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161. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2023 - STUDY SELECTION Diagnostic accuracy of primary care screening instruments and oral examination; randomized … DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS One investigator abstracted data; a second checked accuracy. … Evidence on screening accuracy, silver diamine fluoride, xylitol, and harms was very limited, although … Randomized or nonrandom- ized trials and diagnostic accuracy studies were eligible; cohort studies were … A second investigator reviewed abstracted data for accuracy.

162. Archived: Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary20/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
     April 15, 2013 - Purpose: To review the accuracy of screening instruments and the efficacy and safety of screening for … Two trials reported instrument accuracy in adolescent samples (combined n = 799). … Data on the accuracy of screening were even more limited in adolescents. … Thus, the indirect evidence linking screening accuracy with benefits of treatment is not good. … Does the accuracy of the screening instruments vary by population characteristics * ?

163. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 02, 2020 - quality of life, and function KQ 2 (screening) and KQ 1 (preventive interventions): Diagnostic accuracy … and cohort studies KQ 2 (screening) and KQ 1 (preventive interventions): Studies of diagnostic accuracy

164. Screening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - Evidence is limited regarding the accuracy of the clinical visual skin examination for detecting keratinocyte … The USPSTF used foundational evidence from previous reviews to assess the diagnostic accuracy of visual … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Based on foundational evidence, the sensitivity of visual … Evidence evaluat- ing the diagnostic accuracy of visual skin examination to detect keratinocyte carcinoma … was limited and inconsistent.19 No new studies from the current review reported diagnostic accuracy

165. Final Research Plan: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan153/ovarian-cancer-screening
     March 03, 2016 - Are there new screening approaches for detecting ovarian cancer that have better yield or accuracy than … Additionally, the USPSTF added a contextual question to address the yield or accuracy of newer screening

166. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - Three methodological problems make it difficult to assess the accuracy of screening tests for dementia … First, research has examined the accuracy of a large number of screening instruments to a limited degree … Few studies have provided information on the accuracy of screening tests for detecting people with mild … people with moderate dementia; the accuracy of these tests in detecting people with mild dementia may … Selecting articles for KQ 3: accuracy of screening tests Appendix Figure 5.

167. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
     June 15, 2013 - Evidence on the accuracy of risk prediction instruments in primary care settings is not available. … We focused on studies of screening or diagnostic accuracy performed in primary care settings. … A second investigator reviewed data abstraction for accuracy. … Accuracy of Oral Examination One good-quality study found primary care pediatrician examination … Accuracy of pediatric primary care providers’ screening and referral for early childhood caries.

168. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-supplemental-screening-in-women-with-dense-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     January 11, 2016 - were limited to fair- or good-quality randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; or diagnostic accuracy … Accuracy and Reliability of BI-RADS Density Determination Absent a gold standard for breast density … , studies could not evaluate the accuracy of BI-RADS density determinations. … KQ 1: What are the accuracy and reproducibility of BI-RADS determination of breast density? … In addition, it examines the accuracy of breast density determinations by radiologists, as well as the

169. untitled (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2016 - EVIDENCE REVIEW The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits, and harms of serologic screening … Based on the natural history of HSV infection, its epidemiology, and the available evidence on the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests HerpeSelect (Focus Diagnostics), the most widely available sero- logic test … No stud- ies have examined the screening accuracy of serologic HSV tests in pregnant women. … Based on the natural history of HSV infection, its epidemiology, and the available evidence on the accuracy

170. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - • For suicide risk, more research is needed on what screening tools should be used, the accuracy of … • More information is needed on the accuracy of screening tests for suicide risk. … • More research is needed on the accuracy of screening tools for anxiety disorders in older adults … • Includes the accuracy of screening tests for suicide risk. … • Accuracy of screening tools to be used in pregnant and postpartum people.

171. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - a systematic review to evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for hypertension in adults, the accuracy … of OBPM for initial screening, and the accuracy of various confirmatory blood pressure measurement methods … . 8 , 9 Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed evidence from 20 studies (n = 12,614) on … the test accuracy of OBPM for initial screening for hypertension. 8 , 9 In all studies, blood pressure … Limited evidence is available on the accuracy of automated office-based blood pressure measurement (taking

172. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 09, 2020 - Interviewer-administered tools and self-administered tools appear to have similar accuracy. 12 Primary … These reviews evaluated evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for drug use, accuracy of screening … Given the limited number of studies on individual tools and the lack of information on the accuracy of … tools for detecting use of drugs other than cannabis, the USPSTF determined the evidence on accuracy … for drug use in adolescents The optimal screening interval for detecting unhealthy drug use The accuracy

173. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 04, 2018 - One fair-quality prospective study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of CIA and the T pallidum particle … is feasible for mass screening and provides a presumptive laboratory diagnosis of syphilis with high accuracy … Second, the review did not address the comparative screening accuracy of traditional vs reverse sequence … available) and these tests (treponemal and nontreponemal) in combination detect syphilis with high accuracy … No new studies examining harms of treatment in pregnant women were identified Included diagnostic accuracy

174. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - screening for visual impairment in children 1 to 5 years of age with improved health outcomes, the accuracy … Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that vision screening tools have rea- sonable accuracy … of risk fac- tor assessment, the accuracy of screening tests, the effectiveness of early detection, … Accuracy of Screening Tests No studies evaluated the accuracy or reliability of risk factor assessment … PEDIATRICS Volume 127, Number 2, February 2011 343 pediatrics.aappublications.org/ the diagnostic accuracy

175. Final Research Plan: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
     June 09, 2022 - What is the accuracy of screening tools to detect speech and language delay or disorders in children … behavior competence, socioemotional functioning, and quality of life KQ 2: Measures of screening test accuracy

176. Archived: Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     July 17, 2014 - What is the accuracy and interrater reliability of the BI-RADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System … Test Characteristics KQs 7, 8: Diagnostic accuracy studies with reference standard, meta-analyses … KQ 9: Well-designed studies of intrarater and interrater reliability and accuracy of BI-RADS designations … reproducibility of measures within women and stability of measures over time (e.g., training sets, diagnostic accuracy

177. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2021 - OBJECTIVE The USPSTF commissioned a systematic review to evaluate the accuracy, benefits, and harms of … To update the 2014 recommendation,33 the USPSTF commis- sioned a systematic review to evaluate the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment The USPSTF reviewed 45 prospective studies of fair or … good quality that assessed the accuracy of various screening tests for gesta- tional diabetes, including … The 50-g OGCT showed good accuracy (sensitivity, 100%- 75%; specificity, 86%-25%) using Carpenter and

178. Thirteenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2023 - For anxiety disorders, more research is needed on the accuracy of screening tools used in the primary … For suicide risk, more research is needed on what screening tools should be used, the accuracy of including

179. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2013 - Various noninvasive tests with good diagnostic accuracy are possible alternatives to liver biopsy for … Balance of Benefits and Harms On the basis of the accuracy of HCV antibody testing and the availability … Given the accuracy of the screening test and the availability of effective interventions for HCV infection … Various noninvasive tests with good diagnostic accuracy are possible alternatives to liver biopsy for … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF previously found that screening with later-generation enzyme

180. Screening for Depression in Adults: USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2016 - for depression in adult populations, including older adults and pregnant and postpartum women; the accuracy … More research is needed on the accuracy of screening tools in languages other than English and Spanish … Data are lacking on both the accuracy of screening and the benefits and harms of treatment in pregnant … Accuracy of Screening Tests General Adult Population and Older Adults The accuracy of screening tests … However, given the strength of the in- direct evidence (the accuracy of screening in older adults and