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101. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Screen: Measure blood pressure with an office blood pressure measurement. … Ways to measure blood pressure outside of the clinical setting include: Ambulatory blood pressure … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 20-05265-EF-1. 9.

102. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - Primary preventive measures are those provided to persons in a clinical setting to prevent the onset … the prevention of colorectal cancer, counseling for a healthful diet), whereas secondary preventive measures … symptoms, functional levels, and conditions that patients can feel or experience and are defined by measures … They are pathologic, physiological, psychological, social, or behavioral measures and other study endpoints … These are not direct measures of health but are indicators of positive or negative effects on the larger

103. Archived: Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
     October 23, 2018 - population had a relatively high prevalence of elder maltreatment based on CTS violence or verbal aggression scales … Compared with the CTS (violence and verbal aggression scales combined), the H-S/EAST tool had a sensitivity … Quality: Study was poor quality. … a CTS-2 scales: minor physical assault, psychological aggression, sexual coercion, severe physical assault … a CTS-2 scales: sexual coercion, physical functioning, psychological aggression.

104. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
     January 24, 2017 - This review covered a wide range of outcome measures and instruments; key measures and questionnaires … difference (WMD) between intervention and control was calculated for continuous outcomes; when multiple scales … measures (eTable 29 in the Supplement). … CPAP and measures of cardiovascular risk in males with OSAS. … c Unlike other monitor types that measure SaO 2 by oximetry, type IV monitors may measure SaO 2 by

105. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 10, 2022 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES COPD-related morbidity or mortality, measures of health-related quality of … Outcomes of interest included mortality, morbidity from COPD, measures of health- related quality of … of life, dyspnea, exercise or physical performance measures, mental health, smoking cessation) at 26 … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2022. AHRQ publication 21-05287-EF-1. 7.

106. Archived: Obesity: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - 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 … Body mass index as a measure of body fatness: age- and sex-specific prediction formulas. … Weight-for-height indices as measures of adiposity in children. … Use of anthropometric measures to assess weight loss.

107. Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 24, 2020 - of measure were disparate, and almost all outcomes were self-reported. … would be a more valuable outcome; however, the field lacks a consistent measure of overall optimal diet … The Healthy Eating Index is a validated measure of overall diet quality that assesses alignment with … Longitudinal accuracy of web-based self-reported weights: results from the Hopkins POWER Trial. … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality.

108. Archived: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Evidence Synthesis: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/cost-effectiveness-analyses-of-population-based-screening-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-evidence-synthesis/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
     February 15, 2005 - rate, analytic approach (trial-based vs non-trial-based), study perspective, data sources, utility measures … (if any), discount rate, cost measures, cost-effectiveness results, and sensitivity analyses. … Do effect measures capture preferences or utilities? … inclusion would alter policy implications about the cost-effectiveness of AAA screening, but valid measures … evidence to estimate effectiveness i) Not capturing important utilities or preferences in effect measures

109. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - strength of this evidence, however, is limited by reliance on self-reported diet outcomes, limited use of measures … Although community-based studies have evaluated measures to reduce dietary fat intake in children, no … Studies that assessed only physiologic measures (eg, lipid levels, weight, or body mass index [BMI]) … can provide a reasonably accurate picture of usual dietary patterns, with correlations with criterion measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2002.

110. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
     July 11, 2017 - results, however, were not statistically significant when revascularization was removed from the outcome measure … Overall, these behavioral interventions appeared to improve self-reported measures of health-related … The USPSTF found 4 trials that reported on measures of sedentary behavior. 3 Although there were some … Rockville, MD: Agency for  Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011.

111. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary32/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
     May 08, 2012 - To measure the performance of screening techniques, we included diagnostic accuracy studies of screening … in primary care, acute care, and obstetrics and gynecology sites. 39 Results of the analysis of a measure … Comparison between the abuse assessment screen and the revised conflict tactics scales for measuring … Screening Name Scales … Self-report instrument for adults that assesses abuse and neglect in childhood and includes separate scales

112. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults - Figure 2 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2010 - health outcomes include a reduction in fall-related fractures and serious injuries, improvement in quality … positive outcomes include a reduction in fear of falling and improvement in balance, gait, and mobility measures … KQ1: Is there direct evidence that primary care interventions reduce fall-related injury, improve quality … KQ1a: Do these interventions reduce injury, improve quality of life, reduce disability, or reduce mortality

113. Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 12, 2019 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Depression status; depression symptoms; maternal, infant, and child health … all reported continuous measures of depressive symptoms, with mixed findings. … I2 = 39.0%; χ2 test for heterogeneity, P = .051 I2 = 66.3%; χ2 test for heterogeneity, P = .051 Weights … For example, 4 trials42,46-48 reported a measure of stress, but most did not show statistically or clinically … Expressive writing p13 BDI-II 13-28 5/57 (8.8) 9/56 (16.0)Blasio et al,63 2015 0.55 (0.20-1.53) Weights

114. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     September 15, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … hospitalization for coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, transient ischemic attack; composite measures … concordance for hypertension (e.g., r, r 2 , p-value for comparison of or difference of means) KQ 3a:  Measures … years, 10 years) KQ 5: Psychological effects of labeling Absenteeism Quality … review   Language English Other languages than English Study quality

115. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
     March 21, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … risk-reducing medications on primary breast cancer, breast cancer mortality, all-cause mortality, and quality … including tumor receptor status) and DCIS; breast cancer mortality; all-cause mortality; and global measures … Thromboembolic events Cardiovascular events Risk of other cancers Adverse outcomes related to quality … Good- and fair-quality studies, according to design-specific criteria Poor-quality studies, according

116. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - Although the USPSTF found evidence that interventions improve some measures of speech and language for … following: suboptimal rates of screening and low retention of trial subjects, reliance on indirect measures … The USPSTF identified 2 studies (1 fair-quality and 1 good-quality) on the potential harms of treatment … found adequate evidence that treatment is associated with improvements in some speech and language measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015.

117. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     July 11, 2017 - results, however, were not statistically significant when revascularization was removed from the outcome measure … Overall, these behavioral interventions appeared to improve self-reported measures of health- related … The USPSTF found 4 trials that reported on measures of sed- entary behavior.3 Although there were some … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011.

118. 6Jfgjyjsbmc48Mj2Uksahb (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - premier/premier.htm http://www.kpchr.org/research/public/premier/premier.htm reduction in a composite measure … The results for self-reported quality-of- life measures were mixed. … Three trials of combined lifestyle counseling showed improvement in selected measures of quality of life … Commonly reported intermediate outcomes in- cluded objective measures of lipid levels, blood pressure … Participants in the intervention group also had decreases in blood pressure and lipid measures after

119. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2003 - There are some data to suggest that ambulatory blood pressure measurement (that provides a measure of … When performed correctly, sphygmomanometry provides a measure of blood pressure that is highly correlated … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a measure of average blood pressure over 24 hours as opposed … How to measure blood pressure. JAMA 1995;273:1211–8. 13. McAlister FA, Straus SE. … Rockville MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2002. 19.

120. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - These outcomes should include not only measures of reduced violence, but also associated health outcomes … As part of a larger battery of measures, families completed the 10-item KFI including questions about … ,15 6 rated fair quality,16-21 and 2 rated poor quality.7,22 One poor-quality quasi-experimental study … ,23 2 fair-to-poor quality cohort studies,10,11 and 1 poor-quality cohort study25 were also found. … years of age using Bayley, Cattell, and Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Scales