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81. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
    July 15, 2009 - Other Relevant USPSTF Recommendations Recommendations on screening for glaucoma and on screening … Screening Tests A visual acuity test (for example, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening … Accuracy of Screening Tests Screening questions can be used to elicit self-perceived problems with … care, no vision screening, or delayed screening. 8-10 The application of this evidence to screening … Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment No evidence was found of serious harms from visual screening

82. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - STUDY SELECTION Randomized clinical trials of screening; diagnostic accuracy studies of screening tests … settings vs no screen- ing, delayed screening, or usual care (eg, targeted screening) and evaluated … Are there harms of vision screening? No new trials of vision screening were identified since 2008. … The trials found no difference between vision screening vs no vision screening, usual care, or delayed … We identified no new trials of vision screening vs no screening, delayed screening, or usual care.

83. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 01, 2014 - Adverse effects from behavioral interventions could derive from labeling; discrimination associated with screening … As noted in the evidence review on alcohol misuse, potential adverse effects of screening and behavioral … Screening, Behavioral Counseling, and Referral in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse. … Screening for obesity in children and adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement … Behavioral counseling to prevent skin cancer: U.S.

84. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2009 - Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF Screening … screening (17–19). … Strategies Diagnostic accuracy searches Ovid MEDLINE 1. exp Vision/ 2. exp Vision Disorders/ 3. exp Mass … Reviews: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials 1. exp Vision/ 2. exp Vision Disorders/ 3. exp Mass … Vision/ 2. exp Vision Disorders/ 3. exp Mass Screening/ 4. exp Geriatric Assessment/ 5. 1 or 2 6. 3

85. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2002
    May 06, 2002 - detection, treatment advances, and healthier lifestyles, breast cancer remains the most common non-skin … cancer among women in the United States. … regression model developed by Gail et al (24) from data from a large cohort study of breast cancer screening … have found it to be generally accurate in predicting risk among women who undergo regular mammographic screening … Breast cancer screening discussions for women in their forties. Breast Disease 2001. 70.

86. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
    March 01, 2016 - Screening Tests A visual acuity test (such as the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening … The USPSTF also reviewed the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening, the accuracy of screening … Accuracy of Screening Tests Asking screening questions to elicit self-perceived problems with vision … care, no vision screening, or delayed screening. 13-15 The application of this evidence to screening … and usual care, no vision screening, or delayed screening.

87. Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 17, 2018 - Other Approaches to Prevention The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis in women 65 years or … inconsistency of studies examining bone health outcomes, and the need to limit sun exposure to mini- mize skin … cancer risk. … Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. … Screening for vitamin D deficiency in adults: U.S.

88. Recommendation: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 24, 2022 - Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Eight studies (n = 7398) examined the accuracy of screening … There was limited evidence on the accuracy of other screening methodologies such as computerized screening … in primary care–applicable settings vs no screening, usual care, or delayed screening on vision and … These trials found no difference between vision screening vs no screening, usual care, or delayed screening … Harms of Screening and Treatment No studies were available on the harms of screening for visual impairment

89. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    January 24, 2017 - No RCTs compared screening with no screening. … Does screening for OSA in adults improve health outcomes? Key Question 1b. … Harms of Screening or Diagnostic Testing Key Question 7a. … no screening. … with no screening.

90. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - No RCTs compared screening with no screening. … Does screening for OSA in adults improve health outcomes? Key Question 1b. … Harms of Screening or Diagnostic Testing Key Question 7a. … no screening. … screening compared with no screening.

91. Ad-Br2Otj67Fendhhkltpa (pdf file)
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    ALCOHOL, SMOKING AND SUBSTANCE INVOLVEMENT SCREENING TEST (WHO ASSIST V3.0) FEEDBACK REPORT CARD FOR

92. Archived: Evidence Summary: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary25/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
    April 13, 2015 - include routine screening or targeted screening based on the presence of risk factors, such as obesity … (11,737 of 15,089) invited to screening had screening in the ADDITION trial; 32 68% of participants … Harms of Screening A fair-quality pilot study of 116 persons invited for screening in the ADDITION … Did not attend screening (n=3,352/15,089; 22%) B. No screening (n=4,137; 5 sites) A vs. … Attended screening (n=1,157/1,705; 68%) A2. Did not attend screening (n=548/1,705; 32%) B.

93. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 14, 2025 - No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women. … What are the harms of screening for fracture risk or osteoporosis? … , no systematic screening). … No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women. … Osteoporosis screening in postmenopausal women aged 50-64 years: BMI alone compared with current screening

94. Archived: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 15, 2012 - Other Relevant USPSTF Recommendations Recommendations on screening for other types of cancer can … Useful Resources The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis in women aged 65 years or older. … Potential Harms of Screening or Treatment Limited evidence indicates that some interventions designed … An increase in falls after vision screening in frail older adults has been reported 23 . … The AGS found insufficient evidence to recommend vision screening as a single intervention for reducing

95. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    February 11, 2025 - Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF Screening … No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women. … , no systematic screening). … Analytic Framework: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures Key questions Does screening for … No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women.

96. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    December 22, 2014 - the direct evidence of benefits and harms of screening. … no screening. … We found no evidence of other serious harms of BP screening. … Screening for high blood pressure: U.S. … Screening for high blood pressure: a review of the evidence for the U.S.

97. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
    April 11, 2016 - 0.82 to 1.02]). 48 , 50 , 51 , 55 Overall cancer incidence (5071 cases, excluding nonmelanoma skin … cancer) was not reduced among aspirin users in age-adjusted analyses (HR, 0.97 [CI, 0.92 to 1.03]) after

98. Recommendation: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
    January 19, 2021 - Evaluation of a minimal self-help smoking cessation intervention following cervical cancer screening.

99. Aspirin for the Prevention of Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Systematic Evidence Reviews for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2016 - Overall cancer incidence (5071 cases, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) was not reduced among as- pirin

100. 75Ftpgw4Rz-3Tdmqpstvdg (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - The USPSTF has made recommendations on screening for osteoporosis. … Useful Resources The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis in women aged 65 years or older. … Potential Harms of Screening or Treatment Limited evidence indicates that some interventions de- signed … An increase in falls after vision screening in frail older adults has been reported (23). … The AGS found insufficient evidence to recommend vision screening as a single intervention for reducing