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41. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
    October 20, 2016 - Additionally, the figure illustrates how interventions to reduce drug use may have an impact on behavioral … Do counseling interventions to reduce drug use, with or without referral, reduce drug use or improve … Do counseling interventions to reduce drug use, with or without referral, reduce morbidity or mortality … studies, time series studies, before-after studies with no comparison group, cross-sectional studies, case … studies, case series, editorials/commentaries Country Studies conducted in countries categorized

42. Final Research Plan: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
    September 26, 2019 - The final Research Plan will be used to guide a systematic review of the evidence by researchers … Do the harms of aspirin use to prevent preeclampsia vary by subpopulations defined by personal characteristics … How might recent changes to the diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia and for adult hypertension affect … trials KQ 3 (Harms): Editorials, narrative review, commentary, postmarketing surveillance, or case … reports Study Quality Good- and fair-quality studies Poor-quality studies Language

43. Draft Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
    February 23, 2023 - Do interventions to prevent perinatal depression improve health outcomes in pregnant or postpartum … In trials that limit enrollment to individuals at increased risk, how are participants identified as … Criteria Include Exclude Aim/ Objective Studies with a primary aim to prevent perinatal depression … disorder)  Studies limited to individuals with a medical condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS) Studies limited … closed preexisting social networks (e.g., church or worksite) General parenting education without a

44. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
    September 13, 2018 - Do primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase physical … Do primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase physical activity … Do primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase physical activity … reports Publication date Trials published from 1990 to present Trials whose primary results … Several organizations requested clarification on how this topic will be integrated with the recommendation

45. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2kM7LY6ccceVo8bmdUXhYm
    September 01, 2002 - Details of how to use SCORE and ORAI are given in Table 2). … These findings relate to screening asymptomatic women only and do not apply to women considered for testing … Screening for osteopenia and osteoporosis: do the accepted normal ranges lead to overdiagnosis? … Arrow 3: Do bone density measurements II-2 Fair: not known how well results of accurately identify … Preventive Services Task Force developed a set of criteria to determine how well individual studies were

46. Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2005 - Do risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing lead to a reduction in the incidence of breast and ovarian … How well do interventions reduce the incidence and mortality of breast and ovarian cancer in women identified … KQ 4: How well do interventions reduce the incidence and mortality of breast and ovarian cancer in women … DATA SYNTHESIS Do Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing Lead to a Reduction in the Incidence of … How Well Do Interventions Reduce the Incidence and Mortality of Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Women Identified

47. Final Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/food-insecurity-screening
    July 28, 2022 - clinical, or dietary assessment) Risk assessment or screening tools for social risk factors that do … week followup KQ 2: Test performance studies without reference standard KQs 3, 5: Case series, case … reports, or editorials Study quality Fair to good Poor * For all KQs, populations … In response to public comment, the USPSTF added a few additional outcomes to KQs 1 and 4, including food … ,” that addresses how the review would address health equity, heterogeneity by population, as well as

48. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ofaMtvNZ-5KdhWAJjXfZpN
    February 01, 2011 - Inter- ventions ranged from a written self-guided booklet to a brief video and to a 30-minute 1:1 peer-counseling … These studies do not suggest a strong association between total or chronic sun exposure and skin cancer … At what age do sunburn episodes play a crucial role for the development of malignant melanoma. … Hospital-based case–control studies, ecological analyses, cross-sectional studies, case series, and case … reports Setting Include English-speaking countries, primary care or setting judged to be generalizable

49. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
    April 15, 2013 - Beth Smith, DO; Jessica C. … We also abstracted model calibration, a measure of how well predicted probabilities agree with actual … It is not clear how to identify candidates for therapy. … How do outcomes vary by population subgroups? 4. … How do benefits and harms affect decisions to use medications to reduce risk for primary breast cancer

50. Final Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
    June 01, 2023 - Do interventions to prevent perinatal depression improve health outcomes in pregnant or postpartum … In trials that limit enrollment to individuals at increased risk, how are participants identified as … Category Included Excluded Aim/ Objective Studies with a primary aim to prevent perinatal … disorder)  Studies limited to individuals with a medical condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS) Studies limited … closed preexisting social networks (e.g., church or worksite) General parenting education without a

51. 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 - How effective is screening for oral health performed by a primary care clinician in preventing … How accurate is screening for oral health performed by a primary care clinician in identifying children … Ages 5 to 17 Years How … * How effective is oral health behavioral counseling provided by a primary care clinician in preventing … How effective is referral by a primary care clinician to a dental health care provider in preventing

52. Archived: Final Research Plan: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan44/depression-in-adults-screening
    July 03, 2014 - Do the harms vary by population characteristics * ? … Do the harms vary by population characteristics * ? … How effective are usual care methods in identifying patients with depression (i.e., do they avoid underdiagnosis … How is treatment managed in patients who screen positive for depression (e.g., how likely is it that … is the patient to receive a full therapeutic dose of treatment)?

53. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/exVc75LHoUdnqjY6wYxzGV
    June 01, 2003 - Do sun protection behaviors have significant adverse effects? 5. … Do sun protection behaviors have significant adverse effects? … How valid is adolescents’ self-report as a way of assessing sun protection practices? … Do pediatricians counsel families about sun protection? A Massachusetts survey. … Do tanning lamps cause melanoma? An epidemiologic assessment.

54. Archived: How Did the USPSTF Arrive at This Recommendation?: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/how-did-the-uspstf-arrive-at-this-recommendation-/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
    May 11, 2012 - How should I decide whether to have a PSA screening test? Who does this recommendation cover? … I submitted a comment on the draft. How do I know the Task Force saw it? … How should I decide whether to have a PSA screening test? … I submitted a comment on the draft. How do I know the Task Force saw it? … How does the Task Force make a recommendation?

55. Archived: Published Comment - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/published-comment---will-recommendations-against-spirometry-make-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-harder-to-treat/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-screening-2008
    November 15, 2008 - This could be a big blow (no pun intended) to a nationwide effort to diagnose and treat chronic obstructive … who do not recognize or report symptoms to a clinician and does not apply to individuals with a family … How are we doing in this regard as clinicians? Not very well. … Failure to diagnose COPD at this stage removes the opportunity to intervene early to interrupt a vicious … with the diagnosis do not have COPD.

56. Final Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
    August 11, 2016 - will be used to guide a systematic review of the evidence by researchers at an Evidence-based Practice … The figure illustrates how interventions to prevent perinatal depression may result in improved health … Do interventions to prevent perinatal depression improve health outcomes in pregnant or postpartum … In trials that limit enrollment to high-risk women, how are participants identified as being at high … women with a medical condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS) Nonhuman populations Studies limited to spouses

57. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/k2QHcwuK4NkvxFXhvGrbwY
    May 01, 2004 - estrogen use is a risk factor for ovarian cancer,7,8 while others do not.9 It has not yet been determined … how to use these risk factors in a screening strategy. … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … A positive result on testing initiates a referral to the patients’ own physicians for diagnosis. 2. … How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer?

58. C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2009 - However, these factors do not explain all of the excess risk (4, 5), and approximately 40% of CHD deaths … addition, because the investigators used broad inclusion criteria, the studies in these meta- analyses do … could not assess how well risk ratios derived from the entire pop- ulation apply to intermediate-risk … new marker to a prediction model. … However, their results are imprecise and their estimates are group averages, so they do not show how

59. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SaASReVeD_fpHZQbeBZD5s
    October 01, 2016 - Data Extraction: The plan was for 1 investigator to abstract data and a second to check their accuracy … Regarding screening in younger adults, another area of uncertainty is how frequently to test. … time in younger adults (25, 26); however, no study evaluated how lipid levels change according to different … (estimated at 1 in 500 per- sons) and that even among this population, most (85% to 90%) do not experience … The views expressed here do not represent and should not be construed to represent a determination or

60. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2007 - We will do this by con- sidering 3 questions: 1) What evidence does the Task Force consider to estimate … The Task Force realized that this rating seemed to apply only to how well studies were conducted and … Do the studies have the appropriate research design to answer the key question(s)? 2. … How many studies have been conducted that address the key question(s)? How large are the studies? … benefits do or do not outweigh harms.