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401. Archived: Physical Activity: Behavior Counseling in Primary Care, July 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/physical-activity-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-2002
     July 01, 2002 - potential harms related to physical activity counseling. 6 This trial, in which initially sedentary program … or evaluated, and may reflect a failure to distinguish patients who were ready to begin an exercise program … 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

402. Archived: Evidence Summary: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     April 25, 2017 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Maternal and infant health outcomes, including eclampsia, stroke, stillbirth … Calibration was not reported despite being a key model performance measure. … http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp . 2014. … Assessing the performance of prediction models: a framework for traditional and novel measures. … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality.

403. PEDS20152567 746..752 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - The USPSTF found no studies that evaluated the direct effect of routine screening programs on child health … However, these observational studies have limitations due to the types of measures reported and confounding … screening tools for iron deficiency anemia have not been well studied.11 Serum ferritin, often used to measure … have been reported between iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia and poorer neurodevelopmental measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015 4.

404. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - More recently, wide- spread adoption of standardized hemoglobin A1c measure- ments has occurred, and … newer techniques for measure- ment are generally highly reproducible (10). … Al- though foot care programs, and perhaps tight glycemic and blood pressure control, may reduce lower-limb … The national glycohemoglobin standardization program: a five-year progress report. … Systolic Hyperten- sion in the Elderly Program Cooperative Research Group. JAMA. 1996;276: 1886-92.

405. Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/colorectal-cancer-screening
     May 18, 2021 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, test accuracy in detecting cancers … Fecal Immunochemical Test Although many observational studies have evaluated national FIT screening programs … evidence, however, was less consistent in 3 trials that reported sex differences for gFOBT screening programs … CT colonography: performance and program outcome measures in an older screening population. … Quality: Study was poor quality. Abstract only: Full-text publication not available.

406. Recommendation: 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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     November 24, 2020 - A variety of self-reported quality-of-life measures were reported in 11 trials. … reported intermediate health outcomes. 11 , 16 Commonly reported intermediate outcomes included objective measures … There was substantial variability in the measures reported, and most outcomes were reported in fewer … reduction, dietary potassium supplementation, increased physical activity with a structured exercise program … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research; 2020.

407. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Visual acuity, amblyopia, school performance, functioning, quality of life … visual acuity are generally reported as Snellen (eg, 20/20, 20/25, 20/30, 20/40, 20/50) or logMAR scales … The UCLA preschool vision program, 2012-2013. J AAPOS. 2016;20(1):63-67. 10. … Lions Clubs International Foundation Core Four Photoscreening: results from 17 programs and 400,000 … and the Effective Health-Care Program.

408. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-screening-2002
     September 03, 2002 - originally conducted, the Swedish trials had important flaws related to measurement of the primary outcome measure … that the two trials were in fact separate and that the results of the Malmö Mammographic Screening Program … Results of intermediate measures from a population-based, randomized trial of mammographic screening … Concepts and problems in the evaluation of screening programs. J Chronic Dis . 1981;34:159-71. … The epidemiology of mass breast cancer screening—a plea for a valid measure of benefit.

409. Recommendation: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-counseling
     March 20, 2018 - included mail-based, face-to-face or telephone counseling, and technology-based (text messages, online programs … The web program study reported reduced sunburns after the intervention, which provided information on … However, most individual measures were not statistically significant, and it was difficult to determine … In a web-based study of 18- to 25-year olds, participants viewed an interactive 12-module web program … Three of these interventions promoted sun protection with tailored mailings, 2 used interactive online programs

410. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - Assurance of performance of high-quality endoscopy should be part of all screening programs. … In this context, the best measure for the morbidity that results from any screening program for colorectal … Screening programs incorporating fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy will all be … Modeling evidence suggests that population screening programs between the ages of 50 and 75 years using … Finally, randomized trials are needed to compare screening programs using different modalities in order

411. Archived: Healthy Diet Promotion: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-promotion-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 … Nutrition and cancer: American Cancer Society guidelines, programs, and initiatives. … National Cholesterol Education Program. … National Cholesterol Education Program.

412. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2018 - The National Hotline on Domestic Violence has infor- mation about local programs and resources across … Compared with the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) (vio- lence/verbal aggression scales combined), the H-S … between groups in rates of overall IPV exposure49,50 or combined physical and sexual violence51,52; measures … One RCT developed a specific tool, the Consequences of Screening Tool (COST), to measure the consequences … Intimate partner violence (IPV) assistance program.

413. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2021 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Lung cancer incidence, lung cancer mortality, all-cause mortality, test accuracy … c NLST was rated as good quality for the main trial outcomes. … Efficacy of SBRT for stage I NSCLC k = 27 Uncontrolled cohort studies n = 38 915 5-y OS (and other measures … When applied to cur- rent clinical practice, lung cancer screening programs have demonstrated significant … Smoking cessation and relapse during a lung cancer screening program.

414. Evidence Summary: Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-preventive-interventions
     November 07, 2023 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Dental caries, morbidity, functional status, quality of life, harms; diagnostic … Fluorides in community programs; a study of four years of various fluorides applied topically to the … cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of fluoride varnish as a public health measure … Effectiveness of school-based dental sealant programs among children from low-income backgrounds in France … Impact of 24-month fluoride tablet program on children with disabilities in a non-fluoridated country

415. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - One meta-analysis noted that the measure- ment properties used among ultrasonography laboratories varied … The potential harms of a program of screening for CAS to perform carotid endarterectomy include the … The primary perioperative complica- tion measure in the studies was either death/stroke or death/stroke … Table 2 shows hypothetical outcomes of a screening program for asymptomatic CAS. … Improvement Program; VA 5 Veterans Affairs. † Past or present smoker.

416. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary35/lung-cancer-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - Study Selection: Studies that evaluated mass-screening programs for lung cancer involving the tests … Results of lung cancer screening programs in Japan. Recent Results Cancer Res 1982;82:163-73. … Non-small-cell lung cancer: results of the New York screening program. … The National Cancer Institute Cooperative Early Lung Cancer Detection Program. … Lung cancer screening: the Mayo program. J Occup Med 1986;28(8):746-50.

417. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - Exercise Interventions The USPSTF found 5 good-quality and 16 fair-quality studies (n = 7297) reporting … living showed no benefit, but these studies used different scales, and few were adequately powered to … management.30 According to the AGS, detecting a history of falls is fundamental to a falls reduction program … Community strategies include but are not limited to evidence-based exercise programs and home modification … Preventing Falls: A Guide to Implementing Effective Community-Based Fall Prevention Programs. 2nd ed.

418. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Research Gaps for Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     of life, weight- related quality of life, psychosocial functioning outcomes; improvement in depressive … compared with those who did not participate (controlling for subsequent participation in weight-loss program … of life, weight- related quality of life, psychosocial functioning U.S. primary care settings or … of life outcomes, especially weight-related quality of life, psychosocial functioning outcomes; … is typically derived from RCTs of the targeted screening or preventive intervention that adequately measure

419. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Ovarian cancer mortality, false-positive screening results and surgery, surgical … , blinded outcome assessment, reliable outcome measures, similar baseline characteristics between groups … Quality: Study was poor quality. … had at least 1 false-positive test result, meaning that at least 1 of their annual CA-125 screening measure … SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program).

420. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2003
     February 04, 2003 - The report of the Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program recommends … Intensive programs of lifestyle modification (diet, exercise, and behavior) should also be considered … (Senior Scientist and Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ);   * … Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. … Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program Cooperative Research Group.