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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
March 01, 2016 - Risk factors for AMD include smoking, family history, and white race. … Treatment and Interventions
Treatments include corrective lenses for refractive error; surgical removal … Risk factors for AMD include smoking, family history, and white race. 1
Potential Harms
The harms … Harms of cataract surgery include posterior lens opacification and endophthalmitis. … Other limitations relevant to the primary care setting include that the recommended interventions are
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-adults-screening-2009
December 15, 2009 - Groups at increased risk include persons with other psychiatric disorders, including substance misuse … Groups at increased risk include persons with other psychiatric disorders, including substance misuse … Treatment may include antidepressants or specific psychotherapeutic approaches (for example, cognitive … Costs to society may include loss of life, reduced productivity (because of both diminished capacity … For older adults, harms of treatment also include serious medical events, such as UGI bleeding.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
January 24, 2017 - insufficient evidence)
Risk Assessment
Risk factors associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) include … In addition to mortality, other adverse health outcomes associated with untreated OSA include cardiovascular … Commonly reported harms of treatment with CPAP include oral or nasal dryness, eye or skin irritation, … Less common harms include oral dryness and excess salivation. … Any adaptations of these electronic documents and resources must include a disclaimer to this effect.
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June 01, 2014 - Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include asking patients to … Food and Drug Administration include acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and
memantine. … Nonpharmacologic interventions include cognitive training, lifestyle behavioral interventions, exercise … These costs do not
include the estimated $202 billion in uncompensated care
that informal caregivers … Food and Drug Administration include AChEIs and
memantine.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-adults-screening
January 26, 2016 - Risk factors during pregnancy and postpartum include poor self-esteem, childcare stress, prenatal anxiety … Screening Tests
Commonly used depression screening instruments include the Patient Health Questionnaire … A pragmatic approach might include screening all adults who have not been screened previously and using … Among older adults, risk factors for depression include disability and poor health status related to … Costs to society may include loss of life, reduced productivity (because of both diminished capacity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
April 15, 2013 - Behavioral risk factors for HIV infection include:
Having unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse … Effective interventions include antiretroviral therapy (ART) (specifically, the use of combined ART), … Individuals not at increased risk for HIV infection include persons who are not sexually active, those … These settings include sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics, correctional facilities, homeless … Risk factors for HIV infection include having unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse with more than
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June 20, 2023 - They include generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety dis-
order, panic disorder, separation anxiety … Selected screening tools
widely used in the US include versions of the Generalized Anxiety
Disorder ( … A pragmatic approach in the absence of evi-
dence might include screening all adults who have not been … Treatment or Interventions
Treatment for anxiety disorders in adults can include psycho-
therapy (eg, … Anxiety treatment may also include relax-
ation and desensitization therapies.
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Additional risk factors include having anal intercourse without a condom, having vaginal intercourse … Interventions other than ART include
prophylaxis for opportunistic infections when clinically indicated
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/40th-anniversary-timeline
January 01, 2006 - transparency, the Task Force began to pilot a public comment process on draft materials, which grew to include … Key features of the redesign include a streamlined user interface, real-time data sync, and one-click
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/how-the-uspstf-gets-input-2021_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - These topic research teams include individuals with expertise in systematic evidence reviews and in the … Areas
of expertise include screening, diagnosis, and treatment of the
condition and at-risk populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/integrating-evidence-based-clinical-and-community-strategies-improve-health
March 12, 2021 - * We use the term "clinical" to include primary care in health care systems as well as solo practices … and the term "community" to include a range of geopolitical units from small community inter-connected … Interventions include various types of service delivery, improvements in systems, education, policy, … They include environmental interventions such as water fluoridation, creation of walkable communities … Approaches for linking clinical and community services include such things as computer linked systems
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June 12, 2020 - These include changes in low-
light vision, color vision, binocularity (ability to focus on an object … the treatment area and is no longer in common use.14 Treat-
ments to reduce progression of dry AMD include … inhaled corticosteroids.23,24 Risk factors for AMD are not completely
understood but are thought to include … Other tests
available for vision screening in primary care include the pinhole
test (a test for refractive … Risk factors for AMD are not completely understood but are thought to include older age,
smoking, obesity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
November 05, 2020 - Patient populations include those defined by demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic characteristics … Include
Exclude
Populations
Asymptomatic adults without prior CVD events (e.g., myocardial
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-ii-uspstf-conflict-interest-disclosure-form
July 01, 2017 - This may include clinical specialty practice.
… This may include clinical specialty practice.
… If the answer is yes for any question, please include details or references that may be helpful in evaluating
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
August 02, 2018 - Interventions may include, but are not limited to:
Individual-, family-, couple-, or group-based … In response to comments, the USPSTF revised the scope of the review to include studies of persons living … In addition, the USPSTF expanded the list of STIs to include the hepatitis C virus and Zika virus.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
March 08, 2004 - Potential harms of screening include unnecessary biopsies and labeling, although there is limited evidence … Potential harms of screening and treatment include labeling, adverse treatment effects, and unnecessary … Established risk factors for HCV infection include … Important predictors of progressive HCV infection include older age at acquisition; longer duration of … Potential harms from screening include effects of both false-positive and true-positive tests, which
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
May 19, 2022 - programs or services; services that could result from a referral by a primary care provider
Services may include … be implemented by nonclinicians
(Interventions may be directed at the caregiver and may or may not include … populations of interest for key questions 1 and 2; specified that sociodemographic characteristics include
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January 26, 2016 - Other groups who
are at increased risk of developing depression include persons with
chronic illnesses … Among older adults, risk factors for depression include dis-
ability and poor health status related to … Risk factors for depression during pregnancy and postpartum
include poor self-esteem, child-care stress … As defined, collabora-
tive care and disease management of depressive disorders
include a systematic, … Costs to society may include loss of
life, reduced productivity (because of both diminished capacity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/reports-congress/seventh-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services
November 01, 2018 - These gaps include screening for prostate cancer in African American men and screening for illicit drug … These include gaps in research on the effectiveness of preventive services for specific age groups; how
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/reports-congress/first-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services
December 01, 2011 - recommendations made by the USPSTF address clinical preventive services for adults and children, and include … recommendations made by the USPSTF address clinical preventive services for adults and children, and include