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321. 6Ngc3Byq9Jeby Pwyvd6Or (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6Ngc3byQ9jeBy_pwyvD6or
     September 01, 2014 - We included studies that fo- cused on asymptomatic adults with CAS and studies that analyzed the asymptomatic … Poor-quality studies are de- scribed in the full report (14). … We did not include poor- quality studies in our analyses. … We found no eligible studies that compared CAAS with medical therapy and no studies that compared CEA … Negative RDs favor CEA. ‡ Analyses did not have small numbers of studies.

322. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary51/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication-september-2014
     April 08, 2014 - English-language studies of fair or good quality were included. … Future studies could shift findings toward the null. … 29 and studies not published in English. … or when smaller studies with few events are pooled 38 . … Seven studies reported no loss to follow-up.

323. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - cohort studies or case-control studies assessing harms. … ) included for KQ1a 38 Articles (34 studies) included for KQ2a 18 Articles (17 studies) included … for KQ3a 3 Articles (3 studies) included for KQ4a 4 Articles (3 studies) included for KQ5a 366 … Positive LRs were in the moderate range (>5-10) for most studies, and most studies that evaluated combinations … However, unlike studies of photoscreeners, most studies of clinical test accuracy did not enroll children

324. Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
     December 15, 2020 - The applicability of these studies to US primary care settings may be limited. 11 , 19 Benefits of … Six studies were conducted in the US or Europe. … Stronger effects were also seen in studies with less than 1 year of follow-up than in studies with longer … fumarate (TDF) vs adefovir (3 studies). … Most studies adjusted for patient age, sex, and stage of fibrosis; some also adjusted for level of HBV

325. Archived: Final Research Plan: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan13/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
     December 15, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … Study Designs KQs on benefits include randomized, controlled trials, cohort studies, and systematic … KQs on harms include randomized, controlled trials, cohort studies, and case-control studies. … KQ on diagnostic accuracy includes studies that compare accuracy of primary care clinician examination … KQ on risk prediction includes studies that evaluate the predictive utility of risk-prediction instruments

326. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9Tse2TwVFQgYb-aNCq4Ngv
     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 ex- cluded for poor quality.

327. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children 5 Years or Younger: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 02, 2023 - STUDY SELECTION English-language studies of screening test accuracy, trials or cohort studies comparing … (23 articles) included for KQ2 17 Studies (18 articles) included for KQ4 8 Studies (8 articles) included … for KQ5 0 Studies included for KQ1 0 Studies included for KQ3 0 Studies included for KQ6 ERIC indicates … a The sum of the number of studies per KQ exceeds the total number of studies because some studies were … Few studies reported on race or ethnicity; in 3 studies set in the US, populations were described as

328. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder: Current Research and Evidence Gaps (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/prevention-of-opioid-user-disorder-ehc-tech-brief.pdf
     May 14, 2021 - Studies on Patient-Level Opioid Misuse Prevention Education Interventions Table 3. … Studies on Provider Education Interventions Table 4. … We did not include any studies recruiting patients with an established OUD but we did include studies … A few studies only focused on education around safe disposal methods or programs. … All but two of these studies took place in the United States.

329. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/benefit.pdf
     December 01, 2007 - Individual studies will continue to be judged as being of “good,” “fair,” or “poor” quality. … Do the studies have the appropriate research design to answer the key question(s)? 2. … How many studies have been conducted that address the key question(s)? How large are the studies? … How consistent are the results of the studies? 6. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.

330. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
     September 13, 2018 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … Pooled Cohort Equations or Framingham Risk Score), metabolic syndrome, or mixed risk factors (i.e., studies … Knowledge, attitudes, or self-efficacy Mental health symptom scores Balance or flexibility Studies … ≥6 months postbaseline <6 months postbaseline Study designs Fair- to good-quality studies … Poor-quality studies KQs 1, 2: Any observational studies KQ 3: Ecological studies, case-series

331. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … This conclusion is unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies. … Evidence is insufficient because of (1) limited number or size of studies; (2) important flaws in the … Cyclo- plegic refraction testing was included in the reference standard examination in 21 studies. … All studies evaluated re- ported on vision outcomes for chil- dren�3 years of age.

332. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
     August 24, 2021 - Clinical trial registries were searched for unpublished studies. … Controlled prospective cohort studies and case-control studies were also eligible for KQs on harms (KQ2 … No 2 studies used the same outcome measures at similar time points. … assessing metformin (3 studies), 21 , 70 , 73 acarbose (2 studies), and liraglutide (1 study), 22 … Second, for studies of recently diagnosed diabetes studies of persons who had diabetes for more than

333. Screening for Hepatitis B Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/pFEM-gRfk6-Qj7grXkZQzC
     February 11, 2019 - No studies were identified for KQ1 or KQ2 that addressed the effects of screening programs on perinatal … Two fair- quality observational studies that compared perinatal trans- mission rates over time were included … No studies were identified for KQ4 to assess potential harms of case management. … The decreasing trend in perinatal transmission observed in the studies may be due to various factors, … transmission and sequelae Screening: No new evidence Treatment (case management): 2 observational studies

334. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     April 25, 2017 - Twelve studies assessed the protein to creatinine ratio urine test, 2 studies assessed the albumin to … creatinine ratio urine test, and 4 studies assessed the urine protein dipstick test. … ), with most studies reporting sensitivity greater than 0.81; specificity ranged from 0.49 to 1.00 ( … I 2 = 91.8%; 11 studies). … specificity (0.94 and 0.68). 4  The automated urine protein dipstick test (4 studies) had sensitivity

335. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - Individual studies will continue to be judged as being of "good," "fair," or "poor" quality. … Frequently, studies are conducted in highly selected populations under special conditions. … How many studies have been conducted that address the key question(s)? How large are the studies? … How consistent are the results of the studies? … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.

336. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
     October 06, 2003 - Several dozen cross-sectional studies 22 , 25-34 and a few longitudinal studies 35 , 36 have examined … , (3) studies of the relation between sun exposure and sun avoidance to skin cancer, (4) studies of the … efficacy of sunscreen, and (4) studies of skin cancer self-examination. … This combination of terms was then limited to human studies published in English. … Melanoma and sun exposure: an overview of published studies.

337. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Women and Elderly Adults: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-women-and-elderly-adults/intimate-partner-violence-and-elderly-abuse-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - in health care settings (2 studies for women, none for elderly). … Few intervention studies have been conducted. … We excluded studies about patients presenting with trauma. … Two studies described screening elderly adults. … We found no studies of interventions in the elderly.

338. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary10/breastfeeding-counseling-2008
     October 15, 2008 - We reached final grades for those studies via consensus. … We also based our qualitative conclusions on good- or fair-quality studies. … The figure shows the process of selecting studies for review. … , n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI) … , n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI) Studies, n Rate Ratio (95% CI)

339. Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9AtjNaSwTXonz49w_DEbNz
     November 07, 2023 - ; cohort studies on primary care oral health screening and preventive intervention harms. … Randomized or nonrandom- ized trials and diagnostic accuracy studies were eligible; cohort studies were … the UK (3 studies), and Taiwan (1 study). … included for KQ1 (screening effectiveness) 0 Studies included for KQ3 (harms of screening) 0 Studies … per key question (KQ) exceeds the total number of studies because some studies were applicable to multiple

340. Archived: Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication-september-2014
     September 09, 2014 - In a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies of women at low/ … In addition, studies that explore less well-established risk factors that may better identify women at … Preeclampsia incidence in women at increased risk ranged from 8% to 30% across studies. … Heterogeneity was moderate across studies ( I 2 = 40.5%). … The reduction in risk for preterm birth was greater in studies using doses greater than 75 mg/d.