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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review86/rh-d-incompatibility-screening
February 15, 2004 - Introduction
Systematic … reviews of the evidence serve as the basis for U.S. … The USPSTF tailors the scope of these reviews to each topic. … 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
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
April 20, 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 handsearches to ensure the databases have … reviews ‡
Quality
Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Setting … reviews will be identified in database searches and used in handsearches to ensure the databases have
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
April 20, 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 handsearches to ensure the databases have … reviews ‡
Quality
Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Setting … reviews will be identified in database searches and used in handsearches to ensure the databases have
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6-CojmU4NZFXUKggs-_YFU
January 01, 2010 - We also searched the Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews (CDSR) and the National Health
Service Centre … 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 … Databases
359
Full-text Articles Considered
for Inclusion
22 RCTS
8 Non-RCTs
5 Systematic Reviews
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary10/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
March 15, 2009 - reviews, reference lists of retrieved articles, and suggestions from experts. … reviews. … We evaluated systematic reviews on comprehensiveness of sources considered, search strategy used, explicit … Design-specific criteria and quality category definitions
Systematic reviews Criteria: Comprehensiveness … Using existing systematic reviews in complex systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med 2008;148: 776-82.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/t6yV6ZMHngeWgmTsoMMefM
March 01, 2009 - reviews, ref-
erence lists of retrieved articles, and suggestions from experts. … reviews
of aspirin versus control for the primary prevention of cardiovascu-
lar disease (CVD) were … reviews. … We evaluated systematic
reviews on comprehensiveness of sources considered,
Figure 1. … Using existing
systematic reviews in complex systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:
776-82.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DCfAJZvNDzSYu7NqLJX2bv
March 01, 2016 - Reviews. … prior review
(3 systematic reviews)
4 AMD antioxidants
2 From current search
2 From prior review ( … prior review
29 Studies (in 30 articles)
5 Systematic reviews
10 Studies
1 Systematic review
Cochrane … Reviews. … a Studies and reviews may be included for more than 1 key question (KQ).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review46/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
February 15, 2004 - Introduction
Systematic … reviews of the evidence serve as the basis for U.S. … The USPSTF tailors the scope of these reviews to each topic. … The search was limited to randomized controlled trials (RCTs), meta-analyses, systematic reviews, editorials … No new RCTs, meta-analyses, or systematic reviews of the evidence for screening in the general population
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
August 25, 2016 - Expand All
Panel 1
The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic review … reviews c
Quality
Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Settings … c Relevant systematic reviews will be identified in database searches and used for hand searches to … reviews c
Quality
Studies rated good or fair quality
Studies rated poor quality
Settings … c Relevant systematic reviews will be identified in database searches and used in hand searches to ensure
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/current-processes-refining-evidence-based-recommendation-development-table-2
June 01, 2007 - Consistency
Systematic reviews of the literature on effectiveness and harms ( https://www.ahrq.gov … Screening for hereditary hemochromatosis: a systematic review for the U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
September 23, 2014 - Purpose: To update the 2005 and 2007 systematic reviews for the U.S. … This systematic review is an update of previous reviews for the USPSTF 1–3 . … reviews 14 . … A systematic review of the epidemiologic interactions between classic sexually transmitted diseases and … Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Systematic Review to Update the U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
April 24, 2025 - studies; case-control studies
KQ 4: Randomized, controlled trials
Case reports, case series, systematic … reviews, and all other study designs not listed as eligible; systematic reviews containing potentially
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/ahrq-support-of-the-uspstf-2021_0.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Practice Centers (EPCs), which are
academic or research organizations with expertise in conducting systematic … evidence reviews. … The EPCs work
with the Task Force to develop research plans and conduct the evidence reviews that the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
September 13, 2018 - Panel 2
This systematic review will examine the evidence on the effectiveness of behavioral … A concurrent systematic review on screening for abnormal blood glucose and type 2 diabetes mellitus … Together, these two reviews will serve as the basis for the USPSTF recommendation on behavioral counseling … reviews; randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical trials; comparative cohorts; and population-based … expressed the need for consistency in the use of terms related to behavioral counseling across the evidence reviews
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/wdxHdZ2U5ggjuNW-nwun8n
October 01, 2009 - Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S … Purpose: To summarize the results of 9 systematic reviews of novel
risk factors to help the U.S. … Data Synthesis: 9 systematic reviews were conducted. … We provide a summary
overview of the main findings of this series of systematic
reviews. … The systematic
reviews were originally conducted for literature searches
through 2006.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/ahrqs-support-of-the-uspstf-072018.pdf
January 01, 1998 - Practice Centers (EPCs), which are academic or research
organizations with expertise in conducting systematic … evidence reviews. … The EPCs work with the Task Force to develop research
plans and conduct the evidence reviews that the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/gestational-diabetes-screening
June 06, 2019 - The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … receiving treatment)
KQs 6, 7: RCTs, CCTs; controlled observational studies, if no trials exist
Systematic … reviews † , abstracts, and conference proceedings
Publication language
English
… † Systematic reviews, identified from a preliminary search for reviews on GDM and from searches for
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan16/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
August 15, 2013 - The final Research Plan will be used to guide a systematic … Is there direct evidence that systematic … Study Designs
KQs 1, 3, 5, 6: Randomized, controlled trials and controlled observational studies, systematic … reviews
KQ 2: Any
KQ 4: Randomized, controlled trials and controlled observational studies; systematic … reviews; and large longitudinal studies.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kGvn_HBPEEdfu2rs38VN8_
March 11, 2025 - Preventive Services for Food Insecurity: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF
Preventive … Services for Food Insecurity
Evidence Report and Systematic Review
for the US Preventive Services Task … the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials
through October 11, 2022; references of existing reviews … Data Sources and Searches
This review builds on the work of 2 foundational reviews: a 2021
technical … Findings are consistent
with those of other recently published systematic reviews of
screening and intervention
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/lung-cancer-screening
August 16, 2018 - Recommendation
Expand All
Panel 1
The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … ‡ Systematic reviews are 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 be reviewed to ensure that database searches … The USPSTF has commissioned a comparative decision modeling analysis to supplement the systematic