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321. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic adults … Grade: B Risk Assessment Populations at increased risk for LTBI include persons who were born … States; clinicians can consult their local or state health departments for more information about populations

322. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Recommendation Grade Asymptomatic male population Routine screening for prostate cancer … Studies suggest that such volunteers have different characteristics than the general population. 23 … A significant difference in prevalence in the two populations has not, however, been demonstrated. … A Swedish population-based cohort study of men with early-stage, initially untreated prostate cancer … confidence to reported complication rates for surgery because of differences in study designs and patient populations

323. Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 07, 2022 - -relevant populations? … -relevant populations? … Category Included Excluded Populations Asymptomatic adults (age ≥18 years) and adolescents … deficiency, with or without anemia, and their infants Nonpregnant persons; severely malnourished populations … Countries where nutritional access and practices differ substantially from U.S. populations may be less

324. JAMA (pdf file)
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     July 11, 2022 - POPULATION Pregnant persons at high risk for preeclampsia who have no prior adverse effects with or contraindications … uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.5 Practice Considerations Patient Population … Preeclampsia incidence would likely be at least 8% in a population of pregnant individuals having 1 of … This approach may help to identify a patient population with an absolute risk for preeclampsia of at … and what risk threshold and factors should be used to identify eligible patient populations

325. Tenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2020 - there are important evidence gaps that prevent the USPSTF from making recommendations for specific populations … Greater inclusion of diverse populations in research will help the USPSTF issue recommendations that … calls for more research in areas where evidence is lacking, including evidence for underrepresented populations … at average or high risk, so we can understand whether tailored therapies are more effective in these populations … new recommendations that will help to improve the health of all Americans, including underrepresented populations

326. Archived: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 22, 2014 - B Clinician Summary Expand All Population Sexually active adolescents … Clinicians should be aware of populations with a particularly high prevalence of STIs. … Research Needs and Gaps Most of the studies identified by the USPSTF were in high-risk populations … The USPSTF evaluated variations in treatment effect for different population characteristics. … Some subpopulations were also poorly represented, such as low-risk populations, adolescent boys, MSM,

327. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2014 - Study Populations The USPSTF relies on clear definitions of the populations that were studied to make … This is important because intervention effects often vary depending on the risk status of the study population … However, the characteristics of the study population relating to symptoms or risk status are often not … , further complicating considerations of population comparability. 15 Failure to report the proportions … For example, the Cancer Control and Population Sciences division of the National Cancer Institute provides

328. Recommendation: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 20, 2019 - D Clinician Summary Expand All Population Women with a personal or family … about mutation prevalence and effects on the general population as well as ethnicities or ancestries … Well-designed investigations using standardized measures and diverse study populations are needed. … Risk perception among women receiving genetic counseling: a population-based follow-up study. … Psychosocial consequences of genetic counseling: a population-based follow-up study.

329. Fan-Qvpdgnjh8Krdf4Smmv (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Studies are needed to evaluate the effects of vitamin D supplementation on diverse populations. … prevention studies are done in this popula- tion and it is difficult to extrapolate results to nonwhite populations … of Preventive Medication Sixteen randomized, controlled trials with consider- able heterogeneity in populations … It is uncertain if this adverse effect occurs in vitamin D–deficient populations. … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations

330. Evaluation of the Benefits and Harms of Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2021 - to a population-level mortal- ity reduction ranging from 9.0% to 14.9%. … The num- ber of overdiagnosed lung cancer cases ranged from 83 to 94 per 100 000 population vs 69 per … vs 20.6 per 100 000 population for the 2013 USPSTF–recommended criteria. … Disparities of national lung cancer screening guidelines in the US population. … The effect of advances in lung-cancer treatment on population mortality.

331. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2007 - The selected populations included a broad range of geographic, socio-economic, occupational, sex, and … In addition, 18 studies used populations recruited from single lipid clinics. 18 , 165-169 , 176 , 178 … Dietary interventions in general populations of children and adolescents were addressed in seven studies … The analytic framework represents an outline of the systematic evidence review and includes patient populations … the use of family history as a diagnostic test for dyslipidemia in children using varied and large populations

332. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - Not evaluated in the major population-based cohorts. … and the ARIC Study 111 , recruited diverse groups of participants, but ethnic and racial minority populations … Leukocytes as a coronary risk factor in a dyslipidemic male population. … Carotid artery intimal-medial thickness distribution in general populations as evaluated by B-mode ultrasound … A population-based, prospective study. Thromb Haemost . 2006;95:511-8.

333. Recommendation: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 02, 2020 - Recommendation in  JAMA  (FREE) Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … This recommendation expands the population that should be screened. … Some health care systems serving insured populations, some academic medical centers, and the Veterans … born between 1945 and 1965 remain relatively high, and prevalence in the elderly will increase as this population … Population-level outcomes and cost-effectiveness of expanding the recommendation for age-based hepatitis

334. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     December 22, 2014 - For diagnostic accuracy of confirmatory BP measurement methods, eligible study populations had an initial … Hypertension incidence was generally higher among men than women, especially in younger populations ( … However, we did not evaluate certain outcomes (such as angina or revascularization) or populations with … Isolated systolic hypertension in an elderly Danish population. … Incidence was generally higher in men than women, especially in younger populations.

335. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2013 - Patient populations that would more likely benefit from more frequent testing include those who are known … The CDC suggests that for populations in which the prevalence of HIV infection has not been documented … No studies directly compared universal versus targeted screening in low-prevalence populations or explicitly … Reductions in high-risk behaviors occurred in all populations studied, including men who have sex with … the frequency with which the disease occurs in that population.

336. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - We found no published intervention study for the elderly population. … Given the substantial heterogeneity of the populations enrolled, the interventions tested, the length … Very little is known about use of screening instruments for suicide risk in primary care populations. … The great majority of research has been conducted in psychiatric populations with an already identified … 2 Can a screening test reliably detect suicide risk in primary care populations?

337. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Most studies of interventions to increase sun- protective behaviors have been limited to populations … Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Aged 10 to 24 Years With Fair Skin Population Recommendation … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations … preventive behaviors (such as covering up, using shade, or avoiding the sun during peak UV hours) among populations … focused messages (that stress the aging effect of UV radia- tion on the skin) were effective in certain populations

338. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 07, 2013 - Secondary and tertiary prevention of MI, stroke, death from MI or stroke, or all-cause mortality Populations … Adults age 40 years and older without known cardiovascular disease Nonhuman populations; other selected … nongeneralizable populations; patients with an existing cardiovascular disease diagnosis or history … The age range for the population of interest was changed from persons age 18 years and older to persons … age 40 years and older to better reflect the potential target population for the intervention.

339. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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     Screening for Skin Cancer Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using Spirometry Population … Adult General Population Recommendation Grade: D Do not screen for chronic obstructive … pulmonary disease using spirometry Additional Population Information This screening

340. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity: Counseling for CVD Prevention in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2010 - Counseling Trials, by Intervention Intensity and Population Risk Table 2. … In addition, some participant populations were volunteers. … and what intensity of intervention is effective in lower-risk populations. … The Women's Health Trial Feasibility Study in Minority Populations: changes in dietary intakes. … Intervention Intensity and PCP Role Unselected Population Population