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Kristensen FB, Husereau D, Huić M, Drummond M, Berger ML, Bond K, Augustovski F, Booth A, Bridges JFP, Grimshaw J, IJzerman MJ, Jonsson E, Ollendorf DA, Rüther A, Siebert U, Sharma J, Wailoo A. Identifying the Need for Good Practices in Health Technology Assessment: Summary of the ISPOR HTA Council Working Group Report on Good Practices in HTA. Value Health 2019; 22:13-20. [PMID: 30661627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The systematic use of evidence to inform healthcare decisions, particularly health technology assessment (HTA), has gained increased recognition. HTA has become a standard policy tool for informing decision makers who must manage the entry and use of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other technologies (including complex interventions) within health systems, for example, through reimbursement and pricing. Despite increasing attention to HTA activities, there has been no attempt to comprehensively synthesize good practices or emerging good practices to support population-based decision-making in recent years. After the identification of some good practices through the release of the ISPOR Guidelines Index in 2013, the ISPOR HTA Council identified a need to more thoroughly review existing guidance. The purpose of this effort was to create a basis for capacity building, education, and improved consistency in approaches to HTA-informed decision-making. Our findings suggest that although many good practices have been developed in areas of assessment and some other key aspects of defining HTA processes, there are also many areas where good practices are lacking. This includes good practices in defining the organizational aspects of HTA, the use of deliberative processes, and measuring the impact of HTA. The extent to which these good practices are used and applied by HTA bodies is beyond the scope of this report, but may be of interest to future researchers.
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- School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT - University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria.
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- Agency for Quality and Accreditation in Health Care and Social Welfare, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Patient Engagement, Ethics and International Affairs, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Economic Evaluations and HTA Department, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ScHARR, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Cochrane Canada and Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Health Technology & Services Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR), Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- International Affairs, Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT - University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria; Division of Health Technology Assessment, ONCOTYROL - Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria; Institute for Technology Assessment, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- AP MedTech Zone & Advisor (Health), Department of Health & Family Welfare, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- ScHARR, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; NICE Decision Support Unit, Sheffield, UK
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Siering U, Rüther A. [Experiences with synopses of clinical guidelines using the example of synopses for Disease Management Programmes (DMP)]. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 2014; 108:560-8. [PMID: 25499108 DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2014.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED Guideline synopses, i.e. the systematic synthesis of clinical practice guidelines, are used as a basis for Disease Management Programmes (DMPs) in Germany. One of the responsibilities of the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is the preparation of guideline synopses for DMPs. The article describes the experiences with this methodology. METHODS For the preparation of guideline synopses, a systematic search for evidence-based guidelines is conducted, and their recommendations are extracted and synthesised. In parallel, the quality of the guidelines is assessed using the AGREE instrument. The need for updating or supplementing a DMP is justified by means of the Grade of Recommendation (GoR) or, alternatively, the Level of Evidence (LoE). EXPERIENCES Since 2006 IQWiG has synthesised recommendations from 256 evidence-based guidelines in 12 guideline synopses for DMPs. The results are then used by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) to update DMPs. Using the example of the 12 synopses, several analyses were conducted. It was determined that a search for guidelines in guideline databases is sufficient and that a search in bibliographic databases can be dispensed with. Furthermore, the analyses showed that a large proportion of recommendations in evidence-based guidelines are not clearly linked to a GoR or LoE. If GoR and LoE are provided, only about 42% of recommendations with a strong GoR also refer to a strong LoE. It was also shown that only 21 % of the analysed guideline providers supplied information on the handling of unpublished data. With consistent average to high values, the assessment of the methodological quality across all of the prepared synopses allows for the conclusion of a basically acceptable guideline quality, but with a need for improvement. OUTLOOK A guideline synopsis is an established tool for identifying health care standards as a basis for developing and updating DMPs. Further methodological development, particularly in collaboration with guideline providers, appears to be reasonable. It should be examined whether guideline synopses are suitable not only for guideline and DMP development, but also for other health care issues.
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- Ulrich Siering
- Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen, Köln, Deutschland
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- Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen, Köln, Deutschland.
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Eikermann M, Holzmann N, Siering U, Rüther A. Tools for assessing the content of guidelines are needed to enable their effective use--a systematic comparison. BMC Res Notes 2014; 7:853. [PMID: 25427972 PMCID: PMC4258382 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background To ensure that clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) form a sound basis for decision-making in health care, it is necessary to be able to reliably assess and ensure their quality. This results in the need to assess the content of guidelines systematically, particularly with regard to the validity of their recommendations. The aim of the present analysis was to determine the suitability and applicability of frequently used assessment tools for evidence syntheses with regard to the assessment of guideline content. Methods We conducted a systematic comparison and analysis of established tools for the assessment of evidence syntheses (guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments). The tools analyzed were: ADAPTE, AGREE II, AMSTAR, GLIA and the INAHTA checklist. We analyzed methodological steps related to the assessment of the reliability and validity of guideline recommendations. Data were extracted and analyzed by two persons independently of one another. Results Widely used tools for the methodological assessment of evidence syntheses are not suitable for a comprehensive content-related assessment. They remain mostly at the level of assessment of the documentation of processes. Some tools assess selected content-related aspects, but operationalization is either unspecific or lacking. Conclusion None of the tools analyzed enables the structured and comprehensive assessment of the content of guideline recommendations with special regard to their reliability and validity. All tools contribute towards the judicious use of evidence syntheses by supporting their systematic development or assessment. However, further progress is needed, particularly with regard to the assessment of content quality. This includes comprehensive operationalization and documentation of the assessment process to ensure reliability and validity, and therefore to enable the effective use of trustworthy guidelines in the health care system. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-853) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Michaela Eikermann
- Department Evidence-based Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Department of Medicine, Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Str, 200, Building 38, 51109 Cologne, Germany.
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Kötter T, Bartel C, Schramm S, Lange P, Höfer E, Hänsel M, Waffenschmidt S, Waldt SE, Hoffmann-Eßer W, Rüther A, Lühmann D, Scherer M. [Management of chronic heart failure - a systematic review of guidelines in the context of the DMP revision]. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 2013; 107:490-499. [PMID: 24238027 DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2013.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Disease Management Programmes (DMPs) are structured treatment programmes for chronic diseases. The DMP requirements are primarily derived from evidence-based guidelines. DMPs are regularly revised to ensure that they reflect current best practice and medical knowledge. The aim of this study was to assess the need for updating the German DMP module on heart failure by comparing it to relevant guidelines and identifying recommendations that should be revised. METHODS We systematically searched for clinical guidelines on heart failure published in German, English or French, and extracted relevant guideline recommendations. All included guidelines were assessed for methodological quality. To identify revision needs in the DMP, we performed a synoptic analysis of the extracted guideline recommendations and DMP requirements. RESULTS 27 guidelines were included. The extracted recommendations covered all aspects of the management of heart failure. The comparison of guideline recommendations with DMP requirements showed that, overall, guideline recommendations were more detailed than DMP requirements, and that the guidelines covered topics not included in the DMP module. CONCLUSIONS The DMP module is largely consistent with current guidelines on heart failure. We did not identify any need for significant revision of the DMP requirements. However, some specific recommendations of the DMP module could benefit from revision.
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- Thomas Kötter
- Institut für Sozialmedizin und Epidemiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck; Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg.
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Siering U, Waldt SE, Hoffmann-Eber W, Rüther A. 042 Strong Recommendation – Strong Evidence? An Analysis of Evidence-Based Guidelines on Various Chronic Diseases. BMJ Qual Saf 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002293.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hoffmann-Eßer W, Großelfinger R, Holzmann N, Brockhaus C, Ein Waldt S, Ernsting C, Yurdakul A, Rüther A, Siering U. P118 Are Levels Of Evidence From Different Clinical Practice Guidelines Comparable? – Testing Of A Method For Standardization Of Different Evidence Grading Systems. BMJ Qual Saf 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002293.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Icks A, Chernyak N, Bestehorn K, Brüggenjürgen B, Bruns J, Damm O, Dintsios CM, Dreinhöfer K, Gandjour A, Gerber A, Greiner W, Hermanek P, Hessel F, Heymann R, Huppertz E, Jacke C, Kächele H, Kilian R, Klingenberger D, Kolominsky-Rabas P, Krämer H, Krauth C, Lüngen M, Neumann T, Porzsolt F, Prenzler A, Pueschner F, Riedel R, Rüther A, Salize HJ, Scharnetzky E, Schwerd W, Selbmann HK, Siebert H, Stengel D, Stock S, Völler H, Wasem J, Schrappe M. [Methods of health economic evaluation for health services research]. Gesundheitswesen 2010; 72:917-33. [PMID: 20865653 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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On August 30, 2010, the German Network for Health Services Research [Deutsches Netzwerk Versorgungsforschung e. V. (DNVF e. V.)] approved the Memorandum III "Methods for Health Services Research", supported by the member societies mentioned as authors and published in this Journal [Gesundheitswesen 2010; 72: 739-748]. The present paper focuses on methodological issues of economic evaluation of health care technologies. It complements the Memorandum III "Methods for Health Services Research", part 2. First, general methodological principles of the economic evaluations of health care technologies are outlined. In order to adequately reflect costs and outcomes of health care interventions in the routine health care, data from different sources are required (e. g., comparative efficacy or effectiveness studies, registers, administrative data, etc.). Therefore, various data sources, which might be used for economic evaluations, are presented, and their strengths and limitations are stated. Finally, the need for methodological advancement with regard to data collection and analysis and issues pertaining to communication and dissemination of results of health economic evaluations are discussed.
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- A Icks
- Deutsches Diabetes Zentrum an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Düsseldorf.
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Bartel C, Peinemann F, Rüther A. Vergleichbarkeit des kombinierten Endpunkts „ereignisfreies Überleben“ bei Kindern mit ALL. Gesundheitswesen 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1266302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Naumann A, Wagenpfeil S, Baurecht H, Söderhäll C, Rüther A, Illig T, Weidinger S. Negativreport bei genetischen Assoziationsstudien. Gesundheitswesen 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1266735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Eikermann M, Holzmann N, Rüther A. S26– How to develop new methods for systematic evaluation of internal validity of CPG recommendations. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.04.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bartel C, Burkhardt-Hammer T, Rüther A. Ergebnisse einer systematischen Literaturrecherche zum Thema „gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität bei krebskranken Kindern in Deutschland“. Gesundheitswesen 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1239273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Danner M, Bartel C, Hoffmann W, Siering U, Rüther A. Identifizierung evidenzbasierter Versorgungsstandards: Leitliniensynopse am Beispiel der Depression. Gesundheitswesen 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1239110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hasenbein U, Eikermann M, Siering U, Holzmann N, Rüther A. Systematische Leitlinienanalyse zur Identifizierung von Versorgungsstandards am Beispiel des strukturierten Behandlungsprogramms für Asthma bronchiale. Gesundheitswesen 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1086236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rüther A, Göhlen B. Wer hat Angst vor HTA? Health Technology Assessment im Gespräch. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-982376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Perleth M, Gerhardus A, Lühmann D, Rüther A. [The curriculum Health Technology Assessment (HTA)]. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 2006; 100:297-302. [PMID: 16878799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Information derived from Health Technology Assessment (HTA) reports is increasingly used for decision-making in healthcare. The production of HTA reports requires well-qualified interdisciplinarily working specialists who are not yet available in sufficient number. The German HTA Society and the German Network for Evidence Based Medicine have now developed an HTA curriculum which may serve as a basis for training courses for users of HTA information as well as HTA authors. Structure and content of the curriculum were inspired by internationally established training courses. However, the specific aspects of technology regulation and decision-making in the healthcare systems of German-speaking countries are emphasised. The curriculum is subdivided into a total of 11 modules. These include principles of HTA, status and regulation of technologies, priority setting, management of knowledge and information, methods of conducting HTA reports and project management. In the next step, the application of the curriculum into an Internet-based training course is planned.
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Rüther A. GMS-HTA: Information out of the world of HTA - up-to-date, comprehensive and valid. GMS Health Technol Assess 2005; 1:Doc01. [PMID: 21289922 PMCID: PMC3011317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alric Rüther
- Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information (DIMDI), Köln, Deutschland,*To whom correspondence should be addressed: Alric Rüther, Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information (DIMDI), Waisenhausgasse 36-38a, 50676 Köln, E-mail:
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Rüther A. [Health technology assessment: stepchild of dentistry]. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 2005; 99:68-9. [PMID: 15804133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Estrada MD, Asplund K, Barrington R, Faisst K, Kahan JP, Kjonniksen I, Mariotto A, Milne R, Rüther A, Stilvén S, Xerri B. European joint assessments and coordination of findings and resources. Working group 3 report. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2002; 18:321-60. [PMID: 12053426 DOI: 10.1017/s0266462302000272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The aim of Working Group 3 has been to identify possible joint assessments and to coordinate findings and existing resources within the community to support joint assessments.
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- M Dolors Estrada
- Norrlands University Hospital The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU), Sweden
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Velasco M, Perleth M, Drummond M, Gürtner F, Jørgensen T, Jovell A, Malone J, Rüther A, Wild C. Best practice in undertaking and reporting health technology assessments. Working group 4 report. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2002; 18:361-422. [PMID: 12053427 DOI: 10.1017/s0266462302000284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The aim of Working Group 4 has been to develop and disseminate best practice in undertaking and reporting assessments, and to identify needs for methodologic development.
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McDonald S, Lefebvre C, Antes G, Galandi D, Gøtzsche P, Hammarquist C, Haugh M, Jensen KL, Kleijnen J, Loep M, Pistotti V, Rüther A. The contribution of handsearching European general health care journals to the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. Eval Health Prof 2002; 25:65-75. [PMID: 11868446 DOI: 10.1177/0163278702025001005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A fundamental aim of any systematic review is that all relevant studies should be identified and considered for inclusion. Limitations with searching bibliographic databases led the Cochrane Collaboration to search journals by hand for reports of trials. This article presents the results of a 3-year project to identify and make accessible reports of randomized trials published in European general health care journals. Overall, 21,620 reports of controlled trials were identified from 119 journals from 16 countries. More than three quarters (76%) were published in U.K. or German journals. Only 3,640 (17%) reports were indexed in MEDLINE as controlled trials, and 6,554 (30%) were not indexed in MEDLINE at all. Bibliographic details for all reports are available by searching The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register in The Cochrane Library. This project has ensured that a large proportion of trial reports not previously identifiable has been made accessible to those preparing systematic reviews.
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Rüther A, Dauben HP, Schweim H. Die deutsche Agentur für Health Technology Assessment (HTA) beim DIMDI (DAHTA@DIMDI). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2001; 44:865-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s001030100246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Dauben HP, Rüther A. HTA-Berichte auf dem Prüfstand Standardverfahren zur Erstellung und Beurteilung von HTA-Berichten. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2001; 44:870-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s001030100250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Berner MM, Rüther A, Stieglitz RD, Berger M. [The concept of "evidence-based medicine" in psychiatry. A path to a more rational psychiatry?]. Nervenarzt 2000; 71:173-80. [PMID: 10756525 DOI: 10.1007/s001150050026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Many of the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in psychiatry and psychotherapy are based on opinion rather than evidence. The concept of evidence-based medicine aims to bridge the gap between clinical research and clinical decision-making by integrating the best available external evidence with personal expertise. In this article, we demonstrate several examples of the non-evidence-based medicine paradigm. Then we show the usefulness and practicability of the new evidence-based medicine paradigm by using a clinical example. Finally, we discuss the consequences, chances, and limitations of this new model. We also examine the role of the individual clinician's viewpoint as well as the need of institutional re-engineering and the possible restructuring of the entire health care system towards evidence-based methods.
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- M M Berner
- Abteilung Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg.
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Willenbacher W, Mumm A, Rüther A, Weis J, Bartsch H. Somatic Risk Factors for Intermediate and Long-Term Sequelae after Hematological Stem Cell Therapy Predictive for Feasibility of a Rehabilitation Program. Oncol Res Treat 1998. [DOI: 10.1159/000026818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mross K, Rüther A, Gierlich T, Unger C. Tumor Growth Control by Oral Trofosfamide in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Oncol Res Treat 1998. [DOI: 10.1159/000026777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rüther A, Galandi D, Antes G. Evidence-based medicine and the cochrane collaboration: A new approach to medical decision-making in cancer therapy. Eur J Cancer 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)85125-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Abstract
The external shunt operation on the endolymphatic sac is based on the concept that it will drain excess endolymph and thus arrest the progression of endolymphatic hydrops. We performed histological studies on 46 temporal bones from 13 cases of bilateral and 20 cases of unilateral Meniere's disease to evaluate the status of the pathways of longitudinal flow of endolymph to the sac. The endolymphatic ducts were blocked in 8 specimens (17%), the endolymphatic sinuses in 9 (19.5%), the utricular ducts in 12 (26%), the saccular ducts in 7 (15%), and the ductus reuniens in 27 (59%). These blockages arrested longitudinal flow from both the pars superior and inferior in 21 cases (46%), the pars superior only in 3 (6.5%), and the pars inferior only in 16 (35%). In the 6 ears with all pathways open, 2 were found to have fistulae between the saccules and the perilymphatic spaces, which theoretically results in internal shunting, thus alleviating the need for the external shunt procedure. In the aggregate, therefore, 42 (91%) of 46 ears showed either areas of blockage of longitudinal flow or internal shunts that would theoretically negate the value of external endolymphatic shunt procedures. These temporal bones, however, are from an autopsy population and the severity of pathological changes is probably greater than it would have been at an earlier age when external shunt surgery might have been a therapeutic consideration.
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Affiliation(s)
- H F Schuknecht
- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston 02114
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