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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/omega-3-maternity_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - previously
used DerSimonian and Laird method.14 Heterogeneity was
assessed using the I2 statistic.15 All statistical … R: A language and environment for
statistical computing.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods-report-web-interactive-presentation-appendix-a.pdf
May 29, 2025 - Methods Report Appendix A: Foray Into Computable Reports
Foray into Computable
Reports
Brown EPC
Duke EPC
Minnesota EPC
1
Disclosures
• None
2
The report
3
The Urinary Incontinence (UI) report
• Brown’s “Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence (UI) in
Adult Women” updates a 2012 report by t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suda-final-protocol.pdf
October 02, 2018 - Statistical heterogeneity will be explored qualitatively and, if appropriate data are
available, we … Per
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), An SUD
diagnosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
June 12, 2012 - Just because a statistical
test may be employed, it does not mean that the results are
meaningful. … Statistical methods were clearly stated, presented, and
appropriate. … Statistical analyses were robust and
adequate for this report.
Thank you. … However
it appears to involve statistical testing. … Compared to men, the specificity of stress echocardiography was lower
in women with statistical significance
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
February 01, 2014 - The
comparative studies
provided moderate
evidence indicating
no statistical or
clinically important … Quantitative signals (B1-B2)*
Change in statistical … For the ‘borderline’ changes in statistical significance, at least one of the reports (the
original … The
comparative studies provided moderate evidence indicating
no statistical or clinically important
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-215-depression-older-adults-comments.pdf
March 28, 2019 - The NNH for graded outcomes with
statistical significance has been added in
the key messages, abstract … Could the test for statistical heterogeneity be explained
in lay language?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-update_disposition-comments.pdf
December 01, 2011 - and controls, adjustment for
confounders, methods of outcomes assessment, length of
followup, and statistical … Statistical heterogeneity also depends on the
outcome measure of choice.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/single-group-studies_white-paper.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Visiting Research Professor
Florida Atlantic University
Founder and Biostatistician
Applied Statistical … Single Group Studies With Explicit Historical Comparisons
Single group studies may report comparative statistical … Statistical methods applied to the analysis of single group studies may be helpful
to attempt to adjust … Journal of the Royal
Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics)
1982;31(2):144-8.
28.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-exe-sum.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth: A Systematic Review
Systematic Review
Management of Suicidal Thoughts and
Behaviors in Youth: A Systematic Review
Executive Summary
Main Points
• The current body of evidence is derived primarily from racially and ethnically
diverse f…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-children_research-protocol.pdf
December 11, 2015 - has one or
more mental, emotional, or behavioral health disorders according to the Diagnostic and
Statistical … If we conduct quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we will assess statistical
heterogeneity … If we include any meta-analyses with considerable
statistical heterogeneity in this report, we will … systematic way for evaluating causal complexity because it is based
on formal logic and set theory, not statistical … variable-oriented
methods typically deconstruct the unit of analysis into its component variables and then
assess statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/allergy-seasonal_research-protocol.pdf
March 08, 2012 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: March 8, 2012
16
DistillerSR to statistical … We will assess statistical heterogeneity by
using Cochran’s Q statistic and the I2 statistic. … If we find considerable statistical heterogeneity,
we will explore it by performing subgroup analysis … • Did the analysis of outcome data incorporate a method for handling confounders such
as statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2014 - If we conduct
quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we will assess statistical heterogeneity … If we
include any meta-analyses with considerable statistical heterogeneity in this report, we will … Higgins JP, Altman DG, Gotzsche PC, et al; Cochrane Bias Methods Group; Cochrane
Statistical Methods
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
October 10, 2019 - studies comparing 2
or more intervention cohorts) of
200 patients or more or those that
report a statistical … We will assess statistical
heterogeneity and review the studies qualitatively for potential effect modifiers … do not show a statistically significant difference between interventions, we will take
evidence of statistical … that are not statistically significant
(given that the number and the size of studies also affect statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - PowerPoint Presentation
Developing the Topic and Structuring
Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests:
Utility of PICOTS,
Analytic Frameworks, Decision Trees,
and Other Frameworks
Prepared for:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Training Modules for Medical Test Reviews Methods Guide
www.ahrq.gov
De…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - PowerPoint Presentation
Developing the Topic and Structuring
Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests:
Utility of PICOTS,
Analytic Frameworks, Decision Trees,
and Other Frameworks
Prepared for:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Training Modules for Medical Test Reviews Methods Guide
www.ahrq.gov
De…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-navigation-model-lung-cancer-rapid.pdf
December 01, 2018 - Rapid Evidence Product Patient Navigation Models For Lung Cancer
Rapid Evidence Product
Patient Navigation Models
for Lung Cancer
e
Rapid Evidence Product
Patient Navigation Models for Lung Cancer
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glucocorticoid-injections_clinician.pdf
June 01, 2016 - A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis: A Brief Summary of Findings for Clinicians
A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid
Injections for Spinal Stenosis: A Brief Summary
of Findings for Clinicians
KEY CLINICAL ISSUE
What are the relative effectiveness and adverse effect…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
July 08, 2015 - In two
cohort studies (n = 650), pooling was not performed
due to marked statistical heterogeneity … The reported adverse
effects were from one to two studies, and did not
demonstrate any significant statistical … In two
cohort studies (n = 650), pooling
was not performed due to
marked statistical heterogeneity … 2012 – Link to Paper)
Literature Analysis (July
2015)
Expert Opinion Surveillance
Assessment
statistical … reported adverse effects were
from one to two studies, and did
not demonstrate any significant
statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetes-behavior-programs_disposition-comments.pdf
September 28, 2015 - Statistical methods are appropriate
to the key questions for this report. … Performance of statistical
methods for meta-analysis when true study
effects are non-normally distributed … This
was mentioned in the discussion, “There was
substantial statistical heterogeneity in these pairwise … Peer Reviewer 1 Results The findings are presented from the perspectives of
both statistical significance … agree that the approaches may give discrepant
results if we were directly comparing effect sizes and
statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.pdf
May 01, 2022 - pain intensity versus acetaminophen at 4 to 48 hours in patients
with acute nonoperative dental pain; statistical … moderate
to large decrease in pain intensity
versus the NSAID at <1 day and
1 day to <1 week, although
statistical … intensity versus the NSAID at 4 to 48 hours (mean
differences ranged from 0.6 to 1.9 points), although statistical … acetaminophen at 4 to 48 hours (mean differences ranged from 1.3 to 2.7
points on a 0 to 10 scale), although statistical … with a small
decrease in pain intensity at 4 hours (3.0 vs. 3.9) and 6 hours (4.9 vs. 5.6), although statistical