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241. Screening for Coronary Heart Disease with Electrocardiography: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - on treatment to reduce risk, the accu- racy of stratifying individuals into risk categories, and the harms … If offered, patients should understand the uncertainty about the balance of benefits and harms. … The USPSTF looked for evidence on 3 types of potential harms in its review: direct harms associated with … Serious possible harms are associated with resting or exercise ECG screening. … More information on the harms of screening was added to the Clinical Considerations section.

242. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Are there harms of screening for syphilis or harms of treatment with penicillin in pregnancy to women … Are there harms of screening for syphilis or harms of treatment with penicillin in pregnancy to women … Key Question 2 Are there harms of screening for syphilis or harms of treat- ment with penicillin in … Harms of Screening Potential harms of screening may include opportunity costs to the clinician and patient … Harms of Treatment With Penicillin In addition to the harms of screening, potential harms may also result

243. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation-september-2015
     September 07, 2015 - and harms of screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women. … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment Screening The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms … Several studies assessed the harms of iron supplementation in pregnant women. … Most reported no statistically significant increase in harms. … reported on the harms of screening or early treatment. 2 Potential harms of iron treatment include

244. Screening for Celiac Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 28, 2017 - and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms … Harms of Early Detection and Intervention or Treatment The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms … Evidence is lacking, and the bal- ance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. Figure 1. … on the harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic popula- tions. … However, the USPSTF found no studies on these harms.

245. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening with Electrocardiography | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/coronary-heart-disease-screening-with-electrocardiography-2012
     December 30, 2013 - Balance of Harms and Benefits The potential harms of screening for CHD with exercise or resting ECG … False-positive results may cause harms in low-risk asymptomatic adults; for more information about harms … Potential harms. … The USPSTF looked for evidence on 3 types of potential harms in its review: direct harms associated with … Serious possible harms are associated with resting or exercise ECG screening.

246. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - USPSTF weighed the benefits (improved fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and infection transmission) and harms … Harms of Detection and Early Treatment The USPSTF concluded that the harms of screening for chlamydial … Continued research is also needed on the potential harms of screening. … Harms The USPSTF found no direct evidence of the harms of chlamydia screening programs. … , including the harms associated with a false-positive diagnosis.

247. Draft Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2020 - What are the harms of vision screening in asymptomatic older adults vs. no screening? … What are the harms of treatment of early impaired visual acuity due to wet or dry age-related macular … including ability to drive and driving outcomes; other measures of morbidity; mortality; cognition; harms … , including falls and fractures; and other treatment-related harms KQs 3, 4: Sensitivity, specificity … treatment (including sham injection); controlled observational studies will be included if evidence on harms

248. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2020 - What are the harms of vision screening in asymptomatic older adults vs. no screening? … What are the harms of treatment of early impaired visual acuity due to wet or dry age-related macular … including ability to drive and driving outcomes; other measures of morbidity; mortality; cognition; harms … , including falls and fractures; and other treatment-related harms KQs 3, 4: Sensitivity, specificity … treatment (including sham injection); controlled observational studies will be included if evidence on harms

249. Commenting on Task Force Draft Recommendations: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (pdf file)
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     October 22, 2012 - recommendation statement summarizes what the Task Force learned about the potential benefits and harms … The Task Force found very little evidence about the harms of screening or counseling for alcohol misuse … but concluded that any harms were likely to be small to none. … Therefore, the Task Force could not make a recommendation about the potential benefits and harms of … They also are based on the size of the potential benefits and harms.

250. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - The Task Force reviewed research studies on the potential benefits and harms of screening all pregnant … It also looked at studies on the benefits and harms of all pregnant women taking an iron supplement … Force learned: Based on available evidence, there is not enough information on the benefits and harms … They found no studies that looked at the harms of routine IDA screening. … Available studies on routine iron supplementation showed that it likely has few or mild harms.

251. Frequently Asked Questions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - on what more should be done for women with dense breasts, and we need evidence on the benefits and harms … account their health history, preferences, and how they value the different potential benefits and harms … And, screening every year increases the number of harms, like being told you might have cancer when you … the Task Force concluded that screening every other year leads to a better balance of benefits and harms … on what more should be done for women with dense breasts, and we need evidence on the benefits and harms

252. Recommendation: High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 10, 2020 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … adolescents: The USPSTF found that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF did not identify studies that examined the harms of screening … Comments seeking additional language on harms were also received. … The benefits and harms of long-term pharmacologic treatment.

253. Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 23, 2021 - a lack of evidence, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the benefits and harms … EVIDENCE ASSESSMENT Because of a lack of evidence, the USPSTF concludes that the benefits and harms of … (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Because screening and confirmatory testing for hearing impair- ment are noninvasive and serious harms … Harms related to treatment are thought to be minimal; however, potential harms of treatment include further

254. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - The Task Force comprehensively assesses the potential benefits and harms of preventive services, including … Potential harms can include inaccurate test results, harms from invasive followup tests, harms from … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … In order to develop recommendations, the USPSTF needs quality evidence about the benefits and harms … When the evidence is insufficient, the USPSTF is unable to assess the balance of benefits and harms

255. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 09, 2018 - Harms of Early Detection and Intervention or Treatment The USPSTF found no studies on the direct harms … of screening, such as psychological harms or harms associated with confirmatory radiography. … Mortality is similar to that among unaffected adults.1 Potential Harms Evidence on the harms of screening … Potential harms associated with false-positive results include psychological harms, chest radiation, … and other harms of unneces- sary treatment.

256. Published Comment and Response: Comparing the USPSTF and GRADE Approaches to Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2014 - an intervention because "the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … and the values and preferences patients place on those benefits and harms. 4  However, they write that … prevents, [and] the burden of therapy" as if these were different from the magnitude of benefits and harms … does not permit at least moderate certainty that the balance of health benefits and harms is favorable … and preferences that individual patients place on benefits and harms are not considered by the USPSTF

257. Recommendation: Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2022 - Potential harms:  Potential harms of screening questionnaires include false-positive screening results … The evidence is limited and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. … Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated the harms of screening … None of the trials of psychological interventions reported on harms. … the harms of screening for eating disorders in adolescents and adults.

258. Draft Recommendation: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 14, 2021 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Potential harms caused by treatment of type 2 diabetes include hypoglycemia and gastrointestinal issues … of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies addressing the harms of screening for type … , to determine the harms of screening for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes in asymptomatic children and

259. Final Research Plan: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 17, 2014 - Key question 2 addresses the potential harms of skin cancer screening and subsequent diagnostic followup … Finally, key question 6 addresses the harms that are associated with the treatment of skin cancer by … What are the harms of screening for skin cancer and diagnostic followup? … What are the harms of surgical treatment of skin cancer? … algorithms or various phenotypic features) who would have a more favorable balance of benefits and harms

260. Final Research Plan: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2017 - Analytic Framework * Harms … false-positive results, anxiety and effects of labeling, and partner discord, abuse, or violence. †  Harms … What are the harms of screening for HIV infection in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults … What are the longer-term harms (≥2 years) associated with currently recommended antiretroviral therapy … focus on the benefits and harms of treatment with antiretroviral therapy.