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301. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - vaginal flora. 31 In clinical settings where handling and storage of culture medium is difficult, other methods … As more reliable, noninvasive methods for testing men become available (e.g., polymerase or ligase chain … Culture of endocervical specimens is the preferred method for screening asymptomatic women. … Urinary leukocyte esterase test: a screening method for the detection of asymptomatic chlamydial and

302. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary6/osteoporosis-screening-2011
     July 06, 2010 - predicting fractures, we limited studies to existing systematic reviews and technology assessments of procedures … outcomes (vertebral, nonvertebral, hip, wrist, and ankle) by using the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel method … In addition, the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel method we used may be unsuitable when events are rare … estimates by using the Peto odds ratio (OR), fixed-effects Mantel-Haenszel method with an alternative … Effects of estrogen plus progestin on gynecologic cancers and associated diagnostic procedures: the Women's

303. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update Methods This brief update is based … question of whether routine screening of asymptomatic persons in the clinical setting is an effective method

304. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
     April 15, 2013 - Use is limited by adverse effects and inaccurate methods to identify candidates. … 1000 women) 11 , 24 , 28  and was related to more benign gynecologic conditions 24 , 51 ; surgical procedures … cases of endometrial cancer (RR, 0.55 [CI, 0.36 to 0.83]; 5 cases in 1000 women), hyperplasia, and procedures … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Author, Year (Reference) Method

305. Final Research Plan: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan153/ovarian-cancer-screening
     March 03, 2016 - Comparison of screening with usual care or no screening; comparison of different included screening methods … quality of life KQ 2: Surgery rate, false-positive rate, complications of diagnostic surgical procedures

306. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2003 - patients with hypertension for whom treatment will be beneficial, we consider both which screening method … Measuring Blood Pressure Elevation in Adults: Which Screening Method Is Most Accurate and Reliable? … The accuracy and reliability of blood pressure measurement in adults depends on the method of screening … Characteristics of several common methods of screening are described below. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

307. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary9/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     November 15, 2009 - , including a more comprehensive method that considers breast cancer mortality from cancer diagnosed … When this method was applied to women aged 39 to 49 years randomly assigned to screening at trial entry … pain and discomfort associated with mammography indicated that many women experience pain during the procedure … (Screened Patients; Control Participants) Enrollment Age, y Randomization Method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

308. Behavioral Counseling Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - different settings (eg, local community fitness center) • How the intervention was delivered: Delivery methods

309. 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - More details are available on the “Task Force at a Glance” and “Methods and Processes” pages. … Over the years, the Task Force methods have evolved to include a health equity framework. … and specific procedures for collecting and analyzing data • Population: the group of individuals that … Preventive Services Task Force policies and procedures. … guideline-making bodies, demonstrating its commitment to maintaining transparent, state-of-the-art policies and procedures

310. VitaminD, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report at : h tt p s … independent and similar RCTs were avail- able, random-effects models using the inverse-variance weighted method … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual.4 a Measures of whole-body calcium status … Section 3: topic work plan development in the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. https … Higgins JP, Altman DG, Gøtzsche PC, et al; Cochrane Bias Methods Group; Cochrane Statistical Methods

311. Screening for HIV: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     results in 5 to 40 minutes; however, initial positive results require confirmation with conventional methods

312. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening for IPV and Caregiver Abuse in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     Plan Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adultsand Procedure … Manual (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure … Source USPSTF Procedure manual 3.2.2 Procedure Manual [link to Procedure Manual) † The direct pathway

313. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on behavioral coun- seling for sexual risk reduction in primary … Interven- tion methods included face-to-face counseling, videos, written materials, and telephone support … (200 min total) delivered over 3 to 4 consecutive wk Delivered by: trained HIV and STI counselors Methods … min video followed by one 25-min group discussion session Delivered by: gender-matched facilitators Methods … Tailored intervention to increase dual-contraceptive method use: a ran- domized trial to reduce unintended

314. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 04, 2024 - For additional details, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.3 USPSTF Review: Interventions to Prevent Falls … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2021. … /procedure-manual 4. … outperforms the standard DerSimonian-Laird method. … Comparison of two methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis.

315. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - 1000 women) (11, 24, 28) and was related to more benign gy- necologic conditions (24, 51); surgical procedures … cases of endo- metrial cancer (RR, 0.55 [CI, 0.36 to 0.83]; 5 cases in 1000 women), hyperplasia, and procedures … Methods Guide for Effective- ness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Descriptive Studies of Decisions to Use Risk-Reducing Medications Author, Year (Reference) Method Population … edicine V olum e 158 • N um ber 8 W -2 4 9 Appendix Table 2—Continued Author, Year (Reference) Method

316. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2018 - Further details are available in the USPSTF procedure manual.10 USPSTF Report: Screening for Cervical … Most women referred to colpos- copy underwent the procedure (93.6% in the intervention group, 90.6% in … Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, et al; Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.

317. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
     September 24, 2019 - conditions of the urinary tract; not immunocompromised; and not undergoing surgical or catheterization procedures … populations was conducted with random-effects meta-analyses that applied the DerSimonian and Laird 12 method … Details of the data analysis methods are included in the full report. … For more details on review methods, see the full report. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual .

318. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2020 - For more details on the methods the USPTSF uses to deter- mine net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … visualization), preprocedure bowel preparation, anesthesia or sedation during the test, and follow-up procedures … and follow-up procedures for abnormal findings on a screening test. … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. … / procedure-manual 8.

319. Evidence Summary: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
     August 23, 2022 - One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … using Stata version 10.1 (StataCorp). 7 Results using the profile likelihood method were very similar … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Updated May 2021. Accessed June 25, 2022. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual 6. … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 5 CHD indicates coronary heart disease

320. Evidence Summary: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
     February 12, 2019 - Recommendation Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … Return to Table of Contents Methods … An ideal method for determining which interventions would benefit persons with varying risk profiles … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … Refer to the USPSTF Procedure Manual for interpretation of the analytic framework. 14 HrQoL indicates