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Grade: I statement
Risk Assessment
Risk factors that increase a woman’s risk for developing GDM include … Other methods of screening include fasting plasma glucose and screening based on risk factors.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - of the process:
• Draft Research Plans: Draft Research Plans guide
the recommendation process and include … All final documents
include a section summarizing any changes that were made as a result of public comments
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
June 15, 2012 - Interventions
Intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions for obese adults include the … The leading causes of death in obese adults include ischemic heart disease, diabetes, certain types of … The Recommendations of Others section was expanded to include recommendations from other professional … Both also recommend that weight-loss and weight-maintenance therapies should include a reduced-calorie … Former USPSTF members who contributed to the development of this recommendation include Ned Calonge,
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January 01, 2025 - Benefits of preventive services can include helping people stay healthy, preventing disease or detecting … Harms of preventive services can include inaccurate test results, receiving treatment when it is not … Because our recommendations are based on evidence, we do not include opinions in our analysis. … • Expert reviewers are subject matter experts on the topic, and include specialists. … Areas of expertise
include screening, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition, as well as at-risk populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
February 12, 2015 - *Weight management interventions include behavioral counseling, pharmacotherapy, and health care system–level … Include
Exclude
Condition definition
Studies identifying children who are overweight or … weight reduction or stabilization or maintenance of previous weight reduction or stabilization
May include … ):
Primary prevention in children who are normal weight
Surgical interventions
Studies that include … Acceptable measures include weight (kilograms or pounds), age- and sex-normative weight (BMI percentile
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
September 13, 2018 - Include
Exclude
Condition definition
Populations at increased risk of CVD due to hypertension … or elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or through examination of multiple risk factors, which may include … Equations or Framingham Risk Score), metabolic syndrome, or mixed risk factors (i.e., studies that include … circumference and cardiorespiratory fitness as intermediate outcomes and expanded the criteria for settings to include … This evidence review will include a high-level summary of the results of a separate evidence review on
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April 01, 2021 - Ways to measure blood pressure outside of the clinical setting include:
• Ambulatory blood pressure … Although evidence on optimal screening intervals is limited, reasonable options include:
• Screening
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Family history factors associated with increased likelihood of potentially harmful BRCA mutations include … Treatment Interventions in women who are BRCA mutation carriers include earlier, more frequent, or intensive
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Considerations: Issues to consider include other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, patient readiness … Potential Harms: Harms may include the lost opportunity to provide other services with a greater health
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
November 27, 2018 - Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Risk Assessment
Risk factors for maltreatment in children include … Specific interventions include primary care programs designed to identify high-risk patients and refer … These would include families with known risk factors for child maltreatment (eg, history of substance … Proxy measures include injuries with a high specificity of abuse, visits to the emergency department … Other measures reviewed include social, emotional, and developmental outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-counseling-2008
October 15, 2008 - about breastfeeding and techniques for breastfeeding support
Peer support
Interventions that include … The review did not include a search for potential harms of breastfeeding itself. … Interventions may include multiple strategies, such as formal breastfeeding education for mothers and … Many successful programs include peer support, prenatal breastfeeding education, or both. … Future research should include data collection on exclusive breastfeeding rates in addition to partial
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review52/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication-2011
July 15, 2011 - The advantages of using silver nitrate include its low cost, lack of allergic potential, and lack of … Advantages of the use of silver nitrate for prophylaxis include its low cost, lack of allergic potential … Disadvantages include development of chemical conjunctivitis with associated exudate in many neonates … Population (6)
Study does not include defined population
2. … No Outcomes (6)
Study does not include information on appropriate benefits/harms
7.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
September 19, 2023 - These conditions
include gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia. … Complications for the baby
include not growing as expected, low birth weight, and stillbirth. … Risk factors for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy include a history of
eclampsia or preeclampsia
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening
February 25, 2020 - These include adequate folic acid intake, low saturated fat intake, higher longer-chain omega-3 fatty … Screening tests generally include asking patients to perform a series of tasks that assess 1 or more … Other screening instruments include the clock drawing test (CDT), Memory Impairment Screen (MIS)/MIS … Pharmacologic treatments approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for Alzheimer disease include … Limitations of this trial include that 38% of persons assessed for eligibility refused to participate
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June 07, 2016 - Potential harms of screening include false-positive results that
require clinical evaluation, unnecessary … Newer screening technologies that include rapid syphilis tests are
also currently emerging. … Although not always present or
noticed by patients, manifestations of primary syphilis include
ulcers … Manifestations of
secondary syphilis include rash, mucocutaneous lesions, and
lymphadenopathy. … Harms of treat-
ment include rare adverse drug-related effects, such as anaphy-
laxis due to penicillin
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
March 18, 2014 - Screening Tests
Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include … Other instruments with more limited evidence include the Clock Draw Test, Mini-Cog, Memory Impairment … Food and Drug Administration include acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine. … Nonpharmacologic interventions include cognitive training, lifestyle behavioral interventions, exercise … Food and Drug Administration include AChEIs and memantine.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
April 06, 2023 - Category
Include
Exclude
Population
Community-dwelling adults with no known disorders related … doxercalciferol, paricalcitol, falecalcitriol, oxacalcitriol, or alfacalcidol); multivitamin supplements that include … cancer or cardiovascular disease, and clarified eligibility of studies enrolling mixed populations that include
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
July 07, 2022 - Pregnancy
Category
Include … additions and wording changes to improve clarity, including revisions to the scope of the review to include … The rationale for not including infant outcomes beyond the first year of life include lack of evidence
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January 01, 2010 - • Hospital practices that may help support
breastfeeding include early maternal contact with
the newborn … • Commercial discharge packs provided by
hospitals that include samples of infant formula
and/or bottles … Commercial discharge packs for new mothers
typically include free samples of infant formula,
bottles, … recommendations that clinicians promote
breastfeeding, but none of these organizations
include specific … Other organizations that support
counseling to promote breastfeeding include the
American College of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
April 11, 2025 - Behavioral counseling interventions that help increase breastfeeding rates include breastfeeding education … Breastfeeding support can include providing information about the benefits of breastfeeding, psychological … Variables associated with lower breastfeeding rates include Black race, being younger than 30 years, … Examples include lasting psychological impact and stigma of enslaved Black women being forced to act … Some comments requested that the recommendation include health system–level interventions.