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401. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations … studies do not allow conclusions about a greater absolute or relative benefit from screening in these populations … Patient Population Under Consideration This recommendation applies to men in the general U.S. population … Additional information about this population can be found in the Patient Population Under Consider- ation … tri- als were heavily weighted by the USPSTF in its consider- ations, because they had the largest populations

402. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2013 - I Clinician Summary Expand All Population Asymptomatic adults aged 18 … HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer is evolving and could have important implications for identifying high-risk populations … African Americans and men, more research is warranted about the risks and benefits of screening in these populations … significant risk factor for oropharyngeal cancer, the benefits of screening for HPV and selection of populations … evidence was available on whether screening reduces morbidity or mortality in general or high-risk U.S. populations

403. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - Population Non-Pregnant Women Pregnant Women Men 24 years and younger 25 years and older … In low prevalence populations, however, a positive test is more likely to be a false positive than a … Prevalence of chlamydial infection varies widely among patient populations. … Among men and women, increased prevalence rates are also found in incarcerated populations, military … studies were performed under optimal conditions and that most studies did not include large screening populations

404. Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - these analyses were designed to provide modeling data for use in public health decisionmaking for populations … population. … There are emerging data on their performance in general populations (58), so this will be important … these analyses were designed to provide modeling data for use in public health decisionmaking for populations … These analyses start with populations of women who are alive and have never developed breast cancer

405. Evidence Summary: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 10, 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 … for the proportion of individuals who have or do not have events; in the included primary prevention populations … However, in the primary prevention populations to which CVD risk assessment with the Pooled Cohort Equations

406. -Umtbplhkqkcqcbeq3Gtuj (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - No studies reported results in women or minority populations. … Investigators cre- ated an analytic framework incorporating the key questions and outlining the patient populations … the DLCST and the MILD study, suggesting that LDCT screening might be more beneficial in higher-risk populations … 2.7% prevalence of unrecognized lung cancer suggests a preclinical pool of lung cancer in high-risk populations … No trials reported data on LDCT lung cancer screening in women or in different racial or ethnic populations

407. Archived: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 04, 2004 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … Recommendation Grade Adult general population The U.S. … high-risk adults (i.e., those over the age of 50 who use tobacco) or for average-risk adults in the general population … unlikely that controlled trials of screening for oral cancer will ever be conducted in the general population

408. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - Use of this test at the manufacturer’s cutpoint in a population of 100 000 with a prevalence of HSV-2 … Results in both populations were heterogeneous and inconsistent. … Eligible populations could be symptomatic, asymptomatic, or a combination of both. … Most studies (8) enrolled a population with HSV-2 prevalence greater than 40% based on Western blot ( … Harms of HSV-2 Serologic Screening in Asymptomatic Populations Key Question 3a.

409. Archived: Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 17, 2018 - Fall prevention interventions relevant for primary care populations can include exercise, medication … Minor changes were made to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to clarify the included populations, … Multifactorial Interventions Study and Population Characteristics Seven good-quality 21 , 23 , 25 … As such, the conclusions may not be applicable to those populations. … Preventing disability and falls in older adults: a population-based randomized trial.

410. Archived: Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 22, 2014 - Limitations: Low-risk populations and male adolescents were underrepresented. … We categorized populations on the basis of STI “risk.” … Most evidence comes from trials in women and nonwhite or minority populations. … Characteristics Influencing the Effectiveness of the Interventions Population Characteristics Most … ‡ Data for entire study population, which included adults and adolescents.

411. Archived: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 18, 2014 - I Clinician Summary Expand All Population Community-dwelling … point of 23/24 or 24/25 (score considered “positive”/“negative”) is appropriate for most primary care populations … These studies were conducted in primary care–relevant populations, and most instruments were brief (≤ … It has been studied in various populations; the mean age of participants ranged from 69 to 95 years, … important outcomes is uncertain because of the limited number of trials and variability in studied populations

412. Archived: Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan109/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     August 14, 2014 - Do preeclampsia screening or risk assessment perform differently for important population subgroups ( … Include Exclude Population All asymptomatic pregnant women Studies that … exclusively include persons seeking high-risk obstetric care; other selected nongeneralizable populations … categorized as “very high” by the Human Development Index or not applicable to U.S. clinical settings or populations

413. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Undetected eye disease in a primary care population. … Blindness and visual impairment in an American urban population. The Baltimore Eye Survey. … Prevalence of age-related lens opacities in a population. The Beaver Dam eye study. … Effectiveness of vision-screening in pre-school populations with preferential-looking cards used for … Negative predictive value of a population-based preschool vision screening program.

414. Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2008 - CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS Patient Population under Consideration This recommendation applies to men in … the general U.S. population. … If treatment for prostate cancer detected by screening improves health outcomes, the population most … No prospective studies have followed a population-based co- hort of patients with screening-detected … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations

415. Recommendation: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 15, 2011 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … The USPSTF considered it reasonable to include these persons in the population under consideration for … Studies that compare the diagnostic accuracy of urine screening tests in representative populations are … In lower-prevalence populations, more patients are potentially exposed to unnecessary harms because of … a higher rate of false-positive results than in higher-prevalence populations.

416. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - Study) and other cohort studies; studies of glycemic control, with CHD outcomes, in screening- detected populations … An additional 26% of the population had IFG. … treat- ments for cardiovascular risk factors among persons with IGT or IFG compared with normoglycemic populations … ited, however, and studies vary in outcome measures, char- acteristics of the screened and comparison populations … The USPSTF did not find evidence in other populations that screening and treatment of early diabetes

417. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - 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? … Do these harms differ by population? No eligible studies were identified. … Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay, T-SPOT.TB, in a population with a low prevalence of

418. Screening for Breast Cancer Using Film Mammography: Clinical Summary of 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION* Population Women Aged 40−49 Years Women … PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION* Population Women Aged ≥40 Years Screening … Contrast-enhanced MRI has been shown to detect more cases of cancer in very high-risk populations

419. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 28, 2017 - Included Excluded Populations KQs 1, 2: Unselected, asymptomatic, community-dwelling adults … outcomes)   Setting Prenatal or primary care settings Studies conducted exclusively in populations … In response, the USPSTF made minor changes to clarify the included population and relevant outcomes. … focus on community-dwelling adults presenting in primary care settings rather than institutionalized populations

420. Archived: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … Population Adult General Population 1 Recommendation Screen for high blood pressure Grade: … Clinical Considerations Patient population … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations … is defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general, primary care population