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101. Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement.pdf
     February 05, 2025 - We will limit the literature search to studies published after the year 2000 as older studies may not … studies) • In vitro studies • Nonoriginal studies (e.g. … published in English • Studies published after the year 2000 • Non-English language studies • … We will evaluate heterogeneity between studies using I2 indicator. … versus estimates derived from studies at low risk of bias or (2) when the majority of available studies

102. White Paper_Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/machine-learning-tools-white-paper.pdf
     December 01, 2024 - We did not assess the quality of individual studies or the strength of evidence across studies. … Excluded Studies Appendix C. … studies. 8 3. … labels with either the final included studies in the report (18 studies) or human- generated labels … (3 studies).

103. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-245-breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-evidence-summary-updated-1.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - Our searches targeted comparative studies and single group studies (i.e., studies without a comparison … Results We found 160 primary studies comprising 478,650 patients in total. … studies (N = 275,218). … We did not find any studies comparing timing of IBR or AR before or after chemotherapy. … The included studies were mostly at moderate to high risk of bias.

104. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/child-growth-development-outcomes-protocol.pdf
     August 19, 2024 - • Studies that exclusively enroll participants hospitalized with an illness or injury • Studies … studies • Case-control studies • All other study designs Geographic Location • Locations … The one exception is studies of adolescents; for those meeting all other eligibility criteria, studies … If older, seminal studies or studies cited in the prior guideline are needed for context we will provide … Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies 2019- 2020.

105. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - identified all relevant studies for this review. … Hand Searching: Reference lists of included articles will also be reviewed for includable studies. … 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. … (e.g. at least six to ten studies for continuous variables and four studies for categorical variables

106. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients during Clinical Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/clinical-care-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - For this rapid review, we plan to focus on studies that assess the effectiveness of interventional … • Poor - Outdated, irrelevant, or biased review without systematic search for studies, explicit … selection criteria, or standard appraisal of studies. … Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies. U.S. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non- randomised studies of interventions.

107. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-256-telehealth-women-disposition-comments.pdf
     June 16, 2022 - No studies met inclusion criteria. … No new studies were identified for inclusion. … Included/excluded studies appear complete Thank you. … care but the studies themselves had low SOE. … It seems the studies presented in the SR are largely efficacy studies with some cohort studies on preference

108. Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-executive-summary_0.pdf
     May 01, 2023 - with few studies conducted within the U.S. setting … • Among studies included in our Key Questions, few (4%, n=8) studies reported a formal evaluation of … Few studies were conducted within the U.S. setting. … Among studies with a high volume of literature, which predominately included studies in dietary supplements … Among eight low- or medium-risk-of-bias studies in nutrition support prior to cancer treatment, studies

109. Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rural-telehealth-amended-protocol.pdf
     February 25, 2021 - studies. … We will exclude descriptive studies with no outcomes data or studies that include only data from one … We will also exclude modeling studies or studies that use synthetic data. … including trial and observational studies, including prospective and retrospective cohort studies … We will not exclude studies rated high risk of bias a priori, but high risk of bias studies will be

110. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-monitoring-systems-protocol.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - For cohort studies and trials, the study time frame also needs to be specified. … RCTs, non-randomized trials, and observational studies with a comparison group … Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies. U.S. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions. … criteria, or standard appraisal of studies.

111. Executive Summary: Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-research-executive-summ.pdf
     March 01, 2025 - Collectively, this review represents over 750 studies. … the number of new studies we included. … The full list of included studies can be found in our full report. Figure A. … Lighter blue shading indicates evidence from newer primary studies. … We also searched for newer studies to include the latest evidence for each outcome.

112. CER 210: Disposition of Comments for Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-210-breastfeeding-disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Some studies do show a difference. … I think this is because the results section often refers to studies as "the studies in the United Kingdom … The magnitude varies across studies. … “of these 128 studies” without prior mention of the number 128 We have clarified the number of studies … It is unclear why these studies have been excluded, but these are studies on “changes in health service

113. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-march-2023-grand-rounds-slides.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Additional studies were identified from reference lists and experts. … 11 studies were included in the synthesis. … 63 studies were included in the synthesis. … 51 studies were included in the synthesis. … • Most of the quantitative studies were at high risk of bias and the qualitative studies often lacked

114. Telehealth for Women (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-women-protocol.pdf
     June 21, 2021 - studies, including prospective and retrospective cohort studies and before-after studies (i.e., natural … experiments) o Qualitative studies that evaluate preferences, barriers/facilitators o Studies … We will also exclude modeling studies or studies that use synthetic data. … We will not exclude studies rated high risk of bias a priori, but high risk of bias studies will be … studies may not be comparative.

115. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ocr-protocol-final_1.pdf
     December 18, 2019 - Case series, pre-post studies, case reports a Will Consider higher thresholds from older studies … only to identify eligible studies for this review. … 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. … (e.g. at least six to ten studies for continuous variables and four studies for categorical variables

116. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
     October 10, 2019 - SRS treatment arms • Studies based exclusively on pre-1990 data Comparators • Studies comparing … We decided to exclude non-English studies, as non-English language studies may not contribute substantially … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: All included studies will be assessed … Regardless of whether studies can be combined in a meta-analysis for a key question, all studies meeting … Where analyses indicate systematic differences across studies, we will stratify studies and present

117. Systematic Review of Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breastfeeding_research-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - For studies assessing the effectiveness of BFHI, we will include studies evaluating full and partial … exclusion of studies are designed to identify studies that can answer the Key Questions (KQs) and are … studies”[MeSH] OR (prospective*[All Fields] AND cohort[All Fields] AND (study[All Fields] OR studies … "[MeSH] OR "Cohort Studies"[MeSH] OR "Epidemiologic Studies"[MeSH] OR "Cross-Sectional Studies"[MeSH … ] OR "Organizational Case Studies"[MeSH] OR "Cross-Over Studies"[MeSH] OR "Follow-Up Studies"[MeSH]

118. Whole-Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-vibration-therapy_technical-brief.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Animal studies. 2. … Type of vibration platforms used in studies Type of Vibration Platform Number of Studies Country of … were systematically collected in all studies; most studies relied on self-report for harms. … Outcomes in vibration studies Bone Mineral Density (N Studies/ RCTs) Bone Mineral Content … (N Studies/ RCTs) Fracture (N Studies/ RCTs) Quality of Life (N Studies/ RCTs) Reported

119. Methods Report Appendix A: Foray Into Computable Reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods-report-web-interactive-presentation-appendix-a.pdf
     May 29, 2025 - specific interventions (14 intervention categories) for • Cure, improvement, satisfaction (n=117 studies … ) • Quality of life (n=84 studies) • Adverse events (n=138 studies) 4 An interactive tool 5 Level … Evidence Graph for specific interventions [Some summary information] [Amount of evidence] • n studies … • N people [Outcomes (studies; people)] • Cure (75; 13921) • Improvement (82; 17276) • Satisfaction … • N people [Outcomes (studies; people)] • Cure (54; 8664) • Improvement (62; 13407) • Satisfaction

120. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 271, Treatments for Maternal Mental Health Conditions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-271-mental-health-pregnant-disposition-comments.pdf
     July 31, 2024 - Basic conclusion is insufficient evidence and we need more studies. … We coded studies based on the description provided by the included studies. … I reviewed the excluded studies regarding exclusion and confirmed that studies with dyadic/relational … Thank you for bringing the listed studies to our attention. … Eligible studies from these countries were included.