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April 13, 2021 - Articles were rated as good, fair, or poor quality. … In general, a good-quality
studymet all criteria.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
March 11, 2025 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
Two reviewers independently rated each study as “good,” “fair … reported improvements in depression and self-rated health (eg, 69% rated their health as excellent or very good … tools, finding that 2- and 6-item subsets of a longer 18-item food security assessment instrument had good … preferred language. 72 Although the acceptability of screening for food insecurity is generally rated good … Thus, studies could have fair or good quality methods for their primary aim, which would not be reflected
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
June 09, 2022 - categorized as “Very High” on the Human Development Index
Quality Rating
Studies rated fair or good
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
August 19, 2021 - Publication language
English
Any language other than English
Quality rating
Fair- or good-quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
June 10, 2021 - Peer-reviewed article or report
Dissertation, thesis, or editorial/commentary
Quality rating
Fair- or good-quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
February 25, 2021 - Peer-reviewed article or report
Dissertation, thesis, or editorial/commentary
Quality rating
Fair- or good-quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan109/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
August 14, 2014 - identified through a bridge search
Studies published before 1990
Study quality
Good
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January 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force
Strength of Recommendations
A: There is good evidence to support the … E: There is good evidence to support the recommendation that the condition
be excluded from consideration … Quality Net Benefit
of Evidence Substantial Moderate Small Zero/Neg
Good A B C D
Fair B B C D
A. … repeatedly
associated with reduced health knowledge and
poor outcomes.56,57
Even patients who have good … Sharing decisions
with patients: is the information good enough? BMJ.
1999;318:318–322.
78.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
June 18, 2014 - Two trials were rated as good quality; most of the remaining trials were rated as fair quality. … Eight fair- to good-quality trials ( n = 42 to 638; duration, 48 to 96 weeks) compared first-line antiviral … Estimates from all trials favored entecavir over lamivudine (RR, 1.3 to 2.1), including the 2 largest good-quality … One trial was rated as good quality, and the remaining trials were rated as fair quality 1 . … Pooled analyses from 3 fair- to good-quality trials showed that vaccination was also associated with
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
June 20, 2017 - overeating, and interpersonal therapy). 3
Of the 42 behavioral intervention trials (n=6956), 8 were good … Ten of these trials were fair quality, and the remaining trial was good quality. … One good-quality and 7 fair-quality trials (n=616) showed small effect sizes on weight reduction in intervention … Four trials were good quality and 6 were fair quality. … Ten trials were fair quality, and the remaining trial was good quality.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
August 09, 2016 - The 13 fair- to good-quality trials included 8 trials of statins, 3 trials of bile-acid sequestering … effectiveness of treatment on intermediate outcomes in children with multifactorial dyslipidemia. 2
A good-quality … A good-quality trial suggests that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet combined with intensive counseling … The USPSTF evaluated 18 fair- to good-quality trials (n=2210) for the harms of treatment of familial … This good-quality trial demonstrated no harms in anthropometric, laboratory, psychosocial, or sexual
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January 26, 2016 - Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment
General Adult Population and Older Adults
Nine good- or fair-quality … study compared with 21% of those who received placebo
(OR, 2.13 [95% CI, 1.61-2.86]).13 In addition, 2 good-quality … vs 2.63 [95% CI,
1.96-3.53]).12,14
Pregnant and Postpartum Women
The USPSTF identified 6 fair- or good-quality … The majority of the evidence on the harms of antidepres-
sants was drawn from a good-quality comprehensive … review included studies published between 1996 and 2013 and was
supplemented with 12 additional fair- to good-quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/aspirin-use-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2002
January 15, 2002 - We then performed meta-analyses using only the trials considered to be of good quality to look for differences … Based on these features, we rated the quality of the PHS, TPT, and HOT trials as "good" and the quality … of Aspirin
We performed an additional set of meta-analyses using only the three trials we rated as good … years)
<60 years (29%); 60-69 years (45%); 70-79 years (24%)
Quality
Fair c
Good … Good
Good
Fair c
*ACE indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme; BMD, British
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-bleeding-risks-with-aspirin-use/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - defined by the USPSTF 13 and supplemented with Newcastle–Ottawa Scale criteria for cohort studies. 14 Good-quality … Most relevant cohort data came from a large good-quality Italian study examining hospitalizations for … patient's willingness and ability to use a daily medication is another consideration for selecting good … in the primary prevention context may be worthwhile, particularly if H pylori eradication is not a good … Smokers, %
Aspirin Dose and Frequency
Co-Medication Use, %
De Berardis et al, 2012 22
Good
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January 01, 2002 - We then performed meta-analyses
using only the trials considered to be of good quality
to look for differences … 50-80 years) (29%); 60-69
70-79 years (13.9%) years) years (45%);
70-79 years
(24%)
Quality Fairc Good … Good Good Fairc
Table 1. … Based on these
features, we rated the quality of the PHS, TPT, and
HOT trials as “good” and the quality … Effectiveness of Aspirin
We performed an additional set of meta-analyses
using only the 3 trials we rated as good
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February 01, 2005 - assess the
internal validity of each population-based screening
trial and to assign quality ratings of “good … All 4 trials were rated as good or fair quality
according to the USPSTF rating criteria (see
Appendix … Uninvited controls, n 33 961 19 352 6319 3228 4660
Outcomes ascertained, % 99 99‡ 100 NR NR
Quality Good … In
general, a good study meets all criteria, a fair study
does not meet all criteria but is judged to … Only studies receiving a fair or good rating
were included in the evidence synthesis.
AHRQ Pub.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary2/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
August 26, 2014 - We limited studies of efficacy or effectiveness to fair- or good-quality randomized, controlled trials … We rated articles as good-, fair-, or poor-quality. … Good-quality studies generally met all criteria, whereas fair-quality studies did not meet all criteria … We included 11 good-quality and 63 fair-quality trials. … Only 1 good-quality early trial, the Risk Factor Intervention Trial (508 participants), found a reduction
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
February 27, 2025 - Reviews: High-, moderate-, and low-credibility existing systematic reviews Primary studies: Fair- and good-quality
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July 18, 2023 - critically appraise each study (eTable 2 in the Sup-
plement).8 Each study was assigned a rating of “good … Quality:
Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … Twenty-two fair- to good-quality trials (n = 2257)
examined the effectiveness of various lipid-lowering … One
good-quality and 2 fair-quality bile acid sequestrant trials (n = 332)
demonstrated that treatment … There were 2 fair- to good-quality behavioral counseling trials
(n = 934); both focused on dietary changes
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August 09, 2016 - STUDY SELECTION Fair- and good-quality studies in English with participants 0 to 20 years of age. … One good-quality
randomized clinical trial (n = 663) found a modest effect of intensive dietary counseling … Studies of efficacy or effectiveness were limited to fair- or good-
quality randomized clinical trials … For lifestyle modification, 1
good-quality trial (4 articles)26-29 and 1 fair-quality treatment trial … One good-quality study met the inclusion criteria (Table 1).32
This study identified a cohort of 9245