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301. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
     February 15, 2009 - studies for the key question were reviewed, abstracted, and rated for quality by using predefined USPSTF criteria … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment For all citations that met the eligibility criteria for the … ascertainment of cases, nonbiased selection of case patients and control participants with exclusion criteria … skin self-examination before and after education about the asymmetry, border, color, diameter (ABCD) criteria … found no new studies on the benefits of screening by a physician that met our inclusion and exclusion criteria

302. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary35/lung-cancer-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - USPSTF Quality Rating Criteria Appendix Table 3. … Studies were graded according to criteria developed by the USPSTF. … Definition of ratings based on above criteria: Good: Meets all criteria: comparable groups are assembled … Case-Control Studies Criteria: Accurate ascertainment of cases. … Nonbiased selection of cases and controls with exclusion criteria applied equally to both.

303. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     April 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).  

304. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/behavioral-counseling-research-and-evidence-based-practice-recommendations-us-preventive-services-task-force-perspectives
     March 01, 2014 - One challenge of identifying appropriate studies was that some constructed inclusion and exclusion criteria … with alcohol dependence, whereas others did not collect or report data on whether any participants met criteria … The 2 reviews discussed here included more than 80 studies that met inclusion criteria based on the PICOTS … The PRECIS tool outlines 10 domains of study design and identifies criteria to determine where each design … Applying the PRECIS criteria to describe three effectiveness trials of weight loss in obese patients

305. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary94/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
     May 15, 2009 - Data Extraction:  Information on the study design, selection criteria, demographic characteristics, and … review stage, 2 reviewers independently evaluated all articles according to predetermined exclusion criteria … Data Extraction We extracted information from each included study on its design, selection criteria … After we excluded studies on the basis of predetermined criteria ( Figure ), 5 studies remained ( Table … Study, Year (Reference) Study Design Objective Sample Population and Selection Criteria

306. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling
     March 20, 2018 - Excluded articles were those that did not meet inclusion criteria or that were rated as poor quality. … based on the USPSTF design-specific quality criteria (eTable 2 in the Supplement). … A good-quality study met all quality criteria. … No studies met inclusion criteria. Harms of Skin Self-Examination Key Question 5. … No studies met inclusion criteria.

307. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2003
     February 04, 2003 - In addition, a substantial number of people who have elevations in blood glucose not meeting criteria … percent of the adult population aged 20 and older had not been diagnosed and yet met the diagnostic criteria … Additional criteria—impaired fasting glucose (110‐125 mg/dL) and impaired glucose tolerance (140‐199 … sensitivity and specificity in the 75‐80 percent range for detecting type 2 diabetes defined by older criteria … Comparison of fasting and 2‐hour glucose and HbA1c levels for diagnosing diabetes: diagnostic criteria

308. The Effectiveness of Primary Care-Based Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: Evidence Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6-CojmU4NZFXUKggs-_YFU
     January 01, 2010 - Assessment Instrument We assessed the quality of published systematic reviews and controlled trials using criteria … developed by the USPSTF.15 Two reviewers independently reviewed each study and applied the Task Force criteria … The criteria for systematic reviews include the use of explicit selection criteria and systematic appraisal … Using the USPSTF criteria, 12 studies were judged to be of fair quality,19–25,27–29,40,41 2 were of good … Additional research on the generalizability of the standard quality criteria to behavioral counseling

309. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/LgBN7_z7hqynt6BRzUUYA-
     February 01, 2009 - for the key question were reviewed, abstracted, and rated for quality by using predefined USPSTF criteria … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment For all citations that met the eligibility criteria for the … ascertainment of cases, nonbiased selection of case patients and control participants with exclusion criteria … self-examination before and after education about the asymmetry, border, color, diam­ eter (ABCD) criteria … no new studies on the benefits of screening by a physician that met our inclusion and exclu­ sion criteria

310. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     October 15, 2009 - Data Extraction: Study quality was evaluated by using USPSTF criteria and overall quality of evidence … Table 1 outlines the criteria a new risk factor must meet to be clinically useful for reclassifying … Key to these criteria is the concept that the value a new risk factor adds to a risk scoring system ( … Other Considerations We also considered the other criteria listed in Table 1 . … Effect of diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease.

311. Fdqhj57Mmfqognvjn Qg9Q (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - settings can accurately identify patients whose levels or patterns of alcohol consumption do not meet criteria … are cur- rently experiencing physical, social, or psychological harm from alcohol use but do not meet criteria … well established and referral or specialty treatment is recommended for those meeting the diagnostic criteria

312. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Investigators independently dual-rated study quality and applicability using established criteria. … Inclusion criteria for studies of benefits, harms, and subgroup outcomes (key questions 1 through 3) … Inclusion criteria considered breast cancer risk in all but 1 trial (49). … All trials met criteria for fair or good quality and high applicability. … Of these, 15 met criteria for good quality (82–85, 87–90, 92–96, 99, 100).

313. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-c-screening
     December 21, 2017 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the KQs.

314. Final Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
     December 17, 2015 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).  

315. Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
     May 10, 2022 - last surveillance, conducted on March 25, 2022, identified no new studies that would meet inclusion criteria … symptom burden, or both as defined by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria … were included. 7 Two investigators independently evaluated articles that met inclusion criteria and … limited to those in persons with mild to moderate COPD or who were minimally symptomatic (based on GOLD criteria

316. Primary Care Screening for and Treatment of Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/svy-CsBNaoaeb7wRGFvLdW
     January 26, 2016 - In a study of US women assessed in 2005, 9.1% of preg- nant women and 10.2% of postpartum women met criteria … These reviews were chosen based on relevance (ie, inclusion and exclu- sion criteria that were at least … defined by the USPSTF16 and supple- mented with criteria from the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic … Quality: study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality (ie, it was poor quality) using study … design–specific criteria developed by the US Preventive Services Task Force for randomized clinical trials

317. Tagauj5Qoarfv3M8Fapbon (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TAgAUJ5QoaRfV3M8fApBoN
     June 03, 2019 - Data Extraction: Predefined criteria were used to assess the quality of each study. … In the USPSTF system, a study that meets all the criteria for internal validity is rated as good quality … The USPSTF criteria for internal validity are listed in Appendix Table 1, available at www.annals.org … All of the mammography trials met the first three criteria: They clearly defined interventions, measured … The Canadian trials met all of the USPSTF criteria for a rating of good quality, except for adequacy

318. Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ph_fauqHQjmrSqPAWKrARA
     September 28, 2021 - Fair-quality studies did not meet all criteria but did not have serious threats to their internal validity … Results Two reviewers evaluated 3749 citations and 183 full-text articles against inclusion criteria, … and 23 studies (33 articles) met inclusion criteria for this systematic review (Figure 2). … the Barbados Low Dose Aspirin Study in Pregnancy [BLASP] [n = 3647]).41 The inclusion and exclusion criteria … A variety of study procedures and criteria were used to iden- tify populations of pregnant persons at

319. Procedure Manual Appendix III. USPSTF LitWatch Process | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-iii-uspstf-litwatch-process
     April 01, 2019 - Articles are considered for inclusion in the LitWatch if they meet the following criteria: 1) possible

320. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gWJU-ZynehGyLBVYtDmMow
     May 01, 2009 - Data Extraction: Information on the study design, selection criteria, demographic characteristics, and … review stage, 2 reviewers independently evaluated all articles according to predeter- mined exclusion criteria … Data Extraction We extracted information from each included study on its design, selection criteria, … After we excluded studies on the basis of predeter- mined criteria (Figure), 5 studies remained (Table … provided information on the benefits of screening for syph- ilis in pregnancy and met our inclusion criteria