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241. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2002 - may be as effective as using longer instruments.5 There is little evidence to recommend 1 screening method … over another, so clinicians can choose the method that best fits their personal preference, the patient

242. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
     April 06, 2004 - Methods Used To Identify Risky and Harmful Alcohol Users In the 12 trials reviewed, methods to identify … (P = 0.048) Good: high, differential attribution (34% and 22%) addressed by multiple imputation procedure … $.mp. 8 (single-blind method$ or clinical trial$ of placebo$).mp. 9 ((single or double … In the third, the randomization method was not described. … alcohol use; RCT = randomized, controlled trial; RN = registered nurse; TLFB = timeline followback procedure

243. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - comprehensive evidence reports l Supports the Task Force in the consistent and transparent application of its methods

244. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
     March 11, 2025 - Recommendation Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … We used the terms sensitivity and specificity but acknowledge the departure from the preferred method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Accessed January 10, 2025. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … For more details, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 13 a Intermediate outcomes include behavioral, physiologic

245. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2022 - Methods | A literature search of MEDLINE, PubMed publisher- supplied records, and the Cochrane Central … Detailed methods and results of this systematic re- view are available in the full evidence report.4 … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual.3 jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA February … Procedure manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Updated 2017. … Accessed November 24, 2020. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce. org/uspstf/procedure-manual 4

246. -Umtbplhkqkcqcbeq3Gtuj (pdf file)
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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.

247. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: A Targeted Evidence Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Serologic Methods for Syphilis Diagnosis Table 3. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. … • Is a definition and method for measurement of the outcome reported? … • Was the same outcome definition (and method for measurement) used in all patients? … • Is a definition and method for measurement of candidate predictors reported?

248. Draft Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 05, 2025 - Comments until Sep 02, 2025 11:59 PM EDT In an effort to maintain a high level of transparency in our methods … For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. Accessed July 2025. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/screen-and-assess-use-quick-effective-methods

249. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - newer testing and sampling methods. … event) or death and to cause 1 cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, invasive cardiovascular procedure … Bucher and colleagues' method has been shown to usually agree with results of direct treatment comparisons … Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. … Background rate of cardio- or cerebrovascular (myocardial infarction, stroke, or invasive cardiovascular procedure

250. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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

251. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - Quality was assessed by using methods developed by the U.S. Preventive Ser- vices Task Force. … Synthesis and Analysis When data were available from diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti procedure … diagnoses or reduce the long-term risk for bladder- cancer–related death, but the studies had serious method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … medicine or one of its subspecialties Selection of award winners will consider the article’s novelty, method

252. Grade Definitions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 01, 2018 - The USPSTF changed its grade definitions based on a change in methods in May 2007 and again in July 2012 … Important flaws in study design or methods.

253. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     December 15, 2009 - Population Women Aged ≥40 Years Screening Method Digital Mammography Magnetic Resonance Imaging … Implementation The Task Force on Community Preventive Services has reviewed the evidence on methods … are common with mammography and can cause anxiety and lead to additional imaging studies and invasive procedures … Other potential harms, such as pain caused by the procedure, exist but are thought to have little effect … The 2 available trials 20 , 21 indicated that more additional imaging procedures and biopsies were

254. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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.

255. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2012 - Screening Tests Transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing are readily available procedures … and commonly suggested screening methods. … Nearly 21 major complications occurred per 100 surgical procedures done on the basis of false-positive … strategy in the intervention group because no cases of ovarian cancer were detected solely by this method … Several commenters asked the USPSTF to provide information about other potential screening methods—in

256. Effectiveness of Primary Care–Relevant Treatments for Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - METHODS 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 … ), imputa- tion of missing data through random-effects regression (35, 45, 64), multiple imputation method … (35, 56), or unspec- ified methods (31, 48, 61).

257. Archived: Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Methods:  PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to identify … This increase is somewhat surprising, although it may reflect improvement in ultrasonography methods … The analysis methods were also unclear (e.g., conditional multiple logistic regression was mentioned … Fourth, some have proposed alterations to the followup procedures, such as followup by imaging surveillance

258. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 26, 2014 - We did random-effects meta-analyses for 5 or more studies using the DerSimonian–Laird method to estimate … symmetrical with respect to the precision measure by using funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method … We used the DerSimonian–Laird method for random-effects meta-analyses, which has known limitations 93 … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. 2008. … Stat Methods Med Res . 2012;21:409-26.

259. Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 26, 2022 - were performed to account for the variability of the studies. 20 The restricted maximum likelihood method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. … /procedure-manual 15. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/aboutuspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-iii-uspstf-litwatchproces … Res Synth Methods . 2019;10(1):23-43. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1319 23.

260. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
     July 08, 2014 - Changes in technology, standard medical therapy, surgical procedures, and stroke rates may not be reflected … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity. Methods Research Report. … Methods for Meta-analysis in Medical Research. Chichester, UK: J Wiley; 2000. … before the study) that 2.7% of surgical patients would have had a stroke or died as a result of the procedure