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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement-benefits_white-paper.pdf
March 01, 2014 - A number of systematic reviewers mentioned the
possibility of looking at this question retrospectively … NICE, AHRQ)
Keown et al., 200822
Canada
Not discussed Not discussed Identification of research question … United Kingdom
At the individual level, public
involvement is important at initial
stages (key question … lot of commitment to actually invite us to
participate meaningfully in the development; both of the question … very good about tracking the changes in the questions, for example, which could
help us address that question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Four KQs will be addressed in our systematic review:
Question 1 (Overarching Question)
What … If direct evidence is not sufficient to
address this question, the overarching question can be indirectly … Question 3
In stages 3–5 nondialysis and dialysis CKD patients with iron-deficiency anemia, what … Question 4
What factors affect the test performance and clinical utility of newer markers of iron … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question
We will follow the AHRQ Methods Guide
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to evaluate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-adults-prisons_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2012 - Question 2 was further modified to more clearly indicate the types of community-oriented
interventions … Key Question 1
What is the comparative effectiveness of interventions applied within a jail, prison, … Any articles possibly meeting the inclusion criteria for at least one key question will be
obtained … 1 and a
“yes” on question 2 below and have at least 50 percent of the other items on the
checklist … Assessing the Applicability of the Evidence for Each Key Question
Applicability will be assessed by
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/public-reporting-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
August 17, 2011 - Key Questions for Objective 1
Question 1
Does public reporting result in improvements in the … Question 2
What harms result from public reporting?
B. … Key Questions for Objective 2
Question 3
Does public reporting lead to change in health care … Question 4
Does public reporting lead to change in the behavior of patients, their representatives … Question 6
What contextual factors (population characteristics, decision type, and environmental)
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amendment.pdf
May 02, 2025 - human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HIPEC = hyperthermic
intraperitoneal chemotherapy; KQ = key question … gastric adenocarcinoma
Abbreviations: HIPEC = hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy; KQ = key question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
September 29, 2014 - criteria, we broadened criteria to
discuss evidence on uncontrolled
studies for this Key Question … At best the results
demonstrate the inadequacy of the evidence to answer the key question. … Suggest dividing into one
table for each key question. … Same question for
opioids and fractures (I assume
mediated through falls)? … Suggestion question B is
addressed by the Key Questions in
the report.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_executive.pdf
August 01, 2013 - Summary of findings for Key Question 2: Pharmacological or
food supplement interventions
Outcome # … Summary of findings for Key Question 2: Pharmacological or
food supplement interventions (continued … Summary of findings for Key Question 2: Medical interventions
Outcome
# of
Articles
Overall Strength … Key Question 2
Population
• Include a broader spectrum of adult patients with
respect to age, sex … Key Question 3
• Develop studies to evaluate the natural history and
prognostic factors in persons
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay-future_research.pdf
September 01, 2012 - ES-2
• Key Question 1: Does adding the SFLC assay and the kappa/lambda ratio to traditional
testing … • Key Question 3: In patients with an existing diagnosis of PCD (MM, nonsecretory MM,
or AL amyloidosis … • Key Question 5: In patients with an existing diagnosis of PCD (MM, nonsecretory MM,
or AL amyloidosis … Key Question 4 of the CER was, “In
patients with an existing diagnosis of PCD (MM, nonsecretory MM, … We therefore rated the strength of evidence as insufficient for this question.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/ems-911-workforce-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2015 - For Guiding Question 1, we will define occupationally-acquired exposures to infectious
diseases as contact … prevention and control in EMS/911 workforce
(IPC = infection prevention and control; KQ = key question … information
about the epidemiologic characteristics of the infectious disease exposures
(Guiding Question … manufacturers, researchers,
payers, or other perspectives, depending on the technology/intervention in question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Analytic framework
Abbreviations: KQ=Key Question; PAD=peripheral artery disease.
5
Registry Platform … The small number
8
Abbreviations: KQ=Key Question; RCT=randomized controlled trial. … Abbreviations: CLI=critical limb ischemia; IC=intermittent claudication; DAPT=dual antiplatelet therapy; KQ=Key Question … therapy
HR hazard ratio
39
IC intermittent claudication
ICD initial claudication distance
KQ Key Question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s77.pdf
October 01, 2007 - This research should not be used to question the des-
ignation of the VA pharmacy benefit as creditable
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January 01, 2022 - intensity index; RR = relative risk; SD = standard deviation; SE = standard error; SF-36 = short form 36 question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2022-surv-rep-3-table-F5.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - intensity index; RR = relative risk; SD = standard deviation; SE = standard error; SF-36 = short form 36 question
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December 01, 2024 - However, defining the clinical question with the help of clinical experts early in the review
process … datasets to determine if the
necessary data are available and of sufficient quality to answer a given question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vaccine-safety_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - However, the
key question regarding degree of severity of the
adverse events, though relevant to the … This is a key question in the review but perhaps a
statement reflecting that the information will be … The reviewer
guessed that one point was given for each specific question
in the tool but this was not … TEP # 4 Results—Page
49, Table 5
Similar to comments above, the first part of the key question
for … Do the
authors mean to indicate that they were not able to answer
the first question about collected
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