Results

Total Results: 690 records

Showing results for "quality measures program".

221. Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/g2bEcQW6ae_NTFZ9KUxT_t
     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

222. Recommendation: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
     April 11, 2025 - These programs may also offer family members encouragement and advice on how to provide support. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2025. AHRQ publication 25-EHC014. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2018. 50. … The direct effects of breastfeeding interventions on breastfeeding measures, short- and medium-term maternal … and child health outcomes, and the relationship between breastfeeding measures and these health outcomes

223. 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.

224. 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

225. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/72ybMHDdg9WyFzrYMBF4ch
     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

226. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
     September 05, 2017 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Visual acuity, amblyopia, school performance, functioning, quality of life … of visual acuity are generally reported as Snellen (eg, 20/20, 20/25, 20/30, 20/40, 20/50) or logMAR scales … Lions Clubs International Foundation Core Four Photoscreening: results from 17 programs and 400,000 preschool … and the Effective Health-Care Program.  … Improving the reliability of visual acuity measures in young children. 

227. 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.

228. Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r77BgfGVeBPRDME-DpBvFk
     April 08, 2025 - The direct effects of breastfeeding interventions on breastfeeding measures, short- and medium-term maternal … and child health outcomes, and the relationship between breastfeeding measures and these health outcomes … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2025. … Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2018. 50.

229. 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

230. 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.

231. Qz-N4Vdvgzssghretdokg7 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QZ-N4vDvgZSsghretDokg7
     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.

232. 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.

233. Zyao53-Sqrb6Ozzkzdmjjt (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZYao53-sqRb6oZzKzDmjjt
     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.

234. Archived: Evidence Update: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/article/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - However, a comparison of the performance characteristics of such measures with traditional single-threshold … Although abnormal screening results did not affect summary measures of anxiety or health-related quality … However, in the initial screening round of an RCT, health-related quality-of-life measures were not negatively … Other studies have used prostate-specific measures of harms in addition to generic mental health or quality-of-life … result led to biopsy; confirmed prostate cancer treated by urologist with "standardized management program

235. Final Recommendation Statement: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
     February 16, 2016 - interventions can be delivered in a home or school setting and are generally time-intensive, with some programs … 18 and 24 months with later screening or case-finding on educational, behavioral, functional, and IQ measures … 294 children) reported that these interventions improved cognitive scores by 11 to 16 points (Mullen Scales … Twelve RCTs of play- or interaction-based interventions reported significant improvements in some measures … were conducted in populations that may not represent children who would be detected through screening programs

236. Archived: Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary8/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
     January 15, 2014 - of life (QOL) and anxiety or depression measures (data not shown). 30 , 44 , 53–57 One study reported … The Aneurysm Detection and Management Study screening program: validation cohort and final results. … Accessed at www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp on 1 April 2013. … Outcomes of an abdominal aortic aneurysm screening program. J Vasc Surg . 2013;57:376-81. … (95% CI) Deaths, n (%) Risk Summary Measure (95% CI) Ashton et al, 2002 30 and Thompson

237. 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

238. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     April 17, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … What is the effectiveness (or comparative effectiveness) of screening programs … , serious harms) of the different screening tests (either as a single application or in a screening program … not applicable to community practice); developing countries Screening Tests KQ 1: Any program … or database observational studies; cohort studies; systematically selected case series Poor-quality

239. 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.

240. Archived: Evidence Summary (Pregnant and Postpartum Women): Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-primary-care-screening-for-and-treatment-of/depression-in-adults-screening
     January 26, 2016 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Depression remission, prevalence, symptoms, and related measures of depression … recovery or response; sensitivity and specificity of selected screening measures to detect depression … Results were similar for 2 other continuous measures of depression symptom severity, but this trial did … The use of rating scales to identify post-natal depression. … Validation of two postpartum depression screening scales with a sample of First Nations and Métis women