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281. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-october-2015
     October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF also assessed the accuracy of these blood pressure measurements and methods in confirming … Effectiveness of Early Detection The USPSTF found 1 new study that directly assessed screening for … Blood pressure control assessed by home, ambulatory and conventional blood pressure measurements in the

282. Archived: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication
     May 15, 2012 - Brief Risk Assessment The risk for falling can be assessed in various ways, and the literature contains … Other commonly assessed factors to define high-risk status include female sex, impaired balance and gait … It further recommends that older persons who have fallen should have their gait and balance assessed

283. Recommendation: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis-screening
     January 09, 2018 - adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. 8 Accuracy of Screening Tests Seven fair-quality observational studies assessed … One study, the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) bracing cohort, assessed Cobb angle in adulthood. 19 … The USPSTF found no studies that assessed the harms of treatment with surgery or exercise.

284. Archived: Vitamin D Deficiency: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening-november-2014
     November 24, 2014 - No studies directly assessed the effectiveness of screening for vitamin D deficiency. … The USPSTF identified 17 studies that assessed the effectiveness of oral vitamin D treatment on various … reported no association. 1 , 2 Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment No studies directly assessed

285. Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/yxCxm3XZ-zoAHc7dnN9aKB
     November 01, 2012 - These persons should be assessed for objective hearing im- pairment and treated when indicated. … Perceived hearing loss can be assessed by asking a single question (for example, “Do you have difficulty … These persons should be assessed for objective hearing im- pairment and treated when indicated.

286. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF also assessed the accuracy of these blood pressure measurements and methods in confirming … Effectiveness of Early Detection The USPSTF found 1 new study that directly assessed screening for … Blood pressure control assessed by home, ambulatory and conventional blood pressure measurements in the

287. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
     March 11, 2025 - Multidomain: interventions that assessed and addressed other social needs in addition to food insecurity … Fourth, the included studies assessed for social risk factors but rarely described how or whether social … and Children); CG, control group; FS, food security; IG, intervention group; KQ, key question; multi, assessed … Poor 13 Pre-post Adults aged 35-75 y with hypertension No ✔       Intervention assessed

288. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
     March 19, 2024 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Two reviewers assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles, and study … The strength of evidence was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using methods developed … Three RCTs assessed varied school performance outcomes and did not consistently report statistically … varied school performance measures (repeating a grade, test scores, academically focused behavior) assessed

289. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oPmYxryXGu2occANaReagc
     August 01, 2022 - 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 find- ings to US primary care populations and settings was assessed … For KQ2, statistical heterogeneity was assessed through visual inspection of the forest plots because … Results Investigators identified 3801 unique records and assessed 526 full- text articles for eligibility

290. Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/m_E9nFrmxuS5-surqVHK2u
     November 13, 2018 - deter- mine whether meta-analyses were appropriate, clinical and meth- odological heterogeneity were assessed … Screener 3 Design 2 Quality 0 Publication type 103 Articles (68 studies) included for KQ4 371 Articles assessed … for KQ5371 Articles assessed for KQ4190 Articles assessed for KQ2 9 Articles assessed for KQ39 Articles … assessed for KQ1 570 Full-text articles assessed for eligibility 17 149 Citations screened after duplicates … Results Two reviewers independently assessed 17 149 unique abstracts and 570 full-text articles for inclusion

291. Evidence Summary: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
     June 20, 2023 - For all analyses, statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the I 2 statistic. … The overall strength of the evidence for each KQ was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … 6 Additionally, the applicability of the findings to US primary-care populations and settings was assessed … general adult study were conducted outside of the US KQ3: Harms of screening Directly assessed

292. Draft Recommendation: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/lung-cancer-screening1
     July 07, 2020 - The review also assessed whether the benefits of screening vary by subgroup (e.g., by race or sex) or … In addition, the review assessed whether the use of risk prediction models for identifying adults at … eligible for screening (58% of those who were actually screened) at baseline. 28 One retrospective study assessed

293. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ghbfx9e3A6jQEqVW26y8Jv
     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 … 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 ste- reotactic body radiotherapy … - cial consequences, largely because of unknown consistency, impre- cision, and only 1 or 2 studies assessed

294. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R3y9LSud52CGL8mG4wvxoT
     June 09, 2020 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality … Re- sults were analyzed separately for outcomes assessed at 3 or 4 months and at 6 to 12 months. … for eligibilityb273 Full-text articles assessed for eligibilityb InterventionsScreening 34 143 Citations … Eleven trials assessed oral naltrexone, 1 trial injectable naltrexone (300 mg every 4 weeks), and 1 trial … Outcomes were assessed at the end of treatment in all trials except for 2 trials that evaluated outcomes

295. Recommendation: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
     July 10, 2018 - 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 detect a difference in patient health outcomes. 29 The USPSTF found no studies that assessed

296. Evidence Summary: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-nonpregnant-adolescents-and-adults1/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 … reporting bias. 10 The applicability of the findings to US primary care populations and settings was also assessed … Two reviewers independently assessed

297. Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/11/218/aspr-cvccrc-finalrsfact/pdf
     April 01, 2016 - Colorectal Cancer April 2016 Task Force FINAL Recommendation | 2 A person’s risk for CVD can be assessed

298. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - 21 The performance of noninvasive tests for screening asymptomatic persons, however, has not been assessed … ipsilateral to a bruit and unheralded by TIAs is only 1-3%. 9 , 10 , 16 , 23-25 Higher grades of stenosis (assessed

299. Recommendation: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
     August 20, 2019 - ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or ancestry associated with harmful BRCA1/2 mutations should be assessed … based on family history, it is unclear how women with a limited or unknown family history should be assessed … history, more research is needed to better understand how women with an unknown family history should be assessed … primarily based on family history, it is unclear how women with an unknown family history should be assessed

300. Recommendation: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
     March 19, 2024 - Children with signs or symptoms suggestive of maltreatment should be assessed and reported according … Children with signs or symptoms suggestive of maltreatment should be assessed and reported according … more than 14,000 participants. 1 , 21 Of the included randomized clinical trials, most studies (22) assessed