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201. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - POPULATION Asymptomatic, sexually active adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons. … Population Recommendation Grade Sexually active women, including pregnant persons Sexually active … women, including pregnant persons The USPSTF recommends screening for chlamydia in all sexually … For sexually active women, including pregnant persons: Screen for chlamydia if they are • 24 years … Both recommendations included pregnant persons.

202. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     July 11, 2017 - All persons, regardless of their risk status for cardiovascular disease (CVD), can gain health benefits … Persons who are interested and ready to make behavioral changes may be most likely to benefit from be … All persons, regardless of their CVD risk status, can gain health benefits from healthy eating behaviors … glucose lev- els, or diabetes) or persons with obesity or who are underweight. … It also recom- mends programs promoting healthful diet and physical activity for persons at increased

203. Recommendation: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 18, 2021 - Clinicians and patients may consider a variety of factors in deciding which test may be best for each person … strategy used ( Figure 1 ). 12 This finding translates to an estimated 104 to 123 days of life gained per person … to 27 additional life-years gained per 1000 adults (ie, 8 to 10 additional days of life gained per person … ranges from 0.8 to 5.3 mSv (compared with an average annual background radiation dose of 3.0 mSv per person … complications would be expected over the lifetime of 1000 screened adults (ie, 1.5 to 4.2 colonoscopies per person

204. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Older adults Routine vision screening with Snellen acuity testing is recommended for elderly persons … In persons over age 75 years, 5% have exudative macular degeneration, and 5% have glaucoma. 16-18 The … In persons aged 55-64 years, the Beaver Dam Eye Study found 33% with early cataract and 6% with late … Although routine screening in asymptomatic persons may detect some persons with early refractive errors … Falls in older persons: etiology and interventions. In: Goldbloom RB, Lawrence RS, eds.

205. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Many asymptomatic persons, however, may have abnormal glucose metabolism and be at increased risk for … evaluation. 47 Even a true-positive diagnosis could have adverse consequences for an asymptomatic person … Only 10% of all cases of IDDM, however, occur in persons with a positive family history. … identify a small number of persons at very high risk of developing IDDM. … Lower extremity amputations among persons with diabetes mellitus–Washington, 1988.

206. Screening for oral cancer literature surveillance report 2023 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2023 - important gaps and recommends further research on: • The benefits and harms of oral cancer screening in persons … history of tobacco and heavy alcohol use) and in groups with higher oral cancer mortality (e.g., Black persons … ); • The accuracy of screening persons in the US at increased risk conducted by primary care providers … , dentists, dental hygienists, or other trained persons; • Longitudinal followup of screening studies

207. Behavioral Counseling Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 25, 2021 - prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among per- sons of childbearing age and pregnant persons … childbearing age and pregnant persons. … In 2015, almost half of all persons began pregnancy with overweight (24%) or obesity (24%). … intervention was delivered: Delivery methods included individual or group counseling that was delivered in person … Implementation Primary care clinicians can deliver effective in-person behavioral counseling interventions

208. Recommendation: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 14, 2021 - Population Recommendation Grade Sexually active women, including pregnant persons … B Sexually active women, including pregnant persons The USPSTF recommends screening for gonorrhea … For sexually active women, including pregnant persons: Screen for chlamydia if they are 24 years … Sexually active adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons, without signs and symptoms of chlamydia … Both recommendations included pregnant persons.

209. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - -149 In 2 U.S. studies, for example, mortality rates declined from 20.2 140 and 29.4 138 per 100 person-years … to 8.4 and 8.8 per 100 person-years, respectively. … , compared with 22/100 person-years in women with untested partners. 184 Two observational studies found … vs. 3.5 events/1000 person-years for myocardial infarction alone). 228 Other studies primarily evaluating … Prevention for Substance-Using HIV-Positive Young People: Telephone and In-Person Delivery.

210. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 13, 2018 - Children and adolescents Parents (if intended behavior change is directed toward children) Persons … with prediabetes Persons with known CVD or diabetes mellitus, such that >50% of participants have … known CVD, severe chronic kidney disease, or diabetes (including gestational diabetes) Persons with … medical conditions that limit their generalizability to primary care–based populations of persons with … or usual care) Minimal intervention (e.g., pamphlets, links to general information Web sources, in-person

211. Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High Risk Populations (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - percentages reported are calculated as averages of outcomes from the five models, following a 100,000 person … Without screening, 3,719 (per 100,000) persons would ultimately die from the disease. … satisfy the screening criteria (such as passing the limit of years since smoking cessation), that person … averted given number of CT screenings performed), they require more CT screenings (both overall and per person … 100,000 CT examinations (includes screenings) per 100,000 Average number of screenings per person

212. Xt2Uhv4Qyluz8O2Hb A4Yq (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - has made several recommendations related to the prevention of HIV, AIDS, and other STIs, including person-to-person … populations in which the prevalence of undiag- nosed HIV infection is known to be 0.1% or less (that is, �1 person … in 1000 is HIV-positive), where the potential benefit per person screened is low, it is reasonable to … who received early treat- ment than among those who received delayed treatment (2.4 vs. 4.0 events/person-years … those whose HIV-positive partners had re- ceived early rather than delayed ART (0.3 vs. 2.2 events/ 100 person-years

213. Archived: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 24, 2017 - Evidence on screening tools to accurately detect persons in asymptomatic populations who should receive … This includes persons who are not aware of their symptoms or do not report symptoms as being a concern … This recommendation does not apply to persons presenting with symptoms (e.g., snoring, witnessed apnea … Care of these persons should be managed as clinically appropriate. … (or persons with unrecognized symptoms) would benefit from further evaluation and testing for OSA is

214. Recommendation: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 25, 2021 - PDF Recommendation Summary Population Recommendation Grade Pregnant persons … intervention was delivered: Delivery methods included individual or group counseling that was delivered in person … Implementation Primary care clinicians can deliver effective in-person behavioral counseling interventions … Individual or group counseling in person, online, or over the telephone. … Individual or group counseling in person or over the telephone.

215. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - Currently, there is limited evidence that screening and immunizing persons at high risk reduces the transmission … No studies were identified that address the question of whether routine screening of asymptomatic persons … studies (including Osterholm et al. 6 ) support the assertion that selective vaccination of high-risk persons … transmission. 10 Key Question 4: Is there evidence indicating that risk assessment tools to identify persons … There is no compelling evidence validating the accuracy of the risk assessment tools used to define persons

216. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2016 - Screening can either remove an adenoma, thus moving a person to the “no lesion” state, or diagnose a … Screening can either result in adenoma removal, thus moving a person back to the “no lesion” state, or … Warren et al, 2009 31 Gatto et al, 2003 32 Not varied Not varied Not varied FIT (per person … complications, % 0 Lin et al, 2015 34 Not varied Not varied Not varied HSgFOBT (per person … complications, % 0 Lin et al, 2015 34 Not varied Not varied Not varied FIT-DNA (per person

217. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - Currently, there is limited evidence that screening and immunizing persons at high risk reduces the transmission … No studies were identified that address the question of whether routine screening of asymptomatic persons … studies (including Osterholm et al7) support the assertion that selective vaccination of high-risk persons … Is there evidence indicating that risk assessment tools to identify persons at high risk for HBV infection … There is no compelling evidence validating the accuracy of the risk assessment tools used to define persons

218. Archived: Depression: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - The suicide rate in depressed persons is at least 8 times higher than that of the general population. … , 31,230 suicide deaths were reported, although the actual number is probably much higher. 12 Most persons … It is also important that depressed persons who are identified receive adequate follow-up care. … Persons with depressive symptoms should be evaluated further and, if diagnosed with major depressive … A comparison of somatic complaints among depressed and nondepressed older persons.

219. Update Existing Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - Screening High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Persons … Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons

220. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 16, 2024 - participants are: Treatment-seeking individuals (including those responding to recruitment advertising) Persons … with concomitant psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia) Persons presenting in an emergency setting … motor vehicle injury) Other groups not generalizable to primary care (e.g., psychiatric inpatients, persons … who are court-mandated to treatment, and incarcerated persons) KQs 4, 5: Persons with severe alcohol … Screening for alcohol use using a brief standardized instrument or set of questions that is conducted in person