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201. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening
     February 25, 2020 - The MMSE was the most evaluated instrument (30 studies). … The other instruments were studied in fewer studies (2 to 9 studies), and cutoffs for screening instruments … often varied across studies. … n = 6209], galantamine [10 studies; n = 7464], rivastigmine [8 studies; n = 4569], and memantine [12 … studies; n = 4189]) on global cognitive function.

202. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2025 - Studies report that the prevalence of IPV varies by sexual orientation.1,15 According to the 2016/2017 … Studies of interventions that provided brief counseling specific to IPV and the provision of information … Accuracy of Screening Tests IPV Accuracy varied across 17 studies evaluating screening tools to iden- … period.1,35 In the 3 studies that assessed intensive services, interventions were delivered in home … Caregiver abuse of older or vulnerable adults Studies are needed to assess the accuracy of screening

203. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: A Targeted Evidence Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Included Studies Appendix C. Excluded Studies Appendix D. … studies (e.g., pre-post design). … (e.g., laboratory studies) were excluded. … No studies met inclusion criteria for this evidence update, but 2 studies addressed intervals of screening … with contemporaneous control groups KQ 2: Risk prediction studies KQs 1, 3: Observational studies

204. Archived: Evidence Summary: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
     October 15, 2007 - studies; and case series of large, multisite databases were included. … We also checked reference lists of systematic reviews and other studies for possibly relevant studies … We included studies of nonpregnant adults older than 18 years. … A total of 341 studies were excluded after title review, 19 studies were excluded after abstract review … Three studies presented data on adverse effects related to antihypertensive drugs.

205. Final Research Plan: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     July 26, 2018 - are overweight or obese (defined by BMI) and planning pregnancy, including adolescents and adults Studies … 2: Cardiometabolic measures (e.g., glucose level, blood pressure, lipid level) Countries Studies … High” on the 2016 Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme) Studies … Index Study designs KQs 1–3: Controlled clinical trials KQ 3: Cohort or case-control studies … conducted in or recruited from primary care or a health care system or studies that could feasibly be

206. Draft Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 12, 2023 - plan to describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of the included studies … with concurrent control group and adjustment for confounders § KQs 2, 4b, 5, and 6: Cohort studies … of harms ¶ KQs 3 and 4: Cross-sectional and cohort studies reporting diagnostic accuracy Other … ¶ Sample size of at least 1,000; uncontrolled studies only eligible if randomized, controlled trials … and cohort studies are not available.

207. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - For harms, we included controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and case series, as … For harms, we included controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and case series, as … We excluded 18 studies not related to ovarian cancer, 34 studies that did not describe screening, two … studies that described no relevant outcomes, two studies that described a high-risk or special patient … These three studies offer quite different perspectives.

208. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     June 04, 2024 - This article focuses on the 2 most studied intervention types: multifactorial (28 studies; n = 27,784 … ) and exercise (37 studies; n = 16,117) interventions. … Data are summarized narratively for outcomes precluding meta-analysis (<5 studies). … Most of the included studies investigated the effectiveness of multifactorial (28 studies) and exercise … (37 studies) interventions.

209. Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 12, 2019 - Large cohort studies were considered for harms of antidepressant use only. … RESULTS Fifty studies (N = 22 385) that met inclusion criteria were identified. … Studies were rated as poor quality Figure 1. … b Studies may appear in more than 1 KQ. … for this treatment in the included studies.

210. Archived: Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary17/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing-2013
     December 15, 2013 - and consistency of results between studies 28 . … Few studies described adverse effects. … Studies were descriptive and lacked important outcomes, and the few available studies had small numbers … * Studies published in 2004 or later. … Studies may contribute data to >1 key question.

211. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2005
     July 05, 2005 - For interventions, we focused on studies of HAART. 14 , 15 We also reviewed studies on the effectiveness … None Not applicable No controlled studies or observational studies link screening directly to health … Studies of diagnostic test accuracy II-2; cohort and cross-sectional studies for harms of screening and … Cohort studies Fair Large observational studies that controlled for lead-time bias consistently found … ), 2-drug vs. 1-drug therapy (16 studies) and 3-drug versus 2-drug therapy (9 studies).

212. Recommendation: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 10, 2021 - ), NDDG (6 studies), or IADPSG (2 studies) criteria. … Four observational studies (1 case-control, 3 retrospective cohort studies) compared screening vs no … Of these, 2 studies included in the previous review found no benefit, and the 2 newer studies (1 study … However, the small number of studies, lack of consistency in effect between the studies, and the use … Race/ethnicity was fairly diverse in several studies, although 2 of the largest studies with treatment

213. The Use of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2007 - Studies with a “good” rating met all criteria, “fair” studies met at least 80% of criteria and had no … focus of 7 case–control studies (19, 33–38), 4 cohort studies (26, 30, 39–41), and 3 RCTs (31, 42, 43 … Case–Control Studies Seven case–control studies assessed the effect of aspirin use on colorectal cancer … Cohort Studies Two good-quality cohort studies in average-risk Amer- icans revealed that regular aspirin … Case–Control Studies In a combined analysis of 5 predominantly fair-quality studies lasting 3 to 10

214. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 25, 2016 - Studies that compared the yield of alternative screening strategies, large (n >1000) cohort studies of … ) included for KQ5 12 Prior report (trials) 11 Update (4 trials, 7 cohort studies) 3 Articles (3 studies … Studies typically adjusted for age, sex, and fibrosis stage; some studies also adjusted for HBV DNA … Most of the cohort studies were con- ducted in Asia, although studies conducted in the US reported findings … No studies No evidence NA No studies No evidence NA KQ3: What is the yield (number of new diagnoses

215. Archived: Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
     October 23, 2018 - Results: Thirty studies were included (N = 14,959). … Nine studies assessed tools to detect any past-year or current IPV in women; for past-year IPV (5 studies … Fifteen studies (n = 4460) assessed the accuracy of 12 IPV screening tools ( Table 2 ). 16-30 Studies … Included studies assessed 12 different screening tools. … Studies of screening tools also are lacking.

216. 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 - plan to describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of the included studies … Human Development Index Study Design All KQs: Randomized, controlled trials; nonrandomized studies … studies of harms KQs 4, 5: Observational studies with or without comparison groups Other study designs … ; modeling studies Study Quality Good- and fair-quality studies according to U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force quality criteria Poor-quality studies * The population includes

217. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - Study Selection: Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and studies. … , and cohort studies were considered. … For studies of diagnostic accuracy, 2 × 2 tables were constructed from data reported in the primary studies … ; however, other studies included patient-reported increase in symptoms. … Conducted in Australia, Sweden for pre-BD studies; Greece for post-BD.

218. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - In general, studies were selected if they were large, multi-institution, prospective studies that reported … Thirteen observational studies were secondary analyses of administrative databases: 2 studies used data … The studies included patients who did and did not have neurologic symptoms, but we reviewed only studies … Six of the studies collected information on race; in those studies, most participants were white (range … Almost all participants in the 2 Veterans Affairs studies were male, whereas the other studies include

219. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2007 - The chemoprophylaxis of CRC was addressed in 10 case–control studies (22–31) and 3 cohort studies (32 … Studies not shown but included were acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) studies or studies that considered more … For example, some studies defined specific dose levels, whereas in other studies, researchers reported … The quality of the included studies was good for 3 of the 4 RCTs, good to fair for the 5 cohort studies … Cohort Studies Three cohort studies assessed the effect of non-ASA NSAIDs on CRC incidence (32–34).

220. Final Research Plan: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 16, 2018 - are also eligible; clinical prediction tools must include multiple factors KQ 3: Studies evaluating … accuracy are also eligible KQs 4, 5, 7 : Prospective cohort studies and case-control studies are … also eligible KQ 6: Prospective cohort studies are also eligible All other study designs ‡ KQ … with a sample size less than 1,000 KQs 6, 7: For surgery (established standard treatment), studies … Older studies (before 2013) of other screening modalities will not be carried forward to this update