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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
August 18, 2016 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… The USPSTF received several comments requesting clarification on the inclusion and exclusion criteria … the population of interest as "children and adolescents from birth to age 18 years" and the inclusion criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-pregnant-women/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
June 15, 2017 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… term "newer antiretroviral therapy" with "currently approved antiretroviral therapy"; and revised the criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-adults-interventions
March 31, 2016 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… of behavioral interventions:
Active comparators without a control (as defined in the inclusion criteria … language
English
Non-English
Study quality
Fair or good (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria … )
Poor (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria)
* Studies that focus on the effectiveness
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
September 13, 2018 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… metabolic syndrome, or 10-year CVD risk ≥7.5% based on a CVD risk assessment tool, or trial inclusion criteria … USPSTF added waist circumference and cardiorespiratory fitness as intermediate outcomes and expanded the criteria … The USPSTF also modified the inclusion and exclusion criteria to explicitly define the included populations
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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 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… low-density lipoprotein cholesterol >160 mg/dL, or total cholesterol >200 mg/dL; or trial inclusion criteria … In general, the population inclusion criteria were expanded and clarified where necessary in response … The inclusion criteria for study settings were clarified to include trials conducted in countries with
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review52/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication-2011
July 15, 2011 - Literature Search Exclusion Criteria
References
Expand All … All articles were reviewed for predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria by two team members at each … Literature Search Exclusion Criteria … Literature Search Exclusion Criteria
Reason Code *
Description
1. … Study Design (8)
Study does not meet design inclusion criteria (e.g., case report)
3.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-older-adults
June 12, 2025 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions.
… KQ 2: Reference standard (clinical assessment or neuropsychologic testing with explicit diagnostic criteria … at low or moderate risk of bias
Studies at high risk of bias (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan102/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
May 15, 2014 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… ‡ Based on the GOLD criteria for COPD classification. … Additionally, minor changes were made to clarify the inclusion and exclusion criteria in response to
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
November 05, 2015 - The Proposed Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… and finite element analysis
KQs 4, 5: Interventions other than those described in the inclusion criteria … density measures (t-score, z-score)
KQs 2–4: Outcomes other than those described in the inclusion criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YSj5xRQc9DroH8gpUYsoFA
December 01, 2007 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For all citations that met the eligibility criteria, 2 au-
thors … No studies addressing this question met our inclusion
criteria. … Study Characteristics
We identified 14 good- or fair-quality studies that met
our inclusion criteria … [PMID: 12470174]
Yield: 27 items
Study inclusion criteria
Included complication rates related to CEA … selection of cases/controls with exclusion criteria applied equally to both
Response rate
Diagnostic
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan104/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
July 17, 2014 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… In response to specific comments, the USPSTF revised the inclusion and exclusion criteria to include
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
September 03, 2015 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… Based on the comments received, the USPSTF made no substantive changes to the KQs or inclusion criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-hnLT26c2NHs6thK9yznPF
July 01, 2002 - The authors reviewed in full those
articles meeting the criteria. … Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
We prospectively established inclusion and
exclusion criteria for the key … into the search criteria given in Appendix
Table 1. … Only 4 studies met all inclusion criteria from
phase 2 (Appendix Table 4). … Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer
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Review criteria for breast cancer chemoprevention
Review criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 16, 2024 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the Key Questions. … 50% of the enrolled sample is recruited via population-based screening, and at least 50% do not meet criteria … Short Inventory of Problems, Addiction Severity Index, or the Severity of Dependence Scale)
Meeting criteria … than English
Quality
Fair or good quality
Poor quality (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/mEtSwJk3YPA4BXJ8eZyD2S
June 01, 2009 - Data Synthesis: No new studies met inclusion criteria. … all articles at the abstract and
full-text article stage on the basis of predetermined exclu-
sion criteria … Data Extraction
One reviewer abstracted information on study design,
sample size, entry criteria, demographic … -
viewing the abstracts and full articles (Figure), we found 1
systematic review that met inclusion criteria … Potentially relevant abstracts
identified (n = 90)
Full-text articles reviewed (n = 9)
Met inclusion criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
October 08, 2020 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … English
Non-English studies
*Based on the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
November 02, 2023 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the Key Questions.
… on a different content area)
Active comparators without a control (as defined in inclusion criteria … languages other than English
Study quality
Fair or good
Poor (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
May 01, 2025 - The proposed Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions. … quality
Fair- or good-quality studies
Poor-quality studies (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/skin-cancer-screening
March 25, 2021 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the Key Questions (KQs). … Proposed inclusion and exclusion criteria are generally consistent with the 2016 review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
January 02, 2020 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the Key Questions (KQs). … children without caries; changed “dentist” to “dental health care provider”; and revised the exclusion criteria