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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_10-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Their primary analysis was a
traditional multiple regression. … In addition to the
primary analysis, they also conducted a propensity
score matched-pairs analysis … This
step can provide insights into how to handle the
missing data in the primary analysis. … For the primary analysis, a common analytical
approach is to analyze just those subjects who have
no … o
Propose the model that will be used
for primary and secondary analysis
objectives.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
November 28, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary … Objectives for the Systematic Review
Introduction
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary … tumors.23
Direct comparisons have been made for some of the local techniques available to treat
primary … Analytic framework for comparative effectiveness of local therapies for treatment
of unresectable primary … Study
authors will be contacted for unpublished results if the primary authors concur that if obtained
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/version-3-immunity-after-COVID-19.pdf
December 31, 2022 - What is the duration of protection against
reinfection among adults following a primary
SARS-CoV-2 infection … • Non-seroconversion rates were low to moderate (2–25%) and having had a mild or
asymptomatic primary … infection: 2.25
F/u >1 year after primary infection: 2.40
Effectiveness of past
infection against … reinfection
(adjusted for time since
primary infection, sex, and
race/ethnicity), % (95% CI)
≤1 … year after primary infection:
0.86 (0.81-0.89)
>1 year after primary infection:
0.69 (0.38- 0.84)
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout-management-disposition-160721.pdf
March 15, 2016 - As you allude to in the discussion
section, for a patient presenting to primary care with an acute gouty … If
not, why not as these can be usually administered in a primary care setting. … Available data suggests that rates of SUA monitoring in primary
care, even after ULT initiation, are … care and the intended audience for those
guidelines included primary care providers. … Serum urate
was included as an outcome, but it is not
the primary outcome.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-future-research-steps-framework_research.pdf
June 01, 2011 - We
contacted the primary author of the evidence report. … If it was unclear who the primary author
was, or if we were not able to contact the primary author, … Integration of mental health/substance abuse
and primary care. … Formal
process for
identifying
primary
research
gaps/needs. … Formal
process for
identifying
primary
research
gaps/needs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/alcohol-pharma-final-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Therefore, expanding awareness and access to this relatively new treatment modality to
primary care … O’Malley and O’Connor40 reviewed the use of medications for AUD in primary care
settings. … (pg.109) Although
primary care providers are proficient at prescribing a wide variety of medications … Behavioral Counseling Interventions in
Primary Care to Reduce Risky/Harmful Alcohol Use. … Hazardous drinkers and drug users in
HMO primary care: prevalence, medical conditions, and costs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/decide16final-mortality-risk-in-copd-pts-using-theophylline.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Measurements and main results: Primary outcome measures were all-cause mortality, chronic
obstructive … we determined baseline COPD-related healthcare utilization
which includes hospitalizations with a primary … 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7
aNo COPD related visits in previous 24-month period
bHospitalizations with primary … 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
aNo COPD related visits in previous 24 month period
bHospitalizations with primary … %
1+ 12.8 15.9 * 18.3 16.5 18.3 17.0 26.4 27.4 43.9 46.4 *
Hospitalizations – primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-management_research.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Measurements and main results: Primary outcome measures were all-cause mortality, chronic
obstructive … we determined baseline COPD-related healthcare utilization
which includes hospitalizations with a primary … 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7
aNo COPD related visits in previous 24-month period
bHospitalizations with primary … 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
aNo COPD related visits in previous 24 month period
bHospitalizations with primary … %
1+ 12.8 15.9 * 18.3 16.5 18.3 17.0 26.4 27.4 43.9 46.4 *
Hospitalizations – primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/accountable-care-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper-2018-5.pdf
January 01, 2018 - care providers, and specialists to physician-led organizations that only include primary care
providers … It comprises an
end-to-end solution for extracting data from primary sources to providing query and … These lists can be used to identify patients that
require follow up by care coordinators or a primary … Examples
include the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (https://www.pcpcc.org/) and the ACO … Patient-Centered Primary Care
Collaborative. https://www.pcpcc.org/case-
studies/bon-secours.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-postpartum-screening_research-protocol.pdf
May 01, 2013 - has proven successful in practice in several initiatives and
locations and is a best practice for primary … optimized
by collaborative relationships with community resources and/or by
colocated/integrated primary … We will supplement the electronic searches
with a manual search of citations from a set of key primary … The grading will be outcome-specific such that a given study that analyzes its primary
outcome well … Methods to identify postnatal depression in primary
care: an integrated evidence synthesis and value
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-other-plant-based-treatments-surveillance-report-1-updated_0.PDF
December 01, 2021 - Pain is the primary outcome for this review; details on the search strategies are in
Appendix A of the … The full inclusion and exclusion criteria for all primary and
secondary outcomes for this report are
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Our two primary comparative outcome benefits (KQ
1), which are intermediate outcomes, are a decrease … Eligible studies had to have reported on at least one
of our two primary outcomes: (1) decreased aggression … Strength of the Body of Evidence
We graded the strength of evidence (SOE) for primary
outcomes based … We included 29 primary
studies (described in 31 articles) that compared
interventions to de-escalate … medication protocols for de-escalating aggressive behavior (KQ 1b)
Intervention
and
Comparison
Primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-update_research-protocol.pdf
January 15, 2015 - will now
allow studies in which patients receive renal artery and aortic surgery, as long as the
primary … [Type text] [Type text] [Type text]
• ≥6 months (except adverse events) (≥12 months of primary … For the primary search, we will use the same search strategy used in the original CER. … will also review reference lists of related systematic
reviews and selected narrative reviews and primary … the use of intention-to-treat analysis, the
report of dropout rate, and the extent to which valid primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
January 27, 2016 - However, given that this is the primary
outcome of the study, it is an important
limitation. … We
only included studies in
primary care/ED’s. … Primary literature published
from 2000 onward was
identified through primary
literature searches … Changed to: “95% Primary
care (14% in emergency
departments)”
81. … Most
antibiotics are prescribed in primary care for
RTIs (>80%).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-jaw-rapid-response.pdf
May 01, 2025 - the following phases:
• Literature search
• Study screening and selection
• Data extraction of primary … For each included primary study, we extracted the following information:
• General study characteristics … studies
• The primary conclusions
• Any strength of evidence assessment that was performed
• Outcomes … Therefore, this rapid response included data from 23 publications, including 9 primary
studies addressing … Our literature review identified nine primary studies and 14 relevant guidelines.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - Comprehensive searches for primary studies will be conducted in the following databases:
MEDLINE … matched studies or systematic reviews/meta-
analyses of primary matched studies). … No primary matched studies will be excluded based on sample size, but this will be
considered part of … One
reviewer will perform primary data abstraction of all data elements into the evidence tables, and … Was the quality of included primary studies high?
11.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/roblin.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Relevant, tested functionality
• Decisions:
o Cell phones:
Nearly universal availability
as primary … provided if not)
Data bank to receive SMBG data
Existing programs to transmit SMBG
results to: 1) primary … You might contact your primary care team.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-service_technical-brief.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Provider type (i.e., occupational therapy, physical therapy, primary care provider,
physiatrist). … Setting (i.e., primary care clinic, specialty clinic, school, retail store).
d. … They identified the primary individual needs as comfort,
independence, and the ability to be mobile. … Of these, 18 primary studies qualified for inclusion. … While the primary purpose of the study was not to make a
comparison, Dicianno, et al.65
Samuelsson
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amended.pdf
February 07, 2025 - Objectives for the Systematic Review
Purpose of the Systematic Review
The primary goal of this systematic … Timing, and Setting
PICOTS Inclusion Exclusion
Population All KQs:
Adults (18 years or older) with primary … publication, with relevant data being
extracted with the primary publication, to prevent potential … The primary domains assessed include risk of bias, directness, consistency, precision, and
reporting … Below, we discuss the primary domains
and how we will assess them:
Study limitations.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/adhd_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Boys are classified with
ADHD approximately twice as frequently
as girls, and primary school–age children … Primary outcomes are improved
child behavior and improved parenting skills. … Primary sources of
variability among studies were diagnostic criteria and
informant. … The
primary weaknesses reflected in the literature relate to
these challenges. … Treating
oppositional defiant disorder in primary care: a
comparison of three models.