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201. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - 42 months of age who had expressive, receptive, or phonological impairments. 25 Only one outcome measure … Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Concurrent and predictive validity of an early language screening program. … 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

202. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     June 15, 2012 - Accuracy of Screening Tests In 2003, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI is an acceptable measure … Behavioral intervention trials were generally of high quality, with 24% rated as good quality. … The Implementation section was expanded to reflect referral to community-based programs. … They also suggest considering the use of weight-loss medications as part of a multicomponent program … Knowler WC, Barrett-Connor E, Fowler SE, Hamman RF, Lachin JM, Walker EA, et al; Diabetes Prevention Program

203. Behavioral Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - own in increasing breastfeeding rates.13 Effectiveness of Other Breastfeeding Education and Support Measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2003. … Program to increase incidence and duration. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995;149(7):798–803. 13. … The effect of a culture-specific education program to promote breastfeeding among Vietnamese women in … Office for Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program, San Antonio, TX) C.

204. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     October 20, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … use, with or without referral Counseling interventions can vary in their approach (e.g., 12-step program … facility) Outcomes KQs 1a, 4a: Alcohol use ( required ), self-report and/or biologic measures … Fair or good quality Poor quality (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria)  *According … Abbreviation: WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

205. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - The mean or median baseline AHI (or similar measure) for most trials was in the severe OSA range (AHI … d Study quality rating refers to quality of the systematic reviews, not the quality of individual trials … United Nations Development Program; 2020. 15. … sleepy patients with milder obstructive sleep apnea: results of the CPAP Apnea Trial North American Program … Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; National High Blood Pressure Education Program

206. Draft Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 22, 2025 - Administration’s Center for Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions ( https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/program … resources for locating mental health services ( https://findtreatment.gov/ ). 17 The Mothers and Babies program … Other health outcomes reported and reviewed included measures of quality of life, anxiety, healthcare … Twenty trials (n=2,880) reported continuous symptom score measures. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025.

207. Archived: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
     July 07, 2015 - Although the USPSTF found evidence that interventions improve some measures of speech and language for … Useful Resources All states have designated programs that offer evaluation and intervention services … Recruitment techniques and venues included advertisements, birth registries, early childhood programs … , university research programs, medical practices, and school registration and entrance medical examinations … of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs

208. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - Useful Resources All states have designated programs that offer evaluation and intervention services … Recruitment techniques and venues included advertisements, birth registries, early childhood programs … , university research programs, medical practices, and school registration and entrance medical examinations … The USPSTF identified 2 studies (1 fair-quality and 1 good-quality) on the potential harms of treatment … of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs

209. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     December 31, 2013 - Detection Most lung cancer cases are NSCLC, and most screening programs focus on the detection and … In a high-quality screening program, further imaging can resolve most false-positive results; however … The USPSTF used modeling studies to predict the benefits and harms of screening programs that use different … ‡Number of CT screenings is a measure of harm because it relates to the number of patients who will have … Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High-Risk Populations.

210. 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. … Cronbach's alpha = 0.80), and its results correlated with the previously validated 19-item Conflict Tactics Scales … or health outcome measures. … These outcomes should include not only measures of reduced violence, but also improved quality of life … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (AHRQ). Evaluating Domestic Violence Programs .

211. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Healthy Diet: Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care, January 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2003 - (e.g., weight, proportion of body fat) with no direct measure of dietary behavior. … of fat intake, including grams of saturated or total fat consumed or study-specific outcome scales. … 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, … Cholesterol-lowering intervention program.

212. 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 … general setting comparable to primary care with a defined population (e.g., primary care clinic, WIC program … facility) Outcomes KQs 1a, 4a: Drug use ( required ) (self-report and/or biologic measures … Fair or good quality Poor quality (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria) Abbreviation … : STI = sexually transmitted infection; WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants

213. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Life-years gained compared with no screening (benefit), lifetime number … Seventh, the measures of the benefits and burden of screening used in the analysis were imperfect. … Utility weights have been estimated for diagnosed CRC states, 69 but utility weights have not been estimated … Future work should consider alternative measures of test burden that would enable direct comparison across … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. 13.

214. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 10, 2022 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES COPD-related morbidity or mortality, measures of health-related quality of … Outcomes of interest included mortality, morbidity from COPD, measures of health- related quality of … 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. … Long-term effects of an internet-mediated pedometer-based walking program for chronic obstructive pulmonary

215. Archived: Final Modeling Report: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-modeling-report/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     November 15, 2009 - Outcome Measures: Number of mammograms, reduction in deaths from breast cancer or life-years gained … Harms As measures of the burden that a regular screening program imposes on a population, 3 different … programs that screen biennially from age 50 years to age 69, 74, or 79 years are among the most efficient … with reports showing similar intermediate cancer outcomes (for example, stage distribution) between programs … If program benefits are measured in life-years, the measure most commonly used in cost-effectiveness

216. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     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 … 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 … Boustani would like to thank the Program on Aging, John A.

217. Evidence Summary: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2018 - maintenance interventions and selected based on an above-normal BMI (eg, ≥25) or other weight-related measure … weight loss and maintenance trials (n = 7120), with 14 showing no differences between groups on any measure … Comparison of commercial and self-initiated weight loss programs in people with prediabetes: a randomized … Effects of four maintenance programs on the long-term management of obesity. … Quality: Study was poor quality.

218. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
     July 11, 2017 - It also  recommends programs promoting healthful diet and physical activity for persons at increased … results, however, were not statistically significant when revascularization was removed from the outcome measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for  Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. … Diabetes: combined diet and physical activity promotion programs to prevent type 2 diabetes among people … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011.

219. Screening for Depression in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2002 - of patient education materials, physician education programs, telephone-based treatment coordination … The wide variation in interventions tested, outcome measures used, and timing of follow-up assessments … between differences in outcomes and patient and provider characteristics, use of particular outcome measures … researchers chose not to combine the results in a meta-analysis because the studies used different outcome measures … Impact of disseminating quality improvement programs for depression in managed primary care: a randomized

220. Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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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 HbA1c is a measure … Both fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c levels are simpler to measure than performing an oral glucose … Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. … and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study. … Effect of screening for type 2 diabetes on population-level self-rated health outcomes and measures