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201. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … The USPSTF recognizes that race, ethnicity, and gender are all social rather than biological constructs … these cases are believed to be due to progression of latent infection to active tuberculosis disease rather … significant in only 1 trial. 9 , 28 Overall, study reports of gastrointestinal adverse events other than

202. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary9/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     November 15, 2009 - The Age trial 29 met USPSTF criteria for fair rather than good quality because contamination of groups … and used outdated technology and the CNBSS-1 trial 28 because it enrolled prescreened volunteers rather … than unselected samples. … ‡ Some articles are included for more than 1 key question. … (greater than 1 credible interval).

203. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Improving the Health of Women Through Research (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4).pdf
     January 01, 2016 - It does not conduct research studies, but rather reviews and assesses published research. … offering screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men ages 65 to 75 years who have never smoked rather … than routinely screening all men in this group. … Clinicians may choose to selectively counsel patients rather than incorporate counseling into the care … for cervical cancer in women younger than age 21 years.

204. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Improving the Health of Women Through Research (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4)_0.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - It does not conduct research studies, but rather reviews and assesses published research. … offering screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men ages 65 to 75 years who have never smoked rather … than routinely screening all men in this group. … Clinicians may choose to selectively counsel patients rather than incorporate counseling into the care … for cervical cancer in women younger than age 21 years.

205. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - Lifetime colonoscopy burden per 1000 persons ranged from fewer than 900 (FIT every 3 years from ages … 55–75 years) to more than 7500 (colonoscopy screening every 5 years from ages 45–85 years). … strategy (ie, strategies with a larger efficiency ratio than the benchmark strategy). … When the number of procedures requiring cathartic bowel preparation was used, rather than the number … A strategy involving CTC was model-recommendable provided that the number of colonoscopies, rather than

206. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - Grade: I (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment Skin cancer occurs more commonly in men than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … Assessment of Risk Skin cancer of any type occurs more commonly in men than in women and among persons … the number of excisions required to prevent 1 death from melanoma, but it can be estimated at more than … pattern strongly suggested that screening efforts in the United States were generating overdiagnosis, rather

207. Use of Decision Models in the Development of Evidence-Based Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/use-decision-models-development-evidence-based-clinical-preventive-services-recommendations
     May 01, 2019 - test in an established screening program; quantify potential net benefit more precisely or specifically than … Using existing analyses is faster and less expensive than commissioning new ones. … and D and the I statement) are based primarily on assessment of the evidence in the systematic review rather … than modeling. … The analyses showed that aspirin use provides greater net benefit for adults aged 50 to 59 years than

208. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     June 26, 2018 - The use of the 10-year risk of hip fracture rather than the risk of major osteoporotic fracture as the … threshold for DXA testing may have increased the likelihood of effectiveness for preventing hip rather … FRAX performed only better than chance in younger women. … statistical heterogeneity ( I 2 >80%), suggesting that the variance can be explained by heterogeneity rather … than chance.

209. Final Recommendation Statement: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/breast-cancer-screening
     April 30, 2024 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … The USPSTF recognizes that race, ethnicity, and gender are all social rather than biological constructs … This is because the net benefit estimates are driven by sex (ie, female) rather than gender identity, … . 24 Of note, Black women have a rate of self-reported mammography screening similar to or higher than … Current Practice Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that as of 2015, more than 50%

210. Archived: Risk Factors and Other Epidemiologic Considerations for Cervical Cancer Screening: A Narrative Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/risk-factors-and-other-epidemiologic-considerations-for-cervical-cancer-screening-a-narrative-review-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     October 15, 2011 - Cervical cancer is rare among women younger than 20 years. … Rather, it is preceded by precancerous changes of the cervix that are known as  cervical intraepithelial … invasive disease) than do older women. … Invasive cervical cancer is exceedingly rare in women younger than 20 years. … 21 years would probably result in more harm than benefit.

211. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
     July 11, 2017 - for a healthful diet and physical activity have lower rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … (150 minutes per week of moderate activity or at least 75 minutes of vigorous activity), and fewer than … dyslipidemia, diabetes, or CVD to behavioral counseling to promote a healthful diet and physical activity rather … than incorporating counseling into the routine care of all adults.

212. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     June 15, 2013 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … the cause of the abnormality often includes testing for HCV infection and is considered case finding rather … than screening; therefore, it is outside the scope of this recommendation. … The incidence of HCV infection was more than 200,000 cases per year during the 1980s but decreased to … complications were found in 0.3% to 1.0% of more than 62,000 patients who had liver biopsy 1 .

213. Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/m_E9nFrmxuS5-surqVHK2u
     November 13, 2018 - week, such as when provided with other time frames (eg, drinks per month) or with grams of ethanol rather … than drinks. … The 9 trials in pregnant women were most likely to report the odds of abstinence rather than the aforementioned … In the current review, original studies were exam- ined rather than existing systematic reviews, and … While this is primarily relevant to individuals being treated for more severe disorders rather than to

214. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening
     June 09, 2020 - prescribed or use by persons other than the prescribed individual). … prescribed or by persons other than the prescribed individual. … pediatricians report routinely screening for substance use, and most screen using their clinical impressions rather … Few tools that assess cannabis use were evaluated in more than 1 study. … Most participants were adult males younger than 30 years.

215. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     March 15, 2012 - younger than age 21 years. … harms than benefits. … than age 21 years are moderate. … to more harm than benefit 4 . … The treatment of precancerous rather than early-stage cancerous lesions is unique to cervical cancer

216. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/VhSwc46MPwjDPNsgVrVm-B
     June 07, 2016 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more con- siderations than evidence alone. … harms of antibiotic treatment are well established, and the magni- tude of these harms is no greater than … Men aged 20 to 29 years had the highest prevalence rate, nearly 3 times higher than that in the average … Screening Tests Current screening tests for syphilis rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct … Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander individuals had higher prevalence rates than

217. 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 - cancer. 92 , 93 Such studies do not, however, provide direct evidence that high dietary fiber intake, rather … than other population dietary characteristics (e.g., low fat intake), is directly responsible for the … children. 181 In most studies of nutritional counseling, however, the counselor was not a physician, but rather … and dietary cholesterol to less than 300 mg/day. … Saturated fat consumption should be reduced to less than 10% of total calories.

218. Archived: Evidence Summary (Pregnant and Postpartum Women): Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-primary-care-screening-for-and-treatment-of/depression-in-adults-screening
     January 26, 2016 - For example, a large retrospective cohort study reported a more than doubling of seizure occurrence in … minimally affected by this bias. 91 Limiting trials to those that used screening for case-finding, rather … b Nondirective therapy involves empathic, reflective listening rather than advice or direction in behavior … a Nondirective therapy involves empathic, reflective listening rather than advice or direction in behavior … majority of the others were conducted in Europe Almost all evidence was in observational studies rather

219. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - AUC), 0.65 to 0.72; sensitivity, 80% to 93%; and specificity, 24% to 49%, at a threshold of greater than … Specificity (range, 90%–95%) and PPV (range, 63%–75%) appeared better than questionnaires. … For the threshold of less than 16.5 for screen negatives, and limiting to studies in which fewer than … groups underwent spirometry, so the trial actually tested the method of communicating spirometry results rather … control groups Inconsistent Studies tested incremental value of adding spirometry to counseling alone rather

220. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/high-blood-pressure-adults-children-adolescents-screening-2003
     April 01, 2003 - 4 times more risk for stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease than … Early treatment of hypertension resulted in better outcomes than late treatment. … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a measure of average blood pressure over 24 hours rather … than isolated single values obtained in office checks or at home. … 160 mm Hg but DBP less than 95 mm Hg) in patients older than 60 with pharmacological therapy (e.g.,