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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-1_research.pdf
February 01, 2009 - a diagnosis of RA and at least one disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD)
prescription each year … non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and narcotics was measured on the last day of each year … We estimated the proportion of RA patients who were using study medications on December 31
each year … Medication Utilization in Non-DMARD Users
Although filling one DMARD prescription in the past year was … TennCare Fiscal Year 2005-
2006 Annual report. Nashville, TN, 2007:30.
7.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
March 01, 2021 - post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
March 01, 2021 - post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support … post-treatment
Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure to support
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Nutritional rehabilitation in
cystic fibrosis: A 5 year follow-up study. … Surgical considerations in
cystic fibrosis: A 32-year evaluation of outcomes. … Surgical experience in
patients with cystic fibrosis: A 25-year perspective. … Predictive 5-year survivorship model of
cystic fibrosis. … One-
year outcome after severe pulmonary
exacerbation in adults with cystic fibrosis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_surveillance.pdf
June 01, 2012 - : -1.28; -3.15, 0.59; 0.18
2 year: -1.28; -3.15, 0.59; 0.18
3 year: 0.53; -1.79, 2.85; 0.65
4 year … : -2.54; -6.18, 1.10; 0.17
2 year: -3.75; -7.93, 0.44; 0.08
3 year: -0.99; -5.68, 3.70; 0.68
4 year … Rate of Systolic BP slope divergence:
0.27 mm Hg per year; 95%
28
Author year
Study name … : -1.28; -3.15, 0.59; 0.18
2 year: -1.28; -3.15, 0.59; 0.18
3 year: 0.53; -1.79, 2.85; 0.65
4 year … : -2.54; -6.18, 1.10; 0.17
2 year: -3.75; -7.93, 0.44; 0.08
3 year: -0.99; -5.68, 3.70; 0.68
4 year
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-draft-report-app-f.xlsx
August 18, 2025 - Risk of bias for randomized controlled trials
Author, Year Randomization adequate? … Risk of bias for cohort studies
Author, Year Did the study attempt to enroll all (or a random sample … Risk of bias for before-after studies
Author, Year Did the study attempt to enroll all (or a random … Risk of bias for case-control studies
Author, Year Did the study attempt to enroll all (or a random
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s143.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Matched cohorts were assembled
within 9 half-year blocks of calendar time and an index date
(date of … Eligibility criteria for cohort entry (membership in FCHP for
at least 1 year; LDL, TG, HDL levels all … *Statin noninitiators were selected among eligible noninitiators within the same
half-year calendar … *Statin noninitiators were selected among eligible noninitiators within the same
half-year calendar … 0.46 0.31 �0.01 0.40 0.39 0.79
Mean no. laboratory tests in the past year 10.3 11.3 �0.01 10.5 10.5
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pain-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
July 28, 2010 - , title
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*If failed standard care, specify … , title
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http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … , title
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Table 3E. … , title
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Author, year, title
http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cardiology-health-outcomes_research.pdf
July 01, 2010 - In 2005, mortality was 1.2% at 30 days and 6.8% at 1 year for
endarterectomy and 2.3% at 30 days and … 10.3% at 1 year for stenting. … We used Kaplan-Meier
methods to calculate unadjusted 30-day and 1-year mortality rates. … In 2005, 845 (1.2%) died
within 30 days of the index procedure and 4766 (6.8%) died within 1 year. … Rates are age-adjusted by year.
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Table 3.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/carbohydrate-intake-prepub-final-research-table-rct.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - RCT
Author, year Is randomization adequate?
Yes/No/Unclear Is allocation concealment adequate? … For yes: Important demographic, clinical factors that may impact outcomes ≤5 year difference in age; … Quality Rating Non-randomized
Cohort
Author, year Did the study attempt to enroll all (or a random
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/engaging-caregivers-appendix-c.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - Risk of bias for randomized controlled trials
Author, Year Randomization Adequate? … Risk of bias for nonrandomized studies
Author, Year (Study Design) Did the Study Attempt To Enroll All
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stones-draft-appendi-c.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Characteristics of Included KQ 1 and KQ 2 RCTs
First Author Last Name, Year of Publication Citation … protein, and low-salt diet: 5.6 (7.7)
Low-calcium diet: 5.1 (5.4)
Mean colic episodes in previous year … 1 year Advice to have high fluid intake 80 76 76 NR 24 (31.6) NR 39 51.7 (10.4) 13 (33.3) NR 37 48.9 … None 2 years Adherence to lemon juice: 79% at 6 months, 68% at 1 year, 48% at two years. … None 6 months to 1 year Measured by pill counts but actual adherence levels NR.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-2006_appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2006 - Trials of rofecoxib vs NSAIDs
Author
year
Aspirin
permitted? … Trials of etoricoxib and lumiracoxib (Safety only)
Author
Year
Patient
masked? … Systematic reviews of NSAIDs
Author
Year
(1) Is
there a
clear
review
question? … Topical NSAIDs trials
Internal Validity
Author
Year
Randomization
adequate? … Topical NSAIDs trials
External Validity
Author
Year
Patient
masked?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-outcomes-chronic-kidney-rapid-research.pdf
November 01, 2024 - Primary studies: Data were extracted into tables for the following fields: first author, year, study … KQ1 and KQ2 characteristics of included SRs (all low quality)
Author Year;
# of Studies;
Total N; … TIBC showed a significant increase (~11.5%) in patients receiving hemodialysis for
less than one year … , but in patients receiving hemodialysis for more than one year, it showed a decrease (-
1.4%) in one … No meta-
3.3.2 Results, Key Question 4, Detailed Description of the Evidence
25
Author Year;
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypertension-drugs-utilization_research.pdf
January 25, 2011 - Beneficiaries with hypertension
used on average 1.9 ± 1.3
antihyperten sive drug classes
within a calendar year … goal for 50 percent of Americans with
hypertension to have their blood pressure controlled
by the year … and
black patients used on average two or
more antihypertensive drug classes dur-
ing a calendar year … A
Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary was
included in the enrollment population
for a given year … Beneficiary Zip Codes of residence, as
of December 31st of the given year,
were extracted from the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
March 25, 2013 - We recommended the difference in
groups to be at least 1 cm for year 1, 2 cm for year 2, etc. … We have changed our clinically meaningful threshold to 0.5
kg/year. … ), a value that is often within
the range of year-to-year individual variability (let alone
month-to-month … We recommended the difference in
groups to be at least 1 cm for year 1, 2 cm for year 2, etc. … We recommended the difference in
groups to be at least 1 cm for year 1, 2 cm for year 2, etc.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nomination-apbi-breast-cancer.pdf
April 01, 2017 - WBI plus a tumor bed boost or APBI delivered with
multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy.1 The 5-year … Five-year local recurrence
for hormone-sensitive patients (n = 264) with AHT was
1.1%, and without AHT … In ELIOT, the 5-year IBTR risk was 4.4%
(35/651) after IORT versus 0.4% (4/654) after WBI. … Breast-conserving
therapy with partial or whole breast irradiation: ten-year results of the
Budapest … Surgical Excision Without
Radiation for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast: 12-Year
Results From
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/carbohydrate-intake-appendix-e.xlsx
July 15, 2025 - Risk of bias of RCTs
Author, Year Is randomization adequate? … Risk of bias of cohort studies
Author, Year Did the study attempt to enroll all (or a random sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/echocardiography_research.pdf
May 01, 2014 - 30
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Year … Most beneficiaries who received echocar-
diography services had one service a year. … In 2011, 80.2 percent received only one
service a year, 14.7 percent had two ser-
vices, 3.4 percent … Females were more likely to have only one echocardio-
gram per year than males, with 81.1 percent of … allowed 5-year allowed
Allowed charges charges per year Allowed charges charges per year
Total 2011
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s77.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Methods: We reviewed income and asset tests performed at the Salt
Lake City VA in fiscal year 2005, and … From this group, we
identified 926 veterans who had used the VA pharmacy during the prior
year, who are … These veterans’ estimated annual
savings ranged from $6 to $714, with an average savings of $353 per
year … Models assumed
that prescription use from the prior 12 months would be
stable over the next year and … During the prior year, 657 (42%) of this modeled group
filled no prescriptions at the VA.