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361. Screening for Gonorrhea: Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - This procedure is required by law in most states. … smear of endocervical secretions and quantified polymorphonuclear cells per 1000 using standardized procedures … Retested at least twice methods. … • Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. … applied equally to cases and controls; response rate equal to or greater than 80 percent; diagnostic procedures

362. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary43/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
     October 07, 2011 - Recruitment and randomization procedures and age eligibility also varied. … radical prostatectomy was the dominant procedure when most of the studies were conducted 68 . … ) between invited and noninvited groups Inadequate randomization and allocation concealment procedure … < 10 µg/L: 22% PSA 11–29 µg/L: 28% PSA > 30 µg/L: 23% PSA unknown: 27% Age, period of diagnosis, method … Not defined 2 y 65 Exact proportion of patients with T1 and T2 unclear because of reporting method

363. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     December 20, 2016 - Methods and Processes: section 3: topic work plan development. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/methods-and-processes . … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity . … J Virol Methods . 2010;163(2):276-281. 23. Delany-Moretlwe S, Jentsch U, Weiss H, et al. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 10 a Studies that screen using an

364. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - associated with an increased risk for potential harms, including false-positive results and invasive procedures … Even if sensitivity is improved, modeling studies suggest these methods are not likely to be cost-effective … Screening Using Cytologic Methods The USPSTF did not re-examine test characteristics of conventional … and algorithm-based screening (AutoPap®), all recent technical extensions of conventional cytology methods … A general primer GP5+/GP6(+)-mediated PCR- enzyme immunoassay method for rapid detection of 14 high-risk

365. Archived: Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     July 17, 2014 - Intervention KQs 1, 2, 5: Screening mammography, all methods (i.e., film, digital, tomosynthesis … KQs 3, 4, 6: Screening mammography (all methods) combined with other modality; other screening modality … how the USPSTF uses decision models in formulating its recommendations, please refer to the USPSTF Procedure … Manual, available at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual .

366. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary47/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
     February 15, 2006 - Methods.   … between intervention and comparison groups at baseline, did not use intention-to-treat analysis, no method … focused stimulation, 78 , 79 , 86 , 87 , 93 auditory discrimination, 83 , 90 imitation or modeling procedures … Developmental Language Scales, Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, Language Assessment and Remediation Procedure … Evaluation of a structured test and a parent led method for screening for speech and language problems

367. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review40/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - This procedure is required by law in most states. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. … applied equally to cases and controls; response rate equal to or greater than 80 percent; diagnostic procedures … smear of endocervical secretions and quantified polymorphonuclear cells per 1000 using standardized procedures

368. Evidence Summary: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
     August 01, 2023 - Recommendation Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … eligibility of all abstracts and articles and rated study quality using predefined criteria. 4 Detailed methods … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 3 NTD indicates neural tube defect.

369. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-multifactorial-dyslipidemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - Detailed study methods and a list of excluded studies, including reasons, are listed in the full report … Study Selection All study selection procedures used dual independent review. … 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.

370. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
     April 18, 2023 - heterogeneous in that they were conducted in varying settings and used a variety of skin examination procedures … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/aboutuspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/collections/cer-methods-guide#toc-14 16. … Refer to the USPSTF Procedure Manual for interpretation of the analytic framework. 9 a Previously referred

371. Final Recommendation Statement: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
     September 24, 2019 - Urine culture is currently recommended for screening in pregnancy and is the established method for diagnosis … Procedure Manual. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual . …   Pregnant Persons Nonpregnant Adults Detection Urine culture is the established method

372. Draft Recommendation: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 22, 2024 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Procedure Manual. Accessed September 24, 2024. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Research is needed to assess barriers to breastfeeding or accessing breastfeeding interventions, and methods

373. 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 - 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

374. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening
     January 14, 2025 - 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 … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … /procedure-manual-appendix-xii-summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews 20. … unknown; precision unknown Good-quality systematic review; however, included RCTs are fair quality; method

375. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 19, 2024 - quantitative synthesis was per- formed using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2021. … / procedure-manual 8. … Procedure manual appendix VI: criteria for assessing internal validity of individual studies. … /procedure-manual/ procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing- internal-validity-individual-studies

376. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
     September 24, 2019 - Urine culture is currently recommended for screening in pregnancy and is the established method for diagnosis … Procedure Manual. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual . …   Pregnant Persons Nonpregnant Adults Detection Urine culture is the established method

377. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
     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.

378. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary51/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication-september-2014
     April 08, 2014 - Detailed methods are outlined in our full evidence report 28 . … Data Synthesis and Analysis We used the metan procedure in Stata, version 11.2 (StataCorp, College … Station, Texas), for all reported meta-analyses and the metaan procedure for sensitivity analyses 32 … Sensitivity analyses using the profile likelihood method did not change these estimates; however, the … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.

379. 10th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - More details are available on the “About the USPSTF” and “Methods and Processes” pages. … For studies to adequately address gaps in the evidence, researchers need to use methods that are consistent … The Task Force has a long-standing commitment to, and specific methods for,2,4 evaluating the evidence … Preventive Services Task Force policies and procedures. Am J Prev Med. 2018;54(1S1):S70-S80. 2. … Developing primary care–based recommendations for social determinants of health: methods of the U.S.

380. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     December 07, 2005 - Methods. … such as focused stimulation,78, 79, 86, 87, 93 auditory discrimination,83, 90 imitation or modeling procedures … administration by professional and nonprofessional individuals, including parents, the optimal method … Evaluation of a structured test and a parent led method for screening for speech and language problems … Language Scales, Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, Language Assessment and Remediation Procedure