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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2011 - The low specificity of the test,
however, limits its use as a rule-in tool. … therapy in patients with stable chronic heart failure: Is BNP or NT-proBNP a useful
assessment tool … The development of QUADAS: A tool for the
quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cultural-competence_research-protocol.pdf
July 09, 2014 - For RCTs, questionnaires developed from the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool will be
used. … The seven domains included in this tool include sequence generation, allocation
concealment, blinding … Additional items will be developed to assess potential risk-of-bias not
addressed by the Cochrane tool … Since AMSTAR was not originally created as a quality
review tool, an additional question regarding whether
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetes-behavior-programs_executive.pdf
September 11, 2015 - We assessed the internal validity
of RCTs and non-RCTs using the Cochrane Risk of Bias
tool.50 The … tool examines seven domains of potential
bias (sequence generation, concealment of allocation,
blinding … diagram of study retrieval and selection
12
Outcome
Outcome
Timing
# Trials
(# Subjects); Tool … behavioral programs
compared with usual care
13
Outcome
Outcome
Timing
# Trials
(# Subjects); Tool … adult subgroup (0.28) than in the youth subgroup
Outcome
Outcome
Timing
# Trials
(# Subjects); Tool
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-children_research-protocol.pdf
December 11, 2015 - Reviews
(Methods Guide).38 We will evaluate the risk of bias of RCTs using the Cochrane Risk of
Bias Tool … For non-RCTs, we will use a tool developed by Viswanathan et al.39 Should an
updated tool for observational … Development of AMSTAR: a
measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/06_devdelays_autism_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - It
will also be a tool for the public to identify and find information on new health care technologies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cardiovascular-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - It
will also be a tool for the public to identify and find information on new health care technologies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update_executive.pdf
January 01, 2018 - For randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) and NRCTs we used the Cochrane
Collaboration Risk of Bias tool … evidence
Comparison,
Category of
Outcome
Outcome (N Studies,
N Patients)
Findings,a Measurement Tool … 12
Comparison,
Category of
Outcome
Outcome (N Studies,
N Patients)
Findings,a Measurement Tool … having at least low strength of evidence
Comparison
Outcome (N Studies;
N Patients)
Findings,a Tool … Comparison
Outcome (N studies;
N patients) Findings,a Tool With Range of Values
Strength of Evidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/healthcare-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
August 10, 2015 - surface markers
include relative low cost of use and ease of
implementation, including as a feedback tool … It remains the most in-depth independent
(nonmanufacturer sponsored) evaluation of the ATP tool
(an … recognized
while clearly illustrating the overall challenge of the
sensitivity and specificity of the ATP tool … Evaluation of ATP bioluminesce swabbing as a
monitoring and training tool for effective hospital cleaning … While we agree that GRADE is a useful tool
to assess quality of an evidence base, the
technical brief
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-brain-injury-surveillance-160902.pdf
January 30, 2014 - We"accepted"
a"structured"clinical"interview"or"any"validated"diagnostic"tool,"excluding"for"these"questions"any … studies"had"to"provide"data"that"allowed"prevalence"to"be"assessed"in"
accordance"with"a"specific"timeframe,"setting,"or"tool … counted$without$
concern$regarding$possible$over"diagnosis.$
The$literature$does$not$support$any$one$tool … existed$with$
the$study,$it$is$evident$that$walking$can$be$used$as$an$efficient$and$cost"effective$tool … does$not$ August(2014( No$studies$were$identified$ See$above$ Conclusions$are$likely$
support$any$one$tool
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - It is
uncommon for women with gestational
diabetes to use CSII or CGM; SMBG is the
management tool … We used Cochrane's Risk of Bias tool to assess the
quality of randomized controlled trials. … continuous
glucose monitoring (CGM) in conjunction
with intensive insulin regimens can be a
useful tool … Re: the advisability of
including clinical outcomes, while we agree that the
tool needs to be used … The results can be reported on each
assessment tool, however, a broad analysis
of quality of life that
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-finding-evidence_methods.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Canadian Agency for Drugs & Technology in Health (CADTH) has developed a
pragmatic critical appraisal tool … s 2008 Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies.45 This is a tool developed for peer review
of expert … language and indexing terms is essential for a comprehensive
search.37,46 Indexing is an important tool … retrospectively estimate the closeness to capturing the total body of literature, there is currently
no tool
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_executive.pdf
January 01, 2011 - well-
accepted standard methodologies (Quality Assessment of
Diagnostic Accuracy Studies [QUADAS] tool … for studies
of diagnostic performance, and the Cochrane risk of bias
tool for intervention studies … Content of reticulocyte
hemoglobin is a reliable tool for determining iron deficiency in
dialysis patients … The development of
QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of
diagnostic accuracy included
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - It will also be
a tool for the public to identify and find information on new health care technologies … The experts strongly agreed that the lack of a diagnostic tool for AD is an important unmet need,
and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-196-disposition-comments-immunotherapy-asthma.pdf
March 23, 2018 - Disposition of Comments for CER 196 The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma
Source: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/asthma-immunotherapy/research
Published Online: March 23, 2018
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: The Role of Immunothe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-future_research.pdf
October 26, 2012 - Survey Tool Used To Rate Research Gaps
Appendix D. … Survey Tool Used To Rate Research Questions
Appendix E. … Survey Tool Used to Rate Research Gaps
Instructions to fill the survey
The objective is to … Survey Tool Used to Rate Research Gaps
Appendix D. … Survey Tool Used to Rate Research Questions
Appendix E.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wireless-motility-capsule_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - We
selected and modified the questions from the QUADAS-2
quality assessment tool.27 We supplemented … this tool with
quality-assessment questions (i.e., to assess spectrum
bias) based on recommendations … more invasive than other
testing modalities; thus, physicians commonly use it as an
investigative tool … involved patients with known disease
(thereby providing no prospective testing of WMC as a
diagnostic tool … QUADAS-2: a revised
tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - the potential for both
chronic and acute functional limitations and pain, it is
difficult to find one tool
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-hospitalizations_research.pdf
October 01, 2008 - Our pneumonia abstraction form was a modified version of
a previously validated tool 8, 9 and similar
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
December 19, 2018 - methods; and are assessed as being at low risk of bias, based on assessment using the
AMSTAR-2 quality tool … AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews
that include randomised or non-randomised … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality
assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/predictors-trauma-care_research-protocol.pdf
May 31, 2017 - Studies will
be evaluated using appropriate study-design specific criteria24 or an appropriate tool … evaluate, measure, or aim to establish thresholds such as the Quality in
Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) tool … .30 The QUIPS tool includes domains on study
participation, study attrition, prognostic factor measurement