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321. Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/knowledge-brief-2-methods-public-deliberation-130213.pdf
     February 01, 2013 - many applications of public deliberation in the literature represent hybrid approaches or variations rather … than methods with an established protocol. … There are several reasons why one deliberative method might be more appropriate than another, including … Some deliberative methods are better suited for certain deliberative topics than others, particularly

322. Disposition of Comments Report for Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 10, 2014 - The last study cited (252) appears to describe false negative findings rather than recurrence. … these studies separately and analyzing the “false positive” rate for these lesions specifically, rather … written, this is more of a comparative effectiveness assessment of different types of needle biopsies rather … Overall, I agree with the assessment of the evidence as presented in this rather limited review. … The type of needle biopsy is not determined by the risk level but rather by how the lesion is best

323. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief No. 38_Automated Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-38-chronic-conditions-comments.pdf
     March 01, 2021 - Rather it is summarized at the end of the report. … This reviewer is certain PGHD is a field rather digital health tech development is a marketplace. … than an actual health outcome. … Thus the evidence has shown, rather consistently, no strong effect on either BMI or weight. … We did require that data be captured automatically, rather than manually entered as in questionnaires

324. Fleisher (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Slide  6: Health Literacy • More than 43% of Americans—or 9 million adults—have basic or below basic … • Disjointed communities – connections by chance rather than strategy • New issues regarding information … High completion followup rates for this group • Army of Women http://www.armyofwomen.org/ o More than … Slide  30: Final Thoughts • Great opportunity, but more questions than answers • Educator’s perspective

325. Disposition of Comments: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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     October 12, 2020 - • Peer reviewer 1— o Recommended better specification of percutaneous drainage (than interventional … Please note that we identify page numbers as those provided in the footers (rather than PDF page number … the Key Messages (etc.) in a more conservative manner to describe as no evidence of a difference (rather … than evidence of no difference). … key points (5th bullet point) highlights a finding that older people are at higher risk for CRC than

326. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2006 - For each of the above outcomes, more evidence is available on epoetin than darbepoetin. … No studies designed to test survivalc used epoetin or darbepoetin as currently recommended; rather, all … For other adverse events, reporting is incomplete, representing less than one-third of patients. … For each of the above outcomes, more evidence is available on epoetin than darbepoetin. … Remaining Issues Considerably less evidence exists on darbepoetin than epoetin.

327. M (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-de-novo-processes_methods.pdf
     September 01, 2009 - Rather, it concerns the use of existing systematic reviews to replace a de novo process. … EPCs sometimes used results of existing SRs to answer key questions in the new SR, but in more than … For example, if patients previously spent longer in postoperative care in bed rather than in active … We suggest that CER authors describe the implications of individual methodological flaws rather than … What contributions do languages other than English make on the results of meta- analyses?

328. M (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2009 - Rather, it concerns the use of existing systematic reviews to replace a de novo process. … EPCs sometimes used results of existing SRs to answer key questions in the new SR, but in more than … For example, if patients previously spent longer in postoperative care in bed rather than in active … We suggest that CER authors describe the implications of individual methodological flaws rather than … What contributions do languages other than English make on the results of meta- analyses?

329. Disposition of Comments Report for Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 214 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_disposition-comments.pdf
     February 25, 2014 - We state the risks “include” (rather than “are”) to indicate this list is not exhaustive. … Rather the decision about sample size should be based on the purpose of the review and the methods … We did not conduct a meta-analysis specifically of the NRT literature but rather conducted a random … This is important as studies were classed as fair rather than good if they just had one ‘unclear’ score … than “incentives”.

330. Disposition of Comments for CER 183 Tonsillectomy for OSDB (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy-disposition-170415.pdf
     January 17, 2017 - This seems like more than "modest" reduction. … Rather, it seems likely that most of the important effects of tonsillectomy are realized in the first … Results: There is more than sufficient detail. … than an overstatement of actual efficacy. … Rather its intent, as I understand it was to aggregate and comment on work that has been done.

331. Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 14, 2012 - Public Seidenfeld Background P 1 According to NCCN Guidelines Perhaps should cite AJCC staging manual rather … than NCCN? … is used throughout the document; however, in the adjuvant setting response per se is not measured, rather … and ability to discriminate discrete prognostic groups are key points, and it's problematic (and rather … This is partially due to the fact that ColoPrint identifies more patients as low risk (~65%) than the

332. Methods-Guide-Chapter-Prioritization-And-Selection-Of-Harms-For-Inclusion-In-Systematic-Reviews (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prioritization-selection-of-harms.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - harms such as “any adverse event,” “withdrawal due to adverse event,” or “any serious adverse event”; rather … or quantity of evidence should not be an important factor in selection and prioritization of harms; rather … focus on more severe harms, as indicated by “any serious harm” or “withdrawals due to adverse events,” rather … The workgroup recommends that EPC reviews not focus solely on composite adverse events; rather, composite … studies adequately assess harms because methods used to assess and report benefits are appropriate; rather

333. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_disposition-comments.pdf
     August 23, 2013 - We also suggest that the p-value used to identify superiority should be 0.02, rather than the 0.01 … It details the scope of the review and the Key Questions rather well. … than an exhaustive list of all of the outcomes. … TEP #2 Methods The analytic framework is rather messy and it’s hard to understand the logic. … Rather, we feel that head-to-head comparisons between NOACs are needed.

334. Presentation of Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - The FRN should be presented in tiers rather than as a numerical ranking and should include a clear … organizations seeking to advance research in this area solicit and amply fund investigator-initiated research rather … than prespecifying study designs to answer high priority questions. … Frame the more specific set of results as ―examples‖ rather than as strict recommendations. … than a numerical list.

335. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_research-protocol.pdf
     November 30, 2014 - men (7.7 percent).2 FI affects less than 3 percent of young adults age 20 to 29 but more than 15 percent … included both published and unpublished data, we will abstract only the published individual study data rather … than the systematic review data. … • Timing of outcomes assessments: Evidence may be for short-term rather than longer term (3 or more … moderate risk of bias studies or one appropriately powered RCT to assign a low strength of evidence rather

336. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bundled-payments-quality-effects_research-protocol.pdf
     June 23, 2011 - Behavioral Model of Health Services Use.9 The Andersen model was modified to apply to organizations rather … than to individuals seeking access to care. … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $10,000. … account for the rating (or both, if that is the case)—namely, use of intermediate/ surrogate outcomes rather … than health outcomes and use of indirect comparisons.

337. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update--Executive Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - The primary focus in KQ2 was harms across all conditions, rather than within each condition, because … instances (e.g., hyperactivity, aggression) we used subscale items on one or more questionnaires, rather … corresponding 95% credible intervals (95% CrI; Bayesian approaches provide variances using credible rather … Sensitivity analysis by removing the study examining maintenance, rather than acute, treatment with … than ADHD.

338. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
     June 01, 2014 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 18,000 leads about potential topics has resulted in … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of five to eight experts … extensive scanning since inception, and more recently (in the past 15–18 months), even fewer topics than … vending machines on college campuses did not ultimately appear to have high impact: girls younger than

339. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_disposition.pdf
     December 09, 2014 - Rather SBRT is used to give “tumoricidal” doses in short periods of time compared to standard IMRT … We did not extract details on chemotherapy dosages or schedules, but rather ascertained their degree … than 25 or more fractions. … We believe the findings from this prospective study are significant and should be considered rather … than 1.

340. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … and tracking of about 2,250 topics across the 14 AHRQ priority areas and 1 cross- cutting area; more than … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the five to eight experts … The nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association also has estimated that more than 5 million Americans were living … with AD in 2013, including about 11% of Americans older than age 65 years and 32% of Americans aged