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41. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UCajZVxQEKLCgs59HV7ddE
    November 01, 2008 - To avoid biases related to reference standards, we excluded studies of test accuracy that incompletely … applied a valid reference standard or used an inadequate reference standard (32). … results; interobserver agreement checked on subset of cases Fair: Colonoscopy reference standard by … applied a valid reference standard or used an inadequate reference standard (32). … standard used, performed regardless of test results Reference standard interpreted independently of

42. Final Research Plan: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/lung-cancer-screening
    August 16, 2018 - benefit (e.g., NLST) KQ 3: There is no single gold standard for assessing accuracy Comparison (reference … standard) could be subsequent diagnosis of lung cancer within 1 year (likely resulting from repeat imaging … The USPSTF revised the eligibility criteria for KQ 3 to clarify the reference standards for accuracy

43. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    October 12, 2015 - standard for measurement confirmation. … standard, such as ABPM, are lacking. … standard of ABPM. … International Organization for Standardization. IEC 80601-2-30:2009. … Geneva: International Organization for Standardization; 2009 (amended 2013). 45.

44. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
    January 18, 2024 - Pretest genetic counseling delivered by a provider trained in genetics using methods meeting current standards

45. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
    February 14, 2023 - AHRQ staff provided project oversight, reviewed the report to ensure the analysis met methodological standards

46. Final Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary27/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
    October 11, 2022 - standards, respectively). … The prevalence of MDD based on reference standard diagnostic clinical interviews ranged from 3% to 9% … The sensitivity and specificity of the SRS compared with one reference standard were 0.91 and 0.60, respectively … , and were 0.87 and 0.60 against another reference standard. 49 Harms of Screening Key Question 3 … standards.

47. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
    April 11, 2024 - Pretest genetic counseling delivered by a provider trained in genetics using methods meeting current standards

48. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-supplemental-screening-in-women-with-dense-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
    January 11, 2016 - standards applied to all participants. … standard; population limited to very high-risk patients). … AHRQ performed a final review of the manuscript to ensure that the analysis met methodological standards … Both good-quality studies applied consistent reference standards to identify interval cancer and included … Most studies lacked a complete reference standard, sufficient follow-up, or a clear description

49. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - also been a concern, there is little evidence to suggest that the practices were inconsistent with the standards … Clinicians should refer patients to mammographers who use low-dose equipment and adhere to high standards … Such standards have recently been established by the Mammography Quality Standards Act, a federal law

50. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hypertension-in-adults-screening
    April 27, 2021 - The selection of the ABPM reference standard was based on a 2015 systematic review conducted for the … standard. … daytime ABPM reference standard. 65 Sensitivity was high and similar for both index tests (0.85 [95% … Fourth, the reference standard for all accuracy studies was ABPM based on the previous review’s conclusion … Comparator: Study did not use ambulatory blood pressure monitoring reference standard (KQ2, KQ3).

51. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary10/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
    March 15, 2009 - standard, interprets reference standard independently of screening test, reliability of test assessed … , biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size or very narrowly selected spectrum … standard, performed regardless of test results     Reference standard interpreted independently of screening … standard, interprets reference standard independently of screening test, reliability of test assessed … , biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size or very narrowly selected spectrum

52. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/t6yV6ZMHngeWgmTsoMMefM
    March 01, 2009 - standard, interprets reference standard independently of screening test, reliability of test assessed … , biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size or very narrowly selected spectrum … standard, performed regardless of test results Reference standard interpreted independently of screening … standard, interprets reference standard independently of screening test, reliability of test assessed … , biased ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample size or very narrowly selected spectrum

53. Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r77BgfGVeBPRDME-DpBvFk
    April 08, 2025 - Standards Act have the right to a reasonable break time and place to express breast milk while at work … The US Department of Labor provides a fact sheet on Fair Labor Standards Act protections for employees … www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/breastfeeding). • The US Department of Labor provides a fact sheet on Fair Labor Standards

54. Recommendation: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
    April 11, 2025 - The US Department of Labor provides a fact sheet on Fair Labor Standards Act protections for employees … plans must cover the cost of a breast pump. 27 Additionally, most employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards … The US Department of Labor provides a fact sheet on Fair Labor Standards Act protections for employees

55. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B_Ae7DdLL7DNauBLXC-ptu
    June 01, 2003 - standard 3. … standard 4. … Second, investigators used a variety of reference standards for the diagnosis of dementia. … Because functions such as cognition are continuous, the reference standard must set the Note: DSM-III … standard.

56. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
    July 12, 2005 - based on appropriate standards, and validity of clinical screening tests for predicting poorer health … longitudinal US studies, we gained some advantages from more similar overweight definitions, measurements, and reference … standards, 72 but may have unnecessarily eliminated applicable data. … Study uses a credible reference standard, performed regardless of test results. … Reference standard interpreted independently of screening test.

57. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qpv8h6ZMbYLYzakVrNQoj2
    October 11, 2022 - standards, respectively). … The prevalence of MDD based on reference standard diagnos- tic clinical interviews ranged from 3% to … The sensitivity and specificity of the SRS compared with one reference standard were 0.91 and 0.60, respectively … , and were 0.87 and 0.60 against another reference standard.49 Harms of Screening Key Question 3. … c This instrument was evaluated against 2 different reference standards.

58. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
    February 02, 2021 - staff provided project oversight, reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis met methodological standards

59. Archived: Screening: Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/-screening-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
    May 15, 2013 - standard. … For the reference standard (the criteria used to confirm a diagnosis of GDM), 80% of studies were assessed … “reproducibility of results”/ reference values/ reference standards/ or/24-38 … The concern regarding applicability comprises three domains, listed along the Y-axis: reference standard … Concern about applicability of the reference standard was assessed as low, the index test was also assessed

60. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    June 07, 2016 - standards, described the study population, defined positive screening test results, and reported performance … staff provided project oversight, reviewed the report to ensure that the analysis metmethodological standards … standard used, a review not meeting inclusion criteria, or population not applicable to a U.S. population … c Unknown reference standard. d When compared with FTA-ABS test results. … Standards Country and Setting Population (Percentage With Condition) Sensitivity, Specificity