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121. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Visual acuity, amblyopia, school performance, functioning, quality of life … To provide a consistent metric for visual acuity outcome measures, results were converted to loga­ rithm … of the minimal angle of resolution (logMAR) measurements using established conversion charts.31 Measures … visual acuity are generally reported as Snellen (eg, 20/20, 20/25, 20/30, 20/40, 20/50) or logMAR scales … Improving the reliability of visual acuity measures in young children.

122. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
     October 06, 2003 - Other measures for preventing skin cancer include avoiding direct exposure to midday sun (between the … sunlight by staying indoors or in the shade or by wearing protective clothing is the most effective measure … educational interventions have demonstrated effectiveness for increasing the use of skin protection measures … sun exposure. 24 The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) concluded that sun-protective measures … Homer, M.D., M.P.H. * (Executive Director, National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, Boston

123. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - subjective improvements in a variety of vision-related functions, as well as improvements in objective measures … Development of a scale designed to measure functional distance vision loss using an interview technique … Validity of a survey question as a measure of visual acuity impairment.

124. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 07, 2021 - Systemic fluoride also provides some measure of topical effects, as it is found in the saliva and bathes … • Research is needed to identify effective preventive measures in eco- nomically disadvantaged children

125. S5Tzxonejd3Qzsoj-7Bq5P (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Limitations: The body of evidence was small, and there were heterogeneous measures of outcomes of limited … surprising given that the interventions focused on samples of children Table 2—Continued Primary Outcome Measure … 160 • Number 9 www.annals.org studies that found significant effects relied on a self- reported measure … Use of consistent and clinically meaningful measures of drug use is also needed. … Table 2—Continued Primary Outcome Measure Follow-up Intervention Group Control Group Effect Size P Value

126. Final Evidence Summary: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2020 - Nineteen trials reported a continuous measure, most commonly the number of times illicit drugs were used … Dichotomous measures were selected over continuous measures, 1-month time frames were selected over longer … trials. 26 , 28 , 56 Most general prevention trials found no group differences on mental health symptom scales … , B-weights), Cohen d.KQ indicates key question; NR, not reported; NS, not significant. a Mean value … ) in general prevention trials Group differences were rarely found for a variety of mental health scales

127. Screening for Child and Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - treatment alone, and neither found statistically significant differ- ences between groups for suicidality measures … Screening for depression across the lifespan: a review of measures for use in primary care settings. … Screening for adoles- cent depression: a comparison of depression scales. … Measures have been taken to prevent knowledge of primary exposure influencing case ascertainment Exposure … recognition that knowledge of exposure status could have influenced the assessment of outcome The measure

128. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - • Other measures for preventing skin cancer include avoiding direct exposure to midday sun (between … sunlight by staying indoors or in the shade or by wearing protective clothing is the most effective measure … educational interventions have demonstrated effectiveness for increasing the use of skin protection measures … increased sun exposure.25 The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) concluded that sun-protective measures … Homer, MD, MPH* (Executive Director, National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality, Boston, MA

129. Cdmdmwet-Hgdkfdveywrn (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Research to develop and validate tools to measure current and past substance use is needed. … The studies used an unusual and difficult-to-interpret measure of drug use.

130. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
     October 06, 2003 - Outcome measure: new skin cancers. Analysis: intention-to-treat. … Outcome measure: ratio of numbers of solar keratoses at end of study and beginning of study. … Outcome measures: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. … Outcome measures: cumulative sun exposure, sunburn episodes. … Outcome measures: use of protective clothing, sunscreen, shade, hats with brim.

131. 12th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Encourage greater consistency and standardization of outcome measures in studies, specifically those … high dropout rates among participants or biased assessment of outcomes or heterogeneity in outcome measures … With Cardiovascular Risk Factors • Encourage greater consistency and standardization of outcome measures … • Encourage greater consistency and standardization of outcome measures in studies, specifically those … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report.

132. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2023 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Dental caries, morbidity, functional status, quality of life, harms; diagnostic … cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of fluoride varnish as a public health measure

133. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - Outcome measure: new skin cancers. … Outcome measure: ratio of numbers of solar keratoses at end of study and beginning of study. … Outcome measures: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3. 86 of 87 completed one … Outcome measures: cumulative sun exposure, sunburn episodes. … Outcome measures: use of protective clothing, sunscreen, shade, hats with brim. 86 clinicians, including

134. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1–5 Years: Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - and 1 good-quality trial found that Comparisons of treatment: 5 RCTs Overall quality rating: fair measures … PlusOptix vision screener: the accuracy and repeatability of refractive measure- ments using a new autorefractor … 21/97 (22%); mixed anisometropia and strabismus 34/97 (35%) Fair a Converted from Snellen metric measures

135. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Cognitive behavioral therapy was associated with improve- ment in anxiety outcomes across several pooled measures … scores of 1 or 2; RR, 2.11 [95% CI, 1.58 to 2.98]; n = 370; 5 trials; I2 = 18%) but was inconsistent on measures

136. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women and Young Children: Screening and Supplementation, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - infants randomized to nonfortified formula had significantly worse psychomotor development (Bayley Scales … indices and iron stores, but they do not improve birth weight, length of gestation, or other outcome measures

137. Interventions to Prevent Illicit and Nonmedical Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 17, 2018 - Nineteen trials reported a continuous measure, most com- monly the number of times illicit drugs were … Dichotomous measures were selected over continuous measures, 1-month time frames were selected over lon … trials.26,28,56 Most general prevention trials found no group differences on mental health symptom scales … 0.08 (–0.16 to 0.00) Favors intervention Favors control Vertical dashed line indicates the overall measure … trials) in general prevention trials Group differences were rarely found for a variety of mental health scales

138. Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2016 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Outcomes included dyslipidemia (TC�200 mg/dL or LDL-C�130 mg/dL) and atherosclerosis … Laboratory measures and macronutrient and micronutrient intake were measured at several time points.

139. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2003 - If performed correctly, it provides a measure of blood pressure that is highly correlated with intra-arterial … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a measure of average blood pressure over 24 hours rather … How to measure blood pressure. JAMA 1995;273(15):1211-8. 13. Birkett NJ. … Comparison of agreement between different measures of blood pressure in primary care and daytime ambulatory

140. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 05, 2017 - to differences in study populations (eg, eligibility criteria and baseline visual acuity), outcome measures … prevalence of vision abnormalities found lower false-positive rates (usually <35%). 1 No studies reported measures