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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
June 17, 2021 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … Criteria
Included
Excluded
Populations
All KQs: A priori subgroups of interest include … TST and without symptoms or chest x-ray findings indicative of active TB disease); otherwise, same criteria … response to public comments, the USPSTF revised the KQs to clarify intentions and expanded the eligibility criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-older-adults
March 06, 2025 - The Proposed 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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March 01, 2009 - Extraction: All studies were reviewed, abstracted, and rated
for quality by using predefined USPSTF criteria … Preventive Services Task Force Hierarchy of Research Design and Quality Rating Criteria*
Hierarchy of … Case–control studies
Criteria:
Accurate ascertainment of cases
Nonbiased selection of cases/controls … with exclusion criteria applied equally to both
Response rate
Diagnostic testing procedures applied … Randomized, controlled trials and cohort studies
Criteria:
Initial assembly of comparable groups
For
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May 01, 2008 - Inclusion Criteria*
Key Question 1
1. … c. 100 g: Carpenter and Coustan or NDDG criteria
4. … c. 100 g: Carpenter and Coustan or NDDG criteria
d. … c. 100 g: Carpenter and Coustan or NDDG criteria
d. … Study design: all considered
Exclusion Criteria
1.
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December 01, 2014 - Inclusion criteria were less restrictive for effec-
tiveness studies than diagnostic accuracy studies … These inclusion criteria reflect the scope of the
USPSTF recommendations about technologies and medi- … On the basis of these criteria, rectal, pharyngeal,
and self-collected vaginal specimens obtained in … One new RCT of chlamydia screening in women (but
none in men) met inclusion criteria for this update. … Only 1 new study of screening strategies met inclusion
criteria.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
February 12, 2015 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… :
The entire sample has an age- and sex-specific BMI ≥85th percentile or it meets other similar criteria … or urgent medical treatment) or other treatment-related harms reported in trials meeting inclusion criteria … In response, the USPSTF added this population to the exclusion criteria. … In addition, minor wording changes were made to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to improve clarity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
March 04, 2021 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the Key Questions. … Languages other than English
Study quality
Good or fair
Poor (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria … In response to public comments, the USPSTF revised the treatment eligibility criteria to clarify the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/article/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
August 05, 2008 - Preventive Services Task Force criteria. … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For all citations that met the initial eligibility criteria, … The Appendix Table (available at www.annals.org) describes more thoroughly the criteria and definitions … We obtained 68 articles for full-text review; 10 articles met inclusion criteria for this evidence update … of cases
Nonbiased selection of cases/controls, with exclusion criteria applied equally to
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
February 01, 2024 - The proposed 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/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening
March 09, 2021 - or variants of the prior USPSTF recommendation criteria. … Currently, there are no studies that have prospectively compared the use of USPSTF criteria considering … age, pack-year smoking history, and number of years since quitting vs risk prediction models as criteria … Relative to the 2013 USPSTF criteria (A-55-80-30-15), the 2021 USPSTF criteria (A-50-80-20-15) would … Selection criteria for lung-cancer screening. N Engl J Med . 2013;368(8):728-736.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
August 31, 2017 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … necessary for studies on psychosocial harms; studies on screening test inaccuracy must define their criteria … received, the USPSTF made no substantive changes to the KQs, and made minor revisions to the inclusion criteria
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August 01, 2008 - Preventive Services Task Force
criteria. … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For all citations that met the initial eligibility criteria, … We determined that this study did not meet inclusion
criteria but brought it to the attention of the … The study did not meet inclu-
sion criteria because only 5.2% of the population had pros-
tate cancer … Preventive Services Task Force Hierarchy of Research Design and Quality Rating Criteria*
Hierarchy of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
June 30, 2022 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions.
… adolescents ages 2 to 18 years
Age- and sex-specific BMI ≥85th percentile or meets other similar criteria … or urgent medical treatment) or other treatment-related harms reported in trials meeting inclusion criteria … Languages other than English
Study quality
Fair or good
Poor, according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
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July 01, 2017 - Denote critical PICOTS inclusion or exclusion criteria to help determine the relevance of existing models … PICOTS Table
Category
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Condition definition
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan18/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
May 15, 2013 - What criteria are used to identify children and adolescents for primary care drug use interventions? … What criteria are used to identify children and adolescents for primary care drug use interventions? … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions.
… were added to the inclusion criteria. … A few other minor changes were made to clarify inclusion criteria and outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
October 20, 2016 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … 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 … Based on this change, the USPSTF also modified the inclusion criteria to exclude instrument accuracy … In addition, the USPSTF revised the inclusion criteria to include studies limited to persons with concomitant
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
August 11, 2016 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… postpartum; may target women with mental health ymptoms or disorders (see exceptions under exclusion criteria … English
Languages other than English
Quality
Fair or good, according to design-specific USPSTF criteria … Poor, according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
Response to Public Comment
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
March 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).
… The USPSTF received several comments requesting clarification on the inclusion and exclusion criteria … identified “stigma” as an important potential outcome of screening, and it was added to the inclusion criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
June 04, 2020 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions.
… The USPSTF revised the inclusion/exclusion criteria to clarify the included and excluded diagnostic tests
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-counseling-2004
March 09, 2004 - Six studies met eligibility criteria. … Poor
Risk criteria not fully defined or standardized. … Definition of Ratings Based on Criteria
Good: Meets all criteria: comparable groups are assembled … Case Control Studies
Criteria
Accurate ascertainment of cases? … Seventeen studies, using 13 unique populations, met inclusion criteria.