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41. Skin Cancer Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/wKfFrTpC8VtforKLrqGpjQ
    April 18, 2023 - screening effectiveness was from 3 nonrandomized analyses of 2 population-based skin cancer screening programs … lead time bias and presence of overdiagnosis than relative survival when evaluating early detec- tion programs … in Germany and 22 other European countries without screening programs. … European countries (point estimates not reported).22 Three publications from the 2 German screening programs … Skin cancer examination programs were heterogeneous in both intervention and comparison group selection

42. USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/adult-obesity-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    March 19, 2018 - “The Task Force found that intensive, multicomponent behavioral programs are safe and effective, and … “There are many programs available, so we encourage people to talk to their clinician about what might … Evidence shows that intensive behavioral programs that include a variety of activities are successful … “Of the programs we examined, those that combined multiple activities and included group sessions had … “Evidence shows that people regain less weight with these types of programs.”

43. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
    June 04, 2024 - The exercise trials mostly consisted of multicomponent group exercise programs (24/36 trials); 9 trials … involved individual programs similar to what is commonly available in the United States in the form … program was the Otago Exercise Program, which was delivered fully or partially in 6 studies. 18 , 25 … programs, 45 , 60 , 66 , 73 the Weight-bearing exercise for Better Balance program, 50 , 87 , 88 and … protocol appears as a “best” model Nearly all programs include gait/balance/functional training and

44. Draft Research Plan: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/primary-care-interventions-child-maltreatment
    February 17, 2022 - for a) identifying children at risk of maltreatment, b) referring children or families to prevention programs … children of caregivers who perpetrated maltreatment toward them Interventions Primary care–based programs … services that could result from a referral by a primary care provider Services may include home visiting programs … , respite care, parent education programs, and family support and family strengthening programs Services

45. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Cardiovascular Risk Factors (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByID/1862
    August 01, 2014 - Evidence shows that effective programs generally involve multiple sessions of face-to-face or telephone … The Task Force found that intensive behavioral counseling programs can help adults improve their diet … The Task Force found no evidence that behavioral programs to improve diet are harmful. … Your doctor or nurse may suggest a behavioral counseling program that can help you make changes to improve … These programs usually involve education, goal setting, and regular conversations to help you stay on

46. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Cardiovascular Risk Factors (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/rhSzEVBjRK5CW8G42VWuVU
    August 01, 2014 - Evidence shows that effective programs generally involve multiple sessions of face-to-face or telephone … The Task Force found that intensive behavioral counseling programs can help adults improve their diet … The Task Force found no evidence that behavioral programs to improve diet are harmful. … Your doctor or nurse may suggest a behavioral counseling program that can help you make changes to improve … These programs usually involve education, goal setting, and regular conversations to help you stay on

47. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
    July 26, 2016 - This study suggests that, at best, a program of public education and disease awareness coupled with 1 … Clinical outcomes from skin screening clinics within a community-based melanoma screening program. … Validity of melanoma diagnosis in a community-based screening program. … SPOTme skin cancer screening program. American Academy of Dermatology. … https://www.aad.org/members/volunteer/skin-cancer-screening-program . Accessed May 17, 2016. 22.

48. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    June 04, 2013 - is insufficient to recommend specific preventive interventions, most child maltreatment prevention programs … Home visitation programs usually comprise a combination of services provided by a nurse or paraprofessional … in the family’s home on a regularly scheduled basis; most programs are targeted to families with young

49. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/CgLQsDuh3LaDVGNWRX9CUP
    April 01, 2025 - ° Breastfeeding education typically includes a formalized program to convey general breastfeeding … include Black race, being younger than 30 years, participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides resources for families and public health programs

50. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ssyToY5X26WF6dgZ29FjUY
    January 01, 2013 - The Task Force also found that programs and support services can reduce violence, abuse, and physical … The potential harms of IPV screening and programs are small. … intervention services Programs such as counseling, home visits, referrals to community services, and … Administration on Aging) Screening for IPV and Referral to Programs and Support Services Because … suggest that you have been abused or may be at risk for abuse, your clinician can refer to you a program

51. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/ahrqs-support-of-the-uspstf-072018_0.pdf
    January 01, 1998 - Specifically, the USPSTF program within AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI) is … How AHRQ Supports the USPSTF To support the Task Force, the USPSTF program staff: • Assists with day-to-day

52. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/ahrqs-support-of-the-uspstf-072018.pdf
    January 01, 1998 - Specifically, the USPSTF program within AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI) is … How AHRQ Supports the USPSTF To support the Task Force, the USPSTF program staff: • Assists with day-to-day

53. Draft Research Plan: Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/heliobacter-pylori-infection-screening
    November 17, 2022 - We will also describe the population characteristics and screening program components in the included … Data on screening program components will help us explore if any components of screening programs may … Study design KQ 1: Randomized trials, controlled trials, nonrandomized studies of screening programs

54. Draft Research Plan: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/syphilis-infection-pregnant-persons
    December 01, 2022 - incidence of congenital syphilis); prevalence of congenital syphilis after implementation of a screening program … controlled trials; before-after and ecologic studies reporting effect of implementing a widespread screening program

55. Draft Research Plan: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/breastfeeding-interventions
    March 10, 2022 - What programs help facilitate access to or utilization of breastfeeding support interventions? … Evidence will be evaluated to determine if there are common components of efficacious intervention programs … materials, and support provided prenatally, at time of delivery or postpartum Health system–level programs … and policies Mass media campaigns Worksite lactation programs Community interventions not affiliated

56. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByID/1870
    June 01, 2013 - The Task Force reviewed recent research studies on interventions (programs or other kinds of efforts … The Task Force focused on programs in primary care settings, such as clinics or offices where family … They also looked at ten other studies on programs in which health care professionals made home visits … The Task Force found little evidence about the benefits of these programs, and the evidence they did … Potential benefits of the programs in preventing abuse and neglect could not be determined.

57. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByToken/otgsgT2HpLH5gbn4sFN3hw
    June 01, 2013 - The Task Force reviewed recent research studies on interventions (programs or other kinds of efforts … The Task Force focused on programs in primary care settings, such as clinics or offices where family … They also looked at ten other studies on programs in which health care professionals made home visits … The Task Force found little evidence about the benefits of these programs, and the evidence they did … Potential benefits of the programs in preventing abuse and neglect could not be determined.

58. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review61/idiopathic-scoliosis-in-adolescents-screening-2004
    June 15, 2004 - The positive predictive value of the scoliosis screening program was 0.05 (95% CI, 0.048-0.052). … the prevalence of scoliosis in children aged 8-12 years who were enrolled in a school-based screening program … degrees) and required treatment. followup studies are planned to assess the impact of the screening program … cases of idiopathic scoliosis were, for the most part, previously detected outside of this screening program … This annual school-based screening program did not detect a single case of idiopathic scoliosis that

59. Screening for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/tBNG587psNsCn7HHcfRuqm
    November 01, 2004 - conducted by Yawn et al6 evaluated the effectiveness of a community- based school scoliosis screening program … The positive predictive value of the scoliosis screening program was 0.05 (95% CI, 0.048–0.052). … Follow-up studies are planned to assess the impact of the screening program and of conservative treatment … cases of idiopathic scoliosis were, for the most part, previously detected outside of this screening program … This annual school-based screening program did not detect a single case of idiopathic scoliosis that

60. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    June 04, 2024 - protocol appears as a “best” model Nearly all programs include gait/balance/functional training and … The exercise trials mostly consisted of multicomponent group exercise programs (24/36 trials); 9 trials … program was the Otago Exercise Program, which was delivered fully or partially in 6 studies.18,25,56,58,63,87 … The next most commonly evaluated exercise programs delivered were tai chi exercise programs,45,60,66,73 … the Weight-bearing exercise for Better Balance program,50,87,88 and the StandingTall program.57,74