 percent
sample of citations to verify that important studies were … About 2 percent of the general U.S. adult population carry MRSA in their nose. … 2012 through February 2015, to 5.5 percent in patients treated after initiation of
screening. … (56 out of 66) of hospitals and 84 percent (27 out of 32) of labs. … Only
18 percent of hospitals had a C. auris surveillance policy, and just 14 percent tested
patients
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-emergency_research-protocol.pdf
July 18, 2011 - of migraine patients have been diagnosed correctly, and 49 percent use only over-the-
counter rather … Of Americans with migraine, 7 percent reported using an ED or urgent care center for
treatment of severe … For example, dopamine antagonists are used in 60 percent of visits in
some EDs when compared with only … Results will be reported with accompanying 95 percent
confidence intervals. … Results will be reported with 95 percent credibility intervals.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2011 - Lifetime prevalence is estimated at 13 percent for men and 7 percent for women.
1,2
Following an … initial stone event, the spontaneous 5-year recurrence rate is 35 to 50 percent.
3
Medical conditions … By comparison, struvite stones and
uric acid stones each account for 5 to 10 percent of stones, and … While larger stones may cause symptoms,
more than 90 percent of stones 5 mm in diameter still pass … Statistical heterogeneity will be summarized by using the I
2
statistic (50 percent indicates moderate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - one additional death for every
59 treated patients when the control arm on-study
mortality was 10 percent … one additional
death for every 588 treated patients when the control arm
on-study mortality was 1 percent … In included trials, the number
needed to harm was 50 or fewer in 50 percent of trials and
20 or fewer … in 21 percent of trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2011 - According to the
United States Renal Data System, 67.4 percent of patients initiating dialysis had … saturation of transferrin ≥20 percent
and a serum ferritin level ≥100 ng/mL. … Functional iron deficiency anemia: Individuals with a TSAT level <20 percent and a
ferritin level of … In functional iron deficiency, TSAT levels may dip below 20
percent, whereas serum ferritin levels … Reticuloendothelial block: Individuals with a TSAT <20 percent and a serum ferritin
level of 100–800
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_research-protocol.pdf
January 30, 2013 - , based on a sensitivity of 98 percent and a specificity
of 100 percent. … The corresponding positive predictive value was 100 percent and negative
predictive value was 88 percent … , a
specificity of 74 percent, a positive predictive value of 68 percent, and a negative predictive … value of 67 percent when compared with the invasive measurement.6 In a study of patients with
advanced … , the specificity was 55 percent, the positive predictive value was 52 percent, and
the negative predictive
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_research-protocol.pdf
December 31, 2013 - In 2009, CVD contributed to 32.3 percent of U.S. deaths and is a leading cause
of disability.1 Atherosclerosis … These high-risk individuals have a 10-year
CHD risk greater than 20 percent, and their LDL-c target … For moderate-risk
patients with a 10-year CHD risk of 10 to 20 percent, providers should consider drug … However, we will exclude lower
risk patients with a 10-year CHD risk less than 10 percent, as they are … A value greater than 50
percent will be considered to have substantial statistical heterogeneity.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-update_disposition-comments.pdf
August 16, 2016 - with an abnormal
translesional pressure gradient—or stenosis
greater than 70 percent." on page 2. … stenosis, one with over 60 percent, and three with over
70 percent stenosis. … •In CORAL summary, page 13, might mention that
percent stenosis was determined by an angiographic
core … ”, it should be changed to read, “age > 70 years,
or site-reported renal artery stenosis > 80 percent … ”, it should be changed to read, “age > 70 years,
or site-reported renal artery stenosis > 80 percent