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November 01, 2008 - Results of Base-Case Analysis: Beginning screening at age 50
years was consistently better than at age … Value Sensitivity Analysis
Best-Case Value Worst-Case Value
Hemoccult II
Specificity, % 98.0 99.0 … analysis and all of the most
favorable values in a best-case analysis (Table 2). … base case, and the best-case analysis had more life-years
gained. … value with
the best-case assumption and lower with the worst-case
assumption.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evaluating-test-strategies-for-colorectal-cancer-screening-a-decision-analysis-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
October 15, 2008 - Results of Base-Case Analysis: Beginning screening at age 50 years was consistently better than at age … analysis and all of the most favorable values in a best-case analysis ( Table 2 ). … base case, and the best-case analysis had more life-years gained. … value with the best-case assumption, and lower with the worst-case assumption. … Value
Sensitivity Analysis
Best-Case Value
Worst-Case Value
Hemoccult II
Specificity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-harms-of-screening-for-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
January 11, 2016 - At recall (640)
B: 4 wk later
HADS (score ≥11)
Brodersen and Siersma, 2013 46
Nested case–control … Denmark
A: FP (272)
B: Normal (864)
C: TP (174)
COS-BC
Espasa et al, 2012 48
Case–control … the NHWH study
A: FP (2107)
B: Normal (11,384)
WHQ
Hafslund et al, 2012 50
Nested case–control … Measures
Results
Mammography with or without tomosynthesis
Haas et al, 2013 97
Case … change [95% CI]): 18.1/1000 vs. 19.3/1000; 1.3 (0.4 to 2.1); P = 0.004
Rose et al, 2013 94
Case
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/anxiety-adults-screening
August 27, 2020 - controlled trials comparing active agents with control groups
Systematic reviews of comparative cohort and case-control … observational studies
(Harms of pharmacotherapy only): large comparative cohort and case-control observational … KQ 2: If unable to limit to existing systematic reviews, case-control studies will be used (i.e., studies
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
September 03, 2020 - controlled trials comparing active agents with control groups
Systematic reviews of comparative cohort and case-control … observational studies
(Harms of pharmacotherapy only): large comparative cohort and case-control observational … KQ 2: If unable to limit to existing systematic reviews, case-control studies will be used (i.e., studies
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April 01, 2016 - Breast Cancer Deaths Averted per Radiation-
Induced Case of Breast Cancer
From the MISCAN-Fadia model … 50 to 74 years, we pro-
jected a mean of 23 breast cancer deaths averted for
each radiation-induced case … age 40 to 74 years, these ratios were lower, at 8
breast cancer deaths averted per radiation-induced
case … with large breasts, ratios were even lower, at
4 breast cancer deaths averted per radiation-induced
case … The benefit–harm ratio in terms of breast cancer
deaths averted per radiation-induced case of breast
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
July 26, 2016 - If adequately powered RCTs are not possible, a high-quality case-control study could provide sufficient … In the case of the clinical visual skin examination, this includes linking together information about … Overall, for both men and women, 1 case of melanoma was detected per 28 excisions performed. … For example, among men aged 20 to 34 years versus 65 years and older, 1 case of melanoma was detected … In the case of skin cancer, there is limited research to estimate the potential magnitude of the burden
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Final Recommendation Statement
Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996
January 01, 1996
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. …
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January 01, 2022 - He completed a residency in family medicine and a fellowship in primary care research at Case Western
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
August 11, 2016 - comparative cohort studies (for harms of antidepressant use only)
All other study designs (e.g., case … report, case series)
Countries
Countries categorized as “Very High” on the 2014 Human Development
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June 22, 2025 - Well-designed cohort or case-control analysis study
II-3. … Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical experience; descriptive studies or case reports; … In either case, the potential for ecological fallacy is a major concern. … for harms, the search includes meta-analyses, systematic reviews, controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control … studies, and large case series.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
June 04, 2020 - retrospective cohort studies, before-after studies, interrupted time series studies, repeated measures studies, case-control … studies, and case series)
Publication language
English
Languages other than English
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/family-violence-screening-interventions-1996
January 01, 1996 - Illinois reported that most victims received few tangible services from social service agencies other than case … The CTF determined that there was insufficient evidence to include or exclude case-finding for elder
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December 01, 2007 - For harms, meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, con-
trolled trials; cohort studies; case–control … studies; and case series of
large, multisite databases were included. … For harms, we included meta-analy-
ses; systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; co-
horts; case–control … studies; and case series of large,
multisite databases. … We excluded editorials, case reports,
nonsystematic reviews, and guideline reports.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
October 15, 2007 - For harms, meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; case-control … studies; and case series of large, multisite databases were included. … For harms, we included meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; cohorts; case … - control studies; and case series of large, multisite databases. … We excluded editorials, case reports, nonsystematic reviews, and guideline reports.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
September 15, 2013 - studies, RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies
KQ 3: Diagnostic accuracy studies, RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, case-control … Longitudinal cohort studies
KQ 5: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies
Before-after studies, time series, case … series, case reports; studies enrolling treated hypertension patients with less than a 2-week washout
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January 01, 2014 - Each staged review is managed on a case-by-case basis, with the USPSTF determining at each stage how … reviews, and RCTs; for harms, the search includes meta-analyses, systematic reviews, RCTs, cohort and case-control … studies, and large case series.
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September 06, 2016 - 66.2% of all
active tuberculosis cases in the United States were among foreign-
born persons, and the case … highest absolute numbers of cases and an additional
10 countries with the most severe burden in terms of case … The number needed to treat to prevent 1 case of
LTBI from progressing to active tuberculosis would range … to 314 (depending on the patient’s risk for progression), and the
number needed to harm to cause 1 case
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/update-on-methods-insufficient-evidence---table-3
February 01, 2009 - Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 3
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Table 3. Application of the 4 Domains: Skin Cancer Screening Using Visual Inspection
Domain
Information
Pot…
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January 10, 2017 - In the current review, the USPSTF evaluated 1 randomized clini-
cal trial (RCT), 2 cohort studies, 8 case-control … take any supple-
ments (OR, 0.27 [95% CI, 0.11-0.63]).1,17
The 8 remaining studies were fair-quality case-control … Newer case-
control studies conducted after food fortification did not show a
protective effect of folic … newer studies are more subject to design issues than
the older ones, which had fewer design flaws.1 Case-control … Eight fair-quality case-control studies addressed dose, timing,
or duration of therapy.1 Of these 8 studies