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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
December 15, 2020 - All asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults at increased risk for HBV infection, including those … This includes more details on the rationale of the recommendation, including benefits and harms; supporting … with men have undergone HBV screening. 4 Low uptake of screening may be related to several barriers, including … Trials evaluated first-line therapies (ie, therapies with the highest proven efficacy and safety, including … decreased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (adjusted hazard ratios [HRs] ranged from 0.24 to 0.64), including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
June 11, 2019 - Preventive Medication
The USPSTF found adequate evidence that PrEP is associated with small harms, including … (see above)
Persons who engage in transactional sex, such as sex for money, drugs, or housing, including … The CDC provides a complete discussion of implementation considerations for PrEP, including baseline … Ongoing follow-up and monitoring, including HIV testing every 3 months, is also suggested. … Patients may discontinue PrEP for several reasons, including personal preference, decreased risk of HIV
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Routine serologic testing for syphilis is recommended for persons at increased risk for infection, including … commercial sex workers, persons who exchange sex for money or drugs, persons with other STDs (including … characterized by contagious skin lesions, lymph-adenopathy, and condylomata lata. 2 Systemic spread, including … for syphilis is recommended for all pregnant women and for persons at increased risk for infection, including … commercial sex workers, persons who exchange sex for money or drugs, persons with other STDs (including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-screening-2002
May 07, 2002 - The complete information on which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, … Shorter screening tests, including simply asking questions about depressed mood and anhedonia, appear … illnesses detected in primary care settings. 1 , 8 Antidepressant medications for major depression, including … The trials reported various outcomes, including recognition of depression, rates of treatment, and clinical … result of screening would need to be treated to produce one additional remission. 9 If depression (including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/syphilis-infection-pregnant-persons
November 19, 2024 - Systemic or structural racism results in policies and practices, including healthcare delivery, that … loss), and meningitis. 1 In 2022, there were 3,761 cases of congenital syphilis in the United States, including … syphilis in nonpregnant persons, 18 as well as screening for other sexually transmitted infections, including … One of the studies additionally reported including 75% Hispanic participants and 3% Asian participants … and treatment
Screening for syphilis infection in pregnant persons may result in potential harms, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary23/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
March 30, 2015 - We excluded studies conducted in resource-poor populations, including nutritionally deficient populations … Clinical outcomes of study were morbidity (including growth; cognitive, psychomotor, and neurodevelopmental … Most sample sizes varied from 70 to 428, with 1 study including 1657 children. … Screening for iron deficiency anemia, including iron supplementation for children and pregnant women. … Screening for iron deficiency anemia—including iron prophylaxis.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan17/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
May 15, 2013 - of carbohydrates (consumption of whole grain and fiber, avoidance of excess refined carbohydrates, including … Populations
Adults
At least 50% of participants have known CVD risk factors, including … e.g., cardiac or physiotherapy rehabilitation patients)
Settings
Primary care (including … of a larger multicomponent intervention on healthy diet and nutrition, physical activity, or both, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
May 02, 2023 - What are the benefits of treatment for LTBI with CDC–recommended pharmacotherapy regimens, including … Are harms associated with screening for LTBI, including among specific populations of interest? … The studies evaluated various other harms, including possible hypersensitivity, systemic drug reactions … Table 2 provides a summary of the main findings, including an assessment of the strength of evidence … Previously published systematic reviews evaluating accuracy of screening tests for LTBI, including a
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-v-work-planresearch-plan-template
July 01, 2017 - List all conclusions made by the Task Force in the prior recommendation and rationale statement, including … Define the spectrum of the disease/condition that the review will include and exclude, including the … Define the means of detection/screening that will be reviewed, including the rationale (see the background … Define the methods of treatment/intervention that will be reviewed, including the rationale (see the … The timeline includes major milestones, including expected date for presentation at a future Task Force
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfcongresstestimony%20(3).pdf
November 30, 2016 - health issue for many on this committee, as it
is for many clinicians and patients across the country, including … We need to do more to address unacceptably high rates of prostate cancer in African American men,
including … We have continued to work to meet or exceed each of these
standards, including holding our own members … and with the recommendations, as are the steps that we’ve
taken to mitigate any potential conflicts, including … I know that as our clinic works together as a team of health professionals—including doctors-in-training
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xiii-template-scoping-decision-problem-address-through-decision-modeling
July 01, 2017 - of existing models (Appendix Table 4):
Population: Consider geography, patient characteristics (including … alternative strategies (and their variations) that should be addressed, critical service components (including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/intimate-partner-violence-and-elderly-abuse-screening-2004
March 08, 2004 - The complete information on which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, … settings were abused and/or neglected during 1996. 11 The abuse of older adults takes many forms, including … spouse. 11 Harmful outcomes of family violence may include not only repercussions of acute trauma, including … for developmental delay, school failure, violent behavior, and a variety of psychiatric disorders, including … Screening for child abuse in the primary care setting can involve a variety of techniques, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-supplemental-screening-in-women-with-dense-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
January 11, 2016 - Detailed methods, including search strategies, detailed inclusion criteria, and excluded studies, are … In studies that focused primarily on women at high risk for breast cancer (including those with preexisting … We defined recall as the need for any additional diagnostic testing after supplemental screening, including … categorical BI-RADS breast density classification by the same or different radiologists, altogether including … KQ 4: What are the harms associated with being identified as having dense breasts, including psychological
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/N3VeYbr4ZdhZfqsw3ErLHE
November 01, 2014 - Although screening with ultrasonography has few direct
harms, all screening strategies, including those … All screening strategies, including ultrasonography with or without confirmatory tests (digital subtraction … The USPSTF has made recommendations on many factors related to stroke prevention, including screening … Other factors, including
treatment and control of diabetes and hyperlipidemia, are
also reported to be … The evidence has important limitations, including the
lack of studies focusing on a population identified
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/depression-in-adults-screening
January 26, 2016 - least moderate certainty that there is a moderate net benefit to screening for depression in adults, including … persons with chronic illnesses (eg, cancer or cardiovascular disease), other mental health disorders (including … Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Twenty-three studies (n = 5398), including 8 studies of the English-language … In the 2 trials conducted in the United States, 7 , 8 including a recent study in low-income African … All 10 trials of CBT or CBT-related interventions, including the 2 trials in pregnant women, showed an
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kGvn_HBPEEdfu2rs38VN8_
March 11, 2025 - All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. … All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. … All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. … All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. … The 23 studies among adults covered a
range of populations, including broad-based or low-income adult
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/estalishing-maintaining-trust-commentary.pdf
May 26, 2023 - a systematic framework, the team
provides consistent and comprehensive support
for all topics, including … recommendation
stating that clinicians should screen all adults
ages 64 or younger for anxiety, including … screening for anxiety in adults draft
recommendation within the first two weeks of
posting alone, including … This message featured
prominently in all the communications materials
including a website, a video … approach helps the Task Force garner coverage
in tens of thousands of media stories each year,
including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/clinical-practice-update-notable-uspstf-2024-final-recommendations
January 17, 2025 - This document informs healthcare professionals about the most impactful Task Force recommendations, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xiv-decision-framework-assess-and-guide-need-searches-existing-decision-models
July 01, 2017 - The main constructs of relevance should be defined, including a time frame to define how recent models … should be, and any setting considerations, including policy and practice context.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/published-comment-and-response-do-lipid-lowering-agents-provide-a-greater-reduction-in-cardiovascular-events-among-patients-with-diabetes/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
November 15, 2008 - In making its recommendation on screening for type 2 diabetes, the USPSTF considered interventions, including … risk 2 and to screen for type 2 diabetes if knowledge of diabetes status would change management, including