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281. 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.

282. 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.

283. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Investigators obtained 170 cases by monitoring amniocentesis programs, perinatal centers, all medical … Acknowledgment: The authors thank Gloria Washington, Coordinator of the USPSTF program; Caryn McManus … program; and Task Force members Lucy Marion, Kimberly Gregory, and Tom DeWitt. … Syed: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Preven- tive Medicine Residency Program, 615 North … from 1987 to 1991 and were included in 2 previous studies by the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program

284. Modeling Study: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/cervical-cancer-screening
     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.

285. 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).

286. 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).

287. Draft Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 16, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Internet-based) Trials within closed pre-existing social networks (e.g., worksite or church programs … KQ 1 (Health outcomes) : STI incidence (based on testing/biologic confirmation) Mortality and quality … 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)

288. 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.

289. 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
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     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

290. 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

291. 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

292. 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.

293. 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

294. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/individualizing-cancer-screening-older-adults
     March 01, 2021 - Measures of functional status and health-related quality of life (HRQL) need to be included in trials … Quality-adjusted life years estimated using preference-based measures are a prominent way for estimating … Stout and colleagues illustrate this approach in an evaluation of alternative mammography screening programs … . 29  More details about HRQL and which measures are good measures in older adults will be explored in … Outcomes Assessment in Cancer: Measures, Methods, and Applications.

295. Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Familial Hypercholerolemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     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 con- firmatory … Treatment studies in screen-detected FH cases are essential in the absence of RCTs of screening programs

296. Recommendation: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 07, 2021 - ) The Health Resources and Services Administration’s  website contains various oral health program … status. 18 The Health Resources and Services Administration’s website contains various oral health program … fair quality). … Systemic fluoride also provides some measure of topical effects, as it is found in the saliva and bathes … Research is needed to identify effective preventive measures in economically disadvantaged children.

297. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

298. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
     June 15, 2008 - Although foot care programs, and perhaps tight glycemic and blood pressure control, may reduce lower-limb … Data are limited, however, and studies vary in outcome measures, characteristics of the screened and … comparison populations, and methodological quality. … Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The national glycohemoglobin standardization program: a five-year progress report.

299. Archived: Suicide Risk: Screening, 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 … 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

300. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 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 … immunoassay (EIA), fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPI), or thin-layer chromatography (TLC) to measure … Persons who continue to inject drugs should be screened periodically for HIV infection and advised of measures … The Swedish methadone maintenance program: a controlled study.