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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tympanostomy-tubes-disposition.pdf
May 05, 2017 - TEP/KI
Reviewer #4
General Comments Throughout the document,
the phrase "hearing test"
should be … "Hearing test"
implies that most anyone
can test a child's hearing. … The phrase "hearing test" is used exclusively in
KQ1 "Does obtaining a hearing test help identify
which … MRC Multicentre
Otitis Media Study Group 2004 report outcomes of
a speech-in-noise automated toy test … In general: I don’t think this
part of KQ1 was
addressed: Does obtaining
a hearing test help identify
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-disposition.pdf
May 05, 2017 - TEP/KI
Reviewer #4
General Comments Throughout the document,
the phrase "hearing test"
should be … "Hearing test"
implies that most anyone
can test a child's hearing. … The phrase "hearing test" is used exclusively in
KQ1 "Does obtaining a hearing test help identify
which … MRC Multicentre
Otitis Media Study Group 2004 report outcomes of
a speech-in-noise automated toy test … In general: I don’t think this
part of KQ1 was
addressed: Does obtaining
a hearing test help identify
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-cough_research-protocol.pdf
October 22, 2012 - then an assessment for
nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB) is recommended, by induced sputum test … If this test is positive, or if it cannot be performed, then a trial of inhaled
corticosteroids is recommended … Positive and negative predictive values
Reliability: interrater and intrarater reliability, test-retest … response mean and responsiveness index
Feasibility: response rate, time required
Validity: test … We will test for heterogeneity using graphical displays and test statistics (Q and I2
statistics),
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_6-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
October 30, 2012 - Reliability is the degree to
which a score or other measure remains unchanged
upon test and retest … data
Myocardial infarction Acute, transient (in regard to
elevated Troponin-I)
Review of laboratory test … For
example, the Headache Impact Test includes only
six items.34 In contrast, other popular measures
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2011 - Controversies include whether pretreatment laboratory test
results predict effectiveness of treatment … associated with better final health outcomes than empiric
therapy; and whether followup biochemical test … regimens; followup duration; participant baseline demographics, comorbidities, urine and blood
test … results, and stone characteristics; followup urine and blood test results; and event rates for
final
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - undergoing surgery for stress UI.9 Diagnostic
studies use multichannel urodynamics as a reference
standard test … Previously published systematic reviews have reported a
weak association between urodynamic test results … We pooled diagnostic test data with random
effects models using an inverse variance weighting
method … Described use of urodynamic testing as a reference
standard test was very similar across the studies … both urgency
micturition and urgency UI episodes.14,21,22 The majority
of drug RCTs were designed to test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - 11
we performed sample size calculations using standard formulae for a two-sided chi-squared test … For a trial of IVUS versus no IVUS in patients with high-risk stress test results, it
should be noted … sample size, we carried out a power calculation using
standard formula for a two-sided chi-square test … ) claims data;45 this would provide
data for comparative analyses of patients with negative stress test … sample size, we carried out a power calculation using
standard formula for a two-sided chi-square test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/impact-healthcare-algorithms-racial-ethnic-disparities-March-3.pdf
July 01, 2023 - Purchasers and users should test algorithms in their populations immediately and over time, focusing … sets are representative of the intended patient population.
4) Training data sets are independent of test … and Data Sets are
Representative of the Intended Population
Training Data Sets are Independent of Test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-mri-utilization_research.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Data Points 13: Use of Preoperative Breast MRI among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and locally invasive breast cancer
Use of Preoperative Breast MRI Data Points # 13
Use of preoperative MRI among older women with ductal carcinoma in
situ and locally invasive breast cancer
Rates of MRI use prior to surg…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/considerations-for-statistical-chapter-10.pptx
January 01, 2013 - analysis
Conducted to identify covariates associated with the exposure and/or study outcome (e.g., t-test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_research-protocol.pdf
April 01, 2013 - The PSA test is used to measure blood levels of PSA, a protein produced by the
prostate gland.4 Elevated … provider characteristics or if they were
single-hospital studies with no control comparisons that did not test … Psychological effects of a suspicious
prostate cancer screening test followed by a
benign biopsy result
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_consumer.pdf
November 01, 2016 - issues from diabetes
»Yearly tests to check for any health issues from
diabetes (such as a urine test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_consumer-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - issues from diabetes
» Yearly tests to check for any health issues from
diabetes (such as a urine test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/headaches-pregnancy-topic-brief.pdf
January 01, 2019 - prednisolone
Non-pharmacologic
(hydration, physiotherapy,
others)
Comparators Other test … , no test,
Assessment without
imaging, usual care? … assess* or CT or
diagnos* or imaging or instrument* or MRI or MRIs or MRV or MRVs or MRA or MRAs
or test … "Active, not recruiting" OR "Completed"
) [OVERALL-STATUS] = 102 studies
Citations used to test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-afib-update_research-protocol-amended.pdf
October 27, 2017 - Effectiveness Reviews (hereafter referred to as the Methods Guide)24 and
the Methods Guide for Medical Test … meta-analysis of intervention studies and 3 to consider
meta-analysis of observational diagnostic test … We will test
for heterogeneity using graphical displays and test statistics (Q and I2 statistics), while … For
diagnostic test studies, these factors affect the confidence in estimates of test accuracy
and … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-information-exchange_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Low-quality evidence somewhat
supports the value of HIE for reducing
duplicative laboratory and radiology
test … was
low, as most studies were retrospective and reported on
narrow questions, such as reduction in test … In an initial
test in one city, 73 percent of patients could be located
across the system and exchanges … Enhancing
laboratory report contents to improve outpatient management
of test results.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/meditation_research-protocol.pdf
October 17, 2012 - identify statistical heterogeneity between the trials in all the meta-analyses using: (1) a chi-
squared test … identify statistical heterogeneity
between the trials in all the meta-
analyses using: (1) a chi-squared test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - These include a diagnostic test intended for
use during pregnancy for predicting spontaneous preterm
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nephropathy-contrast-induced_research-protocol.pdf
October 01, 2013 - media
● Intermediate outcomes
● Image quality (resolution, contrast)
● Diagnostic performance (test … information on general study characteristics
(e.g., study design, study period, and followup), pre test … A test for the presence of statistical
heterogeneity, for example, Cochran’s Q test, as well as a measure … Interpretation of Q statistic will
consider the limitations of the test that it has low power when the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2012 - Heterogeneity among the trials in all the meta-analyses will be tested by using a standard chi-
squared test … Publication bias will be examined by using Begg’s test and Egger’s test, including evaluation
of the … Operating characteristics of a rank correlation test for publication
http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple,
graphical test. BMJ 1997;315(7109):629-34.