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41. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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).

42. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2025 - For women assessed to be at increased risk, screen for osteoporosis with DXA BMD, with or without fracture

43. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (pdf file)
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    ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or ancestry associated with harmful BRCA1/2 mutations should be assessed

44. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    April 27, 2021 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality … The aggregate strength of evidence was assessed for each KQ using the approach described in the Methods … for KQ1 526 Articles assessed for KQ2 526 Articles assessed for KQ3 544 Articles assessed for KQ4 34 … Blood pressure control assessed by home, ambulatory and conventional blood pressure measurements in the … Masked hypertension assessed by ambulatory blood pressure versus home blood pressure monitoring: is it

45. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
    January 14, 2014 - Accuracy of Screening Fifty-one studies of fair to good quality assessed the accuracy and yield of … with a cut-point of 140 mg/dL (7.77 mmol/L); however, specificity was lower. 1 , 8 Seven studies assessed … The studies used a variety of glucose inclusion criteria and assessed short- and long-term outcomes in … Pooled estimates were not assessed for 6 cohort studies ( n  = 3426) because of significant heterogeneity … Another RCT ( n = 199) assessed BMI greater than the 85th percentile in children followed for 4 to 5

46. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-counseling-2012
    May 15, 2012 - Assessment of Risk Skin type can be visually assessed by primary care clinicians. … Link Between Behavior Change and Risk of Cancer Sun Exposure The USPSTF assessed 12 observational … The USPSTF assessed the range of probable harms to be no greater than small. … Finally, the USPSTF assessed the data supporting a link between decreased UV radiation in adulthood and … efficacy of counseling in adults, the USPSTF concluded that the balance of benefits and harms could not be assessed

47. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    December 15, 2020 - sensitivity and specificity were >98%).32 The current review found no studies that assessed the accuracy … Four trials assessed various interferon alfa regimens; 4 assessed lamivudine. … The trials assessed lamivudine (1 trial), entecavir (1 trial), or various regi- mens (5 trials). … Health Outcomes Nine fair-quality cohort studies (N = 3893; n = 63-1531; duration, 3.2- 9.9 years) assessed … The trials assessed in- terferon (6 trials), entecavir (2 trials), or lamivudine (1 trial).

48. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco and Nicotine Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - 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 I2 sta- tistic. … 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

49. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    September 05, 2017 - Three publications from the VIP study (n = 6019) assessed the accuracy of Lea Symbols for identifying … CI, 0.52-0.62) and 0.70 (95% CI, 0.65-0.76), respectively.1,34 Three additional studies (n = 773) assessed … The studies assessed prevalence of amblyopia at age 7.5 years (using visual acuity testing); school … One fair-quality trial and 2 good- quality trials (n = 417) assessed treatment harms1,37-40 and did not … age 3 years using HOTV or Lea Symbols charts; children aged 4 to 5 years should have visual acuity assessed

50. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children 5 Years or Younger: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    December 02, 2023 - 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.

51. Aspirin or Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2007 - The Women’s Health Study and the Physicians’ Health Study, both good-quality RCTs, assessed the effi- … Two case–control studies (12, 13) assessed the effect of aspirin dosing on colorectal cancer incidence … 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 ad

52. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
    September 07, 2015 - Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance … No studies directly assessed the association between change in iron status as a result of intervention … data from 1999–2002 found no increased risk in Hispanic children. 3 The USPSTF found no studies that assessed … The current review assessed the evidence on young children ages 6 to 24 months.

53. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
    December 15, 2010 - Using guidelines for integrating systematic reviews 15 , 2 independent reviewers assessed relevancy … Number of fallers was the most consistently assessed measure of falling; the other measures were used … We assessed the presence of statistical heterogeneity among the studies by using standard chi-square … Several trials assessed falling retrospectively by using questionnaires 44 , 50 , 53 , 54 , 57 . … Only 3 trials assessed self-reported falls prospectively by using a diary or questionnaire 64 , 66

54. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2024 - Children with signs or symptoms suggestive of maltreatment should be assessed and reported according

55. 4Z Bygyyfkv5Uru6Fjx8Pb (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2014 - Seven studies assessed the fasting plasma glucose test; GDM was confirmed using Carpenter and Coustan … The studies used a variety of glucose inclusion criteria and assessed short- and long-term outcomes in … Pooled es- timates were not assessed for 6 cohort studies (n � 3426) because of significant heterogeneity … Another RCT (n � 199) assessed BMI greater than the 85th percentile in chil- dren followed for 4 to 5 … Harms of Screening and Treatment Maternal Outcomes One RCT (ACHOIS) assessed anxiety and depression

56. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2004
    January 14, 2004 - During the first year of life, strabismus can be assessed by the cover test and the Hirschberg light … children older than age 3 years, stereopsis (the ability of both eyes to function together) can be assessed … with the Random Dot E test or Titmus Fly Stereotest; visual acuity can be assessed by tests such as

57. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    January 24, 2017 - difference [WMD], −33.8 [95% CI, −42.0 to −25.6]; 13 trials, 543 participants), excessive sleepiness assessed … Two independent investigators assessed the quality of studies as good, fair, or poor. … Included were 11 prospective cohort studies (described in 12 articles) that assessed the association … Two studies 150 , 151 assessed whether moderate (AHI ≥15 to <30) or mild (AHI ≥5 to <15) OSA levels … OSA severity is usually categorized using the AHI as assessed by a sleep study (polysomnography).

58. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - Assessment of Risk Skin type can be visually assessed by primary care cli- nicians. … Link Between Behavior Change and Risk for Cancer Sun Exposure The USPSTF assessed 12 observational studies … The USPSTF assessed the range of probable harms to be no greater than small. … Finally, the USPSTF assessed the data supporting a link between decreased UV radiation in adulthood and … efficacy of counseling in adults, the USPSTF concluded that the balance of benefits and harms could not be assessed

59. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation-september-2015
    September 07, 2015 - Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance … Change in Iron Status No studies were found that directly assessed the association between change in … Several studies assessed the harms of iron supplementation in pregnant women. … The use of intravenous iron was not assessed. … Iron requirement in normal pregnancy as assessed by serum ferritin, serum transferrin saturation and

60. Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/prostate-cancer-screening
    May 08, 2018 - Three fair-quality RCTs (n = 647,906) assessed the effect of PSA screening on prostate cancer morbidity … Three RCTs (n = 2524) 9 , 58 , 59 and 7 cohort studies (n = 64,965) 11 , 60-65 assessed morbidity and … All studies in this table were fair quality, as assessed using criteria from the US Preventive Services … Only 1 trial (ProtecT) assessed the effectiveness of radiation therapy and was not powered to detect … Only the ProtecT trial a assessed effect of radiation therapy on metastatic disease.