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121. Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/17045/pancreatic-cancer-screening-final-evidence-review/pdf
     August 01, 2019 - Limitations: No randomized trials of screening were identified. … Of those studies that reported harms of screening or treatment, limitations included inadequate description … The body of evidence limitations field highlights important restrictions in answering the overall KQ … Limitations of Our Approach We included populations with family history of pancreatic adenocarcinoma … of Included Studies Limitations of Our Approach Future Research Needs Conclusions References

122. Procedure Manual Section 5. Modeling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-5-modeling
     July 05, 2017 - There are often limitations in the evidence on important aspects of clinical preventive services.

123. Procedure Manual Section 5. Modeling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-5-modeling
     July 05, 2017 - There are often limitations in the evidence on important aspects of clinical preventive services.

124. Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-KMSTWRT9xbm7spaqDq_GE
     February 12, 2019 - publication, selective outcome reporting, or se- lective analysis reporting), and study quality (ie, study limitations … There were a number of limitations in the studies underlying this review. … Intervention No. of Studies (No. of Observations) Summary of Findings Consistency and Precision Other Limitations … Intervention No. of Studies (No. of Observations) Summary of Findings Consistency and Precision Other Limitations … Limitations The review has several limitations.

125. Final Research Plan: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     July 26, 2018 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions July 26, 2018 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the …

126. Evidence Summary: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/elevated-blood-lead-levels-in-childhood-and-pregnancy-screening
     April 16, 2019 - reduce blood lead concentrations in asymptomatic children, but studies were few and had methodological limitations … Methodological limitations in the poor-quality studies included high loss to follow-up or failure to … Limitations included unclear allocation methods, unblinded design, and some baseline between group differences … Limitations This review has several limitations. … Design Summary of Findings Main Findings From Prior USPSTF Reviews Consistency and Precision Limitations

127. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
     September 28, 2021 - Intervention studies rated as poor quality had several important limitations, including at least 1 of … likelihood models (REMLs) with Knapp-Hartung correction. 20 , 21 This analytic approach overcomes limitations … publication, selective outcome reporting, or selective analysis reporting), and study quality (ie, study limitations … 93 Reviews comparing the test performance attributes of available risk assessment models have found limitations … Limitations The evidence review has several limitations.

128. Preventive Services for Food Insecurity: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2025 - Evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to improve food security was hampered by methodologic limitations … Setting aside these limitations, the evidence on inter- ventions to reduce food insecurity was generally … Insecurity Study design (No. of observations) Summary of findings Consistency and precision Other limitations … Limitations There were several limitations related to the scope and methods of this review. … In addition, there are critical limitations of the evidence.

129. Final Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
     August 11, 2016 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions August 11, 2016 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not b…

130. Evidence Summary: Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-eating-disorders-adolescents-adults
     March 15, 2022 - studies, consistency of results between studies, precision of findings, risk of reporting bias, and limitations … Limitations This review has several limitations. … study designs (No. of participants) Summary of findings Consistency and precision Study quality Limitations

131. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening and Behavioral Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/unhealthy-alcohol-use-final-rs-bulletin.pdf
     November 13, 2018 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening and Behavioral Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening and Behavioral Inte…

132. Archived: Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: Evidence Summary: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Preventive Medication, 2002 and 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/postmenopausal-hormone-replacement-therapy-for-primary-preve/v2-menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medicatio
     August 21, 2002 - studies with similar methods and excluding poor-quality studies and those with important biases or limitations … Prevention of dementia is supported only by observational studies with important methodological limitations … of the Literature Studies of HRT, particularly observational studies, have many limitations. … I, II-2 Fair-good: RCTs—few trials available, none is definitive because of limitations of methods … II-2 Fair-poor: although the meta-analysis supports a protective effect, methodologic limitations and

133. Archived: Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: Evidence Summary: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Preventive Medication, 2002 and 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/postmenopausal-hormone-replacement-therapy-for-primary-preve/menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medication-2002-2005
     August 21, 2002 - studies with similar methods and excluding poor-quality studies and those with important biases or limitations … Prevention of dementia is supported only by observational studies with important methodological limitations … of the Literature Studies of HRT, particularly observational studies, have many limitations. … I, II-2 Fair-good: RCTs—few trials available, none is definitive because of limitations of methods … II-2 Fair-poor: although the meta-analysis supports a protective effect, methodologic limitations and

134. Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: A Summary of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/sQ7hREGwnBm8Wh-LEFWP4F
     October 01, 2002 - studies with similar methods and excluding poor-quality studies and those with important biases or limitations … Prevention of dementia is supported only by observational studies with important methodological limitations … I, II-2 Fair-good: RCTs- few trials available, none is definitive because of limitations of methods … II-2 Fair-poor: although the meta-analysis supports a protective effect, methodologic limitations and … of the Literature Studies of HRT, particularly observational studies, have many limitations.

135. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TkWNoq6KQb3SoZ54gscLCQ
     July 25, 2016 - - lence of cirrhosis at baseline), intermediate and clinical outcomes evaluated, and methodological limitations … for chronic HBV infection in 2016 and may have fewer kidney and bone toxicities compared with TDF.85 Limitations … This review has several limitations. … Evidence Studies observations (No.); study designs Summary of findings Consistency and precision Other limitations … patient populations, the intermediate and clinical outcomes evaluated, and presence of methodological limitations

136. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Food Insecurity (pdf file)
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     July 22, 2024 - Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Food Insecurity 1 The Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations …

137. Ovxmtapc8Tcpqzvrkeyhyd (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - This study had limitations, including more than 20% loss to attrition, not enough information to de- … All of the trials had some methodological limitations leading to an assessment as fair quality; these … limitations include inadequate inclusion and exclusion criteria, inade- quate randomization or allocation … Several comments agreed with the draft recommendation; several other comments noted the limitations of

138. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
     July 12, 2018 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions July 12, 2018 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.…

139. Evidence Summary: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/cardiovascular-disease-risk-screening-with-electrocardiography
     June 12, 2018 - to traditional risk factors accurately reclassified persons, but evidence for this finding had many limitations … Some key limitations of the trials include not reaching sample size targets and only following up participants … However, there are important limitations. … to traditional risk factors accurately reclassified persons, but evidence for this finding had many limitations … Limitations of the exercise stress test in the detection of coronary artery disease in apparently healthy

140. Evidence Summary: Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and CVD: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary21/vitamin-supplementation-to-prevent-cancer-and-cvd-counseling
     February 03, 2014 - Limitations: The analysis included only primary prevention studies in adults without known nutritional … We included both fair- and good-quality trials and observational studies, without limitations on study … A poor-quality study had a fatal flaw or multiple important limitations. … Our analysis has some limitations. … Despite its limitations, the current literature on single or paired vitamins and minerals is sufficient