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201. Archived: Evidence Summary: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
     January 10, 2017 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment For each included study, one investigator extracted information … not masking outcome assessment); and, for RCTs, the lack of intention-to-treat analysis. … in 1997 and includes population-based birth defects surveillance systems in 10 sites. … Consistency / Precision Reporting Bias Overall Quality Body of Evidence Limitations Assessment … Bias Overall Quality Body of Evidence Limitations Assessment of Strength of Evidence for Key Question

202. Archived: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Evidence Synthesis: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/cost-effectiveness-analyses-of-population-based-screening-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-evidence-synthesis/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
     February 15, 2005 - (allowing studies to address more than 1 key question) and evaluated the quality of each against the … of the Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. 5 Framing Are the interventions and … Quality grades were assigned based on a subjective assessment of study design and quality of data inputs … Care component of the Consumer Price Index to convert all results to 2003 dollars. … Our assessment is supported by the results of clinical trials examining both screening and management

203. Xt2Uhv4Qyluz8O2Hb A4Yq (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an assessment … The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment. … Assessment of Risk According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), … basis of risk assessment. … assessment of outcomes and analysis of data, and possible residual confounding.

204. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2023 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two reviewers independently applied USPSTF design-specific criteria … Due to the limited number of trials (<10) for pooled analyses of statins, assessment of small- study … for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Endothelial Assessment of Risk from Lipids in Youth (EARLY) study.

205. Archived: Problem Drinking: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/problem-drinking-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - of wine, beer, and liquor, including frequency of intoxication and tolerance to the effects of alcohol … The adolescent assessment/referral system manual. … New assessment tools for risk drinking during pregnancy: T-ACE, TWEAK, and others. … Services and the Secretary of Agriculture. … of greater than 8 (out of 41) suggests problem drinking and indicates need for more in-depth assessment

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     November 01, 2015 - It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an as- … The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment. … I-32 Web-Only CME quiz Consumer Fact Sheet CLINICAL GUIDELINE Annals of Internal Medicine 778 Annals … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes with high certainty that the net benefit of screening for high … * The USPSTF defines certainty as “likelihood that the USPSTF assessment of the net benefit of a preventive

207. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary2/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
     August 26, 2014 - Data Sources: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and the Cochrane Central … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment One reviewer extracted population characteristics, study design … and very poor reporting about description of methods, which did not allow for adequate assessment of … blinding of outcomes assessment, attrition greater than 20% or differential attrition between study groups … The preventable causes of death in the United States: comparative risk assessment of dietary, lifestyle

208. Q Nxyq7Cwpbuwvt27Sq42 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two reviewers independently assessed the method- ological quality … We assessed studies by using the QUADAS-2 (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2) checklist … The larger the positive LR, the greater the accuracy of the test and the greater the likelihood of disease … QUADAS-2 risk of bias and applicability assessment, by domain. … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

209. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - groups and geographic areas. 10 The rate of AIDS and the prevalence of HIV are substantially higher … of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 114 the American College of Physicians, and the Infectious … of the mother is not known, PHS and AAP guidelines suggest that health care providers educate the mother … careful assessment of high-risk behaviors in each patient. … HIV-1 Western blot: development and assessment of testing to resolve indeterminate reactivity.

210. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary9/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     November 15, 2009 - examination and breast self-examination, and the harms of screening. … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment We extracted details about the patient population, study design … Variables include the numbers of positive and negative mammography results and, of these, the number … Consumer expectations that new technology is better than old may obscure potential adverse effects, such … and control participants were calculated from the estimates of α and β.

211. Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
     July 18, 2023 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two reviewers independently applied USPSTF design-specific criteria … Due to the limited number of trials (<10) for pooled analyses of statins, assessment of small-study effects … size of studies and the consistency and precision of results. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Endothelial Assessment of Risk from Lipids in Youth (EARLY) study.

212. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2021 - to tailor screening, test acceptability and availability), it did not include an assessment of the mechanism … for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. … Noncathartic CT colonography: image quality assessment and performance and in a screening cohort. … The National CT Colonography Trial: assessment of accuracy in participants 65 years of age and older. … of consumer choice.

213. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - observational studies of adverse effects and patient use, and diagnostic accuracy studies of risk assessment … the Na- tional Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (Gail model). … Data Abstraction and Quality Assessment An investigator abstracted details of the patient popu- lation … Evaluation of breast cancer risk assessment packages in the family history evalu- ation and screening … breast cancer risk assessment in South Korea.

214. Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/colorectal-cancer-screening
     May 18, 2021 - to tailor screening, test acceptability and availability), it did not include an assessment of the mechanism … of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript findings. … Noncathartic CT colonography: image quality assessment and performance and in a screening cohort. … The National CT Colonography Trial: assessment of accuracy in participants 65 years of age and older. … of consumer choice.

215. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
     April 15, 2013 - observational studies of adverse effects and patient use, and diagnostic accuracy studies of risk assessment … Concordance occurs when a health care provider and patient reach a shared agreement about therapeutic … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment An investigator abstracted details of the patient population … This version is called the Gail-2 model or the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool. … Evaluation of breast cancer risk assessment packages in the family history evaluation and screening programme

216. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2021 - of the study including study selection, quality assessment, analysis, and interpretation of the data … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … The National CT Colonography Trial: assessment of accuracy in participants 65 years of age and older. … of consumer choice.

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     January 01, 2020 - Data Sources: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and the Cochrane Central … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment One reviewer extracted population characteristics, study design … ; and description of methods that did not allow adequate assessment of qual- ity). … of outcomes assessment, attrition greater than 20% or differential attrition between study groups, evidence … The preventable causes of death in the United States: comparative risk assessment of dietary, lifestyle

218. Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 13, 2018 - from the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) (eTable 2 in the Supplement).7,9 … This pattern supports the use of a brief screener to identify excess use, followed by assessment with … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … assessment.

219. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-1996
     January 01, 1996 - and care of the baby. … or a more accurate assessment of gestational age, and some studies suggest that acting on this information … the parents of a positive test, the complications resulting from induced abortion, and the risk of elective … An assessment of the hazard of amniocentesis. … Recommendations for the use of folic acid to reduce the number of cases of spina bifida and other neural

220. Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening
     June 15, 2016 - of the study including study selection, quality assessment, analysis, and interpretation of the data … The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included … QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … The National CT Colonography Trial: assessment of accuracy in participants 65 years of age and older. … of consumer choice.