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Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening
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LAST UPDATED: Oct 29, 2024
The Task Force keeps rec…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
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Cervical Cancer: Screening
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The Task Force keeps recommendations as current as possible by routinely updating …
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
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Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions
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Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening
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LAST UPDATED: Jul 07, 2023
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May 26, 2023 - 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
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ABSTRACT
In an era of conflicting health guidance and
misinformation, the need for evidence-based
recommendations—a…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
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Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
July 08, 2014 - meta-analysis 28 included 47 studies published through 2003 that used digital subtraction angiography as the reference … standard.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
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Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening
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The Task Force keeps recommendations as current as poss…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7eLc5kBtomL_HKpYDwsFPf
July 01, 2009 - For diagnostic accuracy, we included studies that com-
pared a screening test with a reference standard … Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
Study, Year
(Reference)
Reference Standard Target Vision Condition … Only 1
study clearly reported independent interpretation of the
reference standard (23), 2 studies clearly … No
studies compared the Snellen eye chart with a reference
standard for impaired visual acuity, possibly … Standard Used
Reference Standard
Applied to All
Patients
Screening Test
Adequately
Described
Reference
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
October 26, 2015 - Standards of medical care in diabetes—2014. Diabetes Care . 2014;37(Suppl 1):S14-80.
47.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
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Healthy Diet, Physical Activity, and/or Weight Loss to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
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January 15, 2008 - Screening For Illicit Drug Use: Recommendation Statement
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Screening for Illicit Drug Use
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes
recommendations about preventive care services for patients without
recognized signs or symptoms of…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
June 20, 2023 - inclusion criteria, population characteristics, intervention or screening tool details, comparators or reference … standard details, and results for a priori–defined outcomes were extracted. … staff provided project oversight, reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis met methodological standards
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December 01, 2014 - Included studies
used credible reference standards, adequately described the
study population, defined … AHRQ performed a final review of the manuscript to
ensure that the analysis met methodological standards … standard
(22–25, 28–30), and whether the analysis included partic-
ipants with uninterpretable results … Three studies described additional methodological difficul-
ties related to the reference standard (29 … When a specimen-specific reference standard was
used, sensitivities were similar to other studies (data
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June 20, 2019 - Credible reference standard, performed regardless of test
results.
3. … Reference standard interpreted independently of screen-
ing test.
4. … standard; interprets reference standard inde-
pendently of screening test; assesses reliability of test … standard
independently of screening test; has moderate sample size (50 to
100 participants), and includes … standard, or very small sample size of
very narrow selected spectrum of patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
September 24, 2019 - evidence, a more lenient quality rating of studies was used to allow for changes in trial reporting standards … staff provided project oversight, reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis met methodological standards
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-and-ovarian-cancer-brca-testing-screening-2005
September 15, 2005 - Credible reference standard, performed regardless of test results. … Reference standard interpreted independently of screening test. … standard; interprets reference standard independently of screening test; assesses reliability of test … Poor: Has important limitations, such as inappropriate reference standard, improperly administered screening … test, biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size of very narrow selected
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
February 09, 2023 - Screened vs. nonscreened groups
KQ 2: Eligible instruments must be compared with an acceptable reference … standard (verified or self-reported abuse or validated screening instrument for abuse)
KQs 4, 5: … Screened vs. nonscreened groups
KQ 2: Eligible instruments must be compared with an acceptable reference … standard (verified or self-reported abuse or validated screening instrument for abuse)
KQs 4, 5:
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary12/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
October 18, 2011 - Included studies met design-specific quality standards that minimized the effect of verification bias … Most studies used colposcopy or biopsy as the reference standard, neither of which is 100% sensitive … Cytology may be relatively poor if laboratory standards among the 14 that performed the analyses differ … Cytology may be relatively poor if community standards are not good, especially for LBC (14 labs); blinded
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/m_E9nFrmxuS5-surqVHK2u
November 13, 2018 - standard that was not likely to categorize par-
ticipants accurately, having the participant complete … Reference standards used in the included
studies were most commonly structured diagnostic interviews, … standard (order of
tests, blinding of interviewer to the
results of the index test while
administering … the reference
standard) often not well reported
No reporting bias suspected
Moderate (adolescents, … staff
provided project oversight, reviewed the report to
ensure that the analysis met methodological
standards