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301. Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2018 - , AUDIT, ASSIST, TWEAK, or T-ACE). 1 A study in American Indian women reported the test accuracy of … their potential for incorporation into universal screening and comprehensive care of adolescents in the medical … Barry, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Aaron B. … AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care. 2nd ed. … drive a vehicle or operate machinery, are taking medication that interacts with alcohol, or have a medical

302. Screening for Depression in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2002 - ‡ The cut-point is the number at or above which the test is considered positive. … Randomized trial of a depression management program in high utilizers of medical care. … Identification and treatment of masked depression in a general medical practice. … Improving physicians’ recognition and treatment of depression in general medical care. … Primary care physicians’ medical decision making for late-life depression.

303. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2003 - ' gestation, followed by a 100‐g 3‐hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for women who screen positive … Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey‐New Jersey Medical … Associate Professor, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical … Reproducibility of the oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy. … Impact of time since last meal on the gestational glucose challenge test.

304. Archived: Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary11/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-2008
     July 15, 2008 - screening for this condition in pregnant women is a well-established, evidence-based standard of current medical … It would be useful to identify a rapid test with a high negative predictive value for asymptomatic bacteriuria … that could replace urine culture as a screening test. … However, in a 2005 study of 150 asymptomatic pregnant women in Venezuela, the test detected only 17 of … The uriscreen test to detect significant asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy.

305. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2008 - screening for this condition in pregnant women is a well-established, evi- dence-based standard of current medical … that could replace urine culture as a screening test. … bacteriuria (7) highlighted the Uriscreen (Savyon Diagnostics, Ashdod, Israel) enzymatic screening test … However, in a 2005 study of 150 asymptomatic pregnant women in Venezuela, the test detected only 17 of … The uriscreen test to detect significant asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy.

306. Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary29/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
     November 15, 2022 - second study evaluated patients with hypertension from internal medicine practices at a Veterans Affairs medical … Spectrum bias: a quantitative and graphical analysis of the variability of medical diagnostic test performance … subgroup variation in diagnostic test evaluation. … test and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale: failure of the MSLT as a gold standard. … Medical Advisory Secretariat.

307. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2025 - clinical risks.1 Screening Tests and Screening Strategies The most commonly used bone measurement test … Centrally measured DXA was the test used to determine eligibility for participants enrolled in nearly … 24.6% in SOS; the respective 10-year estimated hip fracture risks were 8.5%, 6.7%, and 11.6%.55-57 Test … on DXA for several reasons, includ- ing that DXA is the most commonly used bone density measurement test … with bone strength and clinical fracture outcomes, it uses a low dose of radiation, and it was the test

308. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 08, 2016 - A positive result on an initial screening test does not necessarily indicate the need for treatment. … A negative result on a screening test, however, does not always preclude referral when clinical judgment … Four studies recruited adolescents from school settings and compared the screening test with a diagnostic … interview or a different screening test. … report a diagnostic cutoff score but reported sensitivity of 73% and specificity of 94% for a positive test

309. Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Two women with CIN 3 were detected only by the hrHPV test. Key Question 1b. … content experts (David Chelmo, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University; Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical … c Test positivity was defined based on trial protocol. … more intensive follow-up, were considered test-positive. … test positivity, whereas in others it is the rate of hrHPV+ with ASCUS+.

310. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES HIV acquisition, mortality, and harms; adherence to PrEP; and diagnostic test … Stratified analyses were assessed for interactions using a test for heterogeneity across subgroups. … The Mantel-Haenszel method was used the calculate the heterogeneity (I2) test statistic. … The Mantel-Haenszel method was used the calculate the heterogeneity (I2) test statistic. … Hospital of Cook County; Douglas Krakower, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical

311. Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
     June 20, 2023 - For example, there are documented cases in which insurers have denied medical coverage for health care … out for suicide deaths in the first 2 years of coverage. 172 , 173 Thus, a screening result in the medical … Age Scale and comparison with other depression screening questionnaires used in elderly patients in medical … Does a depression management program decrease mortality in older adults with specific medical conditions … Despite law, health plans refuse medical claims related to suicide. NPR. February 18, 2014.

312. Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Direct medical care costs of osteoporotic fractures were estimated to be $12.2 to $17.9 billion per year … tive test results. … Dietrich, MD (Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire); Glenn Flores, MD (University of Texas … Sanford Schwartz, MD (University of Pennsylvania Medical School and the Wharton School, Philadel- phia … Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH (University of Minnesota Department of Medicine and Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical

313. Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 20, 2019 - Understanding of risk improved after receiving test results. Key Question 3d. … H, Bennett RL, Buchanan A, Pearlman R, Wiesner GL; Guideline Development Group, American College of Medical … A practice guideline from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the National Society … Genet Test Mol Biomarkers . 2009;13(3):325-330.  86. … Genet Test . 2007;11(1):45-54.  90. Graves KD, Vegella P, Poggi EA, et al.

314. Qd4Zm2Uk2Ldubpa9Yyfbrm (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Although there is interest in screening for oral HPV infection, medical and dental organizations do not … Currently, no screening test for oral HPV infection has been approved by the U.S. … No screening test for oral HPV infection has been approved by the FDA. … Test performance characteristics for the oral screening examinations also varied widely. … Peters Veter- ans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Bau- mann, PhD, RN (University

315. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2009 - Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Appendix Table 6. … The authors also thank the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Medical Officer Tracy Wolff, MD … settings in primary care Fair Smeeth et al, 2003 19 Yes Yes Yes Department of Health, Medical … Good AMD = age-related macular degeneration; BCVA = best corrected visual acuity; MRC = Medical … Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B.

316. Final Research Plan: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 27, 2020 - Does returning depression, anxiety, or suicide risk screening test results to providers (with or without … dysphoric disorder, substance/medication-induced depressive disorder, depressive disorder due to another medical … disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder, persistent depressive disorder/dysthymia); persons with concomitant medical … Labeling stigma and negative consequences of false-positive and false-negative test results. … Commenters requested the inclusion of studies limited to persons with disabilities, medical conditions

317. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2020 - Does returning depression, anxiety, or suicide risk screening test results to providers (with or without … dysphoric disorder, substance/medication-induced depressive disorder, depressive disorder due to another medical … disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder, persistent depressive disorder/dysthymia); persons with concomitant medical … Labeling stigma and negative consequences of false-positive and false-negative test results. … Commenters requested the inclusion of studies limited to persons with disabilities, medical conditions

318. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2002 - (Pignone, Hayden), North Carolina; Office for Prevention and Health Services Assessment, Air Force Medical … Operations Agency (Phillips), Brooks AFB, Texas; Department of Medicine, Audie Murphy VA Medical Center … The result of the chi-square test for heterogeneity was 5.36 (P=0.25). … The result of the chi-square test for heterogeneity was 1.58 (P=0.81). … The Medical Research Council’s General Practice Research Framework. Lancet. 1998;351:233-241. 8.

319. Xt2Uhv4Qyluz8O2Hb A4Yq (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - The conventional serum test for diagnosing HIV infection is repeatedly reactive immunoassay, followed … for HIV infection, those who are actively engaged in risky behaviors, and those who live or receive medical … Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 159 • Number 1 57 ating opportunities for earlier linkages to medical … False-positive HIV-1 test results in a low-risk screening setting of voluntary blood donation. … Peters Veter- ans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Bau- mann, PhD, RN (University

320. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     October 11, 2022 - English-language, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of screening for depression or suicide risk; diagnostic test … MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Test accuracy, symptoms, response, remission, loss of diagnosis, mortality … Depression Seven fair-quality studies of diagnostic test accuracy (n = 3316) were included21-27; 2 were … The discussion below focuses on the indirect evidence from studies describing test accuracy, benefits … Depression The standard of evidence for test accuracy was rated as low to mod- erate for sensitivity