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181. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 232_Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2020 - that there were methodologic concerns for the Minchom study. … This would make it a multicomponent non-pharmacologic study. … The Pinna study was already included. … Or does it differ based on individual study? … Or does it differ based on individual study?

182. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - duration or length of follow up • Settings: o No limitation on study setting • Study Design: o … duration and length of follow up None Setting • All study settings None Study Design • RCTs … If study authors respond and report missing study data, corrections, or other study information relevant … Proportion of participants meeting study-defined criteria for PTSD at baseline c. … Proportion of participants who achieved study-defined PTSD diagnostic change j.

183. Changing Patterns of Medication Use in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Medicaid Population | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - During the study period, the overall utilization of glucocorticoids decreased from 46% to 38%, whereas … Study Medications Medication utilization was measured using information from the TennCare pharmacy … Statistical Analysis We estimated the proportion of RA patients who were using study medications on … Results During the study period we identified 24,250 patients with RA. … Interestingly, about 10% of patients were not using any study drugs on the index dates.

184. Comparative Effectiveness of Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults – An Update to the 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - design and other criteria) Original research; eligible study designs include: Randomized … If both reviewers agree that a study does not meet the eligibility criteria, the study will be excluded … A “fair” study is susceptible to some bias but probably not sufficient enough to invalidate its results … As described above, this reviewer completes a second full review of the study and is well positioned … Therefore study questions, study designs, and/or methodological approaches do not necessarily represent

185. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Fatigue and Sleepiness of Clinicians Due to Hours of Service (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria Study Parameter Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Population … maximum shift duration • Shift patterns including changes to No intervention of interest 6 Study … , including author, year, study design, number of study participants, and main findings relevant to … the ROBINS-I tool that assess bias due to confounding, bias in selection of participants into the study … The risk of bias assessments will focus on the main outcome of interest in each study.

186. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Patient and Family Engagement | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2023 - Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria Study Parameter Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Population Adult … article will be reviewed by a single team member to confirm eligibility and prepare a summary of the study … , including author, year, study design, number of study participants, and main findings relevant to each … in the ROBINS-I tool that assess bias due to confounding, bias in selection of participants into the study … A qualitative study. Health Expect. 2016 Apr;19(2):253-63. doi: 10.1111/hex.12342. PMID: 25644998.

187. Dementia-Nursing-Home-Characteristics Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - as to whether the study was included. … RC/AL setting or in an SCU vs. non-SCU (1 study; 1,252 subjects). … RC/AL setting (1 study; 422 subjects). … RC/AL setting (1 study; 422 subjects) or after validation therapy (1 study; 88 subjects) studies; 510 … aEvidence was from a single study with imprecise estimates.

188. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2021 - Terminology We use the term study to refer to the conducted research. … A researcher other than the one who initially screened the record in will reassess study eligibility … Specifically, we will capture basic information about the study design, study population, intervention … by detailing study initiation date and rationale for discontinuation or delay. … Detecting and adjusting for small-study effects in meta-analysis.

189. Comparative Effectiveness of Second Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression – An Update to a 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - drugs or combinations of study drugs. … If both reviewers agree that a study does not meet the eligibility criteria, the study will be excluded … In general terms, a “good” study has the least bias and results are considered to be valid. … A “fair” study is susceptible to some bias but probably not sufficient to invalidate its results. … Two independent reviewers will assign quality ratings to each study.

190. Chapter 8: Meta-Analysis of Test Performance When There Is a “Gold Standard” | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - At the first level, they model the counts of the 2×2 table within each study, which accounts for within-study … Systematic reviewers are encouraged to look at study characteristics and think through how study characteristics … Another option is to use all available thresholds per study . … (they show only a few thresholds that could be extracted from the study). … Explore between-study heterogeneity.

191. Comparative Effectiveness of Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment–An Update to the 2006 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - but fails to report the number of patients per study arm we will assign 50 percent of the study patients … to each of the study arms. … Were study clinicians blinded (masked) to the treatment received by individual study participants? … The study was double-blind. … Between-study heterogeneity will be evaluated by examining measures of between-study variability (e.g

192. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - on a study. … In particular, it focuses on systematic errors resulting from: Study design Conduct of study Reporting … Elements of study design/conduct that may increase risk of bias vary by study type. … by contacting the study authors. … Study relevance Risk of bias Systematic error Random error Other study limitations (e.g., inadequate

193. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - on a study. … In particular, it focuses on systematic errors resulting from: Study design Conduct of study Reporting … Elements of study design/conduct that may increase risk of bias vary by study type. … by contacting the study authors. … Study relevance Risk of bias Systematic error Random error Other study limitations (e.g., inadequate

194. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - Study Design. … Further, poor study reporting can make important aspects of study design and conduct unclear. … arms) Study design Yes (stronger study Not directly (however, Yes (overall risk of bias is designs … A study by Marshall et al. … of study design.

195. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Prehospital Airway Management (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2019 - Study Design: For all Key Questions, we will include randomized controlled trials (RCTs). … No studies will be excluded based on study design at this stage. … The criteria used will depend on the study design as recommended in the chapter, “Assessing the Risk … The results of these studies are at least as likely to reflect flaws in the study design as to show … We believe that the findings are stable (i.e., another study would not change the conclusions).

196. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - Study Design • More RCTs are needed. … Evidence Gaps Study Population • Studies that include diverse patient voices as well as providers … Study Design • Nonrandomized controlled study (NRS) designs, ideally using a propensity score matching … Antenatal Care Purpose of Review Key Messages Evidence Gaps Study Population Interventions Study … Purpose Key Findings Evidence Gaps Interventions Study Design Outcomes

197. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - The review was conducted as background for a study on the impact of cancer prevention interventions … • The study must report the change in weight over at least 1 year during adulthood. … □ If a study compares an approach of interest to an approach not of interest, the study will be excluded … □ If there is no comparison, the study will be excluded. … loss, study did not report weight or adiposity or weight-related outcomes in the abstract, the study

198. Comparative Effectiveness of Approaches to Weight Maintenance in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - , the study will be included. … If a study compares an approach of interest to an approach not of interest, the study will be excluded … If there is no comparison, the study will be excluded . … loss, study did not report weight or adiposity or weight-related outcomes in the abstract, the study … study on the pooled estimate.

199. Effects of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Related Risk Factors | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - Study design Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks or more will be … Study design Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks or more will be … Study design Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks or more will be … Study design Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks or more will be … Data abstraction variables Study details ID, country, study design, sample size by intervention

200. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 19, 2024 - See the Study Selection section. … The standardized form will be pilot tested by all study team members using 10 studies. … Multiple publications relating to the same study will be counted as one unique study, but the information … Each study will be independently evaluated for risk of bias by two team members. … The findings are stable, i.e., another study would not change the conclusions.