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1061. Archived: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 15, 2013 - effective behavioral interventions substantially varied in the evidence review, ranging from no in-person … the basis of sufficient evidence of their effectiveness in increasing abstinence from tobacco among persons

1062. Archived: Evidence Summary: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary28/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
      October 22, 2013 - Only 4 trials ( n = 1960) were conducted in persons with MCI 102 , 115 , 119 , 131 . … Only 1 galantamine trial reporting global functioning was conducted in persons with MCI 131 . … Cognitive-behavioral intervention for homebound caregivers of persons with dementia. … The effects of a multimodal intervention on outcomes of persons with early-stage dementia. … Benefits seemed to be limited to persons with moderate AD.

1063. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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      All persons, regardless of their CVD risk status, can gain health benefits from healthy eating behaviors … levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus, screening for high blood pressure, use of statin medications in persons

1064. Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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      Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation MEDICATIONS FOR RISK REDUCTION OF PRIMARY BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Asymptomatic women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagn…

1065. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2010 - The positive predictive value of screening is less than 10% in asymptomatic persons, including higher-risk … The incidence of bladder cancer in the United States in 2005 was approximately 21 per 100 000 persons … The target population was asymptomatic persons older than 50 years. … A case–control study found that persons who died of bladder cancer had lower odds of having received … (5 of 1096) (24) and 0.7% of persons (17 of 2356) (25).

1066. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Given that most persons who die by suicide have a psychiatric disorder and many have been seen recently … American Indians and Alaskan natives aged 14 to 65 years and non-Hispanic white persons older than 18 … years have higher-than-average rates of suicide death, and the risk among non-Hispanic white persons … Among white persons, the rate in women increased by 41.9% (from 7.4 to 10.5 deaths per 100 000) and the … Persons who attempt suicide and survive and those who die by suicide are overlapping populations.

1067. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 08, 2014 - In addition, the USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for persons at increased risk for cardiovascular … The magnitude of these benefits would be smaller in asymptomatic persons in the general population. … In addition, the USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for persons at increased risk for cardiovascular … , 25 per 100,000 persons for lacunar stroke (small vessel disease), and 52 per 100,000 persons for stroke … , and persons with heart disease.

1068. Archived: Genital Herpes Simplex: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - C Asymptomatic persons Routine screening for genital herpes simplex in asymptomatic persons, … Infected persons may periodically experience viral reactivations that can be asymptomatic, characterized … Routine screening for HSV-2 antibodies may be useful to identify persons with previously unrecognized … with previously unrecognized infection. 45 Counseling seropositive persons to avoid sexual activity … Similarly, there is limited evidence that counseling persons known to have HSV offers any benefit over

1069. Archived: Depression in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      December 15, 2009 - Grade: C Risk Assessment Persons at increased risk for depression are considered at risk … Groups at increased risk include persons with other psychiatric disorders, including substance misuse … ; persons with a family history of depression; persons with chronic medical diseases; and persons who … ; persons with a family history of depression; persons with chronic medical diseases; and persons who … Participants completed up to 8 additional sessions that followed the same pattern, either by phone or in person

1070. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
      March 15, 2013 - different screening strategies identify individuals with HBV infection (e.g., strategies that target persons … infection Symptomatic patients, children and pregnant women, HIV(+) or hepatitis C virus(+) persons … or other special populations, such as hemodialysis and transplant patients KQ 4 Persons

1071. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 12, 2015 - Grade: A Risk Assessment Persons at increased risk for high blood pressure are those who have … Screening Interval Adults aged ≥40 y and persons at increased risk for high blood pressure should be … Persons at increased risk include those who have high-normal blood pressure (130 to 139/85 to 89 mm Hg … aged 40 years or older, African Americans of any age, and persons who are overweight or obese. … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring can be performed every year in high-risk persons and every 3 to

1072. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 06, 2017 - An outcomes table can demonstrate how many or the proportion of persons likely to benefit—and in what … Because screening and other preventive interventions are implemented in asymptomatic persons with the … Furthermore, preventive services are offered to asymptomatic persons. … The majority of persons do not benefit from the service, and if they do, the benefit is in the future … Yet these persons are still subject to harms (often immediate), including opportunity costs.

1073. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - C Asymptomatic persons Routine screening for bacteriuria with leukocyte esterase or nitrite testing … is not recommended for other asymptomatic persons, including school-aged girls, institutionalized elderly … as a significant bacterial count (usually >=10 5 or 10 6 organisms/mL) present in the urine of a person … The most commonly used tests for detecting bacteriuria in asymptomatic persons are dipstick urinalysis … Some observational studies suggest that persons with untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria are at increased

1074. Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 17, 2018 - These recommendations do not apply to persons with a history of osteoporotic fractures, increased risk … These recommendations do not apply to persons with a history of osteoporotic fractures, increased risk … 3 months after a hip fracture, a patient’s mortality risk is 5 to 8 times that of a similarly aged person … Other comments requested clarification of the role of vitamin D in persons with known osteoporosis or … Vitamin D supplementation and fracture incidence in elderly persons.

1075. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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      Generally, persons with a 10-year risk greater than 20% are considered to be high-risk, those with a

1076. Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - It recommended that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at increased … Persons who have a family history of diabetes, have a history of gestational diabetes or polycystic … Clinicians should consider screening earlier in persons with one or more of these characteristics. … persons for asymptomatic bacteriuria using urine culture. … Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem

1077. Archived: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
      November 13, 2016 - No trial data evaluated statin use among persons in this age group without CVD risk factors; thus, the … As noted previously, these persons were generally excluded from the prevention trials evaluating the … Fewer persons in this population will benefit from the intervention, so the decision to initiate use … with highly elevated lipid levels (eg, persons with familial hypercholesterolemia). … Cholesterol lowering in intermediate-risk persons without cardiovascular disease.

1078. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 15, 2013 - At the time of diagnosis, more than 50% of persons with oral and pharyngeal cancer have regional or distant … However, HPV prevalence can be as high as 20% for persons who have more than 20 lifetime sexual partners … oral infection is estimated at 1% in adults aged 14 to 69 years (an estimated 2.13 million infected persons … More than one half of all persons with oral and pharyngeal cancer have regional or distant metastases … African Americans previously had higher incidence rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer than white persons

1079. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2009 - There is convincing evidence that screening with a visual acuity test identifies persons with refractive … Prevalence of vision impair- ment increases with age and ranges from 1% in persons age 65 to 69 years … to 17% in persons older than 80 years (3). … with myopia and 86% to 96% of persons with hyperopia achieving visual acuity of 20/40 or better. … A randomized trial of office-based screening for common problems in older persons.

1080. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults Exercise can reduce the likelihood of falls in adults 65 and older; additional interventions might be helpful for some older adults (pdf file)
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      June 04, 2024 - Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults Exercise can reduce the likelihood of falls in adults 65 and older; additional interventions might be helpful for some older adults 1 www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org Task Force Issues Final Recommendatio…