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121. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - Although the USPSTF found evidence that interventions improve some measures of speech and language for … individual screening tools across populations because individual studies used different tools and outcome measures … following: suboptimal rates of screening and low retention of trial subjects, reliance on indirect measures … speech and language outcomes.9 The majority of the trials reported improvements in speech and language measures … found adequate evidence that treatment is associated with improvements in some speech and language measures

122. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 10, 2022 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES COPD-related morbidity or mortality, measures of health-related quality of … Outcomes of interest included mortality, morbidity from COPD, measures of health- related quality of … outcomes (ie, exacerbations, health-related quality of life, dyspnea, exercise or physical performance measures

123. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - measures of sun exposure; or total, which are cumulative estimates of sun exposure. … Six case–control studies included some measure of total sun exposure, either during childhood, during … Four of 5 studies used only a crude dichotomous measure of indoor tanning, and none of these studies … Most studies used crude measures of indoor tanning exposure. … Both of these studies, however, used only a crude dichotomous measure of sunscreen use.

124. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 24, 2017 - This review covered a wide range of outcome measures and instruments; key measures and questionnaires … difference (WMD) between intervention and control was calculated for continuous outcomes; when multiple scales … CPAP and measures of cardiovascular risk in males with OSAS. … Type II monitors usually measure the same channels as type I monitors but are portable. … c Unlike other monitor types that measure SaO 2 by oximetry, type IV monitors may measure SaO 2 by

125. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2008 - In particular, they did not systematically assess the degree of adjustment for standard measures of CHD … , discrimination measures, or model calibration statistics separately for models with and without CRP … They note that measures of risk reclassification are probably better than the c-statistic for assessing … Using data from the Women's Health Study, Cook and colleagues 23 demonstrated that although measures … Non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and CRP as

126. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - At 1 and 2 years, the KFI was the only significant predictor of maltreatment using multiple outcome measures … These outcomes should include not only measures of reduced violence, but also associated health outcomes … As part of a larger battery of measures, families completed the 10-item KFI including questions about … years of age using Bayley, Cattell, and Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Scales … Outcome measures included mothers’ perceptions of child abuse and neglect, punishment, and child rearing

127. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Counseling, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 09, 2004 - study design, patient populations and settings, methods of assessment or intervention, and outcome measures … beginning during pregnancy that address behavioral and psychological factors indicated improved abuse measures … These outcomes should include not only measures of reduced violence, but also associated health outcomes … As part of a larger battery of measures, families completed the 10-item KFI including questions about … years of age using Bayley, Cattell, and Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Scales

128. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 06, 2003 - Other measures for preventing skin cancer include avoiding direct exposure to midday sun (between the … sunlight by staying indoors or in the shade or by wearing protective clothing is the most effective measure … educational interventions have demonstrated effectiveness for increasing the use of skin protection measures … sun exposure. 24 The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) concluded that sun-protective measures

129. Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 12, 2019 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Depression status; depression symptoms; maternal, infant, and child health … all reported continuous measures of depressive symptoms, with mixed findings. … I2 = 39.0%; χ2 test for heterogeneity, P = .051 I2 = 66.3%; χ2 test for heterogeneity, P = .051 Weights … For example, 4 trials42,46-48 reported a measure of stress, but most did not show statistically or clinically … Expressive writing p13 BDI-II 13-28 5/57 (8.8) 9/56 (16.0)Blasio et al,63 2015 0.55 (0.20-1.53) Weights

130. Archived: Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 23, 2018 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Abuse or neglect, morbidity caused by abuse, test accuracy, and harms. … population had a relatively high prevalence of elder maltreatment based on CTS violence or verbal aggression scales … Compared with the CTS (violence and verbal aggression scales combined), the H-S/EAST tool had a sensitivity … a CTS-2 scales: minor physical assault, psychological aggression, sexual coercion, severe physical assault … a CTS-2 scales: sexual coercion, physical functioning, psychological aggression.

131. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 23, 2024 - the prevalence of speech and language delay and disorders have also been observed based on various measures … intensive parent-delivered, group training interventions found ben- efits for expressive language outcome measures … In general, results were inconsistent, with some studies showing improvement in some measures of receptive … .6,21 No individual study was replicated by a study using the same intervention and reporting similar measures … Four stud- ies reported measures of early literacy, with only 1 trial demonstrat- ing statically significant

132. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults - Figure 2 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2010 - positive outcomes include a reduction in fear of falling and improvement in balance, gait, and mobility measures

133. Procedure Manual Appendix XIV. Decision Framework to Assess and Guide the Need for Searches of Existing Decision Models | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - objective (for the purposes of the recommendation statement), the scenarios to be modeled, required outcome measures

134. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2010 - 1995. 1 Detection Previously, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure … Screening Tests In 2005, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure for … children and adolescents, because it is feasible and reliable and because it tracks with adult obesity measures … having a BMI at ≥95th percentile for age and gender. 12 , 13 BMI-for-age percentile is not a direct measure … Limited evidence suggests that reductions in insulin-resistance measures are possible with moderate-

135. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - Central DXA measures BMD at the hip and lumbar spine. … reviewed by the USPSTF used central DXA to determine eli- gibility for study enrollment.4,6 Peripheral DXA measures … predicting fracture risk as DXA, while avoiding the risk of radiation exposure; however, it does not measure … an increased risk of fractures, although their clinical use in identifying men who need further bone measure … Central DXA uses radiation to measure BMD at central bone sites (hip and lumbar spine), which is the

136. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2012 - To measure the performance of screening techniques, we included diagnostic accuracy studies of screening … in primary care, acute care, and obstetrics and gynecology sites. 39 Results of the analysis of a measure … Comparison between the abuse assessment screen and the revised conflict tactics scales for measuring … Screening Name Scales … Self-report instrument for adults that assesses abuse and neglect in childhood and includes separate scales

137. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2003 - There are some data to suggest that ambulatory blood pressure measurement (that provides a measure of … When performed correctly, sphygmomanometry provides a measure of blood pressure that is highly correlated … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a measure of average blood pressure over 24 hours as opposed … How to measure blood pressure. JAMA 1995;273:1211–8. 13. McAlister FA, Straus SE.

138. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2019 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Cancer incidence and mortality; discriminatory accuracy of risk assessment … ; eligibility criteria; reference standards; risk fac- tors included in the models; and performance measures … Of 17 studies evaluating breast cancer worry, 1 reported in- creased measures after genetic counseling … Short-term measures of anxiety, health anxiety, depres- sion, distress, uncertainty, and quality of life … Well-designed investigations using stan- dardized measures and enrolling participants that reflect the

139. Recommendation: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 10, 2018 - CAC score is obtained by electron-beam or multidetector CT, which measure the calcium content in the … Coronary artery calcium score is obtained by electron-beam or multidetector computed tomography, which measure … assessment with traditional risk assessment plus the ABI, hsCRP level, or CAC scores are needed to measure … Calibration measures the agreement between observed and predicted outcomes, discrimination measures the … ability to distinguish between persons who will and will not have an event, and reclassification measures

140. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 09, 2001 - These measures can be used alone to determine risk and the need for treatment. … overestimate CHD risk, but it is considered sufficiently accurate for use in screening. 19 Combined measures … such as the TC/ HDL-C ratio will be less reliable than each individual measure, but it can also be improved … Capillary blood samples that are used to measure total and HDL-C (so-called “point of care” testing) … cohort study, that directly incorporate age, the presence and magnitude of other risk factors, and measures