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January 01, 2023 - programs that aim to improve health outcomes among underserved, at-risk, and vulnerable population groups … prevention, and cancer control, with a focus on serving economically challenged and marginalized population groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
April 06, 2004 - over control groups. … Assembly of comparable groups at baseline was not reported. … Maintenance of comparable groups not reported. … and maintenance of comparable groups. … Comparability of groups at baseline or follow-up not clear.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/behavioral-counseling-interventions-an-evidence-based-approach---table-2
November 01, 2013 - Maintenance
Relapse
Theories that address processes between the individual and primary groups … Self-efficacy
Reinforcement
Community organization/ building
Processes by which community groups
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May 01, 2004 - Information on
randomization, maintenance of comparable groups,
attrition, and analysis was dually reviewed … Maintenance of
Assembled (Adequate Comparable Groups
Randomization, Allocation (Attrition, Crossovers … • Maintenance of comparable groups
(includes attrition, cross-overs, adherence,
contamination). … Definition of ratings based on above criteria:
Good: Meets all criteria: comparable groups
are assembled … Poor: Studies will be graded “poor” if any of the
following fatal flaws exist: groups assembled
initially
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
October 12, 2023 - degree to which the findings are broadly representative of the U.S. population, including individuals in groups … of efficacious interventions and, to the extent possible, whether interventions tailored to specific groups … address health equity, we will search for and highlight interventions that demonstrate effectiveness in groups … historically have higher rates of prostate cancer and in traditionally stigmatized or underrepresented groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
August 05, 2025 - In pooled analysis, participants in the intervention groups reduced alcohol consumption by an average … of 1.6 drinks per week compared to control groups (mean difference [MD], -1.6 [95% CI, -2.2 to -1.0] … ; 38 studies [41 groups analyzed], n=17,816; I 2 =62%). 1 The median reduction in drinks per week was … 3.6 drinks among the intervention groups and 2.3 drinks among the control groups. 1 In addition, interventions … Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in the United States: Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-screening-2002
September 03, 2002 - Another concern about the Swedish trials as a group related to screening of the control groups. … In our meta-analysis of results from all age groups combined, we excluded the Edinburgh trial (which … We rated the way in which each trial compared participants in the screened and control groups. … because more cases of cancer were included in the control groups than in the intervention groups. … Similar all-cause mortality among groups
Maintenance of comparable groups (includes attrition, crossovers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
October 15, 2011 - Clinical trials were included if control groups received minimal interventions. … not overlap with low-intensity intervention groups. … not controlled for in analyses; or outcomes were measured unequally between groups. … Follow-up in control groups was often greater than 10% lower than in orlistat groups 72 , 74 , 79 , … than in control groups.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
October 23, 2018 - Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing screened groups with unscreened groups were eligible for … RCTs and cohort studies with a concurrent control group comparing screened groups with unscreened groups … RCTs comparing intervention groups with no treatment, usual care, attention control, or waitlist control … All reported on IPV, and 4 (n = 5308) found no significant difference between groups in rates of overall … . 43 One RCT (n = 272) found no difference between groups in the percentage of women who had anxiety
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March 19, 2024 - showed
no statistically significant differences between child maltreatment
intervention and control groups … indicated no differences between intervention and control groups,
with the exception of some results … performance outcomes and did not consistently report
statistically significant differences between groups … Participants in the
usual-care or other control groups have less interaction with staff
offering care … Two studies did not report statistically significant adverse
events between study groups.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-adults-interventions
September 18, 2018 - than in placebo groups. … : (1) group (41 groups in 28 trials), (2) individual (37 groups in 33 trials), (3) mixed (18 groups in … 16 trials), (4) technology-based (22 groups in 20 trials), and (5) print-based (2 groups in 1 trial) … Medication and placebo groups both received identical behavioral interventions. … than in the placebo groups.
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October 01, 2015 - -
mented groups; however, both groups reported values
within normal limits. … Reported rates of nausea ranged
from 29% to 63% in supplemented groups and 28% to
65% in control groups … Reported rates of vomiting
ranged from 12% to 41% in supplemented groups and
15% to 41% in control groups … and 1.6% to
28% in control groups. … and 0% to
9% in control groups (2).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
August 24, 2021 - eg, anxiety or worry), the trials reported no significant differences between screening and control groups … There was also no significant difference between groups in the risk of outcomes related to chronic kidney … Five trials reporting quality of life found either no difference between groups, 43 , 44 mixed results … at 20 y, d but rates were lower in the combined intervention groups at 23 y for all-cause mortality … c The Finnish DPP (n = 505) found no statistically significant difference between groups for all-cause
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April 08, 2025 - between groups without adjustment for those variables, or
other issues judged to considerably bias the … Almost all of the studies included usual care control groups, al-
though what constituted usual care … In all cases, families in both
the intervention and the control groups received usual care. … at up to 6 mo, although differences between groups
were not statistically significant
Nine trials (n … = 2334) reported minimal differences between groups in maternal
well-being at up to 3 mo postpartum
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May 26, 2023 - certain patient
and clinician populations that support primary
care delivery; groups focused on … health care
utilization, coverage, and quality; groups that
develop recommendations on prevention … https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/02/15
/americans-trust-in-scientists-other-groups-
declines … /
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/02/15/americans-trust-in-scientists-other-groups-declines/ … https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/02/15/americans-trust-in-scientists-other-groups-declines/
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
July 14, 2022 - efficacious intervention programs and, to the extent possible, whether interventions tailored to specific groups … address health equity, we will search for and highlight interventions that demonstrate effectiveness in groups … historically have lower rates of breastfeeding and in traditionally stigmatized or underrepresented groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
January 14, 2014 - Outcomes that had inconsistent evidence or did not demonstrate significant differences between groups … There was no significant difference between groups in anxiety, but there were significantly lower rates … for 4 to 5 years and also did not show a difference between offspring of the treatment and control groups … One RCT and 1 cohort study found no differences between groups in emergency cesarean delivery (RCT RR … International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups recommendations on the diagnosis and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-screening
September 19, 2023 - higher rates of maternal and infant morbidity and perinatal mortality than other racial and ethnic groups … higher rates of maternal and infant morbidity and perinatal mortality than other racial and ethnic groups … = 5203) assessing a reduced prenatal screening visit schedule did not identify differences between groups … severe features were also similar in the intervention (10/1165 [0.9%]) and control (9/1163 [0.8%]) groups … ; only 1 trial measured postnatal depression and reported no difference between groups. 1 Two of the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
November 15, 2022 - differences are partially explained by higher rates of obesity, asthma, and tobacco use among these groups … 1.39 to −0.46 mm Hg]; 5 trials; 1541 participants; I 2 = 0) and no significant difference between groups … with MADs compared with inactive control for improving blood pressure; however, differences between groups … In 4 trials, 5% to 33% of participants reported oral dryness, compared with 0% to 3% in control groups … The USPSTF recognizes that certain groups are at increased risk of OSA but did not find any studies that
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May 01, 2021 - differ-
ences are partially explained by higher rates of obesity, asthma, and
tobacco use among these groups … , −1.39
to −0.46 mm Hg]; 5 trials; 1541 participants; I2 = 0) and no significant
difference between groups … In 4 trials, 5% to 33% of par-
ticipants reported oral dryness, compared with 0% to 3% in control
groups … The USPSTF recognizes that certain groups are at increased risk of
OSA but did not find any studies that … Recommendations of Others
Most groups do not recommend routine screening in primary care
settings among