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July 17, 2025 - Reviews and studies limited to:
Children and adolescents
Persons with existing tobacco-related … addressing populations and/or interventions not covered by the included Cochrane reviews
Behavioral … interventions in those who are pregnant:
Systematic reviews, including reviews-of-reviews, with … Index
Publication Language
English
Any language other than English
Quality rating
Reviews … studies
Reviews: Very low-credibility existing systematic reviews Primary studies: Poor-quality studies
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February 27, 2025 - care, including interventions that take place in settings that can be referred to from primary care
Reviews … , including reviews-of-reviews, with or without meta-analysis
Pharmacotherapy in pregnant adults: … : High-, moderate-, and low-credibility existing systematic reviews Primary studies: Fair- and good-quality … studies
Reviews: Very low-credibility existing systematic reviews Primary studies: Poor-quality studies … Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among adults: an overview of systematic reviews.
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January 19, 2021 - Reviews, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination of Health Technology Assessment; surveillance through … Reviews published by Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews were included. … Narrative (nonsystematic) reviews and other overviews of reviews were excluded. … -53 , 78 Eleven additional reviews had overlapping evidence with the primary reviews. 17 , 21 , 23 , … the source reviews.
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July 12, 2018 - ):
All KQs: Systematic reviews, including review-of-reviews, with or without meta-analysis. … Systematic reviews that include experimental and/or observational study designs will be included. … First, reviews focused on relapse prevention interventions will now be included. … Reviews limited to or including cessation of any of these tobacco products will be included. … Third, reviews limited to specific subpopulations of adults with high prevalence of tobacco use or at
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January 19, 2021 - Reviews, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination of Health Technology
Assessment; surveillance through … Reviews published by
Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews were included. … Narrative
(nonsystematic) reviews and other overviews of reviews were
excluded. … reviews had overlapping evidence with the pri-
mary reviews.17,21,23,31,35,37,39,40,42,44,47 Results … the source reviews.
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January 01, 2014 - Types of Evidence Reviews
The USPSTF bases its recommendations on systematic evidence reviews, which … The USPSTF now uses 4 types of reviews to support its recommendations:
Full evidence reviews. … , staged evidence reviews). … These 3 updated reviews represent a new methodology for the USPSTF process. … Table 3 provides descriptions and examples of the types of reviews.
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January 01, 2025 - These topic research teams include individuals with expertise in systematic evidence reviews and in the … The EPC researchers work with the Task Force to develop research plans and conduct the evidence reviews … recommendation process, including the 4-week public comment periods for draft research plans,
draft evidence reviews … Task
Force also sends emails to partners to notify them when draft research plans, draft evidence reviews … process, including during the 4-week public comment periods for draft research
plans, draft evidence reviews
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February 18, 2014 - Included
Excluded
Study Design
Systematic reviews, including review-of-reviews, … Systematic reviews that include experimental and/or observational study designs will be included … smokers, including pregnant women and individuals with mental health conditions
Includes reviews … bisexual, and transgender individuals; veterans; low-income; low education; substance users)
Reviews … not exclusively take place in countries listed as “Very High” on the Human Development Index
Reviews
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan151/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
January 15, 2015 - KQs 4, 7: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews, observational studies, systematically … RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews
KQs 4, 7: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic … reviews, observational studies, systematically selected case series
KQs 5, 6: RCTs, systematic reviews … KQ 8: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews, registry studies, long-term trial followup, … KQ 3: RCTs, CCTs, systematic reviews, and cohort studies
KQs 4, 7: RCTs, CCTs, systematic reviews
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January 01, 2021 - These topic research teams include individuals with expertise in systematic evidence reviews and in the … The EPC researchers work with the Task Force to develop research plans and conduct the evidence reviews … recommendation process, including the 4-week public comment periods for draft research plans,
draft evidence reviews … Task
Force also sends emails to partners to notify them when draft research plans, draft evidence reviews … process, including during the 4-week public comment periods for draft research
plans, draft evidence reviews
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March 01, 2013 - began inviting public comment on all its draft Research Plans in December 2011 and its draft Evidence Reviews … To learn more about and comment on USPSTF draft Research Plans, Evidence Reviews, or Recommendation Statements … Evidence Reviews
The research team at the EPC independently implements the final Research Plan by conducting … Recommendation Statements
During one of its in-person meetings, the entire USPSTF reviews the evidence … section of clinical considerations to guide health care professionals, and a discussion section that reviews
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September 21, 2015 - Data Synthesis: Fifty-four reviews were included. … for Reviews and Dissemination. … We only included the most recent version of updated reviews. … Pharmacotherapy Interventions Among Adults
Six reviews served as primary reviews on the effectiveness … than reporting results from several
reviews.
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December 01, 2020 - of New Evidence: Literature scans were conducted in MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews … Systematic Reviews
No new systematic reviews on screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women … Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015; (7): Available from:
http://cochranelibrary-wiley.com
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September 06, 2019 - All USPSTF systematic evidence reviews,
recommendation statements, and other materials
are developed … Draft
research plans, draft evidence reviews, and draft
recommendation statements are available for … CPG developers should use systematic reviews that
3.1. … The USPSTF uses systematic reviews that are
The USPSTF and the systematic review team interact
4. … for
Systematic Reviews of Comparative Effectiveness
Research.
4.2.
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July 01, 2007 - TYPES OF EVIDENCE REVIEWS
The USPSTF bases its recommendations on system-
atic evidence reviews, which … The USPSTF now uses 4 types
of reviews to support its recommendations: full evidence
reviews, staged … evidence reviews, targeted evidence updates,
and reaffirmation updates. … , staged evidence reviews). … Table 3
provides descriptions and examples of the types of reviews.
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October 01, 2015 - Data Synthesis: 54 reviews were included. … database, and Data-
base of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects of the Centre for
Reviews and Dissemination … Behavioral Interventions Among Adults
Eleven reviews served as primary reviews examin-
ing the effects … )
Systematic reviews
included for adults
(n = 42)†
Primary reviews: 18
Systematic reviews
included … for pregnant
women (n = 8)†
Primary reviews: 2
Systematic reviews
included for mental
health (n
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June 22, 2025 - This section applies to systematic reviews undertaken for a new topic or to update an existing topic. … EPCs are scientific research centers tasked with conducting systematic evidence reviews that serve as … Since most reviews conducted for the Task Force are for updating previous TF recommendations, the work … The following databases and Web sites are usually searched: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, … In addition, the EPC review team searches for other systematic reviews on the topic.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics
June 01, 2025 - is a scientifically independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews … These reviews are published as U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
June 20, 2023 - Study Selection: English-language original studies and systematic reviews of screening or treatment … Meta-analysis results were included from existing systematic reviews where available; meta-analyses were … None of the RCTs or existing systematic reviews of psychological treatment reported on adverse events … Evidence from existing systematic reviews indicated an increase in nonserious harms as measured by a … reviews of healthcare interventions.
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August 27, 2020 - KQ 4:
Systematic reviews of controlled trials of interventions for depression, comparing active … Systematic reviews of controlled trials of anxiety interventions, comparing active agents with control … Systematic reviews of controlled trials comparing active agents with control groups
Systematic reviews … Study geography
Reviews and primary studies that primarily take place in countries categorized as “ … Reviews in which >50% of included studies take place in countries not categorized as “Very High” on the