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The Task
Force makes its recommendations based on comprehensive, systematic reviews and … Every USPSTF recommendation is based on a rigorous, systematic review of the scientific evidence published … The complete
Recommendation Statements and supporting evidence reviews and/or summaries can be accessed
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September 14, 2021 - Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for … This systematic review was con-
ducted to update prior reviews on this topic for the USPSTF,12-14 to … Ref-
erence list review of relevant systematic reviews supplemented
the searches. … Preventive
Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, formerly
Systematic Evidence Reviews. 2001. … Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia:
Systematic Review to Update the U.S.
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May 01, 2021 - In 3 systematic reviews, positive airway
pressure was significantly associated with reduced blood pressure … Four systematic reviews comparing positive airway pressure or
MADs with inactive control for reducing … (3 RCTs;
1541 participants)
Blood pressure:
3 systematic reviews:
1 focused on any OSA
severity (12 … This is similar to the approach used in pre-
vious systematic reviews. … Cochrane
Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.
Version 6.3. Cochrane. Published 2022.
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January 01, 2025 - In addition, the teams that conduct the evidence reviews for each topic
always include external content … Evidence Review & Draft Recommendation Statement: Content experts work with the team that
conducts the systematic … advocates) can
visit the Task Force’s website to submit comments on draft research plans, draft evidence reviews
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January 01, 2025 - In addition, the teams that conduct the evidence reviews for each topic
always include external content … Evidence Review & Draft Recommendation Statement: Content experts work with the team that
conducts the systematic … advocates) can
visit the Task Force’s website to submit comments on draft research plans, draft evidence reviews
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November 01, 2013 - Data Sources and Searches
We first searched for systematic reviews published
since 2001 by using MEDLINE … ; the Cochrane Database
of Systematic Reviews; the Database of Abstracts of Re-
views of Effects; and … We used the most relevant existing systematic
reviews—1 on screening for dementia (3) and 11 on treat … Reviews) for systematic reviews
(30), the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for observational studies
(31), and … Systematic Evidence Reviews. 2003. [PMID:
20722116]
298. Brodaty H, Low LF, Gibson L, Burns K.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary25/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
April 13, 2015 - Study Selection: Randomized, controlled trials; controlled, observational studies; and systematic reviews … In diabetes that was not specifically screen-detected, 9 systematic reviews found that intensive glucose … * Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. … reviews for Key Question 5; 6 studies (in 6 publications) and 4 systematic reviews for Key Question … Good-Quality Systematic Reviews of Intensive vs.
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November 01, 2004 - search strategy linking Rh (D)
incompatibility with screening (29 records),
meta-analyses (1 record), reviews … The search strategy was expanded in
response to expert reviews to include amniocentesis
and fetal antigen … Preventive Services Task Force
1
Systematic Evidence Reviews serve as the basis for U.S. … The USPSTF tailors the scope of these reviews to each topic.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/recommendations-in-progress
June 22, 2025 - Topics Currently in this Stage
Developing the Draft Recommendation Statement
Systematic … Review
EPC independently gathers and reviews the available published evidence
Evidence review … the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
All recommendations and supporting evidence reviews
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … Figure 1 is the analytic framework that depicts the four Key Questions to be addressed in the systematic … not categorized as “Very High” on the 2014 Human Development Index
Study designs
KQs 1–3: Systematic … reviews, individual and cluster RCTs, nonrandomized CCTs
KQ 4: Systematic reviews, RCTs, CCTs,
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January 01, 2017 - For KQ3, good-quality, recent systematic reviews comparing por-
table monitors (Table 2 describes the … Mul-
tiple good-quality, recent, and relevant systematic reviews for KQ3
were identified; primary studies … published after the search cutoffs
of the most recent systematic reviews were also included. … The best evidence comes from systematic reviews that re-
ported sensitivities of 93% (pooled estimate … Fair
3: Diagnostic
accuracy
and reliability
of portable
monitors
21 (2 systematic
reviews and 19
primary
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January 01, 2021 - In addition, the teams that conduct the evidence reviews for each topic
always include external content … Evidence Review & Draft Recommendation Statement: Content experts work with the team that
conducts the systematic … advocates) can
visit the Task Force’s website to submit comments on draft research plans, draft evidence reviews
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December 07, 2021 - Reviews (to September 2020); surveillance through
July 23, 2021. … review
on risk of fluorosis included in prior USPSTF reviews. … Reviews were searched
from 2013 through September 2020 (see the Supplement for search
strategies). … Searches were supplemented by reference list review
of relevant systematic reviews; studies from the … Prior
USPSTF reviews found dietary fluoride supplementation associ-
ated with reduced caries incidence
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December 01, 2010 - Preventive Services Task Force uses in its systematic reviews.
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June 01, 2019 - its methods in a procedure manual and other resources to ensure that the recommendations and evidence reviews … Manual Learn about the methods used by the Task Force to ensure that the recommendations and evidence reviews … Services for Diverse Populations 3/02/2017 An Approach to Addressing Subpopulation Considerations in Systematic … Reviews 7/08/2016 USPSTF Approach to Child Cognitive and Behavioral Health ( PDF File , 134 KB) 2/02
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November 15, 2022 - In 3 systematic reviews, positive airway pressure was significantly associated with reduced blood pressure … Four systematic reviews comparing positive airway pressure or MADs with inactive control for reducing … This is similar to the approach used in previous systematic reviews. … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. … Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 6.3. Cochrane. Published 2022.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/skin-cancer-counseling
June 30, 2016 - Expand All
Panel 1
The final Research Plan will be used to guide a systematic … cohort studies
Case-control studies, cross-sectional designs, case series, case reports, narrative reviews … criteria)
* The USPSTF will continue to consider and use evidence that was included in its prior systematic … reviews.
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October 15, 2007 - Study Selection: For the literature on benefits, meta-analyses; systematic reviews; and randomized, … For harms, meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; case-control … We also checked reference lists of systematic reviews and other studies for possibly relevant studies … For the literature on benefits, we included meta-analyses; systematic reviews; and randomized, controlled … For harms, we included meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; cohorts; case
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan29/diet-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-adults-2003
February 03, 2014 - The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … Figure 1 is the analytic framework that depicts the four Key Questions (KQs) to be addressed in the systematic … balance or flexibility outcomes
Less than 6 months or 60% followup
Study Designs
KQs 1–3: Systematic … reviews, randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials (prior to 2001: randomized controlled … trials only)
KQ 4: Systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials
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October 28, 2021 - depression/anxiety)
Study Designs
KQs 1, 3:
Individual patient data meta-analyses and systematic … reviews
Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical trials
Cohort studies with contemporaneous … only)
KQs 1, 3:
Non-nested case-control studies
Case reports
Case series
Narrative reviews