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121. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2020 - Re- sults were analyzed separately for outcomes assessed at 3 or 4 months and at 6 to 12 months. … Follow-up <3 mo: Less than 3 months’ follow-up after baseline assessment. … Attrition at 3 to 4 months ranged from 2% to 67% and at 6 to 12 months from 2% to 46%. … (6 months in 4 trials and 3, 4, or 12 months in 1 trial each). … Treatment duration was 6 months in 10 trials and 2, 3, or 9 months in the other 3 trials.

122. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 25, 2020 - or measures of advance care planning at 12 months in screening compared with control groups. … Additionally, the trial was missing 42% of HRQOL outcomes data at 12 months. … improvement in global or domain-specific measures of cognitive function compared with controls at 3 months … Three months after the intervention, caregivers in both the intervention and usual care groups reported … These include the short duration of most trials (often ≤6 months for pharmacologic agents and ≤1 year

123. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 01, 2025 - studies; comparative effectiveness trials without a control group Timing of outcome assessment ≥3 months … post-baseline <3 months post-baseline Publication date Published after 1999 (2000 to present

124. Draft Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 16, 2025 - studies; comparative effectiveness trials without a control group Timing of outcome assessment ≥3 months … post-baseline <3 months post-baseline Publication date Published after 1999 (2000 to present

125. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acquisition of HIV (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - adolescents weighing at least 35 kg (77 lb) who have engaged in anal or vaginal sex in the past 6 months … with men and transgender women; gonorrhea and syphilis for heterosexual women and men) in the past 6 months

126. Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 19, 2021 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Health outcomes, tobacco cessation at 6 months or more, and adverse events … -1.96]) were all associated with increased quit rates compared with minimal support or placebo at 6 months … inconsistent findings on the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes on smoking cessation at 6 to 12 months … The pooled risk ratio (RR) for smoking abstinence at 6 months or more for combined pharmacotherapy plus … 3.96; 2 trials) at 12 to 17 months.54 Harms of Interventions Key Question 3.

127. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - controlled prospective study involving over 55,000 persons found that those receiving chest x-rays every 6 months … In this study, persons receiving chest x-rays and sputum cytology every 4 months had the same lung cancer … cytology to radiographic screening. 20 , 21 The third trial, which compared dual screening every 4 months … Survivorship among men with bronchogenic carcinoma: three studies in populations screened every six months

128. The Audit (pdf file)
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     The Audit The AUDIT PATIENT: Because alcohol use can affect your health and can interfere with certain medications and treatments, it is important that we ask some questions about your use of alcohol. Your answers will remain confidential, so please be honest. Place an X in one box that best describes your answe…

129. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2008 - ) and long-term (6 to 8 months) exclusive breastfeeding (rate ratios, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.11 to 1.48] and … We also defined a priori breastfeeding durations of 1 to 3 months as short-term, 4 to 5 months as intermediate-term … , 6 to 8 months as long-term, and 9 or more months as prolonged. … Exclusive breast-feeding for at least 4 months protects against otitis media. … Prolonged breast-feeding (six months or more) and milk fat content at six months are associated with

130. Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: An Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - and 25% at 12 months after delivery (2). … and 16% at 12 months (3). … We also defined a priori breastfeeding durations of 1 to 3 months as short-term, 4 to 5 months as intermediate-term … , 6 to 8 months as long-term, and 9 or more months as prolonged. … Prolonged breast-feeding (six months or more) and milk fat content at six months are associated with

131. 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 - ) or long-term (�18 months) weight loss, or caused harm. … Approxi- mately 30% of fair-quality trials had follow-up of 90% or more at 12 months (Appendix Table) … Difference between intervention and control groups in weight change at 12 to 18 months. … Weight loss was maintained with up to 24 to 36 months of orlistat therapy (78, 79). … Weight reduction and long-term maintenance after 18 months treatment with orlistat for obesity.

132. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2020 - This trial found no differences in HRQOL at 1, 6, or 12 months and no differences in health care utilization … or measures of advance care planning at 12 months in screening compared with control groups. … Additionally, the trial was missing 42% of HRQOL outcomes data at 12 months. … Three months after the intervention, caregivers in both the intervention and usual care groups reported … These include the short duration of most trials (often �6 months for pharmacologic agents and �1 year

133. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic U.S. children ages 6 to 24 months

134. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - A All pregnant women Folic acid supplementation at a dose of 4 mg/day beginning 1-3 months prior … before conception to 0.5-3 months after conception). 70-72 One of these analyzed the amount of folic … In an unadjusted analysis, taking multivitamins with folic acid both in the 3 months before conception … (mean 11 months) of age. … prior to planned conception and continuing through the first 3 months of pregnancy.

135. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote Physical Activity - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Most fair to good quality trials followed participants for at least 6 to 12 months and had follow-up … Of the 6 trials that reported long-term (≥ 6 months) behavioral outcomes, 2 found significantly higher … group differences in self-reported physical activity or cardio-respiratory fitness at 6, 12, and 24 months … women in the most intensively counseled group reported significantly higher energy expenditure at 6 months … moderate and intensive counseling groups were documented to have significantly higher fitness levels at 24 months

136. Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acquisition of HIV: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2023 - adolescents weighing at least 35 kg (77 lb) who have engaged in anal or vaginal sex in the past 6 months … adolescents weighing at least 35 kg (77 lb) who have engaged in anal or vaginal sex in the past 6 months … In persons who have taken oral PrEP or postexposure prophy- laxis in the past 3 months, or a cabotegravir … injection in the past 12 months, the CDC recommends HIV testing with both an HIV antigen- antibody assay … going follow-up and monitoring, including HIV testing every 2 to 3 months depending on PrEP formulation

137. Recommendation: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 22, 2023 - and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg (77 lb) who have engaged in anal or vaginal sex in the past 6 months … with men and transgender women; gonorrhea and syphilis for heterosexual women and men) in the past 6 months … In persons who have taken oral PrEP or postexposure prophylaxis in the past 3 months, or a cabotegravir … injection in the past 12 months, the CDC recommends HIV testing with both an HIV antigen-antibody assay … Ongoing follow-up and monitoring, including HIV testing every 2 to 3 months depending on PrEP formulation

138. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 03, 2003 - cognitive function (equivalent to delaying the natural progression of Alzheimer's disease from 2 to 7 months … cholinesterase inhibitors, which have been studied in randomized control trials (RCTs) lasting 6‐12 months … in a person with mild dementia, or a delay of 2 to 5 months in a person with moderate dementia. 2 In … of treatment, and a small, but statistically significant, difference from placebo after 12 months of … caregiver interventions enabled the caregivers to maintain affected persons at home for a 11 to 19 months

139. Interventions to Prevent Illicit and Nonmedical Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 17, 2018 - A minimum of 3 months’ follow-up was required. … Follow-up: Less than 3 months (12 weeks) of follow-up after baseline (does not apply to harms). … Across all time points (up to 24 months), differences in change between groups in Figure 3. … , at up to 24 months’ follow-up. … Effects were generally maintained through 12 months or beyond in these trials.

140. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 27, 2024 - replacement therapy Study Designs KQs 1, 2: Randomized, controlled trials with a minimum of 6 months … KQs 1–3: All other study designs, including systematic reviews KQs 1, 2: Studies with less than 6 months