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421. Chemo and Couns/2nd instal (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2002 - The drug was effective only against estrogen receptor-positive tumors: 130 placebo cases versus 41 tamoxifen … Previous studies of breast cancer treatment with tamoxifen have shown that 5 years of therapy was more effective … Alternatively, these results might be consistent with other hypotheses: (a) tamoxifen is effective for … Different Groups of Women Because tamoxifen is effective only for estrogen receptor-positive breast … mechanism of action of raloxifene and tamoxifen39 make it reasonable to conclude that raloxifene is also effective

422. Vitamin D With or Without Calcium Supplementation for Prevention of Cancer and Fractures: An Updated Meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Chung, Lee, and Trikalinos: Grant (money to institution): AHRQ Effective Health Care Program, under con … (57–60) 3 fair, 1 poor 2363 case-patients 2363 controls 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.42 OR � odds ratio. * Effective … Administration of a supplement containing both calcium and vitamin D is more effective than cal- cium … 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

423. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2020 - improve diet and increase physical activity for people with elevated blood pressure and lipid levels were effective … strength of evidence was assessed for each KQ using the approach described in the Methods Guide for Effective … improve diet and increase physical activity for people with elevated blood pressure and lipid levels were effective … Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions for the effective … Recruitment for phase II of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention: effective strategies and predictors

424. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2014 - Integration of behavioral counseling interventions with primary care delivery increases the reach of effective … strategies, and the USPSTF is committed to developing and disseminating recommendations to ensure that effective … Effective synthesis and incorporation of evidence for behavioral counseling interventions into USPSTF

425. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2008 - that targeted screening for type 2 diabetes among persons with hypertension may be relatively cost-effective … older persons benefitted more than younger persons 35 , 47 , and screening obese persons was more cost-effective … screening for glucose intolerance because strategies for reducing cholesterol and blood pressure are effective … Results were somewhat less marked with metformin, which was still relatively cost-effective. … Lifestyle intervention to prevent diabetes in men and women with impaired glucose tolerance is cost-effective

426. Grade Definitions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 01, 2018 - Evidence that the [service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance

427. U.S. Preventive Services | Grade Definitions
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     July 01, 2012 - Evidence that the [service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the

428. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - Todd Korthuis, MD IMPORTANCE Effective prevention strategies for HIV infection are an important public … PrEP was effective across HIV risk categories (persons at risk because of heterosexual contact, men who … PrEP was more effective in trials conducted in the United States, Europe, or Canada (3 trials [n = 1323 … Asia; several studies of MSM were conducted in the United States, Europe, and Canada PrEP was more effective … AHRQ series paper 4: assessing harms when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the effective health-care

429. Archived: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Evidence Synthesis: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2005 - comparing only with usual care (or doing nothing) when a current alternative is well known to be more cost-effective

430. Testimony for the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing (pdf file)
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     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

431. Szn5Hhs8W5Sar6Bbpabsab (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - Limited data from 2 cross-sectional studies did not provide good-quality, direct evidence of the effective … that targeted screening for type 2 diabetes among persons with hypertension may be relatively cost-effective … older persons benefitted more than younger persons (35, 47), and screening obese persons was more cost-effective … Results were somewhat less marked with metformin, which was still rel- atively cost-effective. … Lifestyle intervention to prevent diabetes in men and women with impaired glucose tolerance is cost-effective

432. doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00122-3 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2003 - weight loss lowered blood pres- sure.25 Evidence has also shown moderate physical activity to be more effective … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance

433. Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2021 - Sixteen included RCTs (n = 15 767) reported on the effective- ness of aspirin to prevent preeclampsia … consis- tency of effects across a range of outcomes supports the conclu- sion that low-dose aspirin is effective … that the benefits of aspirin prophylaxis are obtained and that implemen- tation ensures this simple, effective

434. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

435. Shared Decision Making About Screening and Chemoprevention | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2017 - at 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.

436. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

437. Evidence Summary: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 11, 2019 - effect of such adverse events depends on their reversibility, their severity, and the availability of effective … Modeling studies suggest that repeat screening as frequently as once every 3 months may be cost-effective … mathematical models that more frequent screening could prevent some new HIV infections and be cost-effective

438. Z8Avschjezubsjtdsx424H (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - What are ele- ments of effective interventions? Do such interventions im- prove health outcomes? … What health care system influences are present in effective interventions for risky and harmful drinkers … One intervention that tar- geted older adults (51) appeared as effective as or more effective than a … Very brief or brief single-contact interventions were less effective or ineffective in reducing risky … Effective interventions generally included advice, feedback, goal setting, and addi- tional contacts

439. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 26, 2022 - Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions for the Effective … Cost-effective recruitment methods for a large randomised trial in people with diabetes: A Study of Cardiovascular

440. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 28, 2021 - consistency of effects across a range of outcomes supports the conclusion that low-dose aspirin is effective … that the benefits of aspirin prophylaxis are obtained and that implementation ensures this simple, effective