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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary27/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
October 11, 2022 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Two reviewers assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles, and study … All other studies were assessed dually and independently using predefined criteria established by the … The strength of evidence was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using methods developed … diagnostic test accuracy (n = 3316) were included; 21-27 2 were new to this update. 22 , 25 Authors assessed … Some authors assessed more than 1 instrument or more than 1 threshold for a positive screen result for
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
December 15, 2020 - Two investigators independently assessed study quality. … Two independent investigators assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor using predefined … Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the I 2 statistic. … , 0.74 [95% CI, 0.34 to 1.59] and 0.98 [95% CI, 0.51 to 1.90], respectively); fracture risk was not assessed … for antiviral therapies and for entecavir vs lamivudine and TDF vs adefovir; consistency could not be assessed
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June 11, 2019 - Two independent investigators
assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor using pre-
defined … For all KQs, the overall strength of the body of evidence was
assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … The applicability of the findings to US pri-
mary care populations and settings was also assessed. … Results
Two reviewers independently assessed 1232 unique citations
and 162 full-text articles for inclusion … relevant articles, studies, and
systematic reviews; suggestions
from reviewers)
162 Full-text articles assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
August 18, 2020 - Benefits of Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Twenty trials assessed STI acquisition in persons at … Intervention and participant characteristics were similar to those in trials that assessed STI outcomes … found similar results. 38
Harms of Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Seven of the trials that assessed … incorporated sexual risk assessment performed by primary care clinicians, and less than one-half of trials assessed
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February 25, 2020 - Limitations of this trial include
that 38% of persons assessed for eligibility refused to participate … memantine
increased the likelihood of improving or maintaining patients’
global function, typically as assessed … A second trial
(the Maximizing Independence at Home [MIND] Care Coordina-
tion Trial) (n = 303)40 assessed … Evaluators assessed 19 common care needs
for participants (71 items) and caregivers (15 items) as being
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July 18, 2023 - The aggregate strength of evidence was assessed for each KQ
using the approach described in the Methods … included for KQ2
5 MFD studiesb
3 FH studiesb
0 Articles included for KQ3
272 Full-text articles assessed … reference lists, peer
reviewers)
84 Citations identified through 2016
USPSTF review(s)
37 Articles assessed … for KQ311 Articles assessed for KQ1 147 Articles assessed for KQ2 125 Articles assessed for KQ4 125 … Articles assessed for KQ5
0 Articles included for KQ1
136 Articles excluded for KQ2
3 Study design
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary29/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
November 15, 2022 - Two investigators independently assessed the quality of included studies using criteria defined by the … The study enrolling US participants with type 2 diabetes from a general internal medicine clinic assessed … Seventeen RCTs assessed sleep-related QOL: 6 using the Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (SAQLI), 54 … No included screening approach was assessed by more than 2 included studies, which limits the ability … Effect of 12-week continuous positive airway pressure therapy on glucose levels assessed by continuous
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
August 01, 2023 - prevention of neural tube defect–affected pregnancies; methodological quality was dually and independently assessed … Of these, 3 studies (n = 990,372) assessed the effect of folic acid supplementation on neural tube defects … For harms, 9 studies were eligible; 1 randomized clinical trial (n = 431) assessed variations in twin
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May 01, 2021 - benefits and harms of screening for OSA in asymptomatic adults
(I statement).11 This updated review assessed … Two investigators independently assessed
the quality of included studies using criteria defined by the … Sleep-Related QOL | Seventeen RCTs assessed sleep-related QOL: 6
using the Sleep Apnea Quality of Life … No included screening approach was assessed by more than
2 included studies, which limits the ability … Effect of 12-week continuous positive airway
pressure therapy on glucose levels assessed by
continuous
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December 27, 2019 - Benefits of Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Twenty trials assessed STI acquisition in persons at … Intervention and participant characteristics were simi-
lar to those in trials that assessed STI outcomes … group found similar results.38
Harms of Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Seven of the trials that assessed … incorporated sexual risk assessment performed by pri-
mary care clinicians, and less than one-half of trials assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan4/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
June 20, 2013 - behavior; adaptive behavior; educational placement/achievement; quality of life for child and family assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-pregnant-women1/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
June 11, 2019 - Two independent investigators assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor using predefined … For all KQs, the overall strength of the body of evidence was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … The applicability of the findings to US primary care populations and settings was also assessed. … Two reviewers independently assessed … association of the timing of initiation of ART during pregnancy with mother-to-child transmission was not assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
September 06, 2016 - Two independent investigators assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … and the clinical and methodological heterogeneity of the studies following established guidance were assessed … or treatments used, and similarities in outcomes and timing of measured outcomes were qualitatively assessed … Nine studies (n = 4079) were identified that assessed the reliability for at least 1 of the included … b Quality assessed using criteria developed by the US Preventive Services Task Force.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/lung-cancer-screening
March 09, 2021 - Two independent investigators assessed the quality of studies as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … The overall strength of the evidence for each KQ was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … 10 Additionally, the applicability of the findings to US primary care populations and settings was assessed … whether meta-analyses were appropriate, the clinical and methodological heterogeneity of the studies was assessed … Most articles assessed accuracy, harms, or effectiveness of surgery or stereotactic body radiotherapy
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
May 02, 2023 - Two investigators independently assessed each study’s methodological quality as good, fair, or poor using … The overall strength of the evidence for each KQ was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … 9 Additionally, the applicability of the findings to US primary care populations and settings was assessed … whether meta-analyses were appropriate, the clinical and methodological heterogeneity of the studies was assessed … For KQ2, statistical heterogeneity was assessed through visual inspection of the forest plots because
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2005
July 05, 2005 - In November 2006, the USPSTF assessed this new research using established methods for evaluating the … In November 2006, the USPSTF assessed new findings from the CDC and confirmed its C Recommendation … Individual risk for HIV infection is assessed through a careful patient history.
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October 01, 2013 - Effectiveness of Interventions to Change Behavior
No studies directly assessed the effectiveness of pri … For example, 3 studies assessed the percentage of baseline
nonsmokers (defined as never smoking—not even … One study assessed the percentage of base-
line nonusers (defined as 30-day tobacco use or having ever
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
January 10, 2017 - women of childbearing age for the prevention of neural tube defects in infants. 7 The current review assessed … A fair-quality RCT conducted in Hungary (1984–1992) assessed women (n = 5453) without a personal history … folic acid supplementation that would lead to a change in its recommendation from 2009. 7 The USPSTF assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
January 23, 2024 - slightly more accurate than those designed for parent reports. 6 , 21 Few screening instruments were assessed … Eight trials assessed interventions specific to children with language delay and without fluency or speech-sound … Two randomized clinical trials assessed treatment for young children with fluency disorder (stuttering
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May 01, 2021 - Strength of evidence was independently
assessed as “High,” “Moderate,” “Low,” or “Insufficient” by at … Articles (5 studies) included for KQ1a 9 Articles (5 studies) included for KQ2a
82 Full-text articles assessed … thereafter until
delivery)
McDuffie et al,26 1996
US
RCT 1992 to 1994 2328 Low-risk pregnant
individuals assessed … However, reviewers assessed this study as having consider-
able risk of bias owing to changes in the