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281. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     December 31, 2013 - Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem … The magnitude of benefit to the person depends on that person's risk for lung cancer because those who … Screening should be discontinued once the person has not smoked for 15 years. … The USPSTF recommends discontinuing screening if a person develops a health problem that substantially … Harms were measured as number of total LDCT screenings per 100,000 persons and per person, number of

282. Statistical Brief #34: The The Prevalence of Obesity and Other Chronic Health Conditions Among Diabetic Adults in the U.S. Community Population, 2001 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st34/stat34.pdf
     January 01, 2001 - of the 207.9 million adults (persons age 18 and older) in the U.S. … In 2000, over $18 billion was spent on health care for persons with diabetes. … • In 2001, adult diabetics were more likely than persons not diagnosed with the disease to have … Discussion Overall, in 2001 over 59 percent of persons 18 and older in the U.S. community population … Seventy-nine percent of diabetics, compared with 57.8 percent of persons without diabetes, had a BMI

283. AHRQ Statistical Brief 526 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st526/stat526.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - Among those with reported flu treatment, the annual mean expenses per person to treat the condition … with inpatient stays and/or home health care for the condition, was $587 per person while the overall … Definitions Flu treatment A sample person is considered treated for flu if he or she had one or more … In estimating expenses for flu treatment at the person level, ambulatory visits associated with flu … obtained by summing expenses for all event(s) associated with flu treatment during the year to the person

284. STATISTICAL BRIEF #195: Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2005
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st195/stat195.shtml
     January 01, 2008 - The percentage of persons with a dental expenditure in 2005 was lower than the national average in Texas … The average expenditure for dental care for a person with an expenditure was lower than the national … The mean dental expense per person with an expense in 2005 was $579, which held close to the 2004 value … In addition, persons with a dental expenditure in 2005 paid 49.2 percent of the costs out of pocket. … The national average expenditure for dental care in 2005 for persons who had an expenditure was $579

285. Final Recommendation Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
     November 15, 2022 - 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 or concerns about OSA, persons … Care of these persons should be managed as clinically appropriate. … This recommendation also does not apply to children, adolescents, or pregnant persons. … with White persons; some evidence suggests that these differences are partially explained by higher

286. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Connect | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-centered-outcomes-research-clinical-decision-support-cds-connect
     August 29, 2024 - (Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this report. … (Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this report. … (Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this report. … (Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this report. … (Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this report.

287. STATISTICAL BRIEF #429: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for the Elderly, Age 65 and Over: 2001, 2006, and 2011
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st429/stat429.shtml
     January 01, 2014 - In 2011, the average total annual expense per person with expenses was higher than 2001 for the elderly … Among persons age 65 and over, the portion of total expenses accounted for by inpatient care was lower … The average annual expense per person with expenses was about $1,000 higher in 2011 ($9,863) than 2001 … In 2011, the median annual health care expenditure for persons age 65 and over was $4,206 (figure 2), … Security disability payments, and most persons with end-stage renal disease.

288. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - and non- Black persons, which include the risk factors of age, cholesterol lev- els, systolic blood … The risk prediction equations generally show higher risk for Black persons than White persons.6 The … the expected benefit for persons with a 10-year CVD risk of 7.5% to less than 10%. … use more than 2 times higher than among those without dia- betes (76.1 and 34.5 initiators per 1000 person-years … Cholesterol lowering in intermediate-risk persons without cardiovascular disease.

289. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     October 20, 2016 - What are the harms of interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol use in screen-detected persons? … with concomitant psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia) Persons presenting in an emergency setting … who are court-mandated to treatment, persons who are incarcerated ) KQs 4, 5: Persons with dependent … alcohol abuse (or studies in which >50% of the enrolled sample is persons with dependent alcohol use … Screening for alcohol use using a brief standardized instrument or set of questions that is conducted in person

290. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
     October 30, 2014 - accuracy of currently existing clinical prediction tools or screening questionnaires in identifying persons … using a questionnaire or prediction tool followed by overnight home-based oximetry, in identifying persons … with unrecognized symptoms of OSA KQs 3, 7: Asymptomatic adults, persons with unrecognized symptoms … of OSA, and referral populations KQs 4–6, 8: Persons with a confirmed diagnosis of OSA;  population … at increased, average, or decreased risk, or persons at higher and lower risk of OSA KQ 3: Studies

291. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
     November 15, 2018 - with a recent hospitalization; persons with a recent myocardial infarction; persons taking antipsychotics … or glucocorticoids; persons with known cardiovascular disease or severe chronic kidney disease; persons … living in an institution; other persons with medical conditions limiting their applicability to primary … insulin or other medications; persons with proliferative retinopathy, nephropathy) Screening … who meet criteria for impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance and persons with an A1c

292. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 10, 2022 - screening in individuals who do not recognize or report respiratory symptoms; studies of treatment in persons … Evidence of pharmacologic treatment was still largely limited to persons with moderate airflow obstruction … for a range of nonpharmacologic interventions in mild to moderate COPD or in minimally symptomatic persons … spirometry based on systematically assessing for symptoms, risk factors, or both) for COPD can detect persons … with COPD Signal for benefit of tiotropium on exacerbations in minimally symptomatic persons Harms

293. Recommendation: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents
     May 26, 2020 - It does not apply to persons who have a history of regular or harmful illicit drug use or who have been … Children, adolescents, and young persons who are regular users of illicit drugs (at least once per week … Half of the interventions (50%) were individual counseling sessions (in person or by telephone), 21% … This includes persons who have never used drugs as well as those with early or experimental use. … Clinicians should consider providing skills training to young persons who are assessed as vulnerable

294. STATISTICAL BRIEF #277: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Gastrointestinal Agents Purchases and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 and 2007
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st277/stat277.shtml
     January 01, 2010 - compares 1997 and 2007 total expenditures, total number of purchases, and average annual expenditure per person … at least one prescription gastrointestinal agent drug purchase, the average annual expenditure per person … Age Age is the last available age for the sampled person. … During each round of interviewing, the household respondent was asked to rate the health of each person … to 2007 dollars) and 2007 Expenditure per person (2007 dollars) 1997 386 2007 653

295. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Persons at high risk for infection and … Screening Interval Persons with continued risk for HCV infection (such as injection drug users) should … Evidence on how often screening should occur in these persons is lacking. … Adults born between 1945 and 1965 and persons who are at risk because of potential exposure before universal … the basis of the accuracy of HCV antibody testing and the availability of effective interventions for persons

296. Archived: Oral Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Recommendation Summary Population Recommendation Grade Asymptomatic persons … There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening of asymptomatic persons … About half of all oropharyngeal cancers and the majority of deaths from this disease occur in persons … who chew or smoke tobacco (or did so previously), older persons who drink regularly, and anyone with … Appropriate counseling should be offered to those persons who smoke cigarettes, pipes, or cigars, those

297. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States.
     meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/MEPS_condition_data.shtml
     January 01, 2009 - estimates based on only persons with associated medical event(s) reported. … The number of sample persons range across the 50 condition categories from 177 to 6,469. … [Please include all of (PERSON)’s conditions, accidents, or injuries regardless of whether (PERSON) … CE05 ==== What did (PERSON) have? … PROBE: Did (PERSON) have any other health problems, accidents, or injuries?

298. STATISTICAL BRIEF #476: Spells of Uninsurance: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65, 2013
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st476/stat476.shtml
     June 01, 2015 - In 2013, persons living in the South and West regions were more likely to be uninsured for the entire … Persons living in the South and West regions were more likely to be uninsured for the entire year or … Persons making $20 or more per hour were least likely to be uninsured, with only 4.2 percent of this … Region Each MEPS sampled person was classified as living in one the following four regions as defined … For each of these persons, a value was imputed from other persons on the file who did report a specific

299. Recommendation: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening
     April 18, 2023 - It does not apply to persons with a personal or family history of skin cancer. … It does not apply to persons with symptoms, such as changes in size, shape, or color of skin growths … Melanoma is about 30 times more common in White persons than in Black persons. … than in Black persons. 4 However, persons with darker skin color are often diagnosed at later stages … Incidence of melanoma is higher among White persons compared with persons of other races and ethnicities

300. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2025 - current or former spouse or dating partner.1,9 Abuse of older adults refers to acts whereby a trusted person … Abuse of vulnerable adults re- fers to acts (eg, neglect) by persons in a caregiving role for persons … of false-positive results (eg, labeling and stigma).1 Studies of harms were primarily conducted in person … the control group (9.55 events per person-year) at 3 years, but the difference was not statistically … significant (incident rate ratio of average IP V events per person-year, 0.86 [95% CI, 0.73-1.01]).47