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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism-adolescents_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - than evidence that interventions are
not effective. … TEP #3 Discussion/
Conclusions
Future Research section is rather too general. … than prospective trials. … than how well studies fit rigorous criteria for
EBP. … Rather it is saying that
this should only be one of many strategies that can help the field
advance
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/study-design-classification_research.pdf
December 01, 2010 - Several testers indicated that they preferred design labels on the flow
diagram rather than the letter … than study design labels. … Users preferred the taxonomy to begin with a comparison (i.e.,
was there a comparison) rather than assignment … Finally, the testers preferred to see study
design labels on the algorithm rather than letter codes; … Was more than one group compared?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-adults-disposition-comments.pdf
August 07, 2018 - Rather, in an individual with
severe symptoms, attrition may simply be related to the lag in time
to … and seem quite
thorough, although it would be preferable to have all of the
information included rather … Rather, the findings
are of lack of evidence, that is, the
available evidence is insufficient to
draw … We have changed the name
of Chapter 7 to used
“Psychosocial” rather than
“Behavioral”, and carried … Rather,
the findings are of lack of
evidence, that is, the available
evidence is insufficient to draw
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetes-behavior-programs_executive.pdf
September 11, 2015 - Lifestyle programs: Behavioral programs focused on diet and/or physical activity rather than
on diabetes-specific … All of our results for this KQ relied on
between-study rather than within-study comparisons, such
that … Programs having higher effect
sizes were more often delivered in person rather than
including technology … This
outcome may also benefit from in-person delivery rather
than incorporating technology. … For BMI, providing some
individual delivery, rather than solely relying on group
formats, appears to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tympanostomy-tubes-disposition.pdf
May 05, 2017 - Rather, each was
individually reported." … adverse
events rather than
providing a Table only. … The authors need to clarify
why they decided to use
“Odds Ratio (OR)” rather
than “Risk Ratio (RR) … I
prefer RR rather than OR,
since OR is more difficult
to interpret and tend to
overestimate the … TEP/KI
Reviewer #3
Results KQ5: The authors need to
clarify why they used OR
rather than RR
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-disposition.pdf
May 05, 2017 - Rather, each was
individually reported." … adverse
events rather than
providing a Table only. … The authors need to clarify
why they decided to use
“Odds Ratio (OR)” rather
than “Risk Ratio (RR) … I
prefer RR rather than OR,
since OR is more difficult
to interpret and tend to
overestimate the … TEP/KI
Reviewer #3
Results KQ5: The authors need to
clarify why they used OR
rather than RR
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/woolf_eccs2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - that that it:
o Did no
include
radiologists
or oncologists
o Relied on mathematical models rather … than outcomes data
Slide 8: U.S.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mass-casualty-events-scarce-resources_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - Over half of the
included studies comprised computer simulations rather
than intervention studies, … or “field” triage during MCEs,
the body of high-quality evidence addressing any single
strategy is rather … Crisis standards of
care
General (1 study)
Orthopedics (1 study)
• External fixation of fractures rather … First, inclusive
processes work better than those that do not. … than aggressive
intervention.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-radiation_technical-brief.pdf
November 01, 2009 - For these reasons, it is expected that when one uses charged particles rather than photons
to deliver … than cyclotrons. … than physical means (wedges), but they deliver the beam in pulses rather than
continuously. … than 5 years. … than chemotherapy or
other cointerventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/crohns-disease_disposition-comments.pdf
February 25, 2014 - than on
response to treatment. … than “favoring specified drug”. … than within the 1st month. … We revised the report
to focus on remission rather than
response. … We revised the report
to focus on remission rather than
response.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mental-illness-disparities_disposition-comments.pdf
May 26, 2016 - Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … Rather, as it happened, each of the
studies that were identified as eligible happened to
involve PTSD … forward, the need to keep the scope of this
project focused on disparities within the SMI population,
rather … these disparities groups might still
be addressed in the summary and implications of the document,
rather … than completely omitted.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/fecal-incontinence_disposition-comments.pdf
March 21, 2016 - Rather, we found that
neurogenic FI was used in a number of studies
for anyone without a major anal … most of the literature focused on ways to
improve or prolong the purported benefits of PFMT for FI,
rather … Geriatric was
identified as a special population, rather than an
etiologic subgroup. … We are not
suggesting that PFMT be abandoned; Rather,
the quality of PFMT studies needs
improvement … Peer Reviewer 1
Clarity and
Usability
I am a clinician rather than a researcher, and I found the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/off-label-use-research-priorities_research.pdf
May 01, 2009 - Third, that the focus would be in terms of individual
drugs, rather than drug classes, consistent with … The USP-DI assessment, however, is based on expert
consensus, rather than clinical trial evidence. … dropping the “not found” uses where an NDTI ICD-9 code could not be matched to a
DRUGDEX indication, rather … than counting them as “inadequate evidence” uses. … than counted as uses with
inadequate evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_disposition-comments.pdf
December 01, 2011 - opinion, the more useful information to
include is the fact that the mean number of
cores increased, rather … than the +0.41
cores/patient/year. … than an attempt at a
cure. … Thus, data demonstrating
variability in eligibility criteria should be
presented neutrally, rather … than
judgemental way.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Establishing that a type of breast biopsy is
safer than open surgical biopsy while being as accurate … Vacuum-assisted procedures may be
associated with slightly more severe bleeding events
than automated … However, it is
clear that core-needle biopsies have a lower risk of
complications than do open surgical … by sensitivity by
1% (e.g., 5% (e.g., 10% (e.g.,
sensitivity sensitivity sensitivity
Analysis 97% rather … 93% rather 88% rather
Type of biopsy results than 98%) than 98%) than 98%)
Freehand automated gun
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/goldstrom.pdf
May 29, 2025 - engage consumers, probably the same cadre of people from
the beginning of the process through the end, rather … than just interjecting
people at different steps.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-design-considerations-chapter-2.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Assessing confounders at the index date rather than before treatment initiation will be biased when controlling … in selecting participants for whom additional information needs to be collected or in studying more than … Immortal Time Bias
Occurs as a result of defining the exposure during the followup time rather than before … Immortal Time Bias
Immortal time bias arises by defining the exposure during the followup time rather … than before followup.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s23.pdf
October 01, 2007 - 4
versus 2 women will experience heart attack out of 1 million
OC users (for women �35 years old)” rather … than using
relative terms.11
To evaluate stroke harms, a landmark systematic review
reported the harm … contraceptives” will yield a website explaining the chances of
stroke or other harms in frequency terms rather … than relative
terms.13 In this instance, the public health impact of the
additional chance of stroke … Again, communication of frequency information
rather than relative risks is critical to debate.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-participant-generated-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper.pdf
February 01, 2018 - for PGRs is to catalyze hypothesis generation that can then be followed-up
by more rigorous studies, rather … than engage solely in hypothesis testing. … Rather than the months or years needed to go through each stage of
development, gathering the data electronically … ethical oversight, because in this case the
study is “apomediated” (i.e., mediated between equals rather … that PGRs may offer participants the opportunity to enter
data at time points of their own choosing rather
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/celiac-disease_disposition-comments.pdf
January 28, 2016 - I wonder if it would be possible to
compare the relative accuracy between papers
rather than within … related to
endoscopy, as there were no mentions of
sedation-related complications in this study;
rather … Were family member studies of
less than 300 excluded from analysis? … We included studies of family
members with less than 300 subjects. … Thank you, we are aware that Marsh classification is
used primarily by researchers rather than
clinicians