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101. Benefits and Harms of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2008 - Three fair-quality cohort studies with small-to- medium sample sizes, highly self-selected elderly patients … reasonable although not best standard; interprets reference standard independent of screening test; moderate sample … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small sample … screening test Handles indeterminate result in a reasonable manner Spectrum of patients included in study Sample … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small sample

102. Archived: Evidence Update: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 05, 2008 - Three fair-quality cohort studies with small-to-medium sample sizes, highly self-selected elderly patients … reasonable although not best standard; interprets reference standard independent of screening test; moderate sample … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small sample … indeterminate result in a reasonable manner          Spectrum of patients included in study          Sample … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small sample

103. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 13, 2025 - included in the Task Force’s recommendation, so women who are more comfortable collecting their HPV test sample

104. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary23/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
     March 30, 2015 - Enrolled sample sizes ranged from 24 to 493, except for 1 larger study of 1798 children; many studies … Only 1 study analyzed children on an intention-to-treat basis; 29 the proportion of the sample available … 28 , 30 , 31 In addition, studies may be underpowered; although 7 studies reported some power or sample … Most sample sizes varied from 70 to 428, with 1 study including 1657 children. … ferritin concentrations. 22–32 Some of the variation in findings may have been due to inadequate sample

105. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - these, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III), a good-quality nationwide sample … markers for intravenous drug use (Table 1).3 Many other 3 Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Sample … married, married years) • Education or widowed: 1.00 Population-based • Urban residence household sample … C Virus Antibody HCV = hepatitis C virus continue 4 Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Sample … Heterosexual transmission of hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV-1 in a sample of inner city women.

106. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - • The IGRA requires a single venous blood sample that measures the CD4 T-cell response to specific

107. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - (sample description must be reported) Exclude Persons with syndromes that substantially increase risk … and Skin Cancer (SCC, BCC, or Melanoma) Study, Year (Reference); Quality Rating Design; Setting; Sample … 3 W -6 3 Appendix Table 2—Continued Study, Year (Reference); Quality Rating Design; Setting; Sample … 3 W -6 5 Appendix Table 2—Continued Study, Year (Reference); Quality Rating Design; Setting; Sample … 3 W -6 7 Appendix Table 2—Continued Study, Year (Reference); Quality Rating Design; Setting; Sample

108. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 11, 2024 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print in progress Final Research Plan BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing April 11, 2024 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independ…

109. Final Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 28, 2016 - screening studies have primarily detected early-stage cancer (90% to 96% of cancers detected). 2 , 3 ‡ Sample

110. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2003 - Two reviewers independently abstracted data on study design, population, sample size, treatment, outcomes … When sample size was not reported with variance, 32 , 33 baseline sample was used. … In addition, aggregate values of their findings do not reflect variations in RCT sample size, length … Mortality and optimal body mass index in a sample of the US population. … Weight, weight change, mortality in a random sample of older community-dwelling women.

111. Screening for Child and Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - were conducted in primary care or school-based health clinics, 1 study was con- ducted in a community sample … younger children tended to have poorer performance.43,49,50 The single study that involved a community sample … Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to screen for child psychiatric disorders in a community sample … evidence from RCTs preferentially, then well-designed non-RCTs and high-quality observational studies with sample … patients included in study The test and gold standard are measured independently (blind) of each other Sample

112. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Sample sizes ranged from 32123 to 67.124 Overall, the trials provided limited evi- dence and found no … Three studies evaluated the association between AHI and car- diovascular mortality.12,150,151 Sample … Those suspected of having OSA; referral populations Small total sample size (type II), missing data … Singe studies and small sample sizes for surgical interventions and weight loss programs. … across subgroups and studies preferentially sample (intentionally or unintentionally) from a subgroup

113. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2005 - BRCA1 mutations in a population-based sample of young women with breast cancer. … Frequency of BRCA1 / BRCA2 mutations in a population-based sample of young breast carcinoma cases. … Sample size. Administration of reliable screening test. … although not best standard; interprets reference standard independently of screening test; has moderate sample … , improperly administered screening test, biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample

114. Screening and Routine for Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - Enrolled sample sizes ranged from 24 to 493, except for 1 larger study of 1798 children; many studies … Only 1 study analyzed children on an intention-to-treat basis29; the proportion of the sample available … .24,27,28,30,31 In addition, studies may be underpowered; although 7 studies reported some power or sample … Most sample sizes varied from 70 to 428, with 1 study including 1657 children. … serum ferritin concentrations.22–32 Some of the variation in findings may have been due to inadequate sample

115. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review48/hepatitis-b-in-pregnant-women-screening-2009
     June 15, 2009 - We determined generalizability of the study sample by consensus after discussing differences between … Data Extraction One reviewer abstracted information on study design, sample size, entry criteria,

116. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2009 - We deter- mined generalizability of the study sample by consensus after discussing differences between … Data Extraction One reviewer abstracted information on study design, sample size, entry criteria, demographic

117. Archived: Evidence Summary: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
     October 15, 2007 - For harms of early treatment, 2 reviewers abstracted information on sample size, entry criteria, demographic … studies in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom; included a predominantly white, male patient sample … Author, Year (Reference) Study Objective Sample

118. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - The IGRA requires a single venous blood sample that measures the CD4 T-cell response to specific Mycobacterium … derivative and interpret the response 48 to 72 hours later. 25 , 27 The IGRA requires a single venous blood sample … Screening with an IGRA requires obtaining a single venous blood sample, and patients do not need to return

119. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - Studies Assessing the Accuracy of Serologic Screening Tests for HSV-2 (Key Question 2) Source Analytic Sample … Assessing the Accuracy of Serologic Screening Tests for HSV-2 (Key Question 2) (continued) Source Analytic Sample … diagnosed (or confirmed) by Western blot Studies assessed different medications over a short duration; sample … Western blot Incidence was self-reported; outcomes were measured over a relatively short duration; sample

120. Recommendation: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 18, 2021 - which may be unpleasant for some, but the test is quick and noninvasive and can be done at home (the sample … Test specimens can be collected from a single stool sample with FIT and sDNA-FIT 33 , 34 (sDNA-FIT involves … with FIT arise from colonoscopy to follow up abnormal FIT results Can be done with a single stool sample … sDNA-FIT arise from colonoscopy to follow up abnormal sDNA-FIT results Can be done with a single stool sample