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101. Screening for Syphilis: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods and background are available in the full evi- dence report … Assessment One investigator abstracted details about study design, patient popu- lation, setting, screening method … Both methods identified additional positive tests not identified using conventional methods. … All 4 samples that tested positive were positive with both testing methods. … Procedure manual.

102. Use of Decision Models in the Development of Evidence-Based Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 01, 2019 - A more detailed description of the approach is available in the USPSTF procedure manual. 15 Topics … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2015. … Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal. … Grade Year Grade Reference Colorectal cancer 2008 A recommendation Assess screening method … Assess screening interval Assess ages at which to begin and end screening Assess screening method

103. PII: S0749-3797(01)00261-6 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - PII: S0749-3797(01)00261-6 Current Methods of the U.S. … , so too have the methods of the USPSTF. … are lacking, the third Task Force formed a methods subcommittee (Methods Work Group). … cases/controls with exclusion criteria applied equally to both ● Response rate ● Diagnostic testing procedures … Recommendations, which cross the line from science into policy, are based on formal voting procedures

104. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-dyslipidemia/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
     November 13, 2016 - investigator to abstract details about each article's study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2016. … This appendix describes the criteria relating to internal validity and the procedures that topic teams … and controls, with exclusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures … exclusion criteria applied equally to cases and controls; response rate of 80% or greater; diagnostic procedures

105. Archived: Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2012 - comprehensive evaluation of familial risk for inherited disorders using kindred analysis and other methods … What is the accuracy of methods to assess familial cancer risk for BRCA-related cancer when performed … The Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention [EGAPP] Initiative: methods of the … Screening (KQs 1–3) Studies of risk assessment methods, outcomes of genetic counseling and testing … KQs 2a and 3a: Accuracy of various risk assessment methods.

106. Evidence Summary: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 29, 2019 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … used by the USPSTF to update its 2011 “A” recommendation. 3 Return to Table of Contents Methods … Detailed methods, including the search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, criteria for critical … is recommended and ocular prophylaxis is the standard of care, the individual contribution of each method … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual.

107. Procedure Manual Section 2. Topic Selection, Prioritization, and Updating | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - Procedure Manual Section 2. … The procedure for a reaffirmation evidence update is discussed in Section 4.7 . … another organization (e.g., the CDC's Community Preventive Services Task Force, ACIP) with evidence-based methods … The procedure for referring to other organizations is discussed in Section 2.5 . 2.1.2 Inactive Topics … The Topic Prioritization Workgroup reviews the recommendations and review methods of the chosen organization

108. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 02, 2021 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … Detailed methods and results of this systematic review are available in the full evidence report. 4 … Procedure manual. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Updated 2017. Accessed November 24, 2020. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual . 4. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 3 Return to Table of Contents

109. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - METHODS Scope of the Review Using established methods (16, 17), the USPSTF determined the scope, key … investigator to abstract details about each article's study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2016. … This appendix describes the criteria relating to in- ternal validity and the procedures that topic teams … and controls, with ex- clusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures

110. Procedure Manual Section 9. Engagement With the Public, Stakeholders, and Partners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 09, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 9. … Dissemination of USPSTF Recommendations and Processes The Task Force disseminates its research plans, methods … Further details about Task Force procedures for writing papers and documents are available in Section

111. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2019 - characteristics; eligibility criteria; interventions [dose and duration]; numbers enrolled and lost to follow-up; method … The 95% CIs were estimated using a simulation method that assumed that the logs of both the RRs and the … Second, studies of risk assessment methods varied by size, study populations, reference groups, and methods … Methods and processes. USPSTF website. … Refer to the USPSTF procedure manual for further details. 12 Return to Table of Contents

112. Ocular Prophylaxis of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2010 - The diagnosis and treatment of gonococcal infections in pregnant women is the best method for preventing … the Benefits of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum Prophylaxis Since the introduction of Credé’s method

113. 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.

114. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2014 - complications of syphilis and transmission or acquisition of infection (Key Question 1), effectiveness of methods … What is the effectiveness of risk assessment instruments or other risk stratification methods for identifying … different screening intervals KQ 2: Risk assessment instruments and other risk stratification methods … sequence)   Comparators KQ 1, 4: No screening or alternate screening strategy or methods

115. 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.

116. Archived: Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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.

117. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-during-pregnancy-screening-supplementation) and Procedure … Manual (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … iron-deficiency-anemia-during-pregnancy-screening-supplementation https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes … /procedure-manual 2 Research Gap Key Questions* or Contextual Questions Direct/ Indirect … (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

118. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2021 - Methods | An analytic framework and 3 key questions (KQs) guided the evidence update (Figure). … Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report.3 A literature search of MEDLINE and the … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual (https://www. … uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual). 1250 JAMA September 27, 2022 Volume 328, … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual http://www.jama.com?

119. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 20, 2017 - In adult women without preexisting breast cancer, what is the accuracy of risk assessment methods … United States; other medications not listed as included Comparisons KQ 1: Risk assessment methods … vs. usual care or an alternative risk assessment method KQs 2–4: Medication vs. placebo; tamoxifen

120. Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 17, 2024 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … 95% CI, from 15 fewer to 5 more). 10  One study was not included in the pooled analysis because the method … participants). 10  One trial that was not included in the pooled analysis because it used a different method … Procedure Manual. Accessed October 28, 2024. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual