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21. Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    March 23, 2021 - Many studies assessed multiple screening tools.8,27 Most studies included community-dwelling older adults … Thirteen studies assessed the accuracy of single-question screening for detecting hearing loss.8 For … Eleven studies assessed the accuracy of screening question- naires, 8 of which assessed the accuracy … the accuracy of the AudioScope to detect mild (>25 to >30 dB) hearing loss and 4 studies assessed the … Four studies assessed tablet-based audiometry apps designed for screening, although only 1, the uHear

22. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance

23. Q Nxyq7Cwpbuwvt27Sq42 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2013 - Two reviewers independently assessed methodological quality. … Full publications of potentially relevant studies were independently assessed by 2 reviewers using a … For patient selection, 47% of studies were assessed as having high or unclear risk of bias. … The domain of flow and timing was assessed as having low risk of bias in 39% of studies. … However, 18% were assessed as having high risk of partial verification bias because not all patients

24. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling
    March 20, 2018 - No studies assessed skin cancer outcomes in pediatric populations; 1 adult trial (n = 1356) promoting … No harms were assessed in pediatric trials. Two adult trials reported harms. … No studies of sun protection–focused interventions among adults assessed skin cancer outcomes. … “At risk” defined as “high” or “moderate” skin cancer risk as assessed by the Brief skin cancer Risk … d Assessed via the Self-Assessment Melanoma Risk Score (SAMscore).

25. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance

26. Screening for Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction in Non-Pregnant Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2004 - Adverse (Good/ to Analyzed Assessed Scales Used)? … Group Results Results Assessed? … Placebo group TSH was stable 0/49 Lipid profile Not assessed No significant LT4 group: TC No Not assessed … Adverse (Good/ to Analyzed Assessed Scales Used)? … Group Results Results Assessed?

27. Archived: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - The Women's Health Study and the Physicians' Health Study, both good-quality RCTs, assessed the efficacy … One fair-quality cohort study 14 assessed the effect of NSAIDs on colorectal cancer incidence and found … While not the focus of this recommendation, the USPSTF assessed the magnitude of effect of aspirin and … The Physician's Health Study assessed the efficacy of low-dose aspirin use in decreasing colorectal adenomas … and found no improvement in the incidence of colorectal adenomas. 10  The Nurses' Health Study assessed

28. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prediabetes-type2-diabetes-children-adolescents-screening
    September 13, 2022 - 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 … 12 Additionally, the applicability of the findings to US primary care populations and settings was assessed … the studies. 15 The populations, tests, treatments, comparators, outcomes, and study designs were assessed … No eligible studies assessed harms for youths with screen-detected diabetes or prediabetes, and no eligible

29. Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    November 10, 2020 - DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two reviewers independently assessed titles/abstracts and full-text articles … , extracted data, and assessed study quality; the evidence was synthesized qualitatively. … Thirteen placebo-controlled RCTs and 1 meta-analysis assessed reductions in systolic (SBP) and diastolic … For KQ4, eligible studies were longitudinal cohort studies that assessed the association of abnormal … Two senior reviewers inde- pendently assessed each study’s methodological quality using pre- defined

30. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-nonpregnant-adults-adolescents-screening
    September 27, 2022 - (no studies identified in the prior review) KQ3: Harms of screening No studies directly assessed … the harms of screening for syphilis One fair-quality a pre-post US study (n = 1097) assessed factors … Questions around the diagnostic accuracy were not addressed in this review. a Two reviewers independently assessed

31. Final Evidence Summary: Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 07, 2020 - The strength of evidence was assessed based on the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Methods … Six studies were assessed as good methodological quality; 23 , 25 , 26 , 31 , 37 , 43 the others were … assessed as fair quality generally because of unclear enrollment procedures and unclear information … All other studies were assessed as fair methodological quality. … For diagnostic accuracy (KQ2), the strength of evidence was assessed as low for adequate accuracy for

32. 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

33. Final Recommendation Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/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

34. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening
    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.

35. 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.

36. Treatment: Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/treatment-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening
    May 28, 2013 - Two reviewers independently assessed each full-text article by using a detailed form. … We assessed 4 major domains (risk of bias, consistency, directness, and precision) and summarized the … Several studies assessed Apgar scores; although differences were found for the Apgar score at 1 minute … 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.

37. Archived: Treatment: Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/treatment-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
    May 28, 2013 - Two reviewers independently assessed each full-text article by using a detailed form. … We assessed 4 major domains (risk of bias, consistency, directness, and precision) and summarized the … Several studies assessed Apgar scores; although differences were found for the Apgar score at 1 minute … 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.

38. JAMA (pdf file)
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    June 09, 2020 - dards such as testing of hair or urine specimens.12,37 Adults The USPSTF reviewed 12 studies that assessed … One tool indirectly assessed drug use by asking questions about alcohol or tobacco use (single-item heavy … None assessed the effects of pharmacotherapy in adults whose opioid use disorder was related only to … Outcomes were assessed during the course of treat- ment in 11 trials (2-9 months after start of treatment … Findings from 5 trials that assessed the effects of opioid agonists on health, social, and legal outcomes

39. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 09, 2020 - such as testing of hair or urine specimens. 12 , 37 Adults The USPSTF reviewed 12 studies that assessed … One tool indirectly assessed drug use by asking questions about alcohol or tobacco use (single-item heavy … None assessed the effects of pharmacotherapy in adults whose opioid use disorder was related only to … Outcomes were assessed during the course of treatment in 11 trials (2-9 months after start of treatment … Findings from 5 trials that assessed the effects of opioid agonists on health, social, and legal outcomes

40. Draft Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 29, 2024 - 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 one study recruited men. 1 Studies assessed 14 different … screening tools; most screening tools were assessed by a single study and used the longer structured … Thirteen studies (n=7,425) assessed the effectiveness of interventions in persons with screen-detected … period. 1 In the three studies that assessed intensive services, interventions were delivered in home