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121. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     October 15, 2009 - traditional risk factors or reported composite outcomes that included stroke, angina, or revascularization rather … ¶ Estimates are from the general population rather than from an intermediate-risk group. ** The … participants, unblinded outcome adjudication, and ascertainment of Framingham risk factors by self-report rather … The main weakness of the study was that the sample was self-selected rather than population-based. … Only 3 studies of carotid IMT estimated an adjusted risk ratio for major coronary events, rather than

122. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 24, 2023 - However, the USPSTF concluded that these harms are no greater than small. … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … Treatment appears to be more ben- eficial when provided earlier rather than later in pregnancy.31 A 2014 … reductions in congenital syphilis rates were greater when treatment was completed earlier in pregnancy rather … than later.

123. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2Wc3FRHpVDPX2jT_WzjEXX
     July 31, 2020 - qual- ity of colorectal cancer screening and treatment as the primary driver for this health disparity rather … Visualization Tests Screening by direct visualization tests must be performed in a clini- cal setting rather … than in the home. … The following accuracy results reflect ac- curacy after only a single application of the test rather … than a pro- gram of repeated screenings.

124. Archived: Problem Drinking: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/problem-drinking-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - B Persons younger than the legal age for drinking The use of alcohol should be discouraged in … Driving under the influence of alcohol is more than twice as common in adolescents than in adults. 45 … limitations as screening instruments in the primary care setting: an emphasis on symptoms of dependence rather … however, may have been due to the close medical follow-up (every 1-3 months) in the intervention group rather … than the initial counseling.

125. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Fourth Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2014%20(6).pdf
     November 01, 2014 - It does not conduct research studies, but rather reviews and assesses published research. … that clinicians selectively offer screening for AAA in men ages 65 to 75 years who have never smoked rather … Given these dynamic elements, in general, it is necessary to look at changes over time, rather than … offering screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men ages 65 to 75 years who have never smoked rather … Clinicians may choose to selectively counsel patients rather than incorporate counseling into the care

126. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Fourth Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2014%20(9).pdf
     November 01, 2014 - It does not conduct research studies, but rather reviews and assesses published research. … that clinicians selectively offer screening for AAA in men ages 65 to 75 years who have never smoked rather … Given these dynamic elements, in general, it is necessary to look at changes over time, rather than … offering screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men ages 65 to 75 years who have never smoked rather … Clinicians may choose to selectively counsel patients rather than incorporate counseling into the care

127. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/JcwfLrEqaaxP6DPEQvxgUs
     February 18, 2020 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more con- siderations than evidence alone. … trials enrolled patients based on a specific risk threshold calculated using a CVD risk prediction tool; rather … Such trials should use hard clinical out- comes as end points rather than intermediate markers. … which generally provides consistent recommendations, although it emphasizes lifestyle modifications rather … than statin therapy in adults 40 years and older who have an LDL-C level less than 100 mg/dL or are

128. Final Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
     April 20, 2023 - on the Human Development Index) Language Full text published in English Languages other than … ” on the Human Development Index) Language Full text published in English Languages other than … older and vulnerable adults, specifically concerns that the frameworks separated populations by age rather … than by type of abuse.

129. Final Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
     April 20, 2023 - on the Human Development Index) Language Full text published in English Languages other than … ” on the Human Development Index) Language Full text published in English Languages other than … older and vulnerable adults, specifically concerns that the frameworks separated populations by age rather … than by type of abuse.

130. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
     May 15, 2013 - behavioral counseling interventions in primary care settings largely focused on risky or hazardous drinking rather … than alcohol abuse or dependence. … 4 drinks per day and no more than 14 drinks per week and healthy adult women and all adults older than … 65 years have no more than 3 drinks per day and no more than 7 drinks per week. … encompassing the full spectrum of unhealthy drinking behaviors, from risky drinking to alcohol dependence, rather

131. 8Crjsjsjujfehbpdnupysb (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - In 2012, more than 1.4 million cases of chlamydia and more than 330 000 cases of gonorrhea were reported … teria because they included symptomatic persons and fo- cused on reactions to positive test results rather … than screening. … grade for screening for chlamydia, which is now based on “moderate” certainty of a moderate net benefit rather … than “high certainty” of a substantial net benefit.

132. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical or policy decisions involve more considerations than this body of … For the general primary care population, the benefits are judged to be no greater than small. … These harms are judged to be no less than small. USPSTF Assessment. … The estimated relative risk reduction was greater for men than for women (0.66 and 0.17, respectively … If positive tests are not followed by confirmatory angiography but rather by magnetic resonance angiography

133. Archived: Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary11/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-2008
     July 15, 2008 - This condition is normally present in 3% to 5% of women younger than age 60 years and is more common … we considered the meta-analysis to represent new evidence because it came to a different conclusion than … previous review relied on the standard definition of preterm delivery from the 1960s, birthweight less than … 2500 g, rather than the currently accepted definition of birth before a certain gestational age. … Eligible patients were nonpregnant women older than 16 years of age with diabetes, normal renal function

134. How to Read the New Recommendation Statement: Methods Update (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/methupd.pdf
     July 01, 2007 - The GRADE process more directly includes costs than the USP- STF approach, although the USPSTF does consider … 17 July 2007 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 147 • Number 2 www.annals.org “fair,” or “poor”; rather … intentionally wanted to emphasize the importance of offer- ing interventions with A and B recommendations, rather … than distinguishing them on the basis of the certainty and magnitude of net benefit.

135. Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/3Kwu7j_WfCFQSnSzqrDWwt
     June 20, 2019 - Most models report performance slightly better than age alone as a risk predictor. … treatment of women with breast cancer or DCIS and were often conducted in comparison with tamoxifen rather … recommendation statement does not list every scenario in which medications could be considered but rather … risk reduction of breast cancer in clinical trials, although they are primarily used for treatment rather … than risk reduction of pri- mary cancer.

136. Archived: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
     January 15, 2013 - The associated harms are deemed no greater than small. … Several instruments used in more than 1 study were highly sensitive and specific. … Most of the tools assessed current or past abuse rather than risk factors for future abuse. … The overall associated harms were deemed no greater than small. … The evidence on screening for IPV is based on a biopsychosocial framework rather than a pure biological

137. Archived: Evidence Summary: Physical Activity: Behavior Counseling in Primary Care, July 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/physical-activity-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-2002
     July 01, 2002 - the current USPSTF. 18 In applying the USPSTF criteria to trials that used randomization by practice rather … than by individual patient, we placed particular importance on the methods used to create comparable … At the 24-month examination, women in the counseling and assistance groups were more fit than women in … and 9 percent smoked. 34 To avoid injury, most trials excluded patients at risk or offered moderate rather … than vigorous activity.

138. Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/wdxHdZ2U5ggjuNW-nwun8n
     October 01, 2009 - traditional risk factors or reported composite outcomes that included stroke, angina, or revascularization rather … applicability of results to intermediate-risk persons. ¶ Estimates are from the general population rather … pants, unblinded outcome adjudication, and ascertainment of Framingham risk factors by self-report rather … The main weakness of the study was that the sample was self-selected rather than population-based. … Only 3 studies of carotid IMT estimated an adjusted risk ratio for major coronary events, rather than

139. Procedure Manual Section 2. Topic Selection, Prioritization, and Updating | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-2-topic-selection-prioritization-and-updating
     June 22, 2025 - of active topics (discussed in detail below) are combined in an assessment of the topic as a whole, rather … than used as part of a scoring system. … following process to consider new evidence and decide whether a recommendation needs to be updated earlier than

140. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Counseling, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-counseling-2004
     March 09, 2004 - All studies primarily assessed parents, rather than children directly, and none utilized specific physical … recent survey of nurses and physicians, 71% of respondents rated the identification of maltreatment as rather … Instruments require validation in languages other than English. … All studies primarily assessed parents, rather than children directly, and none utilized specific physical … Less than $20,000 a year income (2.5). Curses at child(ren) when disciplining (3.5).