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41. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan102/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
    May 15, 2014 - or community-based settings; countries categorized as “Very High” by the Human Development Index (as defined … The USPSTF received comments requesting that asymptomatic adults be more clearly defined. … In the proposed research approach, asymptomatic adults are now defined as: persons free of the disease

42. Final Recommendation Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    November 15, 2022 - Based on cohort and survey data from 2007-2010, the estimated prevalence of at least mild OSA (defined … 70 years was 14% for men and 5% for women, and the estimated prevalence of moderate to severe OSA (defined … at least a 3% reduction in blood oxygen saturation or sleep arousals. 6 Obstructive sleep apnea is defined … In general, mild OSA is defined as 5 to 15 events per hour, moderate OSA as 16 to 30 events per hour, … In response, the USPSTF added clarifying language to describe common symptoms of OSA and defined what

43. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
    November 27, 2018 - measures; no evidence of reporting bias Insufficient Unclear whether findings apply to subgroups defined … strength of evidence of no benefit for children <3 y Unclear whether findings apply to subgroups defined … d Defined as hitting with the hand or objects, biting, burning with objects or by immersion, twisting … e Defined as abandonment, leaving a child with an inappropriate caretaker, gross failure to seek medical … k Defined as infant death, severe nonaccidental injury, and involuntary foster care placement.

44. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
    January 13, 2022 - How do the benefits of PrEP differ by populations of interest (e.g., defined by age, sex, gender identity … HIV infection who are at increased risk of HIV acquisition * Patient populations of interest are defined

45. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    September 15, 2013 - *Elevated blood pressure is defined as the threshold for pharmacologic treatment. … KQ 3:  Adults age 18 years or older with at least one elevated blood pressure measurement (as defined … 1: Mortality (all-cause and cardiovascular-related) Cardiovascular disease, as defined … In the Analytic Framework, elevated blood pressure is now generally defined as the threshold for pharmacologic

46. 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 - Adolescents are defined as those ages 12 to 17 years. … . † Defined as HCV antibody testing with confirmatory HCV RNA testing as indicated. ‡ Includes interventions … * Subpopulations of interest for Key Questions (KQs) 6, 7, and 8 include those defined by age, race/

47. Final Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening
    October 19, 2017 - admissions Medication adherence/compliance/errors Family/caregiver-related outcomes: (a priori defined … Studies conducted in countries categorized as “Very High” on the 2014 Human Development Index (as defined … In response to public comment, the USPSTF defined mild cognitive impairment and clarified the specific

48. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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 - any site other than face, skull, finger, toe, and heel; total primary major osteoporotic fracture, defined … facilities Studies conducted in countries categorized as “very high” on the Human Development Index (as defined … Studies conducted in countries not categorized as “very high” on the Human Development Index (as defined

49. Archived: Final Research Plan: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
    May 14, 2015 - sugar-sweetened foods and beverages; and lower amounts of red and processed meats Physical activity is defined … intensity of intervention on a different content area) Active comparators without a control (as defined … Studies conducted in countries categorized as “Very High” on the 2014 Human Development Index (as defined

50. Archived: Final Research Plan: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
    May 02, 2014 - of treatment with statins in adults age 40 years or older without prior CVD events vary by subgroups defined … known dyslipidemia (primary or secondary) or prior CVD events Diseases Dyslipidemia (as defined … included in prior USPSTF reports Conducted in countries with a Human Development Index >0.9 (as defined

51. Final Research Plan: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
    June 09, 2022 - disorder at age 6 years or younger * All KQs: A priori specific populations of interest include those defined … Country Studies conducted in countries categorized as “Very High” on the Human Development Index, as defined

52. Final Research Plan: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
    June 17, 2021 - Populations of interest include groups defined by age (for children, those with deciduous teeth vs. permanent … 5 years) through older adults, including pregnant persons Populations of interest include groups defined

53. Archived: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
    May 15, 2008 - If the result of the GCT is abnormal, variably defined as either greater than 130 mg/dL or 140 mg/dL, … ranges from 1% to 9%, depending on the characteristics of the population screened. 2-3 In women with defined … of less than 25 kg/m2, prevalence of GDM ranges from 1.4% to 2.8%. 4-9 The prevalence in women with defined … improved the composite neonatal outcome, compared with no treatment. 11 The composite outcome was defined … Women in the treatment group had a 30% percent lower risk for pregnancy-induced hypertension (defined

54. Final Research Plan: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
    September 03, 2015 - as opposed to coronary heart disease risk assessment) KQs 4, 5: No treatment or usual care (as defined … Studies conducted in countries categorized as “Very High” on the 2014 Human Development Index (as defined

55. Archived: Final Research Plan: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan13/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
    December 15, 2012 - * Primary care clinician is defined as a nondental primary care clinician. … * Access to dental care is defined as the ability of a child to receive dental care services, based on

56. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DPq7_eawq-Ts6XLowaTaNA
    November 27, 2018 - small trial; no evidence of reporting bias Insufficient Unclear whether findings apply to subgroups defined … reporting bias Low strength of evidence of no benefit Unclear whether findings apply to subgroups defined … c Calculations based on number randomized. d Defined as hitting with the hand or objects, biting, burning … e Defined as abandonment, leaving a child with an inappropriate caretaker, gross failure to seek medical … k Defined as infant death, severe nonaccidental injury, and involuntary foster care placement.

57. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9K4QQKvhXZNJLCxNX3FkZm
    May 01, 2008 - If the result of the glucose challenge test is abnormal, variably defined as either greater than 130 … In women with defined low-risk factors, such as white ethnic origin, age younger than 25 years, and a … The prevalence in women with defined high-risk factors, such as age older than 25 years, obesity, or … Women in the treatment group had a 30% lower risk for pregnancy-induced hypertension (defined as blood … High risk was defined as a history of delivery of a baby weighing more than 9 pounds, “tox- emia” in

58. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/BwAo_shwmJLSRguyWxaXpP
    July 01, 2007 - of detection and early treatment: Trials of statin drugs in children with monogenic dyslipidemia (defined … Screening using family history as defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and the … Normal values for lipids in children and adolescents are currently defined according to population distributions … the Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) Prevalence Study conducted in the 1970s.1 Dyslipidemia is commonly defined … Family history is time- consuming to elicit accurately, it has been variably defined in the literature

59. Final Research Plan: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-adults-interventions
    March 31, 2016 - Management of diabetes * Treatment of cancer Condition definition Overweight or obesity, as defined … component For studies of behavioral interventions: Active comparators without a control (as defined … <12 months after baseline Countries Studies conducted in economically developed countries, defined

60. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
    September 25, 2014 - in primary care settings in countries categorized as “Very High” on the Human Development Index (as defined … screening tests or treatments not being evaluated in this review KQ 2: No referent standard defined … subgroups at increased risk for developing active TB receiving care in U.S. primary care settings will be defined