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401. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2004 - examinations and direct fluorescent antibody tests of lesion exudates or tissues are the definitive methods … Methods MEDLINE® was searched from 1996 to September 2003 (Appendix 1). … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? Immunochromatographic strip (ICS). … A study evaluated methods of diagnosing CNS syphilis infection in 148 infants born to mothers with syphilis … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? 4.

402. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     October 11, 2022 - Method- ological quality ratings for studies included from a prior Agency for Healthcare Research and … quantitative synthesis was performed using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … /procedure- manual 8. … Deeks J, Higgins J, Altman DG; Cochrane Statistical Methods Group. … / procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vi- criteria-assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies

403. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening, April 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-2001
     April 01, 2001 - advertising targeted at high-risk groups or not targeted, reported risk factors of participants, and procedure … While the efficacy of screening has not been established, the screening procedures themselves are noninvasive … Changes over time in ascertainment, diagnostic criteria, self-examination, and registry procedures make … Methods and descriptive results of the South Wales Skin Cancer Study. … ratios are described in the text. c Proportion of patients referred for biopsy who actually had one. d Method

404. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     October 15, 2009 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Variation among study methods is thought to explain discrepant results among cohort studies. … was not explained in subgroup analyses by differences in sex, definition of cardiovascular events, or method … [PMID: 12551878] 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.

405. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
     August 22, 2023 - Results were similar in stratified analyses based on age (<25 vs ≥25 years), contraception method, and … intervals when heterogeneity is present. 74 However, repeated analyses using the profile likelihood method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … For additional information, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 5 PrEP indicates preexposure prophylaxis

406. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
     December 15, 2010 - Limitation: Interventions and methods of fall ascertainment were heterogeneous. … Third, among the intervention trials, we identified no consistent method of identifying people at increased … Seventh, measurement of outcomes was variable in terms of the method of data collection (prospective … common data set for fall prevention interventions; the routine use of these assessment instruments and procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

407. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - screening asymptomatic adults for COPD using spirometry (grade D). 10 The USPSTF concluded that this method … however, both the control and treatment groups underwent spirometry, so the trial actually tested the method … Reporting and methods in clinical prediction research: a systematic review. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … d Estimates calculated using the Begg and Greenes 29 method to adjust for lack of spirometric verification

408. Screening for Breast Cancer: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - a more comprehensive method that considers breast cancer mortality from cancer diagnosed during the … 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 … Eight studies report estimates of overdiagnosis using different methods (16). … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

409. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review46/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
     February 15, 2004 - question of whether routine screening of asymptomatic persons in the clinical setting is an effective method

410. Ykjvkfmv5Jf8Bl3Rbx8Bp7 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose … diabetes should be confirmed with repeated testing (the same test on a different day is the preferred method … diabetes should be confirmed; repeated testing with the same test on a different day is the preferred method … http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/methods-and-processes http://www.acponline.org … insufficient because of: the limited number or size of studies; important flaws in study design or methods

411. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 11, 2025 - 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 3. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/ uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/ procedure-manual … /procedure-manual-appendix-xii- summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews 20.

412. Evidence Summary: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
     June 20, 2023 - Detailed methods and results are available in the full evidence review. 7 In addition to addressing … bivariate model, sensitivity and specificity were pooled separately, using random-effects models with the method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … For additional information see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 6 Return to Table of Contents

413. Evidence Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
     January 19, 2021 - Consistent with the 2015 review, an overview of reviews method was primarily used for this update. … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2015. Accessed May 22, 2019. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual 8. … In: Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Additional Information available in the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 7 Return to Table of Contents

414. Archived: Brief Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/brief-evidence-summary/bladder-cancer-screening-2004
     June 07, 2004 - with "randomized controlled trial" and then combined those results with "single-blind or double-blind method

415. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 25, 2014 - Do these harms differ by screening method or strategy?

416. Archived: Evidence Summary (Pregnant and Postpartum Women): Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-primary-care-screening-for-and-treatment-of/depression-in-adults-screening
     January 26, 2016 - Women) (PDF) Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … diagnostic comparators, and cutoffs, and no single method was reported in more than 1 study. … Results were almost identical in sensitivity analyses using a more conservative pooling method, with … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … A small number of studies were included, with no replication for any specific version, scoring method

417. Archived: Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan34/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     May 15, 2013 - infection that is transmitted through sexual contact (i.e., oral, vaginal, or anal) 1 Other methods … intercourse or age of sexual debut, decreased contact with bodily fluids [use of condoms, other barrier methods

418. Archived: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - Intervention methods included face-to-face counseling, videos, written materials, and telephone support … every 10 wk over 9 mo Delivered by: African American female health educators Methods … delivered over 3 to 4 consecutive wk Delivered by: trained HIV and STI counselors Methods … one 25-min group discussion session Delivered by: gender-matched facilitators Methods … Tailored intervention to increase dual-contraceptive method use: a randomized trial to reduce unintended

419. Screening for Bladder Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - with randomized controlled trial and then combined those results with single-blind or double-blind method

420. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Fractures: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary52/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
     December 10, 2011 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Following USPSTF methods 7 , we used an analytic framework ( Appendix Figure 1 ) that maps the 4 key … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods Reference Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, version 1.0, 2007. … Go to the Appendix for methods used for the dose–response meta-analyses.