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341. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-multifactorial-dyslipidemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - children younger than age 12 years. 11 Screening youths for dyslipidemia may have the potential to identify … conduct ongoing surveillance through article alerts and targeted searches of high-impact journals to identify … Relevant articles were solicited from expert reviewers, and ClinicalTrials.gov was searched to identify

342. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
     February 12, 2015 - KQs 1, 2 (screening): Studies of programs that systematically screen children and adolescents to identify

343. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R_cAa3AjFGQ2np_aQnzQGA
     February 11, 2025 - The discriminative accuracy of risk assessment instruments to predict fracture or identify osteoporosis … T he primary rationale for screening for osteoporosis is to identify persons who would benefit from pharmaco … As part of ongoing surveillance, targeted journal searches were conducted to identify major studies that … Evaluation of decision rules to identify postmenopausal women for intervention related to osteoporosis … FRAX calculated without BMD does not correctly identify Caucasian men with densitometric evidence of

344. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
     May 20, 2014 - The USPSTF noted that there was limited evidence on the accuracy of screening tools to identify suicide … risk in the primary care setting, including tools to identify high-risk persons. … Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed 4 studies that evaluated the accuracy of screening instruments to identify … Using the suicide risk screen to identify suicidal adolescents among potential high school dropouts.

345. Draft Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     February 01, 2024 - Screening to identify eligible participants must take place in broad-based, general settings comparable

346. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
     September 07, 2015 - insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance of risk assessment tools to identify … children. 3 The USPSTF found no studies that assessed the performance of risk assessment tools to identify … differences between groups. 3 The aim of screening for iron deficiency anemia in young children is to identify

347. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review79/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - How Well Do Screening Tests or Procedures Identify Women with Ovarian Cancer? … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … Arrow 2 represents KQ 2—"How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer

348. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     April 09, 2001 - relevant articles, the second Guide to Clinical Preventive Services , and extensive peer review to identify … To identify accurately people with abnormal lipids, at least two measurements of total cholesterol and … Preventive Services , 12 focused searches of MEDLINE from 1966 through 1993, and extensive peer review to identify … technique. 20 Lipid Levels and CHD Risk An important objective in screening for lipid disorders is to identify … years and women aged 20 to 45 years yield important benefits is controversial. 65 , 66 Screening to identify

349. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - and is an important cause of patient morbidity and mortality, but it is unclear whether screening to identify … Risk factor assessment could identify adults at substantially higher risk. … We also did not identify any studies that estimated rates of spread of disease in patients aware of their … Other reasons for screening for HCV infection might be to prevent spread of the disease or to identify … We performed an additional literature search and review to identify potential benefits from screening

350. Recommendation: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
     February 14, 2023 - evidence update. 1 , 22 The aim of the evidence update that supported the reaffirmation process was to identify … Assessment The USPSTF found no evidence of externally validated, reliable risk stratification tools to identify … seropositivity for HSV-1 does not indicate the site of infection, limiting usefulness of serologic testing to identify

351. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An Evidence-Based Prevention Resource for Nurse Practitioners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/evidence-based-prevention-resource-nurse-practitioners
     April 01, 2019 - preventive services should be a routine part of primary medical care and for which populations; and to identify … Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) is an electronic tool designed to help primary care clinicians identify … briefly about health risks and benefits of change; (3) agree on collaboratively set goals; (4) assist to identify

352. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     June 07, 2016 - syphilis and transmission or acquisition of infection (Key Question 1); effectiveness of methods that identify

353. Z3Efdr3Pjzkxrrs783 Xkh (pdf file)
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     Substance Abuse Screening Instrument (O4/05) The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) was developed in 1982 and is still an excellent screening tool. It is a 28-item self-report scale that consists of items that parallel those of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST). The DAST has “exhibited valid psychometric pr…

354. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary23/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
     June 15, 2008 - We did not identify new trials comparing intensive and less intensive blood pressure treatment targets … We did not identify any data to address the question of whether there should be different treatment targets … We did not identify evidence suggesting serious adverse effects of screening for type 2 diabetes. … We also need studies to define the duration of the prediabetes phase and identify measurable risk factors … Strategies to identify adults at high risk for type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes Prevention Program.

355. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
     October 30, 2014 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Final Research Plan Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening October 30, 2014 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They sho…

356. Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/behavioral-counseling-interventions-evidence-based-approach
     March 04, 2021 - Basic support processes that identify and activate those who need a service, summarize needed services … First, they identify all those in need of some intervention for a given behavior (e.g., sedentary or … Assessment can also identify contraindications to intervention, such as general promotion of physical … For instance, having a system in place to identify and document tobacco-use status triples the odds of … An HRA is a multi-page questionnaire that collects patient information to identify risk factors and is

357. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - Future stud- ies that stratify risk by smoking status could help identify different risk groups that … epide- miological studies of the natural history and heterogeneity of COPD progression could also help identify … Development of the Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ) to identify airflow obstruction.

358. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/EGPJ5VSbLv4_cDB7fQBmGR
     May 01, 2014 - The USPSTF noted that there was limited evidence on the ac- curacy of screening tools to identify suicide … risk in the primary care setting, including tools to identify high-risk persons. … Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed 4 studies that evaluated the accuracy of screening instruments to identify … Using the suicide risk screen to identify suicidal adolescents among potential high school dropouts.

359. Screening for Depression in Adults: USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/BnHj53HwgSBNXMvnyavxfS
     January 26, 2016 - interval for screening for depression is also unknown; more evidence for all populations is needed to identify … research is needed on the accuracy of screening tools in languages other than English and Spanish and to identify … The literature search did not identify additional trials addressing harms of screening. … A comparison of three screening tools to identify perinatal depression among low-income African American

360. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2013%20(4).pdf
     November 01, 2013 - When provided appropriately, they can identify diseases at earlier stages when they are more treatable … The goal of screening programs is to identify and treat these conditions before vision impairment develops … More research is needed to understand these harms in different age groups and to identify factors associated … More research is needed to identify effective strategies for including patient and caregiver preferences … Screening for Prostate Cancer In the Affordable Care Act, Congress also requested that the USPSTF identify