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Priyanka Sista

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
101 Bryan Center, BOX_90834, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications


Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions: an EPC update.

Journal Article Journal of clinical epidemiology · November 2015 ObjectivesTo revise 2010 guidance on grading the strength of evidence (SOE) of the effectiveness of drugs, devices, and other preventive and therapeutic interventions in systematic reviews produced by the Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) progr ... Full text Cite

A proposed approach may help systematic reviews retain needed expertise while minimizing bias from nonfinancial conflicts of interest.

Journal Article J Clin Epidemiol · November 2014 OBJECTIVES: Groups such as the Institute of Medicine emphasize the importance of attention to financial conflicts of interest. Little guidance exists, however, on managing the risk of bias for systematic reviews from nonfinancial conflicts of interest. We ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interventions to improve adherence to self-administered medications for chronic diseases in the United States: a systematic review.

Journal Article Ann Intern Med · December 4, 2012 BACKGROUND: Suboptimum medication adherence is common in the United States and leads to serious negative health consequences but may respond to intervention. PURPOSE: To assess the comparative effectiveness of patient, provider, systems, and policy interve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Closing the quality gap: revisiting the state of the science (vol. 4: medication adherence interventions: comparative effectiveness).

Journal Article Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) · September 2012 OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of patient, provider, and systems interventions (Key Question [KQ] 1) or policy interventions (KQ 2) in improving medication adherence for an array of chronic health conditions. For interventions that are effective i ... Link to item Cite