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441. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2022 - literature, it is not possible to define either the minimum necessary intervention components for an effective … Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions for the Effective … Move More: translating an efficacious group dynamics physical activity intervention into effective clinical

442. Ykjvkfmv5Jf8Bl3Rbx8Bp7 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Treatment and Interventions Effective behavioral interventions combine counseling on a healthful diet … It found that these programs are effective across a range of counseling intensities, set- tings, and … Effective programs commonly in- clude setting a weight loss goal, individual or group sessions about … to be at increased risk and provided more details about lifestyle interven- tions found to be most effective

443. Behavioral Counseling to Promote Physical Activity and a Healthful Diet to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - Almost all of the effective medium- to high-intensity interventions were delivered by specially trained … The effective high-intensity interventions should be studied for reproducibility, to de- termine whether … they would work in other populations and what intensity of intervention is effective in lower-risk populations … Is physical activity counseling effective for older people? … Diet and exercise are equally effective in reducing risk for cardiovascular disease.

444. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening and Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - both UVA and visible light, which are not blocked by many currently available sunscreens, were highly effective … There is thus weak evidence that screening by primary clinicians is effective in improving clinical outcome … Wavelengths effective in induction of malignant melanoma.

445. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2002
     May 06, 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 tamoxifen 39 make it reasonable to conclude that raloxifene is also effective

446. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2022 - Tehrani, MD, PhD IMPORTANCE A 2016 review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found that effective … CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This review found that effective treatments are available for common causes … 2016 USPSTF review found that screening can identify persons with impaired vi- sual acuity and that effective … The USPSTF previously determined that treatments for refractive errors and cataracts are effective, and … Conclusions This review found that effective treatments are available for com- mon causes of impaired

447. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - 5) Are there effective interventions or strategies to improve screening rates and followup to abnormal … studies and known measurable confounders are accounted for, interventions may appear less or more effective … For example, a weight management counseling intervention may be less effective in Hispanic populations … not culturally tailored, which is different than concluding weight management counseling is less effective … For example, screening colonoscopy may appear to be less effective in Black adults compared to White

448. Shared Decision-Making About Screening and Chemoprevention: A Suggested Approach (pdf file)
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     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.

449. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2010 - Comprehensive behavioral interventions of medium- to high-intensity were the most effective behavioral … had beneficial changes in BMI or percent overweight compared with controls. 18 , 38 , 39 In the 2 effective … In the third effective trial in which a non-BMI metric was used, 39 the intervention participants dropped … The adolescents in whom effective pharmacologic treatments have been studied are in the upper percentiles … Treatment approaches remain heterogeneous, and effective treatment trials should be replicated.

450. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women and Young Children: Screening and Supplementation, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - ) that benefit from early detection, 68 there are no data to suggest that testing for anemia is an effective … A large body of data suggests that iron supplements are effective in improving the hematologic indices … Both breastfeeding and eating iron-fortified formula and cereal are effective in the primary prevention

451. Archived: Physical Activity: Behavior Counseling in Primary Care, July 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2002 - target groups rather than individual patients. 5 That Task Force found a number of interventions to be effective … patients who were ready to begin an exercise program from those who were not, or a lack of the most effective

452. Vc8Slesu493Dfqmmkadxgl (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2003 - • The most effective interventions combine nutrition education and diet and exercise counseling with … An operation proves to be the most effective therapy for adult-onset diabetes mellitus. … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance

453. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 07, 2016 - Research is needed on the effect of screening on clinical outcomes; effective screening strategies, including … associated with HIV infection and increases the risk for acquiring or spreading HIV. 2 Antibiotics are effective … Further research is needed to understand the effect of screening for syphilis on clinical outcomes; effective … Research is needed on the effect of screening on clinical outcomes; effective screening strategies

454. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

455. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

456. Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     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

457. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2017 - 66 Weight management interventions above a threshold of 26 estimated contact hours were generally effective … rarely demonstrated benefit, although limited evidence suggested that briefer interventions may be effective … Thus, it is not apparent that a 25-hour intervention would be substantially less effective than a 26- … An effective lifestyle intervention in overweight children: findings from a randomized controlled trial … important subpopulations suggested that lifestyle-based weight loss interventions were more or less effective

458. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 11, 2012 - Report concluded that there is a “large, robust, and consistent” evidence base that documents known effective … Our review found that behavior-based interventions were effective only in reducing smoking initiation … A logical next step would be to replicate the few effective interventions 25 , 29  and either limit

459. Archived: Aspirin Prophylaxis in Pregnancy: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - confirm any benefit, to determine the optimal gestational ages for administration, and to find the lowest effective

460. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - There is also limited evidence that available treatments are effective in preventing cirrhosis in patients … controlled trials (RCTs) show that combination anti-viral therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is effective