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101. celiac-disease-protocol-140612 (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2014 - complications related to CD d-Patient-centered outcomes such as QOL and symptoms Question 2: Does accuracy/reliability … The database can be used to calculate inter-rater reliability statistics of agreement and agreement … Assessment of inter-rater reliability can be used to guard against selection bias in choosing the articles

102. Executive Summary_Systematic Review: Interventions To Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2025 - process and none of the studies reported on administrative time of the screening process or rater-reliability

103. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - 208316277 Validity of key data definitions Assess the general definition of key variables and their reliability … There is a need to assess not only the general definition of key variables, but also their reliability

104. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - items; neither had the majority of these scales and checklists been subjected to formal test-retest reliability … In 5-6 this way, reviewers can revise unreliable terms and measure the reliability of the ultimate

105. For patients with fecal incontinence (especially women who sustained injury from forceps delivery that now manifests as fecal incontinence in advanced age), what permanent, reliable and effective treatments are available to return this… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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106. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - and the first teleconference with the Stakeholder Panel revealed considerable uncertainty about the reliability

107. Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2014 - (self-report, scales with lower validity, reliability); not equivalent across groups Uncertain Could

108. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - In addition, we explored the effect of individual reviewers and the reliability of the reference standard … In order to explore the reliability of the reference standard and whether its reliability influences … This suggests lack of reliability of the gold standard which may well influence the predictive validity … of the approach; according to classical test theory, reliability is a necessary condition for validity … As shown, we explored the impact of the reliability of the gold standard in a subgroup analysis by

109. Ced-Topic-Refinement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - Topic Refinement Analysis of Requirements for Coverage With Evidence Development (CED) – Topic Refinement Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 www.ahrq.gov and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7…

110. White Paper: Enhancing Systematic Review Methods by Incorporating Unpublished Drug Trials (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - By ensuring a robust review process that considers all relevant clinical data, we can improve the reliability

111. Cer-235-Pharma-Nonpharm-Ptsd-Update-Appendix-G-1 (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - G-1. Additions to ROB Template Table G-2. Additions to risk of bias template Rater Author, Year Selection Bias Domain: Randomization Adequate? Selection Bias Domain: Allocation Concealment Adequate? Selection Bias Domain: Groups Similar at Baseline? Selection Bias Domain: ITT Analysis? Performance Bias Domain: Care P…

112. Grades-Predictive-Values White-Paper-2015 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - Studies have shown that the inter-rater reliability of QOE grades is limited.4,114 Nevertheless, such

113. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2014 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Treatments for Fecal Incontinence I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Fecal incontinence (FI) involves recurrent involuntary loss of fecal material.1,2 FI is defined by the frequency of episodes (such as daily or weekly e…

114. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 14, 2011 - 1 Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: October 14, 2011 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer I. Background and Objectives Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in ma…

115. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - cancer GEP: Name and/or Gene Expression Type of Tissue Used Sample Handling Technique for GEP Reliability … continued) GEP: Name and/or Gene Expression Type of Tissue Used Sample Handling Technique for GEP Reliability … or Gene Expression Type of Tissue Used and Sample Handling Sample Handling Technique for GEP Reliability … Name and/or MicroRNA Expression Type of Tissue Used Sample Handling Technique for MicroRNA Reliability … Analytic validity relates to the reliability and validity of the test itself, that is, does it measure

116. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - expressed; the ultimate scope of the review (as reflected, for instance, in key questions); and the reliability … For example, they should plan for specific steps to promote reliability and transparency in the whole … Recent empirical work documents that inter-rater reliability for domain scoring can be problematic when … Moreover, some or all of such scales may not have been subjected to reliability or validity testing. … Reliability Testing of the AHRQ EPC Approach to Grading the Strength of Evidence in Comparative Effectiveness

117. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Effectiveness of Treatments Options for the Prevention of Complications and Treatment of Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - including work we have participated in about the predictive validity of grades, that there is a lack of reliability

118. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2020 - inclusion for this key question as these types of study designs are subject to biases that reduce the reliability … will be downgraded because not controlling for variables (such as illness severity) can affect the reliability

119. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - The criteria of the model are as follows: Analytic validity (technical accuracy and reliability) Clinical … It applies the following criteria: (1) analytic validity (technical accuracy and reliability); (2) clinical … Analytic variables include the type of assay chosen and its reliability, the type of sample, the methods … What is the reliability of the assay?

120. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - The criteria of the model are as follows: Analytic validity (technical accuracy and reliability) Clinical … It applies the following criteria: (1) analytic validity (technical accuracy and reliability); (2) clinical … Analytic variables include the type of assay chosen and its reliability, the type of sample, the methods … What is the reliability of the assay?