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181. 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 … These measures can be used alone to determine risk and the need for treatment. … cohort study, that directly incorporate age, the presence and magnitude of other risk factors, and measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001 forthcoming. 18. … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations.

182. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or 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
     June 24, 2025 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Test accuracy; abuse exposure and associated morbidity, quality of life, … women from various Canadian health care settings, authors used the Consequences of Screening Tool to measure … Development and initial validation of three culturally sensitive measures of intimate partner violence … CAS-SF R indicates Clinical Assessment Scales … Couples 1 RCT (n = 368 couples) No statistically significant difference between groups for any measure

183. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
     March 15, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … KQs 2 Labeling, anxiety; harms from liver biopsy; side effects   KQ 3 Measures … to drugs KQs 1, 6, 7, 9 Final outcomes : mortality, cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, quality … for antiviral therapies (all countries)   Study Designs All KQs Good-quality

184. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
     February 15, 2006 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … to 42 months of age who had expressive, receptive, or phonological impairments. 25 Only one outcome measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2006. … Screening effectiveness of the Minnesota Child Development Inventory Expressive and Receptive Language Scales … Early language screening in City and Hackney: The concurrent validity of a measure designed for use with

185. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2017 - and 34 were fair quality. … 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 pla­ cebo … Four trials were good quality and 6 were fair quality. … The use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related

186. Draft Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
     April 25, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … coronary artery calcium scoring or the ankle brachial index to predict cardiovascular disease risk improve measures … and case-control studies for rare events   Language English language only   Study Quality … “Fair” or “Good” quality only   * eGFR <30 mL/min.

187. Final Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 26, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Does the use of coronary artery calcium scoring to predict cardiovascular disease risk improve measures … and case-control studies for rare events   Language English language only   Study Quality … “Fair” or “Good” quality only   * eGFR <30 mL/min.

188. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
     January 13, 2022 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … HIV infection vs. placebo or no PrEP (including deferred PrEP) on the prevention of HIV infection and quality … Reference standard for HIV infection   Outcomes KQs 1, 2, 4, 5: Risk of HIV acquisition, quality … pregnancy-related outcomes; for KQ 2, lipid parameters and weight gain KQ 3: Diagnostic accuracy measures

189. Archived: Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan109/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     August 14, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … high risk for preeclampsia KQs 2, 3: Maternal characteristics and routinely collected clinical measures … eligible studies identified through a bridge search Studies published before 1990 Study quality … Good and fair quality Poor quality Language English Non-English

190. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-v-work-planresearch-plan-template
     July 01, 2017 - If there are multiple measures of health outcome, is one (or more) most valid? … If there are multiple measures of health outcome, is one (or more) most relevant to practitioners and … What role does quality assessment play in study eligibility? Settings. … Study quality. … Specify that fair-and good-quality studies based on USPSTF criteria will be included and poor-quality

191. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - These measures can be used alone to determine risk and the need for treatment. … overestimate CHD risk, but it is considered sufficiently accurate for use in screening.19 Combined measures … cohort study, that directly incorporate age, the presence and magnitude of other risk factors, and measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001 forthcoming. 18. … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations.

192. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ecWjjTgXCffjwPyqgNCEpR
     February 01, 2006 - 42 months of age who had expressive, receptive, or phonological impairments. 25 Only one outcome measure … Kizer, MD, MPH (President and CEO, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC); Michael L. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2006. … Screening effectiveness of the Minnesota Child Development Inventory Expressive and Receptive Language Scales … Early language screening in City and Hackney: The concurrent validity of a measure designed for use

193. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2008
     December 30, 2013 - Accuracy of Screening Tests Serum lipid screening is an accurate measure of serum lipids. … There is good quality evidence on the harms of drug therapy. … Kizer, MD, MPH (President and CEO, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC); Michael L. … Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2001. … Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2003.

194. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2010 - 1960 to 1995.1 Detection Previously, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure … Screening Tests In 2005, the USPSTF found adequate ev- idence that BMI was an acceptable measure for … in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) percen- tile for age and gender is the preferred measure … children and adolescents, because it is feasible and reliable and because it tracks with adult obesity measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Health- care Research and Quality; 2005.

195. Archived: Evidence Summary: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary24/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
     March 11, 2014 - We excluded poor-quality trials. … We rated 2 of these studies as good-quality 14 , 19 and the third as fair-quality 18 . … The 3 computer-based studies that found significant effects relied on a self-reported measure of marijuana … Use of consistent and clinically meaningful measures of drug use is also needed. … Drug and Alcohol Survey Table 2 (continued) Study, Year (Reference) Primary Outcome Measure

196. Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) is the currently accepted clinical standard measure … BMI is an imperfect measure of adiposity and is not an equivalent measure of adiposity across all racial … measures was 3.8 points (95% CI, 3.6 to 4.1) (most scales ranged from 0-100).1,10 No studies reported … of life than placebo (mean difference, 5.3 [95% CI, 0.2 to 8.3]) (scales ranged from 0-100), which is … The PedsQL 4.0 as a pediatric population health measure: feasibility, reliability, and validity.

197. Archived: Depression: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-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 … collection techniques for controls, short follow-up, and the use of questionnaire scores as outcome measures … Screening for adolescent depression: a comparison of depression scales. … Recognizing depression: a comparison of family physicians ratings, self-report, and interview measures

198. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening-2002
     September 17, 2002 - reporting radiographically verified, nontraumatic fracture outcomes, because fractures are a stronger measure … caffeine; not walking for exercise; lack of ambulation; inability to rise from a chair; poor scores on two measures … Bone Density Tests Several technologies are available to measure bone density, 55-58 although correlations … risk is determined not only by bone density, but also by bone characteristics that are difficult to measure … Meta-analysis of how well measures of bone mineral density predict occurrence of osteoporotic fractures

199. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
     January 19, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … screening or usual care KQs 3, 3a: Screening test vs. reference standard using an exogenous tool that measures … nonfatal) Congestive heart failure (hospitalization or death) Composite cardiovascular outcomes Quality … 3, 3a: Studies reporting diagnostic accuracy Study designs not described as included Study Quality … Good-quality or fair-quality; poor-quality only if better quality studies are lacking KQs 6–8:

200. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - reporting radiographically verified, nontraumatic fracture outcomes, because fractures are a stronger measure … caffeine; not walking for exercise; lack of ambulation; inability to rise from a chair; poor scores on 2 measures … Bone Density Tests Several technologies are available to measure bone density,55-58 although correlations … risk is determined not only by bone density, but also by bone characteristics that are difficult to measure … Meta-analysis of how well measures of bone mineral density predict occurrence of osteoporotic fractures