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July 25, 2016 - 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 I2 statistic. … rhosis (excluded or included some [up to 20% of sample] with
baseline cirrhosis) and interactions were assessed … , 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
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
April 25, 2017 - Quality Assessment and Data Extraction
Two investigators independently assessed the quality of all … For McDuffie et al, 31 quality was assessed using criteria developed by the US Preventive Services Task … Force. 14 For Rhode et al, 50 quality was assessed using the Before-After Quality Assessment Tool. … a Quality assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) tool. 23 … Comparisons of anxiety levels to women with false-negative risk prediction could not be assessed owing
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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
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening
June 15, 2013 - Two authors independently assessed study quality. … We assessed the aggregate internal validity (quality) of the body of evidence for each key question ( … Determinations of early childhood exposures were all based on retrospective parental recall, with fluorosis assessed … Some studies have assessed caries risk assessment instruments in children younger than 5 years of age … numbers of studies for each key question and differences in study design, populations, and outcomes assessed
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April 17, 2018 - Two independent investigators assessed the quality of each study
as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … appropri-
ate, the number of studies and the clinical and methodological
heterogeneity present were assessed … used to estimate pooled ef-
fects using Stata version 14 (StataCorp).11 Statistical heterogeneity
was assessed … The strength of evidence for each outcome was assessed based
on the Agency for Healthcare Research and … Articles (8 RCTs) included for KQ1c 22 Articles (9 RCTs) included for KQ2d
291 Full-text articles assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
June 15, 2013 - Two authors independently assessed study quality. … We assessed the aggregate internal validity (quality) of the body of evidence for each key question ( … Determinations of early childhood exposures were all based on retrospective parental recall, with fluorosis assessed … Some studies have assessed caries risk assessment instruments in children younger than 5 years of age … numbers of studies for each key question and differences in study design, populations, and outcomes assessed
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March 01, 2004 - means assessing everyone;
selective screening indicates that only those who
meet specific criteria are assessed … All studies primarily
assessed parents, rather than children directly,
and none utilized specific physical … reference standard; interprets
reference standard independently of screening
test; reliability of test assessed … All studies primarily assessed parents, rather than
children directly, and none utilized specific physical … semi-rural county in New York State provided 3
levels of support services during and after pregnancy
and assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-counseling-2004
March 09, 2004 - means assessing everyone; selective screening indicates that only those who meet specific criteria are assessed … All studies primarily assessed parents, rather than children directly, and none utilized specific physical … reference standard; interprets reference standard independently of screening test; reliability of test assessed … All studies primarily assessed parents, rather than children directly, and none utilized specific physical … semi-rural county in New York State provided 3 levels of support services during and after pregnancy and assessed
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February 01, 2006 - improve the
results of short-term assessments of speech and language skills; however, no studies have
assessed … Furthermore, no studies have assessed any additional
benefits that may be gained by treating children
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January 15, 2008 - routinely
incorporating the questionnaires into busy primary care practices has yet to be
3
assessed … positive predictive
values is of concern, with PPVs of 12 to 83% noted when the questionnaires
were assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening-january-2008
January 15, 2008 - feasibility of routinely incorporating the questionnaires into busy primary care practices has yet to be assessed … positive predictive values is of concern, with PPVs of 12 to 83% noted when the questionnaires were assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
April 05, 2016 - States. 3
Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment
The USPSTF found no studies that directly assessed … The USPSTF identified 5 studies that assessed the effects of screening on smoking cessation. 11-15 These
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening
January 14, 2025 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Two reviewers assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles, study quality … The risk of bias (ROB) for each included study was assessed by 2 independent reviewers using design-specific … The ROB for instruments evaluated in external validation cohorts was assessed using an adapted version … 3 RCTs included for KQ1, only the SCOOP trial reported on harms of screening. 27 , 28 Anxiety was assessed … Bone microarchitecture assessed by TBS predicts osteoporotic fractures independent of bone density: the
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January 25, 2022 - DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two reviewers assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles,
and study … but with increased risk of major bleeding, although
estimates for this harm are imprecise; no trials assessed … Two senior reviewers inde-
pendently assessed each study’s methodological quality using pre-
defined … The strength of evidence was assessed as high, moderate, low,
or insufficient using methods developed … with increased risk of major bleeding, al-
though estimates for this harm are imprecise; no trials assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-bleeding-risks-with-aspirin-use/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer
April 11, 2016 - Data Extraction: One investigator abstracted data, another checked for accuracy, and 2 assessed study … The same investigators assessed the quality of included studies using study design–specific criteria … risks for 1 or both outcomes, although somewhat more weakly. 15 The influence of comedications was assessed … Second, safety is assessed by eliminating candidates with a history of bleeding without reversible causes
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/thyroid-dysfunction-screening
March 24, 2015 - The review assessed the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for subclinical and “overt” thyroid … treatment on bone mineral density. 41 This study did not meet inclusion criteria and was not formally assessed … abnormal cardiac output, or ventricular hypertrophy. 31
Five trials published since the previous review assessed … However, harms were poorly assessed and reported, and the studies were not designed or powered to evaluate
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December 01, 2015 - Threshold for Behavioral Interventions
Many studies assessed intensive behavioral inter-
ventions for … The
evidence review assessed the benefits and harms of
aspirin use and intensive versus standard control … The USPSTF identified 8 studies published since
the prior review that assessed the effects of pharmaco … Estimate of Magnitude of Net Benefit
The USPSTF assessed the overall benefit of screen-
ing for IFG,
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-bleeding-risks-with-aspirin-use/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - Data Extraction: One investigator abstracted data, another checked for accuracy, and 2 assessed study … The same investigators assessed the quality of included studies using study design–specific criteria … risks for 1 or both outcomes, although somewhat more weakly. 15 The influence of comedications was assessed … Second, safety is assessed by eliminating candidates with a history of bleeding without reversible causes
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/elevated-blood-lead-levels-in-childhood-and-pregnancy-screening
April 16, 2019 - The applicability of the findings to US primary care populations and settings was also assessed. … Four fair-quality cohort studies assessed the diagnostic accuracy of capillary testing compared with … Quality was assessed using criteria outlined in the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Guide … a Quality was assessed using criteria outlined in the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Guide … Quality was assessed using criteria outlined in the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Guide
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/atrial-fibrillation-screening
January 25, 2022 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Two reviewers assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles, and study … but with increased risk of major bleeding, although estimates for this harm are imprecise; no trials assessed … Two senior reviewers independently assessed each study’s methodological quality using predefined criteria … The strength of evidence was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using methods developed … but with increased risk of major bleeding, although estimates for this harm are imprecise; no trials assessed