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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-use-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2002
January 01, 2002 - Most participants in the primary prevention trials of aspirin therapy have been men between 40 and 75 … Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: recommendations and rationale. … Collaborative Group of the Primary Prevention Project (PPP). … Acetylsalicylic acid and the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. … Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: A summary of the evidence for the U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-adults-screening-2009
December 15, 2009 - It is intended for use by primary care clinicians. … It is common in primary care patients. … The prevalence of dysthymia in adults in primary care settings is estimated to range from 2% to 4%. … Both treatments are widely available from primary care providers or by referral. … Case-finding for depression in primary care: a randomized trial. Am J Med 1999;106:36-43.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations
June 01, 2025 - peritoneal cancer or an ancestry associated with brca1/2 gene mutation
The USPSTF recommends that primary … †
B
April 2024 *
Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions: … care clinicians apply fluoride varnish to the primary teeth of all infants and children starting at … the age of primary tooth eruption. … children and adolescents who have not started to use tobacco
The USPSTF recommends that primary care
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_3.pdf
January 01, 2022 - screening, counseling, and
preventive medications
• Recommendations address only services offered in the primary … care setting
or services referred by a primary care clinician
• Recommendations apply to adults … race/ethnicity
USPSTF Members
• The 16 volunteer members represent disciplines of primary … review at any
time
• USPSTF reviews nominated topics for relevance to
and impact on prevention, primary … Partners represent:
• Primary care clinicians, consumers, and other stakeholders
• Federal agencies
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_0.pdf
January 01, 2022 - screening, counseling, and
preventive medications
• Recommendations address only services offered in the primary … care setting
or services referred by a primary care clinician
• Recommendations apply to adults … race/ethnicity
USPSTF Members
• The 16 volunteer members represent disciplines of primary … review at any
time
• USPSTF reviews nominated topics for relevance to
and impact on prevention, primary … Partners represent:
• Primary care clinicians, consumers, and other stakeholders
• Federal agencies
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cJSpoZqW2M7czx_-GeTdtE
May 01, 2004 - A primary reviewer abstracted relevant
information into evidence tables. … could be performed in either primary or specialty
care settings. … for suicide risk in a primary care
setting is a daunting challenge. … Of the
2 studies directly involving primary care, 1 recruited
some of its patients from a primary care … in primary care
settings.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/P2BsfdYoqKa6-9a-Wh5VqB
strong, existing evidence
indicates that the health benefit of initiating behavioral counseling in the primary … interventions to promote a healthful diet and physical activity may be provided to individual patients in
primary … care settings or in other sectors of the health care system after referral from a primary care clinician … Strong linkages between the primary
care setting and community-based resources may improve the delivery … of Harms and Benefits
The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that medium- or high-intensity primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/skin-cancer-counseling
June 30, 2016 - outcomes (melanoma, squamous or basal cell carcinoma incidence, morbidity, or mortality) (KQ1); whether primary … Do primary care–relevant counseling interventions improve skin cancer prevention behaviors (e.g., reduced … teaching skin self-examination
Intervention must be initiated in, conducted in, or referable from primary … Health care system interventions (e.g., staff training)
Interventions not referable from primary … care
Multicomponent interventions for which the effects of the primary care–relevant counseling component
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
October 20, 2016 - Does primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults, including pregnant women … Does primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults, including pregnant women … setting for alcohol-related issues (e.g., motor vehicle injury)
Other groups not generalizable to primary … care setting or one that is applicable to or referable from primary care, including: primary care clinics … results were published from 1985 to present
Studies whose primary results were published prior to
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-expert-input-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - group of national experts in
prevention and evidence-based medicine that makes
recommendations to primary … Recommendations address only
services offered in the primary care setting or services referred by
a … primary care clinician. … At the start of each topic, the Task
Force identifies national primary care, specialty, patient, advocacy
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
September 13, 2018 - Do primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase physical activity … Do primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase physical activity … What are the harms of primary care–relevant behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase … care or a health care system or that could feasibly be implemented in or referred from primary care … care and those that are generalizable to primary care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/LU_2NqdYKvadBZuYjUmKo5
April 10, 2018 - concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to
assess the balance of benefits and harms of primary … OBJECTIVE To update the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 2013 recommendation
on primary care … EVIDENCE REVIEW The USPSTF commissioned a review of the evidence on primary care
interventions to prevent … interventions initiated in primary care focus on preventing maltreat-
ment before it occurs. … Primary care interventions to prevent child
maltreatment: U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening
October 29, 2015 - What is the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, with or without cytology, as a primary … For each primary screening strategy, how does the rescreening interval relate to future cancer incidence … Does the appropriate rescreening interval for each primary screening strategy vary by subpopulation ( … What are the potential adverse effects of HPV testing, with or without cytology, as a primary screening … KQs 1, 2: Comparative effectiveness (i.e., cytology-based [conventional or liquid-based] or other primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-c-screening
December 21, 2017 - in the epidemiology, prevalence, and incidence of HCV infection in the United States, including in primary … For KQs related to screening, the focus will be on settings applicable to U.S. primary care and emergency … per tests performed) (KQ 3)
Other outcomes, including intermediate outcomes
Setting
U.S. primary … that offer integrated services for primary care and behavioral health care (e.g., substance use treatment … that offer integrated services for primary care and behavioral health care (e.g., substance use treatment
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/56vB_8UTTE_HjygLvJfYqM
May 01, 2002 - System–Primary Care refer
to depression questions only. … Recognition, management,
and outcomes of depression in primary care. … Case-finding instruments
for depression in primary care settings. … Primary care
physicians’ medical decision making for late-life
depression. … The cost-utility of screening for depression in
primary care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-overview-fact-sheet-2021_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - signs or symptoms of a specific
disease or condition
Are only for preventive services offered in a primary … care
setting or referable from a primary care provider
Address three types of preventive services: … scientifically independent, volunteer group of 16 national experts in the fields
of preventive medicine and primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-overview-fact-sheet-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - signs or symptoms of a specific
disease or condition
Are only for preventive services offered in a primary … care
setting or referable from a primary care provider
Address three types of preventive services: … scientifically independent, volunteer group of 16 national experts in the fields
of preventive medicine and primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
August 25, 2016 - clinician-administered screening methods; instruments must be feasible for use for screening in U.S. primary … care clinics or other settings where primary care services are offered, such as student health centers … screening accuracy and intervention studies differ based on whether populations were enrolled from primary … c
Quality
Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Settings
Primary … e This includes community-dwelling, assisted living settings where primary care services are delivered
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
August 19, 2021 - 4: Other serum markers (e.g., apolipoprotein A1, C-reactive protein)
Setting
KQs 1, 3-5: Primary … care or referable from primary care
KQ 2 (Yield): Primary care or referable from primary care, population-based … or community settings
Settings not generalizable to primary care
Study design
KQ 1 (Screening … Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
KQ 2 (Yield): U.S. only
Primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 16, 2024 - Does primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults reduce alcohol use or … Does primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults reduce morbidity or mortality … setting for alcohol-related issues (e.g., motor vehicle injury)
Other groups not generalizable to primary … change in alcohol consumption)
Setting
KQs 1–3: Broad-based, general settings, including: primary … results were published from 1985 to present
Studies whose primary results were published prior to