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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary21/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
March 15, 2009 - Exclusion Criteria for KQs
Appendix 4. Quality Rating Criteria
Appendix 5. … Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
We developed the following set of inclusion/exclusion criteria that … Quality
We excluded studies that met criteria for "poor" quality in the USPSTF design-specific criteria … In general, a good study meets all criteria well. … All exclusion criteria are listed in Appendix 3 .
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
June 23, 2016 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… measurement testing, with selection based on vitamin D or bone density level
Studies with inclusion criteria … Study design
KQ 1: Randomized, controlled trials; systematic reviews that use study selection criteria … to this review *
KQ 2: Randomized, controlled trials; systematic reviews that use study selection criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication
February 08, 2018 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs). … Other comments suggested further specificity for the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-diseas/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
October 07, 2013 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… English
Languages other than English
Study Quality
Good and fair quality, according to USPSTF criteria … Poor quality, as defined by design-specific USPSTF criteria
Response to Public Comment
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/skin-cancer-counseling
June 30, 2016 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the KQs.
… Timing
2009 to present *
Quality
Fair or good (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria … )
Poor (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria)
* The USPSTF will continue to consider
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
August 06, 2015 - alone or a “paired” (HSV-1 and HSV-2) serologic test will be included if they meet other eligibility criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… test for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 (simultaneously) will not be excluded if they meet the other eligibility criteria … The USPSTF clarified its inclusion criteria for populations, screening tests, and behavioral counseling … clarified that studies enrolling discordant couples would be considered, and that there are no exclusion criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
October 15, 2010 - We selected studies on the basis of predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria ( Appendix Table 2 ). … We used predefined criteria developed by the USPSTF to assess the risk for bias (quality) of studies … Because few studies met inclusion criteria, we did not quantitatively pool results. … (KQ 3)
0 studies
No studies met inclusion criteria
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No evidence. … * These studies did not meet formal inclusion criteria because they provided incomplete diagnostic
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March 01, 2004 - Six studies
met eligibility criteria. … Definition of Ratings
Based on Criteria
Good: Studies will be graded “good” if they meet
all criteria … Case Control Studies
Criteria
• Accurate ascertainment of cases? … • Nonbiased selection of cases/controls with
exclusion criteria applied equally to both? … Seventeen studies, using 13
unique populations, met inclusion criteria.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening
October 29, 2015 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… publications
Quality
KQs 1, 2: Fair- or good-quality, according to USPSTF design-specific criteria … KQs 1, 2: Poor-quality, according to USPSTF design-specific criteria
* Primary screening … further details on the interventions, comparators, and outcomes in the table of inclusion and exclusion criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/dementia-older-adults-screening-2003
June 03, 2003 - Preventive Services Task Force criteria. … Table 1 lists these criteria and the number of articles found meeting them for each question. … The effect of different diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of dementia. … Key Questions, Eligibility Criteria, and Number of Articles Meeting Criteria … Reviews and Articles that Met Criteria, n All Dementia syndrome.
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July 01, 2013 - When we simulated a scenario that looks most similar to the NLST design and inclusion criteria
(A55 … When
comparing the same eligibility criteria with triennial or biennial screening, the additional … The inclusion criteria used for the NLST are therefore not the most efficient ones for a
population … For example, expanding the original NLST criteria (A55-75-30-
15) by 5 more years (A55-80-30-15) or … Specifically, the NLST criteria required 577 screenings per
lung cancer death averted compared with
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
July 30, 2013 - benefits and harms of CT screening programs that varied by age, pack-year, and years since quitting criteria … When we simulated a scenario that looks most similar to the NLST design and inclusion criteria (A55-75 … Furthermore, in contrast to NLST, once a person's characteristics do not satisfy the screening criteria … The scenario that resembles the original NLST criteria the most (A55-75-30-15) leads to less benefit … Specifically, the NLST criteria required 577 screenings per lung cancer death averted compared with 550
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
September 18, 2014 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… Comments about the key questions primarily concerned the inclusion and exclusion criteria, which have … The inclusion criteria were expanded to add more extensive descriptions of the populations and settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening
October 19, 2017 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… KQ 2: Reference standard (clinical assessment or neuropsychologic testing with explicit diagnostic criteria … quality
Fair- or good-quality studies
Poor-quality studies (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria … enough to interfere with independence in daily function, although the nomenclature, definitions, and criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/Harris2001.pdf
January 01, 2001 - Topic
teams specify criteria on a topic-by-topic basis rather
than adhering to generic criteria. … In general, a good study meets
all criteria for that study design; a fair study does not
meet all criteria … The first two follow directly from criteria for
the first stratum. … Criteria for grading the internal validity of individual studies
Study design Criteria
Systematic reviews … How
reliable are such criteria in identifying studies with
misleading results?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan29/diet-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-adults-2003
February 03, 2014 - 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/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-2003
February 01, 2003 - The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the WHO have published specific criteria for diagnosis, but … Different diagnostic tests are used in North America and in Europe.[[4, 32‐33]] Diagnostic criteria in … Expert groups have proposed different criteria for diagnosis based on the 3‐h OGTT; although all the … diagnostic criteria predict risk for macrosomia, evidence is weak to support any particular diagnostic … More liberal criteria increase the number of women diagnosed with GDM by more than 50 percent but may
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/L5UwXoftg4JHw4buVDhjUT
October 01, 2010 - We selected studies on the basis of predefined inclu-
sion and exclusion criteria (Appendix Table 2, … We used predefined criteria developed by the USPSTF
to assess the risk for bias (quality) of studies … Because
few studies met inclusion criteria, we did not quantitatively
pool results. … Other prospective studies on bladder cancer screening
did not meet inclusion criteria because they were … (KQ 3)
0 studies No studies met inclusion
criteria
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Findings: No evidence.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - criteria (glucose > 200 mg/dL at 2 hours alone). … Criteria for screening tests for gestational diabetes. … Evaluation of the WHO criteria for 75 g oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy. … Assessment of glucose tolerance test criteria for diagnosis of diabetes in Chinese subjects. … Criteria for the oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hypertension-in-adults-screening
October 04, 2018 - The Research Approach identifies the study characteristics and criteria … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).
… variability) or diurnal variations (e.g., morning surge, dipping) for use as additional diagnostic criteria … languages than English
Study quality
Fair or good
Poor, according to design-specific USPSTF criteria