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21. Draft Research Plan: Early Allergen Introduction to Prevent Food Allergies in Infants: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
    May 09, 2024 - To the extent possible, we plan to describe the population, risk assessment, and intervention … Data on population characteristics will help us to explore the degree to which the findings are representative … of different populations of persons at risk for food allergy. … are effective in those populations. … non-IgE–mediated conditions (e.g., celiac disease, contact dermatitis, protein-induced enterocolitis) Population

22. Draft Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
    February 23, 2023 - To the extent possible, we plan to describe the population, risk assessment, and intervention … Data on population characteristics will help us to explore the degree to which the findings are representative … of different populations of persons at risk for perinatal depression. … are effective in those populations. … restricted to screening for and treatment of depression during pregnancy or in the postpartum period Population

23. Final Research Plan: Early Allergen Introduction to Prevent Food Allergies in Infants: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
    September 05, 2024 - To the extent possible, we plan to describe the population, risk assessment, and intervention … Data on population characteristics will help us to explore the degree to which the findings are representative … of different populations of persons at risk for food allergy. … are effective in those populations. … non-IgE–mediated conditions (e.g., celiac disease, contact dermatitis, protein-induced enterocolitis) Population

24. 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

25. Screening for Syphilis: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    June 07, 2016 - In this systematic re- view and evidence update, we examine studies from US-relevant populations on the … Studies of harms were included that compared screened vs unscreened populations. … 51 Population not applicable to US population 49 Wrong publication type 30 Wrong intervention 22 Wrong … No studies were conducted specifically in ado- lescent populations. … Studies included high-prevalence populations.

26. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
    July 06, 2017 - It includes an assessment of the concordance between populations, interventions, and outcomes in the … As part of coherence, USPSTF members assess the applicability of the body of evidence to populations, … Biological plausibility and clinical relevance of extrapolating from the body of evidence to large populations … for the preventive intervention; this happens when recommendations are made for high-risk populations … (male smokers) to populations at lower risk (male nonsmokers and female smokers and nonsmokers). 6.5.5

27. Procedure Manual Section 7. Formulation of Task Force Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-7-formulation-task-force-recommendations
    June 21, 2025 - may come from indirect evidence in the analytic framework, but ultimately the complete chain (linking populations … Inferences about supporting evidence can include generalizations from one population to other subgroups … Judgments about tradeoffs between benefits and harms are generally made at the population level. … Persons living in the United States are the target population for all recommendation statements. … The evidence reviews and recommendations may be useful in other countries, but may not apply to populations

28. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
    April 06, 2023 - To the extent that it is reported in the studies, we will describe the population and intervention … Category Include Exclude Population Community-dwelling adults with no known disorders related … Mixed populations will be included if no more than 20% of the study population has any of the excluded … based on low vitamin D or bone density level; and studies with inclusion criteria designed to assemble populations … exclusions based on cancer or cardiovascular disease, and clarified eligibility of studies enrolling mixed populations

29. 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,

30. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2018 - Estimates of overdiagnosis are dependent on many factors which vary across different populations (e.g … How much overdiagnosis has occurred in screened populations? 3. … How Much Overdiagnosis Has Occurred in Screened Populations? … How much overdiagnosis has occurred in screened populations? … How Much Overdiagnosis Has Occurred in Screened Populations? Question 3.

31. Final Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/food-insecurity-screening
    July 28, 2022 - * For consideration of variation by population … To the extent possible, we plan to describe the population, screening, and intervention characteristics … Data on population characteristics will help us explore the degree to which the findings are representative … persons at risk for food insecurity as well as investigate differences in benefit and harms by different population … ,” that addresses how the review would address health equity, heterogeneity by population, as well as

32. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
    July 17, 2025 - 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. … Population Adults (age ≥18 years), including those who are pregnant and persons with serious mental … Population-based smoking rates (i.e., not based on study sample but on underlying population) Outcomes … meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria for this update Existing systematic reviews addressing populations

33. Final Research Plan: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
    March 29, 2022 - Major depressive disorder, as defined by DSM criteria (present in at least 50% of the enrolled study population … Studies may include: Unselected primary care population Primary care patients without known depression … care populations (e.g., populations with mental health conditions other than anxiety, depression, and … We revised CQ 3 and CQ 4 to specify that the population of interest is children and adolescents. … Some comments focused on priority populations; the review will report on priority populations defined

34. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
    August 13, 2020 - Major depressive disorder, as defined by DSM criteria (present in at least 50% of the enrolled study population … Studies may include: Unselected primary care population Primary care patients without known depression … care populations (e.g., populations with mental health conditions other than anxiety, depression, and … We revised CQ 3 and CQ 4 to specify that the population of interest is children and adolescents. … Some comments focused on priority populations; the review will report on priority populations defined

35. Final Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
    June 01, 2023 - To the extent possible, we plan to describe the population, risk assessment, and intervention … Data on population characteristics will help us to explore the degree to which the findings are representative … of different populations of persons at risk for perinatal depression.  … are effective in those populations. … restricted to screening for and treatment of depression during pregnancy or in the postpartum period Population

36. 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).

37. 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.

38. Draft Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
    February 01, 2024 - For Key Questions, we will describe the population and intervention characteristics of the included studies … to assess the degree to which the evidence is representative of diverse populations. … We will also examine evidence separately across age groups (adolescents, young adults, general adult populations … Disorders [DSM] or International Classification of Diseases [ICD] diagnostic systems)   Population … instruments adapted to standard drink size and hazardous drinking guidelines in the United States: All populations

39. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/16812/prostate-models-overdiagnosis/pdf
    May 01, 2018 - Estimates of overdiagnosis are dependent on many factors which vary across different populations (e.g … How much overdiagnosis has occurred in screened populations? 3. … How Much Overdiagnosis Has Occurred in Screened Populations? … How much overdiagnosis has occurred in screened populations? … How Much Overdiagnosis Has Occurred in Screened Populations? Question 3.

40. Final Research Plan: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
    June 09, 2022 - Are there disparities in the prevalence of speech and language delay or disorders among specific populations … the provision and utilization of treatment for speech and language delay or disorders among specific populations … Category  Include Exclude Population KQs 1–3: Unselected or explicitly asymptomatic … Several comments focused on the population inclusion and exclusion criteria. … Studies enrolling an unselected population may include children with conditions listed as excluded who