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161. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_slutsky_comparing_medical_interventions.pdf
     November 01, 2008 - For example, with the presence of a universal health system, NICE conducts cost- effectiveness studies

162. Disposition of Comment Report for Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2013 - The presence of delayed gastric emptying in patients with colonic inertia reduces the efficacy of total … Sarosiek further reported the presence colonic delay in this population in 18% of the gastroparetic … The wireless motility capsule does not offer diagnostic information informing the presence of a functional … The presence of five or more markers is indicative of slow transit. … Furthermore, we sought out patient-centered outcomes in the existing literature, and the absence/presence

163. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 29, 2019 - perception and report.20,21 Psychological attitudes, such as stoicism and reluctance to confirm the presence … Environmental factors (presence of a caregiver, etc.) 3.

164. AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) Program Research Gaps Summary: Pain Management (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Interventions • Studies to understand how underlying pain mechanisms, presence of specific pain conditions … (e.g., autoimmune, congenital, sickle cell) and presence of genetic polymorphisms affecting opioid

165. Trauma Informed Care (pdf file)
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     April 19, 2023 - We will note the presence or lack of consistency principles, domains, and the intervention components … factors we may consider in assessing strength of evidence include dose-response relationship, the presence

166. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2013 - Patient-specific characteristics such as age, inability to ambulate, and comorbid conditions (especially the presence … disease) often influence the decision to perform endovascular or surgical revascularization.39 The presence … calcification, or number of below-knee vessel runoff • Patient-specific factors such as asymptomatic state, presence … literature by abstracting relevant continuous (e.g., age, event rates) and categorical data (e.g., race, presence … Additionally, when appropriate, the studies will be evaluated for dose-response association, the presence

167. Trauma-Interventions-Maltreatment-Child Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Presence of mental or behavioral health problems (e.g., complex traumatic stress disorders, serious … Presence of mental health problems, substance abuse, or domestic violence iii. … Child subgroups were defined by age, type of maltreatment exposure, severity of maltreatment exposure, presence … • Caregiver subgroups were defined as caregiving context (i.e., primary caregiver/environment), presence … - - - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Active control L G1>G2 L G1>G2 - - - - Presence

168. MS Protocol draft_12_12-13 clean[2] (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/multiple-sclerosis_research-protocol.pdf
     December 17, 2013 - treatments available, people with MS may switch between different medications depending on tolerance, presence … factors that may be considered in assessing strength of evidence include dose-response relationship, the presence

169. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2010 - indicated for obese patients with initial body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m 2 or ≥ 27 kg/m 2 in the presence … recommended for obese patients with initial body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m 2 , or ≥ 27 kg/m 2 in the presence

170. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Although the quality of studies overall was mixed, we noted the presence of 10 selected high- and … However, this report highlights the continued presence of variable findings, study quality deficiencies

171. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Gold Standard: A reference standard that is considered adequate in defining the presence or absence of … previously, a gold standard is a type of reference standard that is recognized to accurately identify the presence … A likelihood ratio >1 suggests that the test result is associated with the presence of the disease. … The higher the likelihood ratio, the higher the likelihood of disease presence with that test result. … D-dimers are fragments of fibrin degradation in blood that are elevated in the presence of a clot or

172. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Gold Standard: A reference standard that is considered adequate in defining the presence or absence of … previously, a gold standard is a type of reference standard that is recognized to accurately identify the presence … A likelihood ratio >1 suggests that the test result is associated with the presence of the disease. … The higher the likelihood ratio, the higher the likelihood of disease presence with that test result. … D-dimers are fragments of fibrin degradation in blood that are elevated in the presence of a clot or

173. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 6 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - − Organize data within key questions by presence/absence of key elements. … − Include presence/absence as parameter in meta-regression or sensitivity analyses.

174. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - morcellation who were subsequently diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma or disseminated leiomyosarcoma (meaning presence … characteristics of women or the masses believed to be fibroids were associated with leiomyosarcoma presence … this time, definitive data that power morcellation is associated with poor long-term outcomes in the presence … meta-estimates related to leiomyosarcoma risk, available evidence based on pathology specimens for estimating presence

175. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - examination, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, and biopsy, may be used to evaluate patients for the presence … blood levels of PSA, a protein produced by the prostate gland.4 Elevated PSA levels may indicate the presence … prognostic variable in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer.2 After biopsy confirms the presence … focused ultrasound Key Question 2: How do specific patient characteristics (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, presence

176. Graphical Augmentations to Sample-Size-Based Funnel Plot in Meta-analysis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/grant-manuscripts/graphical-augmentations-abstract

177. bipolar-disorder-treatment-protocol-140623 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bipolar-disorder-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     June 23, 2014 - According to the DSM 5, Bipolar I disorder is mainly defined by the presence of manic or mixed episodes … For behavioral health trials, the presence of treatment fidelity, that is, treatment Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … factors that may be considered in assessing strength of evidence include dose- response relationship, the presence

178. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
     August 07, 2012 - OME is diagnosed with the presence of fluid behind the tympanic membrane, without acute onset or signs … For ear-specific treatments or outcomes such as hearing thresholds or presence of fluid, ear-specific … For example, the presence of middle ear fluid does not necessarily result in a perception of reduced

179. Disposition of Comments for CER 153 Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 27, 2015 - performed stratified and subgroup analyses of trials based on factors such as tumor stage, grade, presence … Therefore they would know if the patients received the ALA based on the presence of fluorescence. … Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response is, what are the predictive values of the presence

180. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - incorporate not only study design but also many other facets of the evidence, including study conduct, presence … The presence of inconsistency is the chief concern for grading strength of evidence in this domain, and … Additional domains to be used when appropriate are dose-response association, presence of confounders