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February 01, 2009 - Study Selection: English-language studies were selected to answer
the following key question: Does screening … Data Extraction: All studies for the key question were reviewed,
abstracted, and rated for quality by … Contextual Question 2. … CQ � contextual question; KQ � key question.
rates of follow-up, and results. … The authors defined skin awareness as a positive
response to the question, “Did you ever think about
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/brief-evidence-summary/peripheral-arterial-disease-pad-screening
August 08, 2005 - One fair-quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) addressed this overarching question. … Key Question 3: What are the harms of screening (e.g., labeling, over-diagnosis, overtreatment)? … specified in Question #1 beyond the benefits of treatment at the time of symptoms? … One cross-sectional study addresses this question. … One fair-quality study addressed this question for a subgroup of smokers.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/brief-evidence-summary/peripheral-arterial-disease-pad-screening-2005
August 08, 2005 - One fair-quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) addressed this overarching question. … Key Question 3: What are the harms of screening (e.g., labeling, over-diagnosis, overtreatment)? … specified in Question #1 beyond the benefits of treatment at the time of symptoms? … One cross-sectional study addresses this question. … One fair-quality study addressed this question for a subgroup of smokers.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prediabetes-type2-diabetes-children-adolescents-screening
September 13, 2022 - Benefits of Screening
Key Question 1. … No eligible studies addressed this question.
Harms of Screening
Key Question 2. … No eligible studies addressed this question.
Benefits of Interventions
Key Question 3a. … Key Question 3b. … Harms of Interventions
Key Question 4.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-glaucoma-in-adults-screening
February 13, 2020 - Abbreviation: KQ = key question. … Abbreviation: KQ = key question. … Proposed Contextual Question
Screening for Glaucoma
Contextual questions will not be systematically … care (i.e., targeted screening)
KQ 3, 4: Studies evaluating diagnostic accuracy of a screening question … Food and Drug Administration; KQ = key question; RCT = randomized controlled trial; U.S. = United States
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
October 20, 2016 - 1a) and improved health, social, and legal outcomes (Key Question 1b). … Within the screening piece of the framework, there is also a question related to the accuracy of unhealthy … alcohol use screening instruments (Key Question 2) and potential harms of screening (Key Question 3) … 4a) and health outcomes (Key Question 4b) and whether these interventions result in any adverse events … (Key Question 5).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
October 20, 2016 - 1a) and improved health, social, and legal outcomes (Key Question 1b). … Within the screening piece of the framework, there is also a question related to the accuracy of drug … use screening instruments (Key Question 2) and potential harms of screening (Key Question 3). … 4a) and health outcomes (Key Question 4b) and whether these interventions result in any adverse events … (Key Question 5).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/glaucoma-october-2022
February 13, 2020 - Analytic Framework
Proposed Key Questions to Be Systematically Reviewed
Proposed Contextual Question … Abbreviation: KQ = key question. … Return to Table of Contents
Proposed Contextual Question
Contextual questions will … Food and Drug Administration; KQ = key question; RCT = randomized controlled trial; U.S. = United States
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/glaucoma-screening-adults-older-adults
February 13, 2020 - Analytic Framework
Proposed Key Questions to Be Systematically Reviewed
Proposed Contextual Question … Abbreviation: KQ = key question. … Return to Table of Contents
Proposed Contextual Question
Contextual questions will … Food and Drug Administration; KQ = key question; RCT = randomized controlled trial; U.S. = United States
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/primary-angle-glaucoma-screening
February 13, 2020 - Analytic Framework
Proposed Key Questions to Be Systematically Reviewed
Proposed Contextual Question … Abbreviation: KQ = key question. … Return to Table of Contents
Proposed Contextual Question
Contextual questions will … Food and Drug Administration; KQ = key question; RCT = randomized controlled trial; U.S. = United States
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/weight-loss-prevent-obesity-related-morbidity-mortality
May 18, 2023 - Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; CVD=cardiovascular disease; KQ=key question; QoL=quality of life … We will also include a contextual question to explore inequities in relation to weight management interventions … that the mechanisms for inequities related to weight management interventions are complex, thus this question … comparative effectiveness, and safety of bariatric weight loss procedures will be addressed in a Contextual Question … Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; FDA=Food and Drug Administration; KQ=key question; USPSTF=U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
May 18, 2023 - Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; CVD=cardiovascular disease; KQ=key question; QoL=quality of life … We will also include a contextual question to explore inequities in relation to weight management interventions … that the mechanisms for inequities related to weight management interventions are complex, thus this question … comparative effectiveness, and safety of bariatric weight loss procedures will be addressed in a Contextual Question … Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; FDA=Food and Drug Administration; KQ=key question; USPSTF=U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis-screening
January 07, 2016 - In the direct pathway, Key Question 1 has an arrow from screening to a) the intermediate outcome of curve … In the indirect pathway, Key Question 2 has an arrow from the population to “idiopathic scoliosis,” which … Treatment has a line to a) the intermediate outcome and b) the health outcomes (Key Question 3). … health outcomes” boxes there is a dotted line with no arrows denoting the association marked as Key Question … For Key Question 4, the upper bound of 50° was removed from the included population; the USPSTF also
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
July 26, 2017 - To the right of the population is an arrow corresponding to key question 2, which represents assessment … candidate for PrEP population, an arrow represents the PrEP intervention, in which rates of adherence (key question … 3) are examined, as well as the outcomes of HIV infection and quality of life (key question 1) and potential … drug–resistant HIV, gastrointestinal harms, headaches, and discontinuation due to adverse events (key question … A dotted line examines the association of adherence and effectiveness of PrEP (key question 4).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
September 25, 2014 - In general, the figure illustrates the overarching question of whether targeted screening for latent … adults at increased risk for developing active tuberculosis leads to improved health outcomes (key question … 2a), and the accuracy and reliability of sequential screening strategies (key question 2b). … Screening may result in harms (key question 4). … Treatment may result in harms (key question 5).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
September 25, 2014 - In general, the figure illustrates the overarching question of whether targeted screening for latent … adults at increased risk for developing active tuberculosis leads to improved health outcomes (key question … 2a), and the accuracy and reliability of sequential screening strategies (key question 2b). … Screening may result in harms (key question 4). … Treatment may result in harms (key question 5).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/statin-use-primary-prevention-cardiovascular-disease-adults
July 09, 2020 - CHD=coronary heart disease; CVA=cerebrovascular accident (stroke); CVD=cardiovascular disease; KQ=key question … Note: A Contextual Question on risk prediction instruments is currently being addressed in a separate … CHD=coronary heart disease; CVA=cerebrovascular accident (stroke); CVD=cardiovascular disease; KQ=key question
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
August 18, 2016 - The first key question examines whether primary care–feasible or referrable interventions result in reduced … The second key question evaluates whether any harms result from such interventions. … Contextual Question
The contextual … question will not be systematically reviewed and is not shown in the Analytic Framework. … 1) will be included in the evidence review and will not require an explicit question.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chlamydial-and-gonococcal-infections-screening
February 07, 2019 - Proposed Contextual Question
The contextual question will not be systematically reviewed and … criteria
Poor-quality studies
Abbreviations: HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, KQ = key question