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201. Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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202. Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a Gold Standard | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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203. Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a "Gold Standard" | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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204. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2010 - However, it is acknowledged that it is not a definitive test to either diagnose or rule out obstructive … In part, this is due to a lack of robust standardized criteria as to the test parameters measured and … What is the correlation between the choice of initial diagnostic test to determine the diagnosis of … Objective (e.g., Multiple Sleep Latency Test, Maintenance of Wakefulness Test); only validated measures … This approach is recommended for analyses in which neither test can be considered a reference (gold)

205. Addressing Challenges in Genetic Test Evaluation: Evaluation Frameworks and Assessment of Analytic Validity | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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206. Microsoft Word - cognitive-decline-protocol-160322.docx (pdf file)
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     March 22, 2016 - Consequently, short-term studies may be inadequate to test effectiveness of interventions to prevent … biomarker protein levels in a patient’s blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or decline in cognitive test … association between outcome measures examined in KQs 1 or 2 including (but not limited to) cognitive test … centered  outcomes: Incident AD Intermediate outcomes: Biomarker protein  level(s) Cognitive  test … For  KQ2:  To  test  the  efficacy,  comparative  effectiveness,  and  harms  of   interventions to  

207. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Pilot test and train 3. Perform Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies 4. … Develop Protocol Pilot test and train Perform Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Use Risk … Pilot Test and Train • Determine composition of the review team ► Dual independent assessment of risk … of bias with an unbiased reconciliation method • Reviewers must be trained • Pilot test assessment … Pilot Test and Train Stage 3.

208. Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol-Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Guide for Clinics and Health Systems Developed as Part of a Pilot Dissemination Project (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Appendix B. … Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Exhibit 3. … Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) B-1 Appendix B. … Primary care validation of a single- question alcohol screening test. … Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Appendix B.

209. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - However, estimates of the magnitude of differences in test sensitivities were not very precise. … When a new test is evaluated using a more sensitive reference test, the estimate of its sensitivity … This was a standardized test and is relatively accurate. … Of course culture alone is insufficient and needs to be combined with a test for toxins. … a less sensitive references test on the estimated differences in test sensitivities should be minimized

210. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Intermediate outcomes, such as measures of biomarkers and cognitive test performance, are included. … more spotty and so less persuasive; vitamin B12 and folic acid showed benefit in brief cognitive test … • Low-strength evidence shows no benefit on cognitive test performance of any fixed antihypertensive … • Low-strength evidence shows no benefit on brief cognitive test performance, executive/attention/ … Vitamin B12 and folic acid also showed benefit in brief cognitive test performance and memory, but not

211. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Intermediate outcomes, such as measures of biomarkers and cognitive test performance, are included. … more spotty and so less persuasive; vitamin B12 and folic acid showed benefit in brief cognitive test … • Low-strength evidence shows no benefit on cognitive test performance of any fixed antihypertensive … • Low-strength evidence shows no benefit on brief cognitive test performance, executive/attention/ … Vitamin B12 and folic acid also showed benefit in brief cognitive test performance and memory, but not

212. Renal-Function Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - is dependent on the pre-test probability for suspected ACS (i.e., Bayes Theorem). … troponin is still low if the pre-test probability is low. … Conversely, low values do not exclude ACS if the pre- test probability is high. … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC017. … Operating characteristics of a rank correlation test for publication bias.

213. Medical Tests - White Paper Series | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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214. Fraenkel (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - spend on medications Slide  23: Deciding About Colorectal Cancer Screening • Sensitivity  of the test … • Sedation • Pain • Prep • Tube in  rectum • Stool card test

215. Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Appendices (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2005 - In the quantitative section, there is another test of robustness. … Evidence Tables Evidence Tables Diagnostic Test Characteristics No diagnostic test is perfect … Studies of diagnostic test performance compare test results on a group of patients, some of whom have … Each patient undergoes the experimental test as well as a second “gold standard” reference test to determine … test characteristics.

216. Tool for Linking Evidence Reviews to Organizational Guideline Planning (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Accompanies Methods Report: Linking Evidence Reviews to Organizational Guideline Planning: A Pilot Test

217. Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - Two common tests used to check for breast cancer are: � Mammogram (MAM-mo-gram): This test is a breast … This is considered the best screening test for breast cancer. … A biopsy is the only test that can tell for sure if a shadow or lump is breast cancer. … research is needed to know this for sure. 6 Note: Ask your doctor if you do not understand your test

218. Calcineurin_Inhibitors_Protocol_FINAL_10-07-2014 (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2014 - below in separate categories pertaining to publication type, study design, patient characteristics, test … Addressing challenges in genetic test evaluation. … Methods guide for medical test reviews [AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC017]. … of the test? … Internal validity and reporting adequacy: Has the reproducibility of the test when performed multiple

219. Frameworks for Determining Research Gaps During Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2011 - Pilot test of framework 6. Refinement and finalization of framework. … First, the average time taken to pilot test the framework was 3.5 hours per evidence report. … Our pilot test relied on applying the worksheet retrospectively on existing evidence reports. … They were often embedded in the test or implicit, however. … of Framework Selection of EPC Evidence Reports for Pilot Test Process for Pilot Test of Framework

220. Machine-Learning-Tools-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Accurate confidence estimates were confirmed on a manually reviewed set of test articles. … Abstract screening using the automated tool Rayyan: results of efectiveness in three diagnostic test … Abstract screening using the automated tool Rayyan: results of efectiveness in three diagnostic test … Abstract screening using the automated tool Rayyan: results of efectiveness in three diagnostic test … Abstract screening using the automated tool Rayyan: results of efectiveness in three diagnostic test