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401. 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

402. Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kHDoNjsfLx9SyKGD5n2ufL
     January 01, 2020 - Methods Scope of Review This review addressed 3 key questions (KQs) as shown in Figure 1. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Procedure Manual. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce .org/uspstf08/methods/procmanual.htm. 2011 … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome. … Comparison of two methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis.

403. 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

404. 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

405. 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

406. 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

407. 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?

408. 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

409. 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

410. Screening for Bladder Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/NZcLsqV-5K7hyfot-qHQp9
     November 01, 2004 - with randomized controlled trial and then combined those results with single-blind or double-blind method

411. 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

412. Screening for Breast Cancer: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZcuLSXJZXLz9Y2LECTWqVJ
     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.

413. 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

414. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qpv8h6ZMbYLYzakVrNQoj2
     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

415. 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.

416. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 07, 2021 - Methods Scope of Review Detailed methods and study details are available in the full evi- dence report … Earlier vs later first preventive dental visit associated with no difference in rate of subsequent dental procedures … Fifth, most studies had method- ological limitations, reducing certainty in findings, and some KQs and … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published May 2021. … / procedure-manual 11.

417. 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

418. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R_cAa3AjFGQ2np_aQnzQGA
     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.

419. 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

420. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - (PDF) Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Method of biopsy and incidence of positive margins in primary melanoma. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 7 Text Description .