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221. Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 08, 2025 - studies. … Just more than one-third of studies took place in the United States (33); the remaining studies took … place in settings in Europe (23 studies), Asia (17 studies), Australia or New Zealand (10 stud- ies), … or Canada (7 studies). … facility (29 studies).

222. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Randomized, controlled trials; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; cohort studies; and ecologic studies … Random- ized, controlled trials; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; cohort studies; case–control studies … We excluded studies in high-risk or special populations and studies in populations not general- izable … We specifically excluded studies in populations with high HIV rates, because these studies are thought … After we excluded studies on the basis of predeter- mined criteria (Figure), 5 studies remained (Table

223. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - STUDY SELECTION Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and studies. … , and cohort studies were considered. … studies. … ; however, other studies in- cluded patient-reported increase in symptoms. … Conducted in Australia, Sweden for pre-BD studies; Greece for post-BD.

224. Archived: Final Research Plan: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 15, 2013 - What is the utility of existing modeling studies of type 2 diabetes screening versus no screening in … ; systematic reviews; and large longitudinal studies. … for controlled studies, or at least 5,000 participants for uncontrolled studies KQ 7: All of the … The USPSTF clarified that the decision to only include large studies is intended for the key question … on harms of treatment only and limited to observational studies.

225. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2009 - Only 2 of the 5 studies included women. … We limited our search to English-language studies, human studies, and studies of nonpregnant adults and … We excluded studies of poor quality. … We ultimately included 4 studies, which we discuss. … criteria, or standard appraisal of studies.

226. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - Only 2 of the 5 studies included women. … We limited our search to English-language studies, human studies, and studies of nonpregnant adults and … We excluded studies of poor quality. … We ultimately included 4 studies, which we dis- cuss. … criteria, or standard appraisal of studies.

227. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening for IPV and Caregiver Abuse in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     evidence gaps listed below, the USPSTF provides guidance to researchers and funders on the types of studies … Gap‡ Study Characteristics Population Intervention/ Comparison Outcomes/ Timing Setting Studies … KQ2 Indirect Grade assignment Randomized trials, Cross- sectional and cohort studies of diagnostic … KQ2 Direct and indirect Grade assignment Randomized and non-randomized studies Adults (age … KQ 1,3,4,5 Direct and indirect Grade assignment Randomized and non-randomized studies Adults

228. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2021 - Clinical trial registries were searched for unpublished studies. … These studies evaluated general health-related quality of life (HRQoL; 3 studies),101,104,107 anxiety … (8 studies),62,101-107 depression (2 studies),62,102 distress (3 studies),62,104,107 and other psychosocial … Most findings from these studies also showed improved NNS Harms: studies of all models reported similar … from 0% to 4% in most studies; rates of 90-d mortality were slightly higher (range, 2%-5% in most studies

229. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Most studies included primarily adolescents (aged 12 to 18 years; mean age, 14.8 years); 4 studies included … Studies used 12 screening instruments to screen for 6 anxiety conditions (global anxiety, GAD, panic … Only 1 or 2 studies used each screening instrument for a given disorder. … Three studies included young children aged 3 to 7 years, 4 studies included adolescents aged 13 to 20 … years, and 22 studies focused on older children (aged 6 to 14 years [11 studies]) or children and adolescents

230. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 06, 2015 - Analytic Framework *Studies … † Eligible studies with mixed populations (e.g., studies that enroll a subset of participants who … ‡ Studies that test for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 (simultaneously) will not be excluded if they meet the … are no exclusion criteria for the date of publication for eligible studies for KQs 2 and 3. … If a recent good-quality systematic review is identified, relevant primary studies published since the

231. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - In addition, studies not published in English and studies of community- or home-based screening were … ( n = 2) Catarac t RCT s ( n = 2) SR (of observational studies ) ( n = 1) Observational studies … We excluded studies of strictly community- or home-based vision screening but in- cluded mixed studies … 8 studies of diagnostic accuracy Fair Methodological shortcoming in trials; no studies assessed accuracy … of LASIK; keratitis rates range from 0% to 3.4% in 6 studies of LASIK and 4 studies of LASEK AMD �

232. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - In general, studies were selected if they were large, multi- institution, prospective studies that reported … Thirteen observational studies were sec- ondary analyses of administrative databases: 2 studies used … The studies included patients who did and did not have neurologic symptoms, but we reviewed only studies … Six of the studies collected informa- tion on race; in those studies, most participants were white (range … The systematic review of 103 studies found an overall stroke and death rate at 30 days of 3.0% in studies

233. Screening for Skin Cancer in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2016 - studies were included for all key questions. … For studies focusing on morbidity and mortality, studies of skin cancer mortality, all-cause mortality … For studies on early detection of skin cancer, studies that evaluated either American Joint Committee … ; poor-quality studies were ex- cluded. … Consistency among studies was high.

234. 827Cwgymvawpvovg Syjpf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - Several studies reported inconsistent findings on these health outcomes. … Change in Iron Status No studies were found that directly assessed the association between change in … Studies used varying doses of iron, ranging from 20 to 200 mg per day. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … This conclusion is therefore unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies.

235. The Effectiveness of Primary Care-Based Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: Evidence Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - There was no significant difference in the results when poor studies were excluded. … Breastfeeding intervention studies often combined interventions. … Main Effects (Meta-regression) Combined Effects Education Studies Education Support Studies Plus Support … ,61 their impact in studies of clinic-based behavioral counseling is uncertain. … , all studies were pooled to display mean differences and confidence boundaries.

236. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - However, the USPSTF found no studies on these harms. … Studies on the potential harms of screening and interventions are also needed. … The review excluded studies that focused on acquired, focal causes of speech and language delay. … The majority of studies included 2- and 3-year-olds, but the ages varied. … ; however, individual studies used different reference standards.

237. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2012 - For key questions 4 and 5, we included trials, cohort studies, and population-based case-control studies … The ORs and risk ratios, however, should not be compared between studies because the studies used very … These studies showed mixed results: two studies found a statistically significant association between … Four of 5 studies used only a crude dichotomous measure of indoor tanning, and none of these studies … comparisons across studies.

238. Final Research Plan: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 06, 2019 - KQ 2: Studies in which all participants are screened but harms are assessed before (i.e., earlier … in pregnancy) and after screening KQ 3: RCTs and CCTs KQ 4: Prospective cohort studies, single … arms of trials KQ 5: Observational studies and single-arm trials (i.e., trial arms not receiving … treatment) KQs 6, 7: RCTs, CCTs; controlled observational studies, if no trials exist Systematic … , will be scanned for potentially relevant studies but will not be included as the unit of analysis.  

239. Recommendation: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 19, 2021 - Most studies offered NRT as the pharmacotherapy. … Adherence to NRT in studies was low (<10% in 1 study). … No studies on bupropion SR or varenicline for smoking cessation during pregnancy were identified. … Only 3 of the e-cigarettes used in the studies are currently available in the US. … Nicotine in general has been shown in animal studies to cause fetal harms.

240. Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - Some epidemiologic studies used 2 scans. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 measurement. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 examiner. … Results given are for 2 population-based, good-quality cohort studies. � Studies did not establish applicability … of the results across studies unreliable.