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121. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2001 - Clinicians should consider the characteristics of the communities they serve in determining appropriate … Re-screening at 6 to 12 months may be appropriate for previously infected women because of high rates … To prevent false-positive results, confirmatory testing may be appropriate in settings with low population

122. Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 24, 2025 - achieve the benefit of screening, it is important that those who screen positive are evaluated and, if appropriate … In those who screen positive, evaluate and if appropriate provide or refer for evidence-based interventions … guns, knives, or other weapons. 23   Screening Intervals for IPV The USPSTF found no evidence on appropriate … For abuse of older or vulnerable adults, the term “caregiver” was added before abuse or neglect when appropriate … state guidelines, and referring persons who screen positive to appropriate care. 69 Return to Table

123. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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     December 27, 2022 - It is important that those who screen positive go on to receive appropriate follow-up and treatment.

124. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/health-equity-framework-report.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - In some instances, it may be appropriate to apply a threshold to the credibility assessment, reporting … Using the White population may not be the appropriate referent population. … Feedback on Draft Evidence Review When appropriate, expert reviewer(s) with a health equity lens … When appropriate, social risk factors should be considered alongside clinical risk factors. … Data suggest that a BMI of 23 29 or greater may be an appropriate cut point in Asian American

125. Archived: Oral Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - It is also appropriate to refer patients for regular visits to a dentist, for whom complete examination … Appropriate counseling should be offered to those persons who smoke cigarettes, pipes, or cigars, those

126. Archived: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-and-ovarian-cancer-brca-testing-screening-2005
     September 15, 2005 - Appropriate genetic counseling helps women make informed decisions, can improve their knowledge and perception … When done in concert with genetic counseling, the test assures the linkage of testing with appropriate … stratification and genetic counseling when delivered in different settings and by different types of providers, appropriate … develop and validate tools feasible for use in primary care practice that would help clinicians make appropriate … families and population screening of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals after discussion of test limitations and appropriate

127. Let's Talk About It (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2024-04/breast-cancer-screening-lets-talk-about-it-final-rec-discussion-guide.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Equitable and appropriate follow-up care and effective treatment for all women diagnosed with breast

128. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2012 - illness, functional status, and HRQL must consider three major challenges: 1) patient heterogeneity; 2) appropriate … indices) with clinical judg- ment results in more accurate estimations of prognosis than either alone.10 Appropriate … attempt to follow guidelines for chronic-illness management, ensure well being and safety, and provide appropriate … Caregivers’ views on appropriate treatment of breast cancer varied widely, except in the case of severe … SCREENING CHALLENGES IN OLDER ADULTS CHALLENGES TO DEVELOPING SCREENING GUIDELINES Patient Heterogeneity Appropriate

129. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2022 - In determining whether behavioral counseling interventions are appropriate, patients and clinicians should

130. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 12, 2021 - services were universally delivered. 3   Parts of the burden can be prevented through the delivery of appropriate … clinical preventive services, through community-level interventions, and through appropriate treatment … transform existing or create entirely new systems that link resources into an efficient network. 27  Appropriate … the societal, individual, and health care system perspectives—could help policy makers determine the appropriate

131. Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary Population Adults aged ≥18 y without known hypertension Recommendation Screen for high blood pressure; obtain measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmat…

132. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Clinical Summary of USPSTF (pdf file)
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     Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Clinical Summary of USPSTF BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING TO PREVENT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population All sexually active adolescents Adults at …

133. Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2018 - Reclassification to a higher risk category is considered appropriate when the individual has an outcome … , and reclassification to a lower risk category is considered appropriate when an individual does not … studies; n = 46 979) showed that the addition of the ABI to risk prediction models can improve the appropriate … view, the addition of CAC score to traditional risk assessment mod- els has the strongest effect on appropriate … Selected Examples of Appropriate and Inappropriate Reclassification Using Current Treatment Thresholds

134. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/latent-tb-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
     May 02, 2023 - It is important that people who screen positive go on to receive appropriate follow-up and treatment

135. Archived: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
     April 15, 2004 - care clinician's knowledge of the fluoride level of his or her patients' primary water supply ensures appropriate … with the highest background water fluoride level, which is a level that is not currently considered appropriate

136. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
     April 15, 2004 - care clinician's knowledge of the fluoride level of his or her patients' primary water supply ensures appropriate … with the highest background water fluoride level, which is a level that is not currently considered appropriate

137. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B_Ae7DdLL7DNauBLXC-ptu
     June 01, 2003 - Cross-sectional prevalence Additional studies: 9 Community or primary care setting 38–43,45,108,109 Appropriate … outcome measures that incorporate time, such as the time to decline or survival analyses, are most appropriate … All searches started with the term “dementia” and then proceeded by adding other terms as appropriate … We made revisions to the evidence review as appropriate after receiving peer review comments. … nonpharmacologic treatment Articles from MEDLINE and other searches (n=337) Articles excluded: no appropriate

138. Information for Professionals | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     behavior, assessing their interest in doing so, assisting in their efforts to change, and arranging appropriate

139. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/rtc2016rev_2%20(3).pdf
     December 01, 2016 - When appropriate and when evidence exists, the Task Force evaluates the benefits and harms based on … implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate … implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate … An additional 10% of cases occur in women who did not have appropriate followup for an abnormal Pap … In determining whether this service is appropriate in individual cases, patients and clinicians should

140. Archived: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hiv-sexually-transmitted-diseases-behavioral-counseling-1996
     January 01, 1996 - and gonorrhea, and it may pose a risk for transmitting HIV. 20 , 23 Male Condoms Consistent and appropriate … A recent review 76 identified only nine studies with appropriate control groups, only two of which found … Public Health Service (PHS) report of national health objectives, endorses efforts to increase age-appropriate … personalized risk assessment developing a personalized plan with the patient to reduce risk and providing appropriate … Advice should be provided as appropriate that using alcohol or drugs can lead to high-risk sexual behavior