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221. Draft Research Plan: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2019 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Disseminated intravascular coagulation Mental health diagnoses or symptoms Maternal mortality Measures … of well-being or quality of life Potential treatment harms: Abruptio placentae Postpartum

222. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     March 14, 2014 - 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 … (Executive Director, National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, Boston, MA); Tracy A. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2001.  … (Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and that the balance

223. 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

224. Lori Pbert, Ph.D | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2019 - physical activity; mindfulness training as an adjunct to medical care in managing symptoms and improving quality … Pbert’s work has also included the development of measures to assess clinician delivery of evidence-based

225. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

226. Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan109/preeclampsia-screening
     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

227. 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

228. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 18, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … other respiratory disorders) Perinatal morbidity/mortality Dental/oral health Quality … of life, as measured by validated scales Other outcomes: Health care utilization KQ 2: Behavioral … language other than English Publication date 2008 to present Reviews published before 2008 Quality

229. Archived: Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan88/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-september-2015
     February 18, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … respiratory disorders) Perinatal morbidity/mortality Dental/oral health Quality … of life, as measured by validated scales Other outcomes: Health care utilization … English Publication date 2008 to present Reviews published before 2008 Quality

230. 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

231. Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
     May 10, 2022 - Main Outcomes and Measures: COPD-related morbidity or mortality, measures of health-related quality … Outcomes of interest included mortality, morbidity from COPD, measures of health-related quality of life … 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.

232. Final Research Plan: Glaucoma: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/glaucoma-october-2022
     August 13, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or optic nerve damage or b) visual impairment, quality … intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or optic nerve damage or b) visual impairment, quality … (e.g., eye irritation, corneal abrasion, infection, anterior synechiae, or cataracts) KQs 4, 5: Measures … Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies

233. Final Research Plan: Screening for Glaucoma | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/glaucoma-screening-adults-older-adults
     August 13, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or optic nerve damage or b) visual impairment, quality … intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or optic nerve damage or b) visual impairment, quality … (e.g., eye irritation, corneal abrasion, infection, anterior synechiae, or cataracts) KQs 4, 5: Measures … Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies

234. Final Research Plan: Screening for Primary-Angle Glaucoma | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/primary-angle-glaucoma-screening
     August 13, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or optic nerve damage or b) visual impairment, quality … intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or optic nerve damage or b) visual impairment, quality … (e.g., eye irritation, corneal abrasion, infection, anterior synechiae, or cataracts) KQs 4, 5: Measures … Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies

235. Vo9Z9Bwjb4Wqkzastpydwx (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2013 - The immediate physiologic goal and measure of effect of primary treatment of glaucoma is reduction in … In addition, no single standard exists to define and measure progression of visual field defects. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2012. 2. … National Committee for Quality Assurance. … Washington, DC: National Committee for Quality Assurance; 2010.

236. Effectiveness of Weight Management Interventions in Children: A Targeted Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2010 - We rated 6 of the trials16,19,20,22,25,26 as good quality and the remaining trials as fair quality. … Adiposity was the most common addi- tional measure, reported in 5 of 13 be- havioral counseling trials … All of these measures have strengths and limita- tions. … Percentile scores are helpful when describing weight change in children of many ages, be- cause they are a measure … Criteria10 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Methodology Checklists64 The measure

237. Research Gaps for Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2024 - fractures o Disability (as measured by instrumental activities of daily life instruments) o Quality … o Quality of life (validated instruments) o Hospitalizations for fall-related injuries o Emergency … is typically derived from RCTs of the targeted screening or preventive intervention that adequately measure

238. Benefits and Harms of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2008 - and content experts, we chose a broad definition of PSA screening that included evolving prognostic measures … differential loss to follow-up or overall high loss to follow- up; use of equal, valid, and reliable outcome measure … Although abnormal screening results did not affect sum- mary measures of anxiety or health-related quality … However, in the initial screening round of an RCT, health-related quality-of-life measures were not neg … Other studies have used prostate-specific measures of harms in addition to generic mental health or quality-of

239. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 18, 2023 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Morbidity; mortality; skin cancer stage, precursor lesions, or lesion thickness … Measures of relative cancer survival (for example, the proportion of individuals who survive for a given … However, population mortality measures can be less subject to lead time bias and presence of overdiagnosis … Discordant quality ratings were resolved by consensus. Poor-quality studies were excluded. … Quality: Study was poor quality.

240. 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.