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401. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
     January 14, 2014 - Screening Tests There are 2 strategies used to screen for gestational diabetes in the United States … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence to compare the effectiveness of different screening tests or thresholds … recommendation, the USPSTF commissioned a systematic review of the evidence on the accuracy of screening tests … Data on screening and diagnostic tests for GDM before 24 weeks of gestation were limited. 1 Nine studies … Screening tests for gestational diabetes: a systematic review for the U.S.

402. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     February 08, 2016 - Screening Tests Two instruments which have been most often studied are the Patient Health Questionnaire … Screening Tests Many MDD screening instruments have been developed for use in primary care and have … the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening; the accuracy of primary care–feasible screening tests … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF found 5 good- or fair-quality studies of the accuracy of MDD … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that screening tests can accurately identify MDD in children and

403. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - Screening Tests Screening adults in primary care involves either risk assessment via a formal prescreening … Grade: D Risk Assessment Screening Tests Treatment and Interventions Balance of Benefits and Harms … systematic review but was evaluated in the current review.3,6 Accuracy of Prescreening and Screening Tests … were not consid- ered applicable to a US primary care population.3 Screening with pulmonary function tests … The USPSTF found no evidence to estimate the short- or long-term harms of these screening tests.

404. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - Additional characteristics of screening tools are discussed in the “Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests … • Among different bone measurement tests performed at various anatomical sites, bone density measured … postmenopausal women have osteoporosis of the lumbar spine.11 Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests … Women who undergo screening with bone density tests are more likely to begin hormone replacement therapy … Other potential harms may arise from inaccuracies and misinterpretations of bone density tests.

405. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2004 - Clinical Considerations The screening tests

406. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (pdf file)
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     Genetic Testing Tests for BRCA1/2 mutations are highly sensitive and specific for known mutations.

407. Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests and Interval Screening women ages 21 to 65 years every 3 years with cytology provides

408. Archived: Letter to the Editor and Response from the Evidence-Based Practice Center: Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/letter-to-the-editor-and-response-from-the-evidence-based-practice-center--human-papillomavirus-testing-to-screen-for-cervical-cancer/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
     February 15, 2012 - Human papillomavirus and Papanicolau tests to screen for cervical cancer. … Modeling allows comparisons of different rescreening intervals for different tests, different starting … Incomplete follow-up of positive HPV tests: overview of randomised controlled trials on primary cervical

409. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2005
     July 05, 2005 - Screening tests for HIV are extremely (>99%) accurate. … Protocols for confirmation of reactive rapid HIV tests. … Home sample collection tests for HIV infection. JAMA 1998;280:1699-701. 107. … Home collection versus publicly funded HIV testing in San Francisco: who tests where? … , home-based sampling, and tests using saliva or urine specimens.

410. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/cancer_older_adults.pdf
     September 28, 2012 - need of additional research include the lack of evidence for older adults on the harms of screening tests … Harms of Screening Tests. … Harms of screening tests relevant to older adults include those related to preparing for the test (discomfort … The risks of false positive screening tests have been well described elsewhere,17 and range from emotional … Because randomized controlled trials of screening tests are unlikely due to costs and preestablished

411. Marie (Tonette) Krousel-Wood, M.D., M.S.P.H. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/marie-tonette-krousel-wood-md-msph
     January 01, 2024 - access medication adherence tool that predicts relevant clinical outcomes; develops and rigorously tests

412. Draft Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2024 - BSTAD) or comparable Studies without any screening instruments or question(s) Laboratory tests … For KQ2 only, other screening tests (including the AUDIT, AUDIT-C using traditional drink size guidelines

413. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2020 - Screening Tests Screening with anti-HCV antibody testing followed by polymerase chain reaction testing … chronic HCV infection.9 Currently, diagnostic evalua- tions are often performed with various noninvasive tests … cirrhosis in persons who screen positive.12 Among patients with abnormal results on liver function tests … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment The USPSTF previously found HCV screening to be highly … Blood tests to diagnose fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a

414. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - Pooled estimates for sensitivity of IGRA tests ranged from 0.81 (95% CI, 0.79-0.84) to 0.90 (95% CI, … Pooled estimates for specificity of screening tests ranged from 0.95 to 0.99. … The tuberculin skin test (TST) and IGRAs are screening tests available for LTBI. … The pooled specificity for all tests ranged from 0.95 to 0.99. … Within-subject interlaboratory variability of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube tests.

415. Draft Research Plan: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/syphilis-infection-pregnant-persons
     December 01, 2022 - algorithms) KQ 3: Treatment of syphilis with penicillin started during pregnancy KQs 1, 2: Screening tests

416. Screening for HIV: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - Screening tests for HIV are extremely (>99%) accurate. … Protocols for confirmation of reactive rapid HIV tests. … Home collection versus publicly funded HIV testing in San Francisco: who tests where? … We also consid- ered rapid tests, home-based sampling, and tests using saliva or urine specimens. … For rapid HIV tests, we included unpublished studies reported in manufacturer inserts.

417. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Recommendation Screening Tests Interventions … CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS Implementation Although the USPSTF discourages the use of screen- ing tests … Lengthening the interval between screening tests may reduce harms without affecting cancer mortality; … Screening tests or programs that do not incorporate PSA testing, including digital rectal examination … The screening protocols for these trials varied; all included 1 or more PSA tests with cutoffs ranging

418. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - STUDY SELECTION Randomized clinical trials of screening; diagnostic accuracy studies of screening tests … New evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of visual acuity screening tests was limited and consistent with … We included studies of diag- nostic accuracy of vision screening tests, questions, or question- naires … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the … Sensitivity and specificity of tests to detect eye disease in an older population.

419. Second Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2012%20(2).pdf
     November 01, 2012 - Force comprehensively assesses evidence and makes recommendations about the effectiveness of screening tests … In its First Annual Report to Congress, the Task Force identified four screening tests and three behavioral … Screening for Cervical Cancer With Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Tests 3. … about how well tests can pinpoint people who will have kidney disease that is “chronic,” lasting at … Screening for Cervical Cancer With Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Tests The incidence and mortality of

420. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     July 23, 2019 - Screening Tests The principal screening test for detecting maternal HBV infection is the serologic … Screening Tests The principal screening test for detecting maternal HBV infection is the serologic … Accuracy of Screening Tests The primary screening test for detecting maternal HBV infection is the … These tests should be designated as “prenatal.”