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181. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Rm4E5SooP2GnqJ_HVRA5M4
     January 01, 2017 - CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE There is uncertainty about the accuracy or clinical utility of all potential … searches of high-impact journals to identify major studies published in the interim that may affect the conclusions … reported results for the same intervention and comparison using similar outcome mea- sures to draw conclusions … on most health outcomes was limited; too few trials reported them or too few events occurred to make conclusions … on most health outcomes was limited; too few RCTs reported them or too few events occurred to make conclusions

182. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
     September 28, 2021 - Contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions … Conclusions and Relevance: Daily low-dose aspirin during pregnancy was associated with lower risks of … different protocols or risk assessment strategies, and only 1 trial, which was underpowered for drawing conclusions … Return to Table of Contents Conclusions

183. Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/5V8t2G6kCTJU6fLBHnfTuR
     January 01, 2013 - AHRQ staff had no role in study selection, qual- ity assessment, synthesis, or development of conclusions … Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible

184. Archived: Evidence Summary: Depression: Screening 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-screening-2002
     May 07, 2002 - Conclusions: Compared with usual care, screening for depression can improve outcomes, particularly when … Other reviewers have also examined the value of screening for depression and have reached divergent conclusions … failure to include several large, recent studies with positive outcomes limits the validity of their conclusions

185. Archived: Drug Use, Illicit: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening-january-2008
     January 15, 2008 - Conclusions Regarding Net Benefit The USPSTF concludes that for adolescents, adults, and pregnant women

186. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-2003
     February 01, 2003 - differences in the timing of screening and the treatments in the study groups make it difficult to draw any conclusions

187. Archived: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Evidence Synthesis: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/cost-effectiveness-analyses-of-population-based-screening-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-evidence-synthesis/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
     February 15, 2005 - Table of Contents Background Methods Results Conclusions Acknowledgements … Return to Table of Contents Conclusions

188. Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
     December 10, 2019 - Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions … Conclusions and Relevance: One-time AAA screening in men 65 years or older was associated with decreased … high impact factor and journals relevant to the topic to identify major studies that might affect the conclusions … 7.9-year median follow-up. 31 Overall, this heterogenous body of literature was too limited to make conclusions … clinically or statistically heterogeneous for pooling. 21 Return to Table of Contents Conclusions

189. Evidence Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
     January 19, 2021 - Methods Results Evidence for Adults Evidence for Pregnant Women Discussion Conclusions … Conclusions and Relevance: There is strong evidence that a range of pharmacologic and behavioral interventions … The results are generally consistent with the conclusions of the 2020 Surgeon General’s report on smoking … Return to Table of Contents Conclusions … imprecise Rare health outcomes and few trials of NRT limited statistical precision and ability to draw conclusions

190. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 23, 2019 - USPSTF considers whether the new evidence is of sufficient strength and quality to change its previous conclusions

191. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Children 5 Years Old and Younger: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_qPVhJ_u9tV9kyAejLM9TB
     May 01, 2015 - CONCLUSIONS: Several screening tools can accurately identify children for diagnostic evaluations and … from determining certain accuracy statistics (other than sensitivity and specificity) and may bias conclusions … The extent to which conclusions reached from screening in primary care settings in Sweden, Australia, … Whether conclusions reached from trials in countries with different medical, health insurance, and educational … CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence to answer the overarching question of whether screening for speech

192. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DMDPeSf_nEUM-HrVrX6c7U
     June 20, 2017 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children … weight, socioeco­ nomic status) was sparsely reported in trials, resulting in an inabil­ ity to draw any conclusions

193. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The USPSTF recommends exercise interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling … interventions were too few, too small, and too hetero- geneous for the USPSTF to draw any definitive conclusions

194. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 18, 2020 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The USPSTF recommends initiating use of low- to moderate-dose statins … Two trials directly compared different statin doses but were underpowered to draw reliable conclusions

195. Procedure Manual Section 2. Topic Selection, Prioritization, and Updating | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-2-topic-selection-prioritization-and-updating
     June 22, 2025 - recommendation's release that may potentially affect the Task Force's consideration of the evidence and its conclusions

196. Archived: Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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 - Conclusions: The findings support colorectal cancer screening with the following: colonoscopy every … Sensitivity Analysis Our overall conclusions did not change with variations in test characteristics … The former implication had minimal effect on our conclusions because the relative findings were consistent … These conclusions were corroborated by 2 independent microsimulation models.

197. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement … presumed to have similar effectiveness in men, and the direct evidence is too limited to draw definitive conclusions

198. Archived: Published Comment - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/published-comment---will-recommendations-against-spirometry-make-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-harder-to-treat/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-screening-2008
     November 15, 2008 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Published Comment - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Scree…

199. Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/zYdjLaTCTBVUwgJTnzpVXr
     May 08, 2018 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION For men aged 55 to 69 years, the decision to undergo periodic PSA-based … - ity after radical prostatectomy compared with younger men.3 Estimate of Magnitude of Net Benefit Conclusions

200. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - relatively small number of primary studies and methodological shortcomings made it difficult to reach conclusions … AMD (dry) 2 RCTs (1 in an existing SR); 1 SR Fair Results of 1 large trial heavily influenced conclusions … The inclusion of such studies is unlikely to change our conclusions because their results are consis- … Conclusions supported by data? … for synthesizing data and uses appropriate methods to combine data qualitatively or quantitatively; conclusions