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1161. 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.

1162. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2009 - Vision impairment is consistently associated with decreased functional capacity and quality of life in … for preventing loss of visual acuity; quality-of-life outcomes were not reported from the trials (17 … Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2009. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 1996.

1163. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 06, 2017 - To what extent are the existing studies of sufficient quality (i.e., what is the internal validity)? … The determination is based on a careful consideration of the studies that are judged as fair or good quality … one or more of the following factors: consistency of results, precision, applicability, and/or study quality … If the USPSTF does not find evidence of sufficient strength and quality to change its previous assessment … Benefits are often quantified in terms of lives extended, quality of life improved, or illness events

1164. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
      July 06, 2017 - To what extent are the existing studies of sufficient quality (i.e., what is the internal validity)? … The determination is based on a careful consideration of the studies that are judged as fair or good quality … one or more of the following factors: consistency of results, precision, applicability, and/or study quality … If the USPSTF does not find evidence of sufficient strength and quality to change its previous assessment … Benefits are often quantified in terms of lives extended, quality of life improved, or illness events

1165. Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening
      July 30, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality … Quality-of-life effects of prostate-specific antigen screening.

1166. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
      July 30, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality … Quality-of-life effects of prostate-specific antigen screening.

1167. 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.

1168. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      March 20, 2018 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … Adequate evidence of the effectiveness of counseling inter- ventions was found in 2 of the 3 fair-quality … Several fair- to good-quality studies demonstrated a link between adult recreational exposure to UV ra … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018.