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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-screening-2002
May 07, 2002 - Many trials lacked power to detect clinically important differences in outcomes. … Is treatment of depression in primary care patients effective in improving outcomes? … Neither Moore and colleagues nor Linn and Yager reported clinical outcomes. … Clinical outcomes were not measured. … Recognition, management, and outcomes of depression in primary care.
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November 01, 2004 - evidence that early treatment of
bladder cancer detected through screening improves
long-term health outcomes … The USPSTF
found good evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that … The USPSTF
found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes … Fair: Evidence is sufficient to determine effects on health outcomes, but the strength of the evidence … Poor: Evidence is insufficient to assess the effects on health outcomes because of limited number or
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan35/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
November 15, 2013 - KQ 1 concerns the relationship between screening and the ultimate outcomes of interest: improved speech … and language outcomes and improved nonspeech and language outcomes. … , as well as improved outcomes in domains other than speech and language? … Do interventions for speech and language delay or disorders improve speech and language outcomes? … Do interventions for speech and language delay or disorders improve other outcomes, such as academic
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November 01, 2004 - The USPSTF found no new good quality evidence
that screening for oral cancer leads to improved
health outcomes … The USPSTF
found good evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that … The USPSTF
found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes … Fair: Evidence is sufficient to determine effects on health outcomes, but the strength of the evidence … Poor: Evidence is insufficient to assess the effects on health outcomes because of limited number or
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
July 11, 2017 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Cardiometabolic health and intermediate outcomes, behavioral outcomes, and … For intermediate health outcomes (KQ2) and behavioral outcomes (KQ3), random-effects meta-analyses using … test 19 (for dichotomous outcomes) were used. … Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2008;1(2):98-106. … Outcomes: Study did not have relevant outcomes or had incomplete outcomes.
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July 01, 2005 - We do not know the best
way to identify children who are at risk for future adverse health outcomes … Once we identify children at increased risk for adverse health outcomes related to excess
weight, we … What we don’t know overwhelms what we do know about prevention of
the adverse outcomes associated with … Arrow 4: Do interventions lead to improved intermediate outcomes, including behavioral, physiologic or … Arrow 4: Do interventions lead to improved intermediate outcomes, including behavioral, physiologic or
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
May 01, 2025 - States contribute to variation in STI risk, and how can they be addressed to improve sexual health outcomes … wellness promotion, or nutrition education)
Active intervention (i.e., comparative effectiveness)
Outcomes … KQ 1 (Health outcomes) :
STI incidence (based on testing/biologic confirmation)
Mortality and … quality of life
STI-related health outcomes, including cancers, reproductive complications, perinatal … or neonatal morbidity/mortality, and mental health
KQ 2 (Behavioral outcomes):
Changes in
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January 16, 2025 - States contribute to inequities in STI risk, and how can they be addressed to improve sexual health outcomes … promotion, or nutrition education)
Active intervention (i.e., comparative effectiveness)
Outcomes … KQ 1 (Health outcomes) :
STI incidence (based on testing/biologic confirmation)
Mortality and … quality of life
STI-related health outcomes, including cancers, reproductive complications, perinatal … or neonatal morbidity/mortality, and mental health
KQ 2 (Behavioral outcomes):
Changes in
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
February 23, 2023 - Do interventions to prevent perinatal depression improve health outcomes … limited to no more than 15 minutes of information)
Placebo required for medication trials
Outcomes … KQ 1:
Maternal health outcomes:
Depression incidence or symptoms (required)
Suicide deaths … functioning
Psychiatric hospital admissions
Marital discord and family function
Infant/child health outcomes …
Withdrawals due to adverse events in trials of treatment benefit
KQ 1: Maternal behavioral outcomes
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Although the health equity gaps focus
on Black women because they have the poorest health outcomes from … Direct/
Indirect
Pathway† Type of Gap Study Characteristics Population
Intervention/
Comparison Outcomes … Direct/
Indirect
Pathway† Type of Gap Study Characteristics Population
Intervention/
Comparison Outcomes … Studies are needed that report health outcomes
such as quality of life and breast cancer–
associated … Studies are needed that report outcomes such
as the rates of advanced breast cancers
diagnosed across
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March 11, 2025 - both children and adults,
experiencing food insecurity is associated with negative effects on
health outcomes … insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms
of screening for food insecurity on health outcomes … insufficient to assess
the balance of benefits and harms of screening for food insecurity on health outcomes … Food insecurity and
health outcomes. … Key Drivers to Improve Food Security and Health
Outcomes: An Evidence Review of Food Bank-Health
Care
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November 27, 2018 - The questions are
depicted by linkages that relate
interventions and outcomes. … Several trials presented outcomes at
multiple periods. … Results were not statis-
tically significant for 7 outcomes. … conduct outcomes, and infant social and emotional adjustment. … Furthermore, interpretation of some outcomes can be chal-
lenging.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary52/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
December 10, 2011 - cancer outcomes) were analyzed. … Study Selection and Outcomes of Interest
For cancer, clinical outcomes of interest included incidence … Cancer outcomes were secondary end points in all 3 RCTs. … were also screened for cancer and bone health outcomes … , including cancer and bone health outcomes
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December 17, 2018 - or other related outcomes? … Health and related outcomes
2
Harms of
interventions
3
Intervention
1
Behavioral outcomes
Drug … Outcomes: No relevant outcomes. … or other related outcomes? … for these im-
portant outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
December 15, 2020 - that are consistently associated with better health outcomes. … or health outcomes and the association between improvements in intermediate outcomes and health outcomes … and Health Outcomes
Nine fair-quality cohort studies (N = 3893; n = 63-1531; duration, 3.2-9.9 years … ) assessed the association between intermediate outcomes after treatment and health outcomes in adults … and a lower risk of hepatocellular carcinoma or composite health outcomes, but several associations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
February 12, 2015 - The figure illustrates how weight screening programs in children and adolescents may improve health outcomes … Interventions may result in changes in health outcomes and reduced obesity in adulthood (KQ3) and reduced … children and adolescents reduce excess weight or age-associated excess weight gain, improve health outcomes … Are improvements in child weight outcomes associated with reduced likelihood of adult obesity? … Behavioral outcomes (diet, physical activity)
Timing of outcome assessment
All KQs (except
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan15/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
September 15, 2013 - and adolescents in the primary care (or comparable) setting lead to improved health and other related outcomes … 18 years
Mixed populations of adults and children without a separate analysis of pediatric outcomes … KQ 1:
Primary outcomes of interest:
Remission from MDD
Depressive symptoms … (severity)
Additional outcomes of interest:
Health status, quality of life … not listed in inclusion criteria
Timing
KQs 1, 3, 5: Outcomes reported at 6-week followup
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February 01, 2004 - found no evidence that screening the
general population for HBV infection improves long-
term health outcomes … The USPSTF
found good evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that … The USPSTF
found at least fair evidence that [the service] can improve health outcomes but concludes … Fair: Evidence is sufficient to determine effects on health outcomes, but the strength of the evidence … Poor: Evidence is insufficient to assess the effects on health outcomes because of limited number or
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March 01, 2004 - population is low, and most who are
infected do not develop cirrhosis or other major
negative health outcomes … There is no evidence that
screening for HCV infection leads to improved
long-term health outcomes, such … Although there is
good evidence that anti-viral therapy improves
intermediate outcomes, such as viremia … , there is limited
evidence that such treatment improves long-term health
outcomes. … Although
there is good evidence that anti-viral therapy
improves intermediate outcomes, there is, as
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
November 15, 2022 - women. 1 Severe OSA is associated with increased all-cause mortality. 2 , 3 Other adverse health outcomes … outcomes. … trials evaluating the effect of positive airway pressure or MADs on intermediate outcomes, including … : MADs
Twelve trials assessed the effect of MADs on health outcomes. … (ie, apnea-hypopnea index and blood pressure) and health outcomes (ie, quality of life) in patients