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341. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     July 15, 2008 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Limitation:  Study methods for measuring Framingham risk variables and other covariates varied. … symmetric with respect to the precision measure by using funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method … statistically significant asymmetry when we examined funnel plots or used the Egger linear regression method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

342. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oZSntFpszryu7mAnjdhkrw
     September 05, 2023 - Method- ological quality ratings for included studies from a prior AHRQ evidence review on anxiety treatment … quantitative synthesis was per- formed using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … /procedure- manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria- assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies … Deeks J, Higgins J, Altman DG; Cochrane Statistical Methods Group. … /procedure-manual/ procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing- internal-validity-individual-studies

343. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-familial-hypercholesterolemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - Study Selection All study selection procedures used dual independent review. … Studies were rated as good, fair, or poor quality in accordance with USPSTF procedures. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 17 a Intermediate outcomes include

344. Final Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary27/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
     October 11, 2022 - 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 … Deeks J, Higgins J, Altman DG; Cochrane Statistical Methods Group. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies 20.

345. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling
     March 20, 2018 - prevention of skin cancer through behavioral intervention and did not include skin self-examination, a method … encourage skin self-examination (n = 1356) found that more intervention group participants reported a skin procedure … Based on a single fair-quality trial, skin procedures may increase in the first 6 months after a skin … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Further details are available in the USPSTF procedure manual. 15 Return to Table of Contents

346. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2024 - https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

347. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling, July 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/breastfeeding-counseling-2003
     July 01, 2003 - Summary (PDF) Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … Methods Studies were identified by searching MEDLINE® (1966-2001), HealthSTAR, the Cochrane Database … The data were analyzed using WinBUGS software, 17 which uses a method of Markov Chain Monte Carlo called … example, educational interventions were mixed on their detailed description of content of the session, method … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Am J Prev Med . 2001;20:21-25. 16.

348. Evaluating Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/behavintr.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was convened to address adapting existing USPSTF methods … Although the USPSTF evidence-based methods are widely applicable throughout medicine, to date they have … clinician, is generally ineffective in producing behavior change,111 but the HRA can be a low-cost, easy method … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. A review of the process. … Comparison of three methods for measuring the time spent in physical activity.

349. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2022 - were performed to account for the variability of the studies.20 The restricted maxi- mum likelihood method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. … / procedure-manual 15. … /procedure-manual/ procedure-manual-appendix-iii-uspstf-litwatch- process 18. … Res Synth Methods. 2019;10(1):23-43. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1319 23.

350. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary12/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     October 18, 2011 - diagnosis of regressive or nonprogressive histologic predisease could result in harms from unnecessary procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … squamous intraepithelial lesion; LBC = liquid-based cytology; LEEP = loop electrosurgical excision procedure … § Maximum follow-up reported. || Treatment method varied by date and age. … ¶ Treatment method varied by site. Return to Table of Contents

351. Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2014 - Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to identify … Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to … 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

352. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/2023-annual-report-to-congress.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - The Task Force has a long-standing commitment to, and specific methods for, evaluating the evidence … More details are available on the “Task Force at a Glance” and “Methods and Processes” pages. … Preventive Services Task Force Methods to Mitigate Systemic Racism in Clinical Preventive Services,” … Preventive Services Task Force policies and procedures. Am J Prev Med. 2018;54(1S1):S70-S80. 2. … Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2012;21(3):169-184 27. Misri S, Abizadeh J, Sanders S, Swift E.

353. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     May 16, 2024 - , cognitive behavioral therapy, or motivational enhancement therapy), specific strategies, delivery method

354. Screening for Osteoporosis: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - predicting fractures, we limited stud­ ies to existing systematic reviews and technology assess­ ments of procedures … 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 pro­ gestin on gynecologic cancers and associated diagnostic procedures: the … Sensitivity Analysis for Trials With Few, Rare, or 0 Fracture Events Alternative Method Fracture Outcome

355. Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/zESNSGqmKFpJWqNb573WXC
     November 01, 2009 - Methods: The USPSTF examined the evidence on the efficacy of 5 screening modalities in reducing mortality … common with mammography and can cause anxiety and lead to additional imaging stud- ies 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 done … Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of inter

356. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
     August 24, 2021 - quantitative synthesis was conducted with random-effects models using the inverse-variance weighted method … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2015. Accessed July 13, 2021. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual . 8. … hyperglycemic crisis). b The guidelines note this test should be performed in a laboratory using a method … For additional information see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 7 BMI indicates body mass index.

357. Primary Care Screening and Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual.106 Clinical Review & Education US Preventive … The I2 statistic is not calculated when using this method. … QuantiFERON TB Gold: a new method for latent tuberculosis infection. … Section 3: Topic Work Plan Development in US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. http://

358. Final Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-screening
     March 02, 2020 - Scope of Review Detailed methods and evidence tables with additional study details are available … In accordance with the USPSTF Procedure Manual, 7 studies rated poor quality because of critical methodological … What is the effectiveness of different risk or prevalence-based methods for screening for HCV infection … Methodological limitations included unclear randomization or enrollment methods. … See USPSTF Procedure Manual. 7 HCV indicates hepatitis C virus; SVR, sustained virologic response. a

359. Evidence Summary: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/ovarian-cancer-screening
     February 13, 2018 - Good-quality randomized clinical trials had adequate randomization procedures and allocation concealment … For more details on review methods, see the full report. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … Refer to the USPSTF Procedure Manual for further details. 6 Return to Table of Contents … Source Screening Method

360. Final Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/other-supporting-document19468/tobacco-and-nicotine-use-prevention-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions
     April 28, 2020 - Recommendation Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … Methodological shortcomings included unclear allocation concealment methods, lack of clarity of whether … Most smokers initiate smoking in adolescence. 56 Methods to reduce exposure to nicotine and known and … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2017. Accessed September 8, 2018. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual 15.