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221. Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2001 - (See Clinical Considerations for discussion of selected populations at high risk.) … Men aged .65 (5.2% of the U.S. population) are diagnosed with 22% of the new cases of malignant melanoma … each year; women aged .65 (7.4% of the population) are diag- nosed with 14% of new cases. … Yield of Screening Test While dependent on the population screened, rates of suspected melanoma in mass … : Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

222. 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

223. JAMA (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - other sources (eg, reference lists, peer reviewers) 73 Articles excluded for KQ1 27 Intervention 16 Population … Population: Study was not conducted in an included population. … The study population was reported as Asian or Asian British (10%), Black or Black British (8%), White … However, reviewers assessed this study as having consider- able risk of bias owing to changes in the population … Few or none of the partici- pants in the included studies were from these populations.

224. Twelfth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2022 - Greater inclusion of populations disproportionately affected by health conditions in research will help … Address the effects of screening on health outcomes in children and adolescent populations reflective … Examine how best to increase uptake of lifestyle interventions, especially among populations at highest … Enroll racial and ethnic populations that experience a higher prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes … Enroll children from racial and ethnic populations that have historically been underrepresented (Black

225. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - (1.8% in general in population 50 to >90% in population, 2.3% in U.S. patients adults >20 years old … Although the proportion of screened patients found to have chronic HCV in selected high-risk populations … Understudied populations with hepatitis C. Hepatology. 2002;36:S226–S236. 146. … Because of concerns about false- positive tests, particularly in low-prevalence populations (such as … .23, 177–180 In addition, these populations have generally been excluded from large trials of treatment

226. Eleventh Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2021 - there are important evidence gaps that prevent the USPSTF from making recommendations for specific populations … Greater inclusion of populations disproportionately affected by health conditions in research will help … Assess the populations most likely to benefit from aspirin prophylaxis and what risk threshold and factors … should be used to identify eligible patient populations.  … Assess how best to increase uptake of lifestyle interventions, especially among populations at highest

227. Anxiety Screening: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - (ie, not lim- ited to primary care populations). … for KQ4b 56 Articles (44 studies) included for KQ5b 39 Articles excluded for KQ1 9 Intervention 7 Population … Population: Study was not conducted in an average-risk population. … The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Quebec’s older adult population. … Screening instruments for a population of older adults: the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

228. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 26, 2022 - Specific Populations. … Bleeding risk estimates by age and sex in the US population in aspirin nonusers are not available, nor … are data on bleeding risk in any population that also accounts for other bleeding risk factors such … Adverse effects of low-dose aspirin in a healthy elderly population. … Population: Study was not conducted in an included population.

229. Archived: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2004 - Recommendation Grade General Adult Population The USPSTF concludes that the evidence … Their review did not include studies of populations with chronic psychiatric illnesses because people … Little is known about screening instruments to assess suicide risk in primary care populations. … were found that assessed instruments for screening patients at high risk for suicide in primary care populations … No studies were found that evaluated treatment for suicide risk in the geriatric population.

230. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2008 - Grade: A Do not screen routinely Grade: C Do not screen Grade: D For all populations … and mortality show health disparities, with a disproportionate burden occurring in certain minority populations … colonography studies. 4 However, these estimates may be higher than what can be expected in screened populations … because the studies included symptomatic populations. … CT Colonography The risk for perforation, as studied in both symptomatic and asymptomatic populations

231. 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

232. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2008 - Summary of findings: intervention intensity vs. population risk and setting. Table 1. … Population risk factors are based on the higher-than-average incidence of STIs in a particular group … In adults, evidence for specific high-risk populations is strong: black and Hispanic populations, low-income … urban populations, populations with a high baseline prevalence of STIs or history of STIs (20% to 100% … Many high-risk populations are not addressed.

233. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - In prospective studies of screening in low-risk populations, risk scores based on age, other risk factors … The benefits of early detection are limited by high rates of reinfection or treatment failure in some populations … sensitivity and specificity further evaluations of new commercial test kits are needed in asymptomatic populations … Clinicians may wish to consult local public health authorities for guidance in identifying high-risk populations … Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in cervical smears from pregnant population.

234. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - We excluded studies that did not address average- risk populations for colorectal cancer screening, unless … Population was older (75% �65 y) than usual CRC screening population; panel test evaluated has been replaced … All studies conducted in average-risk screening populations. … Estimates taken from studies conducted in average-risk screening populations but simulated from cohorts … Colorectal cancer test use among Hispanic and non-Hispanic U.S. populations.

235. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2007 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … I Clinician Summary Expand All Population Asymptomatic infants … disease (CHD) events in adulthood, and early identification and lipid-lowering intervention in certain populations … Treatment of childhood dyslipidemia has been shown to be effective in lowering lipid levels in select populations … Population studies data book , Vol. I. The prevalence study.

236. 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

237. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - bacteriuria is urine culture, but laboratory charges make this test expensive for routine screening in populations … screening test for asymptomatic persons because of the cost, time, and technique required. 30 In populations … Bacteriuria in a population-based cohort of women. … Bacteriuria and mortality in an elderly population. … Bacteriuria and mortality in an elderly population.

238. Zr66Ep5Abbqcuqy7Ktdetn (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2014 - The prevalence of HBV infection differs among vari- ous populations. … The USPSTF concludes that screening is of moderate benefit for populations at high risk for HBV infection … in Greenland North America Alaska natives and indigenous populations in northern Canada Mexico and … Providers should consider the population they serve when making screening decisions. … In the 2004 recommendation, the USPSTF focused only on the general population.

239. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - The RCTs of carotid endarterectomy versus medical treatment were conducted in selected populations with … These calculations are based on many assumptions that may limit the widespread applicability to certain populations … rather than the ultrasonography-based prevalence) of clinically important CAS in usual primary care populations … Study Period Population Selection Total Population N Characteristics Bratzler, … Generalizability low select population (white males).

240. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2008 - Study) and other cohort studies; studies of glycemic control, with CHD outcomes, in screening-detected populations … treatments for cardiovascular risk factors among persons with IGT or IFG compared with normoglycemic populations … limited, however, and studies vary in outcome measures, characteristics of the screened and comparison populations … The USPSTF did not find evidence in other populations that screening and treatment of early diabetes … substantial benefit but that there is insufficient evidence to determine the benefit of screening in other populations