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241. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
     May 15, 2009 - Population All Pregnant Women Recommendation Screen for syphilis infection. … Prevalence is higher in southern U.S. and in metropolitan areas and in Hispanic and African American populations … is in the United States as a whole) and by ethnicity (it is higher in Hispanic and African-American populations … than in the white population). … Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2006: Special Populations .

242. 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

243. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2019 - To balance the overall portfolio of USPSTF recommendations by populations (for example, newborns, children … Reconsideration may stem from research published after a recommendation's release, such as research on new populations

244. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - Accurate screening tests are available to identify syphilis infection in populations at increased risk … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations … Screening for syphilis in nonpregnant populations is an important public health approach to preventing … Studies in adolescent populations are particularly needed. … A few comments sought clarification on which populations were considered to be at increased risk.

245. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - . 3 Screening with pulmonary function tests (without bronchodilators) was studied in primary care populations … corticosteroids and LABAs. 3 No treatment trials were conducted in asymptomatic or screen-detected populations … ; all were conducted in populations with moderate COPD. … in persons with mild to moderate COPD, it is unclear how these results would apply to asymptomatic populations … Disease recommended case-finding in symptomatic patients but did not recommend screening in asymptomatic populations

246. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - • Two approaches appear promising for the general population of adult patients in primary care settings … possible that medium or even small changes in diet would yield important health benefits across a large population … are at increased risk for chronic disease, such as those with hyperlipidemia, than for the general population … primary care settings are uncertain.12,33 Recommendations of Others Dietary guidelines for the general population … office-support program on saturated fat intake, weight, and serum lipid measurements in a hyperlipidemic population

247. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2020 - USPSTF uses to determine net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.8 Practice Considerations Patient Population … POPULATION This recommendation applies to all asymptomatic adults aged 18 to 79 years without known liver … This recommendation expands the population that should be screened. … between 1945 and 1965 re- main 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

248. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan21/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     June 15, 2013 - Strategies include selective screening of high-risk groups (e.g., younger populations, men who have sex … Definition of Disease Positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea on any test modality   Population … Screening strategies to detect infection, including selective screening of high-risk groups (e.g., younger populations … systematic review on screening in asymptomatic men, nonpregnant women, and adolescents, the target population

249. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary32/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
     May 08, 2012 - Screening women for IPV can provide benefits that vary by population, while potential adverse effects … The target population included women presenting for health care without problems directly related to … Trials enrolled narrowly defined patient populations that may not be applicable to broader populations … Screening women for IPV could reduce IPV and improve health outcomes depending on the population screened … Of these, 590 articles were excluded for the following reasons: wrong population (116); screening test

250. Screening for Suicide Risk - Recommendation and Rationale (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Discussion Although the incidence of suicide is low in the general population (0.01%), it was the 11th … 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. … No studies were found that evaluated treatment for suicide risk in the geriatric population. … Two studies found contradictory results regarding the harms of treatment interventions in a population

251. Archived: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
     June 11, 2019 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … A Clinician Summary Expand All Population Persons at high risk of HIV … suppress viral load are both important approaches to decreasing the risk of HIV transmission at the population … , and Hispanic/Latino populations. … emtricitabine (referred to simply as “PrEP” hereafter) and whether the benefits vary by risk group, population

252. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2011 - the USPSTF identify evidence gaps that prevent it from making recommendations that target specific populations … In this report, the USPSTF highlights the following key areas: Evidence gaps relating to specific populations

253. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
     December 15, 2020 - The population for screening was asymptomatic adults and adolescents without prior HBV infection. … Abstraction and Quality Rating One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population … Epidemiology of acute hepatitis B in the United States from population-based surveillance, 2006-2011. … therapy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection and development of hepatocellular carcinoma in a US population … factors) would identify nearly all cases of HBV infection, while screening about two-thirds of the population

254. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     June 15, 2013 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … B Clinician Summary Expand All   Population Persons at … Large population-based studies report an independent association between high-risk sexual behaviors ( … adjusted HR estimates for hepatocellular carcinoma were 0.24 (95% CI, 0.18 to 0.31) in the general HCV population … evidence obtained from observational data, whether results from the cohort studies reflected a “screened population

255. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 23, 2024 - POPULATION Asymptomatic children 5 years or younger whose parents or clinicians do not have specific … Population Recommendation Grade USPSTF indicates US Preventive Services Task Force. … uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual.5 Practice Considerations Patient Population … The median prevalence of speech and language disor- ders in the study populations was 16% (range, 4%- … language outcome measures.6,21 Other inter- ventions for language delay varied by delivery setting, population

256. Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Summary and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 09, 2021 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recom- mended screening for depression in the general adult population … Population: Study was not conducted in an average-risk population. … , including older adults, perinatal populations, and primary care patients. … Screening performance of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale in a diverse elderly home care population … Screening for depression in the general population with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression

257. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfannrpt2011.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - High-Priority Evidence Gaps in Clinical Preventive Services Targeting Specific Populations and Age … The USPSTF also recognizes the complexity involved in “translating” population-based recommendations … Clinical Preventive Services Targeting Specific Populations and Age Groups The report concludes with … Age Groups For some clinical preventive services that have been well studied for the general population … Given the continuing aging of the U.S. population and longer expected life spans, it is important to

258. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 18, 2024 - Other settings and countries not categorized as “Very High” on the Human Development Index Populations … Proposed Approach to Assessing Health Equity and Variation in Evidence Across Populations … Data on population characteristics will help us explore the degree to which the findings are broadly … representative of the U.S. population, including individuals in groups based on age; sex and gender;

259. Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review to Update teh 2004 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Screening women for IPV can provide benefits that vary by population, while potential adverse effects … The target population included women presenting for health care without problems directly related to … We assessed the applicability of studies by using the population, intervention, comparator, outcome, … Randomized Trials of IPV Interventions Study, Year (Reference) Comparisons Population Intervention … Trials enrolled narrowly defined patient populations that may not be applicable to broader populations

260. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Population: This recommendation applies to all asymptomatic adults without known liver disease or functional … PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Recommendation Treatment Balance of Benefits … CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS Patient Population Under Consideration This recommendation applies to all asymptomatic … Large population-based studies report an independent association between high-risk sexual behaviors ( … is defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general primary care population