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1421. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2004 - examinations and direct fluorescent antibody tests of lesion exudates or tissues are the definitive methods … Methods MEDLINE® was searched from 1996 to September 2003 (Appendix 1). … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? Immunochromatographic strip (ICS). … A study evaluated methods of diagnosing CNS syphilis infection in 148 infants born to mothers with syphilis … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? 4.

1422. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2004 - Included studies described the study sample, the screening instrument or procedure, the abuse or neglect … Best results were achieved when screening involved a 2-step method, however, these strategies have not … • Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group? … Best results were achieved when screening involved a 2-step method, however, these strategies have not … The 2-step procedure had 89% sensitivity and 28% specificity at 6-months follow-up.

1423. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 15, 2009 - , including a more comprehensive method that considers breast cancer mortality from cancer diagnosed … When this method was applied to women aged 39 to 49 years randomly assigned to screening at trial entry … pain and discomfort associated with mammography indicated that many women experience pain during the procedure … (Screened Patients; Control Participants) Enrollment Age, y Randomization Method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

1424. 167fleming.indd (pdf file)
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      January 17, 2005 - METHODS We identifi ed studies of glaucoma screening and treatment from MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library … METHODS We searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the Cochrane Controlled … The reported sensitivity and specifi city of perimetry varies based on the method used and the cutoff … Presently, there is no standard method for measuring visual fi eld loss in POAG. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

1425. 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

1426. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2004 - 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.

1427. Archived: Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 15, 2004 - Methods Work Group; Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Current methods of the U.S.

1428. Screening for Cervical Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2012 - See the Clinical Considerations for discussion of cytology method, HPV testing, and screening interval … See the Clinical Considerations for discussion of cytology method, HPV testing, and screening interval … Treatment of Screening-Detected Disease The harms of treatment include risks from the treat- ment procedure … of these methods are not completely understood. … Recent data suggest that there is a risk for adverse effects with these procedures.

1429. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2014 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on behavioral coun- seling for sexual risk reduction in primary … Interven- tion methods included face-to-face counseling, videos, written materials, and telephone support … (200 min total) delivered over 3 to 4 consecutive wk Delivered by: trained HIV and STI counselors Methods … min video followed by one 25-min group discussion session Delivered by: gender-matched facilitators Methods … Tailored intervention to increase dual-contraceptive method use: a ran- domized trial to reduce unintended

1430. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2007 - A small percentage of patients will be harmed by the angio- graphic procedure itself. … Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography: prospective analysis of 2, 899 procedures and review … Cur- rent methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … databases; patients were excluded if they were having repeated surgery, surgery combined with other major procedure

1431. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF also assessed the accuracy of these blood pressure measurements and methods in confirming … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that ABPM is the best method for diagnosing hypertension. … Home blood pressure monitoring using appropriate protocols is an alternative method of confirmation if … Medical Instrumentation. 44 Research Needs and Gaps Most of the evidence supports ABPM as the best method … ( Figure 2 ). 31-33 , 35-37 Home blood pressure monitoring may also be a reasonable confirmatory method

1432. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF also assessed the accuracy of these blood pressure measurements and methods in confirming … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that ABPM is the best method for diagnosing hypertension. … Home blood pressure monitoring using appropriate protocols is an alternative method of confirmation if … Medical Instrumentation. 44 Research Needs and Gaps Most of the evidence supports ABPM as the best method … ( Figure 2 ). 31-33 , 35-37 Home blood pressure monitoring may also be a reasonable confirmatory method

1433. 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.

1434. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 06, 2010 - predicting fractures, we limited studies to existing systematic reviews and technology assessments of procedures … outcomes (vertebral, nonvertebral, hip, wrist, and ankle) by using the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel method … In addition, the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel method we used may be unsuitable when events are rare … estimates by using the Peto odds ratio (OR), fixed-effects Mantel-Haenszel method with an alternative … Effects of estrogen plus progestin on gynecologic cancers and associated diagnostic procedures: the Women's

1435. 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.

1436. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2009 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed evidence published since its last review on screening adults 65 years or … Screening Tests A visual acuity test (for example, 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 … photocoagulation for wet AMD is associated with an increased risk for acute visual acuity loss (3 months after the procedure … factors include: Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (e.g., by the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method

1437. 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.

1438. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Announces New Chair and Vice Chair (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - As a leader in the methods of making evidence-based recommendations, I look forward to working with

1439. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2004 - examinations and direct fluorescent antibody tests of lesion exudates or tissues are the definitive methods … Methods MEDLINE® was searched from 1996 to September 2003 (Appendix 1). … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? Immunochromatographic strip (ICS). … A study evaluated methods of diagnosing CNS syphilis infection in 148 infants born to mothers with syphilis … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? 4.

1440. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer; Seeks Comments from the Public (pdf file)
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      April 21, 2015 - recommendation statement is made up of several recommendations, addressing different age groups and screening methods … The most common harm is a false- positive test result, which often leads to additional tests and procedures