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121. Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_0.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - list helps the public stay up-to-date on Task Force activities, including public comment periods • Individuals … recommendations for the media • Plain language summaries of Task Force draft recommendations to help individuals

122. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - Prevalence is increasing most rapidly among individuals with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or greater … Overall, risk for premature death among individuals with diabetes is about twice that for those without … More than 60% of lower-limb amputations not due to trauma occur among individuals with diabetes (4). … data from 20 studies of 95, 783 individuals followed for 12.4 years. … Cardio- vascular risk factors in confirmed prediabetic individuals.

123. Archived: Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     November 05, 2015 - Moving from left to right, the figure depicts an initial risk assessment, after which some individuals … Following the comprehensive risk assessment, individuals may be classified again as being at increased

124. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge the following individuals: David Meyers, MD, at AHRQ; current … The lifetime risk of overdiagnosis (i.e., as a proportion of screened individuals) in categories of … In individuals with “average” comorbidity (and thus average life expectancy) screened for prostate cancer … In contrast, in individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for breast cancer at age 74 years, the … In individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for colorectal cancer at age 74 years, the absolute

125. Screening for Dementia - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - social or occupational functioning in an alert person.4 The USPSTF did not review evidence on screening individuals … Between 60% and 70% of individuals with dementia have Alzheimer’s disease; about 20% to 30% have either … Testing for genetic mutations may eventually prove useful in screening individuals at risk for Alzheimer … There are, however, limited population-based data regarding the absolute risk of dementia among individuals … Care concluded that there is insufficient evidence to recommend cognitive screening of asymptomatic individuals

126. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - high rates of reinfection among those at greatest risk, screening may be of little benefit to some individuals … routine screening for gonorrhea in the general population but recommends screening of high-risk patients: individuals … particularly adolescents, with at least two sex partners in the previous year prostitutes sexual contacts of individuals … Early identification and treatment of asymptomatic individuals is also likely to reduce transmission … include treatment for co-infection with chlamydia and treatment of sex partners. 9 All sexually active individuals

127. Recommendation: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2023 - Women and Black individuals are also at risk. Anxiety and depressive disorders often overlap. … One cohort study found that 67% of individuals with a depressive disorder also had a current anxiety … sensitive to cultural issues. 1 Clinicians should also be cognizant of the barriers that could keep individuals … Less than half of individuals who experience a mental illness will receive mental health care. 12 Systemic … Therefore, the evidence review for the USPSTF excluded studies that only included individuals with comorbid

128. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/16812/prostate-models-overdiagnosis/pdf
     May 01, 2018 - Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge the following individuals: David Meyers, MD, at AHRQ; current … The lifetime risk of overdiagnosis (i.e., as a proportion of screened individuals) in categories of … In individuals with “average” comorbidity (and thus average life expectancy) screened for prostate cancer … In contrast, in individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for breast cancer at age 74 years, the … In individuals with “average” comorbidity screened for colorectal cancer at age 74 years, the absolute

129. Uspstf-Public-Engagement-Fact-Sheet Updated 2025 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet_updated_2025.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Individuals can visit Healthfinder.gov to determine which preventive services they may need based on

130. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - The benefits of treating screened individuals, therefore, cannot be assumed to be the same as those of … treating symptomatic individuals. … patients with characteristics likely to be different from those identified by screening asymptomatic individuals … similar to those in the clinical trials), screening, evaluating, and treating 100,000 average-risk individuals … Randomized, controlled trials specified the maximum potential benefit from selected individuals having

131. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 11, 2025 - For the outcome of percentage of individuals with food insecurity, risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals … Ten studies (n = 123,886) examined the accuracy of a brief screening instrument to identify individuals … Social needs are social risk factors that individuals prioritize as something they believe is important … In addition, none of the studies conducted analyses showing whether individuals who showed greater improvement … Medical mistrust among food insecure individuals in Appalachia.

132. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Can the individuals primarily affected be practically distinguished as high risk? … Risk factors and populations with risk factors: What is the prevalence of cases in high-risk individuals … Is there a significant absolute difference in risk between "high-" and "low-risk" individuals?

133. Draft Recommendation: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 10, 2024 - In addition, limited data  among individuals with disabilities and those identifying as LGBTQ+ suggest … Transgender men, nonbinary individuals, and others who were assigned female sex at birth have the same … increasing rates of vaccination in this age group through herd immunity and even lower in vaccinated individuals … It also recommends that individuals older than age 65 years with no history of CIN2+ and adequate prior … Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer

134. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/individualizing-cancer-screening-older-adults
     March 01, 2021 - However, for most individuals without signs or symptoms there is likely to be only a small benefit from

135. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - Implementation Focus on strategies that maximize the number of individuals who get screened. … Individuals with a personal history of cancer or adenomatous polyps are followed by a surveillance regimen … *These recommendations do not apply to individuals with specific inherited syndromes (Lynch Syndrome … reduce colon cancer deaths should focus on implementation of strategies that maximize the number of individuals … Despite the increasing incidence of colorectal adenomas with age, for individuals previously screened

136. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - • Individuals at increased risk for sleep apnea include men, postmenopausal persons, older adults (aged

137. Grade Definitions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 01, 2018 - However, for most individuals without signs or symptoms there is likely to be only a small benefit from

138. U.S. Preventive Services | Grade Definitions
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     July 01, 2012 - However, for most individuals without signs or symptoms there is likely to be only a small benefit from

139. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Asymptomatic individuals with HCV infection identified through screening may benefit from interventions … prevalence of HCV infection in high-risk groups is 50 percent to 90 percent, the yield of screening in individuals … counseling to prevent alcohol misuse and vaccinations for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, in HCV-infected individuals … In addition, the NIH panel recommends screening for individuals with multiple sexual partners, spouses

140. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
     August 24, 2021 - Additional Contributions: We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions … Effect of a lifestyle intervention on weight change in south Asian individuals in the UK at high risk … Effectiveness of a pragmatic education program designed to promote walking activity in individuals with … Effect of early intensive multifactorial therapy on 5-year cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with … Does early intensive multifactorial treatment reduce total cardiovascular burden in individuals with