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221. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - identified by the screening results, interventions for those diagnosed with dyslipidemia, and outcome measures … and/or CHD-related events. 66 , 79-120 Thirty studies examined overweight or body fat composition measures … factor for dyslipidemia. 79-82 , 84-86 , 89-95 , 99 , 101-104 , 106-112 , 114 , 115 , 117 , 119 These measures … National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). … to show the magnitude of the effect of overweight on lipids, or the impact that incorporating weight measures

222. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/integrating-evidence-based-clinical-and-community-strategies-improve-health
     March 12, 2021 - Assurance (NCQA) in developing its Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures, and … program or tobacco quitlines.  … Although funding for the MTCP program was withdrawn in 2002, a special tobacco treatment program, QuitWorks … Edgarton: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD c  Dr. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. U.S.

223. 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,

224. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-3-topic-work-plan-development
     June 22, 2025 - considered generally analogous to a protocol, such as those developed for an AHRQ Effective Health Care Program … Primary preventive measures are those provided to persons in a clinical setting to prevent the onset … the prevention of colorectal cancer, counseling for a healthful diet), whereas secondary preventive measures … They are pathologic, physiological, psychological, social, or behavioral measures and other study endpoints … These are not direct measures of health but are indicators of positive or negative effects on the larger

225. Archived: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hiv-sexually-transmitted-diseases-behavioral-counseling-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 … condoms, due to pores that may allow passage of HIV 28 and other viruses, and due to less uniform quality … A pilot study of the navy's educational program on venereal disease. … Evidence from an HIV prevention program for Latino youth.

226. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … subjective improvements in a variety of vision-related functions, as well as improvements in objective measures … Preschool vision screening for amblyopia and strabismus: programs, methods, guidelines. … Stereopsis testing in a preschool vision screening program. … Validity of a survey question as a measure of visual acuity impairment.

227. Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - ’s alpha = 0.80), and its results correlated with the previously validated 19-item Conflict Tactics Scales … or health outcome measures. … Study, Population/ Outcome Rating/ Year Design Setting Measure Results Comments McFarlane Randomized … 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.

228. 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 - was considerable heterogeneity in the patient populations studied and the anatomical sites used to measure … [software program] Englewood, NJ: Biostat; 2014. 20. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Leslie WD, Morin S, Lix LM, et al; Manitoba Bone Density Program. … Leslie WD, Lix LM; Manitoba Bone Density Program. … (variance NR) Quality of life: P >0.10 for repeated measures for Euroquol 5-Dimension and

229. Final Research Plan: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
     March 29, 2022 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … smallest value of benefit to patients) for symptoms and functioning on the most common instruments used to measure … Do depression, anxiety, or suicide risk screening programs … of life measured using validated scales or instruments Functioning (using validated scales or instruments … rating Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies * We will summarize the effect

230. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
     August 13, 2020 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Do depression, anxiety, or suicide risk screening programs … smallest value of benefit to patients) for symptoms and functioning on the most common instruments used to measure … of life measured using validated scales or instruments Functioning (using validated scales or instruments … rating Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies * We will summarize the effect

231. Zyao53-Sqrb6Ozzkzdmjjt (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2003 - beyond age 74.50 Approaches to Screening BMI, the most common screening test for obesity, is easy to measure … Age: 50.8 yrs PA-focused maintenance program Weight-focused program PA-focused program Table 2. … Intensive counseling programs require significant time and staffing commitment. … Body mass index as a measure of body fatness: age- and sex-specific prediction formulas. … Body mass index as a measure of body fatness in the elderly. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1989;43:231–236. 57.

232. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-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 … Several therapeutic agents are being investigated as preventive measures for preeclampsia. … in pregnant women has not been determined and is left to clinical discretion it is most efficient to measure … National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group.

233. Final Research Plan: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     July 26, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … nutritionists, and behavioral health specialists Pharmacologic interventions; broader community-based programs … age infants) KQ 1: Behavioral changes (e.g., physical activity level) KQ 2: Cardiometabolic measures … referred from primary care   Publication language English All other languages Study quality

234. 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2024-11/uspstf-annual-report-congress-2024.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program. … Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program. … Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program. … Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program. … clinician with 40 years of experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based programs

235. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     June 04, 2024 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Falls, injurious falls, fall-related fractures, hospitalizations or emergency … program was the Otago Exercise Program, which was delivered fully or partially in 6 studies. 18 , 25 … programs, 45 , 60 , 66 , 73 the Weight-bearing exercise for Better Balance program, 50 , 87 , 88 and … Intermediate functional outcomes (such as changes in balance, endurance, or walking speed), fall-efficacy scales … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality.

236. Archived: Letter to the Editor and Response from the Evidence-Based Practice Center: Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/letter-to-the-editor-and-response-from-the-evidence-based-practice-center--human-papillomavirus-testing-to-screen-for-cervical-cancer/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     February 15, 2012 - For example, masking patients is plausibly irrelevant when evaluating preventive programs where patient … As such, while most cotesting evaluations within national screening programs in Europe found reduced … round screening and followup, perhaps with linkage to registries) and for a larger array of process measures … There is no national screening program in the United States and evidence suggests prolonged screening … for these pragmatic trials, through mechanisms such as likelihood of seeking screening outside the program

237. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2020 - Treatment of cognitive impairment may focus on one or more signs and symptoms, including cognition, quality … of life (HRQOL), health care utilization, and measures of advance care planning. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019. … Diagnosis and disclosure of a memory problem is associated with quality of life in community based older … “Learning to become a family caregiver”—efficacy of an intervention program for caregivers following

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     March 01, 2014 - 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 … Outcomes of an abdominal aortic aneurysm screening program. J Vasc Surg. 2013;57:376-81.

239. Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2023 - pregnancy26 Small numbers in each comparison, effects possibly due to chance, studies used different measures … , Denmark, Norway); varied measures of exposure, comparators, and outcomes; generally no statistically … increase in the risk of childhood asthma, wheezing, or allergies by timing31,33,34,40,41 Variable measures … previous associate scientific director, AHRQ); and Tracy Wolff, MD, MPH (scientific director, AHRQ USPSTF program … librarian); Roberta Wines, MPH, and Carol Woodell, BSPH (current and former Evidence-based Practice Center program

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     March 01, 2014 - Detection Most lung cancer cases are NSCLC, and most screen- ing programs focus on the detection and … In a high-quality screening program, further im- aging can resolve most false-positive results; however … The USPSTF used modeling studies to predict the benefits and harms of screening programs that use different … Force. † In all scenarios, screening is continued through age 80 y. ‡ Number of CT screenings is a measure … Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Programs for High-Risk Populations.