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41. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - For Cohen d, a value of 0.20 is often interpreted as a small effect size, 0.50 as a medium effect size … , and 0.80 as a large effect size.26 For meta-analyses of CPAP and MAD treatments, pooled estimates were … Size of data markers reflects their relative contributions to the pooled effect size (largely because … Those suspected of having OSA; referral populations Small total sample size (type II), missing data … , CPAP was associated with improvement in sleep-related quality of life, albeit with a small effect size

42. Final Research Plan: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
    October 21, 2021 - (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme in 2020) All other countries Sample size

43. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary10/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
    March 15, 2009 - although not best standard, interprets reference standard independent of screening test, moderate sample size … screening test improperly administered, biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size … Handles indeterminate result in a reasonable manner     Spectrum of patients included in study     Sample size … best standard, interprets reference standard independent of screening test, includes moderate sample size … screening test improperly administered, biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size

44. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2009 - although not best standard, interprets reference standard independent of screening test, moderate sample size … screening test improperly administered, biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size … test Handles indeterminate result in a reasonable manner Spectrum of patients included in study Sample size … best standard, interprets reference standard independent of screening test, includes moderate sample size … screening test improperly administered, biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size

45. Prevention TaskForce App Communications Toolkit | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 21, 2025 - Prevention TaskForce App Communications Toolkit Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print   Communications Toolkit The Prevention TaskForce (formerly ePSS) is an application designed to help primary care clinicians…

46. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary26/tobacco-use-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions-2013
    December 11, 2012 - important study characteristics to identify the range of results and potential associations with effect size … Within each group, we qualitatively explored patterns of association between effect size and several … We conducted random-effects meta-analyses to estimate the effect size of interventions for trials reporting … All of the studies differed widely in terms of sample size, the types of interventions tested, and primary … Although no factors were clearly related to effect size in the included trials, high variability in the

47. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    November 24, 2020 - population, or intervention characteristics at the study level that were associ- ated with effect size … effect size showed a statistically significant association only for the composite outcome of any CVD … Size of data markers indicates weight of each study in the analysis. … (number of sessions, total estimated minutes of contact) and effect size. … Weight loss trials tended to be smaller (mean sample size, 461, compared with 585 in non–weight loss

48. Evidence Summary: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
    June 20, 2023 - The overall pooled effect size for all 22 studies was statistically significant, in favor of the intervention … supported a benefit of psychological treatment among primary care patients, albeit with a smaller effect size … 0.63 to −0.15) for primary care patients with depression or anxiety treated with CBT. 88 This effect size … Key Question 4) The size

49. Task Force at a Glance | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 22, 2025 - Task Force at a Glance Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force works to improve the health of people nationwide. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force…

50. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
    June 15, 2016 - The models also differed in the distribution of the size of the largest adenoma ( Table 3 ). … simulate adenoma histology, largely because it is correlated with size. … Fifth, it was assumed that, conditional on size, colonoscopy sensitivity is the same for each adenoma … Predictors of presence, multiplicity, size and dysplasia of colorectal adenomas: a necropsy study in … The CRC-SPIN model simulates continuous adenoma size.

51. Archived: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Evidence Synthesis: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/cost-effectiveness-analyses-of-population-based-screening-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-evidence-synthesis/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
    February 15, 2005 - publication date, screening intervention, screening interval, study time horizon, baseline group, AAA size … Also the distribution of AAA size in screened patients was significantly skewed toward larger size AAAs … Key Question Author (Year) Intervention Interval Time Horizon Baseline Group AAA Size

52. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 06, 2017 - significant limitations, such as the appropriateness of study design, quality of studies, number and size … The Task Force uses the evidence to estimate the size of the population that would benefit from implementation … The Task Force uses the evidence to estimate the size of the population that would be harmed from implementation … targeted health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by factors such as: The number, size … Evidence is insufficient because of: The very limited number or size of studies Inconsistency of direction

53. Draft Research Plan: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pregnant-nonpregnant-adults
    November 30, 2023 - large (n≥1,000) controlled observational studies KQ 5: Randomized, controlled trials and large (sample size

54. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
    October 15, 2010 - by the presence of more poorly differentiated cells and other histopathologic features; the number, size … , fair, or poor) by using methods developed by the USPSTF, on the basis of the number, quality, and size … Handles indeterminate results in a reasonable manner Spectrum of patients included in study Sample size … standard; interprets a reference standard independent of the screening test; includes a moderate sample size … administered; has a biased ascertainment of the reference standard; and includes a very small sample size

55. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Healthy Diet: Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care, January 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review41/diet-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-adults-2003
    January 15, 2003 - For fiber we defined a small effect size as a net difference of less than 2.0 g per day of fiber, medium … intensity, we could find no clear relationship between the risk status of the patients and the effect size … Net Difference in Change b or Difference at Final Followup P -value Relative Change c Effect Size … Net Difference in Change a or Difference at Final Followup P -value Relative Change b Effect Size … Net Difference in Change a or Difference at Final Followup P -value Relative Change b Effect Size

56. Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2004 - Suburban 1) Partner Internally Fair 199749 age: mean 38 family practice Abuse consistent Small sample size … Scores distinguished Fair 199160 age: mean 77 elders: 15 items abused from non-abused Small sample size … 1) HSEAST, Scores for abused and Fair et al, age: ≥ 60 sample 15 items non-abused were Small sample size … • Adequate sample size. • Administration of reliable screening test. … not the best standard; interprets reference standard independent of screening test; moderate sample size

57. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Women and Elderly Adults: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-women-and-elderly-adults/intimate-partner-violence-and-elderly-abuse-screening-2004
    March 08, 2004 - 11 items, (modified CTS) Internally consistent (Cronbach's alpha = 0.82) Fair Small sample size … ; P <0.001); CASE scores correlated with HSEAST ( r = 0.26; P <0.025) Fair Small sample size … correctly classified 67%-74% of cases; 6 items were strongly related to abuse Fair Small sample size … Adequate sample size. Administration of reliable screening test. … not the best standard; interprets reference standard independent of screening test; moderate sample size

58. Final Research Plan: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pregnant-nonpregnant-adults
    February 22, 2024 - large (n≥1,000) controlled observational studies KQ 5: Randomized, controlled trials and large (sample size

59. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    September 05, 2017 - on health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by such factors as the number, size … Evidence is insufficient because of the limited number or size of studies. … ) HOTV eye test Identification of letters HOTV; letters gradually decrease in size Snellen Letter … or number identification; letters or numbers gradually decrease in size Tumbling E Identification of … the direction of arms of the letter E; letters gradually decrease in size Stereoacuity test Contour

60. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    July 26, 2022 - Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews,19 based on the number, quality, and size … of studies as well as the consistency (similarity of effect direction and size) and precision (degree … logic, population, or intervention characteristics at the study level that were associated with effect size … Pooled Results of Behavioral Outcomes Outcome Effect size (95% CI) No. of RCTs (No. of participants … social determinants of health at play (eg, food insecurity, low-income status) that may affect the size