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281. 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.

282. Screening for HIV: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Other persons at high risk include those who have acquired or request testing for other sexually transmitted … However, appropriately timed interventions in HIV-positive persons can reduce risks for clinical progression

283. 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.

284. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 26, 2016 - evidence) Risk Assessment Skin cancer occurs more commonly in men than in women and among persons … with a fair complexion, persons who use indoor tanning beds, and persons with a history of sunburns … Assessment of Risk Skin cancer of any type occurs more commonly in men than in women and among persons … with a fair complexion, persons who use indoor tanning beds, and persons with a history of sunburns … with a disease awareness campaign may result in, at most, 1 fewer death due to melanoma per 100,000 persons

285. 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

286. 6Jfgjyjsbmc48Mj2Uksahb (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - All persons, regardless of CVD risk status, can accrue the health benefits of improved nutrition, healthy … 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 promot- ing diet and physical activity for persons who are at in- creased … Trials conducted exclusively in persons with diabetes were excluded.

287. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2021 - , persons with high-normal blood pressure, or persons who are overweight or obese) … used to define hypertension.8,9 Hypertension (also referred to as “sustained hypertension”) is when a person … , persons with high-normal blood pressure, or persons who are overweight or obese). … Cardiovascular disease risk is high- est among persons with sustained hypertension, followed by those … • Inclusion of diverse and underrepresented persons in all of the above studies is needed to determine

288. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - , persons with high-normal blood pressure, or persons who are overweight or obese) Screening less frequently … to define hypertension. 8 , 9 Hypertension (also referred to as “sustained hypertension”) is when a person … , persons with high-normal blood pressure, or persons who are overweight or obese). … Cardiovascular disease risk is highest among persons with sustained hypertension, followed by those with … Inclusion of diverse and underrepresented persons in all of the above studies is needed to determine

289. Recommendation: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 10, 2018 - Persons with a 10-year CVD event risk less than 7.5% are considered at low risk, and those with a 10- … However, both have been documented to overestimate and underestimate risk in some persons. … Studies are especially needed in more diverse populations (women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons of … Because only a few persons in the general population have CVD events (myocardial infarction, stroke, … or CVD death) in a given period, this suggests that on balance, more persons would be inappropriately

290. Recommendation: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 04, 2024 - A pragmatic approach to identifying persons at increased risk for falls would be to assess for a history … Pooled analyses also showed that exercise interventions reduced the number of persons experiencing 1 … However, pooled analyses found no significant reductions in the number of persons experiencing a fall … The timed “Up & Go”: a test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons. … with frailty, persons 85 years or older).

291. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 04, 2024 - Pooled analy- ses also showed that exercise interventions reduced the number of persons experiencing … However, pooled analy- ses found no significant reductions in the number of persons expe- riencing a … with frailty, persons 85 years or older). … Some comments noted the need for risk assessment tools that have greater accuracy to identify persons … The timed “Up & Go”: a test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons.

292. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 13, 2025 - safe and effective for treatment of syphilis in pregnancy Studies of other treatments in pregnant persons … established, and other diagnoses could not be ruled out Overall IHR: 2/91 (4.4%) IHR among high-risk persons … receiving oral desensitization: 3/11 (27.3%) IHR among high-risk persons receiving intravenous desensitization … : 1/40 (2.5%) IHR among low-risk persons undergoing penicillin provocation: 1/40 (2.5%) Incomplete

293. Recommendation: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 15, 2011 - The USPSTF considered it reasonable to include these persons in the population under consideration for … 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 … Scope of Review To update its 2004 recommendation on screening for bladder cancer in asymptomatic persons … No evidence was found regarding the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests in asymptomatic persons 3

294. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 06, 2023 - Children or adolescents age 18 years or younger; pregnant or lactating persons; studies for which patient … cardiovascular disease, and clarified eligibility of studies enrolling mixed populations that include some persons … Finally, reviewers suggested that studies of persons with low vitamin D levels or known deficiency should

295. 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

296. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 19, 2023 - What is the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing disparities in persons with CKD? … diabetes mellitus or hypertension KQs 1–3: Patients with known CKD or symptoms of CKD Pregnant persons … KQs 4–8: Patients with non-screen-detected CKD stages 4 to 5 Pregnant persons Interventions

297. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2021 - Asymptomatic carotid ar- tery stenosis refers to stenosis in persons without a his- tory of ischemic … Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis refers to stenosis in persons without a history of ischemic stroke … interventions, including revascularization procedures designed to improve carotid artery blood flow, in persons … externally validated risk stratification tools that could reliably distinguish between asymptomatic persons … who have clinically important carotid artery stenosis and persons who do not, or the risk of stroke

298. Final Research Plan: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2017 - antiretroviral therapy prior to pregnancy; women with acute HIV infection; studies limiting enrollment to persons … currently approved antiretroviral therapy"; and revised the criteria for study populations to exclude persons … therapy will be addressed in a separate evidence review on screening for HIV infection in nonpregnant persons

299. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

300. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - for mental health disorders and reduce disparities and associated morbidity, it is important that persons … Future research in asymptomatic persons in the primary care setting in the following areas may help fill … /Latino persons or persons with depression, may help determine whether culturally tailored therapies … • Includes studies targeting persons at high risk for suicide, such as Native American/Alaska Native … and Hispanic/Latino persons or persons with depression, which may help determine the effectiveness