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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_executive.pdf
October 01, 2012 - Mortality rates for residents in RC/AL compared with
those in NHs did not differ in one study (low SOE … Some evidence suggested higher hospitalization rates
(low SOE) in RC/AL settings than in NH settings … Hospitalization rates did not
differ by dementia severity for NH residents. … (low SOE); residents differed little in morbidity
rates regardless of dementia level (low SOE). … Hospitalization rates
did not differ by dementia severity for NH residents.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - hypoglycemia
Quality of life
Fetal outcomes
†
Maternal pregnancy outcomes
C-section rates … Maternal pregnancy outcomes (cesarean section rates)
Timing:
Usage of a device for at least … †Maternal outcomes include cesarean section rates.
Figure 1. … outcomes
Antenatal hospital stay (%
requiring admission, length of
stay)
Cesarean section rates … Animas
Model IR 1000 2/10/00 Subcutaneous delivery of insulin at programmable basal and
bolus rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-surgery-preparation_research-protocol.pdf
March 26, 2013 - incisional
hernia repairs, and readmissions due to complications from these surgeries.6,7 Complication rates … This is proposed as an explanation for why some studies have
reported greater infection rates with OMBP … Decreased infection rates have been reported when oral antibiotics are added to
intravenous antibiotics … This cutoff is chosen to ensure that studies can estimate low event
rates with adequate precision.b … Readmission rates and cost following colorectal
surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2011 Dec;54(12):1475-9.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/suppl-1-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - T is currently used by a subset of
patients and the effects of a general change in T
utilization rates … Note that objective 4 is defined
purposely without describing how the T treatment
rates would be changed … Characterization of Study Populations: The Identification Problem
intervention to change copayment rates … that their IV estimates should be
used as evidence of mortality changes only if
population surgery rates … A researcher could use observed variation in
relative copayment rates for T and A for patients
across
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-244-safety-of-vaccines.pdf
May 25, 2021 - However, we do
provide all rates of key adverse
events in the Summary of Findings
tables. … We also provide the rates of
key adverse events in the main text
whenever the confidence intervals … around the risk estimate were wide,
as well as contextual information to
help interpret the rates ( … These messages about low rates of
adverse events and a significant
benefit of routine immunizations … GSA has a long-
standing commitment to improving
adult immunization rates and
expanding the number
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_research-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2010 - Survival rates depend on the
stage of disease at diagnosis. … spread beyond the breast) is only 27 percent.3 These observations suggest that breast
cancer mortality rates … Studies with extremely high rates of attrition are prone to bias and will be
excluded.
7.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/han.pdf
December 26, 2012 - frequentist) interpretation
o Derivation/application: events repeated in time or space
o Representation: rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bundled-payments-quality-effects_disposition-comments.pdf
August 24, 2012 - Peer Reviewer
#2
Executive
Summary
and
Structured
Abstract
p. vi How were rates set? … Introduction The perceived need in the past to engage providers by introducing
bundles at generous rates … These samples are almost assuredly too small to address
mortality and readmission rates (unless the … to national rates. … Such studies could
examine changes in hospital new technology take-up rates, changes in
research and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/14_substanceabuse_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Program (Text2Quit) for Smoking Cessation
Key Facts: Though many smokers have attempted to quit, rates … experts strongly agreed that the unmet need for
interventions that will improve smoking cessation rates … that the quit rate seen in trials does suggest the program’s
potential to improve smoking cessation rates … underinsured or may not
otherwise have access to smoking cessation interventions, and in that smoking rates … of cost, most experts thought that if the program were successful in improving smoking
cessation rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods_guide_atkins.pdf
January 01, 2011 - these elements are routinely captured in
most systematic reviews (for example, demographics, event rates … attrition before
randomization and reasons
(nonadherence, side-effects,
nonresponse)14,15
Event rates … of heart disease (by up to 50%) than expected
for a similar population in the community.16
Event rates … may not reflect their ability to produce
clinically important changes such as
institutionalization rates … A more common source for heterogeneity in treatment effect is varying baseline rates of
events.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-applicability_methods.pdf
January 01, 2011 - these elements are routinely captured in
most systematic reviews (for example, demographics, event rates … attrition before
randomization and reasons
(nonadherence, side-effects,
nonresponse)14,15
Event rates … of heart disease (by up to 50%) than expected
for a similar population in the community.16
Event rates … may not reflect their ability to produce
clinically important changes such as
institutionalization rates … A more common source for heterogeneity in treatment effect is varying baseline rates of
events.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2024 - Executive Summary: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 267
ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in
Children and Adolescents
Executive Summary
Main Points
Diagnosis
• Multiple approaches showed promising diagnostic performance (e.g., usin…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_disposition-comments.pdf
April 25, 2013 - Sources for parameters are referenced with justification
including the annual mortality rates. … As noted in the report,
annual mortality rates following therapy vary considerably. … Or perhaps this
represents an average of the rates, in which case this should be better explained. … Therefore, in situations where the baseline mortality rates is
worse, the absolute effect of ESAs on … The hemoglobin response rates were informed by
the CER.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-257-antenatal-care-disposition-comments.pdf
June 28, 2022 - available, such as patients’ pregnancy risk factors and baseline morbidities, and potential
differences in rates … of NICU admissions and the rates of preterm births in patients who received
routine visits vs. hybrid
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-259-partial-breast-irradiation-executive-summary.pdf
January 01, 2023 - The rates of acute AEs were significantly less with PBI compared
with WBI, with no apparent difference
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
March 14, 2013 - We did not identify
any studies that provide reliable information
on the comparative safety or rates … Rates of malignancy associated with
juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its treatment. … to
week 12) and then
an extension study
(at least 48 weeks)
ACR Pedi 30,50,70 and 90
response rates … Do Not Know
with higher rates of laboratory abnormalities
(35% vs. 13%). … We did not identify
any studies that provide reliable information
on the comparative safety or rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
March 14, 2013 - We did not identify
any studies that provide reliable information
on the comparative safety or rates … Rates of malignancy associated with
juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its treatment. … to
week 12) and then
an extension study
(at least 48 weeks)
ACR Pedi 30,50,70 and 90
response rates … Do Not Know
with higher rates of laboratory abnormalities
(35% vs. 13%). … We did not identify
any studies that provide reliable information
on the comparative safety or rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-size-planning-chapter-9.pptx
January 01, 2013 - It is recommended that estimates of standard deviations and event rates be taken from existing literature … outcome, clinically important minimum effect size, variability measure, and type I and type II error rates … outcome, clinically important minimum effect size, variability measure, and type I and type II error rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amendment.pdf
May 02, 2025 - Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Initial Publication Date: August 19, 2024
Amendment Date(s): February 7, 2025, May 2, 2025
(Amendments De…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
November 08, 2011 - but most use a four-stage categorization with
higher numbers indicating higher severity.
3
Healing rates … interventions, and comparison
groups; a valid method for allocating patients to treatment; low dropout rates … pressure
ulcer against another provide direct evidence of comparative effectiveness and adverse event
rates