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361. Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 14, 2021 - background and contextual questions only 366 Excluded 99 Wrong outcome(s) 86 Intervention not appropriate … Population not applicable 41 Wrong publication type 27 Wrong study design for KQ 25 Comparison not appropriate … Vaginal swabs are appropriate specimens for diagnosis of genital tract infection with Chlamydia trachomatis

362. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - standard as trials that showed treatment benefit in the same (or similar) patients representing the appropriate … among readers, CT measurement approaches, and viewing displays further complicates considerations of appropriate … Screening for colorectal cancer with flexible sigmoidoscopy: is a 5-yr interval appropriate? … For each key question, we used already synthesized literature to identify all appropriate primary studies … Appropriate attention to potential confounding variables.

363. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - It’s important that patients receive equitable and appropriate follow-up after screening and effective … it is important that all persons with abnormal screening mammography results receive equitable and appropriate … it is important that all persons with abnormal screening mammography findings receive equitable and appropriate … on 2020 data. 4 However, benefits from mammography screening require initiation and completion of appropriate

364. Screening for HIV: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - Appropriate attention to potential confounding variable. … Definition of Ratings Based on Above Criteria Good: Appropriate ascertainment of cases and nonbiased … Is the time horizon clinically appropriate and relevant to the study question? Effects 1. … Are all appropriate downstream costs included? 2. Are charges converted to costs appropriately? 3. … Are appropriate sensitivity analyses performed?

365. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Screening Intervals The USPSTF found no evidence on appropriate or recommended screening intervals, and … Opportunistic screening may be appropriate for adoles- cents, who may have infrequent health care visits

366. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2020 - persons, regardless of their CVD risk status, can gain health benefits from healthy eating behaviors and appropriate … All persons, regardless of their CVD risk status, benefit from healthy eating behaviors and appropriate

367. Primary Care–Based Interventions to Prevent Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2020 - Clinicians should remain alert to the signs and/or symptoms of illicit drug use and treat as appropriate … clinicians con- duct further assessment, provide guidance and brief counseling interventions, and, if appropriate

368. Archived: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
     March 18, 2014 - or symptoms of cognitive impairment (for example, problems with memory or language) and evaluate as appropriate … literature suggests that a general cut point of 23/24 or 24/25 (score considered “positive”/“negative”) is appropriate

369. Archived: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
     May 15, 2012 - In determining whether this service is appropriate in individual cases, patients and clinicians should … In determining whether this service is appropriate in individual cases, patients and clinicians should

370. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - intervals need to be defined, and older adults with impaired visual acuity need to be effectively linked to appropriate … incorporates assessments of quality when synthesizing data; reports methods for synthesizing data and uses appropriate … Reporting of Attrition or Contamination Differential Loss to Follow-up or Overall High Loss to Follow-up Appropriate … Quality Assessment of Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study, Year (Reference) Appropriate Spectrum

371. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Treatment The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has outlined appropriate treatment of

372. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2008 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists recom- mend screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria “early in pregnancy, as appropriate

373. Archived: Letter to the Editor and Response from the Evidence-Based Practice Center: Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/letter-to-the-editor-and-response-from-the-evidence-based-practice-center--human-papillomavirus-testing-to-screen-for-cervical-cancer/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     February 15, 2012 - evaluations to improve established cancer screening must rely on other evidence-based standards wherever appropriate

374. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     July 15, 2008 - criteria are specific to the study design (cohort or nested case-control) and include such items as appropriate … control participants, reliability and equal application of measurements, response or follow-up rate, and appropriate … Our search and systematic selection identified 23 studies of appropriate design from 24 cohorts.

375. 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - populations without recognized signs or symptoms of the condition • Adopt a rigorous study design appropriate … promotion discussion, helping to assess needs, preferences, and readiness for change and recommending appropriate … Few Americans receive all high-priority, appropriate clinical preventive services. … When determining whether this service is appropriate for an individual, patients and clinicians should

376. 6Ngc3Byq9Jeby Pwyvd6Or (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - To deter- mine whether meta-analyses were appropriate, we assessed the clinical and methodological heterogeneity … Carotid endar- terectomy among Medicare beneficiaries: a statewide evaluation of appropriate- ness and

377. Archived: Evidence Summary: Depression: Screening 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 07, 2002 - At 12 months, the proportion of patients receiving appropriate treatment (defined as any appropriate

378. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - support, using group counseling, emphasizing food interaction, encouraging goal setting, and using advice appropriate … were considered to be of good quality, based on randomized design, high retention rates, and use of appropriate … emphasizing food interaction (such as taste testing, cooking), encouraging goal setting, and using advice appropriate … Second, identifying the appropriate measure of dietary change is difficult.

379. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - revised in 1995, the American College of Physicians (ACP) concluded that screening serum cholesterol was appropriate … Extrapolations to premenopausal women may not be appropriate, given their low risk of CHD and the apparent … have a near-term risk of CHD well below that of hypercholesterolemic middle-aged men, 185 and are not appropriate … The appropriate interval for periodic screening is not known.

380. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening-2002
     September 17, 2002 - present an enormous health burden, it is not clear whether screening to identify high-risk persons is appropriate … effect of fractures on mortality, independence, and quality of life, it is not clear whether it is appropriate … Further research is needed to define the appropriate use of these technologies. … Appropriate attention to potential confounding variables.