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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42806/psn-pdf
January 19, 2014 - Case studies of patient safety research classics to build
research capacity in low- and middle-income … Case studies of patient safety research classics to build research
capacity in low- and middle-income … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-studies-patient-safety-research-classics-build-research-capacity-low-and … research publications along with
comments by their lead authors to serve as engaging didactic case studies … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-studies-patient-safety-research-classics-build-research-capacity-low-and-middle-income
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42274/psn-pdf
May 22, 2013 - Duty-hour limits and patient care and resident outcomes:
can high-quality studies offer insight into … Duty-hour limits and patient care and resident outcomes: can high-
quality studies offer insight into … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/duty-hour-limits-and-patient-care-and-resident-outcomes-can-high-quality-
studies-offer … This review of high-quality studies found evidence for improved resident sleep hygiene and decreased … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/duty-hour-limits-and-patient-care-and-resident-outcomes-can-high-quality-studies-offer
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2012 - The Community Task Force omits C grade studies in their
summary statements. … Studies used a variety of different definitions
of adherence. … We added the need to conduct studies in children to the
research recommendations. … in any of the short-term studies). … Unfortunately, the additional support differed for each of
these 5 studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adult-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies
To assess the risk of bias (internal validity) of studies … Of the included studies, all were RCTs. … or may have
been willing to be enrolled in studies of psychological
treatments than for studies of … For example, the
proportions of included studies and excluded studies that
focused on combat-related … cohort
studies or case-control studies with a sample size of
500 or greater.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-adults-interventions
March 31, 2016 - conducted in countries with populations not similar to the United States
Studies conducted in countries … , ecological studies, case reports, case series, or other noncomparative reviews or letters to the editor … KQ 3: Ecological studies, case-series, and case reports
Publication language
English … Several comments suggested including studies among women during the postpartum period; the USPSTF changed … The USPSTF chose to maintain the exclusion of studies specifically among population subgroups for whom
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy_surveillance.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Strength
of evidence: Low
December 2011 - No new
studies. … Strength
of evidence: Low
December 2011 - No new
studies. … December 2011 - No new
studies.
July 2012 – No new studies
reported on AEs. … Studies reported
insufficient
information about
lesion
December 2011 - As
several new studies on … December 2011 - We found
two studies that reported
costs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-201-indoor-allergen-asthma-disposition-comments.pdf
February 15, 2018 - Then
we compared studies that had positive
findings with studies that had no
effect, and attempted … Then
we compared studies that had positive
findings with studies that had no
effect, and attempted … Then
we compared studies that had positive
findings with studies that had no
effect, and attempted … For the studies of mattress
covers, we would note that 16 out of
17 included studies confirmed that … For the studies of mattress
covers, we would note that 16 out of
17 included studies confirmed that
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-test_disposition-comments.pdf
April 01, 2013 - design is invalid in the excluded studies? … This was to ensure the largest number of studies
reviewed. … These data were reanalyzed
with the new studies identified. … These data were reanalyzed with new
identified studies. … Agreed; analysis was repeated with new identified
studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-pancreas_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - For
diagnostic accuracy, three studies compared MDCT
with EUS-FNA, seven studies compared MDCT with … All studies had a low or
moderate risk of bias. … One review analyzed both the full set of CT
studies and a subset of studies using multi-slice scanners … The evidence base was only four studies. … Two studies looked
at one-time-only initial screening of HRIs, whereas
four studies had followup screening
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
May 01, 2017 - For KQ 1, we included studies of children with chronic
OME. … Timing
We included studies with any duration of followup. … [NRCSs]) and population based retrospective single group
studies (registry studies) with at least … Several studies had a watchful waiting or
placebo arm. … After excluding 4 studies, 7 studies were included in the
network meta-analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disruptive-behavior-disorder_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2016 - The systematic
review included 84 unique studies published from 1994 to June 2014. … However, only a few studies
evaluated the medications included in this review, and their
results did … Adverse effects
of medications reported in included studies were mild or
moderate, but the ability … of the studies to detect harms was
limited by their size and the length of followup. … Using the prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria,
no studies were identified that examined the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gJQj_6nEHZ7XAhYPfhVR33
January 01, 2016 - Data Extraction: Quality assessment and abstraction of 24
studies from 7 countries; 6 studies were good-quality … studies with
reference standards applied to all participants. … The 3 largest
studies were set in the United States. … HHUS and ABUS
Seven studies reported HHUS cancer detection
rates (27, 28, 31–33), and 3 studies reported … Our review was limited to studies published in Eng-
lish; studies published in other languages may have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
January 15, 2015 - Retrospective studies will be • Studies comparing
considered if there are insufficient pharmacological … Studies of serial assessment of
• Studies of prognosis and decision one test
making will be included … Retrospective studies will be considered if there are
insufficient prospective studies and they are … Studies of predictive
accuracy will be considered if there are inadequate comparative studies and if … from poorer quality studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_executive.pdf
November 01, 2013 - Far fewer studies evaluated
longer term prognosis (>12 months), and these studies
measured admission … Four studies measured BNP,167,172,173,175 and
five studies measured NT-proBNP.168-171,174 The risk of … bias for the nine studies was low. … with
no effect and 2
studies with a
lower RR)
Direct Imprecise (Unable
to assess if the
studies … of three studies,168,172,177 beta-blocker in
two168,174 of eight studies,168-175 and spironolactone
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout-diagnosis-disposition-160727.pdf
February 24, 2016 - The 235 studies were not studies that were
eligible for inclusion, but rather non-
systematic reviews … a
very small number of studies that used the
ARA criteria, and only if no other studies could
be … why we had excluded studies they
included. … Searches that identified studies
on gout would identify studies on the
differential diagnosis of gout … I could not identify
any missing studies.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
July 17, 2014 - Harms
KQs 5, 6: RCTs, prospective and retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional … studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and modeling studies; others considered. … Studies of women in other countries; older studies (see search dates). … Harms (KQs 5, 6): Studies published between 2008 and February 2014 and updates of earlier studies. … KQs 7–10: Studies published between January 2000 and July 2014.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glaucoma-screening_research-protocol.pdf
November 16, 2010 - Studies that include sensitivity and specificity values only will also be considered. … (to include cohort and case control studies).Key Question 3
may also include cross-sectional studies … reviews to identify any additional studies for inclusion. … to include cohort and case control studies. … Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT,
Green S, eds.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glaucoma-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
November 16, 2010 - Both experimental models and case studies
of people with unilateral glaucoma have demonstrated that … reviews to identify any additional studies for inclusion. … to include cohort and case control studies. … . and observational studies as having
the lowest. … Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT,
Green S, eds.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-afib-update_research-protocol-amended.pdf
October 27, 2017 - with
fewer than
20 subjects
are often
pilot studies
or studies of
lower
quality,26, 27
we will … studies), conceptual homogeneity of the
studies, and completeness of the reporting of results. … studies[tiab] OR "intervention study"[tiab] OR "intervention
studies"[tiab] OR "case-control studies … "[Mesh] OR "case-control"[tiab] OR "cohort
studies"[Mesh] OR cohort[tiab] OR "longitudinal studies"[ … studies"[tiab] OR "intervention study"[tiab] OR "intervention studies"[tiab] OR "Case-control
Studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01.pdf
May 01, 2005 - For some studies, all outcomes
may have the same sources of bias; for other studies, the sources of … clinical trials, prospective or
retrospective cohort studies, and case-control studies) in the ROBINS-I … It
excludes case studies, case series and cross-sectional studies, although some systematic reviews … dIncludes nonrandomized controlled studies with investigator-allocated treatment and observational studies … or a body of studies.