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61. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - Data Extraction:  In duplicate, data were abstracted and checked and quality was assessed. … After identifying potentially relevant articles in the initial screening level, team members assessed … Heterogeneity was assessed by using the I 2 statistic. … RCTs One fair-quality RCT 31  and 1 good-quality RCT 32  from the United States assessed the effect … The effect of regular use of aspirin in patients with a history of colorectal adenoma was assessed in

62. The Use of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/pnyU5fxhdBUtCdvJ3GyqzR
    March 01, 2007 - Data Extraction: In duplicate, data were abstracted and checked and quality was assessed. … After identifying potentially relevant articles in the initial screening level, team members assessed … Heterogeneity was assessed by using the I2 statistic. … The effect of duration of aspirin use on colorectal can- cer frequency was assessed in 5 studies (17– … Dose response was assessed in 1 small, fair-quality study (17) and 1 larger, good-quality study (55).

63. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
    September 05, 2017 - Two independent investigators assessed the quality of studies as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … The most frequently assessed potential harms of screening were false-positive findings (which would lead … First, 1 trial (n = 180) assessed subgroups with either moderate (20/40 to 20/100) or severe (20/125 … subgroups defined by baseline visual acuity abnormalities. 40 The authors assessed children with mild … Although relatively few studies assessed changes in testability by age, those that did generally found

64. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/depression-in-adults-screening
    January 26, 2016 - identified 6 fair- or good-quality trials (n = 11,869) (5 in postpartum women and 1 in pregnant women) that assessed … Two trials assessed minimal additional intervention beyond screening or feedback of screening results … in postpartum 15 and pregnant 16 women, 2 trials assessed the effects of screening plus provider supports … in postpartum women, 16 , 17 and 2 trials assessed feedback of screening results plus adjunctive counseling … The evidence for older adults is less clear, because the trials that assessed the direct effect of screening

65. Screening for Preeclampsia US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Y5p8ZXy2ydg_VZMUfxbJ-6
    April 25, 2017 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF has previously assessed the accuracy of blood pres- sure 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 … be based on office or in-hospital blood pressure measurements and that all pregnant women should be assessed

66. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7Y97fjKqmNzNorxTWUcyZK
    January 10, 2017 - The current review assessed new evidence on the benefits and harms of folic acid supplementation. … FINDINGS The USPSTF assessed the balance of the benefits and harms of folic acid supplementation in women … women of childbearing age for the prevention of neu- ral tube defects in infants.7 The current review assessed … A fair-quality RCT conducted in Hungary (1984-1992) assessed women (n = 5453) without a personal history … folic acid supplementation that would lead to a change in its recommendation from 2009.7 The USPSTF assessed

67. Archived: Evidence Summary (Pregnant and Postpartum Women): Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-primary-care-screening-for-and-treatment-of/depression-in-adults-screening
    January 26, 2016 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two investigators independently assessed the quality of the … Because this analysis included 10 studies with low statistical heterogeneity, as assessed by the I 2 … pregnant women, 48 and 1 assessed women at any point during pregnancy and up to 26 weeks postpartum … Although we assessed the pertinent sections of these reviews' methods as being of good quality, it is … a Quality assessed using criteria developed by the US Preventive Services Task Force. 16 b Group

68. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
    October 15, 2010 - Quality was assessed by using methods developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled observational studies (cohort and case-control) that directly assessed … For randomized trials, we assessed methods of randomization, allocation concealment, blinding, loss to … The potential applicability of studies to primary care was assessed on the basis of whether patients … We assessed the overall strength of the body of evidence for each key question (good, fair, or poor)

69. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/thMRXgCVQmNUsYo6dmXEc3
    May 01, 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

70. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Falling in Older Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/VpT-c4bnmvHFRPyKgPwb2Z
    December 01, 2010 - Using guidelines for integrating systematic reviews (15), 2 independent reviewers assessed relevancy … Falling was assessed in a variety of ways (number of fallers, fall rate, time to first fall, and number … Number of fallers was the most consistently assessed measure of falling; the other measures were used … We assessed the presence of statistical heterogene- ity among the studies by using standard chi-square … Most trials used prospective methods to assess falling; 4 noncom- prehensive trials assessed falling

71. Skin Cancer Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/wKfFrTpC8VtforKLrqGpjQ
    April 18, 2023 - the patient.14 Data Extraction and Quality Assessment The quality of each study was independently assessed … The overall strength of evi- dence for each KQ was assessed based on consistency, precision, reporting … Outcomes assessed included precursor lesion detection (2 studies),28,30 stage at melanoma detection ( … One was con- ducted in Germany (n = 45)34 and assessed cosmetic acceptance of shave biopsy in a screened … The other was con- ducted in the US (n = 187)35,36 and assessed psychological well- being at 5 and 8

72. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
    June 11, 2019 - Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the I 2 statistic. 5 When I 2 was greater than 30%, … Stratified analyses were assessed for interactions using a test for heterogeneity across subgroups. … Study-level adherence was assessed as a categorical variable in a stratified analysis (≥70%, >40% to … b Assessed using medication event monitoring system. c Not estimable. … d Assessed by self-report, confirmed by plasma sample. e Assessed by self-report.

73. Procedure Manual Appendix VII. Criteria for Assessing External Validity (Generalizability) of Individual Studies | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vii-criteria-assessing-external-validity-generalizability-individual-studies
    July 01, 2017 - Print Each study that is identified as providing evidence to answer a key question is assessed

74. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
    April 18, 2023 - patient. 14 Data Extraction and Quality Assessment The quality of each study was independently assessed … The overall strength of evidence for each KQ was assessed based on consistency, precision, reporting … Outcomes assessed included precursor lesion detection (2 studies), 28 , 30 stage at melanoma detection … One was conducted in Germany (n = 45) 34 and assessed cosmetic acceptance of shave biopsy in a screened … The other was conducted in the US (n = 187) 35 , 36 and assessed psychological well-being at 5 and 8

75. Evidence Summary: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
    October 11, 2022 - 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 … No trial directly assessed the benefits of screening children or adolescents for anxiety in the primary … Some studies assessed multiple instruments, some instruments were examined in multiple studies, and some … No trial directly assessed the harms of screening children or adolescents for anxiety in the primary

76. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oZSntFpszryu7mAnjdhkrw
    September 05, 2023 - 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 … No trial directly assessed the benefits of screening children or adolescents for anxiety in the primary … Some studies assessed mul- tiple instruments, some instruments were examined in multiple stud- ies, and … No trial directly assessed the harms of screening children or ado- lescents for anxiety in the primary

77. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qpv8h6ZMbYLYzakVrNQoj2
    October 11, 2022 - DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two reviewers assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles, and study … All other studies were assessed dually and independently using predefined criteria established by the … The strength of evidence was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using methods developed … of diagnostic test accuracy (n = 3316) were included21-27; 2 were new to this update.22,25 Authors assessed … Some authors assessed more than 1 instrument or more than 1 threshold for a positive screen result for

78. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DPq7_eawq-Ts6XLowaTaNA
    November 27, 2018 - DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two reviewers independently assessed titles/abstracts, full-text articles … Two independent investigators assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic.15 All quantitative analyses were conducted … The strength of evidence for each outcome was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using … for eligibility 33 Articles (22 RCTs) assessed for KQ1 and KQ2 177 Citations identified through other

79. Behavioral Counseling for Skin Cancer Prevention: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 20, 2018 - No studies assessed skin cancer outcomes in pediatric populations; 1 adult trial (n = 1356) promoting … “At risk” defined as “high” or “moderate” skin cancer risk as assessed by the brief skin cancer risk … “At risk” defined as “high” or “moderate” skin cancer risk as assessed by the brief skin cancer risk … 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.

80. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
    August 26, 2014 - These effects were assessed across all trials that reported each outcome at 12 to 24 months. … It was one of the few trials included in the review that assessed health, intermediate, and behavioral … Estimate of Magnitude of Net Benefit The USPSTF assessed the overall effectiveness of intensive behavioral … The USPSTF assessed the overall effectiveness of intensive behavioral counseling interventions on intermediate