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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_addendum.pdf
February 01, 2010 - that included a gamma frailty term to assess random effects across the ten contributing trials.27
We tested … We also tested the significance of these
interactions after including other baseline characteristics … Since length of follow-up varied among the trials, we tested for any
differences in the hazard ratio … We tested the effect of diabetes on mortality with and without inclusion of
the trial that had previously … might vary
importantly among patients included in randomized trials, but this possibility can not be tested
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/fagerlin-presentation.pdf
November 11, 2015 - We tested six different risk communication -‐-‐ six different graphs: pie graphs, bar graphs,
pictographs … We tested about ten different icons and
learned
that the bathroom figures were the most effective … we presented
patients the options in
both
in
bar and
pictograph
formats and
tested
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/machine-learning-quality_research.pdf
September 01, 2012 - We tested a semiautomated literature screening process
applied to the title and abstract screening … We explored different prediction algorithms and tested results against
reference samples screened by … A machine learning approach has also recently been tested to assist in
updates of systematic reviews … We also
tested an SVM-based approach, which distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant articles … We tested a number of statistical prediction algorithms and a number of strategies to identify
the
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
November 01, 2013 - retained nine
articles after full-text review that met inclusion criteria.23-31
The investigators tested … Four trials tested targeting
against tailoring messages for individuals or groups or
against a combination … strength of recommendations.34 Four studies reported
on various presentations of precision;35-37 one tested … Interventions were tested in study populations in the United
States, Canada, and Switzerland. … presentations were tested for communicating precision
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/benefits-harms-modeling_research.pdf
November 19, 2009 - effectiveness) and to select the most promising management
strategies for diagnostic tests to be further tested … broader
indications (indication creep), resulting in corresponding shifts in the case-mix of the
tested … Both the case-mix of tested populations and
the positivity thresholds of the test can vary at the same
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-genetic/methods
December 01, 2019 - Technical issues may also differ depending on the specimen being tested. … What range of patient specimens have been tested? … selection, migration, genetic drift, and inbreeding. 36 In addition, when numerous polymorphisms are tested … but it is not specific and possibly not sensitive. 37 Analysts should consider whether studies have tested
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - Data abstraction tables will be pilot tested for completeness on a group of select
12
Source:
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/machine-learning-tool/methods-report
August 01, 2021 - was trained and refined using citations from each of the completed pain reviews ("training set") and tested
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-performance/methods
December 01, 2019 - of a medical test (index test), the results of the test are compared with the "true" status of every tested … individual or every tested specimen. … However, in many cases the "true' status of the tested subject is judged based upon another test as a
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/study-design-classification/research
November 01, 2017 - on feedback from the testers and the reference standard committee, the tool was further revised and tested
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/global-health-evidence-evaluation-framework/white-paper
November 01, 2017 - We pilot tested these 10 criteria on three published articles of effectiveness for each of the three
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/reporting-findings-updated-reviews/white-paper
November 01, 2017 - Based on group feedback, we created two additional versions and tested them in a second focus group and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/study-design-classification_research.pdf
December 01, 2010 - Further, the sample
of studies that we tested covered a wide range of topics. … Six staff members at the UAEPC tested the modified classification tool. … The sample of studies that
we tested covered a wide range of topics. … We did not train
the testers in the use of the tool prior to it being tested. … Summary
We developed and tested a tool for the classification of study designs.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/rtc-design-principles/research
January 01, 2019 - sensitivity and specificity of adding the new test to estimate the additional proportion of patients tested … surgery, or other interventions and costs, can be determined using data from consecutive series of tested … They present different comparisons from replacement tests because only a proportion of all patients tested
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 50
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and
Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating
Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
Executive Summary
Background
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common
in children and adolescents, with an
estimated prevalence rangin…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_surveillance.pdf
January 08, 2013 - CER #50:
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and
Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating
Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
Original release date:
March, 2012
Surveillance Report:
March, 2013
Key Findings:
- All conclusions from the original CER are up to date.
Summary Decisio…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 47
Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast
Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review
Executive Summary
Background
Breast cancer is one of the most
common malignancies of women, with
approximately 200,000 new cases
diagnosed every year in the United
States.1 Some …
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
January 15, 2015 - Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery D…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-metaanalysis_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
8-1
Chapter 8
Meta-Analysis of Test Performance
When There Is a “Gold Standard”
Thomas A. Trikalinos, M.D., Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center, Boston, MA
Cynthia M. Balion, Ph.D., Hamilton General Hospital and McMaster Evidence-based
Practice Center, Hamilton, …
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-bias_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
5-1
Chapter 5
Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in
Medical Test Studies
P. Lina Santaguida, B.Sc.P.T., Ph.D., M.Sc., McMaster University
Crystal M. Riley, M.A., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
David B. Matchar, M.D., Duke University;
Duke-…