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421. 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

422. Final Recommendation Statement: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 30, 2024 - assigned female at birth (including transgender men and nonbinary persons) 40 years or older at average … They do not apply to persons who have a genetic marker or syndrome associated with a high risk of breast … aged 70 to 74 years, although rates in persons 75 years or older remain high (453.3 and 409.9 cases … Modeling generally estimated that the benefits of screening mammography would be greater for persons … It is not possible to directly observe for any individual person whether they have or do not have an

423. Archived: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity: Counseling for CVD Prevention in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-for-cvd-prevention-in-adults-2012
     June 15, 2012 - Generally, persons with a 10-year risk greater than 20% are considered to be high-risk, those with a … Medium-intensity interventions involved a range of 3 to 24 phone sessions or 1 to 8 in-person sessions … High-intensity interventions involved a range of 4 to 20 in-person group sessions and were the only interventions … Persons at higher risk may benefit from counseling interventions more than persons at low risk, because … One study estimated the incidence of sudden death to be 1 per 1.42 million person-hours of vigorous exercise

424. Archived: Problem Drinking: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - B Persons younger than the legal age for drinking The use of alcohol should be discouraged in … persons younger than the legal age for drinking, although the effectiveness of alcohol abstinence messages … Nearly 20% of drinkers report problems with friends, family, work, or police due to drinking. 10 Persons … Brief screening tests may be less sensitive or less specific in young persons: sensitivity of the CAGE … There is no single definition of "hazardous" drinking in asymptomatic persons, but successful intervention

425. Clinical Summary: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     including pregnant women Adolescents Recommendation Screen for unhealthy alcohol use and provide persons

426. Final Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 12, 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

427. Archived: Family Violence: Screening and Interventions, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - physical or sexual abuse of spouse or intimate partner), and elder abuse (abuse or neglect of older persons … history of substance abuse, mental illness, or violence, or who are financially dependent on the elder person … Such persons may be referred for psychiatric counseling or family therapy to learn stress management … It is also important for clinicians to maintain a high index of suspicion when examining other persons … Abuse and neglect of elderly persons. N Engl J Med . 1995;332:437–443. [ PubMed ] 42.

428. Archived: Physical Activity Promotion: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/physical-activity-promotion-behavioral-counseling-1996
     January 01, 1996 - 11-15 A relative risk of death from CHD of 1.9 (95% confidence interval, 1.6 to 2.2) for sedentary persons … One reason that those who are physically active may be at decreased risk for CHD is self-selection — persons … of excessive levels of physical activity, sudden dramatic increases in activity level (especially in persons … The effects of nonpharmacologic interventions on blood pressure of persons with high normal levels. … Effect of exercise training on 60-69 year-old persons with essential hypertension.

429. Archived: Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - Most trials targeted persons at increased risk for STIs based on sociodemographic characteristics, risky … We excluded studies limited to persons with HIV (or populations with very high prevalence of HIV [>10% … in the study sample]), inmates and parolees, and persons in inpatient or residential settings because … The “prior STI” category was limited to persons with a current or recent STI at baseline. … with and without a history of STIs, and persons with and without a history of substance abuse.

430. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
     February 15, 2009 - English-language studies were selected to answer the following key question: Does screening in asymptomatic persons … morbidity and mortality outcomes to answer the following key question: Does screening in asymptomatic persons … were editorials or review articles, had no control group, or had a study population that included only persons … Accuracy of screening is an important link in the chain of evidence connecting screening in asymptomatic persons … contextual questions (CQ1) and CQ2) are listed below the figure: KQ: Does screening in asymptomatic persons

431. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
     June 11, 2019 - All trials enrolled persons at increased risk for HIV infection. … All trials of persons at increased risk because of heterosexual contact were conducted in Africa and … No study evaluated a US-applicable instrument for predicting risk of HIV infection in persons at risk … Fifth, trials of PrEP in persons at risk because of heterosexual contact were conducted in Africa and … Risk of drug resistance among persons acquiring HIV within a randomized clinical trial of single- or

432. Twelfth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2022 - historically underserved populations such as Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic/Latino persons … Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons Examine effective

433. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     In addition, the USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for persons at increased risk for cardiovascular

434. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Benefits and Harms The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that screening for COPD in asymptomatic persons

435. Final Research Plan: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/skin-cancer-counseling
     June 30, 2016 - Include Exclude Population Persons of any age Parents/caregivers of children Persons

436. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - Analytic Framework: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Persons without preexisting HIV infection Assessment … All trials enrolled persons at increased risk for HIV infection. … All trials of persons at increased risk because of heterosexual contact were conducted in Africa and … PrEP was effective across HIV risk categories (persons at risk because of heterosexual contact, men who … No study evaluated a US-applicable instrument for predicting risk of HIV infection in persons at risk

437. 11th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Like the Task Force, we are committed to making health equity a priority, because every person deserves … (Grade B) Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons The … (Grade A) The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all pregnant persons about tobacco use, advise … Evidence indicates that the net benefit of screening all persons in this age group is small. … Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem

438. Screening for Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - . • Stop screening once a person has not smoked for 15 years or has a health problem that limits life … A pack-year is a way of calculating how much a person has smoked in their lifetime. … Screen: If the person is aged 50 to 80 years and has a 20 pack-year or more smoking history, engage in … If a person decides to be screened, refer them for lung cancer screening with low-dose CT, ideally to … If the person currently smokes, they should receive smoking cessation interventions. How often?

439. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding (pdf file)
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     needs additional evidence to create the strongest recommendations for everyone and especially for persons … Studies should be representative of persons living in the United States and include populations who

440. Archived: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening, February 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-pregnant-women-screening-2004
     February 15, 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