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1. Specific Populations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   June 01, 2018 - The USPSTF makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services for the general population … differently than the general population. … USPSTF makes its recommendations, it considers how they can be applied to specific segments of the U.S. population … Developing recommendations for specific populations. … When there is not enough evidence to make a separate recommendation for a specific population, the USPSTF

2. Archived: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Evidence Synthesis: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/cost-effectiveness-analyses-of-population-based-screening-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-evidence-synthesis/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
   February 15, 2005 - Share to Email Print archived Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based … Compared with usual care—i.e., no screening—what is the cost-effectiveness of population-based screening … of the Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. 5 Framing Are the interventions and populations … Univariate sensitivity analyses were conducted focusing on AAA prevalence in the screened population, … sources and/or measurement c) Exclusion of important harms d) Inappropriate interventions and/or populations

3. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2022 - Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report … Force Letters RESEARCH LETTER Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population … No population-based screening trials for carotid artery steno- sis have been conducted. … The scope of this rapid review was limited to screening in the general population and did not address … Analytic Framework: Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population Key

4. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
   April 18, 2023 - Study Selection: English-language studies conducted in asymptomatic populations 15 years or older. … Study populations ranged from 497 to 34,295 persons with skin cancer or precursor lesions. … were broadly defined as adult populations and were majority female. … Reasons for exclusion: Population: Study not conducted in an included population. … and does not account for overlapping populations (from SEER data, for example).

5. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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   there are important evidence gaps that prevent the USPSTF from making recommendations for specific populations … If risk is found to vary across population groups, it would be important to determine what the underlying … and validation should include populations Adult females and males; racial and ethnic groups representative … Timing Setting Cohorts for both risk assessment tool development and validation should include populations … population and RCTs applicable to U.S.

6. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/health-equity-framework-report.pdf
   January 01, 2023 - Specific populations identified in Section I of the Work Plan can be listed under population, as well … specific population or whether findings from one specific population apply 19 to another population … Using the White population may not be the appropriate referent population. … population are not needed. … , White population), and avoid automatic benchmarking against the White population.

7. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-screening
   May 06, 2021 - Does comparative effectiveness differ by population characteristics and risk markers (e.g., age, breast … Does comparative effectiveness differ by population characteristics and risk markers (e.g., age, breast … What risk assessment tools are available for use in average-risk screening populations and how well do … How do the personal preferences of specific populations (including those that are under-represented in … round of screening Over multiple rounds of screening Lifetime   Setting Settings and populations

8. Archived: Final Research Plan: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan44/depression-in-adults-screening
   July 03, 2014 - Do the harms vary by population characteristics * ? … Do the harms vary by population characteristics * ? … Adults, including older adults, age 18 years and older Nonhuman populations … screening Nonhuman populations Children and adolescents (age <18 years), except … nonbrief [>5 minutes] unstructured interview with mental health clinician) within 2 weeks of screening in populations

9. Skin Cancer Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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   April 18, 2023 - STUDY SELECTION English-language studies conducted in asymptomatic populations 15 years or older. … Reasons for exclusion: Population: Study not conducted in an included population. … Study populations ranged from 497 to 34 295 persons with skin cancer or precursor lesions. … c N refers to sum of each individual study population and does not account for overlapping populations … a N refers to sum of each individual study population and does not account for overlapping populations

10. Final Research Plan: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
    August 19, 2021 - The proposed approach for the update is to combine FH and multifactorial dyslipidemia populations in … Background information and results will be presented separately for each population. … screening or treatment initiation KQs 4, 5 (Treatment benefits and harms): Treatment studies can have populations … The USPSTF received comments regarding the selection of outcomes, expansion of the screening population … The USPSTF retained the focus of the screening population on children for this evidence review because

11. Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
    June 17, 2021 - Do these harms differ by population? 5. … of the study population or the ineligible portion does not exceed 25% of the study population. … or the ineligible portion does not exceed 25% of the study population. … poor quality Language  Full text published in English  Not English language  * Adult population … is not exhaustive but represents the countries with the highest absolute burden (high rates and high population

12. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2021 - No trials were identified that directly compared benefits in screened vs unscreened populations. … No trials were identified that directly compared harms in screened vs unscreened populations. … • There is inadequate evidence on the harms of treatment of OSA in screen-detected populations. … However, the applicability of this evidence to screen-detected populations is limited. … did not represent the general primary care population).

13. Final Research Plan: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
    November 30, 2017 - What are the harms of treatment in an asymptomatic, screen-detected population with small AAAs (i.e., … Does screening yield differ based on screening strategy (e.g., high-risk vs. low-risk populations)? … Included Excluded Populations KQs 1–3: Asymptomatic adult population KQs 4, 5: Asymptomatic … symptoms related to AAA KQs 4, 5: Patients experiencing symptoms related to AAA; populations with … to primary care (e.g., general unselected population for screening [KQs 1, 3])   Disease/condition

14. Draft Research Plan: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
    February 27, 2025 - Proposed Approach to Assessing Variation in Evidence Across Populations … For key questions, we will describe the population characteristics of the included studies to … assess the degree to which the evidence is representative across populations. … smoking rates (i.e., not based on study sample but on underlying population) Outcomes KQ 1 ( … Collaboration systematic reviews that report evidence on additional tobacco cessation interventions, populations

15. Recommendation: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
    February 14, 2023 - Over the past 20 years, HSV-1 and HSV-2 estimated seroprevalence has steadily declined, yet certain populations … the past 20 years, HSV-1 and HSV-2 estimated seroprevalence has steadily declined, 1 yet specific populations … to the general US primary care population. 6 Most studies enrolled populations with seropositivity … Studies that enroll enough participants from populations disproportionately affected by HSV (based on … a When direct evidence is limited, absent, or restricted to select populations or clinical scenarios,

16. Final Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
    July 13, 2023 - How does diagnostic accuracy vary in populations defined by race, ethnicity, age, and sex? 4. … Data on population characteristics will help us explore the degree to which the findings are broadly … representative of the U.S. population, including individuals across age; sex and gender; racial, ethnic … Category Included Excluded Populations Adults age 18 years or older * KQs 1–3: Asymptomatic … 4 and 5); however, the treatment population remained focused on earlier-stage CKD (stages 1–3).

17. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
    April 05, 2016 - Because there were no trials in screen-detected or asymptomatic populations, the included population … No relevant studies of COPD screening questionnaires in asymptomatic populations were identified that … . 14 , 17 , 24-26 The study populations varied; 3 studies recruited solely current or ever-smokers … Table 2 shows the trade-offs with missed cases and false-positive tests in populations with varying … Table 2 shows the trade-offs with missed cases and false-positive tests in populations with varying

18. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    June 07, 2016 - In this systematic review and evidence update, we examine studies from US-relevant populations on the … Studies of harms were included that compared screened vs unscreened populations. … No studies were conducted specifically in adolescent populations. … not applicable to a U.S. population. … Studies included high-prevalence populations.

19. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 05, 2016 - No relevant studies of COPD screening questionnaires in asymp- tomatic populations were identified that … Table 2 shows the trade-offs with missed cases and false- positive tests in populations with varying … Most of the subanalyses of patients with mild to moderate COPD in treatment trials included populations … Abso- lute treatment benefit estimates would be expected to be lower in screen-detected populations with … mostly mild disease compared with the populations in the trials available for this systematic re- view

20. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    November 15, 2022 - Recommendation Grade General adult population The USPSTF concludes that the current … However, the applicability of this evidence to screen-detected populations is limited. … did not represent the general primary care population). … No trials were identified that directly compared harms in screened vs unscreened populations. … There is inadequate evidence on the harms of treatment of OSA in screen-detected populations.