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101. Archived: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
     March 11, 2014 - The studies used an unusual and difficult-to-interpret measure of drug use. … that overall drug use was very low across the studies, and the clinical significance of the results is difficult

102. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Colorectal Cancer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening3
     October 27, 2020 - adenomas, although it is likely lower than the accuracy of other stool-based methods, and HSgFOBT is more difficult … Stool-Based Tests Stool-based screening requires people to handle their feces, which may be difficult … Long-term clinical followup of extracolonic findings was reported in few studies, making it difficult

103. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - Am J Prev Med 2001;20(3S) 81 than the TC/HDL-C ratio and may be more difficult for patients and providers … factors, and measures of TC and HDL-C are the most accurate approach to screening, but they are more difficult … their previous results could be more efficient for diagnosis, but this approach may be confusing or difficult … These programs, however, have been difficult to implement widely.

104. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     April 09, 2001 - LDL-C/HDL-C ratio or ATP II-based predictions perform no better than the TC/HDL-C ratio and may be more difficult … factors, and measures of TC and HDL-C are the most accurate approach to screening, but they are more difficult … their previous results could be more efficient for diagnosis, but this approach may be confusing or difficult … These programs, however, have been difficult to implement widely.

105. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/individualizing-cancer-screening-older-adults
     October 01, 2017 - language difficulties, decreased hearing, cognitive decline, and other challenges that make it more difficult … This harm of overdiagnosis is largely unstudied and difficult to quantify at an individual level.

106. Vo9Z9Bwjb4Wqkzastpydwx (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2013 - Measurement of visual fields can be difficult. … However, the slowly progressive nature of glaucoma makes it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of

107. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-counseling-2012
     May 15, 2012 - The exact number of cases is difficult to estimate because most cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer are … However, most individual measures were statistically insignificant, and overall it was difficult to determine

108. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review49/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - screening appear minimal, harms such as labeling, anxiety, and stigmatization remain poorly studied and difficult … Thus, it is difficult to determine the magnitude of harms associated with liver biopsy subsequent to … diagnosis of HCV infection suggested potential negative psychological and social effects, but results are difficult

109. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions
     April 17, 2018 - conclusions regarding elements of effective multifactorial interventions from this body of literature is difficult … For any given tool, use of different cutpoints to indicate high risk makes it difficult to compare likelihood … Difficult to identify set of effective components for implementation purposes People experiencing … Difficult to identify set of effective components for implementation purposes.

110. Archived: Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - conclusions regarding elements of effective multifactorial interventions from this body of literature is difficult … For any given tool, use of different cutpoints to indicate high risk makes it difficult to compare likelihood … Difficult to identify set of effective components for implementation purposes People experiencing … Difficult to identify set of effective components for implementation purposes.

111. Recommendation: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     June 04, 2024 - It is difficult to identify specific components of exercise that are particularly effective. … As noted in the recommendation statement, while it is difficult to identify specific components of exercise

112. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gW6MHsqzJ7Nn4a7S6S_9UN
     June 04, 2024 - It is difficult to identify specific components of exercise that are particularly effective. … As noted in the recom- mendation statement, while it is difficult to identify specific com- ponents of

113. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
     November 15, 2022 - Similarly, the short duration of most trials and the small number of total events makes it difficult … Overall, the findings were inconsistent or imprecise, making it difficult to draw conclusions on the

114. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Similarly, the short duration of most trials and the small number of total events makes it difficult … Overall, the findings were inconsistent or impre- cise, making it difficult to draw conclusions on the

115. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/qCaKmh7ayuG9VP2vj646pQ
     March 01, 2004 - Determining performance characteristics of screening instruments, such as sensitivity and specificity, is difficult … survey of nurses and physicians, 71% of respondents rated the identification of maltreatment as rather difficult … or difficult.70 Work pressure, unfamiliarity, and awkwardness were cited as barriers. … Child perceived by parent to be difficult and/or provocative 10.

116. ahrq37a_LungCancer_Sum.qxd (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/VN82XmdDhcK74WtHxWBTqm
     May 01, 2004 - they can be a useful and efficient way to evaluate a screening method.31,91,92 However, it is very difficult … However, drawing conclusions from the uncontrolled CT studies is difficult because of the methodological … Evaluating harm or potential harm associated with screening for lung cancer is difficult. … morbidity and/or mortality associated with thoracotomy for positive test results (true or false) is also difficult

117. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Counseling, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-counseling-2004
     March 09, 2004 - Determining performance characteristics of screening instruments, such as sensitivity and specificity, is difficult … survey of nurses and physicians, 71% of respondents rated the identification of maltreatment as rather difficult … or difficult. 70 Work pressure, unfamiliarity, and awkwardness were cited as barriers. … Child perceived by parent to be difficult and/or provocative.

118. 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 - patients, disentangling the effects of intervention intensity from the populations’ risk status was difficult … adequately describe the main components or use differing terminology for similar approaches, making it difficult

119. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9K4QQKvhXZNJLCxNX3FkZm
     May 01, 2008 - Variations in screening practices and in the prevalence of other risk factors make it difficult to quantify … Given the lack of evidence to deter- mine the accuracy of screening tests, it is difficult to esti- mate

120. Recommendation: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening
     February 13, 2018 - ; therefore, use of clinical symptoms for risk stratification for the early detection of disease is difficult … ; therefore, use of clinical symptoms for risk stratification for the early detection of disease is difficult