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41. Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions
    October 22, 2015 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … or high risk for falls, used alone or in combination, reduce falls or falls-related injury, improve quality … of life measures not listed in the inclusion criteria Disability measures other than activities of … daily life and/or instrumental activities of daily life Falls Efficacy Scale Function measures ( … Balance Scale) KQ 2: Minor adverse events that are reported using nonvalidated, nongeneralizable measures

42. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hypertension-in-adults-screening
    April 27, 2021 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Mortality; cardiovascular events; quality of life; sensitivity, specificity … analysis. 19 , 20 Results for KQ3 (confirmatory measurement) were stratified by the type of confirmatory measure … HBPM as a confirmatory method. 25 , 65 , 66 , 69 In these studies, participants were instructed to measure … reported mm Hg differences between measurement modalities or studies that only included κ values as a measure … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality.

43. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Hypertension in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/hypertension-in-adults-screening
    June 07, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … blood pressure; CVD = cardiovascular disease; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; HF = heart failure; QoL = quality … ABPM) Blood pressure measurement with wrist and finger monitors, forearm cuffs, or ankle and toe measures … of life measures, tolerability of ABPM devices) KQs 1, 3: Cardiovascular symptoms (e.g., palpitations … the 2015 Human Development Index Language English Other languages than English Study quality

44. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendaiton Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/PR7HUFdx2b_F9HvDFqz76L
    March 19, 2024 - none reported group differences.1,21 Of 4 trials (n = 1638) evaluating outcomes based on the Bayley Scales … Outcome measures could also include those outside the child welfare system (eg, composite measures). … • In addition, consistency in outcome measure definitions, outcome types, and outcome timing across … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2024. AHRQ publication 23-05307-EF-1. 2.

45. Screening for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Where Is the Evidence? (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7K93Ldpe86aLuGS65CPKYp
    July 01, 2005 - is important to note that the USPSTF did not recommend that primary care clinicians not weigh and measure … And, what should clinicians do today given the dearth of high quality evidence? … Although BMI is a convenient and widely agreed-upon measure of obesity, it is not clear what BMI at … screening for overweight in children/adolescents improves age-appropriate behavioral or physiologic measures … screening for overweight in children/adolescents improves age-appropriate behavioral or physiologic measures

46. Draft Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
    April 21, 2022 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … fracture injuries Disability (as measured by instrumental activities of daily life instruments) Quality … reported in studies KQ 1: Basic activities of daily living Falls Efficacy Scale Function measures … Balance Scale) KQ 2: Minor adverse events that are reported using nonvalidated, nongeneralizable measures … 2019 Human Development Index Language English only Non-English language publications Quality

47. Archived: Final Research Plan: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
    July 26, 2017 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … which rates of adherence (key question 3) are examined, as well as the outcomes of HIV infection and quality … † Measures of adherence include patient diaries or self-report, pill counts, adherence monitoring … devices, biochemical measures (e.g., serum drug levels), and prescription fill data … interest are those in which PrEP is administered in ways similar to primary care settings, that adherence measures

48. Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    March 04, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … of life (both disease-specific measures, such as the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire, and … general measures, such as the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey), measures of sleepiness, motor vehicle … 3: Studies eligible for KQ 1 or 2 that report harms of screening or diagnostic tests KQ 4: Good-quality … sample used to develop the test Language English Languages other than English Study quality

49. Final Research Plan: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
    September 03, 2015 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Additionally, the figure illustrates how nontraditional risk factor assessment may improve measures of … risk factors in addition to traditional risk factors to predict cardiovascular disease risk improve measures … 4: CVD events (e.g., myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident) and/or mortality KQ 2: Measures … Fair or good quality only Abbreviations: CCT = controlled clinical trial; CVD = cardiovascular

50. Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
    July 21, 2022 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … injuries and fractures Disability (as measured by instrumental activities of daily life instruments) Quality … reported in studies KQ 1: Basic activities of daily living Falls Efficacy Scale Function measures … Balance Scale) KQ 2: Minor adverse events that are reported using nonvalidated and nongeneralizable measures … 2019 Human Development Index Language English only Non-English-language publications Quality

51. Txncztmvpe5Ftseqts6Obm (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TxnCztmvpE5FtsEqts6oBM
    November 01, 2015 - (A recom- mendation) The USPSTF recommends obtaining measure- ments outside of the clinical setting … Measure- ments are typically taken at 20- to 30-minute intervals. … 1.56) 1.40 (1.21–1.62) 1.36 (1.04–1.79) 1.02 (0.86–1.20) 1.13 (1.08–1.19) 1.09 (0.92–1.29) 0.5 21 Weights … adjusted) HR (95% CI) 1.17 (1.02–1.33) 1.23 (1.00–1.51) 1.39 (1.22–1.59) 1.22 (1.09–1.37) 0.5 21 Weights … the Oscar 2 ambulatory blood pressure monitor among research participants: a cross-sectional repeated measures

52. Draft Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-adults-october-2022
    February 13, 2020 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … endothelial growth factor inhibitors on visual acuity, morbidity, mortality, general or vision-related quality … refractive error and cataracts Outcomes KQs 1, 2, 5–7: Visual acuity; vision-related quality … of life; functional capacity, including ability to drive and driving outcomes; other measures of morbidity … specificity, positive and negative predictive values, areas under the receiver operating curve, and other measures

53. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
    February 13, 2020 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … endothelial growth factor inhibitors on visual acuity, morbidity, mortality, general or vision-related quality … refractive error and cataracts Outcomes KQs 1, 2, 5–7: Visual acuity; vision-related quality … of life; functional capacity, including ability to drive and driving outcomes; other measures of morbidity … specificity, positive and negative predictive values, areas under the receiver operating curve, and other measures

54. Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    October 30, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … of life (both disease-specific measures, such as the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire, and … general measures, such as the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey), motor vehicle crashes, cardiovascular … KQ 2: Sensitivity, specificity, discrimination, calibration KQ 3: Sensitivity and specificity; measures … daytime somnolence or sleepiness (e.g., measured with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale or other validated measures

55. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    October 30, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … of life (both disease-specific measures, such as the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire, and … general measures, such as the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey), motor vehicle crashes, cardiovascular … KQ 2: Sensitivity, specificity, discrimination, calibration KQ 3: Sensitivity and specificity; measures … daytime somnolence or sleepiness (e.g., measured with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale or other validated measures

56. Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    July 17, 2018 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Cardiovascular events, mortality, risk assessment performance measures (calibration … KQ2 studies were re- quired to include a measure of calibration, discrimination, or reclas- sification … Quality: Study was poor quality. … This analysis uses the change in C statistic to measure discrimination. … Across all 3 nontraditional risk factors, less than half of studies reported a measure of calibration

57. Final Research Plan: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hypertension-in-adults-screening
    October 04, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … blood pressure; CVD = cardiovascular disease; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; HF = heart failure; QoL = quality … ABPM) Blood pressure measurement with wrist and finger monitors, forearm cuffs, or ankle and toe measures … of life measures, tolerability of ABPM devices) KQs 1, 3: Cardiovascular symptoms (e.g., palpitations … the 2015 Human Development Index Language English Other languages than English Study quality

58. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/individualizing-cancer-screening-older-adults
    March 01, 2021 - Measures of functional status and health-related quality of life (HRQL) need to be included in trials … Quality-adjusted life years estimated using preference-based measures are a prominent way for estimating … quality-adjusted survival. … are good measures in older adults will be explored in an upcoming companion report. … Outcomes Assessment in Cancer: Measures, Methods, and Applications.

59. Draft Research Plan: Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening-adults
    October 25, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … between vitamin D use and selected intermediate outcomes (i.e., bone mineral density, blood pressure, and measures … Incidence of falls Incidence of fractures Incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer Quality … mass), behavioral outcomes (changes in diet or physical activity), or physical fitness/muscle strength measures … Good- and fair-quality studies (i.e., studies with low risk of bias or some concerns for bias) Poor-quality

60. 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 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Mortality; cardiovascular events; quality of life; sensitivity, specificity … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … - ment (repeat OBPM), twice-daily home blood pressure measure- ment for 3 to 7 days (HBPM), measurement … Racial differences in abnormal ambulatory blood pressure monitoring measures: results from the Coronary … the Oscar 2 ambulatory blood pressure monitor among research participants: a cross-sectional repeated measures