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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-neuropathy_research-protocol.pdf
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?
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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
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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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_disposition-comments.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_executive.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-risk-of-bias.pdf
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.
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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).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/public-reporting-quality-improvement_executive.pdf
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.
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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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_executive.pdf
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
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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.
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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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-provider-adherence_executive.pdf
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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-disposition.pdf
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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
October 20, 2016 - Population
All KQs: Adolescents and adults (age ≥12 years)
KQs 1–3: Studies whose participants … are not selected on the basis of alcohol use or a related behavior or condition
KQs 4, 5: Studies … , case control studies, time series studies, before-after studies with no comparison group, cross-sectional … studies, case studies, case series, and editorials/commentaries
Country
Studies conducted in … While screening studies may screen for all levels of unhealthy alcohol use, interventions targeted at
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-harms-of-screening-for-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
January 11, 2016 - (2 studies)
No difference (2 studies)
Higher with FP result (3 studies)
Good
Unclear whether … (15 studies)
NR
Higher with FP result (15 studies)
Fair
Unclear whether the quality of studies … ).
2 systematic reviews of 24 studies; 10 observational studies
Fair
Studies used different outcome … Radiation exposure
No studies
2 modeling studies of radiation exposure
Poor
No studies directly … due to pain (2 studies): 2.7% and 17.5%
Association (15 studies)
Actual reattendance (10 studies
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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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Evidence From Primary Studies. … glaucoma screening studies. … Evidence From Primary Studies. … Evidence From Primary Studies. … Evidence From Primary Studies.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
April 17, 2014 - (e.g., small studies aimed at evaluating new endoscopy technologies, studies with operator or resource … ; or case-control studies
KQ 2: Systematic reviews (of included study designs), trials, cohort or … well-conducted nested case-control diagnostic accuracy studies, screening registry studies
KQ 3: … ; cohort studies; systematically selected case series
Poor-quality studies with a fatal flaw … Diagnostic accuracy studies without colonoscopy as a reference standard, diagnostic accuracy studies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840490/psn-pdf
February 14, 2006 - Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy
studies. … Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evidence-bias-and-variation-diagnostic-accuracy-studies
Clinician and patient … This review
identified 31 meta-analyses with 487 studies of test evaluation. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evidence-bias-and-variation-diagnostic-accuracy-studies
https://psnet.ahrq.gov