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121. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 09, 2018 - Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine of unknown cause with a Cobb angle (a measure … The clinician repeats the visual inspection of the spine.1,4 A scoli- ometer, which measures the angle … Scoliometer A noninvasive, handheld instrument used to measure the angle of trunk rotation. … measures im- proved at 12 months in the intervention group compared with mar- ginal improvements or … unchanging measures in the control group.

122. Screening for Obesity and Intervention for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2017 - Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality (ie, was poor quality) using study-design … When pooling any weight measure, standardized mean differences in change between groups were used. … Orlistat Only 1 orlistat trial reported quality-of-life measures. … From From Mean Difference Through End of Baseline, Baseline, in Change From 12 moSource Treatment) Measure … Fasting plasma glucose was the only insulin or glucose measure with sufficient data to pool.

123. Draft Recommendation: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 07, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may help improve equitable dissemination of preventive measures … Five fair-quality RCTs and one fair-quality nonrandomized study of interventions with a historical control … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017.

124. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - measures of sun exposure; or total, which are cumulative estimates of sun exposure. … Six case–control studies included some measure of total sun exposure, either during childhood, during … Four of 5 studies used only a crude dichotomous measure of indoor tanning, and none of these studies … Most studies used crude measures of indoor tanning exposure. … Both of these studies, however, used only a crude dichotomous measure of sunscreen use.

125. 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 - In particular, they did not systematically assess the degree of adjustment for standard measures of CHD … other confounding factors were included in the model; whether the investigators re- ported model fit measures … , discrimination measures, or model calibration statistics separately for models with and without CRP … They note that measures of risk reclassification are probably better than the c-statistic for assessing … Non-HDL choles- terol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and Clinical

126. Screening for Hypertension in Adults (pdf file)
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     July 20, 2020 - check blood pressure at home using different types of devices: • The first option allows the patient to measure … It is based on the quality and strength of the evidence about the potential benefits and harms of screening

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     November 01, 2013 - Prospective and retrospective cohort studies that in- clude blood pressure measures and other cardiovascular … Studies that elucidate the association among childhood hypertension, adult hypertension, and surrogate measures … Studies of treatment during childhood should include an assessment of medication harms, measures of long-term … Although different reference standards were used (ambula- tory blood pressure measurement and repeated measure … As a result, intermediate measures of target end-organ injury, including physical alterations to the

128. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - Central DXA measures BMD at the hip and lumbar spine. … reviewed by the USPSTF used central DXA to determine eli- gibility for study enrollment.4,6 Peripheral DXA measures … predicting fracture risk as DXA, while avoiding the risk of radiation exposure; however, it does not measure … Central DXA uses radiation to measure BMD at central bone sites (hip and lumbar spine), which is the … National Committee for Quality Assurance.

129. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - Data Extraction: Study quality was evaluated by using USPSTF criteria and overall quality of evidence … identify high-risk persons (persons with a 10-year risk >20%), who benefit from aggressive risk-reduction measures … Critical Appraisal and Quality of Evidence To assess the quality of each study, we used the USPSTF … These studies provided measures of the incremental predictive value of CAC scoring for coronary events … Non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and CRP as

130. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - Data Extraction: Study quality was evaluated by using USPSTF criteria and overall quality of evidence … identify high-risk persons (persons with a 10-year risk >20%), who benefit from aggressive risk-reduction measures … Critical Appraisal and Quality of Evidence To assess the quality of each study, we used the USPSTF … These studies provided measures of the incremental predictive value of CAC scoring for coronary events … Non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and CRP as

131. Behavioral Interventions and Counseling to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: A Systematic Review to Update the USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … of studies by using the PICOTS (population, interven- tion, comparator, outcomes, timing of outcomes measure … All studies were rated fair-quality, rather than good-quality, because of specific methodological limitations … Main Results of Trials With Greater Than 50% Adherence to the Intervention* Outcome Measure Intervention … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004.

132. Z8Avschjezubsjtdsx424H (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - , found no significant effect on mean drinks per week, the only outcome measure it reported (60). … Burton et al., 1995 (88) United States Poor quality: Single alcohol outcome measure not clearly defined … Logsdon et al., 1989 (91) United States Poor quality: Use of single alcohol outcome measure without definition … Persson and Magnusson, 1989 (92) Sweden Poor quality: Alcohol consumption measures reported for intervention … The measures used to determine eligibility for the study and to measure outcomes (Substance Use Screening

133. Final Evidence Summary: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 25, 2020 - in which continuous outcomes were measured using a variety of different instruments with differing scales … Functional assessment scales in detecting dementia. … The IQCODE versus a single-item informant measure to discriminate between cognitively intact individuals … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … across studies, with many providing little data on precise scales used Moderate evidence of small

134. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2012 - Measures of func- tional status and health-related quality of life (HRQL) need to be included in trials … Preference-based HRQL measures use a conven- tional scale, with dead (the lack of health status)=0.00 … Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) estimated using preference-based measures are a prominent method … are good measures in older adults can be found in a companion article (Feeny DH, Eckstrom EN, Whitlock … Outcomes Assessment in Cancer: Measures, Methods, and Applications.

135. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2017 - Ten of these trials were fair quality, and the remaining trial was good quality. … One trial reported quality-of-life measures and found no differences between intervention and placebo … Four trials were good quality and 6 were fair quality. … Ten trials were fair quality, and the remaining trial was good quality. … The use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related

136. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2022 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES CVD events, CVD risk factors, diet and physical activity measures, and harms … Quality: Study was of poor quality. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Research and Quality; 2018. AHRQ publication 18- 05239-EF-1. 19. … In: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, eds.

137. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2020 - depression measures. … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … c Global function measure compares improving or maintaining global function vs a decline in global function … Functional assessment scales in detecting dementia. … The IQCODE versus a single-item informant measure to discriminate between cognitively intact individuals

138. Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2023 - risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may help improve equitable dissemination of preventive measures … Five fair-quality RCTs and 1 fair-quality nonrandomized study of interventions with a historical control … were included in the evalua- tion of harms.1,38,40-45 An additional home blood pressure measure- ment … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. AHRQ publication 22-05299-EF-1. 2. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. 17.

139. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2003 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … If performed correctly, it provides a measure of blood pressure that is highly correlated with intra-arterial … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a measure of average blood pressure over 24 hours rather … How to measure blood pressure. JAMA 1995;273(15):1211-8. 13. Birkett NJ. … Comparison of agreement between different measures of blood pressure in primary care and daytime ambulatory

140. Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 16, 2019 - on household dust control measures), environmental interventions (eg, soil abatement, dust or paint … Residential lead hazard control measures are usually offered to children with blood lead levels of 20 … on household dust control measures), environmental interventions (eg, soil abatement, dust or paint … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019.