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661. Ykjvkfmv5Jf8Bl3Rbx8Bp7 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - adequate evi- dence that the harms of lifestyle interventions to reduce the incidence of diabetes are small … The harms of drug therapy for the prevention of diabetes are small to moderate, depending on the drug … initiating lifestyle modifications that include healthy eating behaviors and increased physical activity are small … There is at least moderate certainty that the net benefit is small.

662. 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 - large series, the material obtained was inadequate for diagnosis in 1.5% to 5% of cases.107,108 Two small … Small studies suggest that ultrasound-guided biopsies may be associated with fewer complications than … , good-quality randomized controlled trials involving 1,121 and 1,530 patients, and the other was a small … poor- complication and and fair-quality <0.03 death if observational studies only patients with (small … Surprisingly small effect of antiviral treatment in patients with hepatitis C.

663. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - material obtained was inadequate for diagnosis in 1.5 percent to 5 percent of cases. 107,108 Two small … Small studies suggest that ultrasound-guided biopsies may be associated with fewer complications than … , good-quality randomized controlled trials involving 1,121 and 1,530 patients, and the other was a small … affected by recall bias or patients' unwillingness to admit to current heavy alcohol use. 139 One small … Surprisingly small effect of antiviral treatment in patients with hepatitis C.

664. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - When qualitatively evaluating LRs, positive LRs indicated a mini­ mal (>1-2), small (>2-5), moderate … Negative LRs indicated a minimal (0.5-<1), small (0.2-<0.5), moderate (0.1-<0.2), or large (<0.1) decrease … .49,51,55,57,58,65,66,70,72-74,77,78,84,88,91 Overall, most studies found moderate positive LRs and small … the Supplement).56,59,67-69,73,75-78,81,85 Overall, most studies found moderate positive LRs and small … ).50 Overall, the trials indicated that treatments for amblyopia or its risk factors resulted in small

665. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-and-ovarian-cancer-brca-testing-screening-2005
     September 15, 2005 - risks for ovarian and breast cancer with prophylactic oophorectomy, although numbers of cases were small … effect was present only among BRCA1 mutation carriers, although the number of BRCA2 carriers was small … standard, improperly administered screening test, biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small … relevant information Cost Exclude Not applicable to U.S. primary care setting Study limitations (small … Genetics Laboratories model ( BRCA1 ) Shattuck-Eidens et al., 1997 23 Questions Families with small

666. Archived: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - found adequate evidence that the harms of behavioral interventions to reduce the likelihood of STIs are small … This trial found a small but statistically significant reduction in the proportion of participants with … of acquiring an STI: 1 very large trial of a video-based intervention that was powered to detect a small

667. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening and Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - , 25-27 Persons with poor tanning ability, freckles, or light skin, hair, and eye color may have a small … keratosis and who cannot avoid sun exposure, in order to prevent additional solar keratoses, which have a small … Diagnosis of small pigmented skin lesions and early detection of malignant melanoma.

668. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
     October 25, 2016 - Because of the small number of studies available for system-level interventions, those results are reported … To evaluate small-study effects, funnel plots were generated and the Peters test was run to assess statistical … than 3 months and at 6 months revealed asymmetric patterns, and the results of the Peters test for small-study … years of follow-up. 90-93 In addition, 2 of the funnel plots presented asymmetry, and the tests for small-study … Indication of small-study effects for exclusive breastfeeding for less than 3 mo and at 6 mo.

669. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
     April 15, 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 … milliliters), 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 followup was generally small

670. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary2/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
     August 26, 2014 - limitations for these fair-quality studies included a lack of reporting of details around randomization, small … Overall, the differences in effect sizes, as modified by these variables, were very small and likely … Guidelines for Americans report [31, 92], focusing on low-impact activities and increasing activity in small … Our review focused narrowly on persons with risk factors for CVD; therefore, it is only a small subset

671. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/postmenopausal-osteoporosis-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - In a single measure of bone density, there is a small risk of inaccurate values, and there is no value … The net benefit of screening may be small if high-risk women do not continue long-term therapy, or if

672. Archived: Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan34/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     May 15, 2013 - as connected to the health care system by the participant How delivered: To individuals or in small

673. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - There is at least moderate certainty that the net benefit is small. … that the overall net benefit of routinely offering multifactorial interventions to prevent falls is small … Existing evidence indicates a positive but small benefit of behavioral counseling for the prevention … Screening offers a small potential benefit of reducing the chance of death from prostate cancer in some … Screening offers a small potential benefit of reducing the chance of death from prostate cancer in some

674. Archived: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/rhd-incompatibility-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - to become isoimmunized than were those receiving D immunoglobulin (5.2% vs. 0%), although because of small … critics argue that the total impact of antepartum prophylaxis on the incidence of D disease is relatively small

675. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review79/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - However, the studies for which all of these estimates are based reported small numbers of cancer cases … rates of 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent based on 3 studies. 14 , 15 , 17 All these estimates were based on small

676. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Force Recommendation Grid* Certainty of Net Benefit Magnitude of Net Benefit Substantial Moderate Small … table, the Task Force then categorizes the magnitude of net benefit as be- ing substantial, moderate, small

677. Estimation of Benefits, Burden, and Harms of Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies: Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 21, 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 gener- ally small relative to … the 10-year interval benchmark because moving from a 10-year to a 5-year colonoscopy interval had a small

678. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Falling in Older Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - rate was reduced in 1 trial of first cataract surgery Medication assessment and withdrawal 1 (47) Small … 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 … Exercise or physical therapy Organized programs for individuals or small groups that are part of a health

679. Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2018 - behavioral counseling interventions for unhealthy alcohol use in adults, including pregnant women, as small … controlled substance or liquor violations at 4-year follow-up. 48 Trials in young adults demonstrated a small … counseling interventions for unhealthy alcohol use, the USPSTF determined the magnitude of harms to be small … Dr Epling reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health Small Business Technology

680. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Force Recommendation Grid* Certainty of Net Benefit Magnitude of Net Benefit Substantial Moderate Small … table, the Task Force then categorizes the magnitude of net benefit as be- ing substantial, moderate, small