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1001. Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review to Update teh 2004 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2012 - and consistency of results between studies (33). … 15 studies of 13 instruments for identifying IPV in health care settings Diagnostic accuracy studies … How well the results of studies translate to clinical practice is also not clear, although most studies … Accessed at www.vpc.org/studies /dv5cont.htm on 12 April 2012. 12. … Studies of children and elderly populations are included in a separate report. § Studies that meet inclusion

1002. Interventions to Prevent Illicit and Nonmedical Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      December 17, 2018 - illicit drug use (standardized mean difference, −0.08 [95% CI, −0.16 to 0.001]; 24 effects [from 23 studies … b Studies may be included for more than 1 key question. … Studies were rated as poor quality and excluded from the review if they had a major flaw, such as very … The DerSimonian and Laird model was used to calculate the pooled effect estimate across studies. … Results Twenty-nine studies (N = 18 353) were identified that met inclu- sion criteria, including 28

1003. Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2004 - We excluded studies about patients presenting with trauma. … These included 6 studies Intervention Screening Figure 1. … Two studies described screening elderly adults. … We found no studies of interventions in the elderly. … Case Control Studies Criteria: • Accurate ascertainment of cases.

1004. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2002 - of these studies received a good rating for internal validity. … studies). … No studies of ultrasonography were included. … developed from community-based studies. … II-2, III Poor: small studies, selected participants.

1005. Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: An Evidence Review (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - The pooled crude OR of the 2 case–control studies was 0.54 (CI, 0.36–0.80). … We reached final grades for those studies via consensus. … We also based our qualitative conclusions on good- or fair- quality studies. … , n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate … , n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies,

1006. Preeclampsia Screening Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      April 25, 2017 - RESULTS Twenty-one studies (13 982 participants) were included. … Good-quality studies met all or most of the assessment criteria; fair- quality studies met only some … ) included for KQ2b 2 Articles (2 studies) included for KQ5 14 Articles (14 studies) included for KQ4a … validation studies. … (Table 2), but all studies used the same reference standard.

1007. Tjdzc7Rzm3Wzcdhfc4Sjhq (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2015 - No studies reported serious harms No studies done in persons with screen-detected diabetes reported … Consistent Few studies in a nonwhite population; some studies required patients to have CVD or risk … 6 studies of lifestyle interventions and 8 studies of pharmacologic interventions found some evidence … of thiazolidinediones and 4 studies of �-glucosidase inhibitors; other studies found that valsartan … (in 17 publications) KQ 6 6 studies and 4 systematic reviews KQ 5 3 studies (in 6 publications

1008. Archived: Evidence Summary: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 22, 2013 - 31 , and QUADAS (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies) for studies of diagnostic accuracy … Forty-six studies provided the test performance for detection of dementia. … Almost all studies had a majority of female participants, but the studies varied in mean age (range, … Screening studies of efficacy limited to trials (KQ 1); diagnostic accuracy studies, excluding case–control … * Six of 7 included studies reported sensitivity and specificity.

1009. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 15, 2012 - Three additional studies in young adults 7-9 used appearance-based interventions. … In these studies, the intervention reduced indoor tanning behavior by up to 35%. … Four of five observational studies showed no statistically significant association. … , whereas three of four studies with positive results did adjust for skin phenotype. … In addition, two case–control studies showed a harmful effect from sunscreen use.

1010. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 03, 2003 - The best evidence is available for a cognitive test—the Mini‐Mental Status Examination (MMSE)—from studies … Most importantly, few methodologically sound studies regarding the accuracy of these questionnaires in … Most of these studies found a statistically significant difference favoring cholinesterase inhibitors … Subjects in these studies had clinically diagnosed disease and needed caregivers. … Additionally, these studies used multi‐component interventions, making it difficult to assess the impact

1011. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2009 - Methods: To update its recommendation, the USPSTF reviewed evidence published since 2001 on studies … Benefits of Detection and Early Treatment The evidence is insufficient (lack of studies) to deter­ … Harms of Detection and Early Treatment The evidence is insufficient (lack of studies) to deter­ mine … Evidence from studies of the consequences of delay in di­ agnosis is inconsistent. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.

1012. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 06, 2003 - Observational studies indicate that intermittent or intense sun exposure is a greater risk factor for … These studies support the hypothesis that preventing sunburn, especially in childhood, may reduce the … In numerous observational studies, increased sun exposure in childhood and adolescence is associated … However, no studies have evaluated the effects of sun protection behaviors on these outcomes. … Melanoma and sun exposure: an overview of published studies.

1013. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2004 - Studies were excluded if they did not meet the inclusion criteria or if they did not pertain to populations … No studies were identified that indicate new harms or reduced benefits from the universal screening of … Some studies (including Osterholm et al7) support the assertion that selective vaccination of high-risk … There are no studies describing different tools. … Most studies include high risk as a self-reported value, making it difficult to discriminate between

1014. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review46/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
      February 15, 2004 - No studies were identified that indicate new harms or reduced benefits from the universal screening of … No studies were identified that address the question of whether routine screening of asymptomatic persons … However, these studies were conducted in an area hyperendemic for HBV and may not be generalizable to … There are no studies describing different tools. … Most studies include high risk as a self-reported value, making it difficult to discriminate between

1015. Archived: Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet: Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care, January 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 03, 2014 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … 200 mg/dL; or trial inclusion criteria specifies that population has one or more CVD risk factors Studies … Comparative-effectiveness trials without a control (as defined above) Physical activity only: studies … KQs 1–3: Any observational studies KQ 4: Ecological studies, case-series, case reports … outside the scope of the USPSTF (which considers preventive services, not treatment and management), studies

1016. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 15, 2014 - KQs 1, 5, 7: RCTs, systematic reviews (of included study designs) KQs 2, 3: RCTs, cohort studies … included study designs) KQs 4, 6, 8: RCTs, large screening registry or database observational studies … , cohort studies, systematic reviews (of included study designs) KQs 1, 5, 7: Cohort studies, … case-control studies, case series Study Quality Good and fair quality Poor quality … Language English Non-English studies * We will consider asymptomatic

1017. Archived: Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 22, 2015 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … years Interventions KQ 1: Interventions that are primary care feasible or referable Studies … nursing or care homes, or other long-term care facilities) KQ 2: Harm outcomes as reported in studies … , cohort studies KQ 2: Convenience surveys, qualitative studies Setting Interventions conducted … Risk categorization will be determined based on the studies’ recruitment strategies, participants’ baseline

1018. Archived: Final Research Plan: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 18, 2016 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … controlled clinical trials; systematic reviews; cohort trials with a control group; and case-control studies … KQ 1: Nonrandomized cohort trials, case-control studies, case series, or case studies KQ 2: … Case series or case studies Timing Any timing None Languages Full text published in … Original research and systematic reviews Editorials, commentaries, or narrative reviews * Studies

1019. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 06, 2004 - Several recent studies reported both initial and ongoing training. 52 , 53  Only 3 studies reported … negative studies. … Alcohol and mortality: a review of prospective studies. … / or evaluation stud$.mp. 11 (follow-up studies or follow up stud$).mp. or prospective studies … / or evaluation stud$.mp. 11 (follow-up studies or follow up stud$).mp. or prospective studies

1020. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 17, 2002 - cohort studies). … No studies of ultrasonography were included. … II-2, III Poor-fair: small studies, descriptive. … Poor: small studies, selected participants. … II-2 = cohort or case-control analytic studies.