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321. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - In addition, the USPSTF indicated that although there was no direct evidence from prospective studies … Studies were excluded if the population was selected according to prior test results. … Screening studies with early detection outcomes. … Screening studies with mortality outcomes. … Important biases limit the interpretation of the results of these studies.

322. Benefits and Harms of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2008 - Limitations: Few eligible studies were identified. … For key question 2, eligible studies were randomized or nonrandomized comparative studies that reported … For key question 3, eligible studies were RCTs and cohort studies that reported health outcomes of patients … Although we excluded nonrandomized studies of PSA screening, several case–control studies have been published … , explicit selection criteria, or standard appraisal of studies Case–control studies Criteria Accurate

323. Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2018 - In general, when at least 5 similar studies were available or when there were fewer studies but statistical … Overall, 0 studies were included for KQ1, 45 studies (56 articles) for KQ2, 0 studies for KQ3, 68 studies … Most studies were fair quality (28/45 [62%]). … In most studies, the range of sensitivities was 0.73 to 0.97 for female participants (5 studies [n = … For the AUDIT, when using the recommended score cutoff of 8 or higher, studies (7 studies [n = 8852])

324. Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Studies with long- term follow-up are also needed. … No studies included chil- dren younger than 11 years. … The CES-D studies used different diagnostic cutoff scores (7, 8). … No studies examined subgroup differences in harms. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.

325. Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - Studies of novel serum biomarkers or imaging studies were excluded because results from these studies … Overall, 24 articles (3 studies) were included for KQ1, 15 articles (8 studies) were included for KQ2 … , 23 articles (13 studies) were included for KQ3, 38 articles (31 studies) were included for KQ4, and … Aside from uncontrolled studies of treatment harms, few or no studies were found on comparative effectiveness … Most studies of external-beam radiation therapy; relatively few studies of brachytherapy.

326. Archived: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 07, 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.

327. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 20, 2018 - Studies included in previous USPSTF reports were reevaluated for inclusion. … Studies were rated as poor quality if they had major risk of bias; poor-quality studies were excluded … No studies met inclusion criteria. … There were no new studies among children aged 0 to 3 or adolescents, and few studies among young adults … No studies reported skin cancer outcomes.

328. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - For key questions 4 and 5, we included trials, cohort studies, and population-based case–control studies … We excluded cross-sectional studies that were ecological analyses and hospital-based case– control studies … The ORs and risk ratios, however, should not be compared between studies because the studies used very … Four of 5 studies used only a crude dichotomous measure of indoor tanning, and none of these studies … comparisons across studies.

329. Archived: Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 07, 2015 - in the 2006 review and to all new studies from our update searches. … We included 24 good and fair studies (26 articles): 8 newly identified studies (9 articles 27–35 ) and … Most treatment studies were also conducted outside the United States. … Studies from the 2006 review and our newly identified studies suggest that some screening instruments … This includes 26 studies that were rated as poor quality.

330. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 08, 2016 - Only 4 studies examined the harms of treatment with SSRIs in children and adolescents. … The systematic review excluded studies with participants who had comorbid disorders. … Studies with long-term follow-up are also needed. … No studies included children younger than 11 years. … No studies examined subgroup differences in harms.

331. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review79/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - In addition, the USPSTF indicated that although there was no direct evidence from prospective studies … Studies were excluded if the population was selected according to prior test results. … Screening Studies with Early Detection Outcomes The HTA systematic review reported that both CA 125 … examined, 14-17 and approximately 75 percent (95% CI, 35-97) in the 8 ultrasound screening studies. … Important biases limit the interpretation of the results of these studies.

332. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia--Including Iron Supplementation for Children and Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2006 - Recent studies suggest that maternal iron deficiency anemia may be associated with postpartum depression … The USPSTF found insufficient evidence (no studies) that specifically addressed the accuracy of screening … The USPSTF found poor evidence (poor quality and conflicting studies) that iron–fortified formula or … There is poor evidence (poor quality studies) that iron supplementation for non-anemic pregnant women … There was insufficient evidence (no studies) to specifically address the accuracy of screening tests

333. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2008 - ; case–control studies; and case series of large multisite databases were included. … Limitation: The focused search strategy may have missed some smaller studies on the benefits and harms … studies, and case series of large multisite databases. … These 3 new studies are discussed in the next sections (Table). 1. … Men We identified no studies of screening or treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in men. 2.

334. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
     February 12, 2015 - Include Exclude Condition definition Studies identifying children who are overweight or … percent overweight, waist circumference, or a similar measure   Aim KQs 1, 2 (screening): Studies … children and adolescents to identify those who are overweight or obese KQs 3–5 (interventions): Studies … with appropriate comparison group; large case-series; large case-series; large event monitoring studies … The USPSTF received a comment requesting that studies limited to college students be excluded.

335. Archived: Final Research Plan: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2013 - with sample size ≥1,000 Retrospective cohort studies with sample size ≥1,000 Criteria … cohort studies with a sample size ≥1,000 KQs 1, 3, 4–6: Letters to the editor without … with a sample size <1,000 Retrospective cohort studies with a sample size <1,000 Criteria … specific to KQ 6: Prospective cohort studies with a sample size <1,000 Retrospective … cohort studies with a sample size <1,000 Language English Non-English

336. Final Research Plan: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 30, 2016 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … Setting Any setting linked with primary care health care delivery (e.g., home, clinic) Studies … controlled clinical trials KQs 3–5: Randomized and controlled clinical trials; prospective cohort studies … , editorials, and theses; qualitative studies; ecologic studies Language English   Timing … The USPSTF changed the included study designs from observational studies to case-control studies and

337. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 12, 2018 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … the purpose of the review; 2) describes the search strategy; 3) indicates the criteria used to select studies … KQs: Randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials KQ 3: The above, plus observational cohort studies … (n≥1,000)   Study geography Reviews and primary studies that primarily take place in countries … Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme) Reviews in which >50% of included studies

338. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 1994 - Data Sources: A MEDLINE search of the English- language literature and bibliographies of published studies … For studies of the CA 125 radioimmunoassay, calculations of summary estimates were based on studies … The sensi­ tivities reported in screening studies have been much higher: six of seven studies reported … Two large screening studies in postmenopausal women have been done. … Hereditary ovarian cancer: Pedigree studies, part II.

339. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 27, 2018 - The last surveillance was conducted on July 17, 2018, and identified no eligible studies. … No studies met the inclusion criteria. … Few studies reported long-term outcomes; results from these studies are not consistent. … Sensitivity analyses that included poor-quality studies did not change the results. … No eligible studies on harms of interventions were identified.

340. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - None of the studies used the birth- cohort screening approach. … Two cross-sectional studies had conflicting re- sults (1). … The link between SVR and clinical outcomes has been evaluated in many studies. … The smaller cohort studies had methodological limitations. … ); 4 studies reported patients who were excluded or lost to follow-up.