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November 30, 2016 - signs or symptoms of disease, about clinical services aimed at
preventing future disease and prolonging … This is because as primary care clinicians, we are not just
concerned with preventing one disease or … one condition, but rather with the range of health problems for
which a patient may be at risk. … Understanding which groups may be more or less likely to experience a particular condition
or to benefit … When we take on a new topic or update
an existing topic, we post our research plan for public comment
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Draft Research Plan … Included
Excluded
Condition
KQs 1–3: Any cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment or … and lifestyle counseling interventions
Multidisciplinary and/or multicomponent care interventions … of cognitive impairment in those with baseline normal cognition
Respite care or day care interventions … Comparisons
KQs 1, 3: No screening, usual care
KQ 2: Reference standard (clinical assessment
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Final Research Plan … Include
Exclude
Condition definition
Studies identifying children who are overweight or … to a genetic or medical condition, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, hypothyroidism, Cushing’s syndrome … care, or referable from primary care. … Emergency departments
Study design
All KQs: Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical
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Final Research Plan … relapse prevention
Primary prevention of tobacco use
Tobacco harm-reduction strategies
Condition … tobacco cessation interventions that can be provided in primary care or are feasible to refer to from … without meta-analysis
Pharmacotherapy in those who are pregnant:
Randomized clinical trials … Comment
The draft Research Plan
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Final Research Plan … Preface
The final Research Plan … The draft Research Plan was available for comment from February 28 until March 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., … Setting
Clinical settings applicable to U.S. primary care practice. … Disease/Condition
Deleterious BRCA mutation carrier; BRCA-related cancer (predominantly breast
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• Address services offered in the primary care setting or services to which patients can … comment on the plan. … condition, diagnosis
of a condition that would never have caused symptoms or issues in a person’s lifetime … setting or that are referable from
primary care
• Compare outcomes for a screened versus unscreened … population
• Include populations without obvious signs or symptoms of the condition
• Adopt a rigorous
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January 01, 2001 - criteria for inclusion in its evidence report; inclusion
criteria are summarized in the final Research Plan … KQs 4–6:
Clinical and
referable from
primary care
(i.e.,
educational
and home
settings). … KQ3: Settings
applicable to
U.S. primary
care. … C to D), health equity (e.g., populations with a disproportionate burden of the condition), combined … (e.g., grade
assignment and health equity), or general gap (e.g., uptake of a clinical preventive service
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Final Research Plan … Included
Excluded
Condition
KQs 1–3: Any cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment or … or counseling interventions
Multidisciplinary and/or multicomponent care
Caregiver or caregiver-patient … of cognitive impairment in those with baseline normal cognition
Respite care or day care interventions … Comparisons
KQs 1, 3: No screening, usual care
KQ 2: Reference standard (clinical assessment
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan34/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
May 15, 2013 - the likelihood that an intervention will improve behavioral or clinical outcomes? … another behavior associated with risky sexual behavior (e.g., alcohol misuse, drug abuse)
Condition … ), other physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or related clinical staff (dietitians … or is seen as connected to the health care system by the participant
How delivered: To individuals … via the Web, interactive technologies, in the home) as long as linked to a health care provider or system
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Final Research Plan … The draft Research Plan was available for comment from April 19 to May 15, 2018. … associated with risky sexual behavior (e.g., substance use disorders, interpersonal violence)
Condition … , that can feasibly be implemented in or referred from primary care. … Study design
Randomized, controlled trials and nonrandomized, controlled trials (i.e., controlled clinical
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan17/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
May 15, 2013 - Do primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions for healthy diet and/or physical activity … Do primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions for healthy diet and/or physical activity … Inclusion
Exclusion
Condition definition
Healthy diet is one designed to improve … physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or other clinical staff (e.g., nutritionists … care system by the participant
Or must be primary care–referable, such that it is available
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Draft Research Plan … Category
Included
Excluded
Condition definition
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, including … : Base model risk assessment:
Base model CVD risk assessment (e.g., PREVENT, PCE, FRS)
Usual care … or no screening (KQs 1, 3 only)
KQs 4, 5: Usual care, no treatment, or placebo
Models predicting … Abbreviations: ABI = ankle brachial index; CAC = coronary artery calcium; CCT = clinical controlled
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Final Research Plan … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim/Condition
Any indication; cancer incidence and deaths reported … years
Pregnant women
Institutionalized persons (psychiatric inpatients)
Persons in long-term care … KQs 1–5:
Randomized, controlled trials
Controlled clinical trials
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses … controlled trials for evidence on benefits
KQs 6, 7:
Randomized, controlled trials
Controlled clinical
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Exercise-induced injury
U.S. primary care
settings or
referrable from
primary care
3 … Foundational
or Contextual
N/A General RCTs, controlled clinical
trials, and
observational studies … settings or
referrable from
primary care
4
Research Gap
Key
Questions*
or Contextual … primary care
settings or
referrable from
primary care
6
* Key questions are an integral … (e.g., grade assignment and health equity), or general gap (e.g., uptake of a clinical preventive service
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - of falls
Smoking cessation
Condition definition
A healthful diet includes dietary … recruited from primary care or a health care system or could feasibly be implemented in or referred … from primary care
Conducted in or recruited from settings not generalizable to primary care (e.g., … be reproduced in primary care or within a broader health system
Interventions
Behavioral … Abbreviations: CCT = controlled clinical trial; RCT = randomized, controlled trial.
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Final Research Plan … Preface
The final Research Plan … Inclusion
Exclusion
Condition definition
Healthy diet is one designed to improve or maintain … practitioners, physician assistants, or other clinical staff (e.g., nutritionists, dieticians, physiotherapists … trials only)
KQ 4: Systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials
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Final Research Plan … The draft Research Plan was available for comment from June 29 to July 26, 2017. … Included
Excluded
Condition
KQs 1–3: Any cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment … or day care interventions
Comparisons
KQs 1, 3: No screening, usual care
KQ 2: Reference … standard (clinical assessment or neuropsychologic testing with explicit diagnostic criteria, with or
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Final Research Plan … Include
Exclude
Condition definition
Populations at increased risk of CVD due to hypertension … from primary care or a health care system or that could feasibly be implemented in or referred from … Study designs
Fair- to good-quality studies
KQs 1–3: Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical … randomized, controlled trials only)
KQ 4: Systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical
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January 01, 2023 - or referred from
a primary care setting to improve the health of people nationwide. … or health condition
• Focus on screening to identify disease early and interventions to prevent the … the research plan … condition, diagnosis
of a condition that would never have caused symptoms or problems in a person’s … the preventive service
• Include populations without recognized signs or symptoms of the condition
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Final Research Plan … to assemble populations with a specific condition or a group of closely related conditions, such as … )
Nephrolithiasis or nephrocalcinosis
Setting
Community and primary care–relevant settings … Inpatient, skilled nursing facilities; postacute care and rehabilitation facilities. … Study design
KQ 1: RCTs, controlled clinical trials.