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61. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Screening Adults 50-75 for Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/crcfinalrsbulletin.pdf
    June 15, 2016 - The Task Force reviewed several screening strategies, which have unique strengths and limitations and

62. Screening for Glaucoma in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    April 04, 2022 - overall strength of evidence was rated “high,” “mod- erate,” “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 … good quality and 5trialswereratedfairquality(eTable12intheSupplement).25,52,60,92,104 Methodological limitations … Limitations This evidence review has several limitations.

63. Evidence Summary: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
    June 20, 2023 - Studies rated as “poor” quality due to critical methodological limitations were excluded, to limit the … overall quality of the studies, consistency of results between studies, precision of findings, and limitations … Limitations This review had several limitations. … No. of studies (No. randomized) Summary of findings Consistency and precision Other limitations … increased risk in suicide deaths and spontaneous abortion with benzodiazepine, but these data had important limitations

64. Evidence Summary: Atrial Fibrillation: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/atrial-fibrillation-screening
    January 25, 2022 - group over 6.9 years (hazard ratio, 0.96 [95% CI, 0.92-1.00]; P = .045), but that study had numerous limitations … studies, consistency of results between studies, precision of findings, risk of reporting bias, and limitations … However, this study had numerous limitations; the outcomes evaluated were diagnosed through routine clinical … Limitations This review has several limitations. … of studies/study designs (No. of participants) Summary of findings Consistency and precision Limitations

65. Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    July 17, 2018 - study did not meet, or it was unclear whether it met, at least 1 criterion but had no known important limitations … A poor-quality study had a single fatal flaw or multiple important limitations. … A full description of selected measures for each domain and their limitations is avail- able in eTable … diabetes or already taking statins.25,38,53,57,65,69,71,76,88 Most included studies have important limitations … The evidence report has several limitations.

66. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    July 26, 2016 - morbidity and mortality is limited to a single fair-quality ecologic study with important methodological limitations … Evidence for Effectiveness of Screening in Northern Germany [SCREEN]) with important methodological limitations … However, this study design has limitations in the ability to create an appropriate comparison group, … 1 fewer death from melanoma per 100 000 persons screened.15 The SCREEN study has several important limitations … morbidity and mor- tality is limited to a single fair-quality ecologic study with important methodological limitations

67. Evidence Summary: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/peripheral-artery-disease-in-adults-screening-with-the-ankle-brachial-index
    July 10, 2018 - low sensitivity and lack of beneficial effect on health outcomes, but these studies have important limitations … study did not meet, or it was unclear whether it met, at least 1 criterion but had no known important limitations … A poor-quality study had a single fatal flaw or multiple important limitations. … with symptomatic populations (spectrum effect) 39 ; different methods for calculating the ABI; and limitations … Limitations This evidence report has several limitations.

68. Procedure Manual Section 4. Evidence Review Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-4-evidence-review-development
    April 19, 2025 - "Poor" studies have at least one "fatal flaw" or multiple important limitations. … Overall study quality (combined summary of individual study-level quality assessments) Body of evidence limitations … (qualitative descriptions of important limitations in body of evidence from what would have been desired

69. Archived: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/peripheral-arterial-disease-pad-screening
    August 08, 2005 - value of less than 0.90 (95% sensitive and specific for angiographic PAD) is strongly associated with limitations … value of less than 0.90 (95% sensitive and specific for angiographic PAD) is strongly associated with limitations

70. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review48/hepatitis-b-in-pregnant-women-screening
    June 15, 2009 - Limitations:  The focused search strategy, which was restricted to English-language articles, may have … Quality Appraisal We provided narrative descriptions of key limitations in quality and generalizability

71. Archived: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/peripheral-arterial-disease-pad-screening-2005
    August 08, 2005 - value of less than 0.90 (95% sensitive and specific for angiographic PAD) is strongly associated with limitations … value of less than 0.90 (95% sensitive and specific for angiographic PAD) is strongly associated with limitations

72. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review48/hepatitis-b-in-pregnant-women-screening-2009
    June 15, 2009 - Limitations:  The focused search strategy, which was restricted to English-language articles, may have … Quality Appraisal We provided narrative descriptions of key limitations in quality and generalizability

73. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ERAa_Bwr7hQxqZZ-X3p8Qh
    May 10, 2022 - Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Evidence summary in 20164 New evidence findings Limitations … Limitations This review has several limitations.

74. 6Y7Rjecz Klegpj4Qqxmbc (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2015 - Potential limitations include the lack of adjustment for medica- tions to reduce risk for cardiovascular … Summary of Evidence* Previous Report Findings Studies Identified in Update Limitations Consistency … However, this study had methodological limitations, including failure to adjust for some important confounders … full report (14). † The aggregate internal validity rating of the body of the evidence based on study limitations … Our review has several limitations.

75. 8Crjsjsjujfehbpdnupysb (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2014 - Sensitiv- ity 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 selec- tion and ascertainment … 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

76. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary2/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
    August 26, 2014 - Poor-quality studies had important limitations that were considered fatal flaws (for example, they had … In general, the limitations for these fair-quality studies included a lack of reporting of details around … 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 … We used the DerSimonian–Laird method for random-effects meta-analyses, which has known limitations 93

77. Draft Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
    February 23, 2023 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print in progress Draft Research Plan Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions February 23, 2023 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. The…

78. Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease Using the Ankle-Brachial Index: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fXJESRpEwCmPh-FQobvtAY
    July 10, 2018 - low sensitivity and lack of beneficial effect on health outcomes, but these studies have important limitations … study did not meet, or it was unclear whether it met, at least 1 criterion but had no known important limitations … limitations. … Limitations This evidence report has several limitations. … low sensitivity and lack of beneficial effect on health outcomes, but these studies have im- portant limitations

79. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling
    March 20, 2018 - number and design of included studies, summary of results, reporting bias, summary of study quality, limitations … publication, selective outcome reporting, or selective analysis reporting), and study quality (ie, study limitations … -25 , 29-31 , 34 , 37-43 , 45-47 and 2 as good quality. 26 , 32 For trials rated as fair quality, limitations … Limitations Limitations of the review approach include its focus on interventions conducted in or referable … Outcome Consistency and Precision Reporting Bias Study Quality b Body of Evidence Limitations

80. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-qaKjceN9BTy-oh7EFwXtk
    January 14, 2025 - or test/outcome No. of studies (No. of participants) Summary of findings Consistency and precision Limitations … and 1 level for study limitations. d Not enough data to evaluate strength of evidence. e Downgraded … 1 level for study limitations, 1 level for inconsistency, and 1 level for imprecision. f Downgraded 1 … level for study limitations, including indirectness as these study designs did not directly compare … Limitations This review focused on 1 aspect of fracture prevention: identifying and treating osteoporosis