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261. C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - Data Extraction: Included studies were reviewed according to pre- defined criteria, and the quality of … The body of evidence is of good quality, consistency, and applicability. … Meta-analysis of Good-Quality Studies We also performed a meta-analysis limited to the 10 good-quality … We excluded 4 fair-quality studies that used all Framingham risk factors (43, 50, 59, 62). … GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.

262. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (President and CEO, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC); Michael L. LeFevre, M.D., M.S.P.H. … Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice

263. Archived: Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     March 01, 2016 - AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. 13. … Treatment of uncorrected refractive error improves vision-specific quality of life. … b See eTable 1 in the Supplement for detailed quality assessment. … See eTable 2 in the Supplement for detailed quality assessment.

264. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - Two good- and 5 fair-quality studies had conflict- ing results. … Carotid IMT Fair-quality evidence indicates, on the basis of 1 fair- and 2 good-quality population-based … Three good-quality population cohort studies and 5 fair-quality studies reported that the highest CAC … hs-CRP Level Ten good-quality studies, 13 fair-quality studies, and 2 meta-analyses provide fair-to-good … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008.

265. Preventing Dental Caries in Children <5 Years: Systematic Review Updating USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - Two authors in- dependently assessed study quality. … See Table 1 for a list of quality ratings for the included randomized trials. … Overall quality: Fair Key Question 2b. … Overall quality: Poor Key Question 6. … Overall quality: Fair Key Question 6.

266. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-diseas/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     October 07, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … , weight loss) Outcomes KQ 1: MI, stroke, death from MI or stroke, all-cause mortality, or quality … Development Index of “Very High” Language English Languages other than English Study Quality … Good and fair quality, according to USPSTF criteria Poor quality, as defined by design-specific

267. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary38/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     October 15, 2011 - Behavioral treatment trials were fairly recent and of high quality. … However, orlistat trials were generally lower quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2003. 18. … Issues BOA Retention * ITT Analysis Overall Quality and Other Quality Concerns or Clarifications

268. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … skill development, challenging behavior, adaptive behavior, educational placement/achievement, and quality … skill development, challenging behavior, adaptive behavior, educational placement/achievement, and quality … skill development, challenging behavior, adaptive behavior, educational placement/achievement, and quality … 12 to 36 months, and published since prior systematic review of therapies for ASD in children; good-quality

269. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review11/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-2008
     July 15, 2008 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … This report is based on research conducted by staff at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 1996:347-59. U.S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2004.

270. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … One fair quality study of children aged 3 to 5 years screened by public health nurses with annual tests … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2004. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance

271. Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Three good-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and one fair-quality RCT examined the effectiveness … A good-quality, randomized, multi-center, placebo-controlled trial showed that once-daily valacyclovir … Three poor-quality studies examined reduction of neonatal infection as an outcome of antiviral therapy … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2005.

272. Archived: Evidence Summary: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
     October 15, 2007 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Preventive Services Task Force Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, … In addition, 2 studies examined the effects of antihypertensive medications on quality of life. … Participants were followed for 24 weeks; quality-of-life measures were collected at randomization, 14 … Preventive Services Task Force Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

273. Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - quality. … The fair-quality U.S. … Quality of Life. Eight studies reported generic quality of life (43, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56). … Quality of Life. … 5 RCTs Overall quality: fair Only 2 fair-quality RCTs; 1 additional fair-quality report from a center

274. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review49/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Primary Funding Source : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Stigmatization and the quality of life of patients with hepatitis C. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … [PMID: 22007046] Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

275. Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - One good-quality, longitudinal study controlling for adult BMI eliminated the association of childhood … Changes in mean BMI-z scores were not different between groups (p < 0.09).33 A fair-quality RCT … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2005. … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance … Preventive Services Task Force Strength of Overall Evidence The USPSTF grades the quality of the

276. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
     February 15, 2009 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Data Extraction: All studies for the key question were reviewed, abstracted, and rated for quality by … One article of fair quality, which reanalyzed data from a 1996 study previously identified for the 2001 … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment For all citations that met the eligibility criteria for the … key question, 2 reviewers independently reviewed, abstracted, and quality-rated the full articles.

277. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2005 - There is good evidence that abdominal ultrasonography, performed in a setting with adequate quality assurance … Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … A fair-quality hospital-based RCT of 12,658 men aged 65 to 73 showed a 69% statistically significant … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2005. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2005.

278. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - Data Extraction: All studies for the key question were reviewed, abstracted, and rated for quality by … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment For all citations that met the eligibility criteria for the … key question, 2 reviewers independently reviewed, ab­ stracted, and quality-rated the full articles. … The 2 reviewers achieved consensus about article inclusion, content, and quality through discussion … We evaluated the quality of case– control studies on the following items: accurate ascertainment of

279. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - Limitation: High-quality evidence was not available for any of the key questions. … Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … We resolved discrepancies in quality ratings by discussion and consensus. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.) … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004.

280. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - Quality: study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality (ie, it was poor quality). … One good-quality and 4 fair-quality diagnostic accuracy stud- ies were identified that evaluated 2 different … Three studies (1 good-quality and 2 fair-quality) reported the screening test performance of FEV1/FEV6 … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.