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221. Clinical Summary: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/EzrKKtG83uM-jEB3W3vkvm
     Clinical Summary: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum Clinical Summary: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum Population Newborns Recommendation Provide prophylactic ocular topical medication to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. Grade: A Preventi…

222. Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     November 13, 2018 - The USAUDIT and USAUDIT-C are based on US standards. … over a specific period (quantity × frequency), and a variety of response categories and cutoffs. 1 Reference … standards were structured diagnostic interviews (eg, Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Alcohol

223. Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Summary and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 09, 2021 - depression, at the standard cutoff of 10 or greater, when compared with a semistructured interview reference … standard (sen- sitivity, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.79-0.89]; specificity, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.82- 0.87]; 47 studies … standards. … standard No. of studies CutoffSource PHQ-9 Linear No. of participants Sensitivity (95% CI) 0 … staff provided project oversight, reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis met methodological standards

224. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/reconsidering-approach-prevention-recommendations-older-adults
     February 01, 2014 - community to develop unified definitions of patients at risk, categorization of interventions, and standards … reporting and to reduce the variability of these elements, especially for topics and populations in which standardization

225. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Standard Target Vision Condition Screening Test Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Positive … Standard Target Vision Condition Screening Test Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Positive … Standard Target Vision Condition Screening Test Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) Positive … standards were interpreted independently of the target test, lack of predefined thresholds for positive … staff provided project oversight; reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis met methodological standards

226. Archived: Treatment: Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/treatment-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     May 28, 2013 - “reproducibility of results”/ reference values/ reference standards/ or/24-38 and/10,23,39 … Standards of medical care in diabetes—2012. Diabetes Care . 2012;35 Suppl 1:S11-63.

227. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     December 31, 2013 - Standardization of LDCT Screening and Follow-Up of Abnormal Findings The evidence for the effectiveness … The USPSTF supports adherence to quality standards for LDCT 8 and establishing protocols to follow up … A mechanism should be implemented to ensure adherence to these standards.

228. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     December 22, 2014 - However, the previous systematic reviews did not identify a BP measurement reference standard, address … standard where possible. … standard). … In 3 studies 31–33 that compared manual and automated OBPM with ABPM as the reference standard, neither … On the basis of the prognostic evidence, we selected ABPM as the reference standard for BP measurement

229. Privacy Policy | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2015 - Privacy Policy Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Thank you for visiting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Web site and reviewing our Privacy Policy. The Task Force is committed to maintaining t…

230. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     October 15, 2009 - estimates, the variation in cutoff points used by different studies, and the lack of population-based reference … standards, we have not reported a summary risk ratio estimate for electron-beam computed tomography … A major roadblock has been the lack of consensus on examination techniques and population-based standards … Recently, a consensus panel of experts 35]] proposed standards for conducting examinations and reference … Even if these standards are widely adopted, their usefulness in cardiac risk assessment needs to be validated

231. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling
     March 20, 2018 - staff provided project oversight, reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis met methodological standards

232. Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
     June 04, 2020 - Studies evaluating diagnostic accuracy of a screening question or diagnostic test compared with a reference … standard KQs 5–7: RCTs comparing treatment with no treatment (including sham injection); controlled

233. Screening for Illicit Drug Use: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     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…

234. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     March 01, 2016 - to 0.96. 12 These studies had methodological limitations, including uncertainty as to whether the reference … standard was interpreted independently from the screening test and the lack of a predefined threshold

235. 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 - most widely used tool to measure visual acuity in primary care settings, no clinically relevant reference … standard exists to determine its diagnostic accuracy, in part because the Snellen test is often … staff provided project oversight; reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis metmethodological standards … Standard Target Vision Condition Screening Test Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity ( … standards were interpreted independently of the target test, lack of predefined thresholds for positive

236. Ykjvkfmv5Jf8Bl3Rbx8Bp7 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Standards of medical care in diabetes–2015. Diabetes Care. 2015; 38 Suppl 1:S1-S90. 47.

237. Screening for Food Insecurity: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2025 - Eight studies only administered the reference standard and then as- sessed agreement between item subsets … typically above 95% and specificity was above 82% when the screening tool was fully embedded in the reference … standard (in most cases, the 18- or 6-item version of the Household Food Security Survey) or admin- … standard.3,33 Benefits of Screening and Interventions The USPSTF identified 1 fair-quality randomized … Improving care and promoting health in populations: standards of medical care in diabetes—2021.

238. Recommendation: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 11, 2025 - Eight studies only administered the reference standard and then assessed agreement between item subsets … typically above 95% and specificity was above 82% when the screening tool was fully embedded in the reference … standard (in most cases, the 18- or 6-item version of the Household Food Security Survey) or administered … standard. 3 , 33 Benefits of Screening and Interventions The USPSTF identified 1 fair-quality randomized … Improving care and promoting health in populations: standards of medical care in diabetes-2021.

239. Recommendation: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2018 - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: standards of practice and standards of professional performance for

240. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 06, 2021 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Breast Cancer: Screening May 06, 2021 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be construed as an of…