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November 07, 2023 - Studies often had significant methodological limitations (eg, high attrition, unclear randomization, … effective n = 1646), xylitol was associated with some benefit, but studies had significant methodological limitations
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) welcomes you to the public comments page. The USPSTF …
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June 24, 2025 - quality of the studies, consistency of results, precision of findings, risk of reporting bias, and limitations … counseling during prenatal care found a reduction in both IPV and some adverse neonatal outcomes but had limitations … Limitations
First, the scope of this review focused on unselected or asymptomatic populations without … studies (No. of participants)
Summary of findings
Consistency and precision
Study quality
Other limitations … anxiety, PTSD, and birth outcomes, SOE is insufficient due to unknown consistency, imprecision, and study limitations
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February 01, 2016 - Limitations arise from our stringent criteria and
from potential publication bias. … recruiting and enrolling children
and adolescents into research studies may drive the
methodological limitations … for MDD in Children and Adolescents
Intervention, by Key
Question
Trials, k
Observations,
n
Major Limitations … rg
Appendix Table 3—Continued
Intervention, by Key
Question
Trials, k
Observations,
n
Major Limitations
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Final Research Plan
Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling
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May 08, 2012 - Limitations: Trials were limited by heterogeneity, lack of true control groups, high loss to follow-up … rated as good quality 45 , 51 , 52 and 12 as fair quality. 40-44 , 46-50 , 53 , 54 Methodological limitations … unclear analyses, 55 , 56 , 58 and inadequately described randomization methods. 56 All trials had limitations … Limitations of this review include using only English-language publications and studies applicable to … depending on the population screened and outcome measured, although effectiveness trials have important limitations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
December 15, 2010 - Our review has limitations. … benefit of calcium
Single clinical treatment:
Vision correction
4 49 , 72-74
No serious limitations … modification were generally similar
Clinical education or behavioral counseling
1 76
No serious limitations … comprehensive (treatments and education to comprehensively address risks, conditions, or functional limitations … interventions that provided only referral or provided treatment of selected risks, conditions, or functional limitations
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March 01, 2025 - Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Food Insecurity
Clinicians
Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation
Screening for Food Insecurity
March 2025
What does the USPSTF recommend?
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Statemement
For children, adolescents, and adults:
The USPSTF co…
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May 01, 2008 - Pregnancy Outcome prospective co-
hort study of 25 000 pregnant women will probably ad-
dress these limitations … Treated vs. untreated
2 (16, 22) RCT No serious limitations. 1 of
2 RCTs occurred 40 y
ago, when ability … 3 (24–26) 2 prospective cohort;
1 cross-sectional
No serious limitations. … This review had several limitations.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
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Draft Research Plan
Healthy Diet, Physical Activity, and/or Weight Loss to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
May 1…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
May 02, 2023 - studies, consistency of results between studies, precision of findings, risk of reporting bias, and limitations … heterogeneity was assessed through visual inspection of the forest plots because the I 2 statistic has limitations … the strength of evidence for each KQ, along with a description of consistency, precision, quality, limitations … Limitations
This review had several limitations. … of studies (No. of participants)
Summary of findings
Consistency and precision
Study quality
Limitations
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July 26, 2022 - Poor-quality studies with critical methodological limitations were excluded and typically had several … Limitations
This review has several limitations. … No. of RCTs,
Summary of findings
Consistency and precision
Other limitations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
October 25, 2016 - Limitations
Several limitations of the included evidence deserve special attention. … In addition to the limitations of the individual studies, there are limitations to the review methods … Study Quality
Major Limitations (Includes Reporting Bias)
Consistency
Applicability a
Summary
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May 15, 2008 - Adverse Pregnancy Outcome prospective cohort study of 25,000 pregnant women will probably address these limitations … This review had several limitations. … Treated vs. untreated
2 16 , 22
RCT
No serious limitations. 1 of 2 RCTs occurred 40 y ago, when … 3 24-26
2 prospective cohort; 1 cross-sectional
No serious limitations.
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June 01, 2009 - Quality Appraisal
We provided narrative descriptions of key limitations
in quality and generalizability
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Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults
Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication
Novembe…
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May 01, 2008 - Pregnancy Outcome prospective co-
hort study of 25 000 pregnant women will probably ad-
dress these limitations … Treated vs. untreated
2 (16, 22) RCT No serious limitations. 1 of
2 RCTs occurred 40 y
ago, when ability … 3 (24–26) 2 prospective cohort;
1 cross-sectional
No serious limitations. … This review had several limitations.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary94/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
May 15, 2009 - Limitations: This was a targeted literature search and could have missed small studies on the benefits
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Final Recommendation Statement
Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004
March 08, 2004
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. gov…
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April 17, 2023 - Barriers to establishing adequate systems of care and how these
barriers can be addressed; there are also limitations