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461. Screening for Breast Cancer: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - Most were cohort studies, and 24 used validated psychological measurement scales to assess the effects … gon Health & Science University Department of Surgery in conjunc- tion with the Human Investigators Program … R: A language and environment for statistical computing [Expert program]. … The cumulative risk of a false-positive recall in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program. … Association between mammography timing and measures of screening performance in the United States.

462. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     June 15, 2013 - Because of the implementation of screening programs for donated blood, blood transfusions are no longer … One randomized trial found that a self-management program in patients with HCV infection was associated … measures 10 . … Sustained virologic response is the intermediate outcome used to measure treatment efficacy in clinical … SVR and are probably similar to patients detected and eligible for treatment hrough U.S. screening programs

463. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2023 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Health outcomes, diagnostic yield, intermediate outcomes, behavioral outcomes … (NHANES),82 a Texas blood donor program,81 and the West Vir- ginia Coronary Artery Risk Detection in … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … Prevalence: Consistent; reasonably precise for total cholesterol and LDL-C but imprecise for other measures … Cardiometabolic risk factors in siblings from a statewide screening program.

464. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary26/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
     May 15, 2008 - evaluating the harms of screening were evaluated individually because of the variety of instruments used to measure … trials that tested treatment versus no treatment of gestational diabetes detected in universal screening programs … Treatment versus No Treatment of Gestational Diabetes An analysis of ACHOIS compared measures of quality … Kaiser Permanente of Colorado GDM Screening Program. … Kaiser Permanente of Colorado GDM Screening Program.

465. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2020 - measures were reported in 11 trials. … reported intermediate health outcomes.11,16 Commonly reported intermediate outcomes included objective measures … There was substantial variabil- ity in the measures reported, and most outcomes were reported in fewer … reduction, dietary potassium supplementation, increased physical activity with a structured exercise program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2020. AHRQ publication 20- 05263-EF-1. 12.

466. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - The ATP III of the National Cholesterol Education Program algorithm categorizes adults without CHD, diabetes … Three good-quality population cohort studies and 5 fair-quality studies reported that the highest CAC … The 5 studies rated as fair quality were primarily limited by their use of proxy measures to control … National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Cholesterol Education Program; Third Report of the … Predictive value of noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis for incident myocardial infarction: the Rotterdam

467. Final Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-screening
     March 02, 2020 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Mortality, morbidity, quality of life, screening and treatment harms, and … than 3 points on the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey physical and mental component summary scales [ … Trials and cohort studies that measure effects on quality of life, function, and extrahepatic effects … Interferon therapy reduces the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma: national surveillance program of cirrhotic … The dashed line indicates the overall measure of effect. 

468. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - There is convincing evidence that PSA-based screening programs result in the detection of many cases … There is convincing evidence that PSA-based screening programs result in the detection of many cases … Screening tests or programs that do not incorporate PSA testing, including digital rectal examination … required to better assess and improve the reliability of prostate cancer mortality as a valid outcome measure … When the analysis was repeated by using only validated measures of comorbidity (that is, Charlson comorbidity

469. Archived: Rh(D) Incompatibility: 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 … D-positive fetus, which occurs in up to 9-10% of pregnancies, depending on race. 1 , 2 If no preventive measures … disease is now low, the incidence was at least 10/1,000 live births before the introduction of preventive measures … incidence of D disease is relatively small, making it approximately 16 times less cost-effective than a program

470. Evidence Summary: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
     September 14, 2021 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Complications of infection; infection transmission or acquisition; diagnostic … STIs including HIV, and using different screening intervals) for chlamydia and gonorrhea that reported measures … For KQ3, studies of diagnostic accuracy that included measures of discrimination of testing at various … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2005. … 130 primary care clinics in Australia (n = 63,338) Multifaceted screening program vs usual care (control

471. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
     May 24, 2022 - measures vs sham injection at 1 and 2 years. … https://www.afb.org/info/programs-and-services/professional-development/experts-guide/aging-and-vision-loss … Validity of a survey question as a measure of visual acuity impairment. … The effects of a lutein-based supplement on objective and subjective measures of retinal and visual function … measures vs sham injection at 1 and 2 y; the mean difference was above the threshold for a minimum clinically

472. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 25, 2021 - Barry, MD, Informed Medical Decisions Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford St, Boston … Lipid panels measure different components of cholesterol metabolism, including total cholesterol, LDL-C … The USPSTF reviewed 4 fair- to good-quality trials (n = 1008) examining the effectiveness of various … and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Bright Futures program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. AHRQ publication 22-05301-EF-1. 2.

473. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Insufficient Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/inevidup.pdf
     September 01, 2009 - Information Potential preventable burden Potential harms Costs Current practice A screening program … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2008. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. … Swedish Lung Cancer Screening Program. 2008. Accessed at www.swedish 2008;149:627-37. … International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators. High Blood Pressure.

474. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2001
     January 01, 2001 - Significant declines in prevalence have been noted over the last 10 years in areas where screening programs … prevalence of chlamydial infection has declined in populations that have been targeted by screening programs … Assurance Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 7 quality measures. … National Committee for Quality Assurance. … Washington, DC: National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2000. 

475. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2022 - Snellen eye chart34; and an Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity chart, measure … measures vs sham injection at 1 and 2 years. … differences.18,25,28,65 AREDS found no differ- ences between antioxidants, zinc, both, or placebo in measures … Accessed October 15, 2014. https://www.afb.org/info/ programs-and-services/professional-development/ … Validity of a survey question as a measure of visual acuity impairment.

476. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-dyslipidemia/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
     November 13, 2016 - Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … 29 years and 43% aged 30 to 39 years meet levels recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.

477. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Individual studies will continue to be judged as being of "good," "fair," or "poor" quality. … This last category refers to preventive measures that, if implemented in the general primary care population … To what extent are the existing studies of high quality? (i.e., what is the internal validity?) … Guirgis-Blake: Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington Tacoma Family Medicine Program

478. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 20, 2021 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, test accuracy in detecting cancers … Quality: Study was poor quality. Abstract only: Full-text publication not available. … 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.

479. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 04, 2018 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Incidence of congenital syphilis; any harms of screening or penicillin treatment … and large before- after or ecologic studies reporting the association of implement- ing a screening program … A good-quality study met all quality cri- teria. … does not include an historical comparator (ie, a time point before implementation of the screening program … ) because the screening program was initiated in 2001 and screening commenced in 2002, the authors also

480. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … One fair quality study of children aged 3 to 5 years screened by public health nurses with annual tests … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2004. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Measurement of the validity of a preschool vision screening program.