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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - change depending on expert comments received on interventions issued for comment
during the preceding six … available; (2) information was compiled by November 2011 in this
priority area; and (3) we received six … In this report, two new imaging agents are discussed
from a class of six or seven similar positron … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with research, clinical, and health systems backgrounds … , offered perspectives on
florbetapir, and six different experts, with clinical, research, and health
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fibromyalgia_research-protocol.pdf
April 03, 2014 - of Bias tool.53 The seven domains of the tool are sequence generation, allocation
concealment, blinding … , and other sources of bias (i.e., problems not covered by other
domains). … Published online: April 3, 2014
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several of the domains but the study was blinded or, if … the three domains other than risk of bias. … Health status and disease severity in fibromyalgia:
results of a six-center longitudinal study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/labor-nitrous-oxide_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - We graded available evidence for each
key outcome for each of the following domains:
• risk of bias … Effect of Nitrous Oxide on the Route of Birth
Six studies compared the route of birth in women who … )
Domains Pertaining to Strength of Evidence
Strength of EvidenceRisk of Bias Consistency Directness … , 6 studies of
fair quality, and 40 studies of poor
quality total
Note: Domains pertaining to SOE … Exposure to nitrous oxide
in delivery suites at six Swedish hospitals.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-opioid-stewardship-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2023 - (NQF) identified fundamental actions to support opioid
stewardship in healthcare organizations,5 six … Purpose of the Review
The overall purpose of this review is to determine the effect of opioid stewardship … Cochrane
Collaboration’s tool that cover the domains of selection bias, performance bias, detection … of the reported results.8 The risk of bias assessments will focus on the main outcome of
interest … If any of the PSPs have more than one study of effectiveness, we will
grade the strength of evidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-39-pediatric-cancer-survivorship-comments.pdf
March 01, 2021 - serve children and
adolescents under a Medicaid demonstration
program, providing care for at least a six-month … and quality
and satisfaction with care
captured in health services/
economic outcome domains. … We have edited the figures for
GQs 4 and 5 so that they fully
map to the outcome domains. … , but is not
included under any of the outcome domains
considered in the technical brief (it is noted … under the care domains of
survivorship care plan, model
of care, or survivorship care
service.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/06_devdelays_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - No statement in this report should be construed as an
official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. … the case of new applications of
already-diffused technologies. … Perspectives of an expert with a COI are balanced by perspectives of experts without COIs. … available; (2) information was compiled by September 21, 2012, in this priority area; and (3) we
received six … They also subject patients to
risks of adverse events, some of which could be serious.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/documentation-burden-protocol.pdf
July 26, 2023 - validity in the domains of reliability, consistency, and expected relations with other variables is … Collating and assessing evidence across these domains will inform efforts by health systems and
standard-setting … Guiding Questions
Description/Overview of measurements of documentation burden:
1) What metrics of … Discussions with Key Informants
We plan to recruit six to nine KIs with different expertise, backgrounds … interactions and, subsequently, its effects on
outcomes and quality of care.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
November 01, 2016 - the following:4
Results from the trial show that after six months of treatment, both doses of elagolix … , at month three, as well as
month six, as measured by the Daily Assessment of Endometriosis Pain scale … Treatment with peptide GnRH receptor agonists is usually limited to six
monthly injections because … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, health systems, and health … However, two experts were skeptical of clinician acceptance because of the lack of long-
term data.16,21
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - )
Domains Pertaining to SOE Strength of Evidence
Risk of Bias:
Study Design/
Quality
Consistency … Of these,
four were of good quality, six were of fair quality, and
two were of poor quality. … Summary of the strength of evidence for KQ 2—CPAP versus BPAP
Number
of Studies
(Subjects)
Domains … Number
of Studies
(Subjects)
Domains Pertaining to SOE Strength of Evidence
Risk of Bias:
Study … Number
of Studies
(Subjects)
Domains Pertaining to SOE Strength of Evidence
Risk of Bias:
Study
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/restless-legs_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - MOS Sleep Scale: In study XP052, improvements in the
total sleep score and all domains of the MOS sleep … There was a
statistically significantly greater improvement in all domains of
the MOS at Week 12 using … , placebo-controlled, six-week dose-
finding trial in Europe. … a placebo-controlled trial longer than six
months could raise questions that a relative benefit of … up to six
months duration have be conducted for some RLS treatments,
including rotigotine, pramipexole
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ped-mindfulness-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 05, 2025 - We also held discussions with six members of our
Technical Expert Panel (TEP). … to assess risk of bias
in randomized trials.37 The five domains of the tool are the randomization process … bias rating of “high,” “some concerns,” or “low” for each of the above
domains and the overall risk … to a four-level scale by evaluating and
weighing the combined results of the included domains. … Below, we discuss the primary domains and how we will assess them:
Risk of bias (see the above section
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/aggression_research-protocol.pdf
October 05, 2015 - is closely followed as a quality-of-care measure, particularly for psychiatric
patients in hospital … of quality of care.50 The Joint Commission reported in
2010 more than 200 deaths related to seclusion … at preventing aggressive behavior
(e.g., implementation of a procedure informed by the NASMHPD’s Six … of!a!procedure!informed!by!the!
NASMHPD’s!Six!Core!Strategies)!
KQs!1b/1c!and!2b/2c:!Strategies! … of!a!procedure!informed!by!NASMHPD’s!
Six!Core!Strategies)!
KQ!3:!Same!as!KQs!1!and!2!
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ped-mindfulness-protocol-amended.pdf
September 25, 2024 - We also held discussions with six members of our
Technical Expert Panel (TEP). … to assess risk of bias
in randomized trials.37 The five domains of the tool are the randomization process … bias rating of “high,” “some concerns,” or “low” for each of the above
domains and the overall risk … to a four-level scale by evaluating and
weighing the combined results of the included domains. … Below, we discuss the primary domains and how we will assess them:
Risk of bias (see the above section
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mass-casualty-events-scarce-resources_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - of health
care in the United States. … care
quality. … and
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.12 That approach
requires assessment in four domains: risk of … All but one of the six studies we
reviewed reported data collected from a single community. … No State plan addressed all four domains.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-jaw-rapid-response.pdf
May 01, 2025 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed
decisions and thereby improve the quality … of healthcare services. … dental
treatment in relation to the development of MRONJ.39–44 Six cohort studies compared outcomes … the true population.39 The remaining six cohort studies,
evaluated the occurrence of MRONJ in patients … of six academic societies: the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral
Research, Japan Osteoporosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_surveillance.pdf
October 29, 2012 - , and New England Journal of Medicine) and six specialty journals (Journal
of Urology, International … We
identified one RCT that demonstrated significant differences in three domains of quality of life … We identified one RCT that demonstrated significant
differences in two domains of quality of life measure … Darifenacin
Darifenacin significantly improved
urgency UI and several domains of
quality of life more … Darifenacin
Darifenacin significantly improved urgency UI and several
domains of quality of life more
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - restraints only
as a last resort.14-22 Finally, using seclusion and restraints is
closely followed as a quality-of-care … Directors’ Six
Core Strategies.24 These Six Core Strategies ultimately aim
to forestall or at least … posted on the Agency for
Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Web site for
public comment (www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … of care in such settings. … What is
the role of quality measures, designed to create incentives
to improve the quality of care,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - of health
care in the United States. … care
quality. … The properties
of a 5-SNP panel were investigated in six articles, four
of which also considered family … Across six studies, the range of observed diagnostic ORs
for the 5-SNP panel was 2.4 to 4.5. … moderate risk of bias.
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Rating the Body of Evidence
We considered the domains of risk of bias,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - We evaluated SOE
based on four required domains (risk of bias, consistency,
directness, and precision … certain rehabilitation programs and compared
results to those not participating in the program.30-33 Six … Six studies were conducted in the United States and two in
other countries (United Kingdom and Finland … Six studies assessed comparative effectiveness with
respect to productivity outcomes.35, 37, 41-43, … This would enable
researchers to better define impairment domains and levels
of impairment, which is
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-diagnosis-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - well-informed decisions in designing and funding research and thereby improve the quality
of health … care services. … of health care in the United States. … care quality. … six new topics.