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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
January 15, 2011 - Because of limitations in the precision of testing, a minimum of 2 years may be needed to reliably measure … Moreover, widespread screening programs may not be feasible or cost-effective in many countries 15 . … Indirect evidence supports screening women ≥65 y, but no direct evidence supports widespread screening programs … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002.
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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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/behavioral-counseling-interventions-evidence-based-approach
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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
July 26, 2016 - 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 … has limitations in the ability to create an appropriate comparison group, the ability to accurately measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.
4. … Validity of melanoma diagnosis in a community-based screening program.
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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
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Nop5YpEpMybx_oNPKC76-X
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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/HhFR4LyVtxMcwmafRH6Ehp
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
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-counseling-2003
December 15, 2003 - age 74. 50
Approaches to Screening
BMI, the most common screening test for obesity, is easy to measure … Intensive counseling programs require significant time and staffing commitment. … One option may be referral to programs that offer intense counseling with behavioral therapy. … 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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/hWzpnYXDpQzUr8U_5xY6qS
January 01, 2003 - When
performed correctly, sphygmomanometry provides a
measure of blood pressure that is highly correlated … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a
measure of average blood pressure over 24 hours as
opposed … www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/jncintro.htm
studies found that ambulatory blood pressure measure … Tracy Orleans, PhD
(Senior Scientist and Senior Program Officer, The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, … How to measure blood
pressure. JAMA 1995;273:1211–8.
13. McAlister FA, Straus SE.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
October 15, 2009 - Data Extraction: Study quality was evaluated by using USPSTF criteria and overall quality of evidence … Critical Appraisal and Quality of Evidence
To assess the quality of each study, we used the USPSTF … [PMID: 11448281]
National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation … Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation … Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/family-violence-screening-interventions-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 … 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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-familial-hypercholesterolemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
August 09, 2016 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke in adulthood; lipid concentrations … In general, a good-quality study met all quality criteria. … Outcomes
No direct evidence supports a link between lipid concentrations or measures of atherosclerosis … Future studies should describe screening programs in detail, including the follow-up and confirmatory … Treatment studies in screen-detected FH cases are essential in the absence of RCTs of screening programs
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
May 01, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Trials within closed pre-existing social networks (e.g., worksite or church programs) or within schools … KQ 1 (Health outcomes) :
STI incidence (based on testing/biologic confirmation)
Mortality and quality … or decrease in protective behaviors
Healthcare avoidance
Psychological harms
Self-reported measures … Fair- or good-quality studies
Poor-quality studies (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
December 15, 2010 - Number of fallers was the most consistently assessed measure of falling; the other measures were used … variable in terms of the method of data collection (prospective vs. retrospective) and the specific measures … Effect of a risk-based multifactorial fall prevention program on the incidence of falls. … Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle … Programs may be home-based or be delivered in a community setting.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
July 17, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … What strategies and programs facilitate access to or utilization of tobacco cessation interventions? … pouches)
Broad public health initiatives (e.g., mass media, community-wide campaigns), inpatient programs … categorized as “Very High” on the Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Program … studies
Reviews: Very low-credibility existing systematic reviews Primary studies: Poor-quality studies
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/behavintr.pdf
January 01, 2010 - 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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/pskqLZMFcHjhtEF75uG4AP
January 01, 2012 - Be-
cause of limitations in the precision of testing, a minimum
of 2 years may be needed to reliably measure … The cur-
rent diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis use DXA measure-
ments as cutoffs, and the measurements … Indirect evidence supports screening women �65 y, but no
direct evidence supports widespread screening programs … Moreover, widespread
screening programs may not be feasible or cost-effective in
many countries (15). … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010.
4.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary45/skin-cancer-counseling-2012
May 15, 2012 - measures of sun exposure; or total, which are cumulative estimates of sun exposure. … Most studies used crude measures of indoor tanning exposure. … Both of these studies, however, used only a crude dichotomous measure of sunscreen use. … Primary care; n = 589; mean age, 38 y; high risk
~15-min self-directed computer session, “Skin Safe program … Accessed at www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.htm on 10 December 2010.
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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