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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/c-diff-infections-nomination-140925.pdf
February 19, 2014 - Topic Description
Key Questions: Key Question 1: How do different methods for detection of toxigenic … B
§ Gene detection tests versus immunoassays for toxins A and B
§ Patient characteristics
Key Question … alcohol gel
§ Disinfection
§ Sustainability
§ Risk factors
§ Multiple component strategies
Key Question … treatment
§ Strain of organism
§ Patient characteristics
§ Resistance of other pathogens
Key Question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0765-150129.pdf
November 03, 2014 - Key Question #1: What is the comparative effectiveness of tympanostomy tubes in
children with chronic … hearing levels (HLs); speech and language improvement; health-related quality of life
(HRQoL)
Key Question … Key Questions
from Nominator:
Key Question … indications for tympanostomy; patient satisfaction with the
change in hearing following surgery
Key Question … of TTO duration or recurrence; prevention of other
complications; school absenteeism; HRQoL
Key Question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_executive.pdf
March 01, 2011 - Below we provide additional summary information for
selected comparisons of interest by key question, … Key Question 1: Intermediate Outcomes
Intermediate clinical outcomes were the most
frequently evaluated … Therefore, most
comparisons for this key question had a low strength of
evidence. … Key Question 3: Adverse Events and Side Effects
This Key Question was addressed by 107 studies. … Key Question 4: Differences in Subgroups
Twenty-eight studies applied to Key Question 4.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening
April 28, 2016 - Key question 1 addresses the effectiveness of PSA-based screening in reducing mortality and morbidity … Key question 2 addresses the harms of PSA-based screening and diagnostic workup (i.e., biopsy). … Key question 4 addresses the harms of treatment of early-stage or screen-detected prostate cancer. … Finally, key question 5 addresses the effectiveness of prostate cancer risk calculators combined with … Contextual Question 2 (originally about treatment preferences) was replaced with a question about the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer_executive.pdf
October 01, 2014 - Key Question 1. … Key Question 2. … Key Question 3. … Key Question 1. … Key Question 2.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
December 20, 2016 - Key Question 1b. … Key Question 3b. … Key Question 5a. … Key Question 5b. … Key Question 6b.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/magnus-d-et-al-2002-gps
January 01, 2002 - Question: "How often do drug interaction alerts change your initial prescribing decisions?" … Question: "How often do drug interaction alerts provide you with information that you already know?" … Question: "How often do drug interaction alerts provide information that is irrelevant to the patient … Question: "How often do you feel annoyed by the drug interaction alert messages?"
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/nhc/cnf-nffq.pdf
September 30, 1997 - There are three potential elements to any question: instructions before the question, the question itself … after the
question categories. … MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SPECS:
If DK or RF are entered in root question, flag FAVERIF4 root question for retrieval … MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SPECS:
If DK is entered in root question, flag FAVERIF4 root question as still MISSING … MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SPECS:
If DK is entered in root question, flag FAVERIF5 root question as still MISSING
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_research-protocol.pdf
April 06, 2010 - The Key Questions
Key Question 1: In adults age 18 or older with type 2 diabetes mellitus, what is the … Outcomes for each question
The outcomes for Key Question 1 are:
• HgbA1c
• Weight
• Low density … □ For Key Question 1, we included the following outcomes: HgbA1c, weight, and serum lipid levels ( … □ For Key Question 3, we included the following outcomes: hypoglycemia, liver injury, congestive … □ For Key Question 1, we included only RCTs.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/ca13.pdf
January 01, 2009 - racial categories and respond by
indicating “Other” or by stating that they already responding the question … (by
answering the ethnicity question). … and “White” to
the race question. … Question #3 on the sample patient demographic questionnaire asks
patients who indicate more than one … based on observation,
and should not push the issue with patients who do not wish to answer this
question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nephropathy-contrast-induced_research-protocol.pdf
October 01, 2013 - dose/volume and number of doses)
Comparators
Key Question 1 and Key Question 2 (see Table 2)
● … Key Question 3 and Key Question 4 (see Table 3)
● IOCM versus LOCM
● LOCM versus LOCM
● IOCM (by … Setting
● Key Question 1 through Key Question 4
● Inpatient and outpatient populations
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Major prevention interventions and comparisons for Key Question 1 and Key Question 2
(These are the … Major contrast media and comparisons for Key Question 3 and Key Question 4
(These are the important
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
May 02, 2014 - assesses lipid screening and its effects on CHD- and CVA-related morbidity and mortality outcomes (Key Question … An arrow in the lipid screening area assesses different screening strategies (Key Question 3). … An arrow from the statins treatment area of the framework assesses associated harms (Key Question 2). … treatment also address how benefits and harms vary according to the potency of statin treatment (Key Question … In response to public comments, a key question on how benefits and harms vary according to statin therapy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-2007_executive.pdf
January 01, 2007 - 3
Key Question 2. … Key Question 3. … Key Question 1. … Key Question 2. … Key Question 3.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mass-casualty-events-scarce-resources_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - This report addresses the following Key Questions:
Key Question 1. … Key Question 2. … Key Question 3. … Key Question 4. … Our data extraction approach was tailored to each Key
Question.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-future_research.pdf
October 26, 2012 - The PICOTS on
this question will
depend on study
question and
design
2.3 To what extent … The PICOTS on
this question will
depend on study
question and
design
2.3 To what extent … The
study design evaluations for this question was combined with research question number 4.1 as … question number 4.1
below. … The study design evaluations for
this question was combined with research question number 2.1 as they
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0768-141211.pdf
October 23, 2014 - Key Question #1: What is the comparative effectiveness of tonsillectomy in children
with recurrent throat … Outcome(s): Number of throat infections, complications of infection, or complications of
surgery
Key Question … Key Question … In consultation with our clinical reviewer, the scope of this topic from the original
nominator question
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
December 15, 2007 - New terms have been added to describe the USPSTF's judgment about the evidence for each key question: … The overarching question that the Task Force seeks to answer for every preventive service is whether … Each arrow in the framework defines a key question, and each key question represents a link in the chain … How many studies have been conducted that address the key question(s)? How large are the studies? … Note: CEA = carotid endarterectomy; KQ = key question.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Key Question 2. … Key Question 3. … Key Question 4. … KQ = Key Question.
Figure A. … Key Question 3 was
a two-part question examining adverse events and long-
term effects of nonhormone
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain-surveillance-151130.pdf
July 10, 2015 - Key Question 2. … Key Question 3. … Key Question 4. … Key Question 5. … Key Question 2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/thromboembolism-update_research-protocol.pdf
February 17, 2016 - Question 2 (update of original Key Question 6): In patients undergoing major
orthopedic surgery (total … Question 3 (new Key Question based on original Key Question 8): In patients
undergoing major orthopedic … Question 4 (update of original Key Question 7 plus expansion): In patients
undergoing major orthopedic … Question 5 (new Key Question): In patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery (total
hip or knee replacement … Question 6 (new Key Question): In patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery (total
hip or knee replacement