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321. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - Three studies included tai chi, and 5 studies included general physi- cal activity. … In studies, nursing staff usually performed the assessment, Figure 1. … Three studies were conducted in the United States, 1 study in the United Kingdom, 8 studies in other … Three studies were conducted in the United States; the remaining studies were conducted in the United … Studies found reductions across sev- eral fall-related outcomes.

322. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     January 11, 2016 - Studies most clinically relevant to practice in the United States were selected over studies that were … designed as RCTs, cohort studies, case–control studies, and systematic reviews; criteria to rate other … Observational Studies Three good-quality systematic reviews of observational studies of screening were … A meta-analysis of case–control studies 33 indicated an odds ratio of 0.69 (CI, 0.57 to 0.83) (7 studies … based on 7 case-control studies.

323. 3W8Wr9Wwayaqujwmjo Bl- (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - and consistency of results between studies (28). … No studies described adverse effects of the risk models. … Few studies described adverse effects. … Studies were descriptive and lacked important outcomes, and the few available studies had small numbers … Adverse effects of genetic testing 13 studies of distress Cohort, case–control, pre–post No studies

324. Screening for Testicular Cancer: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2010 - Randomized, controlled trials; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; cohort studies; case–control studies … Data Synthesis: No studies met the inclusion criteria. … Limitation: The focused search strategy may have missed some smaller studies or studies published in … ; and case–control studies. … ; case– control studies; and case series of large, mul­ tisite databases.

325. Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening
     December 22, 2014 - referenced studies. … The largest number (16 studies) reported results for a 5-year interval, and only 2 studies provided data … Included studies were conducted in Asia (19 studies), the United States (8 studies), Europe (10 studies … All studies were done in the United States. … , % Studies, n Partici-pants, n Weighted Mean Incidence, % Studies, n Partici-pants

326. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-october-2015
     December 22, 2014 - referenced studies. … The largest number (16 studies) reported results for a 5-year interval, and only 2 studies provided data … Included studies were conducted in Asia (19 studies), the United States (8 studies), Europe (10 studies … All studies were done in the United States. … , % Studies, n Partici-pants, n Weighted Mean Incidence, % Studies, n Partici-pants

327. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     December 22, 2014 - referenced studies. … The largest number (16 studies) reported results for a 5-year interval, and only 2 studies provided data … Included studies were conducted in Asia (19 studies), the United States (8 studies), Europe (10 studies … All studies were done in the United States. … , % Studies, n Partici-pants, n Weighted Mean Incidence, % Studies, n Partici-pants

328. W-9Tarc9Nkw6Pe4Sfddmkz (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - We included studies if they were randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) or non-RCTs or co- hort studies … We included only studies published in English. … Most studies were conducted in North America or Australia. … We included cohort studies because an earlier review (5) found few RCTs; results from cohort studies … / 94. follow-up studies/ 95. longitudinal studies/ 96. prospective studies/ 97. retrospective studies

329. Final Research Plan: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 13, 2016 - KQ 5: RCTs and CCTs KQ 6: RCTs, CCTs, prospective cohort studies with a concurrent control … historical controls Quality Studies rated good or fair quality Studies rated poor quality … a Studies enrolling older children will be eligible if at least 50% of the sample is age ≤5 years or … if studies report outcomes separately for children age ≤5 years. … historical controls Quality Studies rated good or fair quality Studies rated poor quality

330. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary43/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
     October 07, 2011 - We identified 11 studies (2 RCTs 22-29 and 9 cohort studies 30-38 ) on benefits of prostate cancer … treatments and 16 studies (2 RCTs 39-42 and 14 cohort studies 43-58 ) on harms ( Appendix Table 2 … Consistent with the studies reporting dichotomous outcomes, 10 studies found radiation therapy to be … Prostatectomy 10 studies: 2 RCTs; 8 cohort studies Overall quality: fair Only 1 RCT … Prostatectomy 18 studies: 1 RCT; 11 cohort studies; 6 uncontrolled observational studies

331. Final Research Plan: Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 17, 2018 - Include Exclude Population KQs 1, 3: Asymptomatic pregnant adolescents and women; studies … , case-control studies, or systematic reviews that use study selection criteria similar to this review … Poor-quality studies will be excluded from the main analyses but will be synthesized in sensitivity … analyses if good- or fair-quality studies are not available * Other diagnostic tests will be … When there are several systematic reviews on the same topic and similar included primary studies, the

332. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 21, 2017 - Studies of screening conducted in specialty settings and geographic areas in which the epidemiology and … Uncontrolled studies Screening in pregnant adolescents and adults (KQs 1–4) Populations … Uncontrolled studies Labor and delivery and perinatal interventions (KQ 5) Populations … ; will consider good-quality systematic reviews of clinical trials Case reports, studies not reporting … Case-control studies, case reports, studies not reporting original data Abbreviation s: HCV

333. Final Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 17, 2015 - of various interventions (i.e., head-to-head studies without an additional eligible comparison group … with an eligible comparator KQ 2: Cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, or trials focused on … assessment of diagnostic accuracy KQs 3, 5: Randomized, controlled trials; controlled cohort studies … ; case-control studies KQ 4: Randomized, controlled trials Case reports, case series, systematic … reviews, and all other study designs not listed as eligible KQ 2: Studies that do not attempt to

334. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening
     April 15, 2004 - The assignment method could not be determined in 4 studies. … None of the studies used an intent-to-treat analysis; in most studies, subjects were excluded from the … The existing studies constitute only fair evidence, represent efficacy studies, and were all performed … (3 studies) Kay, 1996 51 OHE, 37 studies Knowledge levels are consistently raised by … (4 studies) Sprod, 1996 52 OHP, 70 studies Knowledge can be easily improved using

335. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
     April 15, 2004 - The assignment method could not be determined in 4 studies. … None of the studies used an intent-to-treat analysis; in most studies, subjects were excluded from the … The existing studies constitute only fair evidence, represent efficacy studies, and were all performed … (3 studies) Kay, 1996 51 OHE, 37 studies Knowledge levels are consistently raised by … (4 studies) Sprod, 1996 52 OHP, 70 studies Knowledge can be easily improved using

336. Final Research Plan: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan138/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
     December 18, 2014 - Hospital Initiative * , provider training) Systematic evidence reviews Observational studies … (except studies of hospital policies) Abstracts, editorials, or theses Study aim Studies … child and maternal health outcomes and/or initiation, duration, and exclusivity of breastfeeding Studies … secondary outcome, in which the intervention was not specifically targeted at breastfeeding (e.g., studies … to breast, bottle feeding mother’s expressed breast milk, and bottle feeding donated breast milk) Studies

337. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - Randomized, controlled trials and case–control studies of screening for skin cancer were selected. … Data Extraction: All studies for the key question were reviewed, abstracted, and rated for quality by … We discussed studies selected by fewer than 2 reviewers and based selection on consen­ sus. … , and many of the studies on self-examination were performed in se­ lected patient populations. … Three published studies have evaluated the accuracy of skin self-examination (16–18).

338. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
     February 15, 2009 - Randomized, controlled trials and case—control studies of screening for skin cancer were selected. … We discussed studies selected by fewer than 2 reviewers and based selection on consensus. … , and many of the studies on self-examination were performed in selected patient populations. … Three published studies have evaluated the accuracy of skin self-examination 16-18 . … Many studies measure accuracy through the use of photographs of lesions of known histopathology.

339. Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan31/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
     July 15, 2013 - and other controlled observational studies  KQ 2:  Studies from KQ 1 and large uncontrolled observational … studies KQ 1:  Uncontrolled studies Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women … or long-term   Study Designs KQs 1, 3:  Randomized, controlled trials; controlled cohort studies … and other controlled observational studies KQs 2, 4:  Studies included from other KQs and large uncontrolled … observational studies KQ 1, 3:  Uncontrolled studies     Response to Public

340. Archived: Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan31/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation-september-2015
     July 15, 2013 - and other controlled observational studies  KQ 2:  Studies from KQ 1 and large uncontrolled observational … studies KQ 1:  Uncontrolled studies Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women … or long-term   Study Designs KQs 1, 3:  Randomized, controlled trials; controlled cohort studies … and other controlled observational studies KQs 2, 4:  Studies included from other KQs and large uncontrolled … observational studies KQ 1, 3:  Uncontrolled studies     Response to Public