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41. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/genital-herpes-screening-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    September 12, 2022 - “Available screening tests for genital herpes have limitations and can often show a positive result when

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. Evidence Summary: Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/primary-open-angle-glaucoma-screening
    May 24, 2022 - overall strength of evidence was rated “high,” “moderate,” “low,” or “insufficient” based on study limitations … Methodological limitations in the fair-quality studies included nonindependent evaluation of the reference … Methodological limitations in the fair-quality trials included unclear reporting of randomization, allocation … were rated fair quality (eTable 12 in the JAMA Supplement). 25 , 52 , 60 , 92 , 104 Methodological limitations … Limitations This evidence review has several limitations.

51. 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

52. 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

53. Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
    May 10, 2022 - Limitations This review has several limitations. …   Evidence summary in 2016 4 New evidence findings Limitations

54. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
    December 15, 2020 - with the USPSTF Procedure Manual, 12 studies rated poor-quality because of critical methodological limitations … All trials were rated fair-quality; methodological limitations included unclear reporting of randomization … chronic HBV infection in 2016 and may have fewer kidney and bone toxicities compared with TDF. 85 Limitations … This review has several limitations. … Studies observations (No.); study designs Summary of findings Consistency and precision Other limitations

55. 4Nuuvs6Nmztdbgjbg3Elke (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - Poor- quality studies had important limitations that were consid- ered fatal flaws (for example, more … In general, the limitations for the fair-quality studies in- cluded lack of reporting of randomization … only 14 could not be included in meta-analyses of inter- mediate health outcomes, primarily due to limitations … There were also limitations posed by the quantitative pooling of results. … Fourteen trials could not be included in meta- analyses due to limitations in reporting at the primary

56. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
    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 interventions to reduce food insecurity was generally … Due to the limitations of the data, there was only low certainty that interventions can improve food … There were several limitations related to the scope and methods of this review. … In addition, there are critical limitations of the evidence.

57. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prediabetes-type2-diabetes-children-adolescents-screening
    September 13, 2022 - studies, consistency of results between studies, precision of findings, risk of reporting bias, and limitations … adolescents with obesity and overweight, although evidence was from a retrospective cohort study with many limitations … this evidence review organized by KQ, along with a description of consistency, precision, quality, limitations … Limitations This review has several limitations. … of studies No. of participants Summary of findings Consistency and precision Study quality Limitations

58. Draft Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/food-insecurity-preventive-services
    February 24, 2022 - What are the benefits and limitations of these commonly used tools?

59. Draft Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/food-insecurity-screening
    February 24, 2022 - What are the benefits and limitations of these commonly used tools?

60. Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/k-btyK4W2-v9KnemTK8WDx
    September 14, 2021 - accordance with the USPSTF Procedure Manual,16 poor-quality studies were excluded due to methodological limitations … directness of evidence.16,18 Statistical meta-analysis was not per- formed because of methodological limitations … Methodological limitations included unclear methods of enrollment19,23,29-31,34,35,37,38 and unclear … Limitations This review had several limitations. … Limitations of screening tests for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic adolescent