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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
July 13, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … nonfatal)
Congestive heart failure (hospitalization or death)
Composite cardiovascular outcomes
Quality … 3, 3a: Studies reporting diagnostic accuracy
Study designs not described as included
Study Quality … Good-quality or fair-quality; poor-quality only if better quality studies are lacking
KQs 6–8: … glomerular filtration rate; KDIGO=Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes; KDOQI=Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
June 04, 2024 - Nine good-quality 11-19 and 19 fair-quality 20-37 RCTs (n = 27,784) were identified (eTables 3-4 in … Thirty-two fair-quality 39-70 and 5 good-quality 18 , 71-74 RCTs (n = 16,117) were identified (eTable … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018. AHRQ publication 17-05232-EF-1. … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
April 24, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … improve visual acuity in childhood and/or adulthood, or improve school performance, functioning, and/or quality … ages 6 months to 5 years reduce long-term amblyopia or improve school performance, functioning, and/or quality … 1, 4: Reduced long-term amblyopia and improved visual acuity, school performance, functioning, and quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-USPSTF-works_TF101_Updated-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Task Force)
• Explain the connection between the USPSTF and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of
benefits and harms cannot be … Medical Association (NMA)/Cobb Institute
Partners Focused on Healthcare Utilization, Coverage, and Quality … America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
• AARP
• Business Group on Health (BGH)
• National Committee for Quality … Partners Who Support Primary Care Delivery
Partners Focused on Healthcare Utilization, Coverage, and Quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-01/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Task Force)
• Explain the connection between the USPSTF and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of
benefits and harms cannot be … Medical Association (NMA)/Cobb Institute
Partners Focused on Healthcare Utilization, Coverage, and Quality … America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
• AARP
• Business Group on Health (BGH)
• National Committee for Quality … Partners Who Support Primary Care Delivery
Partners Focused on Healthcare Utilization, Coverage, and Quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/understanding-how-uspstf-works-tf101-updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Task Force)
• Explain the connection between the USPSTF and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of
benefits and harms cannot be … Medical Association (NMA)/Cobb Institute
Partners Focused on Healthcare Utilization, Coverage, and Quality … America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
• AARP
• Business Group on Health (BGH)
• National Committee for Quality … Partners Who Support Primary Care Delivery
Partners Focused on Healthcare Utilization, Coverage, and Quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
January 12, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … All-cause mortality
Disability as measured by instrumental activities of daily life
Quality of life … Morphometric vertebral fractures; BMD; laboratory or functional measures of bone or muscle strength or quality … Quality
Fair or good quality according to design-specific criteria. … Poor-quality according to design-specific criteria.
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May 23, 2019 - Fair quality: Limited information
with which to evaluate study
quality regarding baseline
comparability … Otherwise overall good-quality
criteria met. … All other
good-quality criteria met. … Good quality: Met overall good-
quality criteria. … Good quality: Met overall good-
quality criteria.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
June 17, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … association between presence or severity of dental caries of deciduous or permanent teeth and pain, quality … incidence and severity) Periodontal disease in adults (incidence and severity) Tooth loss Morbidity Quality … of diagnostic accuracy or risk prediction
Case-control studies or uncontrolled studies
Study Quality … Good or fair quality
Poor quality
Abbreviations: U.S. = United States; USPSTF = U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
August 20, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Infant Clinical Outcomes
Eleven trials (n = 20,435; 3 good quality 32 , 34 , 49 and 8 fair quality … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. AHRQ report 13-05187-EF-2. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2024. AHRQ publication 24-05313-EF-1. 18.
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June 18, 2024 - “Poor”-quality
studies were excluded. … Quality: Study was poor
quality. Study relevance: Study aim was not relevant. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality
assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; 2024. AHRQ publication
23-05310-EF-1.
6. … A review of family and
social determinants of children’s eating patterns
and diet quality.
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April 13, 2021 - Articles were rated as good, fair, or poor quality. … In general, a good-quality
studymet all criteria. … A poor-quality study had a single
fatal flaw or multiple important limitations. … All poor-quality studies were
excluded from this review. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
April 20, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … visits); adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g., miscarriage or low birth weight); social isolation; and quality … visits); adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g., miscarriage or low birth weight); social isolation; and quality … Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Settings
All KQs: Primary … Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Setting
Primary care clinics
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
April 20, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … visits); adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g., miscarriage or low birth weight); social isolation; and quality … visits); adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g., miscarriage or low birth weight); social isolation; and quality … Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Settings
All KQs: Primary … Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Setting
Primary care clinics
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
September 26, 2019 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … coagulation
Mental health diagnoses or symptoms
Maternal mortality
Measures of well-being or quality … Editorials, narrative review, commentary, postmarketing surveillance, or case reports
Study Quality … Good- and fair-quality studies
Poor-quality studies
Language
English
Languages other than
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
October 28, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … lesions (i.e., CIN2+, CIN3+)
Invasive cervical cancer
Mortality (all-cause or cervical cancer)
Quality … U.S. clinical settings or populations
Language
English only
Non-English publications
Quality … Fair- or good-quality, according to USPSTF design-specific criteria
Poor-quality, according to USPSTF
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December 07, 2021 - Two investigators independently rated study quality. … Three trials were rated good quality 37 , 39 , 43 and the rest fair quality (eTable 5 in the JAMA … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014. AHRQ publication 12-05170-EF-1. 9. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 21-05279-EF-1. 10.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pregnant-nonpregnant-adults
February 22, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults on mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections, quality … of CD4 count vs. treatment based on CD4 threshold on mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections, quality … KQs 1–5: Studies conducted in non-very high Human Development Index countries, unless fair- or good-quality … RPV/TAF or TDF/FTC †
Outcomes
KQs 1–4: Mortality; AIDS and opportunistic infections; quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-screening
September 02, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … cesarean delivery, induced preterm birth, hypermagnesemia)
Mental health diagnoses or symptoms
Reduced quality … the previous USPSTF review, and eligible studies identified through a bridge search
Study Quality … Good and fair quality according to USPSTF design-specific criteria
Poor quality according to USPSTF
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May 24, 2022 - Two investigators independently assessed study quality. … AHRQ had no role in study selection,
quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; 2016.
7. Chou R, Selph S, Blazina I, et al. … Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; 2022. AHRQ publication 21-
05285-EF-1.
8. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
2009. AHRQ publication 09-05135-EF-1.
73.