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41. Draft Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/latent-tuberculosis-infection-adults
    March 11, 2021 - Do these harms differ by screening method or strategy?     b. Do these harms differ by population? … KQs 2, 4: TST using Mantoux method with intermediate strength dose of PPD and standard thresholds for

42. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
    January 11, 2016 - screening for breast cancer using breast ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, DBT, or other methods … Screening for Breast Cancer With Methods Other Than Conventional Mammography Screening Method … result, which can lead to psychological harms, as well as additional testing and invasive follow-up procedures … breast cancer–specific distress, anxiety, and apprehension, particularly in women who have an associated procedure … Quantifying and monitoring overdiagnosis in cancer screening: a systematic review of methods.

43. Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
    June 17, 2021 - Do these harms differ by screening method or strategy? 4b. Do these harms differ by population? 5. … KQs 2, 4: TST using Mantoux method with intermediate strength dose of PPD and standard thresholds for

44. Final Research Plan: Thyroid Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan144/thyroid-cancer-screening
    April 23, 2015 - primary care providers or specialists as part of a routine well-care visit Enhanced ultrasound methods … , such as elastography or ultrasound with contrast media Diagnostic procedures (e.g., fine needle aspiration … overdiagnosis, * diagnostic tests, overtreatment, ** psychosocial harms, secondary malignancies, or procedure-related … Task Force clarified that this review will include palpation as a separate but potential screening method

45. Methods and Processes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 01, 2019 - The Task Force documents its methods in a procedure manual and other resources to ensure that the recommendations … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual Learn about the methods used by the Task Force to ensure … Read the Procedure Manual   Standards for Guideline Development Learn how the Task Force’s processes … For current Task Force methods, please refer to the Task Force’s Procedure Manual . … Current as of: December 2023 Internet Citation: Methods and Processes . U.S.

46. Final Research Plan: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-risk-screening-with-electrocardiography
    July 14, 2016 - What are the harms of screening with resting or exercise ECG, including harms of subsequent procedures … What are the harms and benefits of revascularization procedures in adults without symptoms or a prior … /interventions, studies that compare the procedure/intervention to no procedure/intervention are also … For studies reporting rates of harms from exercise ECG or subsequent procedures/interventions, large … Good or fair Poor (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria) * Vectorcardiography is a method

47. Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening
    December 22, 2014 - accuracy of office BP measurement (OBPM) (key question 2), prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … guidelines for validation of BP monitoring devices 15 ) for prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … , we did not calculate summary meta-analytic estimates of risk to determine the best BP measurement method … Procedures and discrepancies of blood pressure measurements in two community health centers. … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

48. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-october-2015
    December 22, 2014 - accuracy of office BP measurement (OBPM) (key question 2), prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … guidelines for validation of BP monitoring devices 15 ) for prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … , we did not calculate summary meta-analytic estimates of risk to determine the best BP measurement method … Procedures and discrepancies of blood pressure measurements in two community health centers. … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

49. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    December 22, 2014 - accuracy of office BP measurement (OBPM) (key question 2), prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … guidelines for validation of BP monitoring devices 15 ) for prediction of cardiovascular events by BP method … , we did not calculate summary meta-analytic estimates of risk to determine the best BP measurement method … Procedures and discrepancies of blood pressure measurements in two community health centers. … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

50. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
    July 06, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 6. … Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation … previous assessment, the USPSTF may vote to reaffirm the previous recommendation, using its usual voting procedure … This indirect method of determining magnitude of benefit requires more assumptions and thus is associated … Furthermore, for many, understanding that screening and preventive tests and procedures can cause harm

51. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
    July 06, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 6. … Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation Share to Facebook Share to X … previous assessment, the USPSTF may vote to reaffirm the previous recommendation, using its usual voting procedure … This indirect method of determining magnitude of benefit requires more assumptions and thus is associated … Furthermore, for many, understanding that screening and preventive tests and procedures can cause harm

52. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/tobacco-cessation-adults-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    June 29, 2020 - Adults Task Force recommends clinicians ask about tobacco use and connect people to proven, safe methods … people about their tobacco use, advise those who use tobacco to quit, and connect them to proven, safe methods … The Task Force found that a variety of counseling methods are effective in helping adults, including … The optimal method to help a patient quit can vary based on each patient’s medical history, preferences … available, clinicians should direct adults who smoke to these other methods.

53. Let's Talk About It (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2024-04/breast-cancer-screening-lets-talk-about-it-final-rec-discussion-guide.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Healthcare professionals can share information on the benefits and harms of additional screening methods … About It: Screening for Breast Cancer Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Professional Which screening method

54. Methods and Processes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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55. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
    March 01, 2016 - Screening Tests A visual acuity test (such as 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 … Cataract surgery can lead to posterior capsule opacification of the implanted lens, requiring further procedures … photocoagulation is associated with increased risk of acute visual acuity loss at 3 months after the procedure … Rigor of research methods in studies of the effectiveness and safety of cataract extraction with intraocular

56. Screening for Breast Cancer Using Film Mammography: Clinical Summary of 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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    September 06, 2013 - www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsbrca2002.htm SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER USING METHODS … PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION* Population Women Aged ≥40 Years Screening Method

57. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-3-topic-work-plan-development
    March 06, 2025 - Procedure Manual Section 3. … Scope and Review Approach The Task Force has determined that using systematic reviews is the best method … and its evidence deliberations are under development and will be detailed in a future version of the Procedure … methods of the Task Force. … exception to this would be if the Task Force decided to evaluate the validity of this evidence by a method

58. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-3-topic-work-plan-development
    April 05, 2021 - Procedure Manual Section 3. … Scope and Review Approach The Task Force has determined that using systematic reviews is the best method … and its evidence deliberations are under development and will be detailed in a future version of the Procedure … methods of the Task Force. … exception to this would be if the Task Force decided to evaluate the validity of this evidence by a method

59. Evidence on the Benefits and Harms of Screening and TreatingPregnant Women Who Are Asymptomatic for Bacterial Vaginosis: An Update Review (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2008 - Raters noted the appropriateness of procedures for patient recruitment and selection, random assignment … We also as- sessed publication bias by using funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method (39) … Cur- rent methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … control participants with exclusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures … applied equally to case and control participants; response rate equal to or greater than 80%; diagnostic procedures

60. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/update-methods-insufficient-evidence
    March 04, 2021 - are continually examined; recent updates have been published. 1-3  The USPSTF Procedure Manual has been … How to read the new recommendation statement: methods update from the U.S. … Update on the methods of the U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. December 2016. … Accessed at  Procedure Manual  on June 30, 2016. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S.