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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-statins/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
November 13, 2016 - Relative benefits appeared consistent in demographic and clinical subgroups, including populations without … Although the trials evaluated diverse populations, findings were generally consistent for all-cause mortality … Given similar relative risk estimates, the absolute benefits of statin therapy will be greater in populations … results from two population-based cohorts of women. … Articles were excluded due to wrong population (34), wrong population due to >10% history of cardiovascular
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/dementia-older-adults-screening-2003
June 03, 2003 - systematic review of the literature regarding the benefits and the harms of screening primary care populations … Three studies in primary care populations aged 65 years and older compared the frequency of dementia … widely accepted in the United States and will be used as the standard in this review. 83 Third, the populations … Test, 95 , 96 and the 7-Minute Screen 97 , 98 are promising but need further testing in primary care populations … Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in a community population of older persons.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2002
December 01, 2002 - Recommendation
Grade
Asymptomatic male population
The U.S. … If early detection improves health outcomes, the population most likely to benefit from screening will … The yield of screening varies with the age of the population, screening history, and screening protocol … In studies of generally unscreened populations of men aged 45 to 80, 7‐13 percent had a PSA >4 ng/ml; … Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-counseling-2003
November 03, 2003 - The effectiveness of the interventions is less well established in other populations, including the elderly … these interventions may be used with obese men, physiologically mature older adolescents, and diverse populations … Mortality and optimal body mass index in a sample of the US population. … A prospective population study. Eur Heart J 1999;20(4):269-77.
16. … Recommend: General Population. Revision 5.3, August 2002.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan93/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
September 27, 2014 - framework, which is a visual pathway outlining the evidence areas covered in the review, including population … On the left side of the framework, the population includes men and women ages 65 and older without vision … Include
Exclude
Populations
KQs 1–3: Asymptomatic adults age 65 years and older without
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
January 10, 2017 - inform an updated recommendation, the evidence on benefits and harms of folic acid supplementation in populations … addition, it did not evaluate systematically the effect of folic acid supplementation among high-risk populations … framework that outlines the key questions addressed and the evidence covered in this report, including populations … On the left, the population of interest is specified as women of childbearing age. … Wrong population: study was not conducted in an eligible population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary13/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-2013
January 15, 2013 - Data Extraction: Investigators extracted data about study populations, designs, and outcomes and rated … We included research that was done in the United States or in similar populations that receive services … A total of 602 full-text articles were excluded for the following reasons: wrong populations, including … Note that the search results include abstracts for child, adult, and elderly populations; studies of … adults and elderly populations are included in a separate report
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan16/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
August 15, 2013 - depicts the analytic framework, which outlines the evidence areas covered in the review, including the population … On the left side of the framework, the population includes nonpregnant adults who are asymptomatic for … Category
Include
Exclude
Populations
KQs 1, 2: Asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults … clarification on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, analytic framework, and key questions related to populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/abTWXPvJyAMcqN9KcEt-vt
September 06, 2016 - prevalence of 4.7%
(95% CI, 3.4%-6.3%) for the overall US population and 20.5%
(95% CI, 16.1%-25.8%) … Studies in which more than 25% of the study population
were younger than 18 years or were known to be … Do these harms differ by population? … Do these
harms differ by population?
No eligible studies were identified. … healthy populations with low TB risk for specificity).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Rm4E5SooP2GnqJ_HVRA5M4
January 01, 2017 - USPSTF), the evidence on test accuracy and benefits and
harms of screening and treatment for OSA in populations … were required to enroll asymptomatic adults or persons with
unrecognized symptoms of OSA; referral populations … were also
eligible (in addition to the populations eligible for KQ1 and KQ2). … Populations with high
prevalence of OSA and
OSAS; studies included
Medicare recipients
and adults with … Those suspected of
having OSA; referral
populations
Small total sample size
(type II), missing data
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
June 15, 2013 - Read the Full Recommendation
Download JAMA PDF
Recommendation Summary
Population … B
Clinician Summary
Expand All
Population
Persons at … Large population-based studies report an independent association between high-risk sexual behaviors ( … adjusted HR estimates for hepatocellular carcinoma were 0.24 (95% CI, 0.18 to 0.31) in the general HCV population … evidence obtained from observational data, whether results from the cohort studies reflected a “screened population
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
October 15, 2010 - The target population was asymptomatic persons older than 50 years. … Data Abstraction and Quality Assessment
We abstracted details on patient population, study design … Early results of bladder-cancer screening in a high-risk population of heavy smokers. … The diagram starts on the left with the screening population, "asymptomatic adults." … Populations
Includes adults ≥50 y.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
October 25, 2016 - B
Clinician Summary
Expand All
Population
Pregnant women, new mothers … To better understand the effects of different interventions and patient populations, future research … should include adequate sample sizes, clear descriptions of the included populations and comparators, … Studies in populations with low breastfeeding rates are especially needed, and more research is needed … there was little evidence that the effects of individual-level interventions vary across different populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TmzUNhP6dAtun5nLBKqrRv
Screening for Skin Cancer
Screening for Depression in Adults: Clinical Summary
Population Adults … Balance of Benefits
and Harms The net benefit of screening for depression in the general adult population
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/LgA7neX9UurPQRh3pJaYXY
April 25, 2017 - There were no studies of urine screening test performance conducted
in asymptomatic primary care populations … vs an unscreened population (KQ1). … Studies of current prenatal care populations,
with a higher prevalence of obesity and other preeclampsia … Evidence on test performance in general prenatal care
populations with repeat testing, and comparative … No studies assessing the accuracy of urine protein
testing in general prenatal care populations or of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9Tse2TwVFQgYb-aNCq4Ngv
September 04, 2018 - KQ1 6 Articles (6 studies) included for KQ2
32 Articles excluded for KQ1
25 Relevance
1 Setting
0 Population … testing with
RPR and TPPA
65/11 640 (0.56) 35/65 (53.8) Fair
Wang et al,14
2016
(China)
General population … 1/318 (0.31) 0/1 (0)
Treponemal-specific
EIA
Henrich and
Yawetz,16 2011
(United States)
General population … Results (%) Quality
Reported Harm: False-Negative Results
RPR
Liu et al,18 2014
(China)
General population … testing (ie, CIA or EIA)
and a negative RPR and TPPA result in low-risk patients or low-
prevalence populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
April 06, 2004 - Read the Full Recommendation
Download JAMA PDF
Recommendation Summary
Population … counseling to reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy is limited; however, studies in the general adult population … assess the potential benefits and harms of screening and behavioral counseling interventions in this population … during pregnancy. 10 Clinicians can choose screening strategies that are appropriate for their clinical population … screening adolescents for substance abuse in the primary care setting. 19 The benefits of screening this population
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZTMgupsEkCUuuPVpeGUm45
September 01, 2013 - Population: This recommendation applies to all asymptomatic
adults without known liver disease or functional … PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
Population
Recommendation
Treatment
Balance of Benefits … CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Patient Population Under Consideration
This recommendation applies to all asymptomatic … Large population-based studies report an independent
association between high-risk sexual behaviors ( … is defined as benefit minus
harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general primary care population
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4)_0.pdf
January 01, 2016 - unanswered questions in women’s health has a broader population impact, and in so doing, can
advance … Effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in diverse populations
Osteoporosis
1. … high-risk populations would be helpful. … Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific Population and Age Groups
That Deserve Further Research:
1. … He is a practicing pediatrician at Group Health, where he is medical director
for population health
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4).pdf
January 01, 2016 - unanswered questions in women’s health has a broader population impact, and in so doing, can
advance … Effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in diverse populations
Osteoporosis
1. … high-risk populations would be helpful. … Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific Population and Age Groups
That Deserve Further Research:
1. … He is a practicing pediatrician at Group Health, where he is medical director
for population health