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261. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     April 11, 2024 - . † The population includes cisgender women and may be applicable to individuals who are transgender, … The population also includes women who may have a previous diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer but … 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 … Category Included Excluded Populations KQs 1–3: Women * with unknown BRCA1/2 mutation

262. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2008 - Study Selection: For benefits of screening or treatment for screened populations, systematic reviews; … We excluded studies of very high-risk or special patient populations, including patients with a history … For benefits of screening or treatment of screened populations, we included randomized, controlled trials … Not condition of interest (n = 33): Not asymptomatic bacteriuria (e.g., symptomatic UTI) High-risk population … (n = 12): Not generalizable to general adult populations (e.g., recurrent UTIs, sickle cell disease

263. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - in 2000 and 2001 to 11.9 cases per 100 000 population in 2019. … testing processes can improve workflow and efficiency or for smaller laboratories serving higher-risk populations … No studies directly addressed ef- fective screening intervals in the included populations. … The USPSTF clarified factors driving disparities in syphilis prevalence among certain populations in … • Optimal screening intervals for all high-risk populations. • Effectiveness of rapid POC testing in

264. Recommendation: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 26, 2022 - Recommendation in  JAMA  (FREE) Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … Practice Considerations Patient Population … Four studies conducted in primary CVD prevention populations found no association between aspirin use … primary CVD prevention population. … Accuracy of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk equation in a large contemporary, multiethnic population

265. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2021 - been conducted in coun- tries rated as “very high” on the 2015 Human Development Index.16 Eligible populations … for KQ2 (initial screening) were unselected based on blood pressure, whereas KQ3 populations (confirmatory … Population: Highly selected populations who do not represent a primary screening populations and populations … of treated and untreated individuals and populations with and without previous elevated OBPMs.14,15,108 … Prevalence, treatment, and control rates of conventional and ambulatory hypertension across 10 populations

266. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Events: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - recruited patients with diabetes, others included such patients in recruiting a high cardiovascular risk population … or the baseline risk for CVD events is higher than that for the average population and high enough to … This tool is derived from a more racially and ethnically diverse, contemporary population than the Framingham … primary prevention studies are heterogeneous in terms of aspirin dose; duration of therapy; baseline population … Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular events in a general population screened for a low ankle brachial

267. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 2022 - in 2000 and 2001 to 11.9 cases per 100,000 population in 2019. … testing processes can improve workflow and efficiency or for smaller laboratories serving higher-risk populations … No studies directly addressed effective screening intervals in the included populations. … The USPSTF clarified factors driving disparities in syphilis prevalence among certain populations in … Optimal screening intervals for all high-risk populations.

268. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - Colorectal cancer screening adherence in a general population. … Disparities in colon cancer screening in the Medicare population. … Colorectal cancer test use among Hispanic and non-Hispanic U.S. populations. … 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.

269. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
     July 20, 2017 - Do the outcomes of using medications to reduce risk for primary breast cancer vary by population subgroups … Do they vary by population subgroups, including nonwhite women; premenopausal women; women with comorbid … Included Excluded Populations Women without preexisting breast cancer, including women … atypical hyperplasia) Women with preexisting breast cancer (invasive or ductal carcinoma in situ); men; populations … help them make informed decisions about risk-reducing medications, and how these tradeoffs vary by population

270. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Improving the Health of Women Through Research (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4)_0.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - unanswered questions in women’s health has a broader population impact, and in so doing, can advance … Effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in diverse populations Osteoporosis 1. … high-risk populations would be helpful. … Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific Population and Age Groups That Deserve Further Research: 1. … He is a practicing pediatrician at Group Health, where he is medical director for population health

271. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Improving the Health of Women Through Research (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4).pdf
     January 01, 2016 - unanswered questions in women’s health has a broader population impact, and in so doing, can advance … Effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in diverse populations Osteoporosis 1. … high-risk populations would be helpful. … Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific Population and Age Groups That Deserve Further Research: 1. … He is a practicing pediatrician at Group Health, where he is medical director for population health

272. Clinical Practice Guidelines 2011 Insert 0 (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2019 - multidisciplinary and balanced, comprising a variety of methodological experts and clinicians, and populations … intervention from an efficacy or harms perspec- tive, or that a recommendation can be applied to new populations

273. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     June 07, 2016 - Screening for syphilis in nonpregnant populations is an important public health approach to preventing … Studies in adolescent populations are particularly needed. … studies on the diagnostic accuracy of reverse sequence screening algorithms in well-defined patient populations … Accurate screening tests are available to identify syphilis infection in populations at increased risk … A few comments sought clarification on which populations were considered to be at increased risk.

274. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary23/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
     March 30, 2015 - We excluded studies conducted in resource-poor populations, including nutritionally deficient populations … in developing countries and populations in areas expected to have a high prevalence of hemoparasites … Details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method, interventions, analysis … due to the limited number of studies for each Key Question and differences among studies in design, population … enrolled was similar to the population of the United States, particularly in terms of rates of malnutrition

275. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
     October 15, 2010 - The target population was asymptomatic persons older than 50 years. … Data Abstraction and Quality Assessment We abstracted details on patient population, study design … Early results of bladder-cancer screening in a high-risk population of heavy smokers. … The diagram starts on the left with the screening population, "asymptomatic adults." … Populations Includes adults ≥50 y.

276. Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Clinical Considerations Patient Population Under Consideration This recommendation applies to pregnant … Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Clinical Summary Population Pregnant women, new … To better understand the effects of different interventions and patient populations, future research … should include adequate sample sizes, clear descriptions of the included populations and com- parators … The population of interest included mothers of full- or near-term infants and members of the mother-

277. Recommendation: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 25, 2021 - Recommendation in  JAMA  (FREE) Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … , rural populations, or others. … Comments asked for clarification of the patient population. … The USPSTF revised the Practice Considerations section to clarify that the patient population under consideration … Black, Alaska Native/American Indian, and Hispanic persons; and populations with increased rates of

278. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/depression-in-adults-screening
     January 26, 2016 - Among general adult populations, prevalence rates vary by sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, marital … The optimum interval for screening for depression is also unknown; more evidence for all populations … Services Task Force, which makes evidence-based recommendations on preventive services for community populations … which focused on the direct evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for depression in adult populations … that the evidence was sufficient to establish the benefits of treatment of depression in general adult populations

279. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - NIDDM is markedly increased in Native Americans and is also higher among black and Hispanic populations … various blood or urine tests have been examined for their ability to identify three distinct at-risk populations … Both the sensitivity and positive predictive value of screening tests will be highest in high-risk populations … Can islet cell antibodies predict IDDM in the general population? … Impaired glucose tolerance in the U.S. population.

280. Recommendation: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 10, 2019 - Some comments urged more research in diverse populations. … Some comments suggested expanding the populations for whom screening is recommended. … The USPSTF did not expand the scope of its recommendation beyond the populations justified by its review … screening trials to the current US population. … Studies examining the efficacy of screening and treatment in diverse populations (eg, older adults, women