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461. Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - The USPSTF developed these es- timates assuming that aspirin users are not taking NSAIDs and do not have … A study of National Health and Nutrition Examina- tion Survey data assessed how common aspirin use is … • Risk for bleeding: Aspirin use is likely to do more harm than good in persons who are at increased … It takes at least 5 to 10 years of daily aspirin use to obtain a CRC benefit; how- ever, due to a longer … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding? Aspirin is an NSAID.

462. Recommendation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 11, 2019 - A Adolescents and adults aged 15 to 65 years The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for … Grade: A Risk Assessment Although all adolescents and adults aged 15 to 65 years should be screened … Postexposure prophylaxis is used in persons who do not have HIV and may have been exposed to it via sexual … Preexposure prophylaxis is used in persons who do not have HIV and are at high risk of acquiring HIV … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?

463. Effects of Mammography Screening Under Different Screening Schedules: Model Estimates of Potential Benefits and Harms (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - Screening biennially from ages 50 to 69 years achieved a median 16.5% (range, 15% to 23%) reduction in … Thus, if a particular screening strategy leads to a 10% reduction in breast cancer mortality, then the … previous modeling efforts (9, 55) all indicated that some DCIS cases will not progress (56, 57), but how … and do not reflect personal data for individual women. … Model* D E G M S W Includes DCIS No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Includes ER status Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes How

464. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and for Caregiver Abuse of Older and Vulnerable Adults: An Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2025 - 2 How well do interventions reduce exposure to IPV, physical or mental morbidity, or mortality among … clini- cians, or research staff; however, it is not clear whether adverse events were prespecified or how … How well do interventions reduce exposure to IPV, physical or mental morbidity, or mortality among screen-detected … Second, this review did not evaluate clinician or patient preferences for how screening is implemented … The opinions expressed in this docu- ment are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position

465. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 04, 2024 - Do interventions to prevent falls in unselected or increased-risk community-dwelling older adults reduce … How is “increased risk” defined in the included trials? … Do interventions to prevent falls in unselected or increased-risk community-dwelling older adults result … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries.

466. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2013 - who are sexually active in exclusive monogamous relationships with uninfected partners, and those who do … According to the CDC, a high-prevalence setting is a geographic location or community with an HIV seroprevalence … USPSTF's deliberations on grade recommendations for the effectiveness of clinical preventive services do … receive early (immediate) or delayed ART (after a decrease in CD4 count to ≤0.200 × 10 9 cells/L or … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding? Late diagnosis of HIV infection is common.

467. Evidence Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 19, 2021 - Do tobacco cessation interventions improve mortality, morbidity, and other health outcomes in adults … Do tobacco cessation interventions increase tobacco abstinence in adults who currently use tobacco? … mean, 8.6%) among participants randomized to a control group. … Do tobacco cessation interventions improve mortality, morbidity,and other health outcomes in pregnant … Do HP, Tran BX, Le Pham Q, et al.

468. Recommendation: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 28, 2021 - Grade B See “How to implement this recommendation?” for definition of high risk. … See “How to implement this recommendation?” for definition of high risk. What’s new? … How to implement this recommendation? Assess Risk. … How often? … Research is needed on how to improve identifying pregnant persons at increased risk for preeclampsia.

469. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - STIs or other infections within the past year, adults who have multiple sex partners, and adults who do … STIs or other infections within the past year, adults who have multiple sex partners, and adults who do … It recommends that health care providers in- form patients on how to reduce their risk for STI transmis … Despite the seriousness and prevalence of STIs, primary care clini- cians often do not provide counseling … Reproductive health counseling for young men: what does it do? Fam Plann Perspect. 1990; 22:115-21.

470. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 18, 2014 - 0.5%) 2 , 4 , 6 , it is a reasonable threshold for deciding to screen a patient population or risk … The prevalence of HBV infection is low in the general U.S. population, and most infected persons do not … Anti-HBc, which persist for life, are present only after HBV infection and do not develop in persons … example, active injection drug users, men who have sex with men, and patients receiving hemodialysis) who do … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?

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     January 03, 2017 - This includes persons who are not aware of their symp- toms or do not report symptoms as being a concern … discontinue treatment with MADs be- cause of harms.1 Current Practice Most primary care clinicians do … include being unsure about how to identify and diag- nose OSA, uncertainty regarding which type of sleep … monitors are best for the diagnosis of OSA, and how to follow up patients who have been diagnosed with … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?

472. Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2020 - are also frequently used to as- sess smoking status.12 Because many pregnant women who smoke do not … How to implement this recommendation? … Li fe ti m e of Fr ee do m Fr om Sm ok in g (A m er ic an Lu ng As so ci at io n, 2 7 … • More research is needed on understanding how to help adults quit e-cigarettes. … How to Help Your Patients Stop Smoking: A National Cancer Institute Manual for Physicians.

473. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 20, 2018 - Do primary care–relevant counseling interventions improve skin cancer prevention behaviors (eg, reduced … However, a more expansive measure of skin awareness did appear to be a significant independent predictor … since those are reviewed by the Community Preventive Services Task Force. 69 , 70 Thus it is unknown how … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … Stage-based expert systems to guide a population of primary care patients to quit smoking, eat healthier

474. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 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 evi- dence cannot provide an unbiased determination of how … uc os e le ve l, pe rio do nt al d is ea se , c ar ot id in tim a− m ed ia t hi ck

475. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - the studies was assessed following established guidance.11 To do this, we qualita- tively assessed … Rw an da , Ta nz an ia ,U ga nd a, Bo ts w an a, So ut h Af ric a, Za m bi a To ta l … -t re at cr os so ve rp op ul at io n (a llp ar tic ip an ts w ho ha d at le as t1 do … 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.

476. Recommendation: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 24, 2022 - How to implement this recommendation?   … Clinicians should use their clinical judgement to determine how to evaluate patients who have symptoms … assessment tools and screening interventions that include higher-risk groups, as well as more research on how … Any adaptations of these electronic documents and resources must include a disclaimer to this effect. … Eye care in the United States: do we deliver to high-risk people who can benefit most from it?

477. Final Recommendation Statement: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 23, 2022 - without a history of known CVD and who do not have signs and symptoms of CVD. … These recommendations do not apply to adults with a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level … The USPSTF also recommended that clinicians may choose to offer a low- to moderate-dose statin to adults … No trials reported how benefits of statin therapy vary according to socioeconomic characteristics. 13 … In addition, the USPSTF wants to clarify that these recommendations do not pertain to adults with familial

478. Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 12, 2019 - depression, current depressive symptoms (that do not reach a diagnostic threshold), certain socioeconomic … who are less than 1 year postpartum who do not have a current diagnosis of depression but are at increased … current depressive symptoms (that do not reach a diagnostic threshold), certain socioeconomic risk factors … mood and health; physiological effects of stress; the importance of pleasant and rewarding activities; how … These include a past history of depression, 31 current depressive symptoms (that do not reach a diagnostic

479. Screening for HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2019 - The USPSTF assigns a certainty level based on the nature of the overall evidence available to assess … Although all adolescents and adults aged 15 to 65 years should be screened, there are a number of risk … Postexposure prophylaxis is used in persons who do not have HIV and may have been exposed to it via sexual … Preex- posure prophylaxis is used in persons who do not have HIV and are at high risk of acquiring HIV … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?

480. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women and Young Children: Screening and Supplementation, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - have been associated with abnormal infant behavior, growth, and development, although it is unclear how … which this might affect daily activities that do not involve maximal exercise capacity is unknown. … results across different study designs and population samples is noteworthy, although such studies do … A controlled trial randomized healthy infants at a mean age of 1.3 months to either iron-fortified or … initial hemoglobins ≥10 g/dL are efficacious in correcting red cell indices and iron stores, but they do