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441. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 11, 2012 - In addition, no smoking cessation medications are currently approved for use in young persons. … Six of the 10 studies in this group targeted young persons directly 15 , 17 , 21 , 27 , 29 , 33 … We found a statistically significant reduced relative risk for smoking initiation among young persons … of the young persons in the control group reported 7-day abstinence at 6 months. … it is not clear whether the additional components that many of the trials included (for example, in-person

442. untitled (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2017 - This recommendation does not apply to persons presenting with symptoms (eg, snoring, witnessed apnea, … Care of these persons should be managed as clinically appropriate. … prevalence of severe OSA in asymptomatic persons is unknown. … It is unclear how these portable sleep monitors would perform in asymptomatic, screen-detected persons … A few comments suggested that persons who work in safety-sensitive transportation occupa- tions (eg,

443. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Recommendation Summary Population Recommendation Grade Asymptomatic, elderly persons … insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in asymptomatic elderly persons … is higher in populations where hypertension and stroke are more common (Asians, African Americans, persons … 65-74 years old, 7-8% of persons 75-84 years old, and 18-32% of persons over 85. 5 , 8 , 11 , 12 The … Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in a community population of older persons.

444. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 09, 2016 - Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia occurs in approximately 1 of every 200 to 500 persons in North … America and Europe and is more prevalent among populations with known founder effects (up to 1 of 100 persons … pharmacotherapy between 2005 and 2010, for an overall incidence rate of 2.6 prescriptions per 100,000 person-years … 7.4%. 4 , 5 These are likely overestimates of the true prevalence of dyslipidemia because of within-person … history consistent with familial hypercholesterolemia, for a diagnostic yield of 4.8 cases per 1000 persons

445. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - remained very high in some groups of young men and women. 8 Over 60% of gonococcal infections occur in persons … Among asymptomatic persons, in whom the prevalence of gonorrhea is often very low, a substantial proportion … with multiple sex partners or whose sex partner has multiple sex contacts, sexual contacts of persons … with culture-proven gonorrhea, or persons with a history of repeated episodes of gonorrhea. 47 These … High-risk groups include commercial sex workers (prostitutes), persons with a history of repeated episodes

446. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 08, 2014 - We found no studies on anxiety or labeling among persons with false-positive results. … Nerve Injuries, Infection, and Other Harms In the VACS, 3.8% of persons who had CEA (8 of 211) had … Risk-Stratification Tools For distinguishing persons more or less likely to have CAS, we found 1 … One may expect that persons with greater reduction of the carotid diameter would have greater potential … Externally validated, reliable risk-stratification tools to distinguish persons who are more likely to

447. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Screening for HCV infection could identify persons at earlier stages of disease, before they develop … Up to three quarters of HCV-infected persons are unaware of their sta- tus (19). In 2004, the U.S. … sufficient information to compute the sensitivity and num- ber needed to screen to identify 1 HCV-infected person … living with HCV-infected individual, living with injection drug user, needle exposure to high-risk person … Screening pa- tients with 1 or more risk factors would have identified 94% of infected persons, with

448. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - hierarchical approach aimed at determining which factors could practically and definitively reassign persons … Detection There is insufficient evidence to determine the per- centage of persons with an intermediate … Persons with low (�10%) Framingham risk scores do not benefit from aggressive risk factor modification … No evidence or consensus is available regarding how to treat and counsel these persons. … One of the 3 included only low-risk persons.

449. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - Detection Effective primary care interventions to prevent falls use various ap- proaches to identify persons … A pragmatic approach to identifying older persons at high risk for falls would be to assess for a history … Most com- monly, studies used history of prior falls to identify persons at high risk for future falls … experiencing a fall, reductions in injurious falls, and number of persons experi- encing an injurious … The most commonly reported outcomes were falls and number of persons experiencing a fall; half (31/62

450. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 07, 2011 - waiting Lu-Yao et al, 2008 32 Follow-up duration: 7 y 867/32,744 (rate, 2.6/100) events per person-year … vs. 693/55,424 (rate, 1.3/100) events per person-year; HR, 1.8 (CI, 1.6–1.9) Subgroups: Risk … Poorly differentiated tumors: HR, 1.1 (CI, 1.0–1.3) 4729/39,767 (rate, 11.9/100) events per person-year … vs. 6316/66,567 (rate, 9.5/100) events per person-year; HR, 1.2 (CI, 1.1–1.2) Subgroups: Risk

451. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 07, 2013 - risk (e.g., gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke, other major bleeding) are available for persons … What is the persistence of continued regular use in persons who initiate aspirin use for the prevention … Studies in which the majority of participants are age <40 years Pregnant women Institutionalized persons … (psychiatric inpatients) Persons in long-term care Postsurgical patients Persons who are contraindicated

452. Microsoft Word - 5As_selfmanagement.doc (pdf file)
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     Microsoft Word - 5As_selfmanagement.doc © 2002 Glasgow et al, Whitlock et al 5 A’s Behavior Change Model Adapted for Self-Management Support Improvement Improvement Goal: All chronic illness patients will have a Self-Management (SM) Action Plan informed by and including all the 5 A’s elements (Assess, …

453. Screening for Bladder Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2011 - maturia, urine cytology, or tests for urine biomarkers) for identifying bladder cancer in asymptomatic persons … The USPSTF considered it reasonable to include these persons in the population under consider- ation … Persons at increased risk for bladder cancer include those who work in the rubber, chemical, or leather … Persons at increased risk for bladder cancer include those who smoke or have occupational exposure to … No evidence was found regard- ing the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests in asymptom- atic persons

454. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2013 - USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen adults aged 18 years or older for alcohol misuse and provide persons … Recommendation Screen for alcohol misuse and provide brief behavioral counseling interventions to persons … An estimated 30% of the U.S. population is affected by alcohol misuse, and most of these persons engage … Although screening detects persons along the entire spectrum of alcohol misuse, trials of behavioral … personalized feedback can range from fully automated (computer-based) to interactive (provided by a person

455. Clinical Summary: Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults (pdf file)
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     abnormal blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetes, screening for high blood pressure, statin use in persons … risk for cardiovascular disease, counseling for tobacco smoking cessation, aspirin use in certain persons

456. Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach - Table 2 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2013 - Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach - Table 2 Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Table 2. Six Most Commonly Cited Behavior Change Models, Theories, and Constructs - Focus and Key Co…

457. Procedure Manual Appendix VIII. Standardization of Outcome Tables | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Population: Express this number as per 1,000 persons targeted (e.g., per 1,000 women ages 40 to 49 … with a large magnitude of effect should have substantial numbers of outcomes when expressed per 1,000 persons

458. Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     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

459. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - The incidence of melanoma has been increas- ing among white Americans, from 8.7 per 100 000 persons in … Recognition of Risk Status Persons with fair skin, light hair and eye color, or freckles or who sunburn … Benefits of Behavioral Counseling Interventions For children, adolescents, and young adults (persons … Sunscreen Use One randomized, controlled trial found that persons who regularly used sunscreen had a … In the current review, the USPSTF notes the significant studies done in young persons that, al- though

460. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - or executive function, sufficient to interfere with social or occupational functioning in an alert person … Clinically, a difference of 2 to 3 points on the ADAS-Cog70 is equivalent, for example, to a person remembering … They may be able to formulate advance directives; choose a person to exercise power of attorney for financial … Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in a community population of older persons. … Risk of death from Alzheimer’s disease in a community population of older persons.