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61. Draft Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
    January 12, 2023 - To explore variation by subpopulation, we will rely on the approach developed for USPSTF reviews described … Recent systematic reviews will not be included but will be handsearched to ensure that no relevant studies … An approach to addressing subpopulation considerations in systematic reviews: the experience of reviewers

62. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling, July 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/breastfeeding-counseling-2003
    July 01, 2003 - Results Thirty randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials and 5 systematic reviews of breastfeeding … Quality Assessment Instrument We assessed the quality of published systematic reviews and controlled … The criteria for systematic reviews include the use of explicit selection criteria and systematic appraisal … There was 100% agreement between reviewers in quality scoring of systematic reviews and 93% agreement … Full-text articles were reviewed to identify 22 RCTs, 19-40 8 non-RCTs, 41-48 and 5 systematic reviews

63. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan102/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
    May 15, 2014 - The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … e.g., stable FEV 1 , reduced exacerbations)   Study Designs KQs 1, 5, 7: RCTs, systematic … reviews (of included study designs) KQs 2, 3: RCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews (of included … KQs 4, 6, 8: RCTs, large screening registry or database observational studies, cohort studies, systematic … reviews (of included study designs) KQs 1, 5, 7: Cohort studies, case-control studies, case series

64. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
    April 15, 2004 - Summary of Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Oral Health Promotion and Education References … They summarize the more detailed Systematic Evidence Reviews, which are used by the U.S. … Our approach was to base the appraisal of the evidence on existing systematic and traditional reviews … From the dental literature, we examined 4 published systematic reviews of the effectiveness of oral heath … The systematic reviews of the literature about oral health promotion and dental health education suggest

65. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
    December 02, 2021 - The limited systematic review update for this topic will be conducted using synthesis procedures described … testing Study designs KQs 1, 4, 5: RCTs KQs 2 and 3: Good-quality, recent (within 5 years) systematic … reviews § ; trials or observational studies published since the most recent review KQ 6: RCTs and … § Previous systematic reviews will be included if they are recent (published within 5 years), of good … If no recent, good-quality systematic reviews are identified, all eligible primary studies that address

66. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
    November 15, 2018 - also eligible KQ 8: Controlled prospective cohort studies are also eligible Modeling studies, systematic … reviews, ** case series, case reports, uncontrolled observational studies, retrospective cohort studies … impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance and persons with an A1c level of 5.7% to 6.4%. ** Systematic … reviews will be excluded from the evidence review; however, separate searches will be conducted to identify … relevant systematic reviews, and the citations of all studies included in those systematic reviews will

67. Final Research Plan: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
    March 29, 2022 - diagnostic test accuracy ** KQ 3:  RCTs, CCTs, observational studies KQ 4:  RCTs KQ 5: RCTs Systematic … reviews of comparative cohort and case-control observational studies Harms of pharmacotherapy only … participants) comparative cohort and case-control observational studies published after identified systematic … that limit the study sample to only those with and without known mental health symptoms) KQs 1–4:  Systematic … reviews of RCTs  (reviews will only be used to identify relevant studies) Study geography

68. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
    August 13, 2020 - diagnostic test accuracy ** KQ 3: RCTs, CCTs, observational studies KQ 4: RCTs KQ 5: RCTs Systematic … reviews of comparative cohort and case-control observational studies Harms of pharmacotherapy only … participants) comparative cohort and case-control observational studies published after identified systematic … that limit the study sample to only those with and without known mental health symptoms) KQs 1–4: Systematic … reviews of RCTs (reviews will only be used to identify relevant studies) Study geography

69. Draft Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
    February 09, 2023 - reviews ‡ Quality Studies rated good or fair quality Studies rated poor quality Settings … to abuse (e.g., physical injuries) will have evaluations outside the scope of screening. ‡ Relevant systematic … reviews will be identified in database searches and used for hand searches to ensure the databases have … reviews ‡ Quality Studies rated good or fair quality Studies rated poor quality Setting … ‡ Relevant systematic reviews will be identified in database searches and used in handsearches to ensure

70. Archived: Evidence Summary: NSAIDs: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-nsaids/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - Systematic reviews of harms were sought. … We sought existing systematic reviews to address the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal harms … Cardiovascular events reported across the systematic reviews included death due to such events, serious … cohort studies,[[55, 65, 66]] and case-control studies. 55 , 63 , 65 Two of the systematic reviews … Twelve systematic reviews assessed COX-2 inhibitors with data on celecoxib, 12 , 52 , 53 , 66-69

71. Procedure Manual Section 8. Workgroups of the Task Force | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-8-workgroups-task-force
    July 08, 2017 - The Methods Workgroup reviews and updates Task Force methods and processes to follow best practices … Topic Prioritization Workgroup develops procedures for prioritizing the portfolio of USPSTF topics and reviews … The Conflict of Interest Workgroup is an ad hoc committee that reviews and updates Task Force policy … to further inform the recommendation process through the use of decision models as a complement to systematic … evidence reviews.

72. How the USPSTF Gets Input (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/how-the-uspstf-gets-input-2021_updated_2025.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - These topic research teams include individuals with expertise in systematic evidence reviews and in the … The EPC researchers work with the Task Force to develop research plans and conduct the evidence reviews … recommendation process, including the 4-week public comment periods for draft research plans, draft evidence reviews … Task Force also sends emails to partners to notify them when draft research plans, draft evidence reviews … process, including during the 4-week public comment periods for draft research plans, draft evidence reviews

73. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/reports-congress/first-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services
    December 01, 2011 - The Task Force makes its recommendations based on comprehensive, systematic reviews and careful assessment … The Task Force makes its recommendations based on comprehensive, systematic reviews and careful assessment

74. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening
    January 14, 2025 - Reviews] for systematic reviews 13 ). … All of the systematic reviews were good quality; however, authors of the systematic reviews generally … ROBIS: a new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed. … Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. John Wiley & Sons; 2022. 16. … In: Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions . John Wiley & Sons; 2019. 19.

75. Procedure Manual Appendix XV. Specialist Expert Reviewer Nomination and Selection | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xv-specialist-expert-reviewer-nomination-and-selection
    October 01, 2017 - The USPSTF values the opinions and input of specialists who are experts on the topics undergoing systematic … for conducting outreach to specialty organizations to ask for nominations of expert peer reviewers of systematic … evidence reviews. … The draft systematic evidence review is considered confidential and should not be shared. … All expert reviewers are given the option to be acknowledged as a reviewer in the draft systematic evidence

76. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
    June 15, 2007 - Additional articles were identified by bibliographic reviews and discussions with experts. … evidence reviews. … the nonsystematic reviews. … Additional articles were found through bibliographic reviews and discussion with experts. … Limited nonsystematic reviews were conducted for the subsidiary questions.

77. How the USPSTF Gets Input (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/how-the-uspstf-gets-input-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - These topic research teams include individuals with expertise in systematic evidence reviews and in the … The EPC researchers work with the Task Force to develop research plans and conduct the evidence reviews … recommendation process, including the 4-week public comment periods for draft research plans, draft evidence reviews … Task Force also sends emails to partners to notify them when draft research plans, draft evidence reviews … process, including during the 4-week public comment periods for draft research plans, draft evidence reviews

78. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
    October 15, 2008 - of Effects; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; and the Institute of Medicine, National Institute … reviews (1999-2006) to support our review of all key questions. 26  We found 11 existing systematic … Using existing systematic reviews in complex systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med 2008;148:776-82. … reviews and QUADAS criteria for diagnostic accuracy studies. 140 Only good-quality systematic reviews … Recency and relevance are especially important for systematic reviews.

79. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B73a4kJhxeaYyXK6gozbbY
    May 24, 2022 - Reviews (to February 2021); surveillance through January 21, 2022. … Reviews were searched from January 2015 to February 9, 2021 (eMethods 1 in the Supple- ment). … The large (n = 3640), good-quality Age-Related Eye Disease Study59 (AREDS), included in prior USPSTF reviews … The reliability of systematic reviews de- pends on how well they are designed and conducted. … Using existing systematic reviews in complex systematic reviews.

80. PII: S0749-3797(01)00261-6 (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/Harris2001.pdf
    January 01, 2001 - Full-scale systematic reviews for every topic considered are not possible. … Systematic reviews: synthesis of best evidence for health care decisions. … Systematic reviews: synthesis of best evidence for health care decisions. … Systematic reviews: synthesis of best evidence for health care decisions. … Assessing “best evidence”: issues in grading the quality of studies for systematic reviews.