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61. Task Force at a Glance | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 22, 2025 - Task Force at a Glance Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force works to improve the health of people nationwide. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force…

62. Evidence Summary: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
    August 01, 2023 - Conclusions and Relevance: New evidence from observational studies provided additional evidence of the … evidence also apply New studies have some evidence of benefit for reducing NTDs and do not change conclusions … ]) Small numbers in each comparison, effects possibly due to chance New studies do not change conclusions

63. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - The AHRQ had no role in the study selection, quality assessment, synthesis, or develop- ment of conclusions … sources considered or the search strategy used Standard appraisal of included studies Validity of conclusions … strategies; explicit and relevant se- lection criteria; standard appraisal of included studies; and valid conclusions

64. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    July 26, 2016 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess … Specificity ranged from 86% to 98%.3,13,14 None of the studies could draw reliable conclusions as to … These biases preclude the USPSTF’s abil- ity to draw reliable conclusions about the efficacy of the clinical

65. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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    August 21, 2018 - CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Primary hrHPV screening detected higher rates of CIN 3+ at first-round screening … searches of high-impact journals to identify major studies published in the interim that could affect the conclusions … consistent Reasonably precise Heterogeneity in screening follow-up protocols make it difficult to draw conclusions … consistent Reasonably precise Heterogeneity in screening follow-up protocols make it difficult to draw conclusions … Conclusions Primary hrHPV screening detected higher rates of CIN 3+ at first- round screening compared

66. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 05, 2016 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The USPSTF recommends against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults

67. Archived: Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary30/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
    July 07, 2015 - Contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions … 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

68. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 15, 2007 - Are there additional factors that assist us in drawing conclusions (e.g., presence or absence of dose-response

69. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
    November 27, 2018 - Conclusions and Relevance: Interventions provided in or referable from primary care did not consistently … targeted searches of journals to identify major studies published in the interim that may affect the conclusions … Therefore, the conclusions of this systematic review do not apply to the effectiveness of interventions

70. 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 - Contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions … Conclusions and Relevance: The evidence for behavioral counseling interventions to prevent initiation … First, reporting of health, social, and legal outcomes was sparse and heterogeneous, limiting the conclusions … In addition, drug use outcomes were very heterogeneous, making it difficult to draw overall conclusions … Return to Table of Contents Conclusions

71. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    December 07, 2021 - CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE There was no direct evidence on benefits and harms of primary care oral health … surveillance was conducted to identify major studies published since September 2020 that may affect the conclusions … The last surveillance was conducted on July 23, 2021, and identified no studies affecting review conclusions … However, no non–English-language articles that appeared likely to affect conclusions were identified. … Conclusions There was no direct evidence on benefits and harms of primary care oral health screening

72. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 14, 2023 - Therefore, the overall conclusions of this review are unchanged from those of the previous review.

73. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 26, 2022 - Contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions … Conclusions and Relevance: Low-dose aspirin was associated with small absolute risk reductions in major … 2022, via article alerts and targeted journal searches to identify major studies that might affect the conclusions … This review of primary CVD prevention trials did not provide sufficient evidence to make any conclusions … the recently published TIPS-3 trial. 121 However, inclusion of this trial would not have changed the conclusions

74. Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 18, 2023 - Contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions … Conclusions and Relevance: No direct evidence on the benefits or harms of pediatric lipid screening … 2023, via article alerts and targeted journal searches to identify major studies that might affect the conclusions … identified; 11 however, it did not substantively change the review’s interpretation of findings or conclusions … Despite the inclusion of new evidence, the conclusions are similar to those of the prior reviews ( Table

75. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 17, 2018 - CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Multifactorial and exercise interventions were associated with fall-related … to the topic was con- ducted to identify major studies published in the interim that may affect the conclusions … meta-analysis,6 2 relevant studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria but did not change the conclusions … similar strategies, the studies are clinically and statistically heterogeneous and, as such, drawing conclusions … Conclusions Multifactorial and exercise interventions were associated with fall- related benefit, but

76. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
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    July 25, 2016 - CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE There was no direct evidence for the clinical benefits and harms of HBV screening … surveillance was con- ducted to identify major studies published since August 2019 that may affect the conclusions … The last surveillance was conducted on July 24, 2020, and identified no studies affecting review conclusions … regard to HBeAg status, ALT lev- els, or HBV DNA levels) and methodological limitations precluded strong conclusions … for publica- tion bias with graphical or statistical methods because of small numbers of studies.15 Conclusions

77. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 15, 2008 - The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content

78. Use of Decision Models in the Development of Evidence-Based Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 01, 2019 - Historical Incorporation of Decision Model Results in Recommendations Methodological Considerations Conclusions … Conclusions and Future Directions Decision modeling has been useful as an adjunct to systematic reviews

79. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 01, 2011 - First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force),  scientificall…

80. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    January 24, 2017 - Contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions … 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 … , 99 , 103 , 107 Overall, too few cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were observed to draw conclusions … on most health outcomes was limited; too few RCTs reported them or too few events occurred to make conclusions