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341. Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - fracture-related morbidity and mortality, the harms of screening for osteo- porosis, the diagnostic accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests DXA Measurement of bone density using DXA has become the gold standard for … Previous studies evaluating the accuracy of DXA for predicting fractures have focused mainly on women … One meta-analysis examined 25 studies to assess the accuracy of quantitative ultrasonography compared … Meta- analysis: accuracy of quantitative ultrasound for identifying patients with osteo- porosis.

342. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Some comments expressed concerns about the accuracy of the Pooled Cohort Equations across populations … The USPSTF under- stands these concerns and calls for more research on improving the accuracy of CVD … Research Needs and Gaps More studies are needed that address the following. • Improving the accuracy … 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

343. Recommendation: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 07, 2023 - preventive interventions in adults; 18 this recommendation is addressed in a separate statement. 17 Accuracy … limited evidence on available clinical screening instruments or clinical assessments and their clinical accuracy … The review identified a single observational study (n = 632) 1 , 31 assessing diagnostic accuracy using … Rationale Assessment Detection Inadequate evidence about the accuracy … Research is needed on the diagnostic accuracy of oral health examinations and risk assessment tools in

344. Final Research Plan: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 27, 2020 - KQ 2 (Diagnostic accuracy): Reference standard (structured or semistructured diagnostic interview … controlled trials; controlled clinical trials KQ 2: Systematic reviews and studies of diagnostic accuracy

345. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
     September 03, 2020 - KQ 2 (Diagnostic accuracy): Reference standard (structured or semistructured diagnostic interview … controlled trials; controlled clinical trials KQ 2: Systematic reviews and studies of diagnostic accuracy

346. 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

347. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening, April 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 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

348. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2022 - 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 persons … Rationale Assessment Detection There is inadequate evidence on the accuracy

349. Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
     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

350. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - The review also included a more limited lit- erature search comparing testing algorithms and the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Test accuracy can vary based on disease stage. … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

351. Physicians’ Roles in Preventing Dental Caries in Preschool Children: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2004 - 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

352. 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

353. Archived: Final Research Plan: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan104/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 17, 2014 - Key question 3 addresses the accuracy of screening for skin lesions by primary care providers and dermatologists

354. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
     December 28, 2017 - What is the accuracy of onsite clinical screening tests for asymptomatic bacteriuria?

355. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     November 09, 2017 - screen-detected hepatitis B virus infection; negative effects on maternal and infant health KQ 1: Diagnostic accuracy

356. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - The four key questions were ● What is the accuracy of screening for detecting persons at increased risk … the epidemiology and natural history of lipid levels and lipid disorders and ones that measured the accuracy … What is the accuracy of screening for detecting persons at increased risk of CHD because of abnormal … TC alone is the least expensive and easiest test to perform for both patient and provider, but its accuracy … As initial screens, for example, we cannot say definitely whether the extra accuracy gained by universally

357. Archived: Screening: Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/-screening-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     May 15, 2013 - One reviewer used a standardized form to extract data; a second reviewer checked the data for accuracy … Sensitivity and specificity are measures of test accuracy. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Comparison of accuracy measures of two screening tests for gestational diabetes mellitus. … Accuracy of the random glucose test as screening test for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic

358. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     April 09, 2001 - The four key questions were What is the accuracy of screening for detecting persons at increased … the epidemiology and natural history of lipid levels and lipid disorders and ones that measured the accuracy … TC alone is the least expensive and easiest test to perform for both patient and provider, but its accuracy … As initial screens, for example, we cannot say definitely whether the extra accuracy gained by universally … What is the accuracy of screening for detecting persons at increased risk of CHD because of abnormal

359. Screening for Skin Cancer in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2016 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Melanoma incidence and mortality, harms from cancer screening, diagnostic accuracy … For diagnostic accuracy stud- ies, studies that assessed cancer outcomes through cancer registry– based … A second reviewer checked the data for accuracy. … The screening accuracy of dermatology and primary care clinicians could not be directly compared because … The 2 included studies on diagnostic accuracy were conducted in Australia, where knowledge of skin protection

360. 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