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June 20, 2017 - Harms of Early Detection and Treatment or Intervention
The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound … Estimated time of contact was the only behavioral intervention component associated with effect size … Across all categories of intervention intensity, children in both the intervention and control groups … trials, respectively) was higher than in the behavioral intervention trials. … Five trials found no adverse or serious adverse events in the intervention group.
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March 20, 2018 - Three studies provided the intervention in conjunction with well-child visits. … A randomized intervention study of sun protection promotion in well-child care. … Mailed intervention to promote sun protection of children: a randomized controlled trial. … The Sun Sense study: an intervention to improve sun protection in children. … Efficacy of an intervention to alter skin cancer risk behaviors in young adults.
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June 30, 2016 - primary care, such as community, worksite, child care, school, or recreational/tourism settings
Intervention … multidimensional interventions aimed at improving sun protection behaviors or teaching skin self-examination
Intervention … primary care–relevant counseling component cannot be isolated
Comparison
Usual care, no intervention … , waitlist, or minimal intervention
Another skin cancer counseling intervention
Outcomes
KQs
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September 18, 2018 - Among technology-based interventions, intervention compo-
nents included computer- or web-based intervention … In
addition, all study participants completed more than two-thirds
of the intervention. … Participant characteristics were
similar to those in the behavioral intervention trials. … Intervention harms were sparsely reported. … Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with
lifestyle intervention or metformin.
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October 23, 2018 - Harms of Detection and Early Intervention
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence to determine the harms … , or both, so screening and the intervention could be delivered in private. … Interventions
No studies definitively identified which intervention components resulted in positive … Eleven RCTs (n = 6740) evaluated an IPV intervention in adult women with screen-detected IPV or women … The review identified no eligible screening or intervention studies on IPV in men.
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July 01, 2017 - What is the rationale for screening or early intervention? How is the disease/condition detected? … Intervention/treatment. What preventive intervention(s) are of interest? How do they work? … Intervention/treatment:
If there are multiple ways of treating the disease/condition, is one (or more … Define the methods of treatment/intervention that will be reviewed, including the rationale (see the … background questions on intervention/treatment to be answered as needed to support your approach.)
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November 01, 2012 - The effect of brief alcohol intervention
on postpartum depression. … WHO Brief Intervention Study Group. … A brief intervention for
prenatal alcohol use: an in-depth look. … Moderate alcohol consumption—need for intervention programs in pregnancy? … (KQ 1)
Intervention
(KQ 6)
(KQ 5)(KQ 3)
(KQ 2) (KQ 4)
Screening Intervention
Health:
All-cause
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September 21, 2015 - Characteristics of Included Systematic Reviews by Population, Intervention, and Last Search Date … Study, Year (Reference), by Intervention Type
Quality Rating
Specific Intervention … NA
Only 1 review reported the results of 1 intervention among men on health outcomes. … Intervention took place in the 1970s. … type, number of intervention components, or outcome ascertainment approach.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
April 06, 2004 - More research into the efficacy of primary care screening and behavioral intervention for alcohol misuse … The benefits of behavioral intervention for preventing or reducing alcohol misuse in adolescents are … Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinking. A Manual for Use in Primary Care . … Training Physicians in Techniques for Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention. … Identification of at-Risk Drinking and Intervention with Women of Childbearing Age: Guide for Primary
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January 15, 2013 - The primary intervention included visits to the participant's home by either a paraprofessional, such … A trial with a 12-month nurse visitation intervention and an additional 12-month follow-up found that … An intervention to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure improves pregnancy outcomes. … An intervention to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure improves pregnancy outcomes. … Very preterm birth is reduced in women receiving an integrated behavioral intervention: a randomized
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - alone or as part of a larger multicomponent intervention on healthful diet and nutrition, physical activity … marketing, changes to the community built environment, legislation)
Comparisons
No intervention … (e.g., wait-list control, usual care)
Minimal intervention (e.g., usual care limited to ≤15 minutes … of information or pamphlets)
Attention control (e.g., similar format and intensity of intervention … The first was to include reduction of sedentary behavior, independent of physical activity, as an intervention
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March 09, 2004 - Parenting and early development among children of drug-abusing women: effects of home intervention. … A mental health intervention for schoolchildren exposed to violence. JAMA 2003;290:603-11. … Arrow 5: What are the adverse effects of intervention? … Summary of Intervention Studies … They were randomized to 1 of 4 groups: no intervention, intervention with transportation services to
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April 08, 2025 - All but 1 of the 90 trials reported prevalence of breastfeeding
at some time point after the intervention … Most reported
no adverse events related to the intervention, although 1 trial
reported greater feelings … of anxiety and decreased confidence
among participants in the intervention group. … Twenty-two trials
(n = 13 815) reported that participants in the intervention group
experienced fewer … No specific intervention pro-
vider type or intervention content, timing, or setting was found to be
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May 01, 2004 - After 3 years, the annual mortality rate
from lung cancer in the intervention group was
0.7/1,000; the … : 101
Control: 76
Intervention: NR
Control: NR
Intervention: 56
Control: 71
3 yr follow-up
Intervention … : 0.7
Control: 0.8
NR NR NR 16 yr follow-up
Intervention: 8.6
Usual care: 7.6
Dual screen: 146
CXR … : 320
Control: 599
NR Intervention: 72
Control: 81
10 yr follow-up:
Intervention: 0.8
Control … Third,
compliance of the intervention group was 75%,
reducing the study’s power.73
The incidence of
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January 15, 2013 - Depending on the type of intervention, these services may be provided by clinicians, nurses, social workers … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention
For IPV, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that the risk … No intervention studies were identified for elderly or vulnerable adults. … benefit from the intervention could apply to other populations as well. … Abuse scores were significantly reduced in the intervention versus comparison groups.
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July 01, 2017 - Intervention/Comparison/Strategy: Consider the base case and how well it represents current U.S. practice … should be addressed, critical service components (including services that might precede or follow the intervention … or strategy and affect its effectiveness or assumptions of intervention quality), and any service variations
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May 15, 2012 - This intervention resulted in a decrease in objectively measured skin pigment 12 months after the intervention … In these studies, the intervention reduced indoor tanning behavior by up to 35%. … A randomized controlled trial of an appearance-focused intervention to prevent skin cancer. … A randomized trial of a multicomponent intervention for adolescent sun protection behaviors. … A randomized intervention study of sun protection promotion in well-child care.
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Contextual
Questions
Direct/
Indirect
Pathway† Type of Gap Study Characteristics Population
Intervention … Contextual
Questions
Direct/
Indirect
Pathway† Type of Gap Study Characteristics Population
Intervention … Contextual
Questions
Direct/
Indirect
Pathway† Type of Gap Study Characteristics Population
Intervention … Contextual
Questions
Direct/
Indirect
Pathway† Type of Gap Study Characteristics Population
Intervention … † The direct pathway is typically derived from RCTs of the targeted screening or preventive intervention
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February 01, 2014 - The I statement accompanies a USPSTF decision not to recommend either in favor or against an intervention … Guyatt and colleagues state that the importance of the outcome the intervention prevents and the burden … of the intervention therapy are no different from benefits and harms. … must be higher when asymptomatic persons are encouraged by their physician to undergo a preventive intervention … than when patients seek help for a problem and are advised to undergo a diagnostic intervention or to
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
October 20, 2016 - with reference standard (i.e., structured or semistructured clinical interview)
KQs 4, 5:
No intervention … Usual care
Waitlist
Attention control (e.g., intervention is similar in format and intensity but … on a different content area)
Minimal intervention (e.g., no more than one single brief contact per … year, brief written materials such as pamphlets)
Active intervention (e.g., comparators with … to calculate one or both
KQs 3, 5:
Serious harms at any time point after the screening or intervention