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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-tables-f1-f2-2022-update_0.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - No No Yes Moderate
Campbell, 2018 Yes Unclear Yes No Yes Unclear/Yes*
20% overall attrition over 4 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/mhs-IV-epc-grand-rounds-slides.pptx
January 01, 2023 - safety practice
Duplication - identify any relevant guidelines or systematic reviews from the past 5 years … Feasibility -brief search in a single database for primary studies from the past 3 years to estimate … reduction Adults
Factora Primary study Hospital mortality 4% average decrease per year over several years … transitional care
~53 million adults reported being a caregiver in 2020
14.1 million for individuals aged <18 years … 41.8 million for individuals age >49 years
Some organizations are exploring structured communication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-vibration-therapy_technical-brief.pdf
January 01, 2020 - the diagnosis and
management of osteoporosis in
postmenopausal women and men from the
age of 50 years … of age; Subjects
who were at least 5 years
postmenopausal; Subjects
who were not taking hormone … blood pressure, or
those on Beta Blockers; Current
smokers or past smokers within
the previous 15 years … Comorbidities Prior Treatments for
Osteoporosis
Verschueren, 200432
Belgium
RCT
Women 60-70 years … of malignancy;
Prolonged immobilization of the
axial or appendicular skeleton
within the last 3 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiotherapy-proton-beam_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - once, in the year treatment
started, regardless of whether treatment
duration spanned two calendar years … In cases where treatment took place in
two years (e.g., December to January), we considered the total … Across the four study years, the
bulk of the proton beam benefi-
ciaries covered by Medicare were
individuals … Demographic characteristic N %
Total 3,977 100.0
Sex
Male 3,397 85.4
Female 580 14.6
Age (years) … explains
the planned opening of several new treatment facilities in the United
States in the coming years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-tympanostomy_research-protocol.pdf
September 02, 2016 - The pediatric studies initiative: after 15 years have we reached
the limits of the law? … used will be:
Populations
All KQs: Ages: infant (28 days to 12 months), toddler (13 months to 2 years … ),
early childhood (2 to 5 years), middle childhood (6 to 11 years), early
adolescence (12 to 18 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-tools_research-protocol.pdf
April 14, 2016 - Patient at the End of Life
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Care (care planning)
Over the past fifteen years … guidance for use of existing systematic
reviews21 and will assess the quality of recent relevant (last 10 years … ) systematic reviews
for quality using the ROBIS tool. 22 We selected 10 years as a timeframe because … Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Palliative domains
where there are not recent (last 3 years … compiled and report evaluations of tools and were created or updated recently (within the
last 5 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-outcomes_research-protocol.pdf
March 03, 2014 - SMI patients die 10 to 25 years earlier than patients without these
illnesses, primarily from cardiovascular … 351
#12 Search (#5 OR #7) Filters: Humans 338
#13 Search (#5 OR #7) Filters: Humans; Adult: 19+ years … 157
#14 Search (#5 OR #7) Filters: Humans; English; Adult: 19+ years 143
#18 Search (#8 NOT #13) … eligibility criteria for GQ3 studies of QMs for SMI
Criterion Inclusion Exclusion
Population § ≥ 18 years … impairment that
substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.)
§ <18 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Among newborns, infants, and children up to
18 years of age with infantile hemangiomas who have
been … Among newborns, infants, and children up to 18
years of age with infantile hemangiomas who have been … Newborns, infants,
and children up to 18
years of age with IH
referred for surgery
Harms
Surgical … Inclusion criteria
Category Criteria
Study population Newborns, infants, and children up to 18 years … One cohort
study included individuals between 1 month and 43 years
of age, with a mean age of 2 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0128_07-01-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - The nominator states, “For many years most neurologists have insisted that
there are issues with generic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-protein-intake-protocol-amendment.pdf
November 29, 2023 - Age of participants (at intervention or exposure):
o Infants, children, and adolescents (0-18 years … )
o Adults (19-64 years)
o Older adults (65 years and older)
Participants sample exclusively … are pregnant and lactating
Age of participants (at intervention or exposure):
o Adults (19-64 years … )
o Older adults (65 years and older)
Participants sample exclusively
diagnosed with a disease or … protein and bone health across
the life-course: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis over 40 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-artery-stenosis_research-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - § Some studies did not report the intervention years. … Patients were followed for an average of 4.5 years. … , and
those with lower mortality rates rising from 0 percent to under 10 percent over 5 years. … All four studies reported similar long-term mortality (about 30-40 percent at 5 years). … of the patients had improvement at 5 years.84 Another study reported that 12 percent
were cured of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/multiple-sclerosis_research-protocol.pdf
December 17, 2013 - Over 25 years, 90 percent of patients with
RRMS will transition to secondary progressive MS.2
• Secondary … MS has decided to use disease modifying treatments, the person
may use the treatments for several years … the questions related to starting treatment.8 The review
will examine the long-term (greater than 3 years … plan is excluded
• Timing
o For KQ 1, the duration of both treatment and followup must be over 3 years … Typical RCTs for MS efficacy or comparative effectiveness are 2 to 3 years.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - system
is intended to identify interventions that purport to address an unmet need and are up to 3 years … out
on the horizon and then to follow them up to 2 years after initial entry into the health care … Topics eligible for
inclusion are those interventions expected to be within 0–3 years of potential … An estimated 11% of people aged 65 years or older and 32% of people aged 85 years or older
have AD, … increase in its prevalence as the number of aging persons in the United
States grows over the next 30 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
March 11, 2010 - in women,
blacks, older individuals and those with low iodine intake.2 Up to 20% of women over 60 years … aggressive case-finding in those considered high-risk,
including pregnant women and women over 60 years … Treatment could be
considered in those over 60 years of age, those at increased risk for heart disease … website to the USPSTF for guidelines regarding screening of thyroid disease (ACP guidelines
more than 5 years … of
age every 5 years (more frequently if the patient is at increased risk), but has not updated their
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/delirium-research-protocol.pdf
June 01, 2018 - important independent risk factor for delirium,2 with a prevalence >70% in critically ill
patients ≥60 years … mortality and longer
hospital stay, with an estimated cost of $38 - 52 billion annually for patients ≥70 years … antipsychotics compared to each other,
placebo, or non-drug approaches to treat delirium in persons aged 65 years … For the subquestion regarding persons aged 65 years or older, we will include any
study that has at … least 50% of the population over the age of 65 years.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-protocol.pdf
July 10, 2018 - characteristics associated with higher
prevalence were: female sex, White or Native American ethnicities, ≤65 years … • Populations—Adults (≥18 years old) with PTSD (DSM-III, DSM-IV, or DSM-5);
subthreshold PTSD will … old) with a PTSD
diagnosis (DSM-III, DSM-IV, or
DSM-5)
Children (<18 years old)
Diagnosis of acute … Role of the Funder
Exclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Category
Children (<18 years old)
Adults … (≥18 years old) with a PTSD diagnosis (DSM-III, DSM-IV, or DSM-5)
Population
Diagnosis of acute stress
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-blueprint_research.pdf
June 01, 2010 - • Disease surveillance: identify the first diagnosis of hypertension within two years of an
index … • Treatment assessment: describe the first anti-hypertensive drug dispensed within two
years of an … With appropriate dedicated resources, these short-term goals could be completed within
one to two years … These medium-
term goals could be completed within two to four years with appropriate dedicated resources … 3: Network Maturation
The final phase of network development could be completed within four to six years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-protocol.pdf
July 10, 2018 - characteristics associated with higher
prevalence were: female sex, White or Native American ethnicities, ≤65 years … • Populations—Adults (≥18 years old) with PTSD (DSM-III, DSM-IV, or DSM-5);
subthreshold PTSD will … old) with a PTSD
diagnosis (DSM-III, DSM-IV, or
DSM-5)
Children (<18 years old)
Diagnosis of acute … Role of the Funder
Exclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Category
Children (<18 years old)
Adults … (≥18 years old) with a PTSD diagnosis (DSM-III, DSM-IV, or DSM-5)
Population
Diagnosis of acute stress
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/women-hiv_research-protocol.pdf
March 01, 2016 - predicted that by 2020, half of persons living with HIV infection in the United States
will be 50 years … We will use 40 years of age as an age cutoff, to include premenopausal
women who are less likely to … First, we will not consider research completed longer than 10 years ago (specifically, earlier
than … Perimenopausal symptomatology among HIV-
infected women at least 40 years of age. … Psychological symptoms among persons 50 years of age and older living with
HIV disease.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-provider-adherence_research-protocol.pdf
March 02, 2012 - provides treatment recommendations with the strength of the evidence base for
children 0–4, 5–11, and >12 years … Uncertainty
Despite the evidence of efficacy in improving outcomes, their long-standing presence (>20 years … In 2005,
there were approximately 679,000 emergency room visits due to asthma in children under 15 years … practice, it is not unreasonable that physician attitudes and
perceptions have changed over the past 16 years … of age) or
adults (over 18 years of age) with asthma
Interventions
• Interventions to improve