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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd-update_research-protocol.pdf
August 18, 2016 - Important questions
remain about the accuracy of this approach in primary care settings. … care practice setting or other setting in which care can be coordinated by
primary care providers ( … KQ 1: What is the comparative diagnostic accuracy of approaches that can be used in the
primary care … When possible, the results of concordance between
the diagnosis in the primary care setting and the … o Settings: Any (primary care, specialty clinic, community resource).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - ultrasound.7
The majority of individuals with gout are initially seen, diagnosed, and treated in
primary … Therefore primary care physicians (PCPs) and
emergency medicine physicians are well-positioned to diagnose … is
whether any combination of clinical signs and symptoms and laboratory tests accessible
in the primary … The results of the report are intended for primary care and acute care settings;
however it is understood … Primary care providers' knowledge, beliefs
and treatment practices for gout: results of a physician
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-social-isolation-older-adults-final.pdf
February 01, 2019 - in addition to the primary study search. … Primary studies were
only included if they report the primary outcome. … We evaluated the 131 unique
primary studies contained in these systematic reviews as well as 1,572 primary … Primary studies were
only included if they report the primary outcome. … )
• Number of visits to primary care
center (prior 6 mos.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-evidence-summary.pdf
March 01, 2021 - If a prespecified, primary outcome is not listed in a table below that
• Low-strength evidence suggested … Primary birth outcome: cesarean delivery
Key
Question Intervention Findingsa Studies Incidence
Relative … Primary fetal harms outcomes
Key
Question Intervention Outcome Findingsa Studies Incidence
Relative … Primary maternal harms outcomes
Key
Question Intervention Outcome Findingsa Studies Incidence
Relative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-radiation_appendixes.pdf
June 16, 2008 - Acta Radiologica - Oncology
1984;23(5):375-8.
6095608 No primary data
Blomquist E, Carlsson J. … [Conjunctival melanoma at corneoscleral
limbus on primary acquired melanosis. … Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus
treated with heavy-ion radiotherapy. … Primary cardiac angiosarcoma treated with carbon-ion
radiotherapy. … Primary transpupillary thermotherapy for 18
small posterior pole uveal melanomas.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-size-planning-chapter-9.pptx
January 01, 2013 - on calculations of the study size needed to achieve a specified level of statistical power for the primary … Most importantly, investigators must specify a primary study outcome and a minimum treatment effect of … All definitions and assumptions should be specified, including primary study outcome, clinically important … All definitions and assumptions should be specified, including the primary study outcome, clinically … Report the primary outcome on which the study size or power estimate is based.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mgmt-hnhc-patients-protocol.pdf
November 07, 2019 - Home-based primary care moves the delivery of the
majority of primary care from an ambulatory office-based … If HNHC patients have difficulty accessing traditional
office-based care, home-based primary care may … Home-based primary
care may also be able to help HNHC patients avoid complications from hospital care … Effectiveness of intensive primary care
interventions: a systematic review. … Home-based primary care interventions.
Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 164.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 01, 2012 - This has practical implications for how
your results would be operationalized in the primary care setting … The older literature indicates that if
we tested everyone in primary care, about 1%
would have an overt … Because of the high frequency of nonspecific
symptoms, the term "screening in
asymptomatic primary … As suggested above, older literature suggests
that about 1% of unselected primary care
patients have … For these reasons, in
1990 and 1998 the ACP recommended
routine testing in older female primary care
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-post-transplant-complications-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - Study design and population characteristics of the included primary studies .................. 8
Table … Summary of findings in the included primary studies ................................................. … Thus, the electronic database search found five unique
publications, which included one primary study … Study design and population characteristics of the included primary studies
Author
Year
Country … Summary of findings in the included primary studies
Author
Year
Country
Risk of Bias
Study
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - births from a large U.S. hospital system described
the rate variation (ranging from 9% to 37% for primary … open, active trials were identified in
ClinicalTrials.gov that included cesarean birth rate as a primary … Scan of the Literature
The RCTs we identified that had cesarean birth rate as a primary or secondary … Additional nonrandomized controlled trials
that had cesarean rate as a primary or secondary outcome … The stated primary or secondary aims indicate intention to examine influence of the
intervention on
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_research-protocol.pdf
January 12, 2012 - not restrict inclusion by type of perpetrator and b) are commonly directed at the nonperpetrating
primary … Activation of the HPA axis releases a cascade of steroid hormones,
including the primary stress hormone … First, the review
will take into account the primary caregiving environment in which the maltreated … The term “primary caregiving context” is used rather than “caregiver type,”
reflecting guidance from … Primary caregivers
must live with the child at least part of the time and can include, but are not
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
June 01, 2014 - They
saw it as having potential to improve access to primary care and reduce care costs. … The visit concludes with patients referred to or
reconnected with their primary care providers. … On
the primary endpoint, patients receiving the Sedasys-delivered propofol had a statistically lower … Finally, patients are referred
to or reconnected with primary care providers.49
The postdischarge … care followup (PDC, 3.8 days; urgent care, 5.0 days; primary care, 6.2 days;
p=0.04 between groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2011 - rate is 35 to 50 percent.
3
Medical conditions that increase the risk of nephrolithiasis include primary … Depen Cystinuria, severe
rheumatoid arthritis, Wilson
disease, arsenic poisoning,
lead toxicity, primary … These two investigators will act
as the primary and secondary abstractor/evaluators for their assigned … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies
The primary and secondary abstractors … McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) for
primary studies: manual for use of the McHarm
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Grading of
the strength of evidence is applied to individual primary
outcomes of benefit (response … All CPGs were applicable to patients from
primary care and outpatient settings. … Health care guideline: Major depression in adults
in primary care 12th edition. … Depression:
Management of depression in primary and secondary care. … Guidelines
for adolescent depression in primary care (GLAD-PC): II.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries-development_research_0.pdf
February 01, 2012 - WHO Primary/Partner Registry Data Elements .......................................................... … Based on the conversations with societies, the primary
barrier to listing registries is the burden of … Trials may be registered in Primary Registries
and Partner Registries. … Primary
registries also meet the requirements of the ICMJE. … First, its primary
purpose would be to serve as a list of existing patient registries.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_research-protocol.pdf
October 18, 2010 - Maintenance tocolytic therapy is focused on
preventing recurrent preterm labor once a primary episode … • Population(s):
Pregnant women diagnosed with arrest of preterm labor after primary tocolytic … However, if some studies are conducted in a primary care or
community setting, these will also be included … This, we think, is a
question that is unnecessary and not applicable for our primary studies. … McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) for primary studies: Manual for use of the McHarm
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_executive.pdf
November 01, 2013 - Key Question 2: In patients presenting to a primary care
physician with risk factors, signs, or symptoms … KQ2: Primary care settings only. … KQ5: Primary care (i.e., community or family practice or equivalent). … only one
endpoint,169,172 and one study did not define a primary
endpoint.167 Patients in the BNP/ … clinical information for diagnosis of left ventricular systolic
dysfunction in primary care.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gaps-pain-management.pdf
January 01, 2023 - ................................................................................. 10
Management of Primary … effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/collections/improving-pain-management
11
Management of Primary … the literature on
pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions to
prevent or treat attacks of primary … • Pharmacologic treatment of acute attacks of
primary headache – use of triptans for migraine
during … Pain
Purpose
Key Messages
Evidence Gaps
Interventions
Study Design
Outcomes
Management of Primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioids-oa-protocol.pdf
June 29, 2019 - The evidence map will enumerate the number of primary studies (along
with systematic reviews and clinical … non-opioids (e.g., benzodiazepines, anesthetic narcotics) without
concomitant use of opioids
o The primary … patient history of pain, history of opioid use and misuse
o clinic and clinician descriptors (e.g., primary … Eligible study designs
To fully describe and map out the evidence base, we will include all primary … High Prevalence of Drug-Drug
Interactions in Primary Health Care is Caused by Prescriptions from other
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-disease-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2010 - Online: July 28, 2010
6
Treatment of CKD
In the majority of patients treated for non-primary … The
focus will be on screening methods that are feasible within a primary care setting. … Settings:
- Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in community-dwelling patients,
e.g., primary … The focus will be on monitoring methods that are
feasible within a primary care setting. … )
Measures of quality of life (QOL)
Will consider studies both in which these outcomes were primary