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321. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 06, 2017 - tests, the efficacy and harms of early treatment, and the association between changes in intermediate measures … impairment, in which there was adequate evidence that some interventions resulted in improvements in some measures … is typically derived from RCTs of the targeted screening or preventive intervention that adequately measure … the Task Force carefully considers the applicability to clinical practice of "efficacy" trials, which measure … The Task Force ultimately seeks to weight its recommendations with "effectiveness" trials, which measure

322. PEDS20152567 746..752 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - However, these observational studies have limitations due to the types of measures reported and confounding … screening tools for iron deficiency anemia have not been well studied.11 Serum ferritin, often used to measure … have been reported between iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia and poorer neurodevelopmental measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015 4. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2006 11.

323. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - consider as minimally clinically important for the ESS (−2 to −3).15,16 Twenty-eight RCTs reported measures … of general health– related quality of life and 17 RCTs reported measures of sleep- related quality of … in both general health-related and sleep-related quality of life. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011. AHRQ publication 11-EHC052. 3. … Quality measure for screening for adult obstructive sleep apnea by primary care physicians.

324. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 20, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … facility) Outcomes KQs 1a, 4a: Alcohol use ( required ), self-report and/or biologic measures … care unit admission, decreased length of neonate hospitalization, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders) Quality … were published prior to 1985 Publication language English Languages other than English Quality … Fair or good quality Poor quality (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria)  *According

325. 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

326. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling, July 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2003 - Quality Assessment Instrument We assessed the quality of published systematic reviews and controlled … RCTs to examine the influence of specific components of counseling interventions on rates of 3 outcome measures … of good quality, 30 , 38 and 16 studies were of poor quality. 26 , 31-37 , 39 , 42-48 Most of the … were interested not only on the isolated effect of support but also on the added benefit of supportive measures … initiation and support measures increased duration.

327. The Effectiveness of Primary Care-Based Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: Evidence Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Quality Assessment Instrument We assessed the quality of published systematic reviews and controlled … RCTs to examine the influence of specific components of counseling interventions on rates of 3 outcome measures … quality,30,38 and 16 studies were of poor quality.26,31–37,39,42–48 Most of the poor-quality trials … were interested not only on the isolated effect of support but also on the added benefit of supportive measures … initiation and support measures increased duration.

328. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful 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 11, 2017 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Cardiometabolic health and intermediate outcomes, behavioral outcomes, and … Quality: Study was poor quality. USPSTF indicates US Preventive Services Task Force. … The standard- ized effect size when pooling 46 trials that reported any continu- ous measure of physical … variable levels of evi- dence of the reliability and validity of the measures. … The tools and summary variables used to measure physical activity were even more inconsistent.

329. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2016 - Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. 

330. Qz-N4Vdvgzssghretdokg7 (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - quality rating standards (23). … Group Participants Analyzed, n All-Cause Mortality AAA-Related Mortality Deaths, n (%) Risk Summary Measure … (95% CI) Deaths, n (%) Risk Summary Measure (95% CI) Ashton et al, 2002 (30) Thompson et al, 2012 … of life (QOL) and anxiety or depression measures (data not shown, single study excluded for quality … Four studies showed no clinically important decrease in QOL measures in those who screened positive for

331. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 24, 2017 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Outcomes KQs 1, 4: Incidence of BRCA-related cancer; disease-specific and all-cause mortality KQ 2a: Measures … and cardiovascular events, metabolic disorders, musculoskeletal symptoms, ophthalmologic disorders, quality … risk-reducing surgery (surgical complications, sexual dysfunction, menopausal symptoms, mood changes, quality … Good- and fair-quality studies according to USPSTF quality criteria Poor-quality studies

332. Final Research Plan: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 06, 2019 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … What is the association between measures of serum glucose (e.g., fasting and postload glucose concentrations … Comparators KQs 1, 2: No screening; for KQ2, may be no intervention comparison if study authors measure … from type 2 diabetes mellitus (e.g., retinopathy, neuropathy), cardiovascular disease, or both; and quality

333. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 20, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … facility) Outcomes KQs 1a, 4a: Drug use ( required ) (self-report and/or biologic measures … abstinence syndrome, neonatal intensive care unit admission, decreased length of neonate hospitalization) Quality … Studies whose primary results were published prior to 1992 Language English Non-English Quality … Fair or good quality Poor quality (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria) Abbreviation

334. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … the identification of women who carry these genes by genetic testing for the purposes of initiating measures … Framework The analytic framework indicates the target population, interventions, and health outcome measures … Additional endpoints include quality of life, health economics, morbidity, and compliance with screening … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2004.

335. Recommendation: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 24, 2021 - glucose level of 140 to 199 mg/dL (7.77-11.04 mmol/L) are consistent with prediabetes. 14 HbA 1c is a measure … Both fasting plasma glucose and HbA 1c levels are simpler to measure than performing an oral glucose … 29 , 44-46 did not find clinically significant differences between screening and control groups in measures … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 21-05276-EF-1. … Effect of screening for type 2 diabetes on population-level self-rated health outcomes and measures of

336. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 23, 2019 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality … Two fair-quality observational studies that compared perinatal transmission rates over time were included … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … factors are present in only 35% to 65% of HBV-positive pregnant women Treatment: Effective preventive measures

337. Archived: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … patients should be advised about risk factors for STDs and counseled appropriately about effective measures … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … condoms, due to pores that may allow passage of HIV 28 and other viruses, and due to less uniform quality … Patients at risk of STDs should receive information on their risk and be advised about measures to reduce

338. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 21, 2015 - Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. 15. … Pharmacotherapy trials were placebo-controlled, and outcomes were based on well-established measures … Pharmacotherapy trials were placebo-controlled, and outcomes were based on well-established measures … Pharmacotherapy trials were placebo-controlled, and outcomes were based on well-established measures

339. 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

340. Recommendation: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 24, 2020 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … A variety of self-reported quality-of-life measures were reported in 11 trials. … reported intermediate health outcomes. 11 , 16 Commonly reported intermediate outcomes included objective measures … There was substantial variability in the measures reported, and most outcomes were reported in fewer … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research; 2020.