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101. Archived: Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - Our full report describes our methods in detail 4 . … Good-quality studies had adequate randomization procedures, allocation concealment, blinding of outcome … assessors, reliable outcome measures (for example, at least standard laboratory procedures or efforts … attrition greater than 15% (up to 34% in 1 trial), and many did not describe their allocation concealment procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

102. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 10, 2019 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to deter- mine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Women had higher 30-day mortality rates (2.31%) than men (1.37%) after EVAR procedures (OR, 1.67 [95% … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Ultrasonography is the primary method used to screen … Procedure Manual. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce. org/Page/Name/procedure-manual. … The validity of ultrasonographic scanning as screening method for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

103. AJPM Publishes Special Issue on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Methods | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2017 - Preventive Services Task Force Methods Share to Facebook Share to X … Preventive Services Task Force Methods: Important Considerations in Making Evidence-Based Guidelines … The supplement underscores the USPSTF’s commitment to continue its rigorous approach to advancing its methods … Through this clear, consistent, and transparent application of methods, the USPSTF seeks to help clinicians

104. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Update on the Methods of the U.S. … test for carotid artery stenosis will undergo carotid angiogra- phy and may have a stroke from the procedure—a … Academia and ClinicUpdate on the Methods of the U.S. … Although formal decision analyses and cost-effec- tiveness analyses have been proposed as an objective method … assumptions and involves uncertainty, the Task Force believes it provides a transparent, objective method

105. Archived: Evidence Summary: Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary12/bacterial-vaginosis-in-pregnancy-to-prevent-preterm-delivery-screening-february-2008
     February 15, 2008 - Raters noted the appropriateness of procedures for patient recruitment and selection, random assignment … We also assessed publication bias by using funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method. 39  No … Only 1 study provided details on blinding procedures throughout the study. … participants with exclusion criteria applied equally to both  Response rate  Diagnostic testing procedures … applied equally to case and control participants; response rate equal to or greater than 80%; diagnostic procedures

106. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Procedure Manual Appendix V. … Identify and list scope or method limitations identified from the previous review. … Define the methods of treatment/intervention that will be reviewed, including the rationale (see the

107. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Update on the Methods of the U.S. … test for carotid artery stenosis will undergo carotid angiogra- phy and may have a stroke from the procedure—a … Academia and ClinicUpdate on the Methods of the U.S. … Although formal decision analyses and cost-effec- tiveness analyses have been proposed as an objective method … assumptions and involves uncertainty, the Task Force believes it provides a transparent, objective method

108. Assessing Algorithmic Bias and Fairness in Clinical Prediction Models for Preventive Services: A Health Equity Methods Project for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 16, 2023 - learning—as such tools have a growing reach in many aspects of modern life.17 Machine learning is a method … models iteratively learn from data, identify data patterns, and automate model building;18 thus, this method … impact): the algorithm’s score is independent of race • Separation (equalized odds, conditional procedure … Racial differences in the use of invasive cardiovascular procedures in the Department of Veterans Affairs … Multiple imputation is the preferred method for handling missing data so that data from all participants

109. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-october-2015
     October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF also assessed the accuracy of these blood pressure measurements and methods in confirming … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that ABPM is the best method for diagnosing hypertension. … Home blood pressure monitoring using appropriate protocols is an alternative method of confirmation if … Medical Instrumentation. 44 Research Needs and Gaps Most of the evidence supports ABPM as the best method … ( Figure 2 ). 31-33 , 35-37 Home blood pressure monitoring may also be a reasonable confirmatory method

110. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF also assessed the accuracy of these blood pressure measurements and methods in confirming … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that ABPM is the best method for diagnosing hypertension. … Home blood pressure monitoring using appropriate protocols is an alternative method of confirmation if … Medical Instrumentation. 44 Research Needs and Gaps Most of the evidence supports ABPM as the best method … ( Figure 2 ). 31-33 , 35-37 Home blood pressure monitoring may also be a reasonable confirmatory method

111. From Topic Nomination to Clinical Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - /procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-2-topic-selection-prioritization-and-updating Selecting … /procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-3-topic-work-plan-development#3.2 Inclusion and Exclusion … /procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-7-formulation-task-force-recommendations#7.3 Finalizing … /methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation … /procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-7-formulation-task-force-recommendations#7.3 Finalizing

112. Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults (pdf file)
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     June 29, 2020 - Examples of proven and safe methods to help people quit include behavioral counseling and, for adults … Since other proven, safe methods are available, clinicians should direct adults who smoke to other methods … Interventions to Help People Quit Smoking There are many effective and safe methods to help people … The best method, or combination of methods, for any one individual can vary depending on their medical … methods.

113. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     September 06, 2016 - QuantiFERON-TB Gold: a new method for latent tuberculosis infection. … Section 3: Topic Work Plan Development in US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 106 Text Description . … The I 2 statistic is not calculated when using this method. … TST using Mantoux procedure with intermediate-strength dose of PPD.

114. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - QuantiFERON-TB Gold: a new method for latent tuberculosis infection. … Section 3: Topic Work Plan Development in US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 106 Text Description . … The I 2 statistic is not calculated when using this method. … TST using Mantoux procedure with intermediate-strength dose of PPD.

115. Sbmxphuqwo-Dc85Fj5Whf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2015 - curacy of office BP measurement (OBPM) (key question 2), prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … , we did not calculate summary meta-analytic estimates of risk to determine the best BP measurement method … Prediction of Cardiovascular Events by BP Measurement Method We identified a reference standard for … Procedures and discrepancies of blood pressure measurements in two commu- nity health centers. … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

116. Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
     August 18, 2020 - likelihood method with Knapp-Hartung adjustment. … Tests of interventions among populations of patients identified using defined STI risk assessment procedures … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2015. 10. … A comparison of statistical methods for meta-analysis. … See the USPSTF Procedure Manual 9 for interpretation of the analytical framework.

117. Final Research Plan: Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan137/gynecological-conditions-screening-with-the-pelvic-examination
     March 05, 2015 - patients is biologically and clinically plausible; and conditions for which there is not already another method

118. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/adult-obesity-news-bulletin.pdf
     September 18, 2018 - “There are many programs available, and one method or type of program isn’t necessarily right for everyone

119. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening1
     July 15, 2009 - , dates of searches, selection of studies, and data synthesis methods. … For diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti procedure in Stata, version 10 (StataCorp, College … We used the cci procedure to calculate diagnostic odds ratios (ORs) with exact CIs. … long-term complication after cataract surgery, but it can usually be treated with a brief external laser procedure … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the

120. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
     July 15, 2009 - , dates of searches, selection of studies, and data synthesis methods. … For diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti procedure in Stata, version 10 (StataCorp, College … We used the cci procedure to calculate diagnostic odds ratios (ORs) with exact CIs. … long-term complication after cataract surgery, but it can usually be treated with a brief external laser procedure … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the