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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
September 25, 2014 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … reviews; RCTs, cross-sectional studies, and cohort studies published after the time period covered by included … Systematic reviews; RCTs and prospective cohort studies published after the time period covered by included … designs
KQs 2, 4: Primary studies of any design published during the time period covered by included … As a result, the USPSTF included additional settings providing primary care services in the research
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
May 01, 2025 - extent possible, we will describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
Studies targeting sexual behavior change to prevent STIs
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
April 24, 2025 - possible, we plan to describe the population, screening modality, and intervention characteristics of the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … cover-uncover test, cross cover test, red reflex test)
Studies assessing photoscreeners for screening will be included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
April 11, 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
KQs 1–3: Women * with unknown BRCA1/2 mutation … In response, the USPSTF revised the inclusion criteria to clarify gender terminology for the included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/m_E9nFrmxuS5-surqVHK2u
November 13, 2018 - RESULTS One hundred thirteen studies (N = 314 466) were included. … for KQ1 0 Articles included for KQ356 Articles (45 studies)
included for KQ2
12 Articles (11 studies … Screener: Study
did not use an included screener. Design: Study did not use an included design. … One hundred thirteen
studies (N = 314 466) were included. … Nineteen trials (28%) were included in the
previous review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
March 17, 2022 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
Studies targeting cervical cancer screening
Use of HPV … In response to public comment, the USPSTF included pregnant persons in the population of interest and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
January 02, 2020 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Populations
Asymptomatic children younger than age 5 years … are excluded from the review (interventions that can be provided in primary care practices will be included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
January 23, 2024 - Results: Thirty-eight studies in 41 articles were included (N = 9006). … For KQ4, KQ5, and KQ6, eligible interventions included any treatment designed to improve speech and/or … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For each included study, 1 investigator extracted pertinent … Twelve global screening tools were evaluated in the studies included the Ages and Stages Questionnaire … The studies of screening test accuracy (KQ2) included in this review assessed 23 different tools that
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9AtjNaSwTXonz49w_DEbNz
November 07, 2023 - In accor-
dance with the USPSTF Procedure Manual,14 studies rated poor qual-
ity were included only if … Other methodological limitations included open-label design and
high attrition. … for KQ1 (screening
effectiveness)
0 Studies included
for KQ3 (harms
of screening)
0 Studies included … as screening
KQ2b])
0 Studies included
for KQ3 (referral)
22 Trials plus 3 systematic
reviews included … Sixth, poor-quality trials of xylitol were included, due to few
higher-quality studies.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/q_zxLD9JZFGoSPCrEHNk2g
June 11, 2019 - RESULTS Eighteen new studies (5 RCTs, 11 cohort studies, and 2 systematic reviews;
N = 266 563) were included … within an included
systematic review
4 Systematic review or meta-analysis
used as a source document … for KQ1 0 Articles included for KQ2 0 Articles included for KQ3 9 New articles (3 trials,
3 cohort studies … ) included
for KQ4
20 New articles (2 systematic
reviews, 2 trials, 8 cohort
studies [16 publications … Third, observational studies, which
are susceptible to bias and confounding, were included, although
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 25, 2021 - and consisted of <2 contacts to ≥12 contacts
Who delivered the intervention: Highly diverse and included … The most common types of behavioral counseling interventions included active or supervised exercise or … Interventionists were highly diverse and included clinicians, registered dietitians, qualified fitness … Study sample sizes ranged from 50 to 2261; the total number of participants in all included studies was … Interventions may have included phone call “booster” sessions and toolkits with educational materials
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ERAa_Bwr7hQxqZZ-X3p8Qh
May 10, 2022 - RESULTS The review included no trials on the effectiveness of screening, 3 trials or analyses
(n = 20 … None of the included
treatment trials that reported adverse effects found significant harms. … Outcomes of interest
included mortality, morbidity from COPD, measures of health-
related quality of … None of the included trials
that reported adverse effects found significant harms. … This review contained
newly included evidence related to nonpharmacologic treatment.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/AYu2UEtRFR765BEXVyftT2
April 13, 2021 - We included studies of asymptomatic,
nonpregnant adolescents and adults who were not known to
have … The final model for predicting syphilis
incidence within the next 3 mo
demonstrated an AUC of 69% and
included … a Two reviewers independently assessed themethodological quality of each
included study using predefined … predicting
syphilis incidencewithin thenext 3months demonstrated an
area under the curve of 0.69 and included … countries, and conducted in settings and with tests appli-
cable to current practice in the US were included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/CVoJ9fc9nv2Zsgs8R8XabH
September 01, 2022 - Results: We included one study for KQ1, one study for KQ2, and one study for KQ3. … Due to recruitment and settings of included
studies conducted outside the U.S., finding from these … Included Studies
Appendix C. Excluded Studies
Appendix D. … We
included studies using any screening strategy. … We then synthesized the evidence from included studies in a narrative format.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vv5kXtX5QDg2948gog66pd
December 07, 2021 - Methodological limitations in the
fair-quality trials included unclear randomization or allocation con … for KQ4
1 Article (1 study)
included for KQ2
0 Articles included
for KQ3
6 Articles (6 studies)
included … for KQ3
1 Article (1 study)
included for KQ1
3 Articles (3 studies)
included for KQ2
0 Articles included … Two fair-quality
trials (n = 115 and n = 44) included in the prior USPSTF review found
Table 1. … The prior USPSTF review included a systematic review of 19
studies that found an association between
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
August 05, 2025 - common reported barriers to implementing alcohol screening and brief interventions among clinicians included … screening instruments to identify UAU in adolescents. 1 Most of the studies took place in the US or included … were limited in quantity with lower sensitivity and specificity measures. 1 Further, several studies included … accuracy of screening instruments detecting non-standard alcohol use conditions including the largest included … p=0.017; 4.8% in the IG vs. 7.8% in the CG). 1 This study did not directly measure alcohol use and included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R_cAa3AjFGQ2np_aQnzQGA
February 11, 2025 - Studies included in the prior 2018 review for the USPSTF4
were reassessed against the study selection … for KQ2b
5 Studies (5 articles) included
for KQ2d
43 Studies (54 articles) included
for KQ2c
6 Studies … ) included
for KQ5
40 RCTs (48 articles)
3 Cohort studies (3 articles)
27 RCTs (36 articles) included … All of the primary studies included for KQ2a in this update were rated
as poor quality. … included a small proportion of men.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R3y9LSud52CGL8mG4wvxoT
June 09, 2020 - RESULTS Ninety-nine studies (N = 84 206) were included. … Comparators included no intervention, usual
care, or a brief intervention. … Comparators included no intervention, usual
care, or placebo. … for KQ2
0 Articles included for KQ3 0 Articles included for KQ6 0 Articles included for KQ787 Articles … (71 studies)
included for KQ4
18 Articles (18 studies)
included for KQ5
1125 Full-text articles assessed
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/anxiety-adults-screening
August 27, 2020 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included studies may address these conditions individually or in combination. … Sample must include an estimated 50% or more of participants with an included disorder but may also include … Reviews in which >50% of included studies take place in countries not categorized as “Very High” on the … In response to comments, the USPSTF included studies in emergency department settings if the screening
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
September 03, 2020 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included studies may address these conditions individually or in combination. … Sample must include an estimated 50% or more of participants with an included disorder but may also include … Reviews in which >50% of included studies take place in countries not categorized as “Very High” on the … In response to comments, the USPSTF included studies in emergency department settings if the screening