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201. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/depression-in-adults-screening
     January 26, 2016 - 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 … The USPSTF also reviewed the evidence on the accuracy of depression screening instruments and the benefits … Accuracy of Screening Tests General Adult Population and Older Adults The accuracy of screening tests … However, given the strength of the indirect evidence (the accuracy of screening in older adults and the

202. 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

203. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2021 - Auscultation for carotid bruits has been found to have poor accuracy for detecting carotid stenosis or … • Adequate evidence that auscultating the neck for carotid bruits has poor accuracy for detecting clinically … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment The accuracy of screening tests for carotid artery stenosis … the 2014 systematic review for the USPSTF,8 which found 1 good-quality meta-analysis assessing the accuracy … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

204. Draft Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 06, 2025 - What is the accuracy of screening instruments to detect cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older … designs KQs 1: Randomized, controlled trials; nonrandomized controlled studies KQ 2 : Diagnostic accuracy

205. Archived: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
     July 07, 2015 - Detection The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the accuracy of screening instruments for speech … The USPSTF also found inadequate evidence on the accuracy of surveillance (active monitoring) by primary … The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy of screening in primary care settings, as well as the … The USPSTF identified no studies on the accuracy of surveillance of speech and language development by … Estimate of Magnitude of Net Benefit The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the accuracy of screening

206. Clinical Summary: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     One- to 3-item screening instruments have the best accuracy for assessing unhealthy alcohol use in adults

207. Screening for Oral Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the diagnostic accuracy, benefits

208. Txncztmvpe5Ftseqts6Obm (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2015 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of different methods for confirming … However, these re- views did not address the diagnostic accuracy of differ- ent blood pressure measurement … For the current recommendation, the USPSTF exam- ined the diagnostic accuracy of office blood pressure … More research is needed on the accuracy of HBPM ver- sus ABPM and the best HBPM protocols for follow-up … More research on the accuracy of kiosk measurements is needed.

209. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Services Task Force examined the evidence on the natural history of CAS; systematic reviews of the accuracy … Based on population- based studies and the accuracy of carotid duplex ultra- sonography, the estimated … the USPSTF examined high-quality evidence on the natural history of CAS; systematic reviews of the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests Two meta-analyses provide information on the accu- racy of carotid duplex … Recent systematic reviews of stud- ies about the accuracy of carotid duplex ultrasonography, using digital

210. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2020 - Interviewer-administered tools and self-administered tools appear to have similar accuracy.12 Primary … as testing of hair or urine specimens.12,37 Adults The USPSTF reviewed 12 studies that assessed the accuracy … but specificity was comparable (range, 0.79-1.00 [95% CI, 0.71-1.00]).12 Four studies assessed the accuracy … Given the lim- ited number of studies on individual tools and the lack of informa- tion on the accuracy … of tools for detecting use of drugs other than cannabis, the USPSTF determined the evidence on accuracy

211. Archived: Oral Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Contents PDF Version and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy … and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 6   Return to Table of Contents Accuracy … abbreviated oral inspection that is more typical of the routine physical examination is also of unknown accuracy … chloride rinses to stain suspicious lesions, 13 , 14 but further research is needed to evaluate the accuracy

212. 0306 AHRQ AAA_provider F.indd (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - y Ultrasound has good accuracy and is the preferred screening modality (sensitivity ~95%, specificity … y Abdominal palpation has poor accuracy and is not recommended for screening.

213. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - However, the USPSTF found fair evidence that screening tests have reasonable accuracy in identifying … The USPSTF reviewed the evidence for the accuracy of vision screening tests in children younger than … evidence evaluating the role of screening for family history or parental concern, or evaluating the accuracy … sensitivity of 60% to 71% and a specificity of 70% to 80%.8 A good quality systematic review, evaluating the accuracy … estimated sensitivity of 9% to 12.5% and a specificity of 99%.9 Three poor quality studies examined the accuracy

214. Final Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/food-insecurity-screening
     July 28, 2022 - children, incident diabetes, mental health, cardiovascular events, quality of life) KQ 2: Test accuracy … quasiexperimental studies (e.g., pre-post studies) Minimum 12-week followup KQ 2: Diagnostic test accuracy

215. Archived: Evidence Summary: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/dementia-older-adults-screening-2003
     June 03, 2003 - Three methodological problems make it difficult to assess the accuracy of screening tests for dementia … 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 … Accuracy of screening tests Systematic reviews; prospective cohorts. Cross-sectional prevalence. … Accuracy of screening tests Systematic reviews. Age ≥60 y in community or outpatient setting.

216. Final Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-older-adults
     June 12, 2025 - What is the accuracy of screening instruments to detect cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older … designs KQ 1: Randomized, controlled trials; nonrandomized controlled studies KQ 2 : Diagnostic accuracy

217. Final Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
     July 24, 2025 - What is the accuracy and reliability of screening tests for amblyopia, its risk factors, and refractive … comparator KQ 2: Cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, or trials focused on assessment of diagnostic accuracy

218. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     March 01, 2016 - The USPSTF also reviewed the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening, the accuracy of screening … Accuracy of Screening Tests Asking screening questions to elicit self-perceived problems with vision … Few studies have focused on the accuracy of the Amsler grid, clinical examination, pinhole test, or fundus … One study on the Amsler grid reported poor accuracy for detecting any visual condition compared with … The study reported poor accuracy, depending on the cutoff score; sensitivity ranged from 0.11 to 0.52

219. Primary Care Screening for and Treatment of Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2016 - OBJECTIVE To systematically review the benefits and harms of depression screening and treatment, and accuracy … 2 (QUADAS-2)17 for diagnostic accuracy studies, the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS)18 for observational … Evi- dence on the accuracy of the PHQ for pregnant and postpartum women was very limited. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Diagnostic accuracy of case-finding questions to identify perinatal depression.

220. Screening for and Treatment of Suicide Risk Relevant to Primary Care: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Purpose: To review the accuracy of screening instruments and the efficacy and safety of screening for … Study Selection: Fair- or good-quality English-language studies that assessed the accuracy of screening … Two trials reported instrument accuracy in adolescent samples (combined n � 799). … Data on the accuracy of screening were even more limited in adolescents. … Does the accuracy of the screening instruments vary by population characteristics*?