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21. Archived: Final Research Plan: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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).

22. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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).

23. Archived: Final Research Plan: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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.

24. Archived: Screening for HIV in Pregnant Women: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/screening-for-hiv-in-pregnant-women-evidence-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
    November 15, 2012 - Harms of rapid versus standard HIV testing are assessed in key question 2b. … ‡ Some articles are included for more than 1 key question. … For key question 1, no studies were included. For key question 2a, no studies were included. … For key question 2b, 2 studies were included. For key question 3a, 10 studies were included. … For key question 3b, no studies were included.

25. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    September 18, 2014 - including reduction in complications of syphilis and transmission or acquisition of infection (Key Question … 1), effectiveness of methods that identify persons at increased risk for syphilis (Key Question 2), … accuracy of screening tests that detect syphilis infection (Key Question 3), and potential harms (Key … Question 4). … Harms of treatment with penicillin will be included in the background section rather than in a key question

26. Final Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening
    April 28, 2016 - Key question 1 addresses the effectiveness of PSA-based screening in reducing mortality and morbidity … Key question 2 addresses the harms of PSA-based screening and diagnostic workup (i.e., biopsy). … Key question 4 addresses the harms of treatment of early-stage or screen-detected prostate cancer. … Finally, key question 5 addresses the effectiveness of prostate cancer risk calculators combined with … Contextual Question 2 (originally about treatment preferences) was replaced with a question about the

27. Final Research Plan: Early Allergen Introduction to Prevent Food Allergies in Infants: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
    September 05, 2024 - Contextual Question What … Abbreviation: KQ=key question. … removed parental anxiety as an included outcome but will discuss it within the results for the contextual question

28. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
    December 20, 2016 - Key Question 1b. … Key Question 3b. … Key Question 5a. … Key Question 5b. … Key Question 6b.

29. Archived: Final Research Plan: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
    May 02, 2014 - assesses lipid screening and its effects on CHD- and CVA-related morbidity and mortality outcomes (Key Question … An arrow in the lipid screening area assesses different screening strategies (Key Question 3). … An arrow from the statins treatment area of the framework assesses associated harms (Key Question 2). … treatment also address how benefits and harms vary according to the potency of statin treatment (Key Question … In response to public comments, a key question on how benefits and harms vary according to statin therapy

30. Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
    July 07, 2022 - Abbreviation: KQ=key question … Abbreviation: KQ=key question … uncontrolled observational studies KQ 1: Uncontrolled studies Abbreviations: KQ = key question … KQ 5: Association studies Uncontrolled studies (KQs 1 and 3) Abbreviations: KQ = key question

31. 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
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
    December 15, 2007 - New terms have been added to describe the USPSTF's judgment about the evidence for each key question: … The overarching question that the Task Force seeks to answer for every preventive service is whether … Each arrow in the framework defines a key question, and each key question represents a link in the chain … How many studies have been conducted that address the key question(s)? How large are the studies? … Note: CEA = carotid endarterectomy; KQ = key question.

32. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-3-topic-work-plan-development
    June 22, 2025 - Each arrow is a "key question" that must be addressed by an evidence review. … Each question is clearly tied to a step in the analytic framework, although certain linkages that are … already well established may not have a key question that is actively answered during the review for … In addition, there may be reason to focus on an overarching linkage (and the associated key question) … Rather, the criteria are determined on a topic and key question basis, depending on the questions and

33. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    June 07, 2016 - Effectiveness of Screening Key Question 1. … Diagnostic Accuracy of Currently Used Screening Tests and Strategies Key Question 3. … (Key Question 4). … Some studies may have addressed more than one Key Question. A total of 9 studies were included. … For Key Question 1, 4 observational studies were included.

34. Final Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/food-insecurity-screening
    July 28, 2022 - effectiveness or harms of food insecurity assessment and healthcare-related interventions (Contextual Question … 3), facilitators and barriers to implementation of food insecurity assessment (Contextual Question 6 … ), and healthcare interventions (Contextual Question 7). … Abbreviation: KQ=key question.

35. Screening for HIV in Pregnant Women: Systematic Review to Update the 2005 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/mTPBWPMDqfuWvodfd5R5Ms
    November 01, 2012 - Key Question 1 What are the benefits of HIV screening versus no screen- ing in asymptomatic pregnant … Key Question 3b What are the effects of antiretroviral regimens in preg- nant, HIV-positive women on … Key question 2a: What is the yield of repeat HIV screening in asymptomatic pregnant women? … Included articles (n = 38 studies in 43 publications)‡ Key question 1: 0 Key question 2a: 0 Key question … 2b: 2 Key question 3a: 10 Key question 3b: 0 Key question 3c: 27 Preterm/other birth outcomes: 11 Mitochondrial

36. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
    December 15, 2007 - Key question 4 was the only key question for which the USPSTF requested a systematic evidence review. … Synthesized evidence was organized by key question. … We found no studies addressing this question that met our inclusion criteria. … CEA = carotid endarterectomy; KQ = key question. … Note: CEA = carotid endarterectomy; KQ = key question.

37. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cmJ4Bm9BysHuBX2Wy8MQbc
    December 07, 2005 - No studies addressed this question. Key Question 3. … No studies addressed this question. Key Question 5. … No studies addressed this question. Key Question 8. … Key Question 2. … No studies addressed this question. Key Question 6.

38. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/sDvjG49sFm7t3f3CnZUuFw
    October 04, 2005 - Depressive Disorder - if there are at least 5 s in the shaded section (one of which corresponds to Question … Other Depressive Disorder - if there are 2-4 s in the shaded section (one of which corresponds to Question … Disorder also require impairment of social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning (Question

39. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
    July 26, 2016 - Effectiveness of Skin Cancer Screening Key Question 1. … Harms of Skin Cancer Screening Key Question 2. … Skin Cancer Screening and Early Detection Key Question 4. … Early Detection and Morbidity and Mortality Key Question 5. … Key Question 2 Waldmann et al, 13 2012 Breitbart et al, 14 2012 (SCREEN) The number of

40. Final Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
    September 26, 2024 - Abbreviations: CAC = coronary artery calcium; CVD = cardiovascular disease; KQ = key question … We will also include a contextual question to explore limitations of existing cardiovascular disease … controlled trial; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; GLP-1 = glucagon-like peptide 1; KQ = key question