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381. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - preeclampsia. 19 A combination of the blood pressure levels and the change from baseline may be more effective … Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth.

382. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - , grating acuity cards, refractive screening, and photographic evaluation, have not yet been proven effective … Stereograms such as the Random Dot E (RDE) have been proposed as more effective than visual acuity tests … Stereoacuity testing may be more effective than visual acuity testing in detecting these conditions.

383. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Bd9Cgr5WNueNbmfsPxUKDP
     September 01, 2012 - Interventions The USPSTF found that the most effective interven- tions were comprehensive and of high … Compara- tive effectiveness trials could provide more evidence about the components of an effective intervention … Inadequate evidence was found about the effective- ness of these interventions on long-term health outcomes

384. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2_e9yUNkzrtkkNKmn7YtCU
     September 01, 2012 - Effective Behavioral Counseling Interventions Studies of medium- and high-intensity behavioral counseling … Behavioral counseling may be more effective if delivered in the context of broader public health interventions … It emphasizes the use of effective clin- ical preventive services combined with multifaceted policy interventions

385. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary2/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
     August 26, 2014 - one case of diabetes (roughly 29% of persons in the control group developed diabetes), which was more effective … In general, effective counseling interventions were intensive and involved several hours of contact ( … Although intensive combined lifestyle and diet-only interventions are effective, many would require resources … We found a wide range of intensity for effective interventions ranging from 2 hours to more than 30 hours … Future research should also evaluate whether lower-intensity counseling interventions are as effective

386. Shared Decision Making About Screening and Chemoprevention | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/shared-decision-making-about-screening-and-chemoprevention
     January 01, 2017 - www.healthdialog.com 73 or www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/OHDEC/default.asp. 74 Use Effective … This participation requires the use of effective strategies for communicating information. … clinicians may influence patient choices, ideally clinicians would make a special effort to be aware of effective … Details about practical, effective interventions should be made available to clinicians, health systems … How effective is tailored print communication?  Ann Behav Med  1999;21:290-8.

387. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     June 26, 2018 - medications to treat osteoporosis in men is lacking. 4 , 6 Although some treatments have been found to be effective … fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, it cannot be assumed that they will be equally effective … exclusively; only 2 studies were conducted in men. 4 Overall, the USPSTF found that drug therapies are effective … Treatments that have been proven effective in women cannot necessarily be presumed to have similar effectiveness … triage approach to peripheral bone densitometry reduces the requirement for central DXA but is not cost effective

388. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
     May 24, 2022 - Importance: A 2016 review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found that effective … former smokers; other serious harms were infrequent Conclusions and Relevance: This review found that effective … a 2016 USPSTF review found that screening can identify persons with impaired visual acuity and that effective … The USPSTF previously determined that treatments for refractive errors and cataracts are effective, and … This review found that effective

389. Interventions to Prevent Illicit and Nonmedical Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oaVhMNVAnx3b5-UUunZkjr
     December 17, 2018 - topic17 concluded that there was inadequate evidence to determine whether preventive inter- ventions were effective … classrooms or after- school settings, and other reviews have found these school-based prevention programs effective … that repli- cate in a health care context and that further refine and broadly implement some of the effective … the full in-person version of the Familias Unidas intervention and other interventions proven to be effective … nonmedical drug use were excluded, although some broad prevention or resilience interventions may be effective

390. Testimony for the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfcongresstestimony%20(3).pdf
     November 30, 2016 - given the broad range of over 100 topics under our purview, the most efficient and effective approach … Effective communication and dissemination is critical for us, and we are constantly working to ensure … The most efficient and effective approach is one where we work closely with sub-specialists for each

391. Shared Decision-Making About Screening and Chemoprevention: A Suggested Approach (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/sharedba.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - www.healthdialog.com73 or http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/ OHDEC/default.asp.74 Use Effective … This participation requires the use of effective strategies for communicating information. … clinicians may influence patient choices, ideally clinicians would make a special effort to be aware of effective … Details about practical, effective interventions should be made available to clinicians, health systems … How effective is tailored print communication? Ann Behav Med. 1999;21:290–298. 76.

392. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Fractures: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary52/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
     December 10, 2011 - Chung, Lee, and Trikalinos: Grant (money to institution) : AHRQ Effective Health Care Program, under … Administration of a supplement containing both calcium and vitamin D is more effective than calcium alone … For each study, we back-calculated the “effective counts” of events in each category of 25-(OH)D concentration … The effective counts of events are such that when used in a logistic regression with the exposure categories … * Effective counts of case-patients and controls.

393. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
     June 15, 2008 - with diabetes than in those without. 30 Although there is evidence that retinal photocoagulation is effective … suggest that aggressive blood pressure, lipid level, and glycemic control in persons with diabetes may be effective … and relatively cost-effective, and that older persons benefit more than younger persons. … A combination of HbA1c, fasting glucose and BMI is effective in screening for individuals at risk of

394. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - Identification of subgroups for whom screening may be effective is a high priority. … substantial prevalence of asymptomatic infection, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective … existence of shared risk factors for gonococcal and chlamydial infections as well as the availability of effective … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

395. Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kAg43FLUnTjCU5ZNaaHQtW
     March 01, 2016 - Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective … Screening should be implemented with ade- quate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective … Adequate systems should be in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate … recommends that screening be imple- mented with adequate systems in place to ensure ac- curate diagnosis, effective

396. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TkWNoq6KQb3SoZ54gscLCQ
     July 25, 2016 - 2 How effective is antiviral treatment in improving intermediate outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents … f 4 How effective is antiviral treatment in improving health outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents … How effective is antiviral treatment in improving intermediate outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents … How effective is antiviral treatment in improving health outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents and adults … Lamivudine is effective in suppressing hepatitis B virus DNA in Chinese hepatitis B surface antigen carriers

397. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer: All women should be screened every other year starting at age 40; more research still needed in key areas (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/breast-cancer-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
     April 30, 2024 - barriers to patients getting the recommended screening, timely, equitable, and appropriate follow-up, and effective

398. Comparative Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/o6pGCffkVCx24mNebJGCXg
     January 01, 2013 - Role of the Funding Source The AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program funded this work. … Methods guide for effective- ness and comparative effectiveness reviews. … Conducting quantitative synthesis when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health … Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin is more effective than pegin- terferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin for … Telaprevir is effective given every 8 or 12 hours with ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a or -2b to

399. Final Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
     August 11, 2016 - When is the most effective time to provide interventions to prevent perinatal depression?

400. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
     August 02, 2018 - changes were made based on advances in HIV treatment, management, and survival with the introduction of effective