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281. 4Nuuvs6Nmztdbgjbg3Elke (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - METHODS Detailed methods, including search strategies; detailed inclusion criteria; and excluded studies … We did random-effects meta-analyses for 5 or more studies using the DerSimonian–Laird method to estimate … We used the DerSimonian–Laird method for random-effects meta-analyses, which has known limita- tions … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. 2008. … Stat Methods Med Res. 2012;21:409-26.

282. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2024 - https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

283. Archived: Obesity: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - This method has been reviewed elsewhere. 42 The most common clinical method for detecting obesity is … of obesity, however, patients must be motivated to lose weight, must have access to an efficacious method … gastroplasty and gastric bypass may benefit selected adults who are morbidly obese, 112-114 but other procedures … Methods for the assessment of human body composition: traditional and new. … Methods for voluntary weight loss and control: Technology Assessment Conference Statement.

284. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2016 - Screening Tests A visual acuity test (such as the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening … Issues with the study methods include failure to report allocation concealment, lack of intention-to-treat … Cataract surgery can lead to posterior capsule opacification of the implanted lens, requiring further procedures … photocoagulation is associated with increased risk of acute visual acuity loss at 3 months after the procedure … Rigor of research methods in studies of the effectiveness and safety of cataract extraction with intraocular

285. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 04, 2024 - US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2021. Accessed April 24, 2024. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/aboutuspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … outperforms the standard DerSimonian-Laird method. … Comparison of two methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis. … For additional details, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 3 Return to Table of Contents

286. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 26, 2014 - We did random-effects meta-analyses for 5 or more studies using the DerSimonian–Laird method to estimate … symmetrical with respect to the precision measure by using funnel plots and the Egger linear regression method … We used the DerSimonian–Laird method for random-effects meta-analyses, which has known limitations 93 … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. 2008. … Stat Methods Med Res . 2012;21:409-26.

287. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - A small percentage of patients will be harmed by the angiographic procedure itself. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography: prospective analysis of 2,899 procedures and review … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Cases excluded if re-operation, surgery combined with other major procedure, no CEA performed or missing

288. Lsbrgfwsvekvzhcxwjtuxv (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - for this review by using established methods (10, 11). … The long case accrual method counts all breast cancer cases contributing to breast cancer deaths. … In this method, the case accrual time is equiva- lent to or close to the follow-up time. … In this method, the case accrual time is equivalent to or close to the follow-up time. … Procedure Manual. Rock- ville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011. 12.

289. Effectiveness of Primary Care–Relevant Treatments for Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - METHODS 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 … ), imputa- tion of missing data through random-effects regression (35, 45, 64), multiple imputation method … (35, 56), or unspec- ified methods (31, 48, 61).

290. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2020 - For more details on the methods the USPTSF uses to deter- mine net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … visualization), preprocedure bowel preparation, anesthesia or sedation during the test, and follow-up procedures … and follow-up procedures for abnormal findings on a screening test. … Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. Published 2018. … / procedure-manual 8.

291. Evaluating Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was convened to address adapting existing USPSTF methods … Although the USPSTF evidence-based methods are widely applicable throughout medicine, to date they have … clinician, is generally ineffective in producing behavior change,111 but the HRA can be a low-cost, easy method … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. A review of the process. … Comparison of three methods for measuring the time spent in physical activity.

292. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 04, 2018 - (PDF) Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … The use of rapid review methods for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … Preferable procedure for the screening of syphilis in clinical laboratories in China. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 11 Return to Table of Contents

293. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2004 - Conclusions: Current data do not support screening for lung cancer with any method. … of discriminating between malignant and nonmalignant lesions 95 and may reduce the rate of invasive procedures … Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. … criteria applied equally to cases and controls; response rate equal to or greater than 80%; diagnostic procedures … Application of the case-control method in the evaluation of screening.

294. Archived: Genital Herpes Simplex: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Other rapid screening methods, such as cytology and direct fluorescent antibody staining, are widely … Underdiagnosis of genital herpes by current clinical and viral-isolation procedures. … Comparison of shell vial culture and the suspension-infection method for the rapid detection of herpes … A rapid culture alternative to the shell-vial method for the detection of herpes simplex virus. … In-hospital maternal mortality in the United States: time trends and relation to method of delivery.

295. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 20, 2016 - Methods and Processes: section 3: topic work plan development. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/methods-and-processes . … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity . … J Virol Methods . 2010;163(2):276-281. 23. Delany-Moretlwe S, Jentsch U, Weiss H, et al. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 10 a Studies that screen using an

296. Evidence Summary: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 01, 2023 - Recommendation Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … eligibility of all abstracts and articles and rated study quality using predefined criteria. 4 Detailed methods … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. US Preventive Services Task Force. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 3 NTD indicates neural tube defect.

297. Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - Methods: The USPSTF examined the evidence on the efficacy of 5 screening modalities in reducing mortality … common with mammography and can cause anxiety and lead to additional imaging stud- ies 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 done … Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of inter

298. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2022 - were performed to account for the variability of the studies.20 The restricted maxi- mum likelihood method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. … / procedure-manual 15. … /procedure-manual/ procedure-manual-appendix-iii-uspstf-litwatch- process 18. … Res Synth Methods. 2019;10(1):23-43. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1319 23.

299. ahrq37a_LungCancer_Sum.qxd (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - effectiveness, several authors believe they can be a useful and efficient way to evaluate a screening method … of discriminating between malignant and nonmalignant lesions95 and may reduce the rate of invasive procedures … Application of the case-control method in the evaluation of screening. … • Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. … criteria applied equally to cases and controls; response rate equal to or greater than 80%; diagnostic procedures

300. Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2014 - Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to identify … Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to … 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