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421. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2008 - Accuracy of Screening Tests Currently, there are 2 recognized approaches for colorectal cancer screening … over fecal tests, with greater sensitivity, when considered as a single test. 5  Reduced screening accuracy … detection of particular gene loci) may advance significantly in the coming years; data on sensitivity and accuracy … Diagnostic accuracy of faecal occult blood tests used in screening for colorectal cancer: a systematic

422. Q Nxyq7Cwpbuwvt27Sq42 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - We assessed studies by using the QUADAS-2 (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2) checklist … The larger the positive LR, the greater the accuracy of the test and the greater the likelihood of disease … 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

423. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 2022 - The review also included a more limited literature search comparing testing algorithms and the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Test accuracy can vary based on disease stage.

424. Recommendation: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 07, 2021 - Accuracy of Screening One good-quality cohort study (n = 258) in children younger than 36 months found … More studies are needed that address the following: Research is needed to validate the accuracy … Rationale Assessment Detection There is inadequate evidence about the accuracy

425. Archived: Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     November 05, 2015 - What is the accuracy and reliability of screening approaches to identify adults who are at increased

426. Screening for Oral Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Potential Benefits and Harms The Task Force reviewed studies that looked at the accuracy of screening

427. Final Research Plan: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 29, 2015 - What is the accuracy of and relative adherence to self-collected HPV specimens compared with clinically-collected

428. Archived: Final Research Plan: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
     May 02, 2014 - Use of Statins to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes What is the comparative accuracy of different

429. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Relevant studies on risk factor assessment and the accuracy and acceptability of testing were also reviewed … indeterminate results may occur a little more frequently among parous and pregnant women, the diagnostic accuracy … sensitivities and specificities of oral fluid HIV tests are also high (> 99%), although the diagnostic accuracy

430. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
     March 14, 2019 - What is the accuracy of tools for identifying persons with chronic HBV infection?

431. Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 26, 2022 - . • Improving the accuracy of CVD risk prediction in all racial and eth- nic and socioeconomic groups … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and 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

432. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 10, 2019 - Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Ultrasonography is the primary method used to screen … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy … Accuracy of emergency medicine ultrasound in the evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysm. … Prospective study of accuracy and outcome of emergency ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm over

433. Recommendation: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 19, 2023 - found adequate evidence that point-of-care tests for protein in the urine (eg, urine dipstick) had low accuracy … Detection or Screening Programs The USPSTF has previously assessed the accuracy of office, home-based … Diagnostic accuracy of spot urinary protein and albumin to creatinine ratios for detection of significant … foundational evidence, the USPSTF has previously established that there is adequate evidence on the accuracy

434. Screening and Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - Key questions examine a chain of evidence about the accuracy and feasibility of 8 screening … What is the accuracy of screening for dyslipidemia in identifying children/adolescents at increased … What is the accuracy of family history in determining risk? … Family history questions are not standardized and have limited diagnostic accuracy. … What is the accuracy of family history in determining risk? 2e.

435. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     January 14, 2014 - update the 2008 recommendation, the USPSTF commissioned a systematic review of the evidence on the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Fifty-one studies of fair to good quality assessed the accuracy and yield of

436. Archived: Depression in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-adults-screening-2009
     December 15, 2009 - Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed evidence about the accuracy of screening instruments in identifying … The USPSTF also found limited evidence on the accuracy of screening tools to identify suicide risk in … Accuracy of Screening Tests Several depression screening instruments are available, including the Zung

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     September 01, 2014 - For evaluation of accuracy and re- liability of ultrasonography, we focused on systematic re- views but … Another investigator reviewed extractions for completeness and accuracy. … Accuracy and Reliability of Duplex Ultrasonography We included 3 meta-analyses (27–29) and 1 fair- quality … Reliability of ultrasonography is ques- tionable because accuracy can vary considerably among laboratories … Accuracy of a novel risk index combining degree of stenosis of the carotid artery and plaque surface

438. Archived: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 24, 2013 - Accuracy of Familial Risk Assessment The USPSTF reviewed several tools that could be used in primary … Accuracy of BRCA Mutation Testing The type of mutation analysis done depends on family history. … Studies generally reported positive (or no negative) psychological effects, increased accuracy of risk … Eight studies published since 2004 reported improved accuracy of risk perception after genetic counseling … A systematic review of the impact of genetic counseling on risk perception accuracy.

439. Archived: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - Accuracy of Screening Tests There is no direct test for the diagnosis of latent infection with M tuberculosis … The USPSTF identified 67 good- or fair-quality studies that provided information on the accuracy and … The USPSTF identified no studies that evaluated the accuracy and reliability of sequential screening

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     December 01, 2014 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF found convincing evidence that avail- able screening tests can … Ten fair-quality studies on diagnos- tic accuracy (15–24) indicate that screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea … Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment Ten fair-quality studies on diagnostic accuracy (de- scribed … versus clinician taken swab cultures for diag- nosing gonorrhoea in women: single centre, diagnostic accuracy