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1241. 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 - Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of mammography screening in decreasing breast cancer mortality … among average-risk women aged 40 to 49 years and 70 years or older, the effectiveness of clinical breast … These include the effectiveness of mammography screening in decreasing breast cancer mortality among … CBE Screening (Key Questions 1b and 2b) Few trials have evaluated the effectiveness or harms of CBE … The effectiveness of CBE has not been proven in large, well-designed trials.

1242. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2002 - included original data about postmenopausal women and osteoporosis and addressed screening, or the effectiveness … Postmenopausal Osteoporosis 220 Results Studies of Screening We identified no studies about the effectiveness … If effectiveness of treatments is less than estimated in these trials, the efficiency of screening to … INAHTA Project on the Effectiveness of Bone Density Measurement and Associated Treatments for Prevention … Osteoporosis: review of the evidence for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment and cost-effectiveness

1243. Screening for Obesity and Intervention for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      June 20, 2017 - Comparative effectiveness: Study did not have a control group. … In addition, the review did not include comparative effectiveness studies, which might have enabled … better identification of specific compo­ nents associated with effectiveness. … The effectiveness of Lifestyle Triple P in the Netherlands: a randomized controlled trial. … Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in child obesity: systematic reviewwith meta-analysis.

1244. Screening for HIV in Pregnant Women: Systematic Review to Update the 2005 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - What is the effectiveness of newer antiretroviral regimens for reducing mother-to-child transmission? … The diagnostic accuracy of HIV testing and the effectiveness of breastfeeding avoid- ance and elective … Rather, this update focuses on new evidence on the effectiveness of combination antiretroviral regimens … What is the effectiveness of newer antiretroviral regimens for reducing mother-to-child transmission? … What is the effectiveness of newer antiretroviral regimens for reducing mother-to-child transmission?

1245. 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 - Conclusions: No trials of the effectiveness of screening in a health-care setting have been published … We excluded studies that tested effectiveness of interventions to educate health care professionals about … Studies of the effectiveness of treatment programs for abused victims as well as for perpetrators would … First reports for evaluating the effectiveness of strategies for preventing violence: early childhood … No studies meeting eligibility criteria directly addressed the effectiveness of screening in reducing

1246. Final Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 21, 2018 - The review did not examine data on test accuracy or the effectiveness of cytology for screening for cervical … 5 to evaluate the age at which to begin and end screening, the optimal interval for screening, the effectiveness … of abnormal results, and follow-up protocols in cervical cancer screening trials varied widely. 2 Effectiveness … Cotesting as an alternative strategy has demonstrated similar effectiveness, although it may result in … The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of primary human papillomavirus cervical screening

1247. Archived: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-prophylaxis-myocardial-infarction-preventive-medication-1996
      January 01, 1996 - Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Efficacy of Chemoprophylaxis Effectiveness … Return to Table of Contents Effectiveness of Counseling … No study to date, however, has had sufficient power to adequately evaluate the effectiveness of low-dose

1248. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 14, 2004 - including strabismus, refractive error, and cataracts, prevents amblyopia. 12-15 Indirect evidence for the effectiveness … outcomes. 32 Since the USPSTF found no studies that followed patients into adulthood, the long-term effectiveness … methods. 34-36 Current studies reviewed by the USPSTF, including the ALSPAC study, 5 support the effectiveness

1249. Evidence Summary: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 18, 2018 - A randomized comparative effectiveness trial for preventing type 2 diabetes. … Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice. … Effectiveness of a tailor-made weight loss intervention in primary care. … Weight loss by mobile phone: a 1-year effectiveness study. … PREVENT-DM comparative effectiveness trial of lifestyle intervention and metformin.

1250. Does Counseling by Clinicians Improve Physical Activity? A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Review of primary care-based physical activity intervention studies: effectiveness and implications for … Effectiveness of health checks conducted by nurses in primary care: results of the OXCHECK study after … Cost-effectiveness of a primary care based physical activity intervention in 45-74 year old men and … Effectiveness of physician-based assessment and counseling for exercise in a staff model HMO. … Effectiveness of telephone support in increasing physical activity levels in primary care patients.

1251. S5Tzxonejd3Qzsoj-7Bq5P (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Computer-Based Interventions We included 3 RCTs that evaluated the effectiveness of the same computer-based … Given the limited number of studies, we were not able to answer any of the sub-KQs about effectiveness … The evidence on the effectiveness of primary care be- havioral interventions in reducing drug use among … Effectiveness of early interventions for substance-using adolescents: findings from a systematic review … Effectiveness of motivational interviewing interventions for adolescent substance use behavior change

1252. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      November 27, 2018 - Therefore, the conclu- sions of this systematic review do not apply to the effectiveness of interventions … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building … Economic evaluation of an intensive home visiting programme for vulnerable families: a cost-effectiveness

1253. Archived: Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 01, 2003 - There is little evidence addressing the effectiveness of screening and counseling children or adolescents … Effectiveness of nicotine patch and nicotine gum as individual versus combined treatments for tobacco

1254. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2009 - Conclusion: New evidence from a study of universal screening supports previous evidence on the effectiveness … determined that for this update it was not necessary to review the accuracy of screening tests or the effectiveness … We included these types of studies because the original evidence on the effectiveness of syphilis screening … 9) Prospective cohort To understand the epidemiology of syphilis in pregnant women and evaluate the effectiveness … In summary, we found new evidence that supports previous evidence of the effectiveness of screening for

1255. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2003 - While acknowledging that the effectiveness of counseling had not been well established, the 1996 Task … The best evidence for the effectiveness of skin self-examination comes from a good case-control study … There is good evidence from 1 trial44,50,86 for the effectiveness of counseling by a physician in the … The specific contribution of the office-based component to the overall effectiveness of the intervention … Randomised controlled trial assessing effectiveness of health education leaflets in reducing incidence

1256. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2009 - OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Costs Because of limitations in the evidence of effectiveness, little information … is available on the cost-effectiveness of using nontraditional risk factors in CHD screening. … When the evidence for effectiveness is clearer, evaluating cost- effectiveness will be a research priority … Effectiveness, in Terms of Health Outcomes, of Using Nontraditional Risk Factors The USPSTF found no … Effectiveness of Treatment in Groups Identified as High-Risk by Nontraditional Risk Factors ABI The

1257. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      April 17, 2018 - EVIDENCE REVIEW The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the effectiveness and harms of primary care–relevant … T he US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific … Additional research is needed on the effectiveness of interventions in different age groups, in particular … Effectiveness of Preventive Measures The USPSTF reviewed the evidence from 62 trials on the use of multifactorial … Effectiveness of two year balance training programme on prevention of fall induced injuries in at risk

1258. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)
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      July 01, 1994 - cancer risk and test operating characteristics (based on observational studies and meta-analyses) and effectiveness … The selection of articles on the effectiveness of treatment included randomized trials and case series … Models of the Effectiveness of Ovarian Cancer Screening In the absence of data from a randomized trial … The effectiveness of ovarian cancer screening. A decision-analysis model. … Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: An assessment of the effectiveness of 169 interventions.

1259. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
      October 06, 2003 - While acknowledging that the effectiveness of counseling had not been well established, the 1996 Task … The best evidence for the effectiveness of skin self-examination comes from a good case-control study … There is good evidence from 1 trial 44 , 50 , 86 for the effectiveness of counseling by a physician … The specific contribution of the office-based component to the overall effectiveness of the intervention … Randomised controlled trial assessing effectiveness of health education leaflets in reducing incidence

1260. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-2002
      September 03, 2002 - In the trials that demonstrated the effectiveness of mammography in lowering breast cancer mortality