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21. Screening for Lung Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gpMtFCtW7cvssqc6wRuogm
    March 01, 2021 - The decision to undertake screening should involve a discussion of its potential benefits, limitations

22. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B73a4kJhxeaYyXK6gozbbY
    May 24, 2022 - Methodological limitations included unclear allocation con- cealment and blinding methods and high loss … This evidence review has several limitations. … Summary of Evidence Studies Summary of findings Evidence consistency and precision Other limitations … Sixth, trials of screening vs no screening had meth- odological limitations, including high attrition … Screening for impaired visual acuity and vision-related functional limitations in adults 65 years and

23. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
    March 01, 2016 - in vision disorders or vision-related function in screened populations; however, these studies had limitations … delayed screening. 13-15 The application of this evidence to screening in a primary care setting has limitations … Other limitations relevant to the primary care setting include that the recommended interventions are … visual acuity) after 2 years (RR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.53 to 0.83]), although these studies had important limitations … The limitations of the direct evidence and the inadequacy of the evidence on key pieces of indirect evidence

24. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
    May 24, 2022 - with the USPSTF Procedure Manual, 8 studies rated poor quality because of critical methodological limitations … Methodological limitations included unclear allocation concealment and blinding methods and high loss … This evidence review has several limitations. … Sixth, trials of screening vs no screening had methodological limitations, including high attrition and … Screening for impaired visual acuity and vision-related functional limitations in adults 65 years and

25. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    have varying levels of evidence supporting their effectiveness, as well as different strengths and limitations

26. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
    September 04, 2018 - Despite methodological limitations (with both the historical and geographic comparisons) and concerns … low-prevalence populations, clinician education on the reverse sequencing algorithm and interpretation and limitations … Limitations This review was intended to support the USPSTF reaffirmation process and thus includes … Rationale and Foundational Evidence New Evidence Findings Limitations … y 12 Treatment: Not readdressed Included observational study has significant methodologic limitations

27. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
    May 13, 2025 - Rationale and foundational evidence Limitations … (2018) New evidence: No. of studies (study design); No. of participants New evidence findings Limitations

28. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vv5kXtX5QDg2948gog66pd
    December 07, 2021 - Analysis For all KQs, the overall quality of evidence was rated “good,” “fair,” or “poor” based on study limitations … Methodological limitations in the fair-quality trials included unclear randomization or allocation con … than 5 years, although trials in US school-aged children are expected to be completed in 2023.57,58 Limitations … This review has several limitations. … Fifth, most studies had method- ological limitations, reducing certainty in findings, and some KQs and

29. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
    December 07, 2021 - Methodological limitations in the fair-quality trials included unclear randomization or allocation concealment … 5 years, although trials in US school-aged children are expected to be completed in 2023. 57 , 58 Limitations … This review has several limitations. … Fifth, most studies had methodological limitations, reducing certainty in findings, and some KQs and … Studies (No. of observations), study design Summary of findings Consistency and precision Other limitations

30. JAMA (pdf file)
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    May 13, 2025 - of Evidence: Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy Rationale and foundational evidence Limitations … evidence (2018) New evidence: No. of studies (study design); No. of participants New evidence findings Limitations

31. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
    July 06, 2017 - services to outcomes is often inadequate either because of a lack of direct evidence or because of limitations … Due to the inherent limitations of the evidence that will be used to link intermediate and health outcomes … is sufficient to answer the key question, but is less convincing because of one or more significant limitations … though there is adequate evidence for the individual key questions related to benefits because of the limitations … to: lack of evidence about one or more key questions or inadequate evidence to support the linkages; limitations

32. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8JYDupJfG6LdRn7A6FkqXX
    March 01, 2016 - in vision dis- orders or vision-related function in screened populations; however, these studies had limitations … ranged from 0.11 to 0.52 and specificity ranged from 0.25 to 0.96.12 These studies had methodological limitations … delayed screening.13-15 The application of this evi- dence to screening in a primary care setting has limitations … con- cealment, lack of intention-to-treat analysis, and unclear blinding of outcome assessors.4 Other limitations … The limitations of the direct evidence and the inadequacy of the evidence on key pieces of indirect evidence

33. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vTHBrY6VuqjoouJvUmtkr4
    May 01, 2018 - The USPSTF editorial that responded to specific criticisms acknowledged the limitations of trial data … We summarize the included modeling studies’ findings in context these assumptions and limitations for … Despite the numerous limitations of this model (including the assumption that all patients with prostate … Notwithstanding the acknowledged limitations, the authors presented the model-based evaluation of a … Limitations of basing screening policies on screening trials: The US Preventive Services Task Force

34. Archived: Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-2013
    June 15, 2013 - This study had limitations, including more than 20% loss to attrition, not enough information to determine … All of the trials had some methodological limitations leading to an assessment as fair quality; these … limitations include inadequate inclusion and exclusion criteria, inadequate randomization or allocation … Several comments agreed with the draft recommendation; several other comments noted the limitations of … The USPSTF recognizes the limitations of the evidence on child maltreatment measures and outcomes and

35. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/16813/prostate-cancer-models-overview/pdf
    May 01, 2018 - The USPSTF editorial that responded to specific criticisms acknowledged the limitations of trial data … We summarize the included modeling studies’ findings in context these assumptions and limitations for … Despite the numerous limitations of this model (including the assumption that all patients with prostate … Notwithstanding the acknowledged limitations, the authors presented the model-based evaluation of a … Limitations of basing screening policies on screening trials: The US Preventive Services Task Force

36. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
    September 22, 2014 - Sensitivity of NAATs for gonorrhea ranged from 90% to 100% in studies without major limitations. … Study limitations included a follow-up period of only 1 year, possible selection and ascertainment biases … Study limitations included inadequate recruitment, testing for chlamydia outside the study protocol in … These limitations may have attenuated intervention effects, and the study may have been underpowered. … Limitations of screening tests for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic adolescent

37. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Food Insecurity (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/food-insecurity-draft-bulletin.pdf
    July 22, 2024 - we acknowledge the importance of existing efforts to address food insecurity, while explaining the limitations

38. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-2002
    September 03, 2002 - from breast cancer), potential harms (e.g., false-positive results, unnecessary biopsies), and limitations

39. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/genital-herpes-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    February 14, 2023 - “This is due in large part to the fact that the tests used to screen for genital herpes have limitations

40. Final Research Plan: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
    November 05, 2020 - Settings not generalizable to primary care Study Designs KQs 1–3: RCTs, without publication date limitations