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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
May 02, 2014 - care delivered in a universal or selective screening strategy
Other comparators not listed as included … lifestyle interventions (e.g., exercise and diet changes)
Other types of treatments not listed as included … KQ 2: Adverse outcomes not associated with screening
KQ 3: Outcomes not listed as included … Other study designs
Settings
Publication date of 2008 to present; studies included … Several key questions were revised to be clearer about the included demographic factors and to indicate
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
June 18, 2024 - Results: Fifty-eight randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were included (N = 10,143). … Comparator: Study did not use an included comparator. … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Intervention: Study did not use an included intervention. … Population: Study was not conducted in an included population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
February 08, 2016 - Limitation: The review included only English-language studies, narrow inclusion criteria focused only … No study included children younger than 11 years. … The fifth trial included in the prior review focused on testing a CBT intervention among adolescents … In addition, some of the older studies included in this report used adult versions of screening tools … are included in the quantitative analyses.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary29/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
November 15, 2022 - Results: Eighty-six studies were included (N = 11,051). … The study of Medicare recipients included 70% women; 23 the other study included 20% women. 24 Key … Almost all studies included participants with mild to moderate OSA, and 6 also included participants … No included screening approach was assessed by more than 2 included studies, which limits the ability … Reporting of harms from treatment in the included studies was sparse.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
September 22, 2014 - Data Synthesis: 31 trials were included: 16 were newly published ( n = 56,110) and 15 ( n = 14,214 … We included English-language trials conducted in “very high” human development countries according to … One investigator abstracted data from all included studies into a standard evidence table. … Of the 31 included trials ( n = 70,324), 16 were newly published and not included in the previous review … ‡ Data for entire study population, which included adults and adolescents.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-primary-care-screening-for-and-treatment-of/depression-in-adults-screening
January 26, 2016 - To allow determination of the full population effect of screening programs, studies that included some … Because this analysis included 10 studies with low statistical heterogeneity, as assessed by the I 2 … Instrument: study did not use an included screening instrument. … Design: study did not use an included design. … Study included in systematic evidence review (SER): study was included in existing SER that was included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
November 27, 2018 - Most available research included in the evidence review is from studies of home visitation programs. … The USPSTF reviewed evidence that included home visitation–based interventions. … Of those 22 trials, 12 were included in the 2013 review and 10 were newly identified. … There were several similarities in study characteristics across the 22 included trials, including the … Studies that included the SEEK model were included in the sensitivity analysis but did not change outcomes
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8YfPLRoMwTeaDgxJdYnYbb
September 24, 2019 - Eligible populations included unselected, asymptomatic
individuals without known urinary tract conditions … For general adult populations, we
included studies conducted in countries categorized as “very
high” … for KQ1
34 Articles (17 studies) included
for KQ3
1 Article (1 study) included
for KQ2
24 Articles … Design: Study
did not use an included design or was not a primary research article. … Details of the data
analysis methods are included in the full report.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/GcjfCZtGpACQMv2KScLbEu
June 11, 2019 - RESULTS Sixty-two studies were included in this review, including 29 new studies. … Twenty-nine
new studies in 36 articles were included (2 trials in 2 articles9,10
and 27 cohort studies … The prior USPSTF review included 2 RCTs of breastfeeding
women in Africa that found 3-drug ART started … for KQ1 0 Articles included for KQ2 0 Articles included for KQ3 6 New articles (1 trial, 5 cohort
studies … ) included for KQ4
30 New articles (2 trials,
21 cohort studies [28
publications]) included
for KQ5
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nMb54adBfgajp8dG87kPcw
April 17, 2018 - How is high risk assessed in the included trials? … For the harms
of vitamin D, systematic reviews were additionally included. … The full evidence review reports on any included intervention
types for which published studies were … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
Included trials were critically appraised by 2 independent re- … How is high risk assessed in the included trials?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QaNSteuunshjz-kHPxVvAN
April 27, 2021 - Cross-sectional studies were additionally included for the outcome
of ABPM tolerability. … ; 2 additional studies measur-
ing blood pressure at multiple visits were included in a sensitivity … The prevalence of hypertension as
defined by ABPM in the included studies reflected population hetero … for KQ2
27 Articles (18 studies)
included for KQ3
16 Articles (13 studies)
included for KQ4
14 Articles … Study design: Study did not use an included design.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-intervention-prevention-cessation-children-adolescents
June 27, 2024 - possible, we plan to describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Populations
Children and adolescents age ≤18 years
More … than 50% of study participants must be in included age group
Pregnant adolescents
Adults
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
August 20, 2024 - Results: Seventeen trials (N = 24,023) on maternal iron supplementation were included. … Harms of iron supplementation included transient gastrointestinal adverse effects. … For iron deficiency anemia, studies from the prior USPSTF review were included. … Adverse effects included clinical harms, harms leading to discontinuation, and accidental overdose. … Eligible study designs included RCTs or controlled observational studies as well as large uncontrolled
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
January 13, 2022 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Populations
Adolescents who weigh more than 35 kg (ages 13 to <18 years) … breastfeeding persons. † Study must perform statistical adjustment for potential confounders to be included … We aim to accurately describe the gender composition of the studies underlying the included evidence
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
May 02, 2019 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Populations
Asymptomatic adults (age ≥18 years) and adolescents (ages 13 … Recurrent themes from comments included the public health and population effects of screening; issues … the USPSTF clarified terminology around diagnostic accuracy, anatomic site–specific testing, and the included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
September 23, 2014 - The target populations included asymptomatic, sexually active men and women, including pregnant women … Outcomes included reduction of complications of infection and transmission or acquisition of disease, … For pregnant women, outcomes also included reduction in maternal complications and adverse pregnancy … We included only English-language articles and excluded studies that were only published as abstracts … Also, the reference standard included positive NAAT results from 2 separate specimens.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
May 24, 2022 - Results: Twenty-five studies (N = 33,586) were included (13 trials, 11 diagnostic accuracy studies, … 19 studies (the previous Cochrane review 11 included 13). 15 , 16 , 18 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 30-32 … Methodological limitations included unclear allocation concealment and blinding methods and high loss … Questions included asking about trouble recognizing faces, reading the newspaper, or seeing. … The number of included studies does not sum to the number shown because some studies are included for
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
February 01, 2024 - For Key Questions, we will describe the population and intervention characteristics of the included studies … We will also examine selected subgroup analyses reported in the included studies to explore whether broad … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
Screening for unhealthy alcohol use and interventions … baseline measurement (except for studies in pregnant women, for which shorter followup times will be included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kHDoNjsfLx9SyKGD5n2ufL
January 01, 2020 - Studies included
in the previous review were re-evaluated for inclusion. … DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Independent critical appraisal of all provisionally included
studies. … Design:
Study did not use an included
design. … Population: Study was not
conducted in an included
population. … Limitations
Several limitations of the included evidence deserve special atten-
tion.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
December 28, 2023 - How did the included trials identify and define participants as being at increased risk of primary breast … To the extent possible, we plan to describe the participant characteristics of the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included