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201. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-c-screening
     December 21, 2017 - What is the effectiveness of different risk- or prevalence-based methods for screening for HCV infection … What are the effects of different risk- or prevalence-based methods for screening for HCV infection in … Interventions Screening Other interventions Comparisons Screening vs. no screening, one screening method … Interventions Screening Other interventions Comparisons Screening vs. no screening, one screening method

202. Screening for Prostate Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (2012) (pdf file)
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     recommendations for prostate cancer screening all incorporate the measurement of serum PSA levels; other methods

203. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
     June 15, 2013 - investigator abstracted details about each article’s study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2011. … Available at: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual . … The fluorosis risk index: a method for investigating risk factors. … of age in children with existing dental disease associated with increased risk of subsequent dental procedures

204. USPSTF: Who We Are & How We Work (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/uspstf-who-we-are-how-we-work-2025.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - We use gold standard methods to review the evidence and are transparent at each step of the recommendation … We Disseminate Our Work The Task Force disseminates its recommendations to audiences through many methods … The website also includes information about members, methods, partners, and more.

205. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: A Targeted Evidence Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/CVoJ9fc9nv2Zsgs8R8XabH
     September 01, 2022 - Serologic Methods for Syphilis Diagnosis Table 3. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. … • Is a definition and method for measurement of the outcome reported? … • Was the same outcome definition (and method for measurement) used in all patients? … • Is a definition and method for measurement of candidate predictors reported?

206. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
     July 20, 2017 - In adult women without preexisting breast cancer, what is the accuracy of risk assessment methods … United States; other medications not listed as included Comparisons KQ 1: Risk assessment methods … vs. usual care or an alternative risk assessment method KQs 2–4: Medication vs. placebo; tamoxifen

207. Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
     December 17, 2024 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … 95% CI, from 15 fewer to 5 more). 10  One study was not included in the pooled analysis because the method … participants). 10  One trial that was not included in the pooled analysis because it used a different method … Procedure Manual. Accessed October 28, 2024. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

208. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UCajZVxQEKLCgs59HV7ddE
     November 01, 2008 - RESULTS Our results are organized by screening method rather than key question, with newer tests discussed … Serious Harms of CT Colonography Few serious, procedure-related harms (for example, perforation, major … Immediate procedure-related harms with CT colonog- raphy appear to be minimal. … (CI, 1.0–6.1 procedures) … procedures)

209. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
     February 02, 2021 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … artery stenosis (0.5%-1%). 8 The 2014 review found 2 studies of angiography, a confirmatory testing method … strokes as a result. 8 The current review found no new studies on the harms of confirmatory testing methods … Procedure Manual. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Published December 2015. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual . 6.

210. Behavioral Interventions and Counseling to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: A Systematic Review to Update the USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - METHODS We developed and followed a standard protocol. … for inclusion if they enrolled children without obvious signs or symptoms of abuse or neglect, used a method … baseline or follow-up. § Inclusion/exclusion criteria were inadequate or not described. � Randomization method … More re- search is needed in key areas to provide clinicians with effective methods of doing so. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

211. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/ahrq-support-of-the-uspstf-2021_0.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - comprehensive evidence reports l Supports the Task Force in the consistent and transparent application of its methods

212. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
     July 08, 2014 - Changes in technology, standard medical therapy, surgical procedures, and stroke rates may not be reflected … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity. Methods Research Report. … Methods for Meta-analysis in Medical Research. Chichester, UK: J Wiley; 2000. … before the study) that 2.7% of surgical patients would have had a stroke or died as a result of the procedure

213. Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
     July 26, 2022 - were performed to account for the variability of the studies. 20 The restricted maximum likelihood method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. … /procedure-manual 15. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/aboutuspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-iii-uspstf-litwatchproces … Res Synth Methods . 2019;10(1):23-43. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1319 23.

214. Behavioral Counseling Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - different settings (eg, local community fitness center) • How the intervention was delivered: Delivery methods

215. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2021 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Proce- dure … artery stenosis (0.5%-1%).8 The 2014 review found 2 studies of angiography, a confirmatory testing method … strokes as a result.8 The current review found no new studies on the harms of confir- matory testing methods … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published December 2015. … Accessed December 9, 2020. https://www. uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/ procedure-manual 6

216. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     October 15, 2011 - The full report 9 describes our methods in detail. … , intervention fidelity, and statistical methods. … Tests of publication bias included funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method 25 when there … , imputation of missing data through random-effects regression 35 , 45 , 64 , multiple imputation method … 35 , 56 , or unspecified method 31 , 48 , 61 .

217. Archived: Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/addendum-to-screening-for-ovarian-cancer-evidence-update-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-reaffirmation-recommendation-statement/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     April 15, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Methods:  PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to identify … This increase is somewhat surprising, although it may reflect improvement in ultrasonography methods … The analysis methods were also unclear (e.g., conditional multiple logistic regression was mentioned … Fourth, some have proposed alterations to the followup procedures, such as followup by imaging surveillance

218. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/integrating-evidence-based-clinical-and-community-strategies-improve-health
     March 12, 2021 - Methods for priority setting among clinical preventive services.  Am J Prev Med 2001;21(1):10-9.

219. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary.

220. Screening for HIV: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     results in 5 to 40 minutes; however, initial positive results require confirmation with conventional methods