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21. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
    June 15, 2007 - d Not assessed d Fair b Fair b Health outcomes in men: not systematically reviewed e Health … Harms of screening Poor b Poor b Poor b Poor b Poor b Harms of treatment Not assessed … e Not assessed e Not assessed e Not assessed e Not systematically reviewed e Notes: … in 2005. b Because of lack of data. c Based on a systematic evidence review conducted in 2001. d Assessed … in 2001 to be small. e Assessed a priori to be small.

22. Archived: Final Research Plan: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan15/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
    September 15, 2013 - at 6-week followup or later KQ 2: Diagnostic accuracy compared with an independent standard, assessed … following screening or treatment KQ 2: Diagnostic accuracy compared with an independent standard, assessed … specific to KQ 2: Does not report sensitivity and specificity compared with an independently assessed

23. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/rLjXX_3oMKssbHxrj84UYA
    Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance

24. Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
    January 23, 2024 - Twenty-one studies (n = 7489) assessed the accuracy of 23 different screening tools that varied with … Conclusions and Relevance: No studies directly assessed the benefits and harms of screening. … For newly identified studies, 2 reviewers independently assessed each study’s methodological quality … The overall strength of the evidence for each KQ was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … Two RCTs assessed fluency treatment for young children.

25. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
    May 15, 2009 - methods for exposure assessments; recall by mothers was probably imperfect, given that exposure was assessed … Two reviewers assessed articles for possible inclusion. 41 studies eligible on the basis of inclusion … acid supplement intake in periconceptional period (3 months before and 3 months after conception) was assessed … Folic acid use assessed by birth attendant, who checked off use of multivitamin or folic acid before … Exposure assessed by questionnaire at 10-12 gestational weeks: drugs taken "since she became pregnant

26. W-9Tarc9Nkw6Pe4Sfddmkz (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/W-9TArc9nkw6Pe4sfddMKZ
    July 01, 2013 - Two reviewers independently assessed meth- odological quality and evaluated strength of evidence for … Two reviewers independently assessed each full- text article by using a detailed form. … We assessed 4 major domains (risk of bias, con- sistency, directness, and precision) and summarized the … Harms of Treating GDM One RCT assessed maternal depression and anxiety at 6 weeks after study entry … A single study assessed depression and anxiety in a subgroup of a larger RCT.

27. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/REES__d2DxtDLhZCXQjpPW
    July 01, 2007 - § Not assessed§ Fair‡ Fair‡ Health outcomes in men: not systematically reviewed§ Health outcomes in … women: poor† Harms of screening Poor† Poor† Poor† Poor† Poor† Harms of treatment Not assessed� Not assessed … � Not assessed� Not assessed� Not systematically reviewed� * Based on a systematic evidence review conducted … in 2005. † Because of lack of data. ‡ Based on a systematic evidence review conducted in 2001. § Assessed … in 2001 to be small. � Assessed a priori to be small.

28. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
    April 06, 2004 - KQ 1 assessed direct evidence indicating that behavioral counseling interventions reduce morbidity or … Comparability of intervention and control groups at baseline not assured because control group not assessed … Delivery: Not assessed for IG1 or IG2. … True control condition follow-up not assessed. Possible contamination between IG1 and IG2. … Outcomes assessed at 6–19 mo (mean, 9 mo) Average cL of alcohol/d Men:    IG1: 5.29    

29. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
    August 24, 2021 - The overall strength of the evidence for each KQ was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … screening for prediabetes and no trials that assessed KQ3. … Most articles assessed interventions for prediabetes. … Most trials assessed high-contact lifestyle interventions. … Neither trial assessed screening for prediabetes, and neither assessed initial screening with HbA 1c

30. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/y6xRBv7uSZY5bGCx7y48x7
    May 01, 2009 - Two reviewers assessed articles for possible inclusion. 41 studies eligible on the basis of inclusion … supplement intake in periconceptional period (3 months before and 3 months after concep- tion) was assessed … 9 NTDs in nonsupplementation group; adjusted OR, 0.11 (CI, 0.01–0.91) Fair quality: adherence was assessed … Folic acid use assessed by birth attendant, who checked off use of multivitamin or folic acid before … Exposure assessed by questionnaire at 10–12 gestational weeks: drugs taken “since she became pregnant

31. Z8Avschjezubsjtdsx424H (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/z8AVsCHJEZUBSJtdSx424H
    May 23, 2019 - mean alcohol consumption: 52 drinks/wk 8 primary care group practices in United Kingdom Outcomes assessed … KQ 1 assessed direct evidence indicating that behavioral counseling interventions reduce morbidity or … Delivery: Not assessed for IG1 or IG2. … True control condition follow-up not assessed. Possi- ble contamination between IG1 and IG2. … Outcomes assessed at 6–19 mo (mean, 9 mo) Average cL of alcohol/d Men: IG1: 5.29 IG2: 5.18 CG: 6.29

32. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    November 15, 2022 - Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Seven studies assessed 1 or more clinical prediction … tools or screening questionnaires compared with facility-based polysomnography: 2 studies assessed the … but low specificity (0% to 38%) for detecting OSA at different AHI cut points. 15 , 16 Two studies assessed … ranged from 21% to 76% for detecting OSA at different AHI cut points. 15 , 16 In the 2 studies that assessed … Three RCTs assessed mortality over a longer duration, and none found a statistically significant difference

33. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DxeDM5ywg2J7SwKmETXfbX
    May 01, 2021 - Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Seven studies assessed 1 or more clinical prediction … tools or screen- ing questionnaires compared with facility-based polysomnography: 2 studies assessed … 94%) but low specificity (0% to 38%) for detecting OSA at different AHI cut points.15,16 Two studies assessed … Three RCTs assessed mortality over a longer duration, and none found a statistically sig- nificant difference … ie, less than a minimal clinically important difference).15,16 Health Outcomes: MADs Twelve trials assessed

34. Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
    December 15, 2020 - accurate (both sensitivity and specificity were >98%). 32 The current review found no studies that assessed … Four trials assessed various interferon alfa regimens; 4 assessed lamivudine. … The trials assessed lamivudine (1 trial), entecavir (1 trial), or various regimens (5 trials). … Health Outcomes Nine fair-quality cohort studies (N = 3893; n = 63-1531; duration, 3.2-9.9 years) assessed … The trials assessed interferon (6 trials), entecavir (2 trials), or lamivudine (1 trial).

35. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/AYu2UEtRFR765BEXVyftT2
    April 13, 2021 - HIV-positive NA (no studies identified in the prior review) KQ3: Harms of screening No studies directly assessed … the harms of screening for syphilis One fair-qualitya pre-post US study (n = 1097) assessed factors … a Two reviewers independently assessed themethodological quality of each included study using predefined

36. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
    September 05, 2017 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF found 34 fair-quality studies (n=45,588 observations) that assessed … Three publications from the VIP study (n=6019) assessed the accuracy of Lea Symbols for identifying amblyopia … 95% CI, 0.15 to 0.85). 1 , 33 Combinations of Clinical Tests Four fair-quality studies (n=1854) assessed … Photoscreeners Eleven fair-quality studies (6187 observations; n=63 to 3121) assessed photoscreeners … One fair-quality trial and 2 good-quality trials (n=417) assessed treatment harms 1 , 37-40 and did

37. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_q6ZTL2Yg6f6rLp-Re9whD
    June 24, 2025 - The remain- ing tools assessed current or ongoing IPV, lifetime abuse, or the ability to predict future … One study included women as young as 16 years, and 1 study recruited men.1,35 Studies assessed 14 differ … - ent screening tools; most screening tools were assessed by a single study and used the longer structured … Of these, 7 studies (n = 2644) assessed effectiveness of interventions during preg- nancy and the postpartum … period.1,35 In the 3 studies that assessed intensive services, interventions were delivered in home

38. Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
    June 24, 2025 - The remaining tools assessed current or ongoing IPV, lifetime abuse, or the ability to predict future … One study included women as young as 16 years, and 1 study recruited men. 1 , 35 Studies assessed 14 … different screening tools; most screening tools were assessed by a single study and used the longer … Thirteen studies (n = 7425) assessed the effectiveness of interventions in persons with screen-detected … period. 1 , 35 In the 3 studies that assessed intensive services, interventions were delivered in home

39. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
    April 25, 2017 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF has previously assessed the accuracy of blood pressure measurements … Fourteen studies (n=1888; 4 good quality and 10 fair quality) assessed the diagnostic accuracy of urine … Twelve studies assessed the protein to creatinine ratio urine test, 2 studies assessed the albumin to … creatinine ratio urine test, and 4 studies assessed the urine protein dipstick test. … be based on office or in-hospital blood pressure measurements and that all pregnant women should be assessed

40. Final Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/other-supporting-document19468/tobacco-and-nicotine-use-prevention-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions
    April 28, 2020 - Two investigators independently assessed study quality. … Two investigators independently assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor using predefined … Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the I 2 statistic. … For all key questions and outcomes, the overall strength of the body of evidence was assessed as high … Tobacco Cessation—Behavioral Intervention Trials Nine trials (n = 2516) assessed behavioral interventions