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261. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     July 15, 2008 - In particular, they did not systematically assess the degree of adjustment for standard measures of CHD … , discrimination measures, or model calibration statistics separately for models with and without CRP … Using data from the Women's Health Study, Cook and colleagues 23 demonstrated that although measures … National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of … Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation

262. Lsbrgfwsvekvzhcxwjtuxv (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - We used a random- effects model to combine relative risks (RRs) as the effect measure of the meta-analyses … Breast cancer mortality was the main outcome measure, and all trials evaluated differ- ences between … The EUROSCREEN reviews included studies from current population-based screening programs in Europe and … This difference may re- flect dissimilarities between participants and nonpartic- ipants of screening programs … measures, and other measures of impairment. § Screening modalities include mammography (film, digital

263. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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.

264. Evaluating Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach (pdf file)
     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.

265. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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.

266. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-and-ovarian-cancer-brca-testing-screening-2005
     September 15, 2005 - , 75-79 state and national health programs, 80-83 and investigators 84 to help primary care clinicians … , 106 , 110 anxiety, 110 , 113 and depression 110 decreased, and only 1 measure of breast cancer worry … and a trial comparing these agents is in progress. 138-139 The raloxifene trial was not powered to measure … Cyrillic 3 Software Program ( BRCA1  and  BRCA2 ) www.cyrillicsoftware.com 65 Computer program (BRCAPRO … Progeny Software Program ( BRCA1  and  BRCA2 ) www.progeny2000.com 71 Computer program Not reported

267. 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

268. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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

269. Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Summary and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 09, 2021 - For continuous outcomes, change from baseline in each group was the measure for analysis. … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … of life, prior to program imple- mentation and in control clinics. … Impact of disseminating quality improvement programs for depression in managed primary care: a randomized … comparing effects of various antidepressant classes on the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) as a measure

270. Estimation of Benefits, Burden, and Harms of Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies: Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2016 - used as the measure of screening burden. … Utility weights have been estimated for diagnosed CRC states,69 but util- ity weights have not been estimated … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. … Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.

271. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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.

272. Evidence Summary: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/ovarian-cancer-screening
     February 13, 2018 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Ovarian cancer mortality, false-positive screening results and surgery, … , blinded outcome assessment, reliable outcome measures, similar baseline characteristics between groups … SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program). SEER Stat Fact Sheets: ovarian cancer. … Quality: Study was poor quality. Return to Table of Contents Table 1. … b False-Positive Screening Rate Across Entire Program, No.

273. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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.

274. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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

275. Screening and Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 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 … risk 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). … National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP).

276. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     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.

277. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
     September 13, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … activity) and health outcomes (e.g., cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, all-cause mortality, and quality … units, emergency departments, nursing home and other institutional settings, school classroom–based programs … advice, collaborative goal-setting, assistance, exercise prescriptions (referral to exercise facility or program … of life measures and related outcomes (e.g., functioning or well-being) KQ 2: Intermediate outcomes

278. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
     June 20, 2023 - Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs are population-based programs that aim to increase access to perinatal … However, no benefit in symptom severity measures was found (pooled mean difference in change, −1.0 [95% … Four trials examined screening only in older adults and only 1 trial used a depression measure that was … of suicide risk screening. 62 Although absolute scores were higher on 2 of the 3 suicidal ideation measures … mortality in primary care: randomized clinical trial of an evidence-based depression care management program

279. Archived: Suicide Risk: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-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 … Effects on less specific outcome measures, such as feelings of hopelessness, 34 have been reported. … with suspected suicidal ideation, 41 , 42 but no reliable data on the long-term effectiveness of this measure … disorders appropriately. 48 The suicide rate in the community decreased 50% in the year following the program

280. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2002
     December 01, 2002 - vs 21 percent) than patients receiving watchful waiting, but both groupsreported similar outcomes on measures … Director, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, and Director, National Program … Office for Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program, San Antonio, TX); C. … (Senior Scientist and Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ); Jeffrey … Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program Public-Use Data (1973‐1998).