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261. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed evidence published since its last review on screening adults 65 years or … Screening Tests A visual acuity test (for example, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening … Issues with the study methods include failure to report allocation concealment, lack of intention-to-treat … photocoagulation for wet AMD is associated with an increased risk for acute visual acuity loss (3 months after the procedure … factors include: Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (e.g., by the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method

262. 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.

263. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     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, participants … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. … / procedure-manual 19. … Blood pressure in different ethnic groups (BP-Eth): a mixed methods study.

264. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2004 - Table of Contents Preface Background Previous USPSTF Recommendation Methods … examinations and direct fluorescent antibody tests of lesion exudates or tissues are the definitive methods … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? … of umbilical cord blood at delivery to screen for syphilis; however, none compared this with other methods … Is there new information on screening tests and methods?

265. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 11, 2012 - We assessed the validity of the randomization and measurement procedures, comparability of the groups … The fair-quality trials frequently did not report specific randomization procedures, potentially leading … Rating Focus Age Range (Mean), y Location Intervention Setting Method … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. … Regression methods to detect publication and other bias in meta-analysis.

266. 11th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - The Task Force has a long- standing commitment to, and specific methods for, evaluating the evidence … More details are available on the “About the USPSTF” and “Methods and Processes” pages. … The Task Force has a long-standing commitment to, and specific methods for, evaluating the evidence … Preventive Services Task Force policies and procedures. Am J Prev Med. 2018;54(1S1):S70-S80. 2. … Addressing Racism in Preventive Services: A Methods Project for the U.S.

267. Z8Avschjezubsjtdsx424H (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - 43 (P � 0.048) Good: high, differential attribution (34% and 22%) addressed by multiple imputation procedure … Methods Used To Identify Risky and Harmful Alcohol Users In the 12 trials reviewed, methods to identify … APPENDIX Methods Analytic Framework and Key Questions Using methods of the U.S. … In the third, the randomization method was not described. … alcohol use; RCT � randomized, controlled trial; RN � registered nurse; TLFB � timeline followback procedure

268. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - the effectiveness of sigmoidoscopic screening is the potential iatrogenic risk associated with the procedure … introduction of flexible fiberoptic instruments has made sigmoidoscopy more acceptable to patients, 102 the procedure … study in which sigmoidoscopy was recommended repeatedly, only 31% of participants consented to the procedure … Effective methods include FOBT and sigmoidoscopy. … Methods and population. Prev Med . 1973;2:197–206. [ PubMed ] 73.

269. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … of OBPM for initial screening, and the accuracy of various confirmatory blood pressure measurement methods … Identification of feasible methods for early detection of masked hypertension. … Procedure Manual. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. Accessed March 10, 2021. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual 4.

270. Recommendation: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 24, 2020 - exercise specialists, physical therapists, masters- and doctoral-level counselors trained in behavioral methods … For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … exercise specialists, physical therapists, masters- and doctoral-level counselors trained in behavioral methods … For more information about risk assessment methods and behavioral counseling interventions, see the Additional … Procedure Manual. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual .

271. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 19, 2024 - quantitative synthesis was performed using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/ procedure-manual … Procedure manual appendix VI: criteria for assessing internal validity of individual studies. … https://www. uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/ methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessinginternal- validity-individual-studies 12.

272. Draft Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 22, 2025 - Many of these same interventions have been proposed as a method to prevent perinatal depression when … For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Procedure Manual. Accessed January 17, 2025. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

273. Archived: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening, February 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, Atkins D, for the Methods Word Group, … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

274. Screening for Hepatitis B Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 11, 2019 - This brief evidence update was conducted to in- form the USPSTF in updating its 2009 recommendation.2 Methods … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 360 JAMA July 23/30, 2019 Volume 322 … Detailed methods, including the search strategy, inclusion and exclusion crite- ria, critical appraisal … physicians, hospitals, and laboratories; loss to follow-up, missing data, and differences in data collection procedures

275. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - METHODS Data Sources and Searches We searched the English-language literature in MED­ LINE to identify … Both of these methods have obvious problems. … Without appropriate follow-up of patients, this method probably underestimates the number of false- … Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

276. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - comprehensive evidence reports l Supports the Task Force in the consistent and transparent application of its methods

277. Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2021 - For additional details see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.16 Clinical Review & Education US Preventive … A variety of study procedures and criteria were used to iden- tify populations of pregnant persons at … The most com- mon method was examination of participant characteristics and personal or family medical … USPSTF Procedure Manual. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. 17. … Res Synth Methods. 2019;10(1):23-43. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1319 23.

278. Screening for HIV: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - newer testing and sampling methods. … event) or death and to cause 1 cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, invasive cardiovascular procedure … Bucher and colleagues (268) proposed a method for indirect treatment comparisons to estimate odds ra- … Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. 5. … Background rate of cardio- or cerebrovascular (myocardial infarction, stroke, or invasive cardiovascular procedure

279. U.S. Preventive Services | Grade Definitions
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     July 01, 2012 - The USPSTF changed its grade definitions based on a change in methods in May 2007 and again in July … because of: The limited number or size of studies Important flaws in study design or methods

280. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - women with regional and distant disease are 79% and 28%, respectively.3 Efforts to develop screening methods … Current screening methods include transvaginal or transabdominal ultrasound scanning of the ovaries and … Methods In conjunction with a medical librarian, we conducted literature searches using MEDLINE® (January … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer?