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421. Archived: Evidence Summary: False-Positive and False-Negative Rates of Digital Mammography Screening: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-false-positive-and-false-negative-rates-of-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     January 11, 2016 - How these outcomes vary by age, time since the last screening, and individual risk factors is unclear … These data comprise a defined subset of BCSC data intended to represent the experience of a cohort of … Because the BCSC data do not include information on types of menopausal hormone therapy, we assumed that … and conclusions in this article are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … ‡ Most missing values were from facilities that do not collect this information.

422. Modeling Study: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/breast-cancer-screening
     April 30, 2024 - and higher cancer detection rates for DBT compared with digital mammography, 3 , 4 even though data do … 74 yielded a median of 8.2 breast cancer deaths averted per 1000 women screened, equal to a 30% reduction … Expanding biennial screening with DBT from ages 50 to 74 to ages 40 to 74 or 79 averted a median of 1.8 … Dr Plevritis reported serving as a scientific advisor to Adela Biosciences. Dr X. … A life course perspective on how racism may be related to health inequities.

423. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
     September 05, 2017 - Few of the trials reported binary outcomes that may help determine how many participants achieved a clinically … How sensitive to clinical change are ETDRS logMAR visual acuity measurements?  … A study of pre-school vision screening tests’ testability, validity and duration: do group differences … How often are spectacles prescribed to “normal” preschool children?  J AAPOS . 2004;8(3):224-229. … Autorefractors are computerized instruments that provide objective refractive status by measuring how

424. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
     June 15, 2008 - Evidence Summary (June 15, 2008) Published Comment and Response: Do … The examination of global CHD and stroke risk allows the clinician to determine how aggressive treatment … Hemoglobin A 1c values in the high-normal range (5.6% to 6.0%) seem to predict a higher incidence of … 30%) in both groups. 27-29 Aspirin lowers the risk for ischemic stroke in women, but the benefits do … How Does Evidence Fit with Biological Understanding?

425. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 04, 2018 - US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in the update to its 2009 “A” recommendation to screen all … support the 2009 recommendation statement; how- ever, results from longer-term follow-up have since … A nontreponemal test was used to screen for syphilis, with reflex to treponemal testing if the test result … re ad dr es se d In cl ud ed ob se rv at io na ls tu dy ha ss ig ni fic an t m et ho do … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position

426. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary12/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     October 18, 2011 - For abnormal screening test results that do not meet the immediate referral threshold, retesting at shorter … Data from a third screening round reported in 2011 from ARTISTIC do not correct all of these reporting … Trials that do not have full or complete ascertainment for undetected disease can inaccurately reflect … alone in women aged 30 years and older is appealing, but important details remain unclear, including how … When is measuring sensitivity and specificity sufficient to evaluate a diagnostic test, and when do we

427. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     December 20, 2016 - the studies was assessed following established guidance. 11 To do this, we qualitatively assessed the … each item using a 4-point scale that ranged from "very" to "not at all." … How effective are oral antiviral medications in reducing genital HSV-2 viral shedding in asymptomatic … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … Le Cleach L, Trinquart L, Do G, et al.

428. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 24, 2019 - to randomization and inconsistencies or a lack of clarity regarding the par ticipant charac terist ic … limited information about how cohort was identified, characteristics of women in comparison cohorts, … ch ar ac te ris tic s; pr ob le m sw ith bl in di ng ,r an do m iz at io n, se le ct iv … no ta pp lic ab le ;R CT ,r an do m iz ed cl in ic al tr ia l; RR ,r isk ra tio . … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position

429. 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)_0.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - For all populations, there is a need for more research to identify how often clinicians should screen … Although a test can accurately identify a person’s thyroid stimulating hormone level, clinicians do … Uncertainty about how to define vitamin D deficiency with a blood test may result in people being diagnosed … conditions in health care settings and how entities can partner in a sustainable manner to support … for cervical cancer in women who have had a hysterectomy with removal of the cervix and who do not

430. 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 - For all populations, there is a need for more research to identify how often clinicians should screen … Although a test can accurately identify a person’s thyroid stimulating hormone level, clinicians do … Uncertainty about how to define vitamin D deficiency with a blood test may result in people being diagnosed … conditions in health care settings and how entities can partner in a sustainable manner to support … for cervical cancer in women who have had a hysterectomy with removal of the cervix and who do not

431. Archived: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
     November 27, 2018 - inadequate evidence that interventions initiated in primary care can prevent maltreatment among children who do … 18 years and younger in the United States who do not have signs or symptoms of maltreatment. … for a child’s basic physical, emotional, or educational needs or to protect a child from harm or potential … successful and, if so, how those interventions worked. … The Current Practice section indicates that this recommendation applies to children who do not have signs

432. Screening for HIV: Systematic Review to Update the 2005 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - How effective is ART for reducing transmission of HIV in nonpregnant adolescents and adults with chronic … How effective is behavioral counseling for reducing transmission of HIV in nonpregnant adolescents and … How effective is antiretroviral therapy for reducing transmission of HIV in nonpregnant adolescents and … How effective is behavioral counseling for reducing transmission of HIV in nonpregnant adolescents and … Disclosures can also be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms .do?

433. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
     December 15, 2020 - How effective is antiviral treatment in improving intermediate outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents … How effective is antiviral treatment in improving health outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents and adults … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … studies included patients in high-prevalence settings; all studies were conducted in Europe KQ4: How … studies in which <20% of patients had cirrhosis at baseline or were treatment-experienced KQ5: How

434. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfannrpt2011.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - What Does the Task Force Do? … how to provide care and organize their practices to produce the greatest health benefits. … However, many adults do not get screened. … How do primary care professionals incorporate new evidence to change their practice? 2. … C Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening in Men Ages 65 to 75 Years Who Do Not Smoke The USPSTF makes

435. Recommendation: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
     December 10, 2019 - do not have a history of smoking, rather than routinely screening all men in this group For women … who have never smoked and have no family history of AAA: Grade D Do not screen women who have never … smoked and do not have a family history of AAA. … How to implement this recommendation? Assess risk . … How often? One-time screening What are other relevant USPSTF recommendations?

436. Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kAg43FLUnTjCU5ZNaaHQtW
     March 01, 2016 - Population: This recommendation applies to children and ado- lescents aged 18 years or younger who do … How- ever, the magnitude of the harms of pharmacotherapy is small if patients are closely monitored, … and ado- lescents aged 18 years or younger who do not have a diagnosis of MDD. … a second to explain how screening should be implemented. … to a two-phase case- control study.

437. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - The examination of global CHD and stroke risk allows the clinician to determine how aggressive treatment … However, intensive pro- grams of lifestyle modification (diet, exercise, and behav- ior) do reduce the … Aspirin lowers the risk for ischemic stroke in women, but the benefits do not seem to be greater in women … How- ever, there are few data on prevention or delay of cardio- vascular and other long-term health outcomes … How Does Evidence Fit with Biological Understanding?

438. Final Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-screening
     March 02, 2020 - and a comparative effectiveness review on antiviral treatments, 7 , 8 to inform the USPSTF for an updated … performed) of 1-time vs repeat screening or alternative screening strategies for HCV infection, and how … how well they adjusted for key confounders, duration of follow-up, country/setting, or the proportion … Since the prior USPSTF recommendation, there has been a major shift in antiviral therapy to all-oral … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position

439. Evidence Summary: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-screening
     September 19, 2023 - Objective: To conduct a targeted systematic review to update the evidence on the effectiveness of screening … her institution for a project to develop and test a novel menopause curriculum for medical residents … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … findings Consistency and precision Other limitations Strength of evidence Applicability KQ1: How … serving Medicaid-eligible populations, especially pregnant people reporting Hispanic ethnicity KQ2: How

440. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 25, 2016 - 2 How effective is antiviral treatment in improving intermediate outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents … f 4 How effective is antiviral treatment in improving health outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents … How effective is antiviral treatment in improving intermediate outcomes among nonpregnant adolescents … studies in which <20% of patients had cirrhosis at baseline or were treatment-experienced KQ5: How … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position