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September 03, 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
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June 22, 2025 - Other Issues in Assessing Evidence at the Individual Study Level
4.6 Incorporating Other Systematic Reviews … in Task Force Reviews
4.7 Reaffirmation Evidence Update Process
4.1 Literature Retrieval and Review … For reviews to update recommendations, searches are conducted for literature published approximately … in Task Force Reviews
Existing systematic reviews or meta-analyses that meet quality and relevance … criteria can be incorporated into reviews done for the Task Force.
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July 09, 2017 - of an existing topic
Provide comments on draft research plans
Provide comments on draft evidence reviews … Public comment periods for draft research plans, evidence reviews, and recommendation statements last … consumers and patients; and the media.
9.4.1 Researchers
All Task Force research plans, evidence reviews … Task Force final evidence reviews and final recommendation statements are also published in peer-reviewed … Health care professionals have access to the full library of Task Force recommendations and evidence reviews
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May 01, 2019 - USPSTF) develops evidence-based recommendations about preventive care based on comprehensive systematic reviews … When both models and evidence reviews are used to inform recommendations, the USPSTF and other users … Decision and Simulation Modeling in Systematic Reviews. … Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews. … Challenges in systematic reviews of economic analyses. Ann Intern Med . 2005;142:1073-9.
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July 08, 2017 - The Methods Workgroup reviews and updates Task Force methods and processes to follow best practices … Topic Prioritization Workgroup develops procedures for prioritizing the portfolio of USPSTF topics and reviews … The Conflict of Interest Workgroup is an ad hoc committee that reviews and updates Task Force policy … the recommendation process through the use of decision models as a complement to systematic evidence reviews
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
April 06, 2023 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reviews described by Whitlock et al, 1 which involves identifying … Recent systematic reviews will not be included but will be handsearched to ensure that no relevant studies … among others; these outcomes are not eligible for inclusion for consistency with the scope of prior reviews … deficiency should be eligible; this population remains excluded for consistency with the prior USPSTF reviews … An approach to addressing subpopulation considerations in systematic reviews: the experience of reviewers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - • Draft Recommendation Statements and
Draft Evidence Reviews: Draft Evidence Reviews
summarize the … After that time, the Task Force reviews all
comments and considers them while making any necessary revisions
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/public-comments-and-nominations
June 22, 2025 - You are invited to provide comments on the following:
Draft research plans
Draft evidence reviews … Draft recommendation statements
The Task Force reviews all comments and considers them while making
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June 01, 2003 - Systematic reviews and
additional studies not in
Key question Eligibility criteria systematic reviews … Prevalence of Systematic reviews Systematic reviews: 0
undiagnosed Cross-sectional prevalence Additional … Efficacy of Systematic reviews, RCTs Systematic reviews: 12
pharmacologic Mild to moderate dementia … Efficacy of Systematic reviews, RCTs Systematic reviews: 0
nonpharmacologic Mild to moderate dementia … Harms of screening Systematic reviews, RCTs Systematic reviews: 0
Mild to moderate dementia Additional
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/syphilis-infection-pregnant-persons
December 01, 2022 - of implementing a widespread screening program with historical or geographic comparator; systematic reviews … trials; cohort studies; case-control studies; diagnostic accuracy studies; large case series; systematic reviews … and meta-analyses (of included study designs)
Narrative reviews, editorials, and case reports
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-public-engagement-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - • Draft Recommendation Statements and
Draft Evidence Reviews: Draft Evidence Reviews
summarize the … After that time, the Task Force reviews all
comments and considers them while making any necessary revisions
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January 01, 2021 - • Draft Recommendation Statements and
Draft Evidence Reviews: Draft Evidence Reviews
summarize the … After that time, the Task Force reviews all
comments and considers them while making any necessary revisions
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September 06, 2019 - Clinical practice guideline–systematic review intersection
4.1 CPG developers should use systematic reviews … that
meet standards set by the Institute of Medicine’s
Committee on Standards for Systematic Reviews … of
Comparative Effectiveness Research.
4.2 When systematic reviews are conducted specifi-
cally to … federal govern-
ment), patients, and representatives of the public.
7.2 The authorship of external reviews
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implementing a
widespread screening
program with historical
or geographic
comparator; and
systematic reviews … studies; case-control
studies; diagnostic
accuracy studies; large
case series; and
systematic reviews … or geographic
comparator;
comparative
effectiveness studies;
modeling studies; and
systematic reviews … studies; large
case series; comparative
effectiveness studies;
modeling studies; and
systematic reviews … * Key questions are an integral part of the approach to conducting systematic reviews
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
May 19, 2022 - 2: RCTs, controlled clinical trials, cohorts with controls, and case-control studies
Systematic reviews … will be hand searched for additional eligible studies
KQ 1: Systematic reviews, nonrandomized cohort … trials, case-control, case series, and case studies
KQ 2: Systematic reviews, case series, and case … published in English
Non-English language
Publication type
Original research and systematic reviews … Editorials, commentaries, and narrative reviews
Abbreviations: KQ=key question; RCT=randomized
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/ResearchPlanFinal/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
January 23, 2014 - KQ 3: Systematic reviews that compare screening tests (ultrasonography, MRA, or CTA) with angiography … and whether it is consistent with the systematic reviews). … KQ 6: Systematic reviews and RCTs. … KQ 7: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report … KQ 8: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan36/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
January 23, 2014 - KQ 3: Systematic reviews that compare screening tests (ultrasonography, MRA, or CTA) with angiography … and whether it is consistent with the systematic reviews). … KQ 6: Systematic reviews and RCTs. … KQ 7: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report … KQ 8: Systematic reviews or multi-institution, prospective studies (RCTs or cohort studies) that report
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review48/hepatitis-b-in-pregnant-women-screening-2009
June 15, 2009 - Study Selection: For benefits of screening and newborn prophylaxis, we included systematic reviews; … For harms of screening, we included systematic reviews; meta-analyses; randomized, controlled trials; … We supplemented these searches by reviewing reference lists of recent reviews and clinical guidelines … For harms of screening, we included systematic reviews; meta-analyses; randomized, controlled trials; … We excluded editorials, case reports, narrative reviews, and guideline reports.
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June 01, 2009 - Data Sources: English-language studies indexed in PubMed and
the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews … Study Selection: For benefits of screening and newborn prophy-
laxis, we included systematic reviews; … For harms of screening, we included system-
atic reviews; meta-analyses; randomized, controlled trials … We supplemented these searches by reviewing refer-
ence lists of recent reviews and clinical guidelines … We excluded editorials, case reports, narrative
reviews, and guideline reports.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - • Draft Recommendation Statements and
Draft Evidence Reviews: Draft Evidence Reviews
summarize the … After that time, the Task Force reviews all
comments and considers them while making any necessary revisions