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201. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
     January 13, 2022 - pregnancy-related outcomes; for KQ 2, lipid parameters and weight gain KQ 3: Diagnostic accuracy measures

202. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder: Current Research and Evidence Gaps (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/prevention-of-opioid-user-disorder-ehc-tech-brief.pdf
     May 14, 2021 - In most cases, the primary outcome measure was patient-reported opioid use or disposal practices. … A 2017 systematic review identified that the Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) had the best performance … Shortening the Current Opioid Misuse Measure via computer-based testing: a retrospective proof-of-concept … Kaiser Permanente EPC Author, year Country Study design Population Intervention Outcome measure … Kaiser Permanente EPC Author, year Country Study design Population Intervention Outcome measure

203. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors (pdf file)
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     CAC score is obtained by electron-beam or multidetector CT, w hich measure the calcium content in the

204. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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     Screening for Skin Cancer Figure. Screening for Preeclampsia: Clinical Summary Population Pregnant women without a known diagnosis of preeclampsia or hypertension Recommendation Screen for preeclampsia with blood pressure measurements throughout pregnancy. Grade: B Risk Assessment All pregna…

205. Archived: Evidence Update: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/article/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - and content experts, we chose a broad definition of PSA screening that included evolving prognostic measures … However, a comparison of the performance characteristics of such measures with traditional single-threshold … Although abnormal screening results did not affect summary measures of anxiety or health-related quality … However, in the initial screening round of an RCT, health-related quality-of-life measures were not negatively … It was not clear whether the measures used were sensitive enough to detect changes in mental health related

206. Archived: Evidence Summary: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     April 25, 2017 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Maternal and infant health outcomes, including eclampsia, stroke, stillbirth … Calibration was not reported despite being a key model performance measure. … (eg, body mass index, weight, blood pressure) as well as serum markers and Doppler ultrasound measures … Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values (PPVs), and negative predictive values also measure … Assessing the performance of prediction models: a framework for traditional and novel measures.

207. Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - pregnancy26 Small numbers in each comparison, effects possibly due to chance, studies used different measures … observational studies; n > 14 438 No effect for a large majority of comparisons and outcomes31-41 Variable measures … fair-quality case-control16); n = 761 125 Studies set in 4 countries (Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Norway); varied measures … increase in the risk of childhood asthma, wheezing, or allergies by timing31,33,34,40,41 Variable measures

208. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - The PSA test measures the amount of PSA, a type of protein, in the blood.

209. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByID/3795
     May 01, 2018 - The PSA test measures the amount of PSA, a type of protein, in the blood.

210. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
     March 15, 2013 - KQs 2 Labeling, anxiety; harms from liver biopsy; side effects   KQ 3 Measures

211. Archived: Final Research Plan: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan104/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 17, 2014 - clinician skin examination to other risk behaviors (e.g., self-screening, sun protective behaviors) or measures

212. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
     June 24, 2025 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Test accuracy; abuse exposure and associated morbidity, quality of life, … women from various Canadian health care settings, authors used the Consequences of Screening Tool to measure … Development and initial validation of three culturally sensitive measures of intimate partner violence … CAS-SF R indicates Clinical Assessment Scales … Couples 1 RCT (n = 368 couples) No statistically significant difference between groups for any measure

213. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     October 15, 2011 - Although summary measures showed small blood pressure reductions, absolute reductions of 2 to 5 mm Hg … Higher treatment intensity was associated with greater weight loss, despite limitations in our measure … at 12 to 18 months Weights … cholesterol levels Weights … Weights are from random-effects analysis.

214. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children 5 Years or Younger: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 02, 2023 - CDI, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory; CSBS, Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales … CDI, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory; CSBS, Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales … The 1 parent-rated measure of articulation had a reasonably high sensi- tivity (86%) but low specificity … In 4 RCTs reporting on a measure of early or emergent literacy skills, 3 found no significant difference … Early language screening in city and Hackney: the concurrent validity of a measure designed for use with

215. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2010 - 1960 to 1995.1 Detection Previously, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure … Screening Tests In 2005, the USPSTF found adequate ev- idence that BMI was an acceptable measure for … in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) percen- tile for age and gender is the preferred measure … children and adolescents, because it is feasible and reliable and because it tracks with adult obesity measures

216. Screening for Osteoporosis: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - We did not include internally validated measures (imputation methods or cross-validation). … The arcsine difference as a measure of treatment effect in meta-analysis with zero cells. … ‡ Per SD reduction in BMD or QUS measure, adjusted for age, weight, and clinic center. … § Per SD reduction in BMD or QUS measure, adjusted for age and clinic. … ¶ Per SD reduction in BMD or QUS measure. ** Per SD reduction in QUS measure, adjusted for age,

217. Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - BMI is an imperfect measure of adiposity and is not an equivalent measure of adiposity across all racial … studies with more contact hours (�26 contact hours), the mean difference in change in quality-of-life measures … was 3.8 points (95% CI, 3.6 to 4.1) (most scales ranged from 0-100).1,10 No studies reported longer-term … improvement in weight-related quality of life than placebo (mean difference, 5.3 [95% CI, 0.2 to 8.3]) (scales … The PedsQL 4.0 as a pediatric population health measure: feasibility, reliability, and validity.

218. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - (eg, weight, proportion of body fat) with no direct measure of dietary behavior. … of fat intake, including grams of saturated or total fat consumed or study-specific outcome scales.10 … Second, identifying the appropriate measure of dietary change is difficult. … Our main outcome measure, self-reported change in dietary behavior, relies on individual self-report, … usually from validated food frequency questionnaires that have limited ability to measure small changes

219. Archived: Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan88/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-september-2015
     February 18, 2014 - morbidity/mortality Dental/oral health Quality of life, as measured by validated scales

220. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-v-work-planresearch-plan-template
     July 01, 2017 - If there are multiple measures of health outcome, is one (or more) most valid? … If there are multiple measures of health outcome, is one (or more) most relevant to practitioners and