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Pages : 696

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Author: Dallas Independent School District (Tex.)
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Author: Robert Lytton Spaulding
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Category : Children with social disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1280

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Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309164257
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 267

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Healthcare decision makers in search of reliable information that compares health interventions increasingly turn to systematic reviews for the best summary of the evidence. Systematic reviews identify, select, assess, and synthesize the findings of similar but separate studies, and can help clarify what is known and not known about the potential benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and other healthcare services. Systematic reviews can be helpful for clinicians who want to integrate research findings into their daily practices, for patients to make well-informed choices about their own care, for professional medical societies and other organizations that develop clinical practice guidelines. Too often systematic reviews are of uncertain or poor quality. There are no universally accepted standards for developing systematic reviews leading to variability in how conflicts of interest and biases are handled, how evidence is appraised, and the overall scientific rigor of the process. In Finding What Works in Health Care the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends 21 standards for developing high-quality systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research. The standards address the entire systematic review process from the initial steps of formulating the topic and building the review team to producing a detailed final report that synthesizes what the evidence shows and where knowledge gaps remain. Finding What Works in Health Care also proposes a framework for improving the quality of the science underpinning systematic reviews. This book will serve as a vital resource for both sponsors and producers of systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research.

Author: Arthur Martin Cohen
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Category : Resource programs (Education)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This report presents results from an internal evaluation conducted between September 1981 and August 1982 of abstracts published by the Educational Resources Information Center (eric) system. A brief introduction describes the study methodology and reviews limitations, indicating that 526 evaluations of 349 abstracts were conducted by personnel at each of the 16 eric Clearinghouses. Next, results of the evaluations prepared by each Clearinghouse are presented, with Clearinghouses being identified only by a random letter of the alphabet. For each Clearinghouse, information is provided on the numbers of abstracts evaluated, evaluations completed, abstractors whose work was represented, and evaluators; overall ratings; types of abstracts represented (I.E., informative, indicative, or mixed) and analysis of their appropriateness; evaluations of abstract style, vocabulary, and content; length of the abstracts evaluated; and details on how the Clearinghouse conducted the evaluations. Next, outcomes are described for the system as a whole, indicating that 67 excellent ratings, 188 good ratings, 150 fair ratings, 91 marginal ratings, and 30 poor ratings were assigned. Common problems included inappropriate selection of abstract type and the omission of important sections of documents. Recommendations for improving abstracts are included. An interim report from an initial pilot study; revisions of the abstract evaluation form; feedback from Clearinghouses regarding the form; sample evaluations; and materials from an abstracting workshop are appended. (Bcy).

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Category : Social service
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 812

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Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 792

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