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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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - Include
Exclude
Study aim
Primary prevention of CVD
Secondary or tertiary prevention … diet includes dietary patterns that emphasize vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and nuts; include … expenditure while in a sitting or reclining posture
Aspects of a healthful diet that are out of scope include … antioxidant supplementation
Alcohol moderation
Aspects of physical activity that are out of scope include … The first was to include reduction of sedentary behavior, independent of physical activity, as an intervention
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Community:
- Conduct needs
assessment in
partnership with
community groups
(eg. include formative … external
community policy)
Agree
CCM element:
Use shared decision-
making strategies that
include … Provide staff with
training in patient-
centered counseling or
empowerment
training, which may
include … community policy)
Assist
CCM element:
Use effective self-
management support
strategies that include … -Include blank on action
plan form for follow-up
date.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-2005
May 15, 2005 - Potential harms of screening and treatment for gonorrhea include false-positive test results, anxiety … Potential harms of screening and treatment for gonorrhea include false-positive test results, anxiety … While including key questions concerning individual risk factors, this review did not include a full … Recommended treatment for uncomplicated urogenital gonococcal infections from the CDC include one of … Harms of treatment include adverse drug-related effects.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
February 27, 2025 - Finally, we will include contextual questions that address the differences in access to and utilization … Category
Include
Exclude
Aim
Tobacco cessation in adults who currently use tobacco, regardless … *Includes products that include naturally occurring nicotine (nicotine derived from tobacco plants) and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-intervention-prevention-cessation-children-adolescents
June 27, 2024 - revised the analytic framework to be consistent with other child/adolescent substance use topics to include … of interest for each outcome (i.e., child/adolescent and/or adult) and the outcomes were expanded to include … Additionally, the inclusion/exclusion criteria were edited to include only studies with a very high Human
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
June 04, 2024 - Multifactorial interventions include an initial assessment of modifiable risk factors for falls (eg, … This latter recommendation will now include the use of vitamin D to prevent falls. … Other risk factors include cognitive and sensory deficits, presence of acute or chronic medical conditions … The US Preventive Services Task Force authors of this recommendation statement include the following … Any adaptations of these electronic documents and resources must include a disclaimer to this effect.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
June 17, 2021 - Criteria
Included
Excluded
Populations
All KQs: A priori subgroups of interest include … Not English language
* Adult population subgroups at increased risk for developing active TB include … medications, injection drug use, or radiographic evidence of prior healed TB. 1 † High TB-burden countries include … comments, the USPSTF revised the KQs to clarify intentions and expanded the eligibility criteria to include
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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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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/uspstf-who-we-are-how-we-work-2025.pdf
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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Cohorts should
include populations at
higher risk of falls and fall-
related injuries, such as
Native … Cohorts
should include populations
at higher risk of falls and
fall-related injuries, such as
Native … These could
include exercise,
psychological
interventions,
nutrition therapy,
education,
medication … ambulatory adults
age 65 years or older
who are at increased
risk for falls
Studies should
include
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
October 30, 2014 - Include
Exclude
Populations
Adults age 18 years or older
KQs 1, 2: Asymptomatic … and referral populations
KQs 4–6, 8: Persons with a confirmed diagnosis of OSA; population may include … Questionnaire, or STOP-Bang Questionnaire
Risk stratification or clinical prediction tools that include … multiple factors (e.g., the Multivariable Apnea Prediction Index); may include findings from physical … a comparison with polysomnography; studies on reliability of screening must include measures of reproducibility
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-counseling-2003
July 01, 2003 - 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 … Contraindications to breastfeeding are uncommon and include maternal HIV infection and the use of selected … Commercial discharge packs for new mothers typically include free samples of infant formula, bottles, … Other organizations that support counseling to promote breastfeeding include the American College of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
June 07, 2016 - Other factors that are also associated with increased prevalence rates include a history of incarceration … 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. … mental status, and auditory or ophthalmic abnormalities; late neurologic manifestations include tabes
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
April 25, 2017 - Important clinical conditions associated with increased risk include a history of eclampsia or preeclampsia … Other risk factors include nulliparity, obesity, African American race, low socioeconomic status, and … Adverse perinatal outcomes for the fetus and newborn include intrauterine growth restriction, low birth … Recently revised criteria for the diagnosis of preeclampsia include elevated blood pressure (≥140/90 … Any adaptations of these electronic documents and resources must include a disclaimer to this effect.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/EHr5y9g2_QfQzWKBCNq7rX
November 01, 2020 - Risk factors include:
dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure or hypertension, or multiple or mixed risk … While effective behavioral counseling
interventions vary, they often include:
a. … counseling on a healthy diet and physical activity, which is usually intensive, with
multiple contacts that include
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
November 15, 2022 - with increased all-cause mortality. 2 , 3 Other adverse health outcomes associated with untreated OSA include … hour, and severe OSA as more than 30 events per hour. 6 Common clinical signs and symptoms of OSA include … Potential screening questionnaires and clinical prediction tools include the Epworth Sleepiness Scale … Reported harms of treatment with MADs include oral mucosal, dental, or jaw symptoms, such as mucosal … Any adaptations of these electronic documents and resources must include a disclaimer to this effect.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/evidence-based-prevention-resource-nurse-practitioners
April 01, 2019 - Task Force members include physicians, nurses, health psychologists, and other health and methodology … These services include overuse of routine urinalysis and electrocardiograms (EKGs). … System barriers include clinical delivery systems organized better to respond to acute care needs than … Patient barriers are substantial and can include lack of knowledge regarding what preventive services … Approaches for linking clinical and community services include such things as computer linked systems
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xA88A347Uk9kr-mAXtjKWZ
January 01, 2010 - Potential harms of screening and treatment for gonorrhea include
false-positive test results, anxiety … Potential harms of
screening and treatment for gonorrhea include false-positive test results, anxiety … • Research priorities for gonorrhea screening include greater understanding of the
benefits … While including key
questions concerning individual risk factors, this review did not include a full … Harms of treatment include adverse drug-
related effects.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 16, 2024 - Finally, we will include text in the Introduction exploring what is known about how structural and social … KQ2)
KQ 2: Accuracy of screening instruments will be limited to the following instruments, which include … Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children [WIC] or college freshman orientation); may include … study-reported subgroup analyses, and clarified wording in several sections, including noting that we plan to include