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281. Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average Risk Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Initial validation studies were excluded due to their use of highly selected patient populations. … Sensitivity for advanced adenomas was similarly low in both studies. … We found no studies that specifically evaluated the harms of fecal DNA testing. … While three poor-quality analytic validity studies showed that technological advances can improve the … No studies have evaluated the relative acceptability of fecal DNA tests to FIT tests.

282. Total Worker Health® (TWH) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - , and pre-post studies. … We included 24 studies described in 33 publications.10,11,20-50 Of the 24 included studies, 15 studies … Most studies had high overall attrition (ranging from 14% to 45%); many studies had differential attrition … The 15 KQ 2 studies were quite different; few studies of TWH interventions assessed the same outcomes … Overall attrition was high in several studies; most studies performed a complete-case analysis; participants

283. Noninvasive, Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - All KQs: Studies reporting on intermediate outcomes only Nonrandomized studies Abstracts, editorials … We will exclude cohort studies, case-control studies, case reports, and case series. … than higher quality studies when synthesizing the evidence, particularly if discrepancies between studies … from poorer-quality studies. … Random effects across studies are assumed and if estimates across studies vary widely, profile likelihood

284. Allocation of Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 01, 2020 - We included both English- and foreign-language studies. … Twenty-seven studies focus on strategies for policymakers. … The review includes 119 studies that address strategies for providers. … Only 10 studies included strategies that consider the public's perspective. … However, these studies were consistent in their findings.

285. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Assessing applicability of medical test studies in systematic reviews. … for Inclusion Search for Studies Extract Data From Studies Analyze and Synthesize Studies Assess … Studies are not specific to the key questions Studies may not reflect the subgroups or comparisons identified … Excluding studies with older technologies and presenting results of included studies by slice thickness … of test used in practice and in studies How and by whom tests are conducted in practice and in studies

286. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Assessing applicability of medical test studies in systematic reviews. … for Inclusion Search for Studies Extract Data From Studies Analyze and Synthesize Studies Assess … Studies are not specific to the key questions Studies may not reflect the subgroups or comparisons identified … Excluding studies with older technologies and presenting results of included studies by slice thickness … of test used in practice and in studies How and by whom tests are conducted in practice and in studies

287. Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Included studies for KQ 1 had to have a concurrent control group or (for single-group pre-post studies … Of the KQ 2 included studies, 18 were studies from a prior 2007 AHRQ review addressing the maternal … States (2 studies);39, 40 Taiwan (2 studies);46, 50 and one each in the Republic of Belarus,37 Hong … countries (6 studies).53, 56, 57, 60, 62, 63 Studies assessed a variety of intervention types; the … with >1,500 women, 31 studies with 500-1,499 women, and 15 studies with <500 women.

288. Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The draft Comparative Effectiveness Review evaluated 96 intervention studies reported in 113 articles … Only a few studies that we reviewed used social marketing to deliver messages on nutrition, physical … There were methodological limitations of the reviewed studies which suggest that future research might … why some studies might detect desirable effect of the intervention. … example, studies using a community-based participatory approach.

289. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We also included uncontrolled studies ≥1 year that reported rates of abuse, addiction, or misuse, and … Results Of the 4,209 citations identified at the title and abstract level, a total of 39 studies were … For a number of Key Questions, we identified no studies meeting inclusion criteria. … were 3.1 percent to 26 percent in primary care settings, but studies varied in methods used to define … study), with several studies showing a dose-dependent association.

290. Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The following studies were excluded: (1) those with no outcomes of efficacy, effectiveness, or safety … /adverse events; (2) nonsurgical studies with less than one year followup; (3) nonsurgical studies already … included in previous systematic reviews; and (4) studies with a sample size of less than three. … Due to the dearth of long-term studies of bariatric surgery in this particular target population, few … The strength of evidence for BPD is rated low because there are fewer studies, and these have smaller

291. Cad-Women-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - of these studies were applicable to KQ 3,16-18 and one was applicable to KQ 2.19 Of the 94 studies … Of these 94 studies, 78 studies included sufficient data to estimate the sensitivity and specificity … , two studies of CMR, and four studies of SPECT that reported these predictors … 2) ECHO (6 studies), (3) SPECT (3 studies), (4) CMR (2 studies), and (5) coronary CTA (4 studies) … noncomparative studies.

292. Microsoft Word - Comp Eff 10.doc (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - studies). … year (2 studies). … all eight studies. … ), headache (21 studies), dizziness (18 studies), fatigue (10 studies), upper respiratory infection … (6 studies), and nausea (6 studies).

293. Diagnosis of Gout | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Included studies will be limited to those … Finally, we will ask the TEP to assess our included studies and to provide references for any studies … Studies will be weighted by sample size. … studies that include long-term, clinical outcomes and in applying standards of precision to these studies … studies.

294. Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We conducted a descriptive analysis for all studies and meta-analyses when appropriate. … , 63 prospective cohort studies, and 28 retrospective cohort studies). … Prevalence of GDM varied across studies and diagnostic criteria: American Diabetes Association (75 g) … Only two studies examined the effects on health outcomes from screening for GDM. … Five studies provided data on harms of treating GDM.

295. Work Plan for Methods Research on (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - Five of six testers agreed on two studies, four agreed on six studies, three agreed on two studies, … studies, and cohort studies). … Five of six testers agreed on two studies, four agreed on six studies, three agreed on two studies, … the studies. … studies.

296. Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - trials and controlled or comparative observational studies KQ 4: randomized trials, cohort studies … Non–English-Language Studies Non–English-language studies will be included in the searches and translated … Individual studies will be rated as “good,” “fair,” or “poor.” … We will not exclude studies rated as being poor in quality a priori, but poor-quality studies will be … if discrepancies between studies are present.

297. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Maternal and Child Health: An Update (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Studies in the original report deemed eligible for pooling with newly identified studies were included … Risk of bias among observational studies was assessed using questions relevant for prospective studies … Prospective observational studies and biomarker studies reported inconsistent associations between … Among studies reporting on the same outcomes, results were often inconsistent across studies. … Studies that labeled themselves as studies of DHA alone often included some amount of EPA as well as

298. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Healthcare and Community Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2021 - Systematic reviews will be used to identify relevant primary studies. … Studies will be stratified according to setting (healthcare versus community). … For studies conducted in the community, we will stratify studies according to whether the mask is worn … studies were in the original review. … Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies . 2017. 

299. Lower Limb Prosthesis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - in these studies; 4) assess the strength of evidence for studies of differential comparative effectiveness … What are the characteristics of the participants in these studies? … What are the characteristics of the participants in these studies? … Any comparative studies (KQ 4) or long-term followup studies (KQ 7) found from existing systematic reviews … studies and descriptions of statistical significance of studies, emphasizing larger studies with better

300. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 1. Decision To Combine Trials (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2019 - , not diagnostic, individual-level, or observational studies Background • Quantitative synthesis … be combined with cluster- randomized studies? … ► Cherry-picking studies to include in meta-analysis can introduce bias. … The Impact of Study Size on Meta-analyses: Examination of Underpowered Studies in Cochrane Reviews. … The Impact of Study Size on Meta-analyses: Examination of Underpowered Studies in Cochrane Reviews.