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21. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2001 - Analytic Framework Figure 1 shows the populations, interventions, and outcome measures we examined. … Specifically, we examined how often patients are found to have skin cancer, how often suspected skin … Several studies have examined the accuracy of pri- mary care physicians’ assessments of photographs of … Results of Screening Programs We examined the consequences of screening reported in 24 recent reports … A recent review by Elwood65 examined the options for conducting a ran- domized trial of screening in

22. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 09, 2001 - We also included any articles that examined adverse effects and harms of screening or therapy for lipid … All examined the effect of drug therapy on the incidence of CHD events, including CHD mortality, using … We identified a subset of six studies that specifically examined the effect of diet therapy provided … Many studies have examined the effect of exercise on CHD risk factors, including lipid disorders. … They then examined the risk for CHD in people treated for lipid disorders.

23. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Children 5 Years Old and Younger: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2015 - Four of the 5 CDI studies examined the accuracy of the toddler version (18 to 36 months).29,30,32–34 … Accuracy of Screening Instruments Used by Trained Examiners Twelve studies examined the accuracy of … Of these, 11 examined language outcomes and 8 measured speech outcomes. … One examined the effects of the “cycles” approach to phonological therapy (wherein rule-based errors … Adverse Effects of Treatments Three studies examined potential adverse effects of interventions but

24. Archived: Depression: Screening 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 07, 2002 - Few studies have examined the effect of combining medications and psychotherapy. … No studies have examined treatment outcomes for children or adolescents identified by primary care clinicians … Effectiveness of Screening The review for the USPSTF identified 14 randomized, controlled trials that have examined … Trials that examined the effect of feedback of screening results on the proportion of depressed patients

25. Szn5Hhs8W5Sar6Bbpabsab (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2008 - We also examined the reference lists of in- cluded studies and ClinicalTrials.gov for relevant trials … Two reviewers examined the full text of potentially relevant articles to achieve consensus on inclusion … Because of the lack of direct evidence, we examined intervention studies comparing treatment effects … Not applicable; different drugs were examined in each review. … Two models examined metformin and found it to be cost-saving under many conditions (92, 97).

26. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Food Insecurity (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2025 - • The USPSTF review only examined evidence on interventions conducted in or in patients recruited

27. doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00122-3 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2003 - at intervals of 1 to several weeks.3,13 Effectiveness of Early Treatment Although no studies have examined … channel blocker) or lisinopril (an angiotensin-convert- ing enzyme inhibitor).20 Several trials that examined … pressure in diabetic patients reduced major cardiovascular events by 49%.24 The few trials that have examined … No studies have examined the effects of nonpharma- cologic therapies (eg, weight reduction, increased … While no RCTs have examined the effects of phar- macologic interventions on blood pressure in children

28. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 05, 2016 - studies whose participants included former and current smokers, but many studies, including those that examined … In addition to the potential benefits of screening, the USPSTF also examined the possible harms of screening … The USPSTF also found no studies that examined the effectiveness of screening on relevant immunization … studies that assessed the effects of screening on smoking cessation. 11-15 These studies primarily examined … The USPSTF examined the treatment efficacy of 4 classes of medications used to treat COPD: long-acting

29. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2013 - Most trials examined only cig- arette smoking. … All trials meeting quality criteria for benefits of treatment were also examined for harms. … Our full report outlines the complete list of factors we examined (9). … No primary care–relevant trials were identified that assessed health outcomes or examined subsequent … Results were similar when rates of absti- nence were examined via biological confirmation.

30. Screening for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2016 - In addition, with 1 exception, all trials lasted 8 to 12 weeks; only the collaborative care trial examined … In addition, this escitalopram trial was the only one that examined efficacy by age group (but not by … We noted that the positive predictive value of instruments examined in these studies was relatively low … ; few outcomes examined Inconsistent 1 effectiveness study on adolescents with MDD conducted at 13 academic … ; few outcomes examined Consistent 1 effectiveness study on adolescents with MDD conducted at 13 academic

31. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2002 - Few studies have examined the effect of combining medications and psychotherapy. … No studies have examined treatment outcomes for children or adolescents identified by primary care clinicians … Effectiveness of Screening The review for the USPSTF identified 14 randomized, controlled trials that have examined … Trials that examined the effect of feedback of screening results on the proportion of depressed patients

32. Preventive Services for Food Insecurity: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 11, 2025 - RESULTS One RCT (n = 789) examined the impact of screening for food insecurity and found no difference … Twenty-nine studies (n = 74 292) examined interventions to address food insecurity, but 27 were rated … (KQ2), including the 1 study also included for KQ119-28; 29 examined the impact of interventions to … One fair-quality RCT (n = 789) examined the impact of screen- ing for food insecurity, using questions … The evidence on the benefits of screening was rated as insufficient; only 1 study examined the impact

33. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 15, 2012 - Of the 8 case-control studies that examined lifetime recreational sun exposure 31 , 57 , 65 , 66 , 69 … Three of 4 case-control studies that examined recreational sun exposure during childhood suggest that … In addition, we found 17 fair- or good-quality studies that directly examined the potential harms of … Six fair- or good-quality trials examined whether sunscreen use leads to increased sun exposure 93-95 … Fewer studies examined the association of total and chronic (or occupational) sun exposure.

34. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 27, 2021 - reference standard. 12 Other investigators have confirmed this finding. 17 Confirmatory methods examined … One good-quality community-based cluster RCT (n = 140,642) conducted in Canada examined the effectiveness … Twenty fair- to good-quality studies (n = 12,614) examined the test accuracy of OBPM for initial screening … Eighteen fair- to good-quality studies (n = 57,128) examined the diagnostic accuracy of confirmatory … Four confirmatory blood pressure measurement modalities were examined for this KQ: repeated office blood

35. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 02, 2021 - No eligible studies were identified that directly examined the benefits or harms of screening for asymptomatic … of screening No direct evidence No new evidence NA NA Harms of screening No studies examined

36. ahrq12a_Summary_HBP.qxd (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - A recent study by Little and colleagues examined the potential usefulness of ambulatory blood pressure … We found no studies that examined the relative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, or harms of targeting … We additionally found no studies that examined the optimal frequency of screening based on a patient’ … Although no studies have examined the effects of treatment only for persons with DBPs of 90 mm Hg to … Nonpharmacological Therapies in Adults RCTs of nonpharmacological therapies have examined CVD events

37. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2003 - A recent study by Little and colleagues examined the potential usefulness of ambulatory blood pressure … We additionally found no studies that examined the optimal frequency of screening based on a patient's … Although no studies have examined the effects of treatment only for persons with DBPs of 90 mm Hg to … The Gueyffier et al. systematic review examined 5 trials (1.4 to 7 years in duration) in individuals … Nonpharmacological Therapies in Adults RCTs of nonpharmacological therapies have examined CVD events

38. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 08, 2016 - Only 4 studies examined the harms of treatment with SSRIs in children and adolescents. … No trials of psychotherapy or combined interventions in children examined harms. … One trial examined the efficacy of escitalopram by age group (children vs. adolescents) and found that … depression symptom severity, and global functioning in adolescents but not children. 13 No trials examined … No studies examined subgroup differences in harms.

39. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 11, 2016 - No studies examined breast cancer outcomes. Limitations: Good-quality evidence was sparse. … We examined sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values (PPVs), negative predictive values ( … Breast density findings can change because of multiple factors related to the woman being examined … However, although we examined subsets of women without specific risk factors, we suspect that, … No studies examined the effects of age or other breast cancer risk factors on supplemental test

40. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2022 - No eligible studies were identified that directly examined the benefits or harms of screening for asymptom … understanding Benefits of screening No direct evidence No new evidence NA NA Harms of screening No studies examined