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121. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - Two in­ dependent investigators assessed the quality of studies as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … The most frequently assessed potential harms of screening were false-positive findings (which would … First, 1 trial (n = 180) assessed subgroups with either moderate (20/40 to 20/100) or severe (20/125 … sub­ groups defined by baseline visual acuity abnormalities.40 The authors assessed children with mild … Although relatively few studies assessed changes in testability by age, those that did generally found

122. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
     July 15, 2009 - Quality was assessed by using predefined criteria. … fair," or "poor," on the basis of the number and seriousness of methodological shortcomings. 13 We assessed … small" on the basis of the criteria shown in Table 1 . 16 Data Synthesis and Analysis We assessed … 4 RCTs Fair Vision screening assessed as part of a multicomponent intervention in most … Validity assessed appropriately? Methods used to combine studies reported?

123. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - Quality was assessed by using predefined criteria. … For randomized trials, we assessed methods of randomization, allocation concealment, and blinding; loss … We assessed the potential applicability of studies to primary care on the basis of whether patients were … Quality of life was not assessed in any of the trials. … Validity assessed appropriately? Methods used to combine studies reported?

124. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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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

125. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2013 - behavior; adaptive behavior; educational placement/achievement; quality of life for child and family assessed

126. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
     November 27, 2018 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Two reviewers independently assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles … neglect (other than self-report), behavioral, emotional, mental, or physical wellbeing outcomes were also assessed … 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. 15 All quantitative analyses were … The strength of evidence for each outcome was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using

127. Evidence Summary: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

128. Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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

129. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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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

130. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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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

131. Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Population estimates of the distribution of 10-year CVD event risk assessed by the Pooled Cohort Equations … reclassified.7 Effectiveness of Risk Assessment and Treatment The USPSTF found only 1 study that directly assessed … adequately powered to de- tect a difference in patient health outcomes.29 The USPSTF found no studies that assessed

132. Evidence Summary: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

133. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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.

134. Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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

135. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

136. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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.

137. Archived: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

138. Z -5Hklbgepqpayfchveyf (pdf file)
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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

139. Recommendation: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

140. Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     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