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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations
April 01, 2025 - B
December 2019 *
Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening: adults 64 years or younger, including … pregnant and postpartum persons
The USPSTF recommends screening for anxiety disorders in adults, including … A
August 2018 *
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening: sexually active women, including pregnant … B
September 2021 *
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening: sexually active women, including pregnant … A
May 2021 *
Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening: adults, including pregnant
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May 01, 2020 - younger than 11 years), adolescents (aged 12 to 17 years), and young adults (aged 18 to 25
years), including … The USPSTF has issued other recommendation statements about substance use including:
• Screening for … illicit drug use in adolescents and adults, including nonmedical use of prescription drugs
• Primary … unhealthy alcohol use in
adolescents and adults
• Interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including … This includes more details
on the rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms;
supporting
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
January 19, 2021 - Email
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Evidence Summary
Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including … Interventions targeting cessation of any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes, were included and reviews … Where strength of evidence grades were not available, including for the primary evidence syntheses, an … Sixty-four reviews were identified that met eligibility criteria, including those among an unselected … Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: An Evidence Update for the U.S
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
January 16, 2025 - risk, we will aim to characterize gender as specifically as possible when information is available, including … Condition
Any infection that is transmitted through sexual contact (i.e., oral, vaginal, or anal), including … needles or injection equipment with an infected person)
Population
Adolescents and adults, including … based on testing/biologic confirmation)
Mortality and quality of life
STI-related health outcomes, including … harms
Self-reported measures of infection, attitude, knowledge, ability, or self-efficacy, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 16, 2024 - use is not a stated aim, even if it is a reported outcome
Condition
Unhealthy alcohol use, including … ICD] diagnostic systems)
Population
All KQs: Adolescents and adults (age ≥12 years), including … alcohol dependence
Studies in which >50% of participants are:
Treatment-seeking individuals (including … any screening instruments or question(s)
Laboratory tests
For KQ2 only, other screening tests (including … with unhealthy alcohol use (e.g., mental health symptoms/disorders; alcohol-related liver problems, including
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April 01, 2020 - Grade
School-aged children and adolescents who have not started to use tobacco
Provide interventions, including … Definition of tobacco use: Tobacco use refers to any tobacco product, including cigarettes, cigars … (including cigarillos and little cigars), as well as vaping e-cigarettes.
1. … recommendations on behavioral and pharmacotherapy interventions for tobacco smoking
cessation in adults, including … This includes more details on the rationale
of the recommendation, including benefits and harms; supporting
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September 01, 2021 - For sexually active women, including pregnant persons:
B
Grade
Screen for chlamydia if they are:
• … Sexually active adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons, without signs and symptoms of chlamydia … NAATs can test for infection at urogenital and extragenital
sites, including urine, endocervical, vaginal … The USPSTF has issued recommendations on screening for other STIs, including:
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis … This includes more details on the
rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms; supporting
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
May 18, 2023 - Analytic Framework
What is the association between intentional weight loss and health outcomes, including … based on higher BMI (≥25 kg/m 2 ) or other adiposity measures (e.g., waist circumference)
Studies including … or limited to individuals with additional cardiovascular disease risk factors, including hypertension … health system
Interventions
Interventions focused on weight loss or weight loss maintenance, including … of life or functioning
KQ 2: Intermediate outcomes:
Weight outcomes (required for inclusion) including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
June 17, 2021 - settings in asymptomatic adults who are at increased risk for developing active tuberculosis (TB), including … use TST and IGRA in asymptomatic adults who are at increased risk for developing active TB disease, including … Are harms associated with screening for LTBI, including among specific populations of interest? 4a. … KQ 3: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (including network meta-analyses), ‡ and RCTs. … Setting
KQ 1: Study settings considered to be applicable to primary care, including primary care
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
February 09, 2023 - Screening
KQs 1–3: Screening questionnaires designed to detect current or past IPV victimization, including … : Services that could be offered in primary care settings or referred to by primary care services, including … physical assaults), or discontinuation of an unsafe relationship; physical morbidity caused by IPV, including … , 5: Cohort studies with a concurrent control group are also eligible
All other study designs, including … Screening
KQs 1–3: Screening questionnaires designed to detect current or past abuse or neglect, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
April 20, 2023 - Screening
KQs 1–3: Screening questionnaires designed to detect current or past IPV victimization, including … : Services that could be offered in primary care settings or referred to by primary care services, including … physical assaults), or discontinuation of an unsafe relationship; physical morbidity caused by IPV, including … ratios, and relative risks for future abuse
KQ 3: Psychosocial harms that result from screening, including … Examples of harms are already provided in the list of eligible outcomes for KQ 3, including labeling,
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/standards-guideline-dev%20(1).pdf
September 06, 2019 - • Disclosure should reflect all current and planned
commercial (including services from which a … • Disclosure reflects all current and planned
involvement in commercial (including services from … Patient and public involvement should be facilitated
by including (at least at the time of clinical … applicability), quantity
(including completeness), and consistency of
the aggregate available evidence … External reviewers should comprise a full spectrum of
relevant stakeholders, including scientific and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tuberculosis-infection-screening-immunization-1996
February 11, 2014 - Print
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Final Recommendation Statement
Tuberculosis Infection, Including … frequency of false-positive and false-negative tuberculin skin tests depends on a number of variables, including … infection before hypersensitivity develops, in anergic individuals and those with severe illnesses (including … Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) recommend annual testing for adolescents in high-risk settings including … , most countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America), medically underserved low-income populations (including
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September 06, 2019 - Disclosure should reflect all current and •
planned commercial (including services from
which a clinician … expected to be affected
by the CPG.
3.2 Patient and public involvement should be facilitated
by including … GDG.
3.3 Strategies to increase effective participation of
patient and consumer representatives, including … following should be
provided:
An explanation of the reasoning underlying •
the recommendation, including … applicabil-
ity), quantity (including completeness),
and consistency of the aggregate
available evidence
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
November 02, 2023 - Include
Exclude
Populations
Adults age >18 years, including studies among:
Adults who … (i.e., ≥25.0 kg/m 2 ) or other adiposity-related risk factor
Adults with known CVD risk factors, including … text messages, and remote video feed) and can be delivered by a number of potential interventionists, including … Study designs
KQs 1, 2, 3, 5: Randomized clinical trials
KQ 4: Randomized, clinical trials including … for healthy diet and physical activity among adults with and without existing CVD risk factors, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-i
April 01, 2019 - accomplishes these goals through scientific research and promotion of improvements in clinical practice, including … to in this section as the "Guide"), for individuals and organizations delivering clinical services, including … insufficient evidence statement, and recommending priority areas that deserve further examination, including … provide ongoing administrative, research, and technical support for the operations of the Task Force, including … the Community Preventive Services Task Force and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/how-to-read-recommendations-fact-sheet_0.pdf
July 22, 2020 - to correspond with the letter grade
• Emphasizing the USPSTF rationale for its recommendations, including … SERVICES TASK FORCE | FACT SHEET
Section Description
Summary of Recommendation The recommendation, including … Assessment of Magnitude of Net Benefit USPSTF’s reasoning or rationale for its recommendation, including … Practice Considerations Information clinicians need to know to carry out the recommendation in practice,
including … Other related information, including conflict of interest disclosures.
1.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
October 20, 2016 - The figure illustrates how screening for drug use in adolescents and adults, including pregnant women … , may result in improved behavioral outcomes, including drug abstinence, reduced frequency and/or quantity … Does primary care screening for drug use * in adolescents and adults, including pregnant women, reduce … Does primary care screening for drug use * in adolescents and adults, including pregnant women, reduce … What are the harms of primary care screening for drug use in adolescents and adults, including pregnant
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
September 18, 2014 - The key questions examine published research studies linked to aspects of screening and outcomes, including … Which population subgroups, including men who have sex with men, are at highest risk for incident syphilis … test modality
Populations
Asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults, including … patients coinfected with other STIs, including HIV
Symptomatic patients; neonates, infants, and … rather than a screening intervention
Interventions
KQs 1, 4: Screening effectiveness, including
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November 01, 2022 - POPULATION Adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons, without known history,
signs, or symptoms … against routine serologic screening for
genital HSV infection in asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including … Asymptomatic adolescents
and adults, including
pregnant persons
DThe USPSTF recommends against routine … • This recommendation applies to routine screening of adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons … For asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons:
Do not routinely screen for genital