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January 01, 2006 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) has improved the health of people nationwide by … ahead, the Task Force will continue serving as a trusted, valuable resource whose mission is to help people
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October 04, 2005 - such as reading thenewspaper or watching television7. 0 1 2 3Moving or speaking so slowly that other people … these problems made it for you to doyour work, take care of things at home, or getalong with other people
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February 15, 2001 - Although primary prevention efforts have focused on
young people, the elderly (especially elderly men … melanoma in mass screening, case finding,
and population-based screening range from 0 to 9 per
100 people … Rates of confirmed melanoma
and melanoma in situ are commonly in the range of 1
to 4 per 1000 people … Cancer Soci-
ety recommends skin examination as part of a cancer-
related checkup every 3 years for people … National Health and
Medical Research Council does not recommend mass
screening or screening of high-risk people
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June 01, 2025 - This guide is for people who do not have HIV. The first page of the guide is intended for patients.
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November 01, 2018 - can accurately assess people’s risk for a specific disease; and the effectiveness of treatments for people
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June 20, 2023 - But specificity at that cutoff was lower, accurately identifying only 67% of people without depression … In the pooled analysis combining 7 studies, the GDS-15 accurately identified 94% of people with major … For example, an analysis of 5 trials among people described as having low socioeconomic status found … There is ample evidence that screening instruments can identify people with major depressive disorder … Interventions to improve return to work in depressed people.
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January 01, 2020 - Task Force comprehensively assesses the potential benefits and harms of services to prevent disease in people … Evaluate screening and interventions for suicide risk, including:
Understanding how to better help people
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January 13, 2025 - of national experts in prevention
and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of people … women and everyone else who was assigned female at birth, including
transgender men and nonbinary people
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May 18, 2021 - First, it excluded studies in symptomatic people and people with the highest hereditary risk. … Stool DNA testing for screening detection of colorectal neoplasia in Alaska Native people. … aged 70-74 y found CRC incidence was lower in people who had a screening colonoscopy vs those who did … with first-degree relatives with CRC or to adults aged 75-79 y
One study included people younger than … had inadequate stool samples
Two studies included people younger than 50 y
Serum test
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These materials are designed to inform people about Task Force recommendations and are not intended to … Type
Relevant Recommendation(s)
Active People
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May 01, 2021 - leading cause of pregnancy-
related mortality (≈13% of deaths) among American Indian/Alaska
Native people … Studies that
evaluated the effectiveness of diagnostic testing or monitoring
among people with hypertensive … 1
How effective are different screening programs for identifying people with hypertensive
disorders … reporting
Hispanic ethnicity
KQ2: How effective are different screening programs for identifying people … than White
people in the 6 weeks after delivery.42 Routine screening during the
postpartum period could
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December 01, 2010 - Prevention of
falls and consequent injuries in elderly people. Lancet. 2005;366:1885-93. … Vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular function in older people
who fall. … Improving vision to prevent falls in frail older people: a randomized trial. … Preventing falls in older
people: outcome evaluation of a randomized controlled trial. … Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the commu-
nity.
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July 10, 2018 - upward when CAC score was added to risk assessment, and 19 people who had events were inappropriately … of 294 individuals of 4865 not having events—or about 6 events per 100 people (reported nonevent NRI … One good-quality RCT (n = 17,802) in asymptomatic people with elevated hsCRP level (≥2.0 mg/L [19.05 … With CVD or CHD Event
People Without CVD or CHD Event
Absolute No. of People Reclassified … Per 100 People Reclassified a
Absolute No. of People Reclassified
Per 100 People Reclassified a
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November 01, 2018 - cause or progression of a disease that might be prevented; and the effectiveness of treatments for people
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November 01, 2020 - Force comprehensively assesses the potential benefits and harms of services to
prevent disease in people … Evaluate screening and interventions for suicide risk, including:
– Understanding how to better help people … Task Force
recommendations:
• Apply only to people without signs or symptoms of the disease or health … effective in these
populations
• Identify ways to link clinical and community resources to help
people … While obesity affects the overall population, it
disproportionately affects people from certain racial
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
June 20, 2023 - of screening), randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of adult primary care patients, including pregnant people … Among studies of psychological interventions, 14 included mixed populations of people with anxiety or … depression, and 10 were limited to people with anxiety. … However, the effect was smaller and not statistically significant among mixed populations of people with … For antidepressants, benefits were seen for a variety of anxiety outcomes among people with generalized
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June 01, 2008 - Regardless of
whether the clinician and patient decide to screen for dia-
betes, people should eat a … In the UKPDS,
2.3% of people receiving insulin had a major hypoglycemic
episode each year, as did 0.4% … Such testing should also be consid-
ered in people who are younger than 45 years of age and
overweight … MRC/BHF Heart Protection
Study of cholesterol-lowering with simvastatin in 5963 people with diabetes: … Blood pressure m
easurem
ent is an im
portant predictor of cardiovascular com
plications in people
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September 19, 2023 - a leading cause of pregnancy-related mortality (≈13% of deaths) among American Indian/Alaska Native people … Studies that evaluated the effectiveness of diagnostic testing or monitoring among people with hypertensive … than White people in the 6 weeks after delivery. 42 Routine screening during the postpartum period … visits)
Low for no difference
US and UK populations at low risk for pregnancy complications of people … and incomplete data
Insufficient
US and UK populations at low risk for pregnancy complications of people
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September 09, 2021 - For ex-
ample, in individual patient data meta-analyses, the PHQ-9 correctly
identified 85% of people … But
specificity at that cutoff was lower, accurately identifying only 67%
of people without depression … In the pooled analysis combining 7 studies, the GDS-15 accurately
identified 94% of people with major … For example, an analysis of 5 trials
among people described as having low socioeconomic status found … Interventions to improve return to work in
depressed people.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
September 02, 2025 - People with a more serious drinking
problem, such as those who have been diagnosed with alcohol use … of national experts in prevention and evidence-
based medicine that works to improve the health of people