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341. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-metaanalysis_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - Figure 8–2 illustrates this strategy for a meta-analysis of K studies. … and studies use the same explicit or “implicit threshold.” … Assessing applicability of medical test studies in systematic reviews. … Assessing risk of bias as a domain of quality in medical test studies. … Empirical evidence of design-related bias in studies of diagnostic tests.

342. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     September 23, 2014 - Inclusion criteria were less restrictive for effectiveness studies than diagnostic accuracy studies because … in 3 studies 24 , 26 , 27 . … Studies were lacking for most key questions, and the number, quality, and applicability of studies varied … ; previous reviews cited descriptive studies predating the searches No studies NA NA NA NA … No studies met inclusion criteria.

343. Cesarean-Birth-2010 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - , (2) note the quality of studies, (3) summarize the number of studies that identified benefits of the … These fair- quality and poor-quality studies had inconsistent findings; two studies found a reduction … Results across these studies are inconsistent. … These studies varied in quality, with two good-quality, two fair-quality, and three poor-quality studies … Insufficient; 2 good-quality studies, 2-fair quality studies, 1 poor-quality study Amniotomy 1

344. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/field-triage-glascow_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - For Key Question 4 (reliability and ease of use), we also included cross-sectional studies and studies … studies in ClinicalTrials.gov. … SMS, Difference in AUROC (95% CI) Number of Studies I2 Low risk of bias studies 0.046 (0.038 … There were few head- to-head studies, studies had methodological limitations, and studies on ease of … We also restricted study inclusion to studies published in 1995 or later, with most studies conducted

345. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - The reader will not remember that of 18540 retrieved studies, only 93 studies met the criterion for … Especially as the ACA is implemented - implantation studies and studies that connect policy and patient … These are not all EOL studies. … Also called implementation studies. … text on page 34 paragraph refers to 22 studies, and the cited Evidence Table 3 has an n of 25 studies

346. Mental-Illness-Heart Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Quality Assessment of Individual Studies We evaluated the quality of individual studies using the key … Most studies (n=19) were rated fair quality, with 9 studies rated good quality and 4 poor quality. … abstracted: KQ 1 studies: 32 KQ 2 studies: 7 KQ 3 studies: 15 KQ 4 studies: 3 Figure B. … Insufficient SOE No studies Insufficient SOE No studies Insufficient SOE No studies Insufficient … studies) Insufficient information RCTs or quasi-experimental studies with broad inclusion criteria

347. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Effectiveness of Treatments Options for the Prevention of Complications and Treatment of Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - For the completed studies which were in both: a. … b.Were results reported in ClinicalTrials.gov for any of the studies? … (64 completed studies and 33 ongoing studies) 50 of which applicable to KQ2a (36 completed studies … and 14 ongoing studies). … Were results reported in ClinicalTrials.gov for any of the studies?

348. Shebl NA et al. 2007 "Clinical decision support systems and antibiotic use." | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/shebl-na-et-al-2007
     January 01, 2007 - Five RCT and six 'before and after' studies were retrieved. … Two studies were conducted in primary care and three within secondary care. … 'Before and after' studies were used where RCT were not feasible. … However, it is difficult to generalise as most studies were conducted in the United States. … Clinician satisfaction was not a primary aim of any of the studies."

349. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - , specifically assessing the quality of individual studies. … Introduction • Not all studies are created equal ► Limitations based on methodological features ► Studies … Perform Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies 4. … For some studies, all outcomes may have the same sources of bias; for other studies, the sources of bias … Perform Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies (I) Stage 3.

350. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
     September 19, 2014 - We also hand-searched the reference lists of relevant studies and searched for unpublished studies in … studies on discontinuation of opioid therapy, for which we included studies of any duration. … , case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies were rated using criteria from the U.S. … Studies on different methods for initiating and titrating opioids (three studies), decreasing doses … studies) and specificities of 0.88 and 0.16 (two studies) (SOE: insufficient).

351. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
     December 01, 2011 - Studies must have had a sample size of at least 1000 patients. … Key Question 3: Three types of studies were included. … Retrospective studies could be graded either B or C. … consistency of data across studies, the applicability of the studies to the U.S. population of men with … Faced with a lack of studies comparing AS to immediate active treatment, we elected to evaluate studies

352. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Following full-text review, we extracted data from all included studies. … Seven of the quantitative studies and 24 of the qualitative studies were conducted in countries other … Studies that examined harms found more evidence of no harm than evidence of harm. … Studies that examined more than one outcome are included separately for each outcome. … Rigorous studies that focus on perverse incentives and unintended consequences are needed.

353. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - prospective cohort studies of medical interventions, cohort studies of RAS natural history, and prospective … or large retrospective studies of surgical bypass. … The original report evaluated 60 unique studies. … The updated search found an additional nine articles, representing eight new studies. … The remaining studies were cohort studies of different interventions.

354. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Setting This review includes studies from the United States and international studies from these economically … To capture studies most relevant to the current delivery of LTC in the United States, we limited studies … The peer- reviewed journal articles included 22 cross-sectional studies and 15 longitudinal studies … Few studies used an admission cohort. … • The number of longitudinal studies was limited • More studies that trace change in status over time

355. Tinnitus Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_executive.pdf
     August 01, 2013 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Included studies had to be randomized controlled … with true control groups (e.g., cohort studies, case-control studies) All KQs: Original research studies … No studies were found to address this KQ. KQ2. … All of the studies were RCTs. … No studies were found to address this KQ.

356. Medication-Therapy-Management Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-therapy-management_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2014 - We conducted quality checks to ensure that the searches identified known studies (i.e., studies identified … Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias of individual studies, we … were cohort studies. … No meta- analyses included more than five studies; as a result, we did not examine included studies … The 44 studies included 21 trials and 4 nonrandomized controlled studies.

357. Asthma-Provider-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Studies lacking a comparison. … studies, controlled pre-post studies, historically controlled studies, cohort studies, case-control … studies, and cross- sectional studies. … and pre-post studies. … Information only No studies. SOE insufficient. No studies. SOE insufficient.

358. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Updaterum Disorder--An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - The studies identified are appropriate and the analysis of the studies follows recommended guidelines … as we did not complete a de novo search for such studies but used information about studies excluded … Manufacturer-funded studies also tend to have larger sample sizes than many academic studies. … The studies do not combine children from these studies, as was noted in the review. … studies to consider SOE.

359. Angina-Heart-Attack-Treatments Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - Quality Assessment of Individual Studies We evaluated the quality of individual studies by using the … passed full-text screening 301 articles abstracteda: KQ 1: 87 studies (187 articles) KQ 2: 33 studies … The discrepancy between the omeprazole studies and the observational studies of any PPI makes it difficult … given the quality and SOE of the studies reviewed. … Some studies included both early invasive and early conservative treatment approaches, and some studies

360. Glaucoma-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Evidence From Primary Studies. … glaucoma screening studies. … Evidence From Primary Studies. … Evidence From Primary Studies. … Evidence From Primary Studies.