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161. Recommendation: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 28, 2020 - cessation in children and adolescents, primarily because of an inadequate number of studies that have evaluated … Benefits of Primary Care Interventions Nearly all studies evaluated the effect of interventions on … trials (n = 788) reported on the effect of medications on smoking cessation in youth. 14 Two trials evaluated … 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

162. Final Recommendation Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2022 - 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

163. Screening for Anxiety Disorders in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - disparities in anxiety disorder–associated morbidity, it is important that persons who screen positive are evaluated … Accuracy of Screening Tests Ten studies (n = 6463) evaluated the accuracy of screening for anxiety disorders … A small study of older adults (n = 110) evaluated the GAS to detect any anxiety disorder using cutoffs … Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found 2 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) (n = 918) that directly evaluated … Harms of Screening and Treatment The 2 trials (n = 918) that directly evaluated screening for anxiety

164. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2021 - glucose load is administered af- ter a fasting glucose level is obtained, and plasma glucose levels are evaluated … on screening for gestational diabetes before 24 weeks of gestation were limited.29,34 Eight studies evaluated … Risk-based tools (some in combination with fasting plasma glucose level) were evaluated against Carpenter … Only 1 of these trials evaluated screening before 24 weeks of gestation. … Harms associated with the treatment of gestational diabetes were evaluated in 13 trials (11 RCTs and

165. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - • The CDC offers expert medical consultation to US clinicians with questions about patients being evaluated

166. Archived: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2016 - No trial data evaluated statin use among persons in this age group without CVD risk factors; thus, the … Statin Use in Adults Aged 40 to 75 Years Nineteen RCTs evaluated the effects of statins vs placebo … Benefits of Statin Use Nineteen randomized trials (n=71,344 participants) evaluated the effects of … Fifteen trials used fixed-dose statin therapy, of which the majority evaluated moderate doses; there … The USPSTF found no studies that evaluated the effects of statin use on health outcomes in disease-free

167. Archived: Genital Herpes Simplex: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - study, oral acyclovir does not appear to prevent asymptomatic viral shedding, 44 and no studies have evaluated … The effectiveness of this strategy in preventing HSV-2 transmission has not been evaluated adequately … the time of delivery 51 suggest a protective effect of cesarean deliveries no controlled trials have evaluated … neonatal HSV infection averted, compared to other screening methods or no screening. 68 Another model that evaluated … The use of acyclovir in pregnancy to reduce neonatal HSV has not been adequately evaluated, but trials

168. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Data Synthesis: One study on benefits evaluated the effect before and after the implementation of a universal … 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

169. Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Data Synthesis: Eighteen observational studies evaluated the asso- ciation between mode of delivery, … Study Selection At least 2 reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility … We selected for full-review randomized trials, cohort studies, and case– control studies that evaluated … Two reports from the European Pediatric Hepatitis C Net- work evaluated overlapping populations (15, … 16), and 2 studies evaluated nonoverlapping (different periods of en- rollment) populations in Dublin

170. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     July 30, 2013 - We evaluated 576 scenarios with annual or less frequent screening of individuals between the ages of … We evaluated 576 scenarios with annual or less frequent screening of individuals between the ages of … Since there are outputs from five models for each scenario, scenarios that were evaluated as appropriately … triennial strategies that emerged as consensus efficient had the strictest smoking history criteria we evaluated … Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Scenarios Evaluated

171. Archived: Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - On the basis of a single stool specimen, the most commonly evaluated families of fecal immunochemical … Studies were included that evaluated the following screening tests: colonoscopy, SIG, CTC, gFOBT, FIT … One fair-quality diagnostic accuracy study (n = 9989) evaluated Cologuard compared with OC FIT-CHEK. … i Study evaluated different reading strategies; data shown reflect primary 3D strategy. … Only 1 trial evaluated more than a single round of screening.

172. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - Men who have sex with men and women are at risk of HIV acquisition and should be evaluated for PrEP according … Effectiveness of Risk Assessment The USPSTF found 7 studies that evaluated risk assessment tools developed … However, each study evaluated a different risk prediction tool. … Three trials25,45,47 evaluated tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (300 mg), 7 trials40-42,46,48,49 evaluated … tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (300 mg)/emtricitabine (200 mg), 1 trial50 evaluated tenofovir disoproxil

173. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2025 - No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women. … Only risk assessments evaluated in at least 2 independent cohorts external to the development cohort … The ROB for instruments evaluated in external validation cohorts was assessed using an adapted version … Five articles reported results from 3 independent cohorts that retrospectively evaluated the accuracy … No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women.

174. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary43/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
     October 07, 2011 - Few studies evaluated newer therapies. … Study Selection At least 2 reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility … The studies provided few details about the specific surgical procedures evaluated, although open retropubic … Consistent with the studies reporting dichotomous outcomes, 8 cohort studies that evaluated urinary and … In studies that evaluated bowel function serially, effects seemed to be most pronounced in the first

175. Grnjnsmqzvbc-Dnhgrmgg3 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - The efficacy and harms of antibiotic treatments were well-established and were not further evaluated. … Two reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility. … Only 1 new trial evaluated the effectiveness of screen- ing for chlamydia in nonpregnant women (19) ( … Two earlier trials also evaluated the incidence of PID after chlamydia screening of women at increased … Also, the available screening trials evaluated only PID as the main outcome, and other outcomes are also

176. untitled (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2016 - Trials that evaluated TC levels found reductions of 20% to 30% from baseline com- pared with placebo. … with fa- milial hypercholesterolemia.1 Multifactorial Dyslipidemia No direct evidence was found that evaluated … longitudinal study (n = 9245) of adolescents and young adults (aged 12 to 39 years) from the NHANES evaluated … The only trial that evaluated harms of treatment in children with multifactorial dyslipidemia was the … Dietary Intervention Study in Children, which evaluated a dietary intervention combined with behavioral

177. Screening for HIV Infection in Asymptomatic, Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - No study directly evaluated effects of HIV screening vs no screening on clinical outcomes or harms, or … Studies that directly evaluated the effects of HIV screening vs no screening in asymptomatic individuals … Studies that evaluated longer-term (�2 years) harms associated with currently recommended ART regimens … Both trials evaluated a composite pri- mary outcome consisting of mortality, AIDS-defining events, and … se- rious non-AIDS events; neither trial evaluated effects on risk of HIV transmission or other sexually

178. Final Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary27/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
     October 11, 2022 - study (n = 580) conducted in the US that recruited potential high school dropouts aged 14 to 20 years evaluated … This systematic review evaluated … Suicide Only 1 eligible study assessed the accuracy of screening for suicide risk in adolescents evaluated … initially developed for youth 8 years or older in emergency department settings but has since been evaluated … calculated sensitivity without weighting was 0.74 and specificity was 0.78. c This instrument was evaluated

179. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2023 - disparities in depression-associated morbidity, it is important that persons who screen positive are evaluated

180. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - The review evaluated the magnitude of benefit of screening adults at average risk and those at high risk … determine the magnitude of benefit of screening average- and high-risk adults for HCV infection, the USPSTF evaluated … No studies have evaluated the rate of disease progression in asymptomatic patients.