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341. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 05, 2008 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The 2002 review noted inherent problems with the use of needle biopsy results … as a reference standard to assess the accuracy of prostate cancer screening tests. … Thus, the accuracy of the PSA test for detecting clinically important prostate cancer cases cannot be

342. Screening For Illicit Drug Use: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2008 - AHRQ staff conducted a separate review of recent literature on the accuracy, reliability, and clinical … of instruments designed to screen for drug use among adolescents, adults and pregnant women.(8) Accuracy … accurately and reliably detect drug use/misuse among adolescents, and fair-to- good evidence for the accuracy

343. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - participants included former and current smokers, but many studies, including those that examined the accuracy … The diagnostic accuracy of screening tools (including prescreening questionnaires and spirometry) was … not part of the previous systematic review but was evaluated in the current review. 3 , 6 Accuracy

344. Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
     October 08, 2020 - Test accuracy and harms of screening questionnaires and pulmonary function tests are not addressed in

345. Archived: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
     May 15, 2008 - Accuracy of Screening Tests: There are studies that report the sensitivity and specificity of various … Given the lack of evidence to determine the accuracy of screening tests, it is difficult to estimate … addition, because of the lack of an accepted gold standard for screening, there is limited evidence on the accuracy

346. Recommendation: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 23, 2022 - Some comments expressed concerns about the accuracy of the Pooled Cohort Equations across populations … The USPSTF understands these concerns and calls for more research on improving the accuracy of CVD risk … Improving the accuracy of CVD risk prediction in all racial and ethnic and socioeconomic groups. … Accuracy of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk equation in a large contemporary, multiethnic population … Accuracy of cardiovascular risk prediction varies by neighborhood socioeconomic position: a retrospective

347. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
     April 15, 2004 - We identified 118 articles, reviewed 12 in detail, and included 2 in our review of reports involving accuracy … We found no studies that examined accuracy by the primary care clinician in identifying children who … Two case studies found that single primary care clinicians identified caries lesions with an accuracy … No evidence is available to document the accuracy with which primary care clinicians can identify children … In addition, assessments of the accuracy of physicians' use of these risk indicators in identifying young

348. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - (preferably using a different treponemal antibody) is performed.6 There is limited evidence on the accuracy … Further, studies on the diagnostic accuracy of reverse sequence screening algorithms in well-defined … Accuracy of Screening Tests Screening for syphilis is usually a 2-step process. … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

349. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 31, 2017 - designs) KQs 2, 3: Randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; case-control studies; diagnostic accuracy

350. Final Research Plan: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 25, 2021 - lesion thickness at detection of skin cancer or precancerous lesion, rather than on the diagnostic accuracy

351. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2021 - Questions around the diagnostic accuracy were not addressed in this review. … to all of the data in the study and takes full responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

352. Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2001 - Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Test The most commonly advocated screening test for skin cancer … Data regarding the accuracy of the total-body skin examination performed by nonspecialists are few, but

353. Archived: Ovarian 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 … developing ovarian cancer. 11   Return to Table of Contents Accuracy … positives and over 160 complications from diagnostic laparoscopy. 46 It may be possible to improve accuracy

354. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2020 - all-cause mortality, mortality due to liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma) • Given the accuracy … the overall harms of screening and treatment as small based on the known harms of treatment, the high accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment The USPSTF previously found HCV screening to be highly … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

355. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 07, 2021 - Summary of USPSTF Rationale Rationale Assessment Detection There is inadequate evidence about the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening One good-quality cohort study (n = 258) in children younger than 36 months found … Needs and Gaps More studies are needed that address the following: • Research is needed to validate the accuracy … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

356. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2020 - New key questions focused on the yield of alternative HBV screening strategies and the accuracy of tools … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment The USPSTF previously reviewed the evidence on screening … both sensitivity and specificity were >98%). 32 The current review found no studies that assessed the accuracy … nonpregnant adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection has a moderate net benefit, given the accuracy

357. Final Research Plan: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 17, 2021 - e.g., dental fluorosis, harms related to radiation exposure) Risk assessment: Studies of diagnostic accuracy

358. Recommendation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
     May 10, 2022 - Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Based on foundational evidence from the 2016 review … sensitivity ranged from 67% to 90%; specificity ranged from 25% to 73%). 17 Evidence evaluating the accuracy … There is more limited evidence on the accuracy of pulmonary function tests that are applicable to US

359. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2002 - Introduction Clinical Considerations Epidemiology and Clinical Consequences Accuracy … poorly differentiated cancers. 3   Return to Table of Contents Accuracy … bound to serum proteins). 3 There is insufficient evidence that these variations will improve the accuracy

360. 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-2009
     July 15, 2009 - Accuracy of Screening Tests Screening questions can be used to elicit self-perceived problems with … Few studies have focused on the accuracy, in the primary care setting, of the Amsler grid, clinical examination … One study on the Amsler grid reported poor accuracy for any visual condition compared with ophthalmologic