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161. Does Counseling by Clinicians Improve Physical Activity? A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/MeDkbyweVDHdpNgerFahn4
     January 01, 2010 - Since there was no usual care group in this trial, it is difficult to know whether or how much the interventions … In several trials, it was difficult to assess whether patients had actually received a physical activity … Because of the methodological limitations described earlier, we found it difficult to assess the efficacy

162. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/h5Tt4jScmQJeHeztmo93hu
     February 25, 2020 - with MCI may return to normal cognition over approximately 4 to 5 years.4-6 The prevalence of MCI is difficult … nature of interventions and inconsistency in the outcomes reported, which make cross-study comparisons difficult

163. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YSj5xRQc9DroH8gpUYsoFA
     December 01, 2007 - The contribution of CAS to overall stroke burden is difficult to approximate. … Because stroke risk depends on more than the degree of carotid artery narrowing, it is difficult to define … Although the intensity of medical management is difficult to determine, the mean systolic blood pressure … It is difficult to determine what effect current standard medical therapy would have on overall benefit

164. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - The contribution of CAS to overall stroke burden is difficult to approximate. … Because stroke risk depends on more than the degree of carotid artery narrowing, it is difficult to define … Although it is difficult to determine the intensity of medical management, the mean systolic blood pressure … It is difficult to determine what effect current standard medical therapy would have on overall benefit

165. Draft Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
     October 29, 2024 - such as “Because the questions on partner violence were asked, I feel my home life has become (less difficult … … more difficult).” 1 , 52 Results indicated that being asked IPV screening questions was not harmful

166. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - Although most identified cases are reported, the incidence of chlamydia and gonorrhea is difficult to … However, its true incidence is difficult to accurately estimate because most infections are asymptomatic

167. Recommendation: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-interventions
     September 18, 2018 - setting. 1 Study heterogeneity, trial quality, and differences in populations and settings made it difficult … However, these outcomes are difficult to interpret because of high dropout rates (≥35% in half of the

168. Recommendation: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-counseling
     March 20, 2018 - persons die from nonmelanoma skin cancer each year. 6 The true prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer is difficult … However, most individual measures were not statistically significant, and it was difficult to determine

169. Screening for Depression in Adults: USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/BnHj53HwgSBNXMvnyavxfS
     January 26, 2016 - stress, decreased social support, single/unpartnered relationship sta- tus, history of depression, difficult … life stress, decreased social support, single/unpartnered relationship status, history of depression, difficult

170. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - Elevated lipid levels track modestly into adulthood, making it difficult to predict which children and … Although elevated lipid levels can continue into adulthood, they do so inconsistently, making it difficult

171. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Glaucoma | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/glaucoma-screening-adults-older-adults
     October 26, 2021 - Additionally, the slowly progressive nature of glaucoma makes it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness

172. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Primary-Angle Glaucoma | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/primary-angle-glaucoma-screening
     October 26, 2021 - Additionally, the slowly progressive nature of glaucoma makes it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness

173. Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
     November 24, 2020 - associations with the effect size for weight, the correlated nature of these characteristics made it difficult … may be particularly true for dietary outcomes for which the effect of individual diet components is difficult … measures, as well as the lack of behavioral outcomes in studies reporting intermediate outcomes, make it difficult … Third, for dietary outcomes it is difficult to understand the clinical importance of changes in a single … baseline estimated 10-year CVD risk—coupled with the rarity of trials powered for CVD events—makes it difficult

174. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6hyj7-3s6Qxs-brqhxPVxD
     June 06, 2017 - Stool-based screening requires persons to handle their feces, which may be difficult for some, but the … false-positive rate, empirical evidence on appropriate follow-up of abnormal results is lacking, making it difficult … Given the frequency with which these incidental findings occur, it is difficult to accurately understand

175. Establishing and Maintaining Trust: How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Uses Strategic Communications to Build Confidence in and Disseminate Its Evidence-Based Recommendations (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/estalishing-maintaining-trust-commentary.pdf
     May 26, 2023 - Refuting the “more care is better care” perception while maintaining trust can be difficult.

176. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - The precise prevalence rate of LTBI in the US is difficult to determine; however, estimated prevalence … The precise preva- lence rate of LTBI in the US is difficult to determine; however, esti- mated prevalence

177. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - culture is the most specific test for HIV infection, but it is time-consuming, expensive, technically difficult … Diagnosis of HIV in Infants Diagnosing infection in infants born to HIV infected mothers is difficult … vertical transmission by 14%. 116 The extent to which early detection actually leads to these benefits is difficult

178. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary9/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     November 15, 2009 - Kingdom. 63 Harms of mammography screening have been identified, but their magnitude and effect are difficult … These estimates are difficult to apply because, for individual women, it is not known which types of … treatment experiences become more individualized 66 and include patient preferences, it becomes even more difficult

179. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B_Ae7DdLL7DNauBLXC-ptu
     June 01, 2003 - Three methodological problems make it difficult to assess the accuracy of screening tests for dementia … Because of the heterogeneity of the interventions, it is difficult to determine the optimal components … The literature makes it difficult to define clearly how many people with early dementia benefit from

180. 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 - sun protection behaviors were variable across trials and make interpretation of absolute differences difficult … The clinical relevance of incremental changes in composite measures of sun protection behaviors is difficult … Good 5 Fair Limited reporting of absolute values; clinical interpretation of composite scores difficult