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261. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - Future research on skin cancer screening should focus on evaluating the effectiveness of targeted screening … For effectiveness and harms studies, screening tests were defined as whole or partial visual skin examination … Effectiveness of Skin Cancer Screening Key Question 1. … The Skin Cancer Research to Provide Evidence for Effectiveness of Screening in Northern Germany (SCREEN … Future research on skin cancer screening should focus on evaluating the effectiveness of targeted screening

262. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/health-equity-framework-report.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Inclusion of NRSIs for the effectiveness of a preventive service could be considered even when robust … Given the limitations of NRSIs for determining effectiveness (or comparative effectiveness), the rationale … NRSIs with contemporaneous controls to determine effectiveness or comparative effectiveness have been … If there are observed differences in the relative effectiveness and harms of a preventive service, … Applying clinical epidemiological methods to health equity: the equity effectiveness loop.

263. Recommendation: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-counseling
     March 20, 2018 - provides information to help guide patients and clinicians regarding sun protection and the use and effectiveness … Research Needs and Gaps A better understanding of the effectiveness of counseling on the use of sun … In addition, studies regarding the effectiveness of counseling persons without a fair skin type are lacking … Effectiveness of Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Change Behavior Many counseling interventions … Rethinking US sun protection messages based on their relative effectiveness.

264. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary20/depression-in-adults-screening-2009
     December 15, 2009 - These results provide good evidence for the effectiveness of their program. … Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 7-EHC007-EF. … The economic burden of depression and the cost-effectiveness of treatment. … Comparative effectiveness study. … Comparative effectiveness study. KQ = key question.

265. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cmJ4Bm9BysHuBX2Wy8MQbc
     December 07, 2005 - We sought to evaluate the strengths and limits of evidence about the effectiveness of screening and … Only RCTs were considered for examining the effectiveness of interventions. … As a result, conclusions about effectiveness are limited. … The effectiveness of these complex interventions may be difficult to evaluate. … The effectiveness of therapy for child phonolgical disorder: the Metaphon approach.

266. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Inadequate evidence was found about the effectiveness of these interventions on long-term health outcomes

267. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - a moderate magnitude of benefit, based on the large proportion of cases that are asymptomatic, the effectiveness … The USPSTF found little evidence on the effectiveness of screen- ing for gonorrhea in men or low-risk … The USPSTF found no studies comparing the effectiveness of cotesting for concurrent STIs or using different … • Studies evaluating the effectiveness of screening asymptomatic men to reduce infection complications … • Studies with direct evidence on the effectiveness of screening preg- nant persons, testing extragenital

268. JAMA (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - OBJECTIVE To conduct a targeted systematic review to update the evidence on the effectiveness of screening … STUDY SELECTION English-language comparative effectiveness studies comparing screening strategies in … For all KQs, studies were eligible if they addressed the compara- tive effectiveness of screening for … Studies that evaluated the effectiveness of diagnostic testing or monitoring among people with hypertensive … The available evidence on the comparative effectiveness of screening did not sug- gest that any specific

269. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder: Current Research and Evidence Gaps (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/prevention-of-opioid-user-disorder-ehc-tech-brief.pdf
     May 14, 2021 - Intervention Effectiveness: • For the intervention effectiveness gaps below, application of more … AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain. … The effectiveness and risks of long-term opioid treatment of chronic pain. … AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Treatments for Acute Episodic Migraine.

270. Final Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/food-insecurity-screening
     July 28, 2022 - What are important moderators that affect the effectiveness or harms of food insecurity assessment and … Additional contextual questions will address moderators that affect the effectiveness or harms of food

271. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     April 25, 2017 - The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the effectiveness of risk prediction tools (eg, clinical indicators … time of day of testing is not predictive of performance for the protein to creatinine ratio test. 4 Effectiveness … Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment No studies directly compared the effectiveness of screening … practice in the United States. 4 , 23 Although the USPSTF found no recent studies on the direct effectiveness … Methods of prediction and prevention of pre-eclampsia: systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness

272. Final Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
     July 24, 2025 - psychological effects, false-positive results, and adverse effects on vision in the nonimpaired eye Cost-effectiveness … not evaluating surgical treatments for vision impairment, and we are not assessing the comparative effectiveness

273. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     July 23, 2019 - The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness … Additional studies on the effectiveness of prenatal antiviral medication to reduce perinatal transmission … As a result, the USPSTF targeted its evidence review to focus on the effectiveness and potential harms … of screening and the effectiveness and harms of case management to prevent perinatal transmission. … immunoassays for detecting HBsAg have a reported sensitivity and specificity greater than 98%. 25 , 26 Effectiveness

274. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - What is the effectiveness of different risk- or prevalence-based methods for screening for HCV infection … Much of the benefits from screening are likely to be based on the effectiveness of antiviral treatments … Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Comparative Effectiveness Review (Pre- pared by … Methods guide for effective- ness and comparative effectiveness reviews. … What is the effectiveness of different risk- or prevalence-based methods for screening for HCV infec-

275. Archived: Evidence Summary: Depression: Screening 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-screening-2002
     May 07, 2002 - The summaries of the evidence briefly present evidence of effectiveness for preventive health services … Rost and coworkers examined the effectiveness of a systematic approach to identification and treatment … Many studies have been underpowered to detect clinically important differences in effectiveness. … Cost-effectiveness data from the two recent trials of systematic efforts to screen for depression and … Cost-effectiveness of systematic depression treatment for high utilizers of general medical care.

276. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aSLgQ3VeNEmowQmpvPk_Xe
     March 01, 2004 - However, there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of these interventions. … drug users are infected with HCV.9–14 The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of the evidence on the effectiveness … infection, the USPSTF evaluated the evidence for the prevalence of HCV infection in these populations, the effectiveness … of screening tests, the rate of disease progression, and the effectiveness of interventions in preventing … treatment of HCV infection is a relatively recent development, there is limited evidence of the long-term effectiveness

277. Sandra Millon Underwood, R.N., Ph.D. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/sandra-millon-underwood-rn-phd
     January 01, 2023 - panels convened to explore practices essential to health promotion and chronic disease prevention; the effectiveness

278. Archived: Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - All harms were restricted to those identified in studies included for intervention effectiveness, with … The results on effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation were mixed and showed potential harm at very … Effectiveness of the Chaos Falls Clinic in preventing falls and injuries of home-dwelling older adults … Effectiveness and economic evaluation of a nurse delivered home exercise programme to prevent falls, … Effectiveness of two year balance training programme on prevention of fall induced injuries in at risk

279. Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Summary and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/zk8YxjaQxLGUTtt__nBQB_
     September 09, 2021 - Effectiveness of screening and treatment for depression in ambulatory indigent patients. … The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of e-health interventions for depression and anxiety in primary … A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapies for late-life depression. … Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of dialectical behaviour therapy for self-harming patients with … Effectiveness of online self-help for suicidal thoughts: results of a randomised controlled trial.

280. Draft Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
     October 12, 2023 - What is the effectiveness of primary care–based interventions to reduce differences in uptake of prostate … our effort to address health equity, we will search for and highlight interventions that demonstrate effectiveness