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301. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - created an outcomes table to summarize the number of hip and vertebral fractures prevented based on age-specific … These estimates include age-specific prevalence rates expressed in 5-year age intervals123 and treatment … difficult to provide ethnicity-specific screening recommendations in the absence of more evidence. … Estimations can be made based on the age-specific prevalence of osteoporosis and the precision of bone … Classification of osteoporosis and osteopenia in postmenopausal women is dependent on site-specific analysis

302. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 2022 - Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … prevalence rates may change over time, so clinicians should be aware of the latest data and trends for their specific … The CDC provides recommendations for these circumstances and other specific groups. … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … State-specific rates of primary and secondary syphilis among men who have sex with men—United States,

303. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     August 06, 2015 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).   … with genital lesions (e.g., cell culture or PCR-based testing); HSV serologic tests that are not type-specific … comparative studies of various interventions (e.g., comparing two antiviral drugs or two different type-specific

304. Final Research Plan: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2015 - does risk assessment of asymptomatic adults using nontraditional risk factors—followed by treatment specific … Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).  

305. Final Research Plan: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/anxiety-adults-screening
     August 27, 2020 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions.   … disorder, depressive disorder due to another medical condition], and other anxiety disorders [agoraphobia, specific … Studies limited to populations that are not broadly generalizable to primary care (e.g., persons with specific

306. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 03, 2020 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions.   … disorder, depressive disorder due to another medical condition], and other anxiety disorders [agoraphobia, specific … Studies limited to populations that are not broadly generalizable to primary care (e.g., persons with specific

307. Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review to Update teh 2004 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Women with positive screenings were not offered a specific intervention and few screen-positive women … Our inclusion criteria targeted specific study designs and health outcomes that disqualified most research

308. Archived: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-and-ovarian-cancer-brca-testing-screening-2005
     September 15, 2005 - Rationale : The USPSTF found fair evidence that women without certain specific family history patterns … Rationale : The USPSTF found fair evidence that women with certain specific family history patterns ( … Certain specific family history patterns are associated with an increased risk for deleterious mutations … Population-based estimate of the average age-specific cumulative risk of breast cancer for a defined … The risk of cancer associated with specific mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 among Ashkenazi Jews.

309. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 13, 2004 - Titles and/or abstracts were reviewed using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria ( Appendix ). … Screening in the intensive group was more specific than in the control group (4.5% false-positive results … The cover test and visual acuity test were always more than 99-percent specific, but had poor sensitivity … mos Intensive group yielded more children with amblyopia (1.6% vs 0.5%, P <0.01) and was more specific

310. 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 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific clinical … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … However, the USPSTF could not generalize the results of the WHI trial beyond the specific dose, preparation … Most cells contain specific receptors for the active form of vitamin D. … Neither organization has made recommendations specific to fracture prevention.

311. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     June 15, 2012 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific clinical … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … Screening tests were not a specific focus of this review. … Although the USPSTF could not determine the effectiveness of other specific intervention components, … The prevalence of obesity exceeds 30% in most age- and sex-specific groups, with approximately 1 in 20

312. 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - studied, but there are important evidence gaps that prevent the USPSTF from making recommendations for specific … Filling evidence gaps in health care and health outcomes for specific populations is a priority. … The Task Force has a long- standing commitment to and specific methods for evaluating the evidence for … -specific, population-based norms for children age 2 years or older.17,19 The prevalence of high BMI … Developmental trajectories of verbal and nonverbal skills in individuals with a history of specific

313. Establishing and Maintaining Trust: How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Uses Strategic Communications to Build Confidence in and Disseminate Its Evidence-Based Recommendations (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2023 - This paper describes communications challenges specific to the Task Force and how its strategic communications … These strategies are part of a customized and tailor-made approach to communications that is specific … comprehensive support for all topics, including communications planning and stakeholder analyses that are specific … Applying a framework across topics or issues that is scalable and can be tailored to specific factors … the same time, the communications framework is also flexible to allow for the individual needs of specific

314. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2020 - Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or

315. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - T he US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes rec- ommendations about the effectiveness of specific … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs); both are moderately sensitive and highly specific … tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays; both are moderately sensitive and highly specific … Depending on specific risk factors, screening fre- quency could range from 1-time only screening among

316. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
     December 28, 2017 - Criteria are overarching as well as specific to each of the key questions (KQs).   … including cystitis and pyelonephritis Kidney failure Quality of life Mortality Pregnancy-specific

317. Screening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommen- dations about the effectiveness of specific … Clinicians should understand the evi- dence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … These geographic-specific data can help communities better meet their unique melanoma prevention needs … These geography-specific data can help communities better meet their unique melanoma prevention needs

318. Screening for Lung Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Other risk factors include specific occupational exposures, radon exposure, family history, and history

319. Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommen- dations about the effectiveness of specific … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … Specific BMI cutoffs (“�95th percentile for age and sex” rather than “obese” and “85th to 95th percentile … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … Although the USPSTF found no evidence to determine the in- dividual benefits of specific intervention

320. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 27, 2019 - Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … c The US Preventive Services Task Force does not endorse any specific intervention. … However, it was difficult to isolate specific effects because the most effective intervention format … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … Accessed June 30, 2020. https://www.cdc. gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/vacc-specific/hpv.html 41.