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241. 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

242. 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  … Although funding for the MTCP program was withdrawn in 2002, a special tobacco treatment program, QuitWorks … Edgarton: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD c  Dr.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.

243. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 11, 2022 - There were no statistically significant differences for other measures. 1 , 2 Pharmacotherapy, compared … The study reported no statistically significant benefits on measures of functioning. 1 Sixteen trials … Two additional studies were identified but provided no evidence of harm; outcome measures were limited … to very short-term measures of distress or emotion. … Screening for adolescent depression: a comparison of depression scales.

244. Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
     June 20, 2023 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two independent investigators rated the quality of studies as … For continuous outcomes, change from baseline in each group was the measure for analysis. … of life, prior to program implementation and in control clinics. … Impact of disseminating quality improvement programs for depression in managed primary care: a randomized … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality.

245. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2009 - Screening for adolescent depression: a comparison of depression scales. … Screening for depression across the lifespan: a review of measures for use in primary care settings. … school-based clinics, or other setting with primary care-comparable population (ie, church or after-school program … Measures have been taken to prevent knowledge of primary exposure influencing case ascertainment … recognition that knowledge of exposure status could have influenced the assessment of outcome The measure

246. Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 04, 2021 - The Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP) program, sponsored by AHRQ, has a variety of materials to help … Assessment (KQ 3) specifies how best to identify patients in need of behavioral intervention and to measure … Refining a tool to measure cues to action in encouraging health-promoting behavior—the CHAQ.  … Effect of physician-delivered nutrition counseling training and an office-support program on saturated … Lifestyle-specific outcome measures.

247. Archived: Family Violence: Screening and Interventions, 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 … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … screening protocols significantly improves the detection of abuse as a cause of trauma, 54 and similar measures … health examination, but recommended that physicians be alert for indicators of abuse and institute measures … An outpatient treatment program for child molesters.

248. Uhtgkzvs Bpnj4 G4Fxuay (pdf file)
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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.

249. 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
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     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

250. Archived: Evidence Summary: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
     January 10, 2017 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Neural tube defects, harms of treatment (twinning, respiratory outcomes) … and Human Development (NICHD) Neural Tube Defects Study, 17 the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program … Both studies drew on data from the California Birth Defects Monitoring program, using cases from 1985 … Estimates of folate sufficiency of intake vary widely by measure. … exposure data collected during pregnancy   Source Outcome Exposed Not Exposed Measure

251. Modeling Study: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … cervical cancer based on survival data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program … When number of colposcopies was used as the measure of harm, cytology testing alone every 3 years was … indicated that the incidence and mortality rates from cervical cancer are underestimated by the SEER program … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018.

252. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

253. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-multifactorial-dyslipidemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - All used the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) cut points of 200 mg/dL for TC and 130 mg/ … Laboratory measures and macronutrient and micronutrient intake were measured at several time points. … National Cholesterol Education Program. … http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp . Accessed July 14, 2016. 34. … Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. 33 c Sample weights were used to obtain prevalence estimates representative

254. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Accuracy of Screening Tests In 2003, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI is an acceptable measure … as good quality. … The Implementation section was ex- panded to reflect referral to community-based programs. … They also suggest considering the use of weight-loss med- ications as part of a multicomponent program … Knowler WC, Barrett-Connor E, Fowler SE, Hamman RF, Lachin JM, Walker EA, et al; Diabetes Prevention Program

255. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 04, 2024 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Falls, injurious falls, fall-related fractures, hospitalizations or emergency … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … The next most commonly evaluated exercise programs delivered were tai chi exercise programs,45,60,66,73 … the Weight-bearing exercise for Better Balance program,50,87,88 and the StandingTall program.57,74 … Intermediate func- tional outcomes (such as changes in balance, endurance, or walk- ing speed), fall-efficacy scales

256. Recommendation: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/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

257. Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 18, 2018 - mainte- nance interventions and selected based on an above-normal BMI (eg, �25) or other weight-related measure … Quality: Study was poor quality. … weight loss and maintenance trials (n = 7120), with 14 showing no differ- ences 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.

258. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     July 11, 2017 - It also recom- mends 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.

259. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | 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 … 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.

260. Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 13, 2021 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Mortality, cardiovascular morbidity, diabetes-related morbidity, development … of diabetes, quality of life, and harms. … No 2 studies used the same outcome measures at similar time points. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010. … program randomized trial.