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461. PII: S0749-3797(01)00261-6 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/Harris2001.pdf
     January 01, 2001 - Because the populations affected by preventive care recommendations are often large and have no recognized … of Topics Scope In defining its scope of interest, the Task Force must consider types of services, populations … The populations for whom Task Force recommenda- tions are intended include patients seen in traditional … The analytic framework (Figures 1 and 2) uses a graphical format to make explicit the populations, preventive … These condi- tions include: ● biologic plausibility; ● similarities of the populations studied and primary

462. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - quality studies examined the accuracy of the Medical Technology Incorporated (MTI) photoscreener™ in a population … compared with unscreened populations.18,19 Cohort studies show that among children who have been diagnosed … the magnitude of benefit observed in the United Kingdom study is generalizable to the United States population … Screening for amblyopia in preschool children: results of a population-based, randomized controlled trial … Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

463. Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2001 - (See Clinical Considerations for discussion of selected populations at high risk.) … Men aged .65 (5.2% of the U.S. population) are diagnosed with 22% of the new cases of malignant melanoma … each year; women aged .65 (7.4% of the population) are diag- nosed with 14% of new cases. … Yield of Screening Test While dependent on the population screened, rates of suspected melanoma in mass … : Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

464. USPSTF and Public Engagement Fact Sheet (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Research Plans guide the recommendation process and include key questions to be answered and target populations

465. Archived: Evidence Summary: Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 11, 2016 - Conclusion: Biennial screening for breast cancer is efficient for average-risk populations. … Efficiency Frontiers for Average-Risk Populations Efficiency frontier plots were used to graphically … Sensitivity Analyses for Average-Risk Populations Varying the disutilities for usual health, screening … , diagnosis, and treatment did not affect strategy rankings for average-risk populations, and QALY gains … Third, the analysis did not consider other imaging technologies for average-risk populations or for groups

466. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Highlights High-Priority Evidence Gaps in 2022 Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Force’s commitment to improving health equity by highlighting research gaps specific to high-risk populations … Even though the United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, our population has a shorter

467. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - be directly assessed or compared with the test characteristics of conventional cytology in the same population … studies prior to 2002 examined the role of HPV as a primary screening test, 5 of which used a study population … There are at least 8 studies evaluating HPV testing in large populations under way or recently completed … cancer is localized, only 13% will survive distant disease.24 Introduction of screening programs to populations … : Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

468. 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

469. 4Zmynqjxlv8G4Lzlrrddrm (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Population: This recommendation applies to asymptomatic preg- nant women who are at increased risk for … PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Recommendation Risk Assessment Preventive … This approach may help to identify a patient population with an absolute risk for preeclampsia of at … Further research in populations that bear the highest disease burden for preeclampsia, including African … The USPSTF also added language to the Table to clarify the populations at risk.

470. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - sensitivity but low specificity for identifying future child maltreatment when administered in the study populations … Kempe Family Stress Inventory. 28 , 29 These questionnaires have not been widely tested in different populations … Further research is required to identify screening tools that are valid in the general population and … False-positive test results, most common in low-risk populations, may compromise the clinician-patient … A population-based survey assessing support for mandatory domestic violence reporting by health care

471. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - We excluded studies in high-risk or special populations and studies in populations not general- izable … Considerations about whether a population would be comparable to a U.S. population in- clude the general … We specifically excluded studies in populations with high HIV rates, because these studies are thought … We found 1 study in a non-U.S. population (9) that provided information on the benefits of screening … for syph- ilis in pregnancy and met our inclusion criteria; we did not find any new studies in U.S. populations

472. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - studies compared the performance of ≥ 2 tests, compared a single screening technique across different populations … be helpful in screening for speech and language delay; 4) testing screening strategies in diverse populations … Validation of an early language milestone scale in a high-risk population. … PLASTER: predicting communication impairments in a NICU follow-up population. … Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

473. Archived: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - sensitivity but low specificity for identifying future child maltreatment when administered in the study populations … Kempe Family Stress Inventory. 28 , 29 These questionnaires have not been widely tested in different populations … Further research is required to identify screening tools that are valid in the general population and … False-positive test results, most common in low-risk populations, may compromise the clinician-patient … A population-based survey assessing support for mandatory domestic violence reporting by health care

474. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - If the practice’s population has a high rate of STIs, all sexually active patients in non- monogamous … rea- sons, additional work is needed to develop and evaluate counseling interventions for particular populations … Preventive Services T ask Force R ecom m endation Population A ll Sexually A ctive A dolescents … dults should be considered at increased risk and offered counseling if they have: In com m unities or populations … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations

475. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - (B recommendation) See the Clinical Considerations section for a descrip- tion of high-risk populations … Clinicians should be aware of populations with a par- ticularly high prevalence of STIs. … Research Needs and Gaps Most of the studies identified by the USPSTF were in high-risk populations of … Some subpopulations were also poorly represented, such as low- risk populations, adolescent boys, MSM … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations

476. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - C General population Routine screening for HBV infection in the general population is not recommended … pregnant women at high risk of having acquired HBV infection. 34 Recent studies in urban and minority populations … A strategy of targeting high-risk populations for screening and immunizing those found to be seronegative … order to avoid vaccinating immune individuals or persons with chronic HBV infections. 54-56 In these populations … Hepatitis B prevalence in an unregistered prenatal population.

477. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2008 - patients and the health care system) associated with screening for COPD using spirometry are large even in populations … airflow obstruction in repre- sentative samples of a general U.S. population (2, 3). … Treatment No controlled studies have compared clinical out- comes between screened and nonscreened populations … Population R ecom m endation A dditional population inform ation R isk factors for C O PD include … includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations

478. 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

479. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Clinicians may wish to consult local health authorities for guidance in identifying high-risk populations … where asymptomatic infection is highly prevalent in men (e.g., adolescent clinics serving high-risk populations … Routine screening of men or women is not recommended in the general population of low-risk adults ("D … The diagnosis of gonorrhea in a low-prevalence female population: enzyme immunoassay versus culture. … Effectiveness of Gonozyme for detection of gonorrhea in low-risk pregnant and gynecologic populations

480. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - evidence to bound the potential harms of treatment (ie, higher false-positive rates in low-prevalence populations … Clinical Considerations Patient Population Under Consideration This recommendation applies to children … defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general, primary care population … Clinical Summary: Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years Population Children aged 3 … vision therapy.1 The USPSTF evaluated 2 fair-quality studies; a nested, random­ ized trial within a population-based