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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan4/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
June 20, 2013 - not allowing calculation of performance characteristics
Setting
KQs 1–3: Primary care settings … and primary care–referable settings, early intervention and education settings
KQs 4, 5: Clinical … , educational, early intervention, or home settings
KQs 1–3: Studies not conducted in a country
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/food-insecurity-screening
March 11, 2025 - review only examined evidence on interventions conducted in or in patients recruited from US health care settings … The USPSTF recognizes that food insecurity could be addressed in other settings outside of primary care … Study settings included primary care (4 studies), primary care plus emergency department (2 studies), … Diagnostic accuracy of two food insecurity screeners recommended for use in health care settings. … Knowledge and barriers related to food insecurity screening in healthcare settings.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/99YKN27_cW9CRosq9RUMnv
March 11, 2025 - The USPSTF recognizes that food insecurity could be addressed in other settings outside of primary care … Special Supplemental Nu-
trition Program for Women, Infants, and Children are delivered in
community settings … Study settings included
primary care (4 studies), primary care plus emergency department
(2 studies), … Diagnostic accuracy of two food
insecurity screeners recommended for use in health
care settings. … Knowledge
and barriers related to food insecurity screening in
healthcare settings.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
May 11, 2021 - enrolled children ages 6 months to 5 years. 1 Three trials were conducted in preschool or daycare settings … and four nonrandomized trials compared dietary fluoride supplementation with no supplementation in settings … The majority of the trials were conducted in higher-risk populations or settings. 1 “High risk” was … There was no difference in benefits of topical fluoride related to whether trials were conducted in settings … Identification of early childhood caries in primary care settings.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
July 08, 2021 - participants for at least 1 year
All other designs
Setting
All KQs: Primary care outpatient settings … (or similar settings that are applicable to primary care)
KQs 1, 3–7: Countries categorized as “Very … Nations Development Programme
KQ 2: Any country categorized on the Human Development Index
All other settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/oral-health-children-adolescents-screening-referral-behavioral-counseling-preventive-interventions
June 17, 2021 - Dental X-rays are not addressed because they are not typically obtained in primary care settings or ordered … feasible for implementation in primary care); includes teledentistry approaches based in primary care settings … Dental clinics providing interventions not available in primary care settings
Study Design
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/colorectal-cancer-screening
May 16, 2019 - screening, have iron deficiency anemia, or are under surveillance for a previous colorectal lesion)
Settings … Settings representative of community practice for flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy studies; … Development Index, as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Primarily research-based settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
February 12, 2015 - hospitalization, or the need for urgent medical treatment
Setting
All KQs: Primary care settings … family planning, military health clinics)
KQs 3–5 (interventions):
Other outpatient health care settings … Phone, mobile, or virtual settings (e.g., online intervention, if there is some connection to a health … setting, such as recruitment from a health care setting)
Community or research settings, if there … setting)
Community/university research laboratories or other nonmedical centers
College settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
February 12, 2015 - hospitalization, or the need for urgent medical treatment
Setting
All KQs: Primary care settings … family planning, military health clinics)
KQs 3–5 (interventions):
Other outpatient health care settings … Phone, mobile, or virtual settings (e.g., online intervention, if there is some connection to a health … setting, such as recruitment from a health care setting)
Community or research settings, if there … setting)
Community/university research laboratories or other nonmedical centers
College settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening1
July 02, 2020 - antitrypsin deficiency
Setting
Studies conducted in primary or specialty care or community-based settings … on the Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Inpatient settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medication-december-2017
October 22, 2015 - Very High” on the Human Development Index, as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Settings … search
January 2011 onward
Before January 2011
Setting
Primary care or primary care–like settings … Inpatient facilities, nursing homes, and specialist settings (such as endocrinology)
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9AtjNaSwTXonz49w_DEbNz
November 07, 2023 - When administered by dental
professionals or in school settings, fluoride supplements compared with placebo … Research is needed on
the effectiveness of oral health preventive interventions in primary care settings … Screening and diagnostic accuracy stud-
ies conducted in primary care settings of oral health examination … Studies of risk instru-
ments not administered in primary care settings were also eligible
if they were … Xylitol was administered in
supervised school settings; in 1 trial, parents also administered xyli-
tol
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fdQHJ57mMFqognVJn_qg9q
May 23, 2019 - alcohol misuse (see Clinical Consider-
ations) by adults, including pregnant women, in primary
care settings … The USPSTF found good evidence that screening in pri-
mary care settings can accurately identify patients … behavioral
counseling interventions to prevent or reduce alcohol mis-
use by adolescents in primary care settings … evaluating the ef-
fectiveness of screening and behavioral counseling interventions
in primary care settings … Test
(AUDIT) is the most studied screening tool for detecting
alcohol-related problems in primary care settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
October 11, 2022 - Not all of the screening instruments are feasible for use in primary care settings because of length. … Most anxiety trials recruited using referrals from community or school settings (17 trials, n = 1199) … , with another 10 trials (n = 846) including referrals from specialist mental health settings. … The USPSTF concluded that the community or school settings in which most participants were recruited … (or similar settings) compared with no screening or usual care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
May 14, 2015 - behavior change is directed toward children)
Pregnant women
Institutionalized adults
Settings … or could feasibly be implemented in or referred from primary care
Conducted in or recruited from settings … not generalizable to primary care (e.g., worksites, university classrooms, institutional settings, community-wide … settings) or in a population with pre-existing social ties (e.g., from the same worksite or church),
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
May 02, 2014 - RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, high-quality systematic reviews
Other study designs
Settings … Index >0.9 (as defined by the United Nations)
Primary care or primary care–relevant
Settings … atherosclerosis, such as intima media thickness)
KQ 2: Adverse events not related to statin use
Settings … Primary care or primary care–generalizable
Settings not generalizable to primary care
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents
August 30, 2018 - will be included)
Less than 3 months after baseline measurement
Setting
Primary care settings … Other primary care–relevant settings, including other health care clinics, emergency departments, … research clinics/offices, school health clinics, community centers, homes, and virtual settings (e.g. … Substance abuse treatment centers
School classrooms
Worksites
Inpatient/residential settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
December 17, 2015 - pathologic myopia
Setting
All KQs: Studies performed in primary care, community-based, and school settings … Human Development Index, as defined by the United Nations Development Programme
KQs 2–5: Specialty settings … Screening tests and interventions
KQs 1–3: Studies of screening tests used or available in primary care settings … therapy (eye exercises)
KQs 1–3: Studies of screening tests not used or available in primary care settings
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
May 02, 2014 - RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, high-quality systematic reviews
Other study designs
Settings … Index >0.9 (as defined by the United Nations)
Primary care or primary care–relevant
Settings … atherosclerosis, such as intima media thickness)
KQ 2: Adverse events not related to statin use
Settings … Primary care or primary care–generalizable
Settings not generalizable to primary care
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - behavior change is directed toward children)
Pregnant women
Institutionalized adults
Settings … or could feasibly be implemented in or referred from primary care
Conducted in or recruited from settings … not generalizable to primary care (e.g., worksites, university classrooms, institutional settings, community-wide … settings) or in a population with pre-existing social ties (e.g., from the same worksite or church),