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1. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
   March 21, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … risk-reducing medications on primary breast cancer, breast cancer mortality, all-cause mortality, and quality … Thromboembolic events Cardiovascular events Risk of other cancers Adverse outcomes related to quality … databases Other study designs Language English only Non-English publications Study Quality … Good- and fair-quality studies, according to design-specific criteria Poor-quality studies, according

2. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
   May 13, 2025 - Three of those studies, all fair quality, were conducted prospectively, and 2 studies, 1 fair quality … and 1 good quality, were conducted retrospectively. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018.  … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025. 

3. Ericka Gibson, M.D., M.P.H. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/ericka-gibson-md-mph
   January 01, 2025 - As the physician program director for perinatal safety and quality, she works to ensure that patients … receive the highest quality maternity care through data collection, data analysis, program design and … implementation, protocol development and dissemination, quality improvement, and safety systems oversight … the Southeast Permanente Medical Group, establishing the organization’s maternal health high-priority quality … birthing person within a multifaceted program that incorporates evidence-based clinical care, data-driven quality

4. Draft Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
   December 28, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … cancer (including tumor receptor status) and DCIS; breast cancer mortality; all-cause mortality; and quality … of life KQ 2 (Harms): Adverse quality of life and health outcomes Fractures Ophthalmologic … Thromboembolic events Cardiovascular events Risk of other cancers Adverse outcomes related to quality … Good- and fair-quality studies, according to design-specific criteria Poor-quality studies, according

5. JAMA (pdf file)
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   May 13, 2025 - Two investigators indepen- dently screened abstracts and articles and rated study quality using predefined … Three of those studies, all fair quality, were conducted prospectively, and 2 studies, 1 fair quality … and 1 good quality, were conducted ret- rospectively. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025.

6. Procedure Manual Section 4. Evidence Review Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-4-evidence-review-development
   June 22, 2025 - The EPC may supplement these with the use of newer methods of assessing quality of individual studies … The EPC, at its discretion, may include some poor-quality studies in its review. … When studies of poor quality are included in the results of the systematic review, the EPC explains the … reasons for inclusion, clearly identifies which studies are of poor quality, and states how poor-quality … studies are analyzed with regard to good- and fair- quality studies.

7. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Announces the Addition of Two New Members | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   January 01, 2025 - As the physician program director for perinatal safety and quality, she works to ensure that patients … receive the highest quality maternity care through data collection, data analysis, program design and … implementation, protocol development and dissemination, quality improvement, and safety systems oversight

8. Draft Research Plan: Early Allergen Introduction to Prevent Food Allergies in Infants: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
   May 09, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Incidence of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis or fatal reactions, after the intervention period Quality … 2022 Human Development Index Language English only Non-English language publications Quality … Fair or good quality, according to design-specific criteria Poor quality, according to design-specific

9. Final Research Plan: Early Allergen Introduction to Prevent Food Allergies in Infants: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
   September 05, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Incidence of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis or fatal reactions, after the intervention period Quality … 2022 Human Development Index Language English only Non-English language publications Quality … Fair or good quality, according to design-specific criteria Poor quality, according to design-specific

10. Draft Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
    February 25, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Developmental, functional, and quality of life outcomes? … Do interventions targeting young children with ASD improve developmental, functional, and quality of … or worsening in adaptive behavior or autism symptom severity, parental distress, and quality of life … rating Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies Abbreviations: ASD=autism spectrum

11. Evidence Summary: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
    November 07, 2023 - Two investigators independently rated study quality. … higher-quality evidence was unavailable. … Sixth, poor-quality trials of xylitol were included, due to few higher-quality studies. … However, xylitol conclusions were based on fair-quality trials. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis.

12. Draft Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-older-adults
    March 06, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … directives); safety planning; living arrangements Patient-related outcomes: Health-related quality … Patient-related outcomes: Cost-related outcomes; patient satisfaction (other than health-related quality … Cost-related outcomes; family/caregiver satisfaction (other than caregiver burden and health-related quality … , 5: Case series, case reports Language English Languages other than English Study quality

13. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
    May 01, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Abbreviations: STI=sexually transmitted infection; QoL=quality … KQ 1 (Health outcomes) : STI incidence (based on testing/biologic confirmation) Mortality and quality … Development Index other than “Very High” Language English only Non-English publications Study quality … Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria

14. Draft Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
    January 16, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Abbreviations: STI=sexually transmitted infection; QoL=quality … KQ 1 (Health outcomes) : STI incidence (based on testing/biologic confirmation) Mortality and quality … Development Index other than “Very High” Language English only Non-English publications Study quality … Fair or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria)

15. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
    March 11, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Main Outcomes and Measures: Food insecurity; dietary, physiologic, quality of life, health outcomes; … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025. AHRQ publication 24-05314-EF-1. 15. … Quality: Study did not meet quality standards.

16. Preventive Services for Food Insecurity: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 11, 2025 - Quality: Study did not meet quality standards. … Overview of Studies, All Interventions (KQ4) Intervention type; source Quality ratinga No. … For quality rating criteria, see eTable 2 in the Supplement. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025. AHRQ publication 24-05314-EF-1. 15.

17. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-nonpregnant-adults-adolescents-screening
    September 27, 2022 - AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Articles were rated as good, fair, or poor quality. … In general, a good-quality study met all criteria. … A poor-quality study had a single fatal flaw or multiple important limitations. … All poor-quality studies were excluded from this review.

18. Final Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-older-adults
    June 12, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … directives); safety planning; living arrangements Patient-related outcomes: Health-related quality … Patient-related outcomes: Cost-related outcomes; patient satisfaction (other than health-related quality … Cost-related outcomes; family/caregiver satisfaction (other than caregiver burden and health-related quality … , 5: Case series, case reports Language English Languages other than English Study quality

19. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    November 07, 2023 - Two investigators independently rated study quality. … Sixth, poor-quality trials of xylitol were included, due to few higher-quality studies. … However, xylitol conclusions were based on fair-quality trials. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 21-05279-EF-1.

20. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/ahrq-support-of-the-uspstf-2025.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ … AHRQ’s mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, and … recommendations AHRQ also supports the Task Force by working with research organizations to synthesize high-quality