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41. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    January 09, 2018 - Study sample sizes ranged from 37 to 242 participants. … Most participants were female. … Only 7.5% of observed participants and 5.4% of treated participants had curva- ture progression past … Intervention group participants more commonly reported nonback body pain than control group participants … 96 participants in the control group.

42. Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary29/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    November 15, 2022 - Twenty-five percent of all participants had OSAS. … Most trials (53) followed up participants for 12 weeks or less; 10 trials followed up participants over … No study reported the percentage of minority participants. … Almost all studies included participants with mild to moderate OSA, and 6 also included participants … The majority of participants were men, the mean age ranged from 42 to 62 years, and most participants

43. Draft Recommendation: Anxiety in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 20, 2022 - in South Korean participants (100%); one study in Hispanic/Latino participants (76%); and one study … in White participants (53%) and Black participants (32%). 1 The most commonly studied instruments were … Trial participants included adults of all ages and perinatal populations: 16 studies included general … , 16.3% Hispanic/Latino participants, 15.3% Black participants, 1.5% percent Asian American or Native … Hawaiian/Pacific Islander participants, and less than 1% Native American/Alaska Native participants.

44. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
    June 20, 2017 - was 20 years. 3 , 12 , 13 Almost all participants (about 85%) had obesity at baseline. … Most trials did not report on race/ethnicity or included predominantly white participants. … Most participants maintained their baseline weight within 5 lb while growing in height. … Among trials that reported race/ethnicity, 25% to 89% of participants were white. … All participants had abnormal insulin or glucose metabolism. 3 Most participants also met adult criteria

45. Evidence Summary: Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hearing-loss-in-older-adults-screening
    March 23, 2021 - Participants were predominantly male (94%), 50 years or older (mean, 61 years), and all were eligible … Participants who screened positive for hearing loss in any of the screening groups were told that they … Participants in the nonscreened group were provided with a telephone number for the audiology clinic … Hearing aid use at 1 year, the trial’s primary outcome, was significantly higher among participants in … (mean, median, or range), the median age of participants was 69 years.

46. Evidence Summary: Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary28/menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medication
    November 01, 2022 - Participants using estrogen only compared with placebo had significantly lower risks for diabetes over … Participants using estrogen plus progestin compared with placebo experienced significantly lower risks … Most participants were White; the proportions of persons of other race and ethnicity ranged from 1% to … A prospective cohort study with data on 85,734 postmenopausal participants confirmed the WHI findings … Fourth, approximately 80% of the participants were categorized as of White race.

47. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 09, 2021 - Participants were more likely to benefit than the US screening-eligible population (eg, based on life … Only the NLST (53 454 participants) and NELSON (15 792 participants) were adequately powered to assess … Positive predictive value (14 studies, 77 840 participants) ranged from 3.3% to 43.5%. … Negative pre- dictive value (9 studies, 47 496 participants) ranged from 97.7% to 100%. … Smoking Behavior One RCT (DLCST; 4075 participants), studies of participants from RCTs (NELSON, NLST,

48. Z8Avschjezubsjtdsx424H (pdf file)
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    May 23, 2019 - All but 3 trials (51, 54, 59) involved more than 300 participants. … Unclear blinding of participants or outcome as- sessors. … Study Participants. … , participants’ baseline alcohol consumption, the pro- portion of participants who were alcohol-dependent … Assessment results for all participants forwarded to PCP.

49. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2016 - RESULTS A total of 17 studies (n = 9736 participants; range, 24-3290) in 19 publications were included … Results Seventeen included studies with a total of 9736 participants (range, 24-3290) and reported in … Most studies enrolled participants from 1 or more African countries; 3 were set in the United States, … Participants were recruited from clinical set- tings (STI, maternal and infant care, family medicine, … Participants responded to each item using a 4-point scale that ranged from “very” to “not at all.”

50. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication
    December 15, 2010 - The remaining studies excluded participants who were lost to follow-up or were dead from the analyses … One good-quality trial conducted in New Zealand (312 participants) had a higher proportion of fallers … Vision Correction Four fair-quality or good-quality trials (1437 participants) evaluated the effect … Home-Hazard Modification We evaluated 3 trials of home-hazard modification (2348 participants) 48- … Two of these interventions also included behavioral counseling of intervention participants 48 , 75

51. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
    December 15, 2010 - The remaining studies excluded participants who were lost to follow-up or were dead from the analyses … One good-quality trial conducted in New Zealand (312 participants) had a higher proportion of fallers … Vision Correction Four fair-quality or good-quality trials (1437 participants) evaluated the effect … Home-Hazard Modification We evaluated 3 trials of home-hazard modification (2348 participants) 48- … Two of these interventions also included behavioral counseling of intervention participants 48 , 75

52. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    June 04, 2024 - Trials recruiting participants living in specialized settings or solely recruiting older adults with … Seven trials re- cruited participants unselected for their risk of falling, with 19% to 44% of those … recruited at increased risk for falls.14,18,22,26,29,34,37 Overall, participants in the multifactorial … ,12 1 reported musculoskeletal symp- toms in 10 intervention participants,16 and the other reported no … Future trials should recruit diverse participants representative of the US population.

53. Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
    November 13, 2018 - , 0.21 to 0.93] for female participants and 0.34 to 0.89 [95% CI range, 0.25 to 0.92] for male participants … commonly either more than 7 [female participants] or 14 [male participants] drinks per week on average … , or 4 [female participants] or 5 [male participants] or more drinks on a single occasion) or scored … b Screened group: all participants. c Study enrolled male participants only. … d Female participants. e Male participants. f Screened.

54. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 15, 2022 - Study sizes ranged from 43 to 1033 participants, and studies were generally conducted in participants … All studies recruited participants with known or suspected OSA from specialty clinics. … In 7 trials, 17% to 74% of participants reported oral mucosal, dental, or jaw symptoms, compared with … In 4 trials, 5% to 33% of participants reported oral dryness, compared with 0% to 3% in control groups … , and in 3 trials, 23% to 68% of participants reported excessive salivation, compared with 0% to 3% in

55. Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2022 - Participants using estrogen only compared with placebo had significantly lower risks for diabetes over … Participants using estrogen plus progestin compared with placebo experienced significantly lower risks … Most participants were White; the proportions of per- sons of other race and ethnicity ranged from 1% … A prospective cohort study with data on 85 734 postmenopausal participants confirmed the WHI findings … Fourth, approximately 80% of the participants were catego- rized as of White race.

56. Evidence Summary: Screening for Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-multifactorial-dyslipidemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
    August 09, 2016 - Study Selection: Fair- and good-quality studies in English with participants 0 to 20 years of age. … During the first 6 months, participants had group visits and individual family visits, followed by a … Age at menarche was recorded for female participants at year 7 and at year 18. … At the end of the study, 283 participants (3.1%) had died. … Female participants: 15,404 (52.5%); race/ethnicity for female participants included white: 5974 (38.8%

57. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-multifactorial-dyslipidemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
    August 09, 2016 - Study Selection: Fair- and good-quality studies in English with participants 0 to 20 years of age. … During the first 6 months, participants had group visits and individual family visits, followed by a … Age at menarche was recorded for female participants at year 7 and at year 18. … At the end of the study, 283 participants (3.1%) had died. … Female participants: 15,404 (52.5%); race/ethnicity for female participants included white: 5974 (38.8%

58. Screening for Atrial Fibrillation With Electrocardiography: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2019 - Participants in treatment trials were not screen detected, and most had long-standing persistent atrial … An analysis of 2595 participants in the SAFE study from 49 general practices assessed the accuracy of … No trials or systematic reviews that focused on asymptomatic, screen-detected participants were found … The mean age of participants in trials evaluating warfarin ranged from 67 to 74 years. … Four trials enrolled fewer than 30% women and just 1 reported race or ethnicity (16% of participants

59. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
    April 06, 2004 - Study Participants . … , participants’ baseline alcohol consumption, the proportion of participants who were alcohol-dependent … Unclear blinding of participants or outcome assessors. … Assessment results for all participants forwarded to PCP. … Unclear blinding of participants and outcomes.

60. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
    March 19, 2024 - Results: Twenty-five trials (N = 14,355 participants) were included; 23 included home visits. … Evidence from 11 studies (5311 participants) indicated no differences in likelihood of reports to Child … Five studies (3336 participants) found no differences in removal of the child from the home within 1 … The majority of studies enrolled participants in the prenatal period or immediately after birth (60%) … Sixty-eight percent of the studies recruited participants based on parents being judged to be at risk