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241. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - women with regional and distant disease are 79% and 28%, respectively.3 Efforts to develop screening methods … Current screening methods include transvaginal or transabdominal ultrasound scanning of the ovaries and … Methods In conjunction with a medical librarian, we conducted literature searches using MEDLINE® (January … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer?

242. U.S. Preventive Services | Grade Definitions
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     July 01, 2012 - The USPSTF changed its grade definitions based on a change in methods in May 2007 and again in July … because of: The limited number or size of studies Important flaws in study design or methods

243. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2017 - important flaws in study design or methods. inconsistency of findings across individual studies. … events), or the procedure itself (eg, infection, colonic perforations, or bleeding). … 0 15001000500 400035002000 30002500 B D screening).2 However, across the different screening methods … No studies directly measured this risk, but radiation exposure during the procedure seems to be low … Racial disparities in the use of and indications for colorectal procedures in Medicare beneficiaries

244. 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - More details are available on the “Task Force at a Glance” and “Methods and Processes” pages. … Over the years, the Task Force methods have evolved to include a health equity framework. … and specific procedures for collecting and analyzing data • Population: the group of individuals that … Preventive Services Task Force policies and procedures. … guideline-making bodies, demonstrating its commitment to maintaining transparent, state-of-the-art policies and procedures

245. About the USPSTF | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1998 - health. 40th Anniversary Timeline Task Force at a Glance Our Members Methods

246. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Other methods of screening include fasting plasma glucose and screening based on risk factors.

247. Final Recommendation Statement: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 24, 2020 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … exercise specialists, physical therapists, masters- and doctoral-level counselors trained in behavioral methods … For more information about risk assessment methods and behavioral counseling interventions, see the Additional … Procedure Manual. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual . … exercise specialists, physical therapists, masters- and doctoral-level counselors trained in behavioral methods

248. Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 18, 2023 - The random-effects restricted maximum likelihood method with the Knapp-Hartung correction was applied … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance- grading-evidence/methods 18. … For more details see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 8 BMI indicates body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular

249. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary21/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
     March 15, 2009 - Good-quality trials typically used a multigated screening procedure, including a clinical assessment, … did not exclude trials on the basis of quality criteria, and some did not report any quality-rating procedure … tricyclic antidepressants, atypical antidepressants, MAOIs, electroconvulsive therapy, or other medications/procedures … tricyclic antidepressants, atypical antidepressants, MAOIs, electroconvulsive therapy, or other medications/procedures … Response rate The same exclusion criteria are used for both cases and controls Diagnostic testing procedures

250. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
     June 11, 2019 - USPSTF Procedure Manual. USPSTF website. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/6/7/procedure-manual_2016/pdf . … Refer to the USPSTF Procedure Manual for further details. 1 PrEP indicates preexposure prophylaxis;  … The Mantel-Haenszel method was used the calculate the heterogeneity ( I 2 ) test statistic. … The Mantel-Haenszel method was used to calculate the heterogeneity ( I 2 ) test statistic.

251. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - METHODS Data Sources and Searches We searched the English-language literature in MED­ LINE to identify … Both of these methods have obvious problems. … Without appropriate follow-up of patients, this method probably underestimates the number of false- … Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

252. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 1998 - comprehensive evidence reports Supports the Task Force in the consistent and transparent application of its methods

253. Goutham Rao, M.D., FAHA | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/goutham-rao-md-faha
     January 01, 2023 - family medicine at the University of Toronto and fellowship training in faculty development and research methods

254. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2021 - Studies mostly used mercury sphygmomanometers with blood pressure measured by the manual auscultatory method … HBPM Four studies (n = 1001) examined HBPM as a confirmatory method.25,65,66,69 In these studies, participants … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. … / procedure-manual 19. … Blood pressure in different ethnic groups (BP-Eth): a mixed methods study.

255. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - QuantiFERON-TB Gold: a new method for latent tuberculosis infection. … Section 3: Topic Work Plan Development in US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 106 Text Description . … The I 2 statistic is not calculated when using this method. … TST using Mantoux procedure with intermediate-strength dose of PPD.

256. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
     April 06, 2004 - Methods Used To Identify Risky and Harmful Alcohol Users In the 12 trials reviewed, methods to identify … (P = 0.048) Good: high, differential attribution (34% and 22%) addressed by multiple imputation procedure … $.mp. 8 (single-blind method$ or clinical trial$ of placebo$).mp. 9 ((single or double … In the third, the randomization method was not described. … alcohol use; RCT = randomized, controlled trial; RN = registered nurse; TLFB = timeline followback procedure

257. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2024 - https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

258. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/breast-cancer-screening
     April 30, 2024 - US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2023. Accessed March 18, 2024. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … For additional details see the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. 13 Return to Table … (DBT/DM) 103/23,760 (4.3) RR: 0.76 (0.59 to 0.97) d DM 191/33,534 (5.7) Surgical procedures … national organized screening programs (Italy, Sweden) that use independent dual reading and consensus procedures

259. Recommendation: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 18, 2021 - visualization), preprocedure bowel preparation, anesthesia or sedation during the test, and follow-up procedures … For more details on the methods the USPTSF uses to determine net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual … preprocedure bowel preparation, the need for anesthesia or sedation during the test, and follow-up procedures … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Cancer Screening Strategies Screening method

260. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2009 - Population Women Aged ≥40 Years Screening Method Digital Mammography Magnetic Resonance Imaging … Implementation The Task Force on Community Preventive Services has reviewed the evidence on methods … are common with mammography and can cause anxiety and lead to additional imaging studies and invasive procedures … Other potential harms, such as pain caused by the procedure, exist but are thought to have little effect … The 2 available trials 20 , 21 indicated that more additional imaging procedures and biopsies were