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1221. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
      August 02, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … birth weight, ophthalmia neonatorum, neurologic damage, congenital abnormalities) Mental health Quality … harms (e.g., anxiety, shame, guilt, feelings of stigma) Unintended pregnancy Self-reported measures … 2016 Human Development Index Language English only Languages other than English Study quality … Fair or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria)

1222. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2018 - For these reasons, the use of quality-adjusted life years as an integrated measure of the balance of … Models that measure benefits and harms using an integrated measure (e.g., quality-adjusted life years4 … data, life tables), whose purpose is to estimate the effects of PSA screening on important outcome measures … In addition to reporting these measures of benefit and harm for each of the 35 screening strategies, … Weighing the balance of benefits and harms of screening is subjective, and using integrated measures

1223. Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening
      April 17, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … dissatisfaction, anxiety/worry, minor gastrointestinal complaints) Study Design Fair- to good-quality … or database observational studies; cohort studies; systematically selected case series Poor-quality

1224. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
      April 17, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … dissatisfaction, anxiety/worry, minor gastrointestinal complaints) Study Design Fair- to good-quality … or database observational studies; cohort studies; systematically selected case series Poor-quality

1225. Modeling Study: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/cervical-cancer-screening
      August 21, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … For ratios that used colposcopies as a measure of harm, all strategies that referred hrHPV-positive women … When number of colposcopies was used as the measure of harm, cytology testing alone every 3 years was … associated with very low (ie, efficient) ratios; however, when using total tests as the measure of harm … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018.

1226. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2018 - For these reasons, the use of quality-adjusted life years as an integrated measure of the balance of … Models that measure benefits and harms using an integrated measure (e.g., quality-adjusted life years4 … data, life tables), whose purpose is to estimate the effects of PSA screening on important outcome measures … In addition to reporting these measures of benefit and harm for each of the 35 screening strategies, … Weighing the balance of benefits and harms of screening is subjective, and using integrated measures

1227. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - adoles- cent and adult patients be advised about risk factors for STIs and counseled about effective measures … biological (laboratory-tested or self-reported) or self-reported behavioral outcomes Self-reported measures … Measures of self-reported behavioral outcomes (for ex- ample, unprotected sexual intercourse, condom … Self-reported measures of STI outcomes should be interpreted cautiously. … Self-reported measures of STI outcomes should be interpreted cautiously.

1228. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: An Updated Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2018 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Ovarian cancer mortality and incidence (defined as ovarian, fallopian tube … assessment, reliable outcome measures, similar baseline characteristics between groups, low attrition … Adherence to treatment guidelines for ovarian cancer as a measure of quality care. … Good and fair quality according to USPSTF criteria and supplemented quality measures Poor quality … according to USPSTF criteria and supplemental quality measures Language English Non–English language

1229. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary44/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-2008
      October 15, 2008 - adolescent and adult patients be advised about risk factors for STIs and counseled about effective measures … general, few studies reported on other behavioral or biological outcomes (for example, self-reported measures … biological (laboratory-tested or self-reported) or self-reported behavioral outcomes Self-reported measures … Self-reported measures of STI outcomes should be interpreted cautiously. … Self-reported measures of STI outcomes should be interpreted cautiously.

1230. Archived: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 05, 2014 - caries (in the child, a sibling, or mother), lack of access to dental care, and inadequate preventive measures … Information from a clinical evaluation has also been proposed, as well as qualitative or quantitative measure … associated with dental caries in young children include lack of access to dental care; inadequate preventive measures … The evidence is limited in that measures of early childhood fluoride exposure were based on parental … Systemic fluoride also provides some measure of topical effects, as it is found in the saliva and bathes

1231. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 15, 2009 - Carotid IMT Fair-quality evidence indicates, on the basis of 1 fair- and 2 good-quality population-based … Three good-quality population cohort studies and 5 fair-quality studies reported that the highest CAC … The 5 studies rated as fair quality were primarily limited by their use of proxy measures to control … hs-CRP Level Ten good-quality studies, 13 fair-quality studies, and 2 meta-analyses provide fair-to-good … Predictive value of noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis for incident myocardial infarction: the Rotterdam

1232. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
      October 15, 2009 - Carotid IMT Fair-quality evidence indicates, on the basis of 1 fair- and 2 good-quality population-based … Three good-quality population cohort studies and 5 fair-quality studies reported that the highest CAC … The 5 studies rated as fair quality were primarily limited by their use of proxy measures to control … hs-CRP Level Ten good-quality studies, 13 fair-quality studies, and 2 meta-analyses provide fair-to-good … Predictive value of noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis for incident myocardial infarction: the Rotterdam

1233. Evidence on the Benefits and Harms of Screening and TreatingPregnant Women Who Are Asymptomatic for Bacterial Vaginosis: An Update Review (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2008 - The primary measure of effect of bacterial vaginosis treat- ment was the absolute risk reduction, which … We calculated the absolute risk reduction and its SE for each study and used that as the measure of treatment … Jadad Scale Criteria A numerical score from 0 to 5 is assigned as a rough measure of study design and … reporting quality (0 being weakest and 5 being strongest). … The first 5 items are indications of good quality, and each counts as 1 point toward an overall quality

1234. Recommendation: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cardiovascular-disease-risk-screening-with-electrocardiography
      June 12, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Studies that measure risk reclassification should report total, event, and nonevent Net Reclassification … Indices, with corresponding confidence intervals, as well as measures of calibration and discrimination … Electrocardiography measures the electrical activity in the heart and results can be abnormal for many … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018. 19.

1235. Final Recommendation Statement: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
      February 16, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 18 and 24 months with later screening or case-finding on educational, behavioral, functional, and IQ measures … 294 children) reported that these interventions improved cognitive scores by 11 to 16 points (Mullen Scales … Twelve RCTs of play- or interaction-based interventions reported significant improvements in some measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. 3.

1236. Archived: Peripheral Arterial Disease: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/peripheral-arterial-disease-screening-1996
      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 … skin breakdown or limb loss, pain and associated disability often restrict ambulation and the overall quality … mortality. 1 , 14 Certain antithrombotic drugs may also be of benefit. 15 It is unknown whether treatment measures

1237. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Thyroid Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary49/thyroid-disease-screening-2004
      January 15, 2004 - thyroid disease not detected by screening have shown improvements in bone metabolism and hemodynamic measures … As judged by subjective improvement and cognitive measures, 4 (24 percent) of the 19 patients who received … about 11 mos for LT4 group     Study, Year How Were Symptoms Assessed (e.g., Scales … , lipid profile at 6 mos     Study, Year How Were Symptoms Assessed (e.g., Scales … there were no important differences between LT4 and placebo groups in any SF-36,  memory, or cognitive measures

1238. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: An Updated Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/16768/ovarian-cancer-final-evid-review/pdf
      February 01, 2018 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Ovarian cancer mortality and incidence (defined as ovarian, fallopian tube … assessment, reliable outcome measures, similar baseline characteristics between groups, low attrition … Adherence to treatment guidelines for ovarian cancer as a measure of quality care. … Good and fair quality according to USPSTF criteria and supplemented quality measures Poor quality … according to USPSTF criteria and supplemental quality measures Language English Non–English language

1239. Information for Professionals | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      smoking] represents the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the length and quality … The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item, self-report rating inventory that measures

1240. Screening Adults Aged 50 Years or Older for Hearing Loss: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2011 - improvement on a 0- to 100-point scale) on the Inner Effectiveness of Aural Rehabilitation scale (a measure … At 4 months, HHIE or Quantified Denver Scale (QDS) (a measure of perceived communication difficul- ties … hearing aids, an assistive listening device, or both and no amplification on HHIE scores and other measures … Self-reported hear- ing handicap and audiometric measures in older adults. … �Quality of Life�/ 13. quality of life.ti,ab. 14. qol.ti,ab. 15. depression/ 16.