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1. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults - Figure 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   December 01, 2010 - * Risk factors include increasing age, baseline functional impairment and limitations, incontinence … interventions developed to reduce geriatric syndromes and related outcomes (such as falls or functional limitations … Risk factors include increasing age, baseline functional impairment and limitations, incontinence, polypharmacy … The health outcomes include a reduction in falls and an improvement in functional limitations.

2. Evidence Directions for Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
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   July 23, 2024 - Evidence gaps and limitations are listed below to describe the background of existing child maltreatment … For additional discussion on limitations of the evidence and potential future directions, see https: … Future Research Directions Evidence Gaps and Limitations Potential Research Questions Inaccuracies … in risk assessment along with racial and ethnic biases in reporting and diagnoses “Limitations in

3. Evidence Summary: Oral Health in Adults: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   November 07, 2023 - For all KQs, the overall quality of evidence was rated as "good," "fair," or "poor" based on study limitations … Trial methodological limitations included open-label design, unclear allocation concealment methods, … Other methodological limitations included open-label design and failure to report attrition; additionally … Methodological limitations included unclear allocation concealment, unclear or no masking of clinicians … This review had several limitations.

4. Draft Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   April 25, 2024 - What are the limitations of existing cardiovascular disease risk assessment or use of coronary artery … What are the strengths and limitations of each of the models? … We will also include a Contextual Question to explore the limitations of existing cardiovascular disease

5. Final Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   September 26, 2024 - What are the limitations of existing cardiovascular disease risk assessment models or use of coronary … What are the strengths and limitations of each of the models? … We will also include a contextual question to explore limitations of existing cardiovascular disease

6. Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   November 10, 2020 - Limitations The main limitation of the methodological approach in this review is that it was limited … This review also has several limitations regarding its evidence base. …   No. of studies (No. of participants) Summary of findings Consistency/precision Other limitations … −0.12 mm Hg All comparisons with placebo after 2 to 4 wk Consistent/imprecise Body-of-evidence limitations … control after 6 mo Consistency unknown (single study body of evidence)/precise Body-of-evidence limitations

7. Procedure Manual Appendix XII. Summary of Evidence Table for Evidence Reviews | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   July 01, 2017 - Body of Evidence Limitations I. … Important limitations in the body of evidence from what is desired to answer the overall key question … These limitations might represent issues that led to low individual- or outcome-level study quality,

8. Procedure Manual Appendix XII. Summary of Evidence Table for Evidence Reviews | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   July 01, 2017 - Body of Evidence Limitations I. … Important limitations in the body of evidence from what is desired to answer the overall key question … These limitations might represent issues that led to low individual- or outcome-level study quality,

9. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   September 27, 2022 - Limitations of this review include that only studies in English, conducted in very high-income and high-income … Evidence summary in 2016 New evidence findings Limitations … did not meet, or it was unclear whether it met, at least 1 criterion, but also had no known important limitations … A poor-quality study had a single fatal flaw or multiple important limitations.

10. Assessing Algorithmic Bias and Fairness in Clinical Prediction Models for Preventive Services: A Health Equity Methods Project for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    August 16, 2023 - avoided a rigid approach and intended to create a flexible discussion guide to help articulate the limitations … While we have carried forward the term fairness,12,23 we acknowledge that there are limitations to this … Two primary limitations of these criteria are well described by Paulus and Kent12 and include the mutual … Important methodological limitations related to health equity questions and beyond were: 1) differential … Limitations and Opportunities. 2021. Accessed August 16, 2023. https://fairmlbook.org/ 27.

11. Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    November 10, 2020 - Limitations The main limitation of the methodological approach in this review is that it was limited … This review also has several limitations regarding its evidence base. … Specificity, 70.3% Consistency unknown (single study body of evidence)/imprecise Body of evidence limitations … abnormal BP; results consistent despite variable definitions Consistent/imprecise Body of evidence limitations … childhood and CIMT in adulthood (ranging from 0.04 to 0.16) Consistent/imprecise Body-of-evidence limitations

12. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    November 07, 2023 - For all KQs, the overall quality of evidence was rated as “good,” “fair,” or “poor” based on study limitations … Other methodological limitations included open-label design and high attrition. … Only 1 trial was as- sessed as low risk of bias.44 Methodological limitations in the other trials included … Other meth- odological limitations included inadequate allocation concealment methods (79% of trials) … This review had several limitations.

13. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures; Screening for osteoporosis can help prevent fractures in women 65 years and older and in younger women who have gone through menopause and are at increased risk (pdf file)
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    July 08, 2024 - Some risk assessment tools have limitations in predicting fracture risk for Black, Hispanic, and Asian … It is important that clinicians be aware of these limitations, and they may also want to consider additional

14. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/osteoporosis-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    January 14, 2025 - Some risk assessment tools have limitations in predicting fracture risk for Black, Hispanic, and Asian … It is important that clinicians be aware of these limitations.

15. Evidence Summary: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
    November 07, 2023 - For all KQs, the overall quality of evidence was rated as “good,” “fair,” or “poor” based on study limitations … Other methodological limitations included open-label design and high attrition. … Only 1 trial was assessed as low risk of bias. 44 Methodological limitations in the other trials included … Other methodological limitations included inadequate allocation concealment methods (79% of trials) and … This review had several limitations.

16. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 13, 2021 - for Syphilis in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents Evidence summary in 2016 New evidence findings Limitations … not meet, or it was unclear whether it met, at least 1 criterion, but also had no known important limitations … A poor-quality study had a single fatal flaw or multiple important limitations. … Limitations of this review include that only studies in English, conducted in very high-income and high-income

17. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 01, 2017 - Identified Limitations from Previous Review Identify limitations cited in the prior evidence review … Identify and list scope or method limitations identified from the previous review. … Evidence Gaps Remaining After the Last Review Summarize the previous review findings, conclusions, and limitations

18. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 01, 2017 - Identified Limitations from Previous Review Identify limitations cited in the prior evidence review … Identify and list scope or method limitations identified from the previous review. … Evidence Gaps Remaining After the Last Review Summarize the previous review findings, conclusions, and limitations

19. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    November 07, 2023 - For all KQs, the overall quality of evidence was rated as “good,” “fair,” or “poor” based on study limitations … Trial method- ological limitations included open-label design, unclear allocation concealment methods … Other methodological limitations included open-label de- sign and failure to report attrition; additionally … Methodological limitations included un- clear allocation concealment, unclear or no masking of clinicians … This review had several limitations.

20. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/health-equity-framework-report.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Separate guidance for the USPSTF has been developed to describe the limitations of race-aware risk … Instead, any limitations by population can be detailed in the Body of Evidence Limitations column, … Limitations and future research needs. … The limitations of the included body of evidence for KQs by specific populations should be detailed … If evidence does not exist, discuss limitations of evidence in the “Evidence Limitations or Applicability