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161. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hypertension-in-adults-screening
     April 27, 2021 - Studies mostly used mercury sphygmomanometers with blood pressure measured by the manual auscultatory method … HBPM Four studies (n = 1001) examined HBPM as a confirmatory method. 25 , 65 , 66 , 69 In these studies … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. … /procedure-manual 19. … Blood pressure in different ethnic groups (BP-Eth): a mixed methods study.

162. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     October 15, 2011 - The full report 9 describes our methods in detail. … , intervention fidelity, and statistical methods. … Tests of publication bias included funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method 25 when there … , imputation of missing data through random-effects regression 35 , 45 , 64 , multiple imputation method … 35 , 56 , or unspecified method 31 , 48 , 61 .

163. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9AtjNaSwTXonz49w_DEbNz
     November 07, 2023 - In accor- dance with the USPSTF Procedure Manual,14 studies rated poor qual- ity were included only if … statistically significant in- teractions between baseline caries level, exposure to fluoride, ap- plication method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … / procedure-manual 15. … Validity of two methods for assessing oral health status of populations.

164. Recommendation: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
     September 19, 2024 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

165. Recommendation: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
     July 17, 2025 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

166. Recommendation: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     April 05, 2024 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

167. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
     July 17, 2025 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

168. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
     April 15, 2004 - dental visit, providing an opportunity for them to take preventive action. 10 Well-defined preventive procedures … The assignment method could not be determined in 4 studies. … Studies on parental acceptance of this procedure are completely lacking. … Note: Go to Methods for a list of key questions addressed in this review. … Validity of two methods for assessing oral health status of populations.

169. Recommendation: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
     December 21, 2023 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

170. Final Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/drug-use-illicit-screening
     June 09, 2020 - or “poor” according to the USPSTF study design–specific criteria. 15 In accordance with the USPSTF Procedure … Details on counseling methods, however, were limited. … assessment to define patients’ risk level may help determine the appropriateness for treatment, such as the procedure … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … Timeline Followback: A Calendar Method for Assessing Alcohol and Drug Use .

171. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
     March 14, 2024 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

172. Recommendation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pregnant-nonpregnant-adults
     February 16, 2024 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

173. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
     August 20, 2024 - criteria developed by the USPSTF (eMethods 2 in the  JAMA  Supplement). 18 In accordance with the USPSTF Procedure … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Updated May 2021. Accessed July 10, 2024. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … For additional information, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 18 Return to Table of Contents … For additional information, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 18 Return to Table of Contents

174. Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_3.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - evidence • Subject matter experts are consulted throughout the recommendation development process • Procedure … Manual available under Methods and Processes at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … /uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual Recommendation Development Process

175. Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_0.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - evidence • Subject matter experts are consulted throughout the recommendation development process • Procedure … Manual available under Methods and Processes at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … /uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual Recommendation Development Process

176. Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
     April 16, 2025 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

177. Archived: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hiv-sexually-transmitted-diseases-behavioral-counseling-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Although bleach sterilizes HIV-contaminated needles in in vitro studies, most IDUs use ineffective procedures … Women should be informed that spermicides and female barrier methods (diaphragm or cervical cap) can … Epidemiological methods to study the interaction between HIV infection and other sexually transmitted … Commentary: methods women can use that may prevent sexually transmitted disease, including HIV. … Stein Z HIV prevention: an update on the status of methods that women can use.

178. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/e6_WqcwDGhgT6bQfmk3Hqj
     February 02, 2021 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Proce- dure … artery stenosis (0.5%-1%).8 The 2014 review found 2 studies of angiography, a confirmatory testing method … strokes as a result.8 The current review found no new studies on the harms of confir- matory testing methods … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published December 2015. … Accessed December 9, 2020. https://www. uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/ procedure-manual 6

179. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     September 23, 2014 - Only screening tests and methods cleared by the U.S. … Methods are further described in a technical report 13 . … investigator abstracted details about study design, patient population, comparison groups, setting, screening method … Procedure Manual. … Accessed at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual on 30 April 2020.

180. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Women and Elderly Adults: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-women-and-elderly-adults/intimate-partner-violence-and-elderly-abuse-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Included studies described the study sample, the screening instrument or procedure, the abuse or neglect … None evaluated the performance of a screening instrument or procedure using verified abuse outcomes. … 0.93; non-battered = 0.86) Fair Inappropriate reference standard (not compared to another method … and past-year abuse was higher with self-administered questions Fair Patients self-selected method … Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group.