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461. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - Methods: The USPSTF weighed the benefits (improved fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and infection transmission … is insufficient because of: the limited number or size of studies important flaws in study design or methods … evidence chain for a screening service to make its recommendation (For a further discussion of USPSTF methods … How to read the new recommendation state- ment: methods update from the U.S.

462. 12th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - The Task Force has a long-standing commitment to, and specific methods for, evaluating the evidence … 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 … 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. 4.

463. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary29/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
     May 27, 2014 - One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication no. 08-05118-EF. Rockville, MD: U.S. … Accessed at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual on 11 December 2014.

464. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication
     April 26, 2022 - The Peto fixed-effects model was used as the primary statistical method for quantitative pooling because … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. Accessed January 26, 2022. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual 15. … Quantitative Synthesis—An Update: Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews . … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews .

465. Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Most women referred to colposcopy underwent the procedure (93.6% in the intervention group, 90.6% in … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … Further details are available in the USPSTF procedure manual. 46 Return to Table of Contents … Strategy Screening Method

466. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary10/breastfeeding-counseling-2008
     October 15, 2008 - Methods Work Group, Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Current methods of the U.S. … Loss to Follow-up,% c Results Adjusted for Confounding Groups Similar at Baseline Recruitment Method … comparisons Yes Yes Yes Good McKeever et al., 2002 106 Parallel Central randomization procedures … BFHI = Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. a If cluster randomized, controlled trial (RCT), method … including details of any restriction (e.g., blocking, stratification, matching). b If cluster RCT, method

467. Archived: Screening for HIV in Pregnant Women: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … The full report 11 provides detailed methods and data for the review, including search strategies and … One investigator abstracted details on the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Use of enhanced perinatal human immunodeficiency virus surveillance methods to assess antiretroviral

468. Archived: Evidence Summary: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 03, 2003 - Summary (PDF) Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … (For more information about methods, go to the Appendix .) … Canadian study of health and aging: study methods and prevalence of dementia. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: A review of the process. … A pilot program of improved methods for community-based screening for dementia.

469. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - METHODS Using the methods of the USPSTF (8), we developed an analytic framework and 3 key questions … We assessed the validity of the randomization and measurement procedures, comparability of the groups … The fair-quality trials frequently did not report specific randomization procedures, poten- tially leading … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. … Regression methods to detect publication and other bias in meta-analysis.

470. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2002
     May 06, 2002 - Download Evidence Summary (PDF) Table of Contents Epidemiology Methods … Using different methods and different assumptions, both examined the incremental cost effectiveness of … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. A review of the process. … controlled trials 12,678 12 Explode random allocation 38,532 13 Explode single-blind method … 4,241 14 Explode double-blind method 55,099 15 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 98,408

471. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary9/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
     September 25, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … “Counseling” here denotes a cooperative method of work that demands active participation from both patient … AHRQ EHCP Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of Medical Interventions. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Population and Type of Intervention Study, Year (Reference) Intervention Delivery By Delivery Method

472. Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - METHODS We searched MEDLINE for English-language articles (1966 through September 2008) by using the … 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 … Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, et al; Methods Work Group, Third U.S. … Cur- rent methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

473. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - advertising targeted at high-risk groups or not targeted, reported risk factors of participants, and procedure … Changes over time in ascertainment, diagnostic cri- teria, self-examination, and registry procedures … Methods Available Interventions We sought studies of the accuracy of two methods of screen- ing for … of risk stratification followed by total-body skin examination in selected patients as a screening method … Methods and descriptive results of the South Wales Skin Cancer Study.

474. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 13, 2025 - helps detect the early signs of cervical cancer with fewer harms, like unnecessary follow up tests and procedures … However, all three screening methods—HPV tests, Pap tests, and co-testing—are effective and recommended

475. Screening and Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - A screening procedure for dyslipoproteinemia in the newborn. … cases/controls with exclusion criteria applied equally to both • Response rate • Diagnostic testing procedures … applied equally to cases and controls; response rate equal to or greater than 80 percent; diagnostic procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … A screening procedure for dyslipoproteinemia in the newborn.

476. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - test-retest reliability of Pap smears is influenced to some extent by variations in the expertise and procedures … 41 , 42 as well as the unnecessary inconvenience, discomfort, and expense of follow-up diagnostic procedures … 10-point score for assessing pain, one study reported that women who underwent colposcopy gave the procedure … Cervical cytology: a randomized comparison of four sampling methods. … Genital human papillomavirus infection in female university students as determined by a PCR-based method

477. Recommendation: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - variety of platforms are used to detect hrHPV; most use either signal or nucleic acid amplification methods … with hrHPV testing alone or in combination with cytology detects more cases of CIN 2 and CIN 3, this method … Harms of Treatment The harms of treatment include risks from the treatment procedure and the potential … evidence on the effectiveness, strengths, limitations, and unique considerations of each screening method … decision models in the development of evidence-based clinical preventive services recommendations: methods

478. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - the primary care setting, although there are studies currently underway comparing various screening methods … Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, et al; Methods Work Group, Third U.S. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

479. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Scope of the Review Using established methods,11 the USPSTF determined the scope and key questions for … Abstraction and Quality Assessment Details about the study design, patient population, setting, screen- ing method … US Preventive Services Task Force: Methods and Processes: Procedure Manual. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … /Page/Name/methods-and-processes. … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the

480. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - Methods used in published evaluation studies to measure sun protection behaviors include self-report, … Most studies used observational (pre- /post-) designs and most used unreliable methods to assess preventive … Methods Search Strategy For questions 1 to 4, we searched MEDLINE combining the MeSH term “melanoma … Canadian National Survey on Sun Exposure & Protective Behaviours: methods. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.