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281. 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.

282. 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

283. 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?

284. 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

285. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Included studies described the study sample, the screening instrument or procedure, the abuse or neglect … Best results were achieved when screening involved a 2-step method, however, these strategies have not … • Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group? … Best results were achieved when screening involved a 2-step method, however, these strategies have not … The 2-step procedure had 89% sensitivity and 28% specificity at 6-months follow-up.

286. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: Clinician Summary for USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2021 - pregnant and is at least 24 weeks of gestation, screen for gestational diabetes by using 1 of several methods

287. Screening for Prostate Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (2012) (pdf file)
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     recommendations for prostate cancer screening all incorporate the measurement of serum PSA levels; other methods

288. Archived: Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Detailed methods and data for the review, including the full USPSTF analytic framework on screening, … [PMID: 9764259] Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, et al; Methods Work … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods guide for effectiveness and comparative effectiveness reviews.

289. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2023. Accessed March 18, 2024. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … For additional details see the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. 13 Return to Table … (DBT/DM) 103/23,760 (4.3) RR: 0.76 (0.59 to 0.97) d DM 191/33,534 (5.7) Surgical procedures … national organized screening programs (Italy, Sweden) that use independent dual reading and consensus procedures

290. Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 18, 2023 - The random-effects restricted maximum likelihood method with the Knapp-Hartung correction was applied … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance- grading-evidence/methods 18. … For more details see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 8 BMI indicates body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular

291. Final Research Plan: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 30, 2018 - therapy, motivational enhancement therapy), specific strategies (e.g., action plans, diaries), delivery method

292. Screening for Cervical Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - See the Clinical Considerations for discussion of cytology method, HPV testing, and screening interval … See the Clinical Considerations for discussion of cytology method, HPV testing, and screening interval … Treatment of Screening-Detected Disease The harms of treatment include risks from the treat- ment procedure … of these methods are not completely understood. … Recent data suggest that there is a risk for adverse effects with these procedures.

293. Draft Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2024 - , cognitive behavioral therapy, or motivational enhancement therapy), specific strategies, delivery method

294. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - Despite an extensive literature evaluating a wide variety of instruments, the optimal method of testing … failure to consider potential confounders, the reporting of short-term outcomes, and heterogeneous methods … Evaluation of a structured test and a parent led method for screening for speech and language problems

295. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
     November 27, 2018 - independent and similar RCTs were available, random-effects models using the inverse-variance–weighted method … USPSTF Procedure Manual: Section 3: Topic Work Plan Development. USPSTF website. … Methods and Processes. USPSTF website. … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity. … Refer to the USPSTF Procedure Manual for further details. 11 KQ indicates key question.

296. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 24, 2018 - This brief evidence update was used by the USPSTF to update its 2011 “A” recommendation.3 Methods | … Detailed methods, including the search strategy, inclusion and exclusion crite- ria, criteria for critical … recommendedand ocular prophylaxis is the standard of care, the individual con- tribution of each method

297. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary.

298. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - Studies were eligible that evaluated the TST using the Mantoux method with use of standard induration … quantitative syntheses were conducted using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … Do these harms differ by screening method or strategy? Key Question 4c. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

299. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2009 - This article discusses methods and results for key questions 1, 1a, and 4. … The 95% CIs were calculated on the basis of a Poisson distribution by using the GENMOD procedure (SAS … meta-analyses of antidepressant trials included for key question 4, we calculated missing CIs by using the FREQ procedure … Administration estimated many fewer suicides than other reviews and used a hierarchical outcome assignment method … Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2003;12:22-33.

300. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
     October 25, 2016 - US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Procedure Manual. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf08/methods/procmanual.htm. 2016. … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome. … Comparison of two methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 19 Return to Table of Contents