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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan93/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
September 27, 2014 - evaluating diagnostic accuracy of a screening question or diagnostic test compared with a reference standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-dyslipidemia/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
November 13, 2016 - A standard protocol was developed and publicly posted on the USPSTF Web site before the review was carried … Systematic Reviews
Criteria
Comprehensiveness of sources considered or the search strategy used
Standard … review with comprehensive sources and search strategies; explicit and relevant selection criteria; standard … irrelevant, or biased review without systematic search for studies, explicit selection criteria, or standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DCfAJZvNDzSYu7NqLJX2bv
March 01, 2016 - Accuracy for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults (Key Question 3)a
Source Sample Size Reference Standard … ) 0.68 (0.57-0.77) 2.48 (1.76-3.49) 0.29 (0.20-0.45) 8.55
Jessa et al,26
2012 (study 2)
200 “Gold standard … Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults (Key Question 3)a (continued)
Source Sample Size Reference Standard … Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults (Key Question 3)a (continued)
Source Sample Size Reference Standard … widely used tool to measure visual
acuity in primary care settings, no clinically relevant reference
standard
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January 01, 2016 - portant limitations that could invalidate results (inade-
quate or biased application of reference standard … Accuracy and Reliability of BI-RADS Density
Determination
Absent a gold standard for breast density, … Most studies lacked
a complete reference standard, sufficient follow-up, or
a clear description of follow-up … Design: 3
Intervention: 15
Outcomes: 7
Quality: 0
Original/new data: 0
Reference standard … 0
Design: 4
Intervention: 4
Outcomes: 0
Quality: 1
Original/new data: 3
Reference standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
January 19, 2023 - Comparisons
KQs 1, 2: Screening vs. no screening or usual care
KQs 3, 3a: Screening test vs. reference standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary32/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
May 08, 2012 - We excluded studies that lacked a validated reference standard or assessed instruments not feasible for … Although RCTs are the gold standard for evaluating efficacy and effectiveness, IPV research does not … readily fit this standard because of its unique methodological challenges and ethical issues. … ** The sampling method was not random or consecutive or not described. †† The reference standard was … Usual care includes responding to 2 IPV screening questions on a routine intake form, using a standard
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August 22, 2018 - Only studies that compared a screening tool with an ac-
ceptable reference standard, such as the Conflicts … One
study25 used a semistructured interview as the reference standard
to determine the presence of IPV … session focused on the specific risk factors identified during prenatal screening (not IPV alone)
c Standard … f Usual care described as standard IPV question on intake sheet and referral if IPV was discussed. … answer the reference standard negatively, since disclosure of vio-
lence may be uncomfortable.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-abuse-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Accuracy of Screening Tests
The diagnostic standard … with urine tests positive for illicit drugs. 21 , 53 Detection of drug use is increased by use of a standard … Drug use and women: establishing a standard of care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/znaxq8W7Y5h5t9uH-q9aga
Screening for Illicit Drug Use: Clinical Summary
SCREENING FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE:
CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
Population
Adolescents, Adults, and Pregnant Women Not Previously
Identified as Users of Illicit Drugs
Recommendation
No Recommen…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
March 15, 2005 - PCR is considered the gold standard for detection of HSV in CNS infections. … assay is the most validated method for identifying type-specific antibodies and is considered the gold standard … characteristics of commercial tests suggest that they are comparable to each other and to the gold standard … acyclovir and followup of infants exposed to HSV lesions at delivery) was compared with the current standard … Comparison of Commercial HSV Type-Specific Antibody Tests with Each Other and the Gold Standard, Western
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZzZp7_aoJn73k9z25w_-qr
March 01, 2005 - blindness, or learning disabilities.9
HSV Detection Methods
HSV Culture
Viral culture is the gold standard … PCR is considered the gold
standard for detection of HSV in CNS infections. … assay is the most validated
method for identifying type-specific antibodies and is
considered the gold standard … Comparison of Commercial HSV Type-Specific Antibody Tests with Each Other
and the Gold Standard, Western … characteristics
of commercial tests suggest that they are
comparable to each other and to the gold standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
February 15, 2009 - We performed quality evaluations of articles for the key question by using standard USPSTF methodology … 87% for appropriateness of referral or biopsy, using histopathology or expert consensus as the gold standard … dermatologist's assessment of the need for biopsy and the resultant histopathology constitute the gold standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
April 05, 2016 - limited to diagnostic accuracy studies (including cross-sectional and cohort studies) with a reference standard … For diagnostic accuracy studies, in addition to the standard test performance characteristics (area under … care, pragmatic COPD screening trial (n = 8770); however, this trial did not include the reference standard … Screened
Country
Reference
Standard
Population
Positive Screening Cutoff
% (95% CI) … Screened
Country
Reference Standard
Population
Positive Screening Cutoff
% (95% CI)
Quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-adults-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Depending on the reference standard used (>2 or >5 RBCs per high-powered field on microscopy), dipstick … Comparison of bladder cancer outcome in men undergoing hematuria home screening versus those with standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/inevidup.pdf
September 01, 2009 - However,
for most clinical preventive services, this standard of evi
dence is unattainable. … behavioral counseling in
terventions are especially problematic because the study
interventions in gold-standard … They point
out that requiring “fidelity” in treatment delivery in a
“gold-standard” RCT may eliminate … non-
RCT study designs (such as cohort, cross-sectional, case–
control, or quasi-experimental) as a standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
July 07, 2015 - Denver Articulation Screening Exam, DENVER II (formerly the Denver Developmental Screening Test), a standard
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August 01, 2015 - Denver Articulation
Screening Exam, DENVER II (formerly
the Denver Developmental Screening
Test), a standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cognitive-impairment-older-adults
March 06, 2025 - day care interventions
Comparisons
KQs 1, 3: No screening, usual care
KQ 2: Reference standard
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan21/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
June 15, 2013 - adolescents:
KQs 1, 2, 4: No screening or alternate screening strategy or methods
KQs 3, 4: Gold standard
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The research developed will be reviewed according to standard USPSTF criteria for inclusion in its evidence