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221. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     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

222. 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

223. 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.

224. Sbmxphuqwo-Dc85Fj5Whf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2015 - Persons with BP in the high-normal range, older persons, those with an above-normal body mass index, … years) than in younger persons (aged 18 to 40 or 45 years). … Although incidence was also 2-fold higher in overweight persons and 3-fold higher in obese persons compared … rather than measurement of all persons at every office visit. … Black persons had a consistently higher incidence of hypertension at rescreening than white persons.

225. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 01, 2025 - blood transfusions, inadvertent needle sticks, sharing needles or injection equipment with an infected person … ) Population Adolescents and adults, including those who are pregnant Persons who are sexually … active Persons who have not yet become sexually active Studies conducted exclusively in populations … interventions to address STI and other health risks (e.g., HIV-positive individuals, commercial sex workers, persons

226. Draft Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 16, 2025 - blood transfusions, inadvertent needle sticks, sharing needles or injection equipment with an infected person … ) Population Adolescents and adults, including pregnant individuals Persons who are sexually … active Persons who have not yet become sexually active Studies limited to populations requiring … interventions to address STI health risks (e.g., HIV-positive individuals, commercial sex workers, persons

227. Archived: Hypertension: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - aged 21 years or older Periodic screening for hypertension is recommended for all persons >=21 … aged ≥ 60 years demonstrated that antihypertensive treatment in elderly persons significantly reduced … Persons with higher blood pressures require more frequent measurements. … The Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination recommends that all persons aged 21 years … Reduction in mortality of persons with high blood pressure, including mild hypertension.

228. Final Research Plan: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-nonpregnant-adolescents-and-adults/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
     June 15, 2017 - and adults age 15 years and older KQs 4, 5: Adolescents and adults living with HIV KQs 1–3: Persons … exposure), or have known infection with hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, or tuberculosis KQ 4: Persons … who have acute HIV infection, are on dialysis, or are posttransplant; studies limiting enrollment to persons … hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, or tuberculosis coinfection KQ 5: Same as for KQ 4, plus persons

229. Ykjvkfmv5Jf8Bl3Rbx8Bp7 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Approximately 15% to 30% of these persons will develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years if they do not … Studies that specifically treat persons who have IFG or IGT with intensive life- style interventions … Clinicians should consider screening earlier in persons with 1 or more of these characteristics. … About 60% of non- traumatic lower-limb amputations occur in persons with diabetes. … studies to date have shown this effect, however, and it is unclear whether the harms of labeling a person

230. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 26, 2014 - Most of the sessions were in-person, and many included additional telephone contacts. … to the format of the intervention (for example, face-to-face, individual, group, or telephone), the person … It also recommends programs promoting diet and physical activity for persons who are at increased risk … Trials conducted exclusively in persons with diabetes were excluded. … After 18 months, only 21% of persons in the intensive counseling intervention group versus 41% in the

231. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - However, the yield of screening persons without risk factors would be low, and potential harms associated … Clinical Considerations A person … Persons who request an HIV test despite reporting no individual risk factors may also be considered at … Despite significant recent advances in treatment, AIDS is the seventh leading cause of death in persons … Women are the fastest-growing group of persons with new HIV diagnoses, and an estimated 6,000 to 7,000

232. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 09, 2020 - Intensive interventions usually involve several in-person sessions over several weeks or months. … Retention in treatment varied considerably in persons assigned to naltrexone (range, 7%-60%) and persons … were generally based on established behavioral approaches and were administered by telephone or in person … Most brief interventions consisted of a single, personalized counseling session with in-person or computer-based … feedback, with or without a telephone or in-person booster session.

233. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Recommendation Summary Population Recommendation Grade Asymptomatic persons … Routine screening of asymptomatic persons for lung cancer with chest radiography or sputum cytology … lung cancer. 7 Other studies have confirmed a low yield of performing chest x-rays on asymptomatic persons … A controlled prospective study involving over 55,000 persons found that those receiving chest x-rays … In this study, persons receiving chest x-rays and sputum cytology every 4 months had the same lung cancer

234. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2025 - Prevalence of osteoporosis is higher among persons 65 years or older (27.1% in women and 5.7% in men) … It does not ap- ply to persons with secondary osteoporosis due to an underlying medical condition (eg … will always be lower than for White persons of the same age, sex, weight, BMD, and clini- cal risk … It is also unclear which version of FRAX to use for persons who are multiracial, or im- migrants from … They do not apply to persons with secondary osteoporosis due to an underlying medical condition (eg,

235. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     July 30, 2013 - percentages reported are calculated as averages of outcomes from the five models, following a 100,000 person … percentages reported are calculated as averages of outcomes from the five models, following a 100,000 person … not 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 … per 100,000 CT examinations (includes screenings) per 100,000 Average number of screenings per person

236. Recommendation: Oral Health in Adults: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 07, 2023 - calling for more research on addressing oral health in nondental primary care settings, particularly in persons … Dental caries and periodontitis disproportionately affect persons living in poverty; Asian, Black, Hispanic … in an underserved rural area). 1 , 2 , 4 Dental caries and periodontitis disproportionately affect persons … Interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including pregnant persons: US Preventive Services … and persons with social determinants that contribute to disparities in oral health.

237. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2020 - Intensive interventions usually involve several in-person sessions over several weeks or months. … Retention in treatment varied considerably in persons assigned to naltrexone (range, 7%-60%) and persons … were administered by telephone or in person by researchers or were self-administered by computer. … Most brief interventions consisted of a single, per- sonalized counseling session with in-person or computer-based … feedback, with or without a telephone or in-person booster ses- sion.

238. Archived: Decision Analysis: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/decision-analysis-for-aspirin/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - This annual-cycle microsimulation model was parameterized to estimate the person-level natural history … Time Horizon The primary time horizon is over a lifetime, which we defined at the person level as the … Model simulations were independently conducted with a 100,000-person sample for each age, sex, and baseline … This corresponds to the decrease in person-years of risk exposure. … Model simulations were independently conducted with a 100,000-person sample for each age, sex, and baseline

239. Draft Research Plan: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/breastfeeding-interventions
     March 10, 2022 - individual-level interventions to support breastfeeding improve health outcomes for the child or lactating person … intervention duration, number of intervention sessions, and whether the intervention included any in-person … Category Included Excluded Population * Lactating adolescents or adults or persons providing … their special feeding needs Studies limited to special populations of individuals or infants (e.g., persons … of specific and detailed information on gender and sex, we will use gender neutral language (e.g., persons

240. Archived: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-prophylaxis-myocardial-infarction-preventive-medication-1996
     January 01, 1996 - diseases was estimated at $117.4 billion in 1990. 2 MI and sudden death often occur without warning in persons … Both the American and British trials observed an increase in the incidence of stroke among persons taking … , gastritis, and peptic ulcer disease. 8 The likelihood of these side effects in otherwise healthy persons … The success of aspirin prophylaxis in persons who have documented disease (secondary prevention) is felt … by some to support the practice of prescribing aspirin in asymptomatic, high-risk persons.