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281. Primary Care Screening and Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - To inform an updated recommen- dation, we reviewed the evidence on test accuracy and benefits and harms … For screening test accuracy and reliability (KQ2), studies assess- ing the TST using the Mantoux method … What is the accuracy and reliability of sequential screening strategies that include both TST and IGRA … Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests Key Question 2. … What is the accuracy and reliability of the TST or IGRA (KQ2a) or sequential screening strategies (KQ2b

282. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - Key questions examine a chain of evidence about the accuracy and feasibility of screening children and … What is the accuracy of family history in determining risk? … Several good-quality studies of diagnostic accuracy evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of family … Family history questions are not standardized and have limited diagnostic accuracy. … What is the accuracy of family history in determining risk? 2e.

283. Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/lung-cancer-screening
     March 09, 2021 - Study Selection: English-language studies of screening with LDCT, accuracy of LDCT, risk prediction … Most articles assessed accuracy, harms, or effectiveness of surgery or stereotactic body radiotherapy … Accuracy of Screening Key Question 3a. … What is the accuracy of screening for lung cancer with LDCT? Key Question 3b. … Third, for accuracy, some included studies did not report accuracy metrics; rather, when sufficient data

284. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary21/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
     March 15, 2009 - Although the literature on diagnostic screening test accuracy is small and methodologically limited, … The overall body of evidence describing the accuracy of depression-screening instruments for children … Data describing the accuracy of using depression-screening instruments in younger children remain very … For KQ 2, addressing the accuracy of screening, we included studies of diagnostic accuracy that reported … A second reviewer checked the abstracted data for accuracy and completeness.

285. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Research Gaps for Screening and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - settings disproportion- ately affected by oral health issues Research is needed on the diagnostic accuracy … settings disproportion- ately affected by oral health issues Research is needed to access the accuracy

286. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Summary of USPSTF Rationale Rationale Assessment Detection There is inadequate evidence on the accuracy … • The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the accuracy of screening questionnaires and multistep screening … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Seven studies assessed 1 or more clinical prediction … • Accuracy studies of screening tools in a general US adult primary care population, especially in … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

287. Recommendation: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 24, 2022 - Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Eight studies (n = 7398) examined the accuracy of screening … Visual acuity tests had poor diagnostic accuracy when compared with a complete ophthalmological examination … There was limited evidence on the accuracy of other screening methodologies such as computerized screening … Detection Adequate evidence that primary care–based visual acuity tests had poorer diagnostic accuracy

288. untitled (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2017 - EVIDENCE REVIEW The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits, and potential harms of screening … life.1 Scope of Review The USPSTF commissioned a systematic review1,8 to evaluate the evidence on the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening and Diagnostic Tests Several screening questionnaires and clinical prediction tools … The USPSTF also evaluated the evidence on the accuracy of diagnostic tests for OSA. … Few studies evaluated the accuracy of specific screening tools to identify persons at high risk for OSA

289. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy and reliability of instruments used to screen … Screening tests for suicide risk vary and have a wide range of accuracy. … The instruments showed a wide range in accuracy, but data were limited and no instruments were examined … In updating the 2004 recommendation, the USPSTF reviewed evidence on the accuracy and reliability of … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed 4 studies that evaluated the accuracy of screening instruments

290. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 14, 2019 - complications (e.g., stroke, mortality, myocardial infarction, cranial nerve injuries) KQs 1, 2: Diagnostic accuracy

291. Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     July 21, 2022 - What is the prognostic accuracy of falls risk assessment tools that are feasible for administration in

292. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-2002
     June 13, 2002 - It is unclear whether the increased accuracy of colonoscopy compared with alternative screening methods … Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed evidence of the effectiveness of the … Double Contrast Barium Enema  Most studies of DCBE have important limitations for determining accuracy … The accuracy of colonoscopy is difficult to evaluate because it is usually considered the criterion standard … relatively sensitive and specific in research settings (85% to 90%), recent reports have suggested lower accuracy

293. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - Additional characteristics of screening tools are discussed in the “Accuracy and Reliability of Screening … Further research is needed to determine the accuracy of peripheral bone density testing in comparison … proximal humerus.9 Sixteen percent of postmenopausal women have osteoporosis of the lumbar spine.11 Accuracy … and Reliability of Screening Tests The USPSTF examined 2 components of screening: the accuracy of risk … or risk assessment instruments for identifying women at risk for osteoporosis or fracture; and the accuracy

294. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2006 - USPSTF then reviewed the literature for other chains of evidence linking such screening (e.g., the accuracy … Most studies lack an accepted gold standard of accuracy for the screening instrument or referral criteria … Most studies have provided insufficient information on variations in accuracy of testing results depending … The accuracy of three developmental screening tests. J Early Interv 1993;17(4):368-79.

295. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - The use of family history as a screening tool for dyslipidemia has variable accuracy, largely because … The use of family history as a screening tool for dyslipidemia has variable accuracy largely because … to improvements in CHD-related mortality or overall mortality; therefore it reviewed the evidence on accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests TC and HDL-C can be measured on nonfasting venous or capillary blood samples

296. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2020 - New key questions focused on the yield of alternative HBV screening strategies and the accuracy of tools … New key ques- tions focused on the yield of alternative HBV screening strategies and the accuracy of … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment The USPSTF previously reviewed the evidence on screening … sensitivity and specificity were >98%).32 The current review found no studies that assessed the accuracy … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

297. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-screening-2006
     May 15, 2006 - The USPSTF found insufficient evidence (no studies) that specifically addressed the accuracy of screening … Force also examined the literature addressing other evidence linking screening (e.g., prevalence, the accuracy … Accuracy of Tests Serum hemoglobin or hematocrit is the primary screening test for identifying anemia … There was insufficient evidence (no studies) to specifically address the accuracy of screening tests

298. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - then reviewed the literature for other chains of evidence linking such screening (e.g., the 2 accuracy … Most studies lack an accepted gold standard of accuracy for the screening instrument or referral criteria … Most studies have provided insufficient information on variations in accuracy of testing results depending … The accuracy of three developmental screening tests. J Early Interv. 1993;17(4):368-379. 6.

299. Final Recommendation Statement: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2019 - Both tools have been calibrated in US populations, but their discriminatory accuracy of predicting which … and American Indian/Alaskan Native women. 9 Scope of Review The USPSTF reviewed evidence on the accuracy … . 3 , 4 The USPSTF reviewed evidence from randomized trials, observational studies, and diagnostic accuracy … Diagnostic accuracy of the Gail model in the Black Women’s Health Study. … Breast cancer risk prediction with a log-incidence model: evaluation of accuracy.

300. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
     September 03, 2019 - Both tools have been calibrated in US populations, but their discriminatory accuracy of predicting which … and American Indian/Alaskan Native women. 9 Scope of Review The USPSTF reviewed evidence on the accuracy … . 3 , 4 The USPSTF reviewed evidence from randomized trials, observational studies, and diagnostic accuracy … Diagnostic accuracy of the Gail model in the Black Women’s Health Study. … Breast cancer risk prediction with a log-incidence model: evaluation of accuracy.