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141. Frazee-notes-151006 copy - Teresa (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2025 - But sometimes it matters less than others, and I think we have to be very careful to decide when  it's … And   lastly, that we have to consider environmental design, more than   just buildings but in … It's almost always more effective at improving outcomes and improving decision-­‐making than   relying … Eighty-­‐two percent of people who said, "Yes, I would rather take a generic," were still taking a brand … and so my focus in my last ten years of research has really been on driving actual behavioral change rather

142. Ebell_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - knowledge  base  has  exploded   • Complexity  of  decision-­‐making  much  greater  than … CURB-­‐65  (5  variables)  rather  than  Pneumonia   Severity  Index  (20  variables

143. Community Forum Deliberative Methods Demonstration: Evaluating Effectiveness and Eliciting Public Views on Use of Evidence--Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - did not provide information on rules, guidelines, or any other types of boundaries in health care; rather … primacy of personal choice and negative reactions to any boundaries on decisionmaking that restrict rather … than support choice. … These shifts in 9 attitudes do not have to be for or against a decision; rather, a shift may … Further, unlike the other case studies, community concerns undermined rather than supported the primacy

144. Disposition of Comments for Progestogens for Prevention of Preterm Birth (pdf file)
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     September 07, 2012 - This is true, but treatment was with vaginal gel rather than intramuscular or suppository therapy. … This is an important issue because readers will probably rely on the abstract in PubMed (rather than … We wonder if this should be rated "low" rather than "insufficient." … We agree that full formal reports serve better as extensive documentation rather than reading material … than preterm delivery.

145. Future Research Needs for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - They stressed that the focus should be on the field as a whole, rather than specific diseases or groups … Effective Health Care Program Selection Criteria were modified to be applicable to primary research rather … They stressed that the focus should be on the field as a whole, rather than specific diseases or groups … on donor and nondonor siblings, o information to share with caregivers and peers, and o tools rather … nondonor siblings, b. information to share with caregivers and peers, and c. provision of tools rather

146. Renal-Function Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 13, 2013 - associated with chronic structural heart disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, heart failure, etc.) rather … than urgent revascularization. … In some papers, the outcome of ACS versus non-ACS may be defined by billing or diagnostic codes rather … than the absolute troponin value. … than random chance.31 A value greater than 50 percent may be considered to connote substantial variability

147. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - The review focused empirical evidence rather than theoretical models. … Multicomponent Physical Activity) may be clearer if the cells are merged, rather than having a series … When a standardized behavioral intervention is required rather than simply taking a prescription drug … Rather, this report minimizes the opportunities for individuals to pursue healthy activities to maintain … General Public Reviewer Michael Merzenich, University of Florida First, rather astonishingly, it

148. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - The review focused empirical evidence rather than theoretical models. … Multicomponent Physical Activity) may be clearer if the cells are merged, rather than having a series … When a standardized behavioral intervention is required rather than simply taking a prescription drug … Rather, this report minimizes the opportunities for individuals to pursue healthy activities to maintain … General Public Reviewer Michael Merzenich, University of Florida First, rather astonishingly, it

149. Disposition of Comments_CER 241: Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)
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     October 18, 2022 - The referenced study provides time to progress to specific levels on the Disability Status Scale rather … than actual wheelchair use. … I would prefer to see that, rather than all the different types of aerobic, balance, cycling etc. exercises

150. 8 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - studies adequately assess harms because methods used to assess and report benefits are appropriate; rather … First, most RCTs lack prespecified hypotheses for harms. 5 Rather, hypotheses are usually designed … duration to adequately assess uncommon or long-term harms. 9 Third, most RCTs are explanatory, rather … than twofold. … Rather, adverse events are identified based on patient reports made on their own initiative.

151. 8 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - studies adequately assess harms because methods used to assess and report benefits are appropriate; rather … First, most RCTs lack prespecified hypotheses for harms. 5 Rather, hypotheses are usually designed … duration to adequately assess uncommon or long-term harms. 9 Third, most RCTs are explanatory, rather … than twofold. … Rather, adverse events are identified based on patient reports made on their own initiative.

152. Disposition of Comments Report for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2012 - We changed the report to state hypomagnesuria rather than hypomagnesemia. … This is not a limitation of this report but rather a limitation on the available data Thank you. … This is not a limitation of this report but rather a limitation on the available data. … than “fair.” … We also believe that Borghi 2002 is more appropriately rated as “good” quality, rather than “fair.”

153. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2022 - than safety planning? … than a pandemic. … than as health outcomes.” … than limiting questions to patients who are prepared to engage in it? … than under ideal and controlled circumstances (efficacy).

154. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - Also, the systematic reviews included studies (and thus outcomes) earlier than 2011. … Addressing the safety of these interventions overall in all types of conditions, rather than their … KQ1a is easier to follow than 1b. … For the final comment, rather than redoing the entire meta-analysis, we chose to do focused meta- analyses … “Griebeler et al. also used standardized mean differences rather than a more clinically meaningful

155. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - Also, the systematic reviews included studies (and thus outcomes) earlier than 2011. … Addressing the safety of these interventions overall in all types of conditions, rather than their … KQ1a is easier to follow than 1b. … For the final comment, rather than redoing the entire meta-analysis, we chose to do focused meta- analyses … “Griebeler et al. also used standardized mean differences rather than a more clinically meaningful

156. Disposition of Comments for CER 182 Glasgow Coma Scale (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2017 - General Comments Your alleged differences in discrimination are almost certainly statistical noise rather … the above numerical factors your alleged differences in discrimination are likely statistical noise rather … than any biological difference. … reviewer: “simpler scales perform just as well.” tGCS was not assumed to be a criterion standard; rather … than a calculated assessment.

157. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - We now use the term "conventional" antipsychotics throughout the document, rather than "typical" or … than the ‘drug’ has proven refractive to other treatment? … We have changed the designation of such studies to "unpublished", rather than "in press". … Please change “that quetiapine” to “than with quetiapine.” … than ‘salvation’?

158. Disposition of Comments Report for Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     September 10, 2012 - Reviewer 1 General The time of final assessment is mistaken in more than one case (e.g. … Thomas, 2009, in which the follow up was 6 months rather than 4 weeks as stated), and in the numbers … than just enlarging the font. … Sussana Czeranko (Key Informant) Summary and Discussion “Rather than directly improving asthma … than by directly improving asthma control.

159. Disposition of Comments Report for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - than summarizing review methods. … than resort to cesarean? … than a 2% change. … This is much lower than the rates in common in current practice, and lower than any national intervention … than policy and/or practice.

160. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - Head and neck cancer is more common in men and in people older than age 50. … But with SBRT, the radiation is given in fewer doses, and each dose is stronger than the doses given … Therapy (PBRT): With PBRT, the doctor uses a different type of high-energy beam (made of protons rather … than x-rays) to treat your tumor. … Researchers have found that the risk of dry mouth is much lower with IMRT than with 3DCRT.