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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan104/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
July 17, 2014 - of the publication window; case reports and case series (except as noted for KQs 2 and 6); decision analyses
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
April 25, 2024 - Populations
Adults without known cardiovascular disease
Populations being screened for lung cancer
Analyses
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
April 11, 2025 - Pooled analyses indicated beneficial associations between breastfeeding support interventions and any … For breastfeeding outcomes (KQ2), random-effects meta-analyses were conducted using the restricted maximum … whether there was evidence of small-study effects. 21 Stata version 16.1 (StataCorp)was used for all analyses … In meta-analyses, there was a statistically significant association between participating in a breastfeeding … The forest plots for all pooled analyses can be found in eFigures 1 through 9 in the Supplement.
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June 04, 2024 - Random-effects meta-analyses with Knapp-Hartung adjustment. … Within each study, the longest follow-up was
selected for pooled analyses and figures. … Pooled Analyses for Multifactorial and Exercise Interventions
0.3 21 1.2
RR or IRR (95% CI)
No. of … Furthermore, 2 exercise trials re-
ported within-study subgroup analyses for falls and/or fracture, … Meta-analyses of
cluster randomization trials: power considerations.
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October 22, 2024 - months, and 6 months) varied from 27 to 51 trials (N analyzed=10,622 to 17,580). 1 Based on pooled analyses … effectiveness did not vary by any participant or intervention characteristic except in exploratory analyses … to determine if any differences between control and intervention groups existed, since many of these analyses
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
September 26, 2024 - Populations
Adults without known cardiovascular disease
Populations being screened for lung cancer
Analyses
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December 01, 2010 - Thus, primary analyses estimated relative risk for falling by
using random-effects models (20, 21). … We conducted separate analyses for each intervention
category. … For single clinical treatments, the analyses were
further stratified by treatment type. … All meta-analyses were done by using Stata
Clinical Guideline Primary Care Interventions for Falling … The remaining studies
excluded participants who were lost to follow-up or
were dead from the analyses
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March 01, 2014 - Many thoughtful and constructive analyses focus on the importance of several factors in the design and … as blood pressure, blood glucose level, and lipid level, may be an untapped resource for secondary analyses … Support from funding agencies for these types of secondary analyses could greatly enhance the work of … A Framework to Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in the Design of Primary Research
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary94/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
May 15, 2009 - Randomized, controlled trials; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; cohort studies; and ecologic studies … Randomized, controlled trials; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; cohort studies; case-control studies … the prevalence of congenital syphilis in neonates, we included randomized, controlled trials; meta-analyses … harms of syphilis screening and penicillin treatment, we included randomized, controlled trials; meta-analyses
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
November 07, 2023 - Analyses were conducted stratifying on relevant factors, including placebo or no treatment control; school … Assessment for small study effects was not performed because the meta-analyses had fewer than 10 studies … control type, follow-up duration, or age and effects of supplements on DMFT/DFT increment, although analyses … Fifth, meta-analyses had substantial statistical heterogeneity. … To address statistical heterogeneity, random-effects models were used and stratified analyses on study-level
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February 01, 2013 - Pooled analyses from a random-effects meta-
analysis suggested a 19% relative reduction (risk ratio, … we had fewer than 10 trials in all
analyses (19). … Third, we did not perform formal analyses for pub-
lication bias due to small numbers of trials. … Our analyses of
abstracts and searches of trials registries did not suggest
publication bias. … Measuring inconsistency
in meta-analyses. BMJ. 2003;327:557-60. [PMID: 12958120]
21.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
June 15, 2016 - The number of screening tests as a measure of the burden of screening has been used for modeling analyses … Sensitivity Analyses
Additional simulations were conducted using best-case and worst-case values for … data to support lowering the recommended age to begin CRC screening from 50 to 45 years, subsequent analyses … Sensitivity Analyses
Model predictions for the sensitivity analysis using the best-case and worst-case … family history, 56 comorbidity status, 57 and screening history 10 have been evaluated in other analyses
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December 01, 2007 - Study Selection: For the literature on benefits, meta-analyses; sys-
tematic reviews; and randomized, … For harms, meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, con-
trolled trials; cohort studies; case–control … For the literature on benefits, we
included meta-analyses; systematic reviews; and random-
ized, controlled
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October 01, 2015 - We excluded nonsystematic meta-
analyses and narrative reviews. … Several of the meta-
analyses treated
comparisons among
different trial groups as
separate studies and … Fixed-effects models were
used in nearly all
meta-analyses. … Evidence of beneficial
health outcomes were also seen in the pooled analyses
across all interventions … Pharmacologic-based Strategies for Smoking Cessation: Clini-
cal and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses.
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September 09, 2021 - qualitatively, including reporting of meta-analysis results from existing systematic reviews;
meta-analyses … Analyses were conducted in Stata version 16.1 (StataCorp). … For ex-
ample, in individual patient data meta-analyses, the PHQ-9 correctly
identified 85% of people … and in analyses of some important
specific populations, including older adults, perinatal populations … limited to primary care settings
tended to be smaller than in broad-based
analyses
Suicide risk 23
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
February 12, 2019 - effects, which can be related to publication bias. 15 Additionally, meta-regression and sensitivity analyses … Stata version 15.1 (StataCorp LP) was used for all analyses. … Additional sensitivity and subgroup analyses exploring effect sizes by study and intervention characteristics … b Study-reported adjusted analyses were statistically significant, although effect size shown in the … Summary of Pooled Effects of Subgroup Analyses for Counseling Interventions, Organized by Counseling
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hypertension-in-adults-screening
April 27, 2021 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Independent critical appraisal and data abstraction; meta-analyses and … evaluated, as well as reference lists of other systematic reviews and individual patient–data meta-analyses … For all pooled analyses, a bivariate model was used to model sensitivity and specificity simultaneously … Stata version 15.1 (StataCorp) was used for all analyses. … Meta-analyses suggest that for untreated individuals generally recruited from population-based cohorts
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
December 15, 2020 - Subgroup analyses were conducted on study quality, geographic setting, duration of follow-up, HBeAg status … statistical tests for small sample effects were not conducted because of fewer than 10 trials for most analyses … Subgroup analyses found no statistically significant interactions between HBeAg status or duration of … Otherwise, subgroup analyses were not performed because of small numbers of trials. … Results were generally consistent when analyses were stratified by individual drug, although some estimates
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April 17, 2018 - Random-effects meta-analyses using the method of DerSimonian and Laird. … Stata version 13.1 (Stata Corp LP) was used for all quantitative
analyses. … Meta-analyses of
cluster randomization trials: power considerations. … Differences
in overlapping meta-analyses of vitamin D
supplements and falls. … umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized
controlled trials.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-diseas/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
October 07, 2013 - Design
KQ 1: Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical trials; systematic reviews and meta-analyses