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421. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2016 - or vision-related function in screened populations; however, these studies had limitations, including … More studies are needed that evaluate the link between vision screening in older adults and improved … Evidence from observational studies on the effects of treatment on motor vehicle accidents and death … Several studies evaluated the harms of treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD. … Most of these studies are older and were reviewed for the 2009 USPSTF recommendation.

422. C97Uqjxbuhjnuondkvchzu (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - However, no studies have identified direct evidence of harms. … Studies show that behavioral counseling interventions reduce binge drinking. … No studies directly evaluated the harms of screening; few studies reported information about harms resulting … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … This conclusion is therefore unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies.

423. Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Harms of Interventions No published studies focus on the potential direct harms from interventions to … The investigators limited studies to those with a fo- cus on healthy term and near-term infants, their … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … This conclusion is therefore unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies. … inconsistency of findings across individual studies limited generalizability of findings to routine

424. Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool Children - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2004 - schedules; the remaining cases were attributed to early use of fluoride toothpaste.11 Although the studies … or other evidence of demineralization, such as discolored pits and fissures of teeth.3 Only 2 case studies … children for dental caries.3 Although the sensitivity and specificity of oral examinations in these studies … No studies have been published on the risk for dental fluorosis resulting from the use of fluoride varnish … No relevant studies have assessed the accuracy of screening by primary care clinicians to identify children

425. doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00122-3 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2003 - For those who consume large amounts of alcohol (more than 20 drinks in a week), studies have shown that … of children.8 No studies have exam- ined the association between elevated blood pressure in children … No studies have examined the effects of nonpharma- cologic therapies (eg, weight reduction, increased … No longer-term studies of the effects of medications in children are available. … Few studies have evaluated the effects of nonpharmacologic interven- tions in reducing elevated blood

426. Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 12, 2019 - Counseling Interventions Studies on counseling interventions to prevent perinatal depression mainly … The review included studies of women with mental health symptoms or disorders, although studies targeting … The studies were divided between those that targeted pregnant (26/50 [52%]) or postpartum (22/50 [44% … [84%]) were limited to women 18 years or older, and the mean age across studies was 28.6 years. … Twenty-six of the studies (52%) selected women with risk factors for perinatal depression.

427. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2005 - of patients without AAAs identified in population screening studies. … or prospective cohort studies with comparative data. … 26  to rate studies as "good," "fair," or "poor." … Only studies receiving a fair or good rating were included in the evidence synthesis. … All studies except the Chichester study included only men.

428. Recommendation: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 10, 2018 - Good-quality studies comparing traditional risk assessment with traditional risk assessment plus the … In general, all cohort studies examining calibration (5 for the ABI, 9 for hsCRP level, and 8 for CAC … In general, studies found that the ABI, hsCRP level, and CAC score tended to have positive event net … Three studies assessing the effect of CAC score on health care utilization found conflicting results. … The USPSTF included language indicating the need for more studies in these subpopulations.

429. Screening for Family and Intimate Partner Violence - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - The USPSTF found no existing studies that determine the accuracy of screening tools for identifying family … The USPSTF found limited evidence as to whether interventions reduce harm to women, and no studies that … No studies have directly addressed the harms of screening and interventions for family and intimate partner … were short-term measures of child abuse and related factors.4 There were 2 studies of interventions … to decrease intimate partner violence in women; both studies, which only recruited pregnant women, showed

430. Screening for Family and Intimate Partner Violence - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - The USPSTF found no existing studies that determine the accuracy of screening tools for identifying family … The USPSTF found limited evidence as to whether interventions reduce harm to women, and no studies that … No studies have directly addressed the harms of screening and interventions for family and intimate partner … were short-term measures of child abuse and related factors.4 There were 2 studies of interventions … to decrease intimate partner violence in women; both studies, which only recruited pregnant women, showed

431. Evidence Summary: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 18, 2024 - The very few studies that evaluated outcomes after medication discontinuation showed immediate weight … Serious adverse effects were rare, but no studies had follow-up longer than 17 months. … Studies included for KQ1, KQ2, and KQ3 had to report outcomes with at least 6 months of followup. … “Poor”-quality studies were excluded. … None of the pharmacotherapy studies reported behavioral outcomes. Harms of Interventions KQ4.

432. 8Crjsjsjujfehbpdnupysb (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Screening Intervals In the absence of studies on screening intervals, a rea- sonable approach would … Sensitiv- ity of NAATs for gonorrhea ranged from 90% to 100% in studies without major limitations. … No subsequent studies met inclusion criteria for the current USPSTF review (7, 11). … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … This conclusion is therefore unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies.

433. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2017 - These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … inconsistency of findings across individual studies. … Evidence is insufficient because of the limited number or size of studies. … inconsistency of findings across individual studies. gaps in the chain of evidence. … had 52 contact hours or more, 9 studies had 26 to 51 contact hours, 11 studies had 6 to 25 contact

434. Ykjvkfmv5Jf8Bl3Rbx8Bp7 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Studies that specifically treat persons who have IFG or IGT with intensive life- style interventions … Studies suggest that rescreening every 3 y may be a reasonable approach. … is probably higher than that identified in European studies [3%]) are needed. … These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … This conclusion is therefore unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies.

435. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 19, 2024 - of screening and two studies (130 participants) that evaluated the harms of treatment. 1 The five studies … , only two studies 28 , 32 reported this information for their full study cohort. … One of the studies additionally reported including 75% Hispanic participants and 3% Asian participants … . 28 Two studies, conducted in Canada and Brazil, reported on the harms of treatment, which included … Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons Studies evaluating the benefits and harms

436. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 20, 2024 - efforts to generalize the evidence to an asymptomatic US pregnant population, the USPSTF considered studies … , and large uncontrolled observational studies on harms. 1 , 17 Benefits of Screening (Early Detection … Studies excluded pregnant persons with low hematologic indices at baseline (<8 to 11 g/dL). … , and other controlled observational studies. … Some key questions also considered large uncontrolled observational studies and association studies.

437. Archived: Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 18, 2014 - 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 … veterans; low-income; low education; substance users) Reviews in which >50% of the included studies … cigarettes) Setting Any setting applicable to primary care Reviews limited to studies … countries listed as “Very High” on the Human Development Index Reviews in which >50% of included studies

438. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - The USPSTF found good evidence from multiple observational studies that screening with cervical cytology … Modeling studies suggest little added benefit of more frequent screening for most women. … Furthermore, no prospective studies have compared the new technologies to conventional Pap screening … There are at least 8 studies evaluating HPV testing in large populations under way or recently completed … With regard to HPV testing, the USPSTF did not identify any studies that quantified harms.

439. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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     evidence gaps listed below, the USPSTF provides guidance to researchers and funders on the types of studies … and harms of screening and of different screening strategies: --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- • Studies … Grade assignment Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical trials Adult males; studies … Decision analysis studies are needed to help inform the optimal start and stop ages and screening interval … Grade assignment Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical trials Adult males; studies

440. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2018 - These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. … This conclusion is therefore unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies. … Three studies provided the intervention in con- junction with well-child visits. … , and 2 studies used “appearance-focused” messages. … Such studies would also assess whether these behaviors continue after trial completion.