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441. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … The largest (n � 48 835) and highest-quality random- ized trial of healthful diet counseling (specifically … They should not be construed as an official posi- tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and main- taining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal,

442. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … The largest (n � 48 835) and highest-quality random- ized trial of healthful diet counseling (specifically … They should not be construed as an official posi- tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and main- taining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal,

443. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … The largest (n � 48 835) and highest-quality random- ized trial of healthful diet counseling (specifically … They should not be construed as an official posi- tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and main- taining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal,

444. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 13, 2002 - 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 … Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Among 6 high-quality cost-effectiveness analyses examining only direct … Homer, MD, MPH (Executive Director, National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality, Boston, MA … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June, 2002.

445. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 10, 2019 - , screening trial (n = 12 639)13; the fair- quality Chichester, United Kingdom, screening trial (n = … 15 382)37; and the fair-quality Western Australia screening trial (n = 38 480).38 Reported mean (or … Analysis of quality-of-life measures showed mixed results; although there was generally a decline in … In the absence of new trial data, high-quality, well-calibrated mod- eling studies based on reliable … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019.

446. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2009 - They should not be construed as an official position of 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 … studies that constrain the quality and generalizability of the evidence. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008.

447. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 07, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 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

448. From Topic Nomination to Clinical Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Developing the Draft Research Plan • The Task Force, with support from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The goal is to identify the highest-quality evidence to make an accurate determination of benefits … Evidence is lack ing, or poor quality or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be

449. Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2017 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two investigators independently assessed the quality of the … Metformin One good-quality 69 and 7 fair-quality 67-74 trials (n = 616) compared the use of metformin … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality (ie, was poor quality) using study-design … a All studies in this table were of fair quality. … Sixteen trials were excluded for poor quality.

450. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
     June 20, 2017 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two investigators independently assessed the quality of the … Metformin One good-quality 69 and 7 fair-quality 67-74 trials (n = 616) compared the use of metformin … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality (ie, was poor quality) using study-design … a All studies in this table were of fair quality. … Sixteen trials were excluded for poor quality.

451. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … This research was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under a contract to … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002. 24. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002. 102.

452. Zvvry6Wa4Sgj-Ejb3Brcvy (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Several models have been tested in large U.S. populations in studies that received good-quality ratings … All trials met criteria for fair or good quality as well as high applicability to the U.S. primary care … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2009. … Quality of life and tamoxifen in a breast cancer prevention trial: a summary of findings from the NSABP … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be

453. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 06, 2015 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Previous systematic reviews will be included if they are recent (published within 5 years), of good quality … If no recent, good-quality systematic reviews are identified, all eligible primary studies that address … However, for systematic reviews, only recent  (published within the past 5 years) reviews rated as good quality … If a recent good-quality systematic review is identified, relevant primary studies published since the

454. Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 25, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … IGRA = interferon-γ release assay; KQ = key question; LTBI = latent tuberculosis infection; QOL = quality … For adults with latent tuberculosis infection, treatment may improve health outcomes, such as quality … disease or with documented increased risk for progression from LTBI to active TB disease) improves quality … with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–recommended pharmacotherapy regimens improve quality

455. Final Research Plan: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 31, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … result in improved health outcomes, including obesity-related morbidity and mortality and health-related quality … hypertensive nephrosclerosis) Depression Emotional functioning, as measured by mental subscales of quality … of life instruments Physical functioning, as measured by physical subscales of quality of life measures … studies, case-series, and case reports Publication language English Non-English Study quality

456. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 25, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … IGRA = interferon-γ release assay; KQ = key question; LTBI = latent tuberculosis infection; QOL = quality … For adults with latent tuberculosis infection, treatment may improve health outcomes, such as quality … disease or with documented increased risk for progression from LTBI to active TB disease) improves quality … with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–recommended pharmacotherapy regimens improve quality

457. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 06, 2015 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Previous systematic reviews will be included if they are recent (published within 5 years), of good quality … If no recent, good-quality systematic reviews are identified, all eligible primary studies that address … However, for systematic reviews, only recent  (published within the past 5 years) reviews rated as good quality … If a recent good-quality systematic review is identified, relevant primary studies published since the

458. Screening for Gonorrhea: Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - USPSTF Quality Rating Criteria Appendix 3. … Studies of test performance were included in the summary table only if they met quality criteria at … the fair or good-quality level including: 1) the test was appropriately performed in a standardized … Results of studies rated good or fair quality are shown in Figures 4 to 9 and described below. … USPSTF Quality Rating Criteria Appendix 3. Search Results Appendix 4. Reviewers

459. -Umtbplhkqkcqcbeq3Gtuj (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Two reviewers rated study quality using established criteria. … Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Two European trials (1 fair-quality [60] and 1 poor-quality [57]) in lower-risk and younger patients … disease, to improve discrimination between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules, and to find early indicators … Active and passive smoking and pathological indicators of lung cancer risk in an autopsy study.

460. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … The USPSTF identified 67 good- or fair-quality studies that pro- vided information on the accuracy and … This good-quality randomized clinical trial was conducted in 7 European countries (Czechoslovakia, Finland … Five good- or fair-quality studies (n = 36 043) conducted in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.