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201. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - According to the FRAX fracture risk assessment tool, available at http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/ , the … Adequate evidence indicates that clinical risk assessment instruments have only modest predictive value … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes that for women aged 65 years or older and younger women whose … Assessment of Risk Multiple instruments to predict risk for low BMD and fractures have been developed … Many different risk assessment instruments have been developed to predict risk for either low BMD or

202. 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 - One fair-quality study (n =361) addressed the performance of risk assessment methods (KQ2). 5 Allan-Blitz … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … in the prior review) NA (no studies identified in the prior review) KQ2: Performance of risk assessment … instruments or other risk stratification methods No studies evaluated the performance of risk assessment

203. Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/reports-congress/ninth-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services
     November 01, 2019 - outcomes consistently in studies, because using very different outcomes complicates a clear overall assessment … limited access to social services) Examine the extent and severity of unintended harms from risk assessment

204. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     July 15, 2008 - Task Force (USPSTF) in determining whether CRP should be incorporated into guidelines for CHD risk assessment … These 3 meta-analyses, however, lacked a systematic assessment of the characteristics and quality of … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment One investigator reviewed the relevant articles and recorded … Narrative review: Assessment of C-reactive protein in risk prediction for cardiovascular disease. … Predictive value for the Chinese population of the Framingham CHD risk assessment tool compared with

205. Screening for Osteoporosis: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - Data Synthesis: Risk-assessment instruments are modest predictors of low bone density (area under the … Performance of the Osteoporosis Self- assessment Screening Tool for osteoporosis in American men. … An assessment tool for predicting fracture risk in postmenopausal women. … Performance of osteoporosis risk assessment tools in postmenopausal women aged 45-64 years. … Assessment of os­ teoporosis at the primary health care level. Technical Report.

206. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/behavioral-counseling-research-and-evidence-based-practice-recommendations-us-preventive-services-task-force-perspectives
     March 01, 2014 - The challenges relate broadly to study populations, intervention protocols, assessment of outcomes, and … Even the assessment of intermediate biometric risk factors, such as lipid level, blood pressure, and … Collaboration with initiatives in electronic health records to include assessment of health behaviors … Dietary assessment methodology. In: Coulston AM, Boushey CJ, eds. … Consensus Workshop on Dietary Assessment: Nutrition Monitoring and Tracking the Year 2000 Objectives.

207. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
     June 24, 2025 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment For each included study, 1 investigator extracted information … Disagreements were resolved with discussion or with an independent assessment from a third senior investigator … Nine studies reported on the accuracy of 9 different screeners for detecting past-year IPV (Abuse Assessment … analytic framework, and key questions for this review.AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment … Rape, Kick; HITS, Hurt, Insult, Threaten, Scream; OAS, Ongoing Abuse Screen; OVAT, Ongoing Violence Assessment

208. Screening for High Blood Pressure: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommnedation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - It bases its recommendations on a systematic review of the evidence of the benefits and harms and an assessment … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes that certainty is high that the net benefit of screening for … December 2007 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 147 • Number 11 783 Annals of Internal Medicine Risk Assessment … College of Obstetricians and Gynecol- ogists recommends measuring blood pressure as part of the periodic assessment … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) defines certainty as “likelihood that the USPSTF assessment of

209. Final Recommendation Statement: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
     August 23, 2022 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Importance USPSTF Assessment … Black adults have the highest prevalence of CVD. 4 Return to Table of Contents USPSTF Assessment … See the Table for more information on the USPSTF recommendation rationale and assessment. … Assessment of Risk The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Pooled Cohort … The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment.

210. Recommendation: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-screening
     August 10, 2021 - See Table 1 for more information on the USPSTF recommendation rationale and assessment. … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment The USPSTF reviewed 45 prospective studies of fair … The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment. … Prevalence estimates of gestational diabetes mellitus in the United States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment … Gestational diabetes: risk assessment, testing, diagnosis and management. Accessed June 24, 2021.

211. Recommendation: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
     July 26, 2022 - Contents PDF Version and JAMA Link Archived Versions Importance USPSTF Assessment … See Table 1 for more information on the USPSTF recommendation rationale and assessment. … It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an assessment … The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment. … Routine assessment and promotion of physical activity in healthcare settings: a scientific statement

212. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
     March 11, 2025 - What is the performance of risk assessment or screening tools to identify food insecurity? … What are the harms or unintended consequences of assessment for food insecurity? … No studies reported harms of assessment for food insecurity. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Brief assessment of food insecurity accurately identifies high-risk US adults.

213. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     June 04, 2024 - Most often referrals were for environment assessment or modification, exercise, medication management … Nineteen trials included 1 or more home visits for the initial assessment, environment interventions, … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Multifactorial assessment and targeted intervention to reduce falls among the oldest-old: a randomized … In most cases, these grades were based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and

214. Let's Talk About It: Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Discussion Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Patients | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/lets-talk-about-it-discussion-guides/lets-talk-about-it-starting-aspirin-prevent-heart-disease-and-stroke-discussion-guide-healthcare-professionals-and-patients
     April 09, 2025 - This guide is not intended to serve as a risk assessment tool or decision aid.

215. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2004
     May 13, 2004 - of screening for amblyopia that included children aged 5 years and younger, and included a followup assessment … All children were invited to a final vision assessment at age 7.5 years. … with strabismus or amblyopia before 37 mos Sensitivities of program estimated by final orthoptic assessment … at 37 mos; 31% of intensive group and 35% of control group never attended an assessment Yes Yes … Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment).

216. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary13/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-2013
     January 15, 2013 - A trial of risk assessment and interventions for abuse and neglect in pediatric clinics for families … Conclusion: Risk assessment and behavioral interventions in pediatric clinics reduced abuse and neglect … Some trials used formal risk assessment instruments, such as the Kempe Family Stress Checklist 45-47 … The trial was based on the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model, which includes risk assessment … For the intervention group, risk factor assessment was conducted using the Parent Screening Questionnaire

217. Final Research Plan: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-adults-interventions
     March 31, 2016 - Does primary care–feasible assessment of central adiposity increase the predictive value of BMI for future … nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or a combination thereof, including but not limited to: assessment … Cardiometabolic measures (e.g., glucose levels, blood pressure, lipid levels) Timing of outcome assessment … KQs 1, 2: ≥12 months after start of intervention or baseline assessment (if the intervention start

218. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
     September 13, 2018 - elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, or 10-year CVD risk ≥7.5% based on a CVD risk assessment … and nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or a combination, including but not limited to: assessment … through usual care in a primary care setting, but without personalized prescription based on standardized assessment … with less than 6 months followup Studies with less than 60% followup Timing of outcome assessment

219. Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
     February 12, 2019 - Grade: B Risk Assessment There is no accurate screening tool for identifying who is at risk … See the Clinical Considerations section for information on risk assessment. … It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an assessment … The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment. … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that counseling interventions to prevent

220. Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the ben- efits and harms of the service and an assessment … The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment. … EVIDENCE ASSESSMENT The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that providing or referring children … See Table 1 for more information on the USPSTF recommenda- tion rationale and assessment and the eFigure … USPSTF assessment The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that providing or referring children and