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361. Fourteenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2024 - the Task Force’s commitment to improving health equity by highlighting research gaps in underserved populations … there are important evidence gaps that prevent the USPSTF from making recommendations for specific populations … Filling evidence gaps in healthcare and health outcomes for specific populations is a priority. … Identifying these gaps to facilitate greater inclusion of populations disproportionately affected by … These issues are especially important to study in underserved populations and high-risk groups.  40 Years

362. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population General adult population without a … selectively counsel patients rather than incorporate counseling into the care of all adults in the general population

363. Archived: Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     July 17, 2014 - Reviewed In the target population … Category Include Exclude Population KQs 1–7: Women age ≥40 years. … Setting Settings and populations of women applicable to U.S. primary care practice. … In response, the Task Force clarified the populations of women that are included in this review, as well … Decision models are mathematical simulations that project the population-level health outcomes that result

364. Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 04, 2021 - using a questionnaire followed by home-based oximetry/testing) in identifying persons in the general population … Category Include Exclude Populations KQs 1–3: Adults age 18 years or older who are asymptomatic … or have unrecognized symptoms of OSA KQs 4–6: Persons with a confirmed diagnosis of OSA; population … on the Human Development Index, as defined by the United Nations Development Programme KQs 1-3: Populations

365. Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 18, 2021 - Included Excluded Population KQs 1–3 (Screening benefits, accuracy, harms): Adults age … KQs 4, 5: Studies that exclusively enroll or in which the majority of the population has: Secondary … However, studies that exclusively enrolled populations who take hormone therapy that affects bone density … are excluded from this review, consistent with our criteria that exclude studies that focus on populations … For such populations, individualized clinical decisions about bone density testing in the context of

366. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 31, 2013 - B Clinician Summary Expand All Population Asymptomatic adults … The content has been adapted for specific populations and can be tailored for individual clients. … evidence shows that quit lines can expand the use of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments in populations … Gaps Smoking prevalence and lung cancer incidence are higher among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations … Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High-Risk Populations.

367. Screening for Osteoporosis: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - Data Extraction: Data on patient populations, study design, anal­ ysis, follow-up, and results were abstracted … —The Editors reference population (6). … The target populations include postmenopausal women and men older than 50 years without known previous … We did not identify studies that prospectively tested FRAX in clinic populations or determined its … Variations in estimates may be due to the different patient populations, study designs, and other factors

368. Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - No established norms for the general population. Some epidemiologic studies used 2 scans. … Not evaluated in the major population-based cohorts. … and the ARIC Study (111), recruited diverse groups of participants, but ethnic and racial minority populations … Carotid artery intimal-medial thickness distribution in general populations as evaluated by B-mode ultrasound … Homocysteine and major coronary events: a prospective population study amongst women.

369. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - and mortality show health disparities, with a disproportionate burden occurring in certain minority populations … However, these estimates may be higher than what can be expected in screened populations because the … studies included symp- tomatic populations. … Serious complications—deaths from colonoscopies in asymptomatic populations or events requiring hospital … 50 to 75 Years* A dults A ge 76 to 85 Years* A dults O lder Than 85 Years* For all populations,

370. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - POPULATION Adults 40 years or older without a history of known CVD and who do not have signs and symptoms … These populations are at very high risk for CVD, and considerations on the use of statins in these populations … Population Recommendation Grade USPSTF indicates US Preventive Services Task Force. … These populations are at very high risk for CVD and considerations on the use of statins in these populations … Some comments expressed concerns about the accuracy of the Pooled Cohort Equations across populations

371. JAMA (pdf file)
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     November 12, 2019 - In the general population, BRCA1/2 mutations occur in an estimated 1 in 300 to 500 women and account … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations … 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.

372. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2008 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … Population All Pregnant Women Men and Nonpregnant Women Recommendation Screen with urine … Clinical Considerations Patient Population … This recommendation applies to the general adult population, including adults with diabetes. … the gold standard for detecting asymptomatic bacteriuria but is expensive for routine screening in populations

373. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - In some cases, clinical preventive services have been well studied for the general population, but there … Screening for Cervical Cancer, Especially Among Diverse Populations 2. … .3 While many clinical preventive services have large bodies of evidence for the general population, … Patient Population Under Consideration: These recommendations apply to adults age 40 years and older … Patient Population Under Consideration: These recommendations apply to adults age 40 years and older

374. Sandra Millon Underwood, R.N., Ph.D. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2023 - diversity, inclusion, and health equity, and improve health outcomes among diverse, underserved, at-risk population … education, cancer prevention, and cancer control among minority, economically challenged, and marginalized population

375. Archived: Tuberculosis Infection, Including Bacille Calmette-Guérin Immunization: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 11, 2014 - Screening (2023) Read the Full Recommendation Recommendation Summary Population … Two-step testing has become more common in screening health care workers 21   and other population groups … Epidemiologic calculations suggest that the annual incidence of TB in a low-risk population is less than … The risk varies with the type of vaccine used, the population, and the methods used to measure complications … Inadequate sensitivity of tuberculin tine test for screening employee populations.

376. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     October 12, 2015 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … A Clinician Summary Expand All Population Adults aged ≥18 y without known … Epidemiologic data suggest that 15% to 30% of the population believed to have hypertension may have lower … Given the higher incidence of hypertension in populations with these risk factors, annual screening may … Isolated systolic hypertension in an elderly Danish population.

377. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     April 17, 2014 - Include Exclude Populations Age ≥40 years, average-risk or unselected populations … ; screening populations (i.e., asymptomatic) Populations selected for personal or family history … syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis), or personal history of inflammatory bowel disease; nonscreening populations … For example, a decision model can describe the expected population health outcomes of a clinical preventive

378. Reports to Congress | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2020 - Force’s commitment to improving health equity by highlighting research gaps that are reflective of populations … Task Force’s commitment to improving health equity by highlighting research gaps specific to high-risk populations … The report also calls for more research in populations who are disproportionally affected by these conditions … also identified evidence gaps that prevent it from making recommendations for specific racial/ethnic populations … The Task Force also identified specific populations for which evidence gaps exist, such as screening

379. Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2018 - on the applicability of the models evaluated, the ability to compare across risk factors, the larger populations … In general, participants included in studies represented a broad range of primary prevention populations … Most individuals were recruited as part of population-based cohort studies; additional populations were … the pro- portion of individuals who have or do not have events; in the in- cluded primary prevention populations … However, in the primary pre- vention populations to which CVD risk assessment with the Pooled Cohort

380. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 05, 2008 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … Population Men Younger Than Age 75 Years Men Age 75 Years or Older Recommendation No recommendation … Under Consideration This recommendation applies to men in the general U.S. population. … therapy). 6 If treatment for prostate cancer detected by screening improves health outcomes, the population … No prospective studies have followed a population-based cohort of patients with screening-detected cancer