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241. Current Processes of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Refining Evidence-Based Recommendation Development (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - This article summarizes the most recent changes in the recommen- dation development process, including how … It does not create guidelines based on expert opinion, as do many non- profit advocacy organizations … Each staged review is managed on a case-by-case basis, with the USPSTF de- termining at each stage how … to vote on a recommendation. … How to read the new recommendation state- ment: methods update from the U.S.

242. Recommendation: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2023 - and older adults (65 years or older) who do not have a diagnosed mental health disorder and are not … This is a new USPSTF recommendation. How to implement this recommendation? … adults (19 years or older), including pregnant and postpartum persons, who do not have a diagnosed mental … designed for older adults may more often misidentify older adults as having anxiety disorders than they do … Barriers to establishing adequate systems of care related to anxiety disorders and how these barriers

243. Screening for Depression in Adult Patients in Primary Care Settings: An Update (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - How- ever, the increased risk for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in older adults is a concern. … How- ever, several meta-analyses suggest a true short-term in- crease in suicidal behavior in young adults … SSRIs and upper gastrointestinal bleeding: what is known and how should it influence prescribing? … Do SSRIs or antidepressants in general increase suicidality? … This study did not seem to be a systematic review.

244. Archived: Tobacco Use Prevention: Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - How effective is nicotine replacement therapy in helping people to stop smoking? … Clinical interventions to prevent tobacco use by children and adolescents: a supplement to: How to help … Methods used to quit smoking in the United States. Do cessation programs help? … How to help your patients stop smoking: a National Cancer Institute manual for physicians. … How to help patients stop smoking: guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of nicotine dependence.

245. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 19, 2024 - A Pathway to Benefit To achieve the benefit of screening, it is important that all persons … recommendation. 7 The USPSTF has decided to use a reaffirmation deliberation process to update this … T. pallidum can be performed in a clinical setting using fingerstick blood samples that do not require … It is unclear how results from point-of-care testing alone, without additional confirmatory testing, … Syphilis Cases in Newborns Continue to Increase: A 10-Times Increase Over a Decade.

246. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 31, 2013 - results do not lead to a diagnosis of cancer. … Clinicians will encounter patients who are interested in screening but do not meet the criteria of high … In the context of substantial uncertainty about how best to manage individual lesions, as well as the … Persons who do not meet the minimum eligibility criteria for the NLST may have less net benefit and more … functional status and the presence of other comorbid conditions How Does Evidence Fit With Biological

247. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2019 - Who should perform risk assessment and genetic counseling services, necessary skills, how it should be … Once a pathogenic mutation is identified, how to choose the best options for clinical management is currently … It is not known how the results of studies based on highly selected women in research settings, particularly … cancer for referral to a genetics center. … Family history of breast cancer: what do women understand and recall about their genetic risk?

248. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2019 - One study determined how well the BCSC-Tice model stratified women into low vs high-risk groups based … Do the harms of risk-reducing medications vary by timing of initiation or duration of use? … Do the harms of risk-reducing medications persist beyond discontinuation of use? … Do the outcomes of using medications to reduce risk for primary breast cancer vary by population subgroups … how many BRCA1/2 carriers were enrolled.

249. Recommendation: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 18, 2023 - This recommendation statement applies to children and adolescents who do not have signs or symptoms of … How to implement this recommendation? … do not have overweight or obesity. … Despite large changes in LDL-C levels associated with statins, many children with FH do not achieve LDL-C … However, these studies were limited and had short trial durations of 5 to 16 weeks. 1 , 17 How Does

250. Archived: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - with an IGRA requires obtaining a single venous blood sample, and patients do not need to return for … Additional research on how often LTBI screening should be performed in different subpopulations is also … low burden, and 3 were conducted in countries with a mix of low to intermediate burden. … Further information on the assumptions used is available in the corresponding evidence review. 2 How … to 10% of persons with a positive TST result will experience reactivation of LTBI and progress to active

251. Final Evidence Summary: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 25, 2020 - Do interventions for mild to moderate dementia or MCI in community-dwelling older adults improve decisionmaking … and How effective are interventions to improve patient or caregiver outcomes in people with mild to moderate … Limitations There is a lack of evidence around how screening for and treating MCI and early-stage dementia … Do patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease benefit from a psycho-educational programme for family … Do memory clinics improve the quality of life of carers? a randomized pilot trial.

252. Recommendation: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 20, 2018 - in addition to a standard mailing promoting sun protection. … sunscreen compared with those who do not. 29 Skin Self-Examination and Health Outcomes Evidence … Among the sparse evidence available, 1 study suggested that sun protection behaviors do not lead to decreased … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding? … Sunscreen: how to help protect your skin from the sun.

253. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 05, 2008 - Age 75 Years or Older Recommendation No recommendation Grade: I (Insufficient Evidence) Do … of a benefit as annual screening. 7 Useful Resources Shared decision-making resources specific to … Biopsy detection rates vary according to the number of biopsies performed during a single procedure: … A retrospective study found the sensitivity of a PSA level of 4.0 µg/L or higher to be about 91% for … How Does Evidence Fit with Biological Understanding?

254. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - The prevalence of mildly hyperglycemic pregnant women who do not meet the criteria for GDM but are at … The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics do not … Do the current standards for glucose tolerance testing in pregnancy represent a valid conversion of O'Sullivan's … How reliable is the fifty-gram one-hour glucose screening test? … Glycemic control in gestational diabetes mellitus—how tight is tight enough: small for gestational age

255. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 24, 2023 - Con- genital syphilis increased more than 10-fold over a recent decade, from 334 cases in 2012 to 3882 … recommendation.9 The USPSTF has decided to use a reaffirmation deliberation process to update this recommendation … samples that do not require laboratory processing.12 It is un- clear how results from these tests alone … How to implement this recommendation? … evidence sufficient enough to justify a change in the grade of the recommendation.”10 The reaffirmation

256. Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2023 - Do instruments to screen for depression or suicide risk accurately identify adults, including pregnant … research is needed in primary care populations, including determining which tools should be used and how … are needed, and how to minimize the risk of harms, such as feeling judged or stigmatized, feeling that … case study of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Dep-4. … Understanding how discrimination can affect health.

257. Recommendation: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 09, 2021 - How to implement this recommendation? … A pack-year is a way of calculating how much a person has smoked in their lifetime. … help patients stop smoking: “How to Quit” resources ( https://www.cdc.gov/quit ) Smoking Cessation … Data suggest that Black persons who smoke have a higher risk of lung cancer than do White persons, and … Implementation research addressing how best to increase the uptake of lung cancer screening

258. Uhtgkzvs Bpnj4 G4Fxuay (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - results do not lead to a diagnosis of cancer. … Clinicians will encounter patients who are interested in screening but do not meet the criteria of high … In the context of substantial uncertainty about how best to manage individual lesions, as well as the … Persons who do not meet the minimum eligibility criteria for the NLST may have less net benefit and more … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?

259. Zyao53-Sqrb6Ozzkzdmjjt (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2003 - do appropriate calculation; NHS, U.K. … However, case reports suggested potentially serious side effects of pulmonary hypertension with mazindol … “Weight cycling” and mortality: how do the epidemiologists explain the role of 39 Screening and Interventions … Detailed advice about how to achieve weight loss, diet, and exercise goals. … on how quickly weight can be lost.

260. Screening for Oral Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - This final recommendation statement applies to adults ages 18 and older who do not have signs or symptoms … mouth, and moving a small brush over areas with changes to collect cells for testing. … The statement explains the evidence the Task Force reviewed and how it decided on the grade. … The Task Force recommendations do not cover diagnosis (tests to find out why you are sick) or treatment … I statement There is not enough evidence to make a recommendation.