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241. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - harms of antibiotic treatment are well established, and the magnitude of these harms is no greater than … Screening Tests Current syphilis screening tests rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct detection … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … Factors associated with increased stress included history of injection drug use, Black race, less than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone.

242. Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 08, 2025 - formula companies11,12; and societal messag- ing that emphasizes the use of breasts for sexual purposes rather … than nutrition.8-10 Studies have shown that Hispanic and Latina com- munities may have a perception … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … Variables associated with lower breastfeeding rates include Black race, being younger than 30 years, … Over- all, at any given time point, risk ratios for exclusive breastfeeding were higher than they were

243. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2013%20(4).pdf
     November 01, 2013 - It does not conduct research studies, but rather it reviews and assesses published research. … age 65 and one in 13 will be older than age 85. … This is an important gap because although hip fractures are less common in men than in women, more than … age 70 compared to those younger than age 60. … Clinicians may choose to selectively counsel patients rather than incorporate counseling into the care

244. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
     April 06, 2004 - assumption, and most epidemiologic evidence relates health outcomes to existing drinking behaviors rather … than to changes in drinking behaviors. … Generally, thresholds for risky alcohol consumption were lower for women than men. … These specifications are not meant to be rigid rules but rather are intended to be general guidelines … ., 1989 108 Adults age 18–64 y in Sweden Poor quality: Randomization process was not simple but rather

245. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - Services Task Force IMPORTANCE By 2020, approximately 12.3 million individuals in the United States older than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more con- siderations than evidence alone. … or equal to 6 for SCORE, greater than or equal to 9 for ORAI, less than 1 for OSIRIS, and less than … Treatment trials that focus on or include men and report on fracture out- comes (rather than BMD) as … It also recommends BMD testing in postmenopausal women younger than 65 years and men younger than 70

246. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - 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 … Fewer than 5 trials Table 6. … control groups Inconsistent Studies tested incremental value of adding spirometry to counseling alone rather

247. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - • Specific groups of children who already have been identified as at higher than average risk … Untreated speech and language delay in children younger than 5 years of age has shown variable persistence … months); many studies have evaluated screening instruments that were designed for diagnostic assessment rather … than screening.

248. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … The incidence of HCV infec- tion was more than 200 000 cases per year in the 1980s but decreased to 25 … 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. … compli- cations were found in 0.3% to 1.0% of more than 62 000 patients who had liver biopsy (1).

249. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Many publications use more than one metric to report overdiagnosis. … time and prognosis, the frequency of overdiagnosis will be greater in a population with a shorter rather … than longer life expectancy. … PSA screening through 2000 Analytic model that does not conceptualize natural history of cancer, rather … at stage T2, w hich is higher than at stage T3.

250. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     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 con- siderations than evidence alone. … Behavioral Counseling Interventions The USPSTF reviewed 88 trials with more than 120 distinct inter- … dyslipidemia, diabetes, or CVD to behavioral counseling to pro- mote a healthful diet and physical activity rather … than incorporat- ing counseling into the routine care of all adults.

251. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … American Indians and Alaskan natives aged 14 to 65 years and non-Hispanic white persons older than 18 … years have higher-than-average rates of suicide death, and the risk among non-Hispanic white persons … A lifetime history of depression more than doubles the odds of a suicide attempt in U.S. adults, and … adults that focus primarily on the process of care (including qual- ity of care and patient adherence) rather

252. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
     June 20, 2017 - generic name and the Food and Drug Administration reviews for generics are focused on bioequivalence rather … Outcomes other than harms had to be reported at a minimum of 6 months after randomization; 12 months … The interventions with fewer than an estimated 6 contact hours did not include group sessions. … previous review, extending similar logic, and the distributional properties of the included studies rather … than on clear differences in effectiveness at specific cutpoints.

253. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/16812/prostate-models-overdiagnosis/pdf
     May 01, 2018 - Many publications use more than one metric to report overdiagnosis. … time and prognosis, the frequency of overdiagnosis will be greater in a population with a shorter rather … than longer life expectancy. … PSA screening through 2000 Analytic model that does not conceptualize natural history of cancer, rather … at stage T2, w hich is higher than at stage T3.

254. Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions in- volve more considerations than evidence alone. … and adolescents with MDD, these symp- toms may present as periods of disruptive mood and irritability rather … than as a sad mood and may last for weeks, months, or even years. … No studies included chil- dren younger than 11 years. … One study (7) reported a higher area under the curve for males than for females, but neither of the BDI

255. Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 18, 2024 - Reporting was sparse for outcomes other than BMI, with few significant findings. … with higher contact hours and that offered physical activity sessions as part of the interven- tion, rather … than simply encouraging increased physical activity at home. … change diet and physical activity found reductions in disordered eating,48,49 suggesting a benefit rather … than a harm of behavioral interven- tions.

256. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2023 - separately10 and previously addressed screening and prevention of dental car- ies in children younger than … small study effects was not performed because the meta-analyses had fewer than 10 studies.17 Results … with serious methodological limitations.17 Third, previously published systematic reviews were used, rather … than re- lying exclusively on primary studies. … Rather, the review ad- dressed the effectiveness of oral health counseling, which includes counseling

257. Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Updated Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 26, 2022 - E ach year in the US, more than 1 million people will experi- ence their first stroke or coronary attack … reasonable for some patients to consider using aspirin for primary prevention for a fixed interval rather … than a lifetime. … CRC incidence through a sensitivity analysis rather than the main analysis, based on the findings of … because of the historical consideration of more than 20% 10-year ASCVD risk as a risk-equivalent for

258. Archived: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 21, 2015 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … Some studies suggest that NRT in combination with bupropion SR may be more efficacious than bupropion … Contact time ranged from 0 to greater than 300 minutes; interventions lasting 91 to 300 minutes were … cessation, 1 , 9 most of the research on interventions for smoking cessation focuses on cessation (rather … than health outcomes) as a primary outcome.

259. Archived: Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary8/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
     January 15, 2014 - Less than 1% of the control group crossed over in any trial to receive elective surgery, even at the … Most (70% to 82%) screen-detected AAAs were small, measuring less than 4.0 to 4.5 cm. … , which was particularly true for aortas less than 2.5 cm. … participants with normal aortas, no matched control participants, and primary outcomes of expansion rates rather … Deaths due to AAA represented less than 3% of all deaths.

260. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     December 22, 2014 - clothing before cuff placement 122 , 128 , 129 ), primarily reported results in terms of mean values rather … than diagnostic categories or enrolled hypertensive populations. … better directed toward improved measurement accuracy and timely measurement in higher-risk persons rather … than measurement of all persons at every office visit. … Incidence was generally higher in men than women, especially in younger populations.