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May 24, 2022 - However, a random-effects
meta-analysis conducted for the prior USPSTF review6 on the ef-
fects of VEGF … The addi-
tional trial19 was conducted in a geriatric day hospital, although
screening could be done … Screening was conducted using an
eye chart (Snellen or logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution … The reliability of systematic reviews de-
pends on how well they are designed and conducted. … in the US, Europe, and Australia
Screening conducted in community or general
practice settings or a
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July 01, 2017 - Study setting: The degree to which the clinical experience in the setting in which the study was conducted … other settings:
Health care system: the clinical experience in the system in which the study was conducted … Country: the clinical experience in the country in which the study was conducted is not likely to be … Selection of participating centers: the clinical experience in which the study was conducted is not likely
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 16, 2024 - 4, 5: Screening for alcohol use using a brief standardized instrument or set of questions that is conducted … interventions
Interventions to prevent initiation of use among nonusers
Pharmacotherapy
Interventions conducted … e.g., correctional facility)
Classrooms, or target the school environment (interventions that are conducted … clinical interview KQs 4, 5: Randomized, controlled trials
Other study designs
Country
Studies conducted … the 2021 Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication
February 08, 2018 - The Reaffirmation Evidence Update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, … or cost-related outcomes
Setting
Any birth setting
No exclusions
Country
Studies conducted … ” on the Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted
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November 02, 2023 - survivors, or chronic pain)
Pregnant women
Adults in institutions
Settings
Studies conducted … online interventions, telephone-based interventions, research settings, or community settings)
Studies conducted … healthcare settings (e.g., occupational/worksite-, church-, or school-based interventions that are conducted … Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies that are conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
April 18, 2023 - Study Selection: English-language studies conducted in asymptomatic populations 15 years or older. … Eligible screening was any visual skin examination conducted by a clinician with or without tools to … One compared participants in a community-based screening program conducted in Trento, Italy, in 2001- … The other was conducted in the US (n = 187) 35 , 36 and assessed psychological well-being at 5 and 8 … Reasons for exclusion: Population: Study not conducted in an included population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
May 01, 2025 - pregnant Persons who are sexually active Persons who have not yet become sexually active
Studies conducted … appointment
Intention to use protective barriers
Carrying barrier protection
Setting
Conducted … date
Published after 1999 (2000 to present)
Published in or before 1999
Country
Studies conducted
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March 31, 2016 - directed toward children)
Pregnant women
Adults in institutions
Settings
Studies conducted … at a national level (e.g., commercial weight loss programs, technology interventions)
Studies conducted … )
KQ 3: No minimum followup
KQs 1, 2: <12 months after baseline
Countries
Studies conducted … Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States)
Studies conducted … in countries with populations not similar to the United States
Studies conducted in countries that
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July 26, 2018 - Cardiometabolic measures (e.g., glucose level, blood pressure, lipid level)
Countries
Studies conducted … the 2016 Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted … gain and prepregnancy weight are also eligible
All other study designs *
Settings
Studies conducted … However, separate searches will be conducted to identify relevant systematic reviews, and the citations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
November 07, 2023 - This evidence report was conducted to inform the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for a new … A complementary evidence report was conducted for the USPSTF on oral health screening and prevention … Since October 3, 2022, ongoing surveillance was conducted through article alerts and targeted searches … The last surveillance was conducted on July 21, 2023, and identified no eligible randomized trials. … Twelve trials were conducted in the US, 6 trials in Europe, 4 in Brazil, and 1 each in Canada, Israel
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
February 12, 2019 - Interventions that were conducted in or recruited from primary care or a health care system, or that … Studies conducted in correctional facilities, school classrooms, worksites, and emergency departments … None were conducted in the United States, so applicability to this country may be limited. … Setting: Study was not conducted in a country relevant to US practice, or not conducted in, recruited … Population: Study was not conducted in an included population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
March 11, 2025 - Additionally, ongoing surveillance was conducted through January 24, 2025, using targeted searches to … The health care tie-in could include, for example, screening conducted in a clinical setting, recruitment … Second, although it was specified in the apriori research plan that only studies conducted in US health … Setting: Study was not conducted in a country relevant to US practice or not conducted in, recruited … Population: Study was not conducted in an included population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/other-supporting-document19468/tobacco-and-nicotine-use-prevention-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions
April 28, 2020 - The current systematic review provides an update to include studies conducted since the last review, … Meta-regression was also conducted to evaluate effects of study-level characteristics on estimates, using … in the US, 19 , 21 , 24 , 25 , 33 , 40 , 42 , 43 except for 1 trial conducted in Switzerland. 31 Trials … were conducted in primary care clinics, 19 , 33 , 43 a school health clinic, 42 a dental clinic, 40 … Most studies were conducted in the US; the remainder were conducted in Western Europe and are likely
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April 01, 2019 - Summary of New Evidence: Literature scans were conducted in the MEDLINE, ERIC, and PubMed
databases … identified a single study addressing screening for developmental language disorder; however, it was
conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan138/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
December 18, 2014 - infants born to HIV-positive mothers)
Interventions
Intervention must be initiated in, conducted … postnatal period
Stand-alone or multicomponent/multidimensional interventions
Interventions may be conducted … provision of primary care (e.g., hospital, maternity services, home, clinic, or community)
Studies conducted … Programme)
Correctional facilities
Worksites
Inpatient/residential facilities
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan138/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
December 18, 2014 - infants born to HIV-positive mothers)
Interventions
Intervention must be initiated in, conducted … postnatal period
Stand-alone or multicomponent/multidimensional interventions
Interventions may be conducted … provision of primary care (e.g., hospital, maternity services, home, clinic, or community)
Studies conducted … Programme)
Correctional facilities
Worksites
Inpatient/residential facilities
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/breast-cancer-screening
April 30, 2024 - Ongoing surveillance to identify newly published studies was conducted through March 2024 to identify … Risk-of-bias assessment was conducted using the USPSTF-specific criteria for randomized trials 13 and … All quantitative analyses were conducted in Stata version 16 (StataCorp). … Population: Study was not conducted in an average-risk population. … Setting: Study was not conducted in a setting relevant to US practice.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
December 15, 2020 - Ongoing surveillance was conducted to identify major studies published since August 2019 that may affect … Graphical and statistical tests for small sample effects were not conducted because of fewer than 10 … The studies applied screening strategies retrospectively and were conducted in Europe, including some … Most of the cohort studies were conducted in Asia, although studies conducted in the US reported findings … for studies conducted in Asia and the US.
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February 12, 2019 - Interventions that were conducted in or recruited from pri-
mary care or a health care system, or that … Studies conducted in correctional facilities, school classrooms,
worksites, and emergency departments … Setting: Study was not
conducted in a country relevant to US practice, or not conducted in, recruited … Population: Study was not conducted in an included
population. … None were conducted in the United States, so applicability
to this country may be limited.
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October 15, 2008 - This study was conducted by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center under contract to the Agency for … Study Selection
We included trials that evaluated behavioral counseling interventions conducted in … A fair-quality trial by Boyer and colleagues 18 conducted in an STI clinic ( n = 393) did not show … The other RCT ( n = 370) conducted at a university health clinic did not show any changes in condom … in urban settings and in women and minorities
Two trials conducted in STI clinics found that