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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2_e9yUNkzrtkkNKmn7YtCU
September 01, 2012 - Low The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on
health outcomes. … Evidence is insufficient because of:
the limited number or size of studies;
important flaws in study … I statement The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the
balance of benefits
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May 01, 2009 - I statement The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient
to assess the balance of benefits … Low The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … Evidence is insufficient because of:
the limited number or size of studies
important flaws in study design
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/dementia-older-adults-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Population
Recommendation
Grade
Asymptomatic, elderly persons
There is insufficient … The Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination concluded that there was insufficient evidence … Clinical Intervention
There is insufficient
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZTMgupsEkCUuuPVpeGUm45
September 01, 2013 - screening
for HCV infection in adults not at increased risk for infec-
tion (D recommendation) and found insufficient … The USPSTF found insufficient
evidence on the effects of screening or antiviral regimens
on clinical … I statement The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to
assess the balance of benefits … Low The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … Evidence is insufficient because of:
the limited number or size of studies;
important flaws in study
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/uhtgkZVs_bpNJ4_G4fXUay
March 01, 2014 - The USPSTF found insufficient evidence on the
harms associated with incidental findings. … recommendation updates the 2004 recommenda-
tion, in which the USPSTF concluded that the evidence
was insufficient … I statement The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to
assess the balance of benefits … Low The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … Evidence is insufficient because of:
the limited number or size of studies;
important flaws in study
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Pzrh6m8vUcdvmsaBwKaQA2
February 01, 2014 - The USPSTF also found insufficient evidence to
support a specific risk threshold for referral for testing … The USPSTF added that it found insufficient evidence
to recommend one risk assessment tool over another … I statement The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to
assess the balance of benefits … Low The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … Evidence is insufficient because of:
the limited number or size of studies;
important flaws in study
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
March 15, 2009 - D
Men and Women, 80 Years and Older
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient … No Recommendation
Grade: A
Grade: D
Grade: I
(Insufficient Evidence)
How to Use … The USPSTF concludes that, for men and women 80 years or older, the evidence is insufficient to assess … No Recommendation
Grade: A
Grade: D
Grade: I (Insufficient Evidence)
How to
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September 06, 2016 - I statement
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of … Low
The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … Evidence is insufficient because of
the limited number or size of studies.
important flaws in study design … However, there is insufficient evidence on screening for and
treatment of LTBI in persons with diabetes
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - B
Women older than age 65
There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against an upper … C
Asymptomatic women
There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine cervicography … immunodeficiency virus require more frequent screening according to established guidelines. 113 There is insufficient … There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine cervicography or colposcopy screening
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
March 11, 2025 - The evidence on the benefits of screening was rated as insufficient; only 1 study examined the impact … overall) and differential between groups (81% in the intervention group vs 67% in control group)
Insufficient … more of the participants were Black
KQ3: Harms of screening
0 studies
NA
NA
NA
Insufficient … questions about the validity of the findings
Food insecurity: low (benefit)
All other outcomes: insufficient … gastrointestinal distress while “on meals”
Consistency NA Imprecise
Minimal reporting of harms
Insufficient
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
April 17, 2018 - authors have concluded from the broader literature on vitamin D (including vitamin D–deficient or –insufficient … falls suggest that evidence of the adequacy of these screening instruments for predicting falls is insufficient
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
August 20, 2019 - Risk Assessment
Risk assessment for BRCA1/2 -related cancer risk
No studies
NA
NA
NA
Insufficient … KQ3d: Harms of Posttest Counseling
Posttest genetic counseling
No studies
NA
NA
NA
Insufficient … specificity, 99% for either
NA
Descriptive studies that do not provide data on effectiveness
Insufficient … across trials from varying eligibility criteria, adherence, and ascertainment of certain outcomes
Insufficient … across trials from varying eligibility criteria, adherence, and ascertainment of certain outcomes
Insufficient
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October 11, 2019 - I statement
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of … Low
The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … Evidence is insufficient because of
the limited number or size of studies.
important flaws in study design
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - B
Persons with no identified risk factors
There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or … C
Pregnant women at lower risk for infection
There is insufficient evidence to recommend for … The CTF (prior to ACTG 076) concluded there was insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine … of all pregnant women in high-prevalence areas and of high-risk women in other areas, but it found insufficient … There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine HIV screening in persons without identified
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-i
April 01, 2019 - Congress and related agencies identifying gaps in research, such as preventive services that receive an insufficient
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
September 24, 2019 - strength of the overall body of evidence for each key question was graded as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … reporting on potential harms of screening and treatment, low no. of participants for detecting rare harms
Insufficient … characteristics; problems with blinding, randomization, selective reporting, and outcome definitions
Insufficient … treatment group
Inconsistent; imprecise
Limited data reporting
Unclear reporting bias
Insufficient
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January 01, 2001 - The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routinely providing … Poor: Evidence is insufficient to assess the effects on health outcomes because of limited number or
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-01/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - I Statement
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-USPSTF-works_TF101_Updated-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - I Statement
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - I Statement
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of