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701. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
     April 17, 2018 - AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014. 14. … Seven of the poor-quality RCTs were used in the sensitivity analyses. … , and 1 was excluded for both ineligible population and poor quality. … , and 1 was excluded for both ineligible population and poor quality.

702. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-2003
     January 07, 2003 - 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 … (Executive Director, National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, Boston, MA) * ; Mark S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2002.

703. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YSj5xRQc9DroH8gpUYsoFA
     December 01, 2007 - Data Extraction: All studies were reviewed, abstracted, and rated for quality by using predefined Task … reviewed the full articles and independently rated their quality. … , that resulted in a fair-quality rating. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2007:50. 21. … To what extent should quality of care decisions be based on health outcomes data?

704. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - Antonio, Texas; Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Re- search and Quality … are available in the systematic evidence review available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001 forthcoming. 18. … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations.

705. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     April 09, 2001 - 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 … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001 forthcoming. 18. … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations.

706. Archived: Evidence Summary: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/dementia-older-adults-screening-2003
     June 03, 2003 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Few other high quality studies have focused on functional assessments to screen for dementia. … No high-quality study has been done to verify, quantify, or refute these potential benefits.  … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002. 3. … Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

707. 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.

708. Shared Decision-Making About Screening and Chemoprevention: A Suggested Approach (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/sharedba.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - At that time, the central question was whether there was high-quality evidence showing that a preventive … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Quality Net Benefit of Evidence Substantial Moderate Small Zero/Neg Good A B C D Fair B B C D A. … Patients’ perceptions of the quality of informed consent for common medical procedures. … Envisioning the National Healthcare Quality Report. 2000.

709. Screening for Ovarian Cancer - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/za7BqXMwT8BMz4Z_ygrvKm
     May 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2004. … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance … The USPSTF grades the quality of the overall evidence for a service on a 3-point scale (good, fair, poor … to determine effects on health outcomes, but the strength of the evidence is limited by the number, quality

710. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Good-quality meta-analyses were reviewed when available. … The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life. … Data on long-term quality of life outcomes is sparse. 7c. … Fair-quality cohort studies and clinical trials. … Quality of life outcomes were also evaluated.

711. Archived: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
     November 27, 2018 - 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 … The USPSTF reviewed a total of 22 randomized clinical trials (from 33 publications) of good or fair quality … 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.

712. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Good-quality meta-analyses were reviewed when available. … and 1,530 patients, and the other was a small, fair-quality study involving 72 patients.124 The 2 good-quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2003. … The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life. … Quality of life outcomes were also evaluated.

713. untitled (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2016 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by such factors as the number, size, or quality … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2005. 26.

714. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Fractures: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary52/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
     December 10, 2011 - Two RCTs (1 of good quality 18 , 19 and 1 of fair quality 16 enrolled a total of 37,016 postmenopausal … Of these, 3 RCTs were of good quality, 7 were of fair quality, and 4 were of poor quality ( Appendix … Of these, 1 RCT was of good quality, 3 were of fair quality, and 1 was of poor quality. … Of these, 2 RCTs were of good quality, 5 were of fair quality, and 4 were of poor quality. … Three prospective cohorts (1 of good quality; 2 of fair quality) examined the associations between baseline

715. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Events: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - Data Synthesis: Two good-quality and 9 fair-quality randomized, controlled trials were identified. … Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015.

716. Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/pskqLZMFcHjhtEF75uG4AP
     January 01, 2012 - The quantity and quality of data on osteoporotic frac- ture risk other than hip fracture are much lower … Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … They should not be construed as an official posi- tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010. 4. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002. 8.

717. Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kAg43FLUnTjCU5ZNaaHQtW
     March 01, 2016 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF found 5 good- or fair-quality studies of the accuracy of MDD … SSRIs One good-quality study (n = 221) compared fluox- etine with placebo in adolescents aged 12 to … One fair-quality study (n = 178) compared citalopram with placebo in children and adolescents (15). … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. 4. … Functioning and quality of life in the Treatment for Ad- olescents with Depression Study (TADS).

718. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
     May 20, 2014 - 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 … All 4 studies were considered to be fair-quality. … The lone study was a short-term, fair-quality trial that assessed the use of lithium (19). … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2013. 3.

719. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cJSpoZqW2M7czx_-GeTdtE
     May 01, 2004 - North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … study drugs showed no differences for the analogous “suicidal thoughts” on the HAM-D, and the overall quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2004. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ Publication No. 02-S002; 2001.

720. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary48/suicide-risk-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … study drugs showed no differences for the analogous "suicidal thoughts" on the HAM-D, and the overall quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2004. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ Publication No. 02-S002; 2001.