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121. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

122. 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

123. 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.

124. Evidence Summary: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 07, 2023 - In accordance with the USPSTF Procedure Manual, 14 studies rated poor quality were included only if … statistically significant interactions between baseline caries level, exposure to fluoride, application method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. Accessed July 28, 2023. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … For additional information, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 14   Return to Table of Contents

125. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Risks for Men 55–69 The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test is the most common method clinicians

126. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Risks for Men 55–69 The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test is the most common method clinicians

127. JAMA (pdf file)
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     May 13, 2025 - during pregnancy for the US Preventive Services Task Force to reaffirm its 2018 recommendation.1,2 Methods … Detailed methods and results are available in the full evidence review.4 The review also reported on … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual.3 jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA Published … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. … - processes/procedure-manual 4.

128. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review49/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Yield of Risk-Based Screening Methods Four cross-sectional studies (samples sizes ranging from 985 … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods guide for effectiveness and comparative effectiveness reviews. … country, exposure of healthcare workers to blood/tissue in medium-/high-risk country, surgical/dental procedure

129. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - 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 cat- aract surgery, but it can usually be treated with a brief external laser procedure … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods used to combine studies reported? Findings combined appropriately?

130. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary32/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
     May 08, 2012 - questions in a comfortable manner, although there is no consensus about the optimal screening setting or method … investigator abstracted data on study design and setting; participant characteristics; data collection procedures … The same procedures were followed for nonscreening days, except that participants completed both the … ** The sampling method was not random or consecutive or not described. †† The reference standard was … follow-up was high or differential. § Intention-to-treat analysis was not used. || The randomization method

131. 3W8Wr9Wwayaqujwmjo Bl- (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - that may have been unnecessary because final results were benign and women may never have had these procedures … 2.13 [CI, 1.36 to 3.32]; 3 trials) and was related to more benign gynecologic conditions; surgical procedures … Risk reduction was most pronounced for women who had the procedure at younger ages in this study, as … Effectiveness of salpingo-oophorectomy for reducing breast cancer risk depends on the age at which the procedure … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2008.

132. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review52/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication-2011
     July 15, 2011 - 100,000 persons. 5 The diagnosis and treatment of gonococcal infections in pregnant women is the best method … Since the introduction of Credá's method

133. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An Evidence-Based Prevention Resource for Nurse Practitioners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/evidence-based-prevention-resource-nurse-practitioners
     April 01, 2019 - Preventive Services Task Force Task Force Methods How to Use the USPSTF Recommendations The Potential … These processes are fully described in a procedure manual and in a series of articles available on the … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. Barton, M. … How to read the new recommendation statement: Methods update from the U.S. … Update on the methods of the U.S.

134. Medication Use for the Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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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 … Refer to the USPSTF procedure manual for further details.12 Clinical Review & Education US Preventive … methods. … Methods and processes.

135. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2025 - Counseling methods including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT) can … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

136. Task Force at a Glance | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - How We Work The Task Force uses gold standard methods to systematically review the evidence on preventive … Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation PDF, 5 MB Presentation that provides an overview of the methods

137. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
     November 14, 2019 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … 4.7 of the USPSTF Procedure Manual (available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page … /Name/methods-and-processes ).  

138. Archived: Evidence Summary: Harms of Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-harms-of-screening-for-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     January 11, 2016 - Overdiagnosed women may be harmed by unnecessary procedures and treatments as well as by the burden of … Extraction and Quality Assessment Details of the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Various methods were used to estimate overdiagnosis. … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2015. 9. … trials; 1 systematic review of 13 studies; 18 individual studies Poor No established definition or method

139. Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: An Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Limitations: Meta-analyses were limited by clinical and method- ological heterogeneity. … METHODS Data Sources This systematic review focuses on recent evidence (September 2001 to February … Complete search strategy, eligibility criteria, and quality assessments were documented in the methods … Methods Work Group, Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Current methods of the U.S. … multiple comparisons Yes Yes Yes Good McKeever et al., 2002 (106) Parallel Central randomization procedures

140. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary4/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     July 30, 2013 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … A technical report details those methods and includes search strategies and additional evidence tables … Whether the procedure was the cause of death is unknown 53 . … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Procedure complications during the screening period, as reported in the NLST, were low.