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401. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2009 - Purpose: To search for large, high-quality studies related to hepa- titis B screening in pregnancy that … ; case–control studies; and case series of large, multisite databases. … Data Synthesis: No new studies met inclusion criteria. … ; case–control studies; and large case series. … We also excluded studies that were not generalizable to the United States.

402. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2009 - Purpose:  To search for large, high-quality studies related to hepatitis B screening in pregnancy that … ; case-control studies; and case series of large, multisite databases. … Data Synthesis:  No new studies met inclusion criteria. … ; case-control studies; and large case series. … We also excluded studies that were not generalizable to the United States.

403. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2013 - None of the studies used the birth-cohort screening approach. … Two cross-sectional studies had conflicting results 1 . … The link between SVR and clinical outcomes has been evaluated in numerous studies. … The smaller cohort studies had methodological limitations. … ); 4 studies reported patients who were excluded or lost to follow-up.

404. Archived: Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary11/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-2008
     July 15, 2008 - Data Sources: English-language studies of adults (age >18 years) indexed in PubMed and the Cochrane … ; case-control studies; and case series of large multisite databases were included. … 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.

405. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - The results of these studies are conflicting: 4 of the studies found an independent predictive value … Two good- and 5 fair-quality studies had conflict- ing results. … Three good-quality population cohort studies and 5 fair-quality studies reported that the highest CAC … hs-CRP Level Ten good-quality studies, 13 fair-quality studies, and 2 meta-analyses provide fair-to-good … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes.

406. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2005 - Only studies rated good or fair in quality were included, although studies with designs that do not have … All studies included genetic counseling. … Only 2 studies distinguished between mutation carriers and noncarriers. 109 , 111 Studies were conducted … Table 4 describes available observational studies of breast cancer screening. 115-126 Descriptive studies … Intensive cancer screening studies are descriptive and inconclusive, and recent studies suggest improved

407. Evidence Summary: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 25, 2021 - Study Selection: Randomized clinical trials and nonrandomized controlled intervention studies focused … Results: Sixty-eight studies (N = 25,789) were included. … The last surveillance, conducted on February 5, 2021, identified no additional studies. … Nonrandomized controlled intervention studies were not pooled; these studies did not affect the findings … Across all studies, sample sizes ranged from 50 to 2261 (N = 25,789; median n = 230).

408. PEDS20152567 746..752 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - The USPSTF found inadequate evidence (ie, no recent studies that are generalizable to the current US … No studies directly assessed the association between change in iron status as a result of intervention … The USPSTF identified no studies that evaluated the direct harms of routine screening on child health … The USPSTF found no recent studies that are generalizable to the current US population and reported on … Studies that evaluate the effects (short- and long-term) of change in iron status on health outcomes

409. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - treatments, and studies of diagnostic accuracy of screening tests. … This review was limited to the published, English-language studies available. … Second, there were too few studies to assess for publication bias. … 4 studies Overall quality rating: fair Limited numbers of studies with some inconsistency Some … Uniform guidelines for reporting results of preschool vision screening studies.

410. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary21/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
     March 15, 2009 - The studies selected were fair- and good-quality (on the basis of U.S. … , and large observational studies that reported adverse events. … Most studies restricted study samples to adolescents aged 12 years or older. … studies that include patients from a variety of primary care settings. … We found no studies for KQs 1, 1a, and 3.

411. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary48/suicide-risk-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - In this paper, we present our findings for studies involving adults. … We required that screening studies be performed within a primary care setting, but treatment studies … We report findings first from RCTs and then from cohort studies. … Cohort Studies Two cohort studies, each using depression as part of how they selected participants, … Study design Randomized controlled trials; cross-sectional studies; cohort studies; systematic

412. Archived: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 21, 2015 - A few studies have evaluated the benefit of NRT on perinatal and child health outcomes. … adverse effect on the fetus but there are no adequate well-controlled studies in humans. … No studies evaluated the use of ENDS for smoking cessation in pregnant women or adolescents. … and the studies were too heterogeneous to draw definitive conclusions. … Most studies (27 of 38) offered NRT alone as the pharmacotherapy.

413. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2018 - The last sur- veillance was conducted on July 17, 2018, and identified no eli- gible studies. … Studies needed to report at least 1 direct or proxy measure of abuse or neglect to be eligible. … No studies met the inclusion criteria. … Few studies re- ported long-term outcomes; results from these studies are not con- sistent. … No eligible studies on harms of interventions were identi- fied.

414. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2006 - Recent studies suggest that maternal iron deficiency anemia may be associated with postpartum depression … 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 … Longitudinal studies indicate that anemic children diagnosed in infancy continue to be developmentally … There was insufficient evidence (no studies) to specifically address the accuracy of screening tests

415. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2020 - The MMSE was the most evaluated instrument (30 studies). … often varied across studies. … n = 6209], galantamine [10 studies; n = 7464], rivastigmine [8 studies; n = 4569], and memantine [12 … studies; n = 4189]) on global cognitive func- tion. … Some comments suggested additional studies that should be considered by the USPSTF.

416. Szn5Hhs8W5Sar6Bbpabsab (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - (in 90 articles) (n = 69) Included studies for KQ1 (screening and outcomes): Research studies (n = … 3) Modeling studies (n = 7) Included studies for KQ2 (diabetes interventions): Research studies ( … ): Research studies (in 25 articles) (n = 11) Modeling studies (in 8 articles) (n = 6) Included studies … for KQ4 (adverse effects of screening): Research studies (n = 8) Included studies for KQ5 (adverse … Studies were consistent. Key question 2: diabetes treatment 8 studies RCTs with diabetes vs.

417. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 10, 2017 - Excluded were poor-quality studies; studies of prepubertal girls, men, women without the potential for … Evidence From Case-Control Studies Case-control studies included multistate, 2-state, and single-state … Older studies on timing consistently show no effect, whereas newer studies varied, with 1 study (postfortification … Early studies (1 trial, cohort and case-control studies) provided consistent evidence of benefit. … Retrospective studies have a risk of recall bias.

418. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 11, 2016 - Outcome assessment and follow-up length varied across studies. … Evidence from CVD primary and secondary prevention studies suggested that aspirin therapy reduces CRC … Fair-quality studies did not meet or did not clearly meet all criteria for a good-quality study. … One investigator abstracted data from included studies, and another checked the data for accuracy. … We were unable to pool results because of the limited number of contributing studies.

419. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 07, 2013 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … of 75 mg every other day); exposure of at least 12 months Nonaspirin antithrombotic medications; studies … that do not provide information on dose; interventions limited to irregular or occasional use only; studies … KQ 1: Observational studies (cohort, case control, case studies, or case series) KQ 2: Case-control … , case studies, or case series Setting Outpatient Exclusively inpatient Timing of outcome

420. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 11, 2012 - Included Studies, by Group and Primary Outcome Appendix Table 3. … We included studies that reported harms at any follow-up time point. … In terms of outcomes, 2 studies 25 , 38  used 7-day abstinence, 4 studies 16 , 22 , 29 , 33  used … more participants in the prevention studies. … Quit rates among the included cessation studies were highly variable.