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81. Evidence Summary: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 29, 2019 - Return to Recommendation Table of Contents Introduction Methods … used by the USPSTF to update its 2011 “A” recommendation. 3 Return to Table of Contents Methods … Detailed methods, including the search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, criteria for critical … is recommended and ocular prophylaxis is the standard of care, the individual contribution of each method … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual.

82. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 13, 2021 - Methods | An analytic framework and 3 key questions (KQs) guided the evidence update (Figure). … Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report.3 A literature search of MEDLINE and the … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual (https://www. … uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual). 1250 JAMA September 27, 2022 Volume 328, … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual http://www.jama.com?

83. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - METHODS Scope of the Review Using established methods (16, 17), the USPSTF determined the scope, key … investigator to abstract details about each article's study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2016. … This appendix describes the criteria relating to in- ternal validity and the procedures that topic teams … and controls, with ex- clusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures

84. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 15, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Yield of Risk-Based Screening Methods Four cross-sectional studies (samples sizes ranging from 985 … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods guide for effectiveness and comparative effectiveness reviews. … country, exposure of healthcare workers to blood/tissue in medium-/high-risk country, surgical/dental procedure

85. Identifying Evidence Gaps | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 01, 2018 - Identifying Evidence Gaps Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print The Task Force identifies and reports on evidence gaps for each clinical preventive service it reviews. Special attention is given to those areas wh…

86. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 13, 2016 - investigator to abstract details about each article's study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Procedure manual. 2016. … This appendix describes the criteria relating to internal validity and the procedures that topic teams … and controls, with exclusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures … exclusion criteria applied equally to cases and controls; response rate of 80% or greater; diagnostic procedures

87. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy (pdf file)
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    document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-during-pregnancy-screening-supplementation) and Procedure … Manual (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … iron-deficiency-anemia-during-pregnancy-screening-supplementation https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes … /procedure-manual 2 Research Gap Key Questions* or Contextual Questions Direct/ Indirect … (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

88. Medication Use for the Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    September 03, 2019 - characteristics; eligibility criteria; interventions [dose and duration]; numbers enrolled and lost to follow-up; method … The 95% CIs were estimated using a simulation method that assumed that the logs of both the RRs and the … Refer to the USPSTF procedure manual for further details.12 Clinical Review & Education US Preventive … methods. … Methods and processes.

89. Task Force at a Glance | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 22, 2025 - How We Work The Task Force uses gold standard methods to systematically review the evidence on preventive … Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation PDF, 5 MB Presentation that provides an overview of the methods

90. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (pdf file)
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    May 19, 2025 - Counseling methods including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT) can … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

91. Use of Decision Models in the Development of Evidence-Based Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 01, 2019 - A more detailed description of the approach is available in the USPSTF procedure manual. 15 Topics … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2015. … Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal. … Grade Year Grade Reference Colorectal cancer 2008 A recommendation Assess screening method … Assess screening interval Assess ages at which to begin and end screening Assess screening method

92. Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - 5) There is not enough evidence to determine the effectiveness of additional screening with other methods … False-positive results can lead to follow-up tests and procedures that aren’t needed. … for women in their 40s because they are more likely to have false-positive results and follow-up procedures … Potential Benefits and Harms of Using Additional Screening Methods to Screen Women with Dense Breasts … primary screening method The main method of screening used. 5 adjunctive screening Another type of

93. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 15, 2016 - The risks and benefits of different screening methods vary. … ), the sedation used during the procedure (eg, cardiovascular events), or the procedure itself (eg, infection … As an invasive procedure, colonoscopy can produce important morbidity as well as anxiety and discomfort … 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.

94. JAMA (pdf file)
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    May 13, 2025 - during pregnancy for the US Preventive Services Task Force to reaffirm its 2018 recommendation.1,2 Methods … Detailed methods and results are available in the full evidence review.4 The review also reported on … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual.3 jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA Published … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. … - processes/procedure-manual 4.

95. Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 08, 2020 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … 4.7 of the USPSTF Procedure Manual (available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page … /Name/methods-and-processes ).This is a targeted update of a subset of key questions that informed the … United Nations Development Programme) Inpatient settings Interventions KQ 1: Any screening method

96. Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 04, 2021 - Practical Approaches to Overcome Barriers to Behavioral and Counseling Interventions Evidence-Based Methods … Preventive Services Task Force  (USPSTF) was convened to address adapting existing USPSTF methods to … 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. 

97. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 08, 2012 - questions in a comfortable manner, although there is no consensus about the optimal screening setting or method … investigator abstracted data on study design and setting; participant characteristics; data collection procedures … The same procedures were followed for nonscreening days, except that participants completed both the … ** The sampling method was not random or consecutive or not described. †† The reference standard was … follow-up was high or differential. § Intention-to-treat analysis was not used. || The randomization method

98. 3W8Wr9Wwayaqujwmjo Bl- (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2014 - that may have been unnecessary because final results were benign and women may never have had these procedures … 2.13 [CI, 1.36 to 3.32]; 3 trials) and was related to more benign gynecologic conditions; surgical procedures … Risk reduction was most pronounced for women who had the procedure at younger ages in this study, as … Effectiveness of salpingo-oophorectomy for reducing breast cancer risk depends on the age at which the procedure … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2008.

99. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 28, 2021 - What is the performance of risk assessment instruments or other risk stratification methods for identifying … including different screening intervals KQ 2: Risk assessment instruments and other risk stratification methods

100. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 14, 2019 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … 4.7 of the USPSTF Procedure Manual (available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page … /Name/methods-and-processes ).