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281. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Improving the Health of Women Through Research (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4).pdf
     January 01, 2016 - They balance both the potential benefits and harms in making their recommendations. … Harms of preventive services can include adverse effects of the service itself, as well as the harms … Potential harms also include side effects or complications of treatments. … Effectiveness and harms of treating thyroid dysfunction in adults without symptoms 3. … Benefits and harms of screening for and treatment of vitamin D deficiency 3.

282. Final Research Plan: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
     June 09, 2022 - What are the harms of screening for speech and language delay or disorders in children age 5 years or … What are the harms of interventions for speech and language delay or disorders? … specificity, positive and negative predictive value, likelihood ratios, and area under the curve) KQ 3: Harms … of screening, including labeling, stigma, parent anxiety, and other psychosocial harms KQ 6: Harms

283. Final Research Plan: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
     June 17, 2021 - What are the harms of screening for oral health performed by a primary care clinician? … What are the harms of specific interventions (behavioral counseling, referral, and preventive interventions … Periodontal disease in adults (incidence and severity) Tooth loss Morbidity Quality of life Functional status Harms … Screening: Trials and cohort studies Preventive interventions: Trials; large cohort studies for selected harms … (e.g., dental fluorosis, harms related to radiation exposure) Risk assessment: Studies of diagnostic

284. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
     June 10, 2021 - What are the harms of screening for ASD in children ages 12 to 36 months and their families? … What are the harms of interventions for ASD in young children? … positive, false negative), sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values KQ 3: Harms … of ASD screening (e.g., stigma, family distress, false reassurance, opportunity cost) KQ 5: Harms … risk for autism may be especially important to screen, the USPSTF is interested in the benefits and harms

285. Recommendation: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2018 - Harms of Screening The USPSTF found adequate evidence that screening for ovarian cancer can result … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the psychological harms of screening for ovarian cancer. … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes that there is at least moderate certainty that the harms of … Because of the potential for serious harms from diagnostic workup of positive screening results (ie, … any definitive conclusion on whether ovarian cancer screening causes psychological harms.

286. Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 10, 2018 - and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clini- cal benefits and harms … The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of … The level of certainty of the magnitude of the benefits and harms of these interventions is low. … Harms of Interventions The USPSTF found inadequate evidence to assess the harms of pre- ventive interventions … harms associ- ated with reporting maltreatment.

287. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 2 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - Potential harms Immediate or long-term harms associated with delivering this service in routine care … Could include a range of harms from minor (e.g., anxiety associated with further testing after positive

288. Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - The Task Force comprehensively assesses the potential benefits and harms of services to prevent disease … in the home or limited access to social services) • Examine the extent and severity of unintended harms … 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 … When the evidence is insufficient, the USPSTF is unable to assess the balance of benefits and harms

289. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - the accuracy and reliability of instruments used to screen for increased suicide risk, benefits and harms … of screening for increased suicide risk, and benefits and harms of treatments to prevent suicide. … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention or Treatment Evidence on the possible harms of screening adoles … Potential Harms Evidence on the potential harms of screening for sui- cide risk is insufficient. … Other po- tential harms of screening include harms that may result from treatment in persons with screen-detected

290. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2013%20(4).pdf
     November 01, 2013 - Harms of preventive services can include adverse effects of the service itself as well as the harms … Potential harms also include side effects or complications of treatments. … preventive measures have potential harms as well as benefits. … These harms generally become more common and more serious as a person ages. … with these harms.

291. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - The associated harms are deemed no greater than small. … are uncer- tain and that the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. … Potential Harms Although there is no direct evidence, the existing evi- dence about the lack of harms … The other studies were all descriptive in design, but none reported harms from screening. … The overall associated harms were deemed no greater than small.

292. Let's Talk About It: Medicines to Help Prevent Breast Cancer Discussion Guide for Healthcare Providers and Patients | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 06, 2025 - first page outlines basic information about risk factors for breast cancer, the potential benefits and harms … page provides additional information on assessing patient risk and more detailed data on benefits and harms

293. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2020 - The treatment of HCV continues to evolve, resulting in greater benefits and fewer harms than when the … of early detection and treatment • Potential harms of screening include anxiety, patient labeling, … There is inadequate direct evidence on the harms of screening for HCV infection. … the known harms of treatment, the high accuracy of screening, and the low likelihood of harms from a … Some comments urged more research on the ben- efits and harms of treatment in pregnant adults.

294. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     January 18, 2024 - Among women with increased risk for BRCA1/2 -related cancer, what are the benefits and harms of testing … higher risk before testing the index patient, including men, in addition to the potential benefits and harms … outcomes of posttest counseling, including improved patient knowledge, understanding of benefits and harms … decision regret; cancer worry; and ethical, legal, and social implications KQ 5: Immediate and long-term harms … Discriminatory accuracy studies KQ 3: Controlled or large, uncontrolled observational studies of harms

295. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - of serious harms, and the available information from studies reporting few serious harms, the USPSTF … Potential Harms of Preventive Measures Evidence on harms was reported in a subset of trials reporting … The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the harms of exercise as no greater than small. … Potential harms include pain and bruising from exercise or a paradoxical increase in falls. … Most reported harms seem to arise from the exercise components of interventions.

296. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Harms of Detection and Early Intervention The USPSTF found limited evidence on the harms of screening … The USPSTF found ade- quate evidence that these harms of treatment are small. … Harms of Screening and Treatment Potential harms associated with screening for HCV infection include … In addition to the potential harms of screening, there are harms related to the diagnostic evaluation … Harms are associated with the medications used to treat HCV.

297. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-familial-hypercholesterolemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - There was no eligible evidence on the benefits or harms of FH screening in childhood. … Screening for FH in childhood is not without potential harms. … The body of evidence on harms of pharmacotherapy also lacks long-term studies. … No: universal screening has uncertain benefits and a high risk of harms. … Consistent findings of harms within class: statins, and bile acid–sequestering agents.

298. Draft Research Plan: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
     February 27, 2025 - What harms are associated with tobacco cessation interventions in adults, including those who are pregnant … selected subgroup analyses reported in the included studies to explore the extent to which the benefits or harms … outcomes): Tobacco cessation/tobacco abstinence (continuous or point prevalence abstinence) KQ 3   (harms … ): Serious treatment-related harms at any time point after the intervention began Reduction … Outcome assessment timing KQs 1, 2: ≥6-month followup after quit date or start of intervention KQ 3: Harms

299. Using Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - A net benefit means that the potential benefit from taking aspirin outweighs the harms, mainly gastrointestinal … atpiii/calculator.asp http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/aspirincvd/aspcvdrs.htm How do I determine harms … Harms from aspirin include the risks of serious upper GI bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke. … Focus on the individual’s risk of MI or stroke, the potential benefits and harms of aspirin therapy … Net benefit is assessed by weighing the potential clinical benefit against the potential harms.

300. Final Research Plan: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
     November 30, 2017 - What are the harms of one-time and repeated screening for AAA? … Do the harms of one-time and repeated screening for AAA vary among subpopulations (i.e., by sex, smoking … What are the harms of treatment in an asymptomatic, screen-detected population with small AAAs (i.e., … Do the harms of treatment of small AAAs vary among subpopulations (i.e., by sex, smoking status, age, … disease mortality, aneurysm rupture rate, cardiovascular disease events, and quality of life KQ 5: Harms