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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
August 22, 2023 - Grade: A *See the “How to implement this recommendation” section for more information on identifying … This recommendation applies to adolescents and adults who do not have HIV and are at increased risk of … How to implement this recommendation? … adolescents and adults who do not have HIV and are at increased risk of HIV. … although all trials except for 1 were blinded, which could affect risk of STIs if participants who do
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
March 19, 2024 - This recommendation applies to children and adolescents younger than 18 years who do not have signs or … How to implement this recommendation? … children and adolescents younger than 18 years who do not have signs or symptoms of or known exposure … in a custodial role. 5 Child neglect refers to failure to meet a “child’s basic physical, emotional … prevent maltreatment among children and adolescents who do not already have signs or symptoms of such
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
September 24, 2019 - Because of the historical nature of the evidence, a more lenient quality rating of studies was used to … All 3 trials specific to older adults reported mortality by treatment group as a primary or secondary … higher number needed to treat to prevent a single case of pyelonephritis. … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … limited information about how cohort was identified, characteristics of women in comparison cohorts,
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August 22, 2018 - 2
How well do interventions reduce exposure to IPV, physical or mental morbidity, or mortality among … Most assessed a
tool designed to identify persons experiencing past-year IPV; how-
ever, 5 studies (n … How well do interventions reduce exposure to IPV,
physical or mental morbidity, or mortality among screen-detected … The
opinions expressed in this document are those of
the authors and do not reflect the official position … Domestic violence: how to screen &
intervene. RN. 2000;63(12):52-56.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - The USPSTF developed these estimates assuming that aspirin users are not taking NSAIDs and do not have … study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data assessed how common aspirin use is for … Risk for bleeding: Aspirin use is likely to do more harm than good in persons who are at increased risk … How the use of proton-pump inhibitors with aspirin may change the balance of benefits and harms should … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?
Aspirin is an NSAID.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
June 23, 2014 - , the results do not rule out the possibility of a small benefit of screening in this population. … A proportion of AAAs will never rupture because they do not advance to conditions for the rupture to … Screening with ultrasonography is noninvasive and easy to do and has high sensitivity (94% to 100%) and … and easy to do; does not expose patients to radiation; and has high sensitivity (94% to 100%), specificity … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?
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February 25, 2020 - Some persons with MCI may progress to
dementia, while some do not. … One systematic review found that
32% of persons with MCI develop dementia over 5 years.3 How-
ever, studies … How to implement this
recommendation? … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding? … Since current medical therapies for dementia
do not appear to affect its long-term course, the potential
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March 19, 2024 - without obvious signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect, do primary care–feasible or referable
preventive … Five trials con-
tributed to a pooled analysis at 12 months to 3 years after baseline
(eTables 15 and … Do the harms of interventions dif-
fer by populations of interest (eg, defined by child or caregiver … No study evaluated how harms varied according to factors such as
race and ethnicity. … Impact of a statewide home
visiting program to prevent child abuse.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
April 11, 2025 - How to implement this recommendation? … These programs may also offer family members encouragement and advice on how to provide support. … The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health provides resources on how to support breastfeeding at … Some commenters sought additional information on how interventions should be provided (eg, who should … "Why even bother; they are not going to do it?"
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
February 12, 2019 - There are currently no clinical guidelines on how to prevent perinatal depression and no prior US Preventive … Do interventions to prevent perinatal depression improve health outcomes in pregnant or postpartum women … In trials that limit enrollment to high-risk women, how are participants identified as being at high … However, evidence is lacking on whether and how to incorporate other risk factors, as well as on who … is most likely to benefit from preventive interventions and how those individuals are best identified
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
January 19, 2021 - How to implement this recommendation? … frequently used to assess smoking status. 12
Because many pregnant women who smoke do not report … Additionally, to successfully conduct these types of studies, standardization of how to quantify e-cigarette … How to Help Your Patients Stop Smoking: A National Cancer Institute Manual for Physicians. … Nickels AS, Warner DO, Jenkins SM, Tilburt J, Hays JT.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
June 15, 2016 - Do adverse effects vary by important subpopulations (eg, age)? … Do undesirable effects of screening affect all-cause mortality in flexible sigmoidoscopy programmes? … When is measuring sensitivity and specificity sufficient to evaluate a diagnostic test, and when do we … In general, the figure illustrates how screening for colorectal cancer with colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy … Key question 3b: Do adverse effects vary by important subpopulations (eg, age)?
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November 01, 2013 - How the Task Force Makes Recommendations
The Task Force makes recommendations based on a rigorous review … This recommendation applies to children who do not
have signs or symptoms of maltreatment. … do multiple chronic conditions
affect whether an older adult will benefit from a preventive service … them benefit and have
the option to decline services that they do not want. … for cervical cancer in women who have had a hysterectomy with removal
of the cervix and who do not
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December 10, 2019 - How to implement this
recommendation? … Asymptomatic adults
How often? … For men aged 65 to 75 years who have never smoked: Grade C
Selectively offer screening to men who do … 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.
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July 13, 2021 - Do the harms of screening differ for subgroups defined by age, sex, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic … a. Do interventions for prediabetes delay or prevent progression to type 2 diabetes?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
October 15, 2009 - Persons with low (<10%) Framingham risk scores do not benefit from aggressive risk factor modification … , whereas those with high (>20%) Framingham risk scores do benefit. … No evidence or consensus is available regarding how to treat and counsel these persons. … particular aspects of the meta-analysis, this evidence cannot provide an unbiased determination of how … The CAC score also seemed to be imprecise; among participants who had a high CAC score, those with a
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January 19, 2021 - Do tobacco cessation interventions increase to-
bacco abstinence in adults who currently use tobacco? … (mean, 8.6%)
among participants randomized to a control group. … exercise46; acupuncture48; hypnotherapy49; and
systems-level interventions50,51 compared with controls; how … only placebo-
controlled trials,117 however, a finding similar to this review. … Do HP, Tran BX, Le Pham Q, et al.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
May 10, 2022 - Do not screen asymptomatic adults for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Grade: D
To … This recommendation applies to adults who do not recognize or report respiratory symptoms. … How to implement this recommendation? … Do not screen for COPD in patients with no symptoms. … them quit if they do.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
August 23, 2022 - Do the benefits of statin treatment vary in groups defined by demographic, clinical, or socioeconomic … No trial reported how benefits of statin therapy varied according to socioeconomic characteristics. … How do benefits and harms of statin treatment vary according to its intensity? … Evidence on how statin benefits vary by age remains limited for older (>70 or >75 years) persons. … therapy is associated with increased cataract surgery risk; and to clarify how statin intensity and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/cervical-cancer-screening
August 21, 2018 - The false-positive rate was reported to quantify the extent to which women in a cervical cancer screening … For each primary screening strategy, how does the rescreening interval relate to future cancer incidence … Do the adverse effects vary by subpopulation (eg, age, race/ethnicity, and hrHPV immunization status) … Do adverse effects vary by screening strategy, including by rescreening interval? … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position