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241. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     June 26, 2018 - The most frequently studied tools in women were the ORAI (10 studies; n = 16,780), OSIRIS (5 studies; … n = 5649), OST (13 studies; n = 44,323), and SCORE (8 studies; n = 15,362). … The vast majority of studies were conducted in postmenopausal women exclusively; only 2 studies were … The USPSTF identified 16 studies on alendronate, 4 studies on zoledronic acid, 6 studies on risedronate … , 2 studies on etidronate, and 7 studies on ibandronate that reported on harms.

242. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
     March 15, 2013 - reviews   KQ 1 Randomized, controlled trials and controlled observational studies … Uncontrolled studies KQs 2, 8 Randomized, controlled trials and controlled … observational studies; large, uncontrolled observational studies with long-term followup Very … small uncontrolled studies; case studies KQ 3 Studies assessing predictive validity … KQs 4–7 Randomized, placebo-controlled trials   KQ 9 Cohort studies

243. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
     September 04, 2018 - Results: Seven studies in 8 publications were included. … No studies were identified for harms of penicillin in pregnancy. … Studies of screening tests not currently used in US primary care settings and studies in women living … Studies were rated as poor quality if they had major risk of bias. … No studies were excluded for poor quality.

244. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
     February 15, 2006 - Furthermore, no studies have assessed any additional benefits that may be gained by treating children … The results of studies of other risk factors are inconsistent, so the USPSTF was unable to develop a … For preschool children 2 to 4.5 years of age, studies that evaluated combined speech and language delay … However, studies of risk factors have inconsistent results. … In children 2 to 3 years of age, 8 fair- or good-quality studies demonstrated sensitivity from 17 to

245. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
     August 02, 2018 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … Included Excluded Aim Studies targeting sexual behavior change to prevent STIs Studies aimed … Pregnant women Persons who are not sexually active (e.g., adolescents before sexual debut) Studies … In response to comments, the USPSTF revised the scope of the review to include studies of persons living … with HIV and to exclude studies published prior to 2000.

246. Final Research Plan: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
     August 11, 2016 - perinatal depression Studies restricted to screening for and treatment of depression during pregnancy … limited to perinatal women currently experiencing or being treated for a depressive episode Studies … imited to women with a medical condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS) Nonhuman populations Studies limited to … , prison inmates, juvenile detention centers, foster homes, group homes) Studies limited to persons … in long-term care or residential facilities Studies in mixed populations that include >50% of any

247. 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 - Studies of screening and diagnostic accuracy were limited to asymptomatic adults 65 years or older; studies … For studies on screening and diagnostic accuracy, we included studies of asymptomatic adults 65 years … Two studies comparing ranibizumab versus sham and 2 studies of pegaptanib versus sham were pooled for … Two studies comparing ranibizumab versus sham and 2 studies of pegaptanib versus sham were pooled for … 3.4% in 6 studies of LASIK and 4 studies of LASEK.

248. Research Gaps for Screening Breast Cancer: Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QTkyWhfQHqFUy4He2B6HU4
     Such studies would likely be informed by the results of the currently specified research gap. … Prospective cohort studies with contemporaneous comparison groups who are well- matched on baseline … Studies are needed that report health outcomes such as quality of life and breast cancer– associated … Preclinical studies; adult females; racial and ethnic groups representative of the U.S. … Prioritize studies in Black women, who are at higher risk of breast cancer mortality.

249. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation-september-2015
     September 07, 2015 - Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance … 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 … Several studies assessed the harms of iron supplementation in pregnant women. … Studies used varying doses of iron, ranging from 20 to 200 mg per day.

250. Archived: Evidence Summary: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     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 of … models ( Table 2 ), but all studies used the same reference standard. … validation studies. … a Both studies were of fair quality.

251. Cc7S5Lxbfmohh5Zmmxjwkm (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - , n Participants, n New studies Bond et al, 2013 (43) Studies in the United Kingdom comparing women … (2 studies) No difference (2 studies) Higher with FP result (3 studies) Good Unclear whether the quality … ) Higher with FP result (4 studies) No differences (4 studies) Conflicting results over time (3 studies … ). 2 systematic reviews of 24 studies; 10 observational studies Fair Studies used different outcome … Radiation exposure No studies 2 modeling studies of radiation exposure Poor No studies directly measured

252. 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

253. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
     April 17, 2018 - lists of pertinent articles, and studies suggested by reviewers, were reviewed. … Characteristics of included studies are reported in Table 1 . … in only 2 studies. … and osteoporotic fractures in most studies. … Appendix VI: criteria for assessing internal validity of individual studies.

254. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling, July 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/breastfeeding-counseling-2003
     July 01, 2003 - There was no significant difference in the results when poor studies were excluded. … Breastfeeding intervention studies often combined interventions. … Intervention studies often lacked detail to assess similarity among similar interventions. … , 61 their impact in studies of clinic-based behavioral counseling is uncertain. … , all studies were pooled to display mean differences and confidence boundaries.

255. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Study Selection: Controlled studies of screening and antiviral therapy and observational studies on … We selected studies that provided direct evidence on the benefits of screening and studies on risk factors … A recent fair-quality systematic review of third-generation ELISA (7 studies) and RIBA (3 studies) found … Cohort studies and cross-sectional studies. … Studies of non-human subjects were also excluded, and studies had to include original data.

256. Screening for HIV: Systematic Review to Update the 2005 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/dvcAbDQWejyK38oxF8qgka
     November 01, 2012 - Obser- vational studies were included. … No studies 1 systematic review (1 RCT and 7 observational studies) Good How effective is behavioral … No studies No studies No study directly compared clinical outcomes between adults and adolescents screened … No studies No studies No studies No study evaluated the yield of repeated HIV screening compared with … Focus on studies conducted in the United States and other developed countries, unless studies are not

257. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - Randomized clinical trials, observational studies (ie, cohort and case-control studies), and ecologic … For studies focusing on morbidity and mortality, studies of skin cancer mortality, all-cause mortality … For diagnostic accuracy studies, studies that assessed cancer outcomes through cancer registry–based … For studies on early detection of skin cancer, studies that evaluated either American Joint Committee … Consistency among studies was high.

258. 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.

259. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B-qVy6dbC25L-KAR5GvLpw
     January 01, 2010 - We considered trials that examined multiple nutrients as separate studies for these analyses. … of literature, 17 studies addressed changes in consumption of dietary fat, 10 studies addressed changes … Intervention Characteristics Eight studies were performed in primary care settings. … produced larger effect sizes than studies using lower intensity interventions. … care counseling but smaller than those found in research-clinic based studies.

260. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review78/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     April 15, 2012 - For harms, we included controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and case series, as well … For harms, we included controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and case series, as well … 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.