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461. Second Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2012%20(2).pdf
     November 01, 2012 - For services assigned a “C” grade, the net benefit is small. … There is at least moderate certainty that the net benefit is small. … prevent falls in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older because the likelihood of benefit is small … primary care setting to promote a healthful diet and for cardiovascular Disease physical activity is small … In 2012, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence and determined that the small potential benefit of screening

462. Archived: Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - In a small study (n = 770) that tested 3 stool specimens, sensitivity was 92% (95% CI, 69%-99%), but … are to repeat CTC every 5 years, and even low doses of ionizing radiation could cumulatively convey a small … Sensitivity of immunochemical fecal occult blood test to small colorectal adenomas. … Should small sliding hiatal hernias be reported at CT colonography? … Note: 1 trial was excluded from the meta-analysis because of a very small

463. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     October 07, 2013 - Commentaries Editorials Narrative reviews KQs 6, 7: Case reports Case-control studies Small

464. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - A small, fair-quality cross-sectional study (n � 34) included in the 2004 USPSTF review found that HCV-infected … Two other small studies (n � 126 and n � 166) included in the 2004 USPSTF review reported no episodes … We could not formally assess for publication bias because of small numbers of studies. … potential negative psychological and social effects, but results are difficult to interpret because of small

465. Physicians’ Roles in Preventing Dental Caries in Preschool Children: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2004 - Because of the small number of studies identified that involved primary care clinicians, we pursued our … Only small proportions of physicians ever reported using water sample analyses to determine fluoride … millileters), the amount of fluoride varies from 0.3 milligrams to 11.3 milligrams.45 Because only a small … varies, but 3 used random assignment to treatment group, and sample loss to follow-up was generally small

466. Screening for Syphilis: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - antibody absorption (FTA-ABS).26 These studies were limited by their lack of demographic information and small … This study was limited by the lack of no-antigen control wells for the EIA, the small number of positive … syphilis,23 and early-latent syphilis.21 These studies were limited by their nonrandomized study designs, small … Publication bias could not be assessed because of the small num- bers of studies.

467. Archived: Evidence Update: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/article/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - patients with non–PSA-detected cancer (defined as comprising >80% of the study population), were too small … Three fair-quality cohort studies with small-to-medium sample sizes, highly self-selected elderly patients … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small

468. Benefits and Harms of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/NhXnjZM5ubvygH5GrqDZHC
     August 01, 2008 - Number 3 193 PSA-detected cancer (defined as comprising �80% of the study population), were too small … Three fair-quality cohort studies with small-to- medium sample sizes, highly self-selected elderly patients … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small … standard; screening test improperly administered; biased ascertainment of reference standard; very small

469. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
     December 15, 2010 - physical activity, however, suggested that more intensive physical activity interventions produced a small … report evaluating the harms of vision screening and early vision correction in older adults, a single small … Only 1 other small trial included in this review administered a single mega-dose of vitamin D to vitamin … cataract surgery Single clinical treatment: Medication assessment and withdrawal 1 47 Small … Exercise or physical therapy Organized programs for individuals or small groups that are part of a

470. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - For persons adequately screened up to age 75 years, additional screening yielded small increases in LYG … However, the additional LYG from starting screening at age 45 years instead of 50 years were small relative … Given this small increase in LYG and the limited empirical data to support lowering the recommended age … However, the LYG associated with extending the age to end screening were generally small relative to … the 10-year interval benchmark because moving from a 10-year to a 5-year colonoscopy interval had a small

471. Archived: Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     March 01, 2016 - after 2 years. 45 One trial each found intravitreal injection with VEGF inhibitors was associated with small … The 2009 USPSTF review 8 included 1 small study (n = 156) that reported a higher risk of falls in older … One very small (n = 50) study found nonophthalmologists are as accurate as ophthalmologists for identifying … Fair Key question 5: Harms of treatment Uncorrected refractive error One small prospective … Wet AMD: VEGF inhibitors More cases of endophthalmitis and uveitis compared with placebo, but small

472. Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 02, 2018 - behavioral counseling interventions for unhealthy alcohol use in adults, includ- ing pregnant women, as small … There is at least moderate certainty that the net benefit is small. … controlled substance or liquor violations at 4-year follow-up.48 Trials in young adults demonstrated a small … seling interventions for unhealthy alcohol use, the USPSTF deter- mined the magnitude of harms to be small … Dr Epling reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health Small Business Technology

473. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2018 - There is at least moderate certainty that the net benefit is small. … is effective in pre- venting gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum and related ocular con- ditions, with small

474. Archived: Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Fractures: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
     February 15, 2013 - The USPSTF assessed the magnitude of this harm as small. … Vitamin D controls calcium absorption in the small intestines, interacts with parathyroid hormone to

475. Archived: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
     October 25, 2016 - evidence to bound the potential harms of interventions to support breastfeeding as no greater than small … support breastfeeding change behavior and that the harms of these interventions are no greater than small

476. Screening For Illicit Drug Use: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qh7NQD6ZEynjyRso7L5-gS
     January 15, 2008 - Only a small minority of Americans use hallucinogens, inhalants, heroin, or illicitly manufactured … There is moderate or high certainty that the net benefit is small.

477. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/k2QHcwuK4NkvxFXhvGrbwY
     May 01, 2004 - However, the studies for which all of these estimates are based reported small numbers of cancer cases … false-positive rates of 0.1% to 0.6% based on 3 studies.15,16,18 All these estimates were based on small

478. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An Evidence-Based Prevention Resource for Nurse Practitioners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/evidence-based-prevention-resource-nurse-practitioners
     April 01, 2019 - routinely providing services with a C grade because it is likely that the net benefit of these services is small … However, for most individuals without signs or symptoms there is likely to be only a small benefit from

479. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 11, 2017 - There was evidence of small, statistically significant between-group mean differences for systolic blood … To evaluate small-study effects, funnel plots and the Egger test18 (for continuous outcomes) or Peters … In addition, there was no evidence of small-study effects for any of the intermediate outcomes. … Such evidence suggests that small differ- ences in blood pressure, blood cholesterol levels, and body … mass in- dex can translate into small differences in important health out- comes (see full evidence

480. Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/m_E9nFrmxuS5-surqVHK2u
     November 13, 2018 - did not converge, a restricted maximum likelihood analysis with the Knapp-Hartung cor- rection for small … Small-studies effects were not de- tected for either of these outcomes. … A pooled analysis showed a statistically significant, but very small, standardized mean difference in … This effect size (Hedges g) can be interpreted as a Cohen d, where a small effect is typically considered … Helstrom AW, Ingram E, Wang W, Small D, Klaus J, Oslin D.