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201. Screening for Osteoporosis: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Women age ≥65 years without previous … Clinicians should consider : • potential preventable burden: increasing because of the aging of the U.S. population … : routine screening of men not widespread • costs: additional scanners required to screen sizeable populations

202. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in asymptomatic adults who are not at increased risk (general population … The prevalence of HCV infection in the general population is low, and most who are infected do not develop … One good quality study found EIA specificity to be 97% using PCR as the reference standard.15 In populations … adults for HCV infection, the USPSTF evaluated the evidence for the prevalence of HCV infection in these populations … Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

203. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 07, 2015 - Higher doses (60 to 100 mg of elemental iron per day) are sometimes prescribed in populations at increased … A few comments requested more information on which populations are at increased risk for iron deficiency … anemia and to which population the recommendation applies. … Some comments also requested separate analyses of certain high-risk populations. … Serum Ferritin Concentrations for the Assessment of Iron Status and Iron Deficiency in Populations.

204. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - The final sample enrolled a population with a mean age of 48 years, 45% were women, the mean BMI was … The 518 were a subset of the larger study population of 16 302 who completed the Berlin Questionnaire … The mean age of the larger study population was 48 years, 53% were women, the mean BMI was 26 (SD, 4.3 … reflect sparse evidence on female populations compared with male populations. … and populations with resistant hypertension; low for blood pressure in nonsleepy populations Referral

205. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … Recommendation Grade General, Asymptomatic Adult Population The USPSTF recommends against … routinely screening the general asymptomatic population for chronic hepatitis B virus infection. … Routine screening of the general population for HBV infection was not recommended ( D Recommendation … Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

206. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 18, 2014 - The prevalence of HBV infection differs among various populations. … The USPSTF concludes that screening is of moderate benefit for populations at high risk for HBV infection … In the 2004 recommendation, the USPSTF focused only on the general population. … In the current recommendation, the USPSTF focused on high-risk populations as it considered new evidence … in Greenland North America Alaska natives and indigenous populations in northern Canada

207. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - Clinical Considerations Patient Population Under Consideration This recommendation applies to asymptomatic … is defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general, primary care population … on the type of screening test used, the TST threshold used to define the presence of LTBI, and the population … Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic adults … Approxi- mately one-third of the world’s population is infected with tuber- culosis; in 2014, 9.6 million

208. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2004 - nature of diagnostic testing and the possibility of a high number of false-positive tests in certain populations … of screening for lung cancer has not been established in any group, including asymptomatic high-risk populations … as well as in the high-risk population. … to be because of underlying differences, such as prevalence of pulmonary fungal infections, in the populations … In the absence of results from an RCT screening of the general population with mortality outcomes, the

209. Archived: Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 22, 2015 - Trials conducted exclusively in populations living in special settings outside of the community (e.g. … rehabilitation centers, or other long-term care facilities) Trials conducted exclusively in special populations … generalizable to primary care (e.g., worksites, university classrooms, institutional settings); in a population … with pre-existing social ties (e.g., from the same worksite or church); in a setting with a population … not comparable to a community-dwelling, primary care population (e.g., hospital, rehabilitation center

210. Recommendation: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 18, 2023 - The USPSTF is calling for more research on the effectiveness of screening for skin cancer in populations … , soles of feet, or under fingernails or toenails), is the most common type of melanoma among Black populations … The USPSTF also clarified the difference between asymptomatic and symptomatic patient populations in … Comments inquired about screening in higher-risk populations. … for nor against screening for skin cancer in an asymptomatic population.

211. 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - , as well as for specific segments of the U.S. population that may be disproportionately affected by … -specific, population-based norms for children age 2 years or older.17,19 The prevalence of high BMI … Impact of healthy lifestyle factors on life expectancies in the US population. … Population health screenings for the prevention of chronic disease progression. … He is also co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Population Health program at the UVA Comprehensive

212. Evidence Summary: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 19, 2023 - weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters], twin pregnancy, diabetes).The study population … However, reviewers assessed this study as having considerable risk of bias owing to changes in the population … Population: Study was not conducted in an included population. … Indicated vs routine urinary screening Rhode et al, 31 2007 US NRSI 2000 to 2004 2441 General population … Observational study design with inherent risk of concurrent changes (history) Insufficient US population

213. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - Insufficient Evidence Statements for Screening of Large Population Sub-groups From the USPSTF  Pocket … Guide to Clinical Preventive Services Task Force, 2008  6 Topic Type of Service Population … Prostate Cancer Screening Men Skin Cancer Screening using total body examination General population

214. Grnjnsmqzvbc-Dnhgrmgg3 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - cluding pregnant women) who are younger than 25 years or at increased risk but not in other patient populations … The target populations were asymptomatic, sexually active men and women, including pregnant women and … The applicability of this study to U.S. populations is also limited. … Does population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis raise anxiety among those tested? … Findings from a population based chlamydia screening study. BMC Public Health. 2006;6:106.

215. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 24, 2025 - postnatal care settings given that some RCTs of treatment tailored to this population show benefit. … men and same-sex populations and other populations that experience a high burden of IPV based on existing … evidence, including transgender populations. … couples and transgender populations. … Screening and interventions for this population are likely to be different than IPV given that some older

216. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 28, 2021 - clinical risk factors or measurements associated with higher disease incidence than in the general population … For comparisons of effects by population risk of preeclampsia, studies in which more than 12% of participants … population risk). … Association between preeclampsia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a population-based and … Population : Population not at increased risk (eg, nulliparous women).

217. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - compared with 2018 cases and a rate of 0.7 cases per 100,000 population among US-born persons. 5 Estimating … Studies were excluded if more than 25% of the study population was younger than 18 years or known to … Do these harms differ by population? No eligible studies were identified. … Table 5: tuberculosis cases, percentages, and incidence rates per 100,000 population by origin of birth … TB , in a population with a low prevalence of tuberculosis.

218. Draft Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 29, 2024 - Read the Full Recommendation Recommendation Summary Population … or known exposure to maltreatment. 30 The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in the adult population … highlight that the evidence base focused on pregnant and postpartum persons, the USPSTF emphasized this population … true-positive test results and 5,000 false-positive test results (positive predictive value, 83%) in a population … Interventions IPV Generally, intervention benefit varied by intervention characteristics and recruited population

219. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2008 - patients and the health care system) associated with screening for COPD using spirometry are large even in populations … airflow obstruction in repre- sentative samples of a general U.S. population (2, 3). … Treatment No controlled studies have compared clinical out- comes between screened and nonscreened populations … Population R ecom m endation A dditional population inform ation R isk factors for C O PD include … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations

220. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - C General population Routine screening for HBV infection in the general population is not recommended … pregnant women at high risk of having acquired HBV infection. 34 Recent studies in urban and minority populations … A strategy of targeting high-risk populations for screening and immunizing those found to be seronegative … order to avoid vaccinating immune individuals or persons with chronic HBV infections. 54-56 In these populations … Hepatitis B prevalence in an unregistered prenatal population.