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APPENDIX: MEMBERS OF THE USPSTF
Members of the USPSTF at the time
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary23/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
March 30, 2015 - Methods: We searched Medline and Cochrane databases (1996–August 2014), as well as reference lists of … Details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method, interventions, analysis … We did not pool the results because of the heterogeneity of the studies in terms of supplementation method … Procedure Manual. 2008. … Available at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual .
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March 01, 2011 - For diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti
procedure in Stata, version 10 (StataCorp, College … We used the cci procedure in Stata to calculate
diagnostic odds ratios with exact 95% CIs. … control participants, with exclusion criteria applied equally to both
Response rate
Diagnostic testing procedures … criteria applied equally to case patients
and control participants; response rate �80%; diagnostic procedures … 75% white
Mean hearing loss: NR
Fair
Treatment
Jerger et al,
1996 (18)
Described as
randomized,
method
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January 01, 2015 - is very little evidence available that examines the ultimate effectiveness of this newer
screening method … False-positive
results often lead to additional followup procedures to confirm a true diagnosis, some
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January 01, 2015 - is very little evidence available that examines the ultimate effectiveness of this newer
screening method … False-positive
results often lead to additional followup procedures to confirm a true diagnosis, some
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication-september-2014
September 09, 2014 - Clinical Considerations
There are no validated methods … Included trials defined "high risk" differently because a validated method for identifying women who … Sensitivity analyses using an alternate method for estimating pooled random effects resulted in similar
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January 01, 2015 - METHODS
Key Questions and Analytic Framework
We developed a review protocol and analytic
framework ( … One investigator abstracted details about the study
design, patient population, setting, screening method … Most of the poor-
quality studies were characterized by poor reporting of
methods (such as methods of … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a
review of the process. … Procedure Manual.
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March 28, 2011 - Adults Workgroup, including its members, mission and objectives, current research, and proposed research methods
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
October 15, 2010 - Quality was assessed by using methods developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … Synthesis and Analysis
When data were available from diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti procedure … Screening could also increase the overall exposure to additional procedures and treatments due to earlier … However, we found no studies estimating the magnitude of harms associated with unnecessary procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.
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September 01, 2013 - METHODS
Key Questions and Analytic Framework
We developed and followed a standard protocol. … A
technical report details those methods and includes search
strategies and additional evidence tables … Using estab-
lished methods (23), the USPSTF, with input from the
Agency for Healthcare Research and … 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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hearing-loss-in-older-adults-screening-august-2012
August 15, 2012 - the following topics: association of screening with improved health outcomes, accuracy of screening methods … Six good-quality studies directly compared the accuracy of screening methods for hearing impairment in … Simple screening methods, such as the whispered voice test and single-question screening, seem to be … tests had substantially stronger positive LRs (10 and 70, respectively) compared with other screening methods … 18.6% of participants in the AudioScope group, 59.2% in the HHIE-S group, and 63.6% in the combined method
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January 01, 2010 - Methods
Study Selection
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort
studies conducted in developed … The data were analyzed using
WinBUGS software,17 which uses a method of
Markov Chain Monte Carlo called … example, educational interventions were mixed on
their detailed description of content of the session,
method … baseline differences
in the compared groups, or randomized trials with
issues regarding randomization methods … Current
methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Am J Prev Med. 2001;20:21–25.
16.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/specific-populations
June 01, 2018 - evidence-based clinical preventive services for specific populations
Articles and resources on USPSTF methods
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
April 17, 2018 - independent and similar RCTs were available, random-effects models using the inverse-variance weighted method … Section 3: topic work plan development in the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Higgins JP, Altman DG, Gøtzsche PC, et al; Cochrane Bias Methods Group; Cochrane Statistical Methods … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity . … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 4
a Measures of whole-body calcium
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary7/thyroid-dysfunction-screening
October 28, 2014 - One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … than clearly inadequate methods. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Procedure Manual. … Accessed at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual on 20 October 2014.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan21/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
June 15, 2013 - nonpregnant women, including adolescents:
KQs 1, 2, 4: No screening or alternate screening strategy or methods … standard
Asymptomatic pregnant women:
KQs 1, 2: No screening or alternate screening strategy or methods
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan21/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
June 15, 2013 - nonpregnant women, including adolescents:
KQs 1, 2, 4: No screening or alternate screening strategy or methods … standard
Asymptomatic pregnant women:
KQs 1, 2: No screening or alternate screening strategy or methods
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February 01, 2013 - METHODS
We developed and followed a standard protocol. … for inclusion if they enrolled children without obvious
signs or symptoms of abuse or neglect, used a method … baseline or follow-up.
§ Inclusion/exclusion criteria were inadequate or not described.
� Randomization method … More re-
search is needed in key areas to provide clinicians with
effective methods of doing so. … Current
methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.
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May 01, 2014 - METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on prevention of dental
caries by primary care clinicians in … Xylitol may have promise as an addi-
tional method to reduce the risk for
dental caries. … However, providers and other qualified
staff may require some training before
offering this procedure … In this method,
fluoride is incorporated into the sur-
face layer of the teeth, making them
more resistant
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June 12, 2018 - attack or stroke is unlikely to help prevent CVD events and can actually cause harms from
subsequent procedures … insufficient evidence to recommend for or against adding ECG
screening to standard risk assessment methods