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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-app-protocol-updated.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Evaluation of Mental Health Applications
Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol
Project Title: Evaluation of Mental Health Applications
I. Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief
Among adults aged 18 or older in the U.S., the prevalence of mental illnesses has
increased fr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
February 10, 2010 - techniques listed above, alone or in combination with
other intervention strategies
• Usual care as standard … breathing techniques alone or
in combination with other
intervention strategies
Usual care as standard … changed and the use of
inhaled corticosteroids as first-line therapy in chronic asthma became the standard … Two reviewers will independently assess each full-
text article by using a standard form that details … Data from all included studies with a quality rating of “fair” or “good” will be
abstracted into standard
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-metaanalysis_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Medical Test Reviews
8-1
Chapter 8
Meta-Analysis of Test Performance
When There Is a “Gold Standard … ,” that is, a
reference standard considered adequate to define the presence or absence of the condition … Another chapter discusses ways to summarize medical tests when such a reference
standard does not exist … Options for
summarizing medical test performance in the
absence of a "gold standard." … Meta-analysis of test
performance when there is a “gold standard.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-hemangioma_clinician.pdf
June 01, 2016 - Findings were limited by study size,
lack of standard processes, and lack of direct comparison at
the … Findings were
limited by study size, lack of standard processes, and lack
of direct comparison at the … It is unclear if
the findings from these studies are applicable to the current
standard of care for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - We have included search terms in an Appendix per standard CER protocol. … Reviewer: 10 Results And what were "standard
dressings"? … We have avoided the term "standard dressings." … The diagram follows standard guidance for AHRQ analytic frameworks. … The diagram follows standard guidance for AHRQ analytic frameworks.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-1.pdf
July 01, 2019 - enough that an
average effect is a sensible summary
► There is no objective measure or consensus standard … • These missing results introduce bias into meta-analysis and
reduce precision.5
► Use standard tests
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-intro.ppt
June 01, 2012 - This makes analytic frameworks consistent with the current standard approach to classifying contexts … Variations in the typology exist, but the standard unchanging elements are PICO. … ”
Module 9 – Meta-analysis Without a “Gold Standard”
Module 10 – Decision Modeling
Module 11 – Genetic … Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With a “Gold Standard” — or —
9. … Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With an Imperfect Reference Standard
10.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-intro.ppt
June 01, 2012 - This makes analytic frameworks consistent with the current standard approach to classifying contexts … Variations in the typology exist, but the standard unchanging elements are PICO. … ”
Module 9 – Meta-analysis Without a “Gold Standard”
Module 10 – Decision Modeling
Module 11 – Genetic … Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With a “Gold Standard” — or —
9. … Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With an Imperfect Reference Standard
10.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/reporting.ppt
September 01, 2009 - Writing the Report
Follow a standard template for the overall report:
Abstract and Executive Summary … comparator, outcome, time frame, and study design or setting
Writing the Report
Authors should use a standard … The purpose of using a standard template is to make reading and understanding of the report easier for … or mean QOL [quality of life] responses were obtained without corresponding estimates of variance (standard … deviation [SD] or standard error).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0129_07-13-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - health insurance status;
geographic region
Comparator(s): non-use of interventions listed above, “standard
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - In addition to encouraging a high standard for excellence, usefulness, and efficiency in
systematic … intervention, comparator and outcomes, which makes analytic
frameworks consistent with the current standard … The standard, unchanging elements are the
PICO, referring to the Patient population, Intervention, Comparator … Common challenges addressed include evaluating
evidence when a reference standard is available (Chapter … 8), and when no appropriate reference
standard exists (Chapter 9).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guide-editorial_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - characteristics of carotid ultrasound would optimally
assess both the proxy result (as compared to a reference standard
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0311_06-17-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - The current clinical standard of care is to admit for
observation and further workup any patient with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s108.pdf
October 01, 2007 - assigned a
baseline severity of illness score, drawn from a normal distribu-
tion, with mean 0 and standard … hazard rate, �2
0 No effect
Indirect effect
only
Dual effect
0
�0.693
Severity of illness equation
Standard … The standard
errors for the mean hazard ratio (HR) (for each set of
FIGURE 1. … October 2007
© 2007 Lippincott Williams & WilkinsS110
conditions) were calculated by dividing the standard … Aggregating results across the 250
runs produced small standard errors around the estimate of
the HR,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/outcome-research-white-paper.pdf
June 01, 2022 - The app uses the FHIR standard to retrieve data from the EHR system and leverages the tools
developed … Both registries noted that these data are
readily extracted using standard codes, but the quality of … Each standard response has a
numeric value: 0, 1, 2, and 3 respectively. … This approach employed standard
methods focused on identifying the linguistic patterns that are used … Similar examples of documentation using non-
standard English were observed with extraction of the PHQ
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s116.pdf
October 01, 2007 - variables that are indepen-
dent risk factors for the study outcome and also influence
treatment choice, standard … To account for the clustering of patient-level observations
within physicians, the parameters and standard … †Parameter standard errors estimated robustly to account for correlation of patient outcomes within physician … nursing facility stay in previous 180 d 2.4 0.01 0.5 0.51
*Computed using a GEE approach that adjusts standard … Further work in this area should focus on the development of
standard diagnostic methods and study design
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - cat allergenic
extracts, following in-vitro comparison of the test extract to a FDA CBER reference standard … The FDA CBER reference standard is
assigned a specific BAU unitage based on quantitative skin testing … The FDA CBER reference mite standard is
assigned a specific AU unitage based on quantitative skin testing … For the short ragweed pollen allergen extract FDA CBER reference
mite standard is assigned a specific … that which is obtained by comparison of a test sample (lot for release)
against the US reference standard
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemophilia-dental-rapid-response.pdf
July 01, 2024 - Are there any dental services considered a standard of care for the
management of hemophilia? … Key Question 5: Are There Any Dental Services Considered
a Standard of Care for the Management of Hemophilia … that informed the potential effect of
dental care on hemophilia treatment outcomes, and to review standard … Prophylactic treatment with factor replacement therapy remains the
standard of care. … Proposal of a standard approach to
dental extraction in haemophilia patients.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Applicability
Grade the Body of Evidence
Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With a “Gold Standard … ” — or —
Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With an Imperfect Reference Standard
Decision Modeling … , grading the strength of the body of evidence, conducting a meta-analysis with and without a “gold standard … reference standard. … One test may appear more accurate because it is compared to an imperfect reference standard.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Applicability
Grade the Body of Evidence
Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With a “Gold Standard … ” — or —
Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence With an Imperfect Reference Standard
Decision Modeling … , grading the strength of the body of evidence, conducting a meta-analysis with and without a “gold standard … reference standard. … One test may appear more accurate because it is compared to an imperfect reference standard.