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21. 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 - Screening questions are not as accurate as a visual acuity test. … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing … Screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing for identifying visual acuity impairment … However, compared with a visual acuity test or ophthalmologic examination, they are not accurate for … Compared with a detailed ophthalmologic examination, visual acuity screening tests are not accurate in

22. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TmzUNhP6dAtun5nLBKqrRv
    Adults aged ≥18 y Recommendation Screen for depression, with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate

23. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2009 - adolescents (12–18 years of age) for major depressive disor- der when systems are in place to ensure accurate … adolescents (12–18 years of age) for major depressive disorder (MDD) when systems are in place to ensure accurate … recom- mends screening of adolescents (12–18 years of age) for MDD when systems are in place to ensure accurate

24. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/yw_rbA_nQrCnkaN8X5t56S
    January 01, 2001 - Conclusions: On the basis of the effectiveness of treatment, the availability of accurate and reliable … calculation of the LDL cholesterol level requires a fasting sample to ensure accurate measurement of … triglycerides.18 The Friedewald equation produces in- accurate results when triglyceride levels exceed … TC alone was the least accurate (Table 1). … Accurate global risk assessment is important, because women tend to have higher TC levels but lower CHD

25. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
    March 15, 2009 - adolescents (12-18 years of age) for major depressive disorder (MDD) when systems are in place to ensure accurate … recommends screening of adolescents (12-18 years of age) for MDD when systems are in place to ensure accurate

26. 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 - Conclusions: On the basis of the effectiveness of treatment, the availability of accurate and reliable … calculation of the LDL cholesterol level requires a fasting sample to ensure accurate measurement of … explicitly consider a person’s other CHD risk factors in addition to his or her lipid levels are more accurate … TC alone was the least accurate ( Table 1 ). … Accurate global risk assessment is important, because women tend to have higher TC levels but lower CHD

27. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: Clinician Summary (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - Blood pressure measurements should be taken at the brachial artery (upper arm) with a validated and accurate

28. Establishing and Maintaining Trust: How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Uses Strategic Communications to Build Confidence in and Disseminate Its Evidence-Based Recommendations (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/estalishing-maintaining-trust-commentary.pdf
    May 26, 2023 - This impact has led to an increased focus on healthcare information and whether (or not) it is accurate … baseline of communications activities, preparing spokespersons with messaging support to ensure accurate … build a long-term relationship with trade and consumer outlets, resulting in more frequent and accurate … cancer screening recommendations from 2009 to 2016, including those from the Task Force, led to more accurate

29. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/caCcWa2a6jQGRyb7H8CkbU
    July 01, 2009 - The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity test … Screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing for identifying visual acuity impairment … However, compared with a visual acuity test or ophthalmologic examination, they are not accurate for … Compared with a detailed ophthalmologic examination, visual acuity screening tests are not accurate in … Screening questions are not as accurate as a visual acuity test.

30. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/y3mQMyN2Y8mxKvPPXjM6kV
    The USPSTF found adequate evidence that these tools are accurate in identifying women with increased

31. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
    July 23, 2019 - Foundational Evidence and Current Understanding Benefits Screening: Screening is highly accurate … of perinatal transmission to identify them for case management Harms Screening: Highly accurate

32. Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/eUBUXRUJHua5Q44j_THFn2
    Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation MEDICATIONS FOR RISK REDUCTION OF PRIMARY BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Asymptomatic women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagn…

33. Archived: Depression: Screening 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-screening-2002
    May 07, 2002 - recommends screening adults for depression in clinical practices that have systems in place to assure accurate … Rationale: The USPSTF found good evidence that screening improves the accurate identification of depressed … for depression should have systems in place to ensure that positive screening results are followed by accurate

34. Screening for HIV: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/KWfaboZAt9KKoDMQbLvbbt
    June 20, 2019 - reactive enzyme immunoassay followed by con- firmatory Western blot or immunofluorescent assay, is highly accurate … Rapid HIV antibody testing is also highly accurate; can be per- formed in 10 to 30 minutes; and, when … Alternative FDA-approved screening technologies are also highly accurate and may increase testing acceptability … FDA-approved home col- lection kit, which uses fingerstick blood spot samples, found it to be highly accurate

35. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2005
    July 05, 2005 - reactive enzyme immunoassay followed by confirmatory western blot or immunofluorescent assay, is highly accurate … Rapid HIV antibody testing is also highly accurate; can be performed in 10 to 30 minutes; and, when offered … and non-pregnant women and men. 12 Alternative FDA-approved screening technologies are also highly accurate … only FDA-approved home collection kit, using finger-stick blood spot samples, found it to be highly accurate

36. 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 - Screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing. … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing … Screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing for identifying visual acuity impairment … Research Needs and Gaps More evidence is needed on accurate … However, compared with a standard eye chart, screening questions are not accurate for identifying persons

37. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2008
    December 30, 2013 - Risk Assessment Consideration of lipid levels along with other risk factors allows for an accurate … Risk calculators that incorporate specific information on multiple risk factors provide a more accurate … Consideration of lipid levels along with other risk factors allows for an accurate estimation of coronary … Accuracy of Screening Tests Serum lipid screening is an accurate measure of serum lipids.

38. Information for Consumers | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    nurses and other primary care professionals, but to provide patients and their families with the most accurate

39. Archived: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-adults-screening
    January 26, 2016 - Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective … Adults aged ≥18 y Recommendation Screen for depression, with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate … Detection The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening improves the accurate identification … older adults, who receive care in clinical practices that have adequate systems in place to ensure accurate … Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective

40. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/FExZhpEq2337V-hwkaPQ8y
    May 01, 2002 - recommends screening adults for depression in clinical practices that have systems in place to assure accurate … The USPSTF found good evidence that screening improves the accurate identification of depressed patients … for depression should have systems in place to ensure that positive screening results are followed by accurate