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401. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - acuity is consis- tently associated with decreased functional capacity and quality of life in older persons … age 60 to 69 years, and 93% in persons age 70 to 79 years (21). … A large, prospective cohort study (n � 4819) found that 85% of persons 85 years or older had improved … ) (72) or found that persons older than 50 years had increased risk for keratitis compared with those … A randomized trial of office-based screening for common problems in older persons.

402. Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 12, 2019 - The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at … B Clinician Summary Expand All Population Pregnant and postpartum persons … Recommendation Provide or refer persons at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling … format of counseling consisted mainly of group and individual sessions, with the majority involving in-person … 75%]) and individual (11/20 [55%]) sessions, with some involving both types. 2 Settings included in-person

403. Procedure Manual Appendix X. Factors to Consider When Recommending Screening Intervals | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Whether direct research evidence demonstrates similar or different outcomes in persons assigned to different

404. Txncztmvpe5Ftseqts6Obm (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2015 - poral variability, isolated clinic hypertension in the medical setting and in the presence of medical person … Screening Interval Adults aged ≥40 y and persons at increased risk for high blood pressure should be … Persons at in- creased risk include those who have high-normal blood pressure (130 to 139/85 to 89 mm … In most stud- ies, the risk for hypertension exceeded 20% at 3 to 5 years in persons with at least 1 … aged 40 years or older, African Americans of any age, and persons who are overweight or obese.

405. Archived: Final Research Plan: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 17, 2014 - Exclude Population Asymptomatic adolescents and adults age 15 years and older Persons … younger than age 15 years Persons who are already under surveillance for skin cancer because

406. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - Force concluded that evidence was insufficient to recommend for or against screening of asymptomatic persons … Most studies were excluded because they included only symptomatic persons, were not multisite, had no … Summary of Study Results The 30-day perioperative stroke or death rates in asymptomatic persons in … Carotid artery stenosis is more prevalent in older adults, smokers, persons with hypertension, and persons … Double this number (8696 persons) would need to be screened to prevent 1 disabling stroke.

407. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 20, 2016 - acyclovir group (40) and placebo group (28), which indicated seroincidence of 5.9 and 4.3 cases per 100 person-years … Famciclovir reduces viral mucosal shedding in HSV-seropositive persons. … Measuring health-related quality of life in persons with genital herpes. … Acyclovir and transmission of HIV-1 from persons infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2. … d Persons with at least 1 swab during each crossover period.

408. Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Updated Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2021 - culated for “near-efficient” strategies, defined a priori as being within 3 days of life gained per person … Screening can either remove a precancerous lesion (ie, adenoma), thus moving a person to the “no lesion … Test Characteristics Used in the Analysis Screening test/test characteristic Value Source FIT (per person … 10 mm Sensitivity for adenomas ≥10 mm 0.22b Sensitivity for colorectal cancer 0.74 sDNA-FIT (per person … For persons with adenomas 1 mm to <6 mm, sensitivity was assumed to equal the positivity rate in persons

409. Draft Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 06, 2025 - as a spouse, partner, relative, or friend Studies comprised exclusively or predominantly of persons … posttraumatic brain injury, metabolic disorders, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, or stroke Persons

410. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 17, 2025 - Population Adults (age ≥18 years), including those who are pregnant and persons with serious mental … Reviews and studies limited to: Children and adolescents Persons with existing tobacco-related

411. Thirteenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2023 - screening 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

412. Recommendation: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2018 - abnormal blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetes, screening for high blood pressure, statin use in persons … at risk for cardiovascular disease, counseling for tobacco smoking cessation, aspirin use in certain persons … it difficult to identify the most effective intervention characteristics (eg, number of sessions, in-person … Trials are needed that examine whether interventions that focus on both weight loss and support of persons … In the Discussion section, the USPSTF clarified why persons who are overweight were not included in the

413. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity: Counseling for CVD Prevention in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2010 - Many fair-quality trials also limited analyses to persons who completed the study. … Trials included a representative range of persons. … and medium- to high-intensity interventions were mostly conducted in selected persons. … that the incidence of sudden death associated with vigorous physical activity was 1 per 1.42 million person-hours … This modest increase meant that most persons exercised for at least 1 h/wk.

414. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - , as well as sexual and gender minority persons. … General principles focus on: 1) Using person-centered language (e.g., “people with obesity” rather … the proportion of persons who are White. … USPSTF recommendations commonly depend on risk assessment to identify a person or population that would … General Approach • Use person-centered language whenever possible (e.g., “people with autism” rather

415. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 2022 - syphilis infection (A recommendation). 2 High-risk groups included men who have sex with men (MSM), persons … living with HIV, and persons living in communities with a high prevalence of infection. … Further research on novel screening approaches, how to best identify persons most likely to benefit from

416. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Force concluded that evi- dence was insufficient to recommend for or against screening of asymptomatic persons … 60% to 99%) to be approximately 1% or less in the general pri- mary care population and about 1% in persons … Most studies were excluded because they included only symptomatic persons, were not multisite, had no … The international, multicenter ACST randomly as- signed 3120 persons with CAS 60% or greater and fol- … Carotid artery stenosis is more prevalent in older adults, smokers, persons with hypertension, and persons

417. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - 1.3 million osteoporosis-related fractures occur each year in the U.S. 1 About 70% of fractures in persons … also associated with significant pain, disability, and decreased functional independence. 9 Among persons … have been proposed for both clinical and research purposes to detect low bone mass in asymptomatic persons … formation (e.g., sodium fluoride) can preserve or increase bone mass, but their use in asymptomatic persons … Elderly persons should also receive counseling regarding preventive measures to reduce the risk of falls

418. Archived: Obesity: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - obesity, with adolescent obesity being a better predictor than obesity at younger ages. 8 , 18 , 19 Persons … Despite the distinction between obesity and overweight, the majority of overweight persons are also … More precise methods may be necessary, however, to evaluate persons who are mildly or moderately overweight … for Health Statistics as a BMI ≥ 27.8 for men and ≥ 27.3 for women (the 85th percentile values for persons … Body mass index and mortality among nonsmoking older persons: the Framingham Heart Study.

419. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     often needs additional evidence to create the strongest recommendations for everyone and especially for persons … Characteristics Population Intervention/ Comparison Outcomes/ Timing Setting Research is needed in pregnant persons … needed to assess the benefits and harms of routine iron supplementation in asymptomatic pregnant persons

420. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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     be of sufficient duration) to determine incident fracture status and enroll sufficient numbers of persons … risk assessment tool development and validation should include sufficient numbers of transgender persons … risk assessment tool development and validation should include sufficient numbers of transgender persons