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221. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     June 26, 2018 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Incident fractures and related morbidity and mortality, diagnostic and predictive … Thirty-five studies reported other measures of diagnostic accuracy (ie, sensitivity, specificity), but … was considerable heterogeneity in the patient populations studied and the anatomical sites used to measure … race Fair KQ3: Harms of Screening Women 1 (12,483) Anxiety: P = 0.15 for repeated measures … (variance NR) Quality of life: P >0.10 for repeated measures for Euroquol 5-Dimension and

222. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - inadequate evidence on the association between changes in intermediate lipid outcomes or noninvasive measures … longitudinal studies have documented an association between childhood lipid levels in this range and measures … hypercholesterolemia with statins substantially lowers LDL-C levels and, based on 1 study, improves measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.

223. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2020 - Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … rated fair quality. … of measure were disparate, and al- most all outcomes were self-reported. … 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.

224. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
     July 20, 2017 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … and other beneficial outcomes (such as reduced fractures caused by certain medications and improved quality … raloxifene vs. aromatase inhibitors Comparisons with other types of medications Outcomes KQ 1: Measures … ophthalmologic disorders, gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary disorders, other adverse events affecting quality … Good- and fair-quality studies for meta-analyses Poor-quality studies Response

225. 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.

226. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
     August 24, 2021 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Mortality, cardiovascular morbidity, diabetes-related morbidity, development … of diabetes, quality of life, and harms. … No 2 studies used the same outcome measures at similar time points. … Consistency unknown (no 2 studies used similar measures at similar time points); imprecise Fair (at … practices in ADDITION-Cambridge (although the number responding for any given time point and outcome measure

227. Information for Professionals | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/tools-and-resources-for-better-preventive-care
     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

228. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
     May 15, 2009 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … reviewed, abstracted, and independently quality-rated the full articles. … Appendix Table 1 lists more complete criteria and definitions for USPSTF quality ratings. … conception, whereas Thompson and colleagues 6 combined these same 6 months of periconceptional time into 1 measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2008.

229. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - (eg, weight, proportion of body fat) with no direct measure of dietary behavior. … , based on randomized design, high retention rates, and use of appropriate outcome measures. … of fat intake, including grams of saturated or total fat consumed or study-specific outcome scales.10 … Second, identifying the appropriate measure of dietary change is difficult. … Our main outcome measure, self-reported change in dietary behavior, relies on individual self-report,

230. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years: An Update of the Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, 1999–2003 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Quality Rating Criteria developed by the USPSTF were used to rate study quality (Appendix). … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2004. … LogMAR than 2 mos of lines amblyopia therapy in the past 2 yrs; aged 7 yrs or older; not able to measure … Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years Intention-to- Measures Equal … Rating Yes Yes Yes Yes Fair Yes Yes Yes Yes Fair Yes Yes Yes Yes Good Primary visual acuity outcome measure

231. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and for Caregiver Abuse of Older and Vulnerable Adults: An Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2025 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Test accuracy; abuse exposure and associated morbidity, quality of life, and … women from various Canadian health care settings, authors used the Consequences of Screening Tool to measure … 1.5 0 10.5–0.5 Standardized mean difference (95% CI) –1 Favors intervention Favors controlOutcome Measure … 4) –3 0 1–1 Standardized mean difference (95% CI) –2 Favors intervention Favors controlOutcome Measure … 0.50 to 0.26) Depression EPDS 1 5110 –0.75 (–1.24 to –0.26) CAS-SF R indicates Clinical Assessment Scales

232. Procedure Manual Appendix XII. Summary of Evidence Table for Evidence Reviews | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xii-summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews
     July 01, 2017 - Overall Risk for Bias/ Quality H. Body of Evidence Limitations I. … display the quantitative findings (pooled point estimates with 95% confidence intervals, heterogeneity measures … in any of the following domains (i.e., consistency/precision, reporting bias, overall risk for bias/quality … While the overall USPSTF quality rating occurs at the individual study level, EPC teams consider that … These limitations might represent issues that led to low individual- or outcome-level study quality,

233. Procedure Manual Appendix VI. Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-vi-criteria-assessing-internal-validity-individual-studies
     July 01, 2017 - The USPSTF accepted the criteria, and the associated definitions of quality categories, at its September … systematic reviews are continuously evolving, the USPSTF allows the EPC to use newer methods of assessing quality

234. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-cholesterol-other-lipid-abnormalities-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 … specimens compared to venous specimens was +4-7%. 55 As a result of these considerations, a single measure … Even then, intraindividual variation is greater than 20%, and a single measure is inadequate to categorize … How reliably can compact chemistry analyzers measure lipids?

235. Archived: Decision Analysis: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/decision-analysis-for-aspirin/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - Outcome Measures: Primary outcomes are length and quality of life measured in net life-years and quality-adjusted … The next most sensitive parameter to both measures is the RR for hemorrhagic stroke (cases 13 and 14) … Life-years are an important measure because they incorporate differences in the expected length of life … Quality-adjusted life-years are an important measure because they incorporate both expected length- and … Quality-of-life weights for the US population: self-reported health status and priority health conditions

236. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/dementia-older-adults-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 … to nausea, vomiting, or elevated liver enzymes. 53-56 Dihydroergotoxine (hydergine) improved some measures … 62 Identifying patients with early cognitive problems allows patients and their families to take measures … The Clock test: a sensitive measure to differentiate normal elderly from those with Alzheimer's disease

237. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B_Ae7DdLL7DNauBLXC-ptu
     June 01, 2003 - In most clinical research on Alzheimer’s disease, function is measured by 1 or both of 2 scales: the … Both the ADAS-Cog and the CIBIC scales are stable and sensitive to clinical change over time.66 The … The evidence is mixed, however, about the effects of cholinesterase inhibitors on functional measures … taking placebo in the development of behavioral and psychological symptoms, although not all trials measure … an approximate 3% difference in cognitive scales between ginkgo biloba and placebo groups.16, 86 Note

238. Archived: Suicide Risk: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-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 … Effects on less specific outcome measures, such as feelings of hopelessness, 34 have been reported. … with suspected suicidal ideation, 41 , 42 but no reliable data on the long-term effectiveness of this measure … can best identify persons who require nonlethal quantities of prescription drugs, or whether these measures

239. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Women and Elderly Adults: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-women-and-elderly-adults/intimate-partner-violence-and-elderly-abuse-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Study Quality Rating Criteria Appendix 3. … Study design, patient populations and settings, methods of assessment or intervention, and outcome measures … Cronbach's alpha = 0.80), and its results correlated with the previously validated 19-item Conflict Tactics Scales … There are many gaps in the evidence. 73 Definitions and measures of abuse, neglect, severity, and chronicity … These outcomes should include not only measures of reduced violence, but also improved quality of life

240. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     January 18, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … KQs 1, 4: Incidence of BRCA1/2 -related cancer; disease-specific and all-cause mortality KQ 2a: Measures … and cardiovascular events, metabolic disorders, musculoskeletal symptoms, ophthalmologic disorders, quality … Good- and fair-quality studies according to U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force quality criteria Poor-quality studies Abbreviations: FDA=U.S