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1041. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2009 - morbidity and mor­ tality outcomes to answer the following key question: Does screening in asymptomatic persons … editorials or review articles, had no control group, or had a study pop­ ulation that included only persons … Screening CQ1 CQ2 Reduced Morbidity and Mortality KQ KQ: Does screening in asymptomatic persons … RESULTS Key Question Does screening in asymptomatic persons with whole-body ex­ amination by a primary … Accuracy of screening is an important link in the chain of evidence connecting screening in asymptomatic persons

1042. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
      July 15, 2004 - stated that routine serological screening for syphilis is recommended for all pregnant women and for persons … Persons at increased risk because of high-risk sexual activities include commercial sex workers, persons … sex for drugs, those with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV, and contacts of persons … Persons in adult correctional facilities Rates for incarcerated individuals vary by sex, with median … in jails, compared with 3 percent among women tested in delivery rooms. 15 Commercial sex workers, persons

1043. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 01, 2014 - Behavioral counseling interventions are preventive services designed to help persons engage in healthy … counseling interventions asks 2 primary questions: do interventions in the clinical setting influence persons … health care errors. 1, 2 Behavioral counseling interventions are preventive services designed to help persons … on clear definitions of the populations that were studied to make recommendations for asymptomatic persons … Referred interventions are more intensive and are delivered outside of the primary care setting by persons

1044. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2004 - Department of Health and Human Services. 2 Screening for Syphilis: Brief Evidence Update and for persons … • Persons at increased risk because of high-risk sexual activities include commercial sex workers, … persons who exchange sex for drugs, those with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV … , and contacts of persons with active syphilis. … Persons in adult correctional facilities.

1045. Archived: Tobacco Use Prevention: Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions (2020) Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons … Among adults, cigarette smoking is more common among men, Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and persons … smoke on a regular basis among black high school seniors, however, only 4% smoke regularly. 33a Of persons … 18-24, 26% are current smokers. 31 Smokeless tobacco is regularly used by 3% of adults (5.3 million persons … Nicotine adjuncts should also be used with caution in persons with peptic ulcer disease, claudication

1046. Screening for High Blood Pressure: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommnedation Statement (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2007 - tion, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) recommends screening every 2 years in persons … with blood pressure less than 120/80 mm Hg and every year in persons with systolic blood pressure of … For persons who consume large amounts of alcohol (�20 drinks per week), studies have shown that reduced

1047. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 15, 2008 - For persons older than 85 years, competing causes of mortality preclude a mortality benefit that outweighs … led the USPSTF to recommend against this use in persons not at increased risk (see below.) … The age-adjusted incidence for colorectal cancer is 51.6 per 100,000 persons, with a lifetime risk of … estimated at 0 to 6 per 10,000 procedures. 4  Because rates of perforation are higher for symptomatic persons … and 3) Hemoccult II and flexible sigmoidoscopy (218 and 199 life-years gained, respectively, per 1000 persons

1048. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - undiagnosed ruptured aneurysms are probably responsible for many additional cases of sudden death in older persons … deaths from AAA in a recent report. 2 Approximately 0.8% of male deaths and 0.3% of female deaths among persons … the patient survives the immediate postoperative period, long-term survival is comparable to similar persons … the patient survives the immediate postoperative period, long-term survival is comparable to similar persons

1049. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 08, 2004 - hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection based on the USPSTF's examination of evidence specific to asymptomatic persons … Based on several cohort studies, cirrhosis develops in 10 percent to 20 percent of persons with chronic … recipients of transplanted tissue, those who use intranasal cocaine and other noninjecting illegal drugs, persons … multiple sex partners or sexually transmitted diseases, and long-term steady partners of HCV-positive persons

1050. Final Research Plan: 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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      June 23, 2016 - The framework starts on the left with the population of interest, generally healthy persons with no known … evidence review is to understand the benefits and harms of vitamin D and calcium supplementation in persons

1051. Archived: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 15, 2009 - The net benefit of aspirin use in persons older than 80 years is probably best in those without risk … to 4.0 per 1000 person-years for women with a history of a gastrointestinal ulcer. … 8.0 per 1000 person-years for men with a history of gastrointestinal ulcer. … at 60 to 69 years, 1.8 per 1000 person-years at 70 to 79 years, and 3 per 1000 person-years at 79 years … In men, these numbers are 2.4, 3.6, and 6 per 1000 person-years, respectively.

1052. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2004 - Certain persons at high risk for HBV could be screened to assess their eligibility for vaccination (C … contact with multiple partners, male homosexual activity, and household contacts of chronically infected persons

1053. Archived: Final Research Plan: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
      May 02, 2014 - An arrow from the population indicates screening for dyslipidemia, resulting in identification of persons … e.g., myocardial infarction, angina, revascularization, CVA, or transient ischemic attack), including persons

1054. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 06, 2016 - shelters, former prisoners, persons born in or former residents of countries with high TB prevalence … , persons who worked with such individuals, and persons with a documented increased risk for progression … The mortality rate from hepatitis was 0.14 per 1000 persons receiving isoniazid (RR, 2.35 [95% CI, 0.12 … Isoniazid prophylaxis in contacts of persons with known tuberculosis: second report. … Isoniazid for preventing tuberculosis in non-HIV infected persons.

1055. Privacy Policy | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 01, 2015 - Privacy Policy Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Thank you for visiting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Web site and reviewing our Privacy Policy. The Task Force is committed to maintaining t…

1056. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2016 - In 1 good-quality trial (n = 3346), universal screening identified 27% of persons with impaired visual … acuity in- creases with age.6,7 Impaired visual acuity may be unreported or un- recognized in older persons … because vision changes can be rela- tively subtle, progress slowly over time, or occur in persons with … lenses and 41 of 75 persons (55%) eligible for referral to an ophthal- mologist had clear evidence of … A randomized trial of office-based screening for common problems in older persons.

1057. Archived: Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 15, 2013 - 72 Szanto et al, 2007 70   NR (NR) NR** Improving treatment adherence with direct person-to-person … 34) 57 Welu, 1977 69   16+ (29) NR Improving treatment adherence without direct person-to-person … trained to provide support to the youth NA Improving treatment adherence without direct person-to-person … (aged 16+ y) who attempted suicide brought to ED Improving treatment adherence without direct person-to-person … United States   XXX †           Improving treatment adherence without direct person-to-person

1058. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 06, 2010 - Osteoporosis is diagnosed in persons on the basis of presence of a fragility fracture or by bone mass … This translates to 12 million persons with osteoporosis by 2012 5 . … Older persons have much higher fracture rates than younger persons with the same bone density because … First, the trial excluded persons with previous vertebral or other presumably osteoporotic fractures. … in 230,486 persons from 11 validation cohorts 46 .

1059. Screening for Osteoporosis: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2010 - fractures; the performance of risk- assessment instruments and bone measurement tests in identifying persons … Osteoporosis is diagnosed in persons on the basis of presence of a fragility fracture or by bone mass … This translates to 12 million persons with osteoporosis by 2012 (5). … Older persons have much higher fracture rates than younger persons with the same bone density because … in 230 486 persons from 11 validation cohorts (46).

1060. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2004 - Department of Health and Human Services. 2 Screening for Syphilis: Brief Evidence Update and for persons … • Persons at increased risk because of high-risk sexual activities include commercial sex workers, … persons who exchange sex for drugs, those with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV … , and contacts of persons with active syphilis. … Persons in adult correctional facilities.