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281. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - found adequate evidence to bound the harms of exercise and multifactorial interventions as no greater than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the harms of exercise as no greater than small. … further consideration, vitamin D supplementation in these populations would be considered treatment rather … than preven- tion.

282. Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - is readily transmitted through sexual contact 1 , 2 and is recognized as a causative agent in more than … Cohort studies including fewer than 10,000 women were excluded, unless they addressed a subpopulation … Results were based on a “number of women screened” denominator, rather than intention-to-treat calculations … 35 years than for women older than 35 years (range, 0.2% 23 to 0.5% 13 , 19 , 21 , 22 ). … g Range, less than 0.1 to 7.7 years. Return to Table of Contents Table 2.

283. Archived: Evidence Summary: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 10, 2017 - periconceptional period, variation in benefits by risk factors, and supplementation benefits other than … Rather than using a daily 400-μg dosage to define adequate intake, another approach is to set the threshold … 6 wk and no later than 24 mo after the expected date of delivery 39 Agopian et al, 5 … 6 weeks and no later than 24 mo after the expected date of delivery delivery 39 Werler et al, … h Compared with malformations other than NTDs or "other major malformations."

284. T6Tquunynv3Twm65Bfash2 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions in- volve more considerations than evidence alone. … Using 2 types of NRT has been found to be more effective than using a single type. … However, it has been suggested that NRT may be safer than smoking during pregnancy (4, 11). … cessation (1, 9), most of the research on inter- ventions for smoking cessation focuses on cessation (rather … than health outcomes) as a primary outcome.

285. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2021 - Participants were more likely to benefit than the US screening-eligible population (eg, based on life … the NLST, 91% were White, less than 5% were Black, and less than 2% were Hispanic or Latino. … studies that apply risk prediction models to cohorts or representative samples of the US population rather … than simulated populations. … Third, for accuracy, some included studies did not report accuracy metrics; rather, when sufficient data

286. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 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 … Adequate evidence that harms of pharmacotherapy are likely no greater than moderate. … No instrument was addressed in more than 1 study.

287. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review40/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - Also, studies should be coordinated to define representative populations that can be studied over time rather … than continuing to report from isolated cross-sectional convenience samples. … Research that examines population-level factors and association to STD transmission rather than focusing … The prevalence of gonorrhea will be lower than the prevalence of chlamydia in most settings. … Greater than 50% reported history of STD. 

288. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2004 - scope of opportunities for physician intervention for the prevention of dental diseases is much wider than … by the primary care clinician in identifying children who displayed 1 or more risk indicators other than … The pre-protocol level of appropriate management was estimated to have been no more than 25 percent. … , attention should be devoted to developing approaches to increase current levels of effectiveness, rather … than simply documenting these levels.

289. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - The positive predictive value of screening is less than 10% in asymptomatic persons, including higher-risk … carci- noma, and less than 2% is adenocarcinoma (7–9). … The target population was asymptomatic persons older than 50 years. … for recurrent bladder cancer or in pa- tients with gross hematuria or lower urinary tract symp- toms, rather … than in asymptomatic persons relevant for screening.

290. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - 65 years of age, 161,000 physician office visits, and more than 5 million days of restricted activity … Older women have a much higher fracture rate than younger women with the same bone density because of … Overall, evidence is stronger for women older than 65 years of age than for younger women because more … Poor-fair: participants of trials may be different than primary care patients. … These specifications are not meant to be rigid rules but rather are intended to be general guidelines

291. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2023 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more con- siderations than evidence alone. … The USPSTF recognizes that race, ethnicity, and gender are all social rather than biological constructs … ) • Adequate evidence that harms of pharmacotherapy are likely no greater than moderate. … ) • Adequate evidence that harms of pharmacotherapy are likely no greater than moderate. … No instrument was addressed in more than 1 study.

292. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 09, 2016 - through elevated TC and LDL-C concentrations, which can be 2 to 3 times higher in children with FH than … Children with LDL-C concentrations greater than 155 mg/dL (to convert LDL-C values to mmol/L, multiply … by 0.0259) or TC concentrations greater than 260 mg/dL (to convert TC values to mmol/L, multiply by … , no such evidence was found. 18 When the aim of pharmacologic treatment is reducing disease risk rather … than treating existing disease, only a low risk of harm is acceptable.

293. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … However, neither screening nor treatment trials show benefit in men older than 70 years. … A person choosing to be screened should believe that the possibility of benefit is more important than … trial provides information about the incidence of metastatic disease only at the time of diagnosis, rather … For example, decreasing the PSA cutoff to 2.5 �g/L would more than double the number of U.S. men aged

294. untitled (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2016 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more con- siderations than evidence alone. … and stroke in adulthood.1,2 With these studies, it may be possible to consider age- and sex-specific (rather … than fixed) cutoff values to define thresholds for abnormal levels of TC and LDL-C.2 There is doubt … 155 mg/dL, a TC level greater than 260 mg/dL, or both, plus DNA evidence of a genetic mutation in a … Trial duration ranged from 6 weeks to 2 years, with most lasting less than 1 year.

295. Recommendation: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 20, 2019 - recommendation applies to women, the net benefit estimates are driven by biological sex (ie, male/female) rather … than gender identity. … been more studies of newer imaging techniques (breast MRI), surgical procedures (salpingo-oophorectomy rather … than oophorectomy alone), and medications (aromatase inhibitors). … Cancers associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations other than breast and ovarian.

296. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Mean or median baseline AHI (or similar measure) was in the severe OSA range (AHI �30) for more than … a mean baseline ESS score less than 10,55,59,63,72,87,96,97,99,103,106 and 13 trials did not report … Rather, the focus was on the CPAP vs sham data. … guidelines was generally on diagnostic testing (of adults with symptoms suggestive of disor- dered sleep) rather … than on screening (of asymptomatic people or those with unrecognized symptoms).

297. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2018 - changes caused primarily by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (hrHPV), the causative agents in more than … ) is readily trans- mitted through sexual contact1,2 and is recognized as a causative agent in more than … Cohort studies including fewer than 10 000 women were excluded, unless they addressed a subpopulation … Results were based on a “number of women screened” denominator, rather than intention-to-treat calcula … 35 years (eTable 4 in the Supplement) than for women older than 35 years (range, 0.2%23 to 0.5%13,19,21,22

298. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - Isoniazid is associated with higher rates of hepatotoxicity than placebo or rifampin. … Studies in which more than 25% of the study population were younger than 18 years or were known to be … alternative regimens against the standard isoniazid regimen to reduce harms, improve adherence, or both, rather … than to assess efficacy. … TB IGRA test used in US studies higher than threshold used in non-US studies.

299. Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 24, 2025 - harms of primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment in children and adolescents younger than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … can result in significant injury, death, and long-term adverse health consequences. 1 , 5 , 6 More than … evidence, effective interventions generally address multiple factors related to IPV (such as depression rather … More than 44% of men report sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in

300. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2025 - evidence, effective interventions generally address multiple factors related to IPV (such as depression rather … magnitude of the overall harms of screening and interventions for IPV can be bounded as no greater than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … an abusive relationship.1,24-26 Based on nationwide data from a recent study in older adults, more than … physi- cal violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the past 12 months.3 IPV in Men | More than