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421. S108 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - 10%.40,41 In this simulation, the interval-specific risks were less than 10%. … the target parameter to be the population causal HR for the effect of the adverse event on discharge, rather … than the individual causal HR. … patients, it may be advantageous to approach confounding by focusing on factors that influence exposure rather … than from the per- spective of predicting outcome.

422. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-updates_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - The odds of signals for updating were significantly higher for cardiovascular topics than for other … Searches could be based on the “entry date” (date the publication was added to MEDLINE) rather than … screening, and only partial data extraction (i.e., number of newly identified additional participants), rather … than a complete updating implemented through addition of each new study. … What contributions do languages other than English make on the results of meta-analyses?

423. Disposition of Comments for Local Nonsurgical Therapies for Stage I and Symptomatic Obstructive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 12, 2013 - address larger populations of lung cancer patients and one in which the goal of treatment of cure rather … than palliation of end of life symptoms which is addressed in question 3. … The higher BED causes tumor ablation, rather than tumor cell kill, allowing for little to no tumor … and less than 9 percent for pneumonectomy in order to proceed.” 2. … The higher BED causes tumor ablation, rather than tumor cell kill, allowing for little to no tumor

424. Methods-Guidance-Reporting-Bias Methods (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - although some have suggested that requirements to register observational studies might actually impede, rather … That guidance notes that because the yield is often in the hundreds rather than in the thousands it … • The SRC, rather than EPC staff, should be responsible for contacting primary study sponsors for … that specifically index non-English language literature, however, are likely to be the exception, rather … than the rule.

425. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 48_Use of Life Cycle Assessment in the Healthcare Industry: Environmental Impacts and Emissions Associated With Products, Processes and Waste (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2024 - Peer reviewer #2 Introduction The introduction seems a bit too focused on LCAs done for products rather … than both products and processes. … The description of LCA in the third paragraph (p1) refers to "products" rather than "products and processes … than a specific item, especially when it comes to comparative studies. … Rather, I would contend that we should strive for rational quantification and comparison of risks and

426. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/trauma-child-interventions_research-protocol.pdf
     March 26, 2012 - Protocol Project Title: Interventions Addressing Children Exposed to Trauma: Part 2 – Trauma Other Than … The goal of these interventions, rather, is to improve access and outcomes in populations that are traditionally … have experienced trauma30, 31 and is most appropriate as a treatment of traumatic stress symptoms rather … These guidelines largely stem from expert consensus based on existing evidence and clinical practice rather … than on formal comparative effectiveness reviews.

427. Disposition of Comments Report for Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough (pdf file)
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     January 07, 2013 - Reviewer #3 General I find the statement that electronic cough monitoring devices overall are accurate rather … other dimensions of cough Peer Reviewer #3 General The comments about Visual Analogue Scales are rather … physician and layman consumer is that there is little priority in diagnosing the cause of the cough, but rather … 48, the Duke group has incorrectly stated that the responsiveness of the Punum ladder was studied rather … Incontinence are not relevant in young children and hence the suggestion of CQLQ for children is rather

428. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - with placebo.87 All of the 13 prevention studies compared the nonstandard intervention with placebo rather … than with another intervention, reflecting the current state of the science in this area. … Results, however, should be viewed with caution, given rather imprecise confidence intervals on the estimated … demonstrate that use of tests that detect genetic residue related to C. difficile toxin production rather … than the toxins per se lead to better patient outcomes.

429. Treatments for Schizophrenia in Adults: A Systematic (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - , and with paliperidone than lurasidone and iloperidone … outcomes in Figure A): We limited the outcomes to those that are patient centered health outcomes (rather … fact that many of these interventions are aimed at patients with serious mental illness, as a group, rather … than at specific diagnoses. … recommendations: • Trials should have adequate sample sizes to address important health outcomes, rather

430. Options for Developing a Web-Based Forum on Patient Registries (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registries-forums_research_0.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - than building custom software. … than a completely custom-built solution. … Host and operate the Web site using an existing, off-the-shelf technology platform, rather than a completely … than building custom software. … than collect it.

431. Evidence-based Practice Center Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-surveillance_research-protocol.pdf
     May 19, 2011 - interventions until symptoms develop, with the primary objective being palliation of the symptoms rather … than an attempt at a cure. … systematic reviews, collectively, analyzed a small number of randomized controlled trials and more than … Potential Reviewers must disclose any financial conflicts of interest greater than $10,000 and any … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $10,000.

432. Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-treatment-future_research.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - Most of the research gaps did not suggest new research questions to be addressed; rather they primarily … We focused on identifying ongoing studies (rather than completed studies or terminated studies) conducted … RCTs designed with long-term followup and assessing clinical, rather than virologic outcomes, would … than RCT design. … Most of the research gaps did not suggest new research questions to be addressed; rather they primarily

433. A Bayesian Missing Data Framework for Multiple Continuous Outcome Mixed Treatment Comparisons (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - novel Bayesian approaches for multiple continuous outcomes (here, pain and disability) simultaneously, rather … than . … In all CB models, we assum follows a rather than a distribution, where is the mean reference treatm … Next, we developed arm-based (AB) models that estimate absolute effects of treatments, rather than relative … Also, we need to examine more values rather than just 1 and 2.

434. DST_Draft_Protocol_Nov_4_2013_clean (2) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-decision-support-tools_research-protocol.pdf
     November 12, 2013 - primarily by patient expectations and that high satisfaction is often a result of very low expectations, rather … all Key Questions we will exclude studies in which the decision being made pertains to hypothetical (rather … than actual) screening or treatment choices available to health care consumers B. … For reporting bias, we will make qualitative dispositions based on the results of the SIP requests, rather … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $10,000.

435. Disposition of Comments Report for Biologic and Nonbiologic Systemic Agents and Phottherapy for Treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - weeks in patients who fail treatment, there are patients who are on these therapies much longer than … The scope of this report was to focus on between class comparisons at the individual drug level, rather … than within class comparisons, although those may also be of importance to decision makers. … than within class comparisons, although those may also be of importance to decision makers. … Would rather not have what the authors of a study concluded, but rather what the authors of this comparative

436. Reduction in Medication Use after Bariatric Surgery (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2010 - A model for the propensity to have a body mass index greater than 35 kg/m 2 was previously developed … Patients without diabetes had a greater reduction in their use of antihypertensive medications than … comparison group strengthens the evidence that the changes observed were causally related to the surgery rather … Indeed, we hope that the decreased use of these medications is due to resolution of these conditions, rather … than physician and patient nonadherence to treatment recommendations.

437. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Primary Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/research-gap-primary-care-summary-table.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - • Studies to measure health outcomes in obese patients, rather than merely body mass index or weight … Some opioids may be less effective than other drugs. … that reflect the quality of life impacted by migraine and its return to normal by acute treatment rather … than only pain freedom or pain improvement. … rehabilitation commenced before hospital discharge during the initial most acute phase of exacerbation rather

438. Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol-amendment.pdf
     February 04, 2025 - harms when influenced by questions such as: Under what circumstances is whole blood more effective than … because the interventions are not contributing to hemostasis, but rather replacing blood loss through … • ED • Inpatient, surgery • Studies conducted in countries rated less than High in the HDIa … internal validity: the extent to which post-treatment outcomes can be attributed to the treatments rather … than other factors.

439. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review_The Effect of Protein Intake on Health: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-protein-intake-disposition-comments.pdf
     November 22, 2024 - More recent citations than those provided exist including: Devries MC, Sithamparapillai A, Brimble … (Roberto Blancato, Defeat Malnutrition Today) Introduction Pg. 1 Please note all DRIs other than … Alternatively, rather than “other reasons” the specific reason for exclusion could be provided.

440. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     February 01, 2015 - 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 … The nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association estimates that more than 5 million Americans were living with … than 85 years have AD. … to improve patient health outcomes, particularly if it is positioned as an adjunctive treatment, rather