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261. 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.

262. 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.

263. Archived: Evidence Summary: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary24/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
     March 11, 2014 - One reviewer abstracted data from studies that were rated fair or good. … All 3 studies took place during 1 office visit. … These studies did not report the prevalence of use among participants. … specialty treatment, and none of the studies addressed the full spectrum of SBIRT. … across studies difficult.

264. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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).

265. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - We selected studies that provided direct evidence on the benefits of screening and studies on risk factors … Results Studies of Screening We identified no randomized trials or longitudinal cohort studies comparing … A recent fair-quality systematic review of third-generation ELISA (7 studies) and RIBA (3 studies) found … studies. KTable 7. … Studies of non-human subjects were also excluded, and studies had to include original data.

266. 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

267. 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

268. Archived: Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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.

269. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
     July 15, 2009 - In addition, studies not published in English and studies of community- or home-based screening were … We excluded studies of strictly community- or home-based vision screening but included mixed studies … ( n = 2) Cataract RCTs ( n = 2), SR (of observational studies, n = 1), Observational studies … 8 studies of diagnostic accuracy Fair Methodological shortcoming in trials; no studies … of LASIK; keratitis rates range from 0% to 3.4% in 6 studies of LASIK and 4 studies of LASEK

270. 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.

271. 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

272. Final Research Plan: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 30, 2018 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … controlled trials Nonrandomized, controlled trials Prospective or retrospective cohort studies … Case-control studies Time series studies Before-after studies Cross-sectional studies Editorials … , commentaries, case studies, or case series Study geography Studies conducted in countries … Poor-quality studies (according to design-specific USPSTF criteria) a Intervention trials

273. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

274. 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).

275. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2009 - Some epidemiologic studies used 2 scans. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 measurement. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 examiner. … Epidemiologic studies used various measurements. … of the results across studies unreliable.

276. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)
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     December 01, 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.

277. 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

278. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Study Selection: Randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; and case–control studies on screening … Eligible studies were randomized trials, cohort studies, and case–con- trol studies of lipid screening … No studies, however, met the inclusion criteria. … No studies, however, met the inclusion criteria. … Poor studies have at least 1 fatal flaw.

279. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - We excluded studies about patients presenting with trauma. … Six studies met eligibility criteria. … Studies need to consider the influence of observer or surveillance bias.26,41,55 In studies of child … Case Control Studies Criteria • Accurate ascertainment of cases? … Seventeen studies, using 13 unique populations, met inclusion criteria.

280. Archived: Final Research Plan: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan16/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
     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.