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141. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary94/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
     May 15, 2009 - Data Synthesis:  One study on benefits evaluated the effect before and after the implementation of a … At the abstract and full article review stage, 2 reviewers independently evaluated all articles according … The 1 study we found evaluated the effect of implementing a free, routine syphilis screening program … We did find 2 studies on the harms of screening that evaluated the accuracy of the RPR and VDRL syphilis … The second study that provided information on the harm of false-positive results 11 evaluated 8892 pregnant

142. Archived: 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/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
     August 26, 2014 - Behavioral Counseling Interventions Most studies evaluated interventions that combined counseling on … Interventions that combined a healthful diet and physical activity were evaluated in 49 trial groups, … diet-only interventions were evaluated in 18, and interventions involving physical activity only were … evaluated in 10. … Few trials that evaluated only physical activity reported intermediate outcomes, making it difficult

143. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     March 01, 2016 - Several studies evaluated the direct benefit of screening and reported no reductions in vision disorders … most patients with cataracts and AMD through a clinical examination. 1 , 4 Two studies from 2012 evaluated … reported moderate sensitivity (0.75 to 0.80) and specificity (0.68 to 0.77). 11 A third study from 2009 evaluated … No randomized trials were identified that evaluated clinical outcomes associated with cataract surgery … Several studies evaluated the harms of treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD.

144. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2002
     September 17, 2002 - No studies have evaluated the optimal intervals for repeated screening. … Predicting Risk for Osteoporosis or Fracture The USPSTF evaluated both individual risk factors and … Recent prospective studies have evaluated QUS measurements at the heel. 14 , 15 While QUS measurements … Effectiveness of Early Treatment No controlled studies have evaluated the effect of screening on fractures

145. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
     September 07, 2015 - The USPSTF found no studies that evaluated the direct effect of routine screening programs on child health … The USPSTF identified no studies that evaluated the direct harms of routine screening on child health … infection or inflammation. 3 Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment No studies directly evaluated … The USPSTF identified no studies that evaluated the benefits or harms of screening in this age group.

146. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/speech-language-delay-bulletin.pdf
     August 21, 2023 - their caregiver raises concerns about their speech and language development, these children should be evaluated

147. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - We evaluated systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the following items: comprehensiveness of sources … Characteristics We identified 14 good- or fair-quality studies that met our inclusion criteria and evaluated … by technique, including: Different types of patches Shunting Eversion techniques Evaluated … complication differences by surgical specialty, training, or experience Evaluated complication … United States Review article without outcome data Included only patients with previous stroke Evaluated

148. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     September 23, 2014 - The efficacy and harms of antibiotic treatments were well-established and not further evaluated. … Two reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility. … An observational study conducted in the Netherlands evaluated a risk prediction tool to identify persons … Only one new trial evaluated the effectiveness of screening for chlamydia in nonpregnant women 19 (key … Two earlier trials also evaluated the incidence of PID after chlamydia screening for women at increased

149. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     June 07, 2016 - Key questions evaluated the effectiveness of screening in reducing syphilis complications and transmission … Four studies evaluated the effectiveness of specific screening intervals and screening among 2 population … Using a system-based approach to testing, a study conducted at the same Australian health center evaluated … Test Accuracy Three fair-quality observational studies of diagnostic accuracy evaluated treponemal … A large (n = 3,092,938 samples) retrospective time-series study in Canada evaluated a reverse screening

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     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/3w8Wr9wwAyAqUJWmJo_bL-
     February 01, 2014 - No trials evaluated the effectiveness of intensive screening or risk-reducing medications in mutation … The RST, PAT, and FHS-7 were evaluated in large samples of women having screening mammography or vis- … Only 1 study evaluated perception of risk for ovarian cancer and reported decreased accuracy after coun … However, reference standards and study designs var- ied, and some models have been evaluated only in … Several factors not evaluated in studies influence treat- ment effects.

151. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/qCaKmh7ayuG9VP2vj646pQ
     March 01, 2004 - Studies about assessment were included if they evaluated the performance of verbal or written questionnaires … and scoring procedures included in these studies are described in Appendix 4.49,51–53 Few studies evaluated … All studies evaluated interventions for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants and are described … All studies evaluated interventions for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. … Six fair-quality trials evaluated home visitation programs linked to prenatal clinics or hospital care

152. 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 - Studies about assessment were included if they evaluated the performance of verbal or written questionnaires … All studies evaluated interventions for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants and are described … without nurse visits 15 years after the intervention ( P < 0.001). 56 Six trials of fair quality evaluated … All studies evaluated interventions for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. … Six fair-quality trials evaluated home visitation programs linked to prenatal clinics or hospital care

153. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Task Force determines that more research is needed to recommend for or against screening all children age 5 years and younger (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/speech-language-delay-screening-children-final-rec-bulletin-w-40th-annivlogo.pdf
     January 23, 2024 - their caregiver raises concerns about their speech and language development, these children should be evaluated

154. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
     May 13, 2025 - No new studies were identified that evaluated the effectiveness of screening to decrease congenital syphilis … The current reaffirmation review identified 5 studies (51,118 participants) that evaluated the harms … of screening and 2 studies (130 participants) that evaluated the harms of treatment. 1 , 30 The 5 studies … 34-38 that evaluated the harms of screening were all conducted in the US (1 study was conducted in … receiving penicillin therapy experienced Jarisch-Herxheimer reactions. 40 A second small study (n = 91) evaluated

155. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/child-maltreatment-interventions-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
     September 25, 2023 - Anyone who is showing signs or symptoms should be immediately evaluated and receive appropriate care

156. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
     November 15, 2022 - It also does not apply to persons being evaluated in occupational settings (eg, during a workplace fitness-for-duty … evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for OSA in adults. 15 , 16 The systematic review also evaluated … Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated the effect … intervention group. 15 , 16 Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated … recognizes that certain groups are at increased risk of OSA but did not find any studies that directly evaluated

157. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DxeDM5ywg2J7SwKmETXfbX
     May 01, 2021 - It also does not apply to persons being evaluated in occupational settings (eg, during a workplace fitness-for-duty … evaluate the ben- efits and harms of screening for OSA in adults.15,16 The systematic re- view also evaluated … Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated the effect … intervention group.15,16 Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated … recognizes that certain groups are at increased risk of OSA but did not find any studies that directly evaluated

158. JAMA (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2DGd8AvVMTJwP3ttrPcnLL
     February 25, 2020 - Benefits of Primary Care Interventions Nearly all studies evaluated the effect of interventions on smoking … trials (n = 788) reported on the effect of medications on smoking cessation in youth.14 Two trials evaluated … bupropion SR44,45 and 1 trial evaluated NRT.46 All trials were relatively small (211 to 312 participants … were not published in a peer-reviewed journal.48,49 Harms of Primary Care Interventions The USPSTF evaluated … The USPSTF evaluated harms of medications for smoking cessation from 4 trials (n = 914)14; the 3 trials

159. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening
     June 09, 2020 - These reviews evaluated evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for drug use, accuracy of screening … 37 , 38 Accuracy of Screening Tools The USPSTF identified 30 different screening tools that were evaluated … Few tools that assess cannabis use were evaluated in more than 1 study. … The available studies evaluated direct tools—the Brief Screener for Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs … analyses included only the subset of trials with data that could be pooled and combined trials that evaluated

160. Final Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/other-supporting-document19468/tobacco-and-nicotine-use-prevention-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions
     April 28, 2020 - Few trials addressed prevention or cessation of tobacco products other than cigarettes; no trials evaluated … clinical trials and nonrandomized controlled intervention studies of children and adolescents that evaluated … prevention of tobacco initiation, 7 (4 behavioral interventions and 3 pharmacotherapy trials) evaluated … Prevention of Tobacco Initiation Fourteen trials (n = 23,364) evaluated effects of behavioral interventions … One new, good-quality trial (n = 257) evaluated NRT for smoking cessation in children aged 12 to 18 years