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81. Archived: Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
    March 01, 2016 - from the 2009 USPSTF review found that screening for impaired visual acuity was not associated with improved … Does vision screening in asymptomatic older adults result in improved vision, morbidity or mortality, … of early impairment in visual acuity due to uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, or AMD lead to improved … cognitive status; 31 however, 3 observational studies found refractive surgery was associated with improved … Three observational studies found cataract surgery associated with improved vision-related function.

82. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - than age 50. 15 , 17-19 Preliminary results from two North American demonstration projects suggest improved … The sensitivity of BSE can be improved by training, as measured by the proportion of benign lumps 28 … detected on human models and artificial lumps 29 on silicone breast models, although whether this improved … detection on models translates into improved personal BSE performance is unknown. … Improved detection of human breast lesions following experimental training.

83. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2015 - settings, the role of surveillance by primary care clinicians, whether screening and interventions lead to improved … screening for speech and language delay and disorders in young children in primary care settings leads to improved … evidence on whether screening and interventions for speech and language delay and disorders lead to improved … that screening toddlers for language delay reduces requirements for special education and leads to improved

84. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2011 - evidence on the association of screening for visual impairment in children 1 to 5 years of age with improved … www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org pediatrics.aappublications.org/ 3 to 5 years of age leads to improved … found in- adequate evidence that early treat- ment of amblyopia for children �3 years of age leads to improved … topics: the association of screening for visual impairment among children 1 to 5 years of age with improved

85. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2004
    May 13, 2004 - In both the patching and the atropine group, visual acuity in the amblyopic eye significantly improved … Does improving vision result in improved health outcomes? 7. … of treatment on child and parent by questionnaire, adherence to treatment, and adverse reactions Improved … intensive screening with usual care and 1-time orthopic screening at age 37 months, in the UK, indicated improved

86. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2007 - drugs in children with monogenic dyslipidemia (defined below in clinical considerations) indicate improved … types of dyslipidemia, there is no evidence that diet or exercise interventions in childhood lead to improved … with adult CHD health outcomes or with adult dyslipidemia as an intermediate outcome and if treatment improved

87. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    September 15, 2013 - illustrates the overarching questions: whether screening for high blood pressure in adults leads to improved … hypertension at a subsequent encounter, and treatment of patients with identified hypertension leading to improved

88. Screening for Breast Cancer Using Film Mammography: Clinical Summary of 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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    Screening Tests Standardization of film mammography has led to improved quality.

89. Fourteenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 01, 2024 - In turn, this will reduce health disparities and increase health equity by leading to improved access

90. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2003 - For dementia screening to lead to improved health outcomes, primary care providers would need to have … Finally, knowledge of the dementia diagnosis at this early stage would lead to improved health outcomes … Because we found no direct evidence connecting screening and improved health outcomes, we searched for … In addition to their effects on cognition, cholinesterase inhibitors also stabilized or slightly improved … A pilot program of improved methods for community-based screening for dementia.

91. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary48/suicide-risk-screening-2004
    May 15, 2004 - For those at risk, does treatment result in improved intermediate outcomes (e.g., decreased suicidal … the prior study produces substantially fewer false-positive results ( n  = 200), but only a slightly improved … Does Treatment Result in Improved Intermediate Outcomes? … Two trials measured whether problems had improved (a dichotomous measure rated by assessors blinded to … Specifically, meta-analyses of RCTs using problem-solving therapy have shown benefit, as indicated by improved

92. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    October 11, 2022 - Depression treatment with psychotherapy was associated with improved symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory … Do depression or suicide risk screening programs in primary care or comparable settings result in improved … Do depression or suicide risk screening programs in primary care or comparable settings result in improved … Regarding depression symptoms, pooled estimates sug- gested improved symptoms associated with psychotherapy … Studies reported improved functioning, mea- sured by the Children’s Global Assessment Scale for pharmaco

93. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
    October 15, 2011 - The first was whether primary care screening programs to identify obesity or overweight in adults improved … health outcomes, improved physiologic outcomes, resulted in short-term (12 to 18 months) or long-term … Improved cholesterol levels may require large amounts of weight loss 111 . … Weight loss, weight maintenance, and improved cardiovascular risk factors after 2 years treatment with … fitness, reduced disability, improved emotional functioning, and reduced mortality.

94. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
    August 31, 2017 - figure illustrates how screening for syphilis infection in asymptomatic pregnant women may result in improved

95. Draft Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
    April 24, 2025 - an additional eligible comparison group) Outcomes KQs 1, 4: Reduced long-term amblyopia and improved

96. Final Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
    September 26, 2024 - Does treatment guided by coronary artery calcium scoring lead to improved health outcomes?

97. Draft Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
    April 25, 2024 - Does treatment guided by coronary artery calcium scoring or the ankle brachial index lead to improved

98. Archived: Evidence Summary: Depression: Screening 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-screening-2002
    May 07, 2002 - at 12-month followup, except for the subgroup of patients with severe depression, for whom feedback improved … London. 22 At 6 weeks, compared with General Health Questionnaire scores in controls, scores were improved … The intervention improved outcomes in patients who had not recently been treated for depression but not … Most interventions, including screening and feedback, improved recognition and treatment; about half … of the studies showed improved outcomes.

99. Recommendation: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
    August 15, 2011 - and Benefits There is inadequate evidence that treatment of screen-detected bladder cancer leads to improved … evidence that screening for bladder cancer or treatment of screen-detected bladder cancer leads to improved … and Treatment The USPSTF found no direct evidence that bladder cancer screening is associated with improved

100. Archived: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - including nucleic acid amplification tests and nucleic acid hybridization tests, have demonstrated improved … Improved information will allow clinicians to screen for gonorrhea in ways that improve the balance between … harms of screening, research is needed to provide direct evidence that screening is associated with improved