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381. Recommendation: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-screening
     September 19, 2023 - There is no other currently available treatment for preeclampsia except delivery. … or mortality. 1 Race and ethnicity may influence the likelihood of patients receiving recommended treatments … Benefits of early detection and intervention and treatment (based on direct or indirect evidence) … The USPSTF previously found adequate evidence that the well-established treatments of preeclampsia result … Harms of early detection and intervention and treatment There is inadequate direct evidence on

382. Recommendation: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening
     May 08, 2018 - transrectal ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy of the prostate to diagnose prostate cancer Treatments … radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, or brachytherapy), and active surveillance. … Men whose cancer is found to be changing are offered definitive treatment with surgery or radiation therapy … relatives diagnosed with prostate cancer who died of other causes How to refine active prostate cancer treatments … (radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy) compared with conservative treatment (active surveillance

383. N3Veybr4Zdhzfqsw3Erlhe (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - Studies comparing CEA or CAAS with current standard medical therapy are needed. … therapy alone and followed the patients for 2.7 to 9 years. … beyond current standard medical therapy. … and benefit beyond standard preventive treatments based on traditional cardio- vascular risk factors … of medical and surgical treatments, including the potential incremen- tal benefit of CEA.

384. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Approach to Child Cognitive and Behavioral Health (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstfchildhealth.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - of this type, including the accuracy of screening and the benefits and harms of early diagnosis and treatment … However, most treatment studies focus on outcomes frommore–severely affected children than those expected … Scientific attention is usually first put toward developing effective treatment for the most severely … The USPSTF also found adequate evidence that treatment of adolescents with screen- detected depression … , and the harms of screening or treatment.

385. Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - , antiviral treatments are generally well tolerated with mild harms.11–13 There is limited evidence … on the safety of antiviral treatments during pregnancy.25,26 A cost analysis of oral acyclovir prophylaxis … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HSV treatment recommendations can be accessed at: http … ://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment/ 2-2002TG.htm#GenitalHerpes.32 References 1. … Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

386. Shared Decision Making About Screening and Chemoprevention | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2017 - For instance, with recent evidence demonstrating the adverse effects of hormone replacement therapy ( … Cardiovascular disease outcomes during 6.8 years of hormone therapy: Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement … A patient decision aid regarding antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. … What role do patients wish to play in treatment decision making?  … Perception of quantitative information for treatment decisions. 

387. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - and the inevitable failure to follow through on the test or any subsequent steps needed before the therapeutic … Widespread screening for carotid artery stenosis would invariably lead to surgical treatment provided … is unavailable, or when evidence about the benefits of treatment is insufficient. … For example, the benefits of prophylactic aspirin therapy among men include fewer coronary heart events … These arrows illustrate the question about the harms of screening and treatment for CAS, respectively

388. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     October 15, 2009 - basis of hs-CRP or ABI scores, data are not available to determine whether they benefit from additional treatments … would be restratified into high-risk groups, the benefit of aggressive medical management or other treatments … The benefits of such therapy based on this strategy remain uncertain. … C-reactive protein levels and outcomes after statin therapy. N Engl J Med 2005;352:20-8. … Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III).

389. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
     September 05, 2017 - for identifying preschool children at higher risk for vision problems and the effectiveness of some treatments … each included study, 1 investigator extracted pertinent information about the populations, tests or treatments … ) and parent (worry about treatment, upset by treatments, arguments about treatment), it did not report … performance, functioning, or quality of life, and no eligible studies evaluated atropine or vision therapy … The therapy of amblyopia: an analysis of the results of amblyopia therapy utilizing the pooled data of

390. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary48/suicide-risk-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a comprehensive treatment program developed to treat severely dysfunctional … An asterisk at the word "treatment" on the KQ 2 arrow refers to a footnote: "Treatments were categorized … Limit 1 to (human and English language) 19,492 NA 3 Explode therapeutics … with behavior therapy for 10 days Control: Inpatient psychiatric treatment with insight-oriented … Psychosocial versus pharmacological treatments for deliberate self harm.

391. Anxiety Screening: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - What are the harms of treatment of anxiety risk (psycho- therapy or pharmacotherapy) in adults, including … In contrast, a substantial evi- dence base indicated that effective treatments are available to treat … Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention for the treatment of late-life depression and anxiety … How effective are cognitive behavior therapies for major depression and anxiety disorders? … The effects of cognitive and behavioural therapies for anxiety disorders on depression: a meta-analysis

392. Archived: Final Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
     August 25, 2016 - Intimate Partner Violence What factors limit the applicability of IPV screening and treatment studies … What factors limit the applicability of older/vulnerable adult abuse and neglect screening and treatment … standard (verified or self-reported abuse or validated screening instrument for abuse) KQs 4, 5: No treatment … standard (verified or self-reported abuse or validated screening instrument for abuse) KQs 4, 5: No treatment … The USPSTF clarified that studies enrolling older adults that focused on screening for or treatment of

393. Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2001 - The possibility that earlier treatment as a result of screening improves health outcomes must rely on … cell and squamous cell carcinoma is low compared to mortality from melanoma, but early de- tection and treatment … Screening could result in unnecessary treatment, either due to misdiagnosis or to detection of lesions … Diagnosis and treatment of early melanoma. JAMA 1992;268:1314–19. 9.

394. Eleventh Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2021 - Assess the effects of lifestyle interventions and medical treatments for screen-detected prediabetes

395. Shared Decision-Making About Screening and Chemoprevention: A Suggested Approach (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/sharedba.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - For instance, with recent evidence demonstrating the adverse effects of hormone replacement therapy ( … Cardiovascular disease outcomes during 6.8 years of hormone therapy: Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement … A patient decision aid regarding antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. … What role do patients wish to play in treatment decision making? … Perception of quantitative information for treatment decisions.

396. Archived: Final Research Plan: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
     July 26, 2017 - with PrEP, and what is the effect of infection with PrEP-related, antiretroviral drug–resistant HIV on treatment … living with HIV; children Interventions Daily or on-demand/intermittent oral antiretroviral therapy

397. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - the older the patient, the longer the duration of treatment needed. … Medical therapy for ARMD, with zinc supplements or interferon, has been reported as case series, but … persons with exudative ARMD, especially those with early disease, who may benefit from photocoagulation therapy … Efficacy and stability of amblyopia therapy. Optom Vision Sci . 1992;69:747–754. [ PubMed ] 49. … Interferon alpha 2a for treatment of age-related macular degeneration [letter].

398. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     April 17, 2014 - projects the health outcomes that result from alternative interventions for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

399. Archived: Healthy Diet: Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care, January 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diet-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-adults-2003
     June 15, 2003 - Counseling interventions with a primary focus on weight loss, weight management, and/or the treatment … followup and support or refer to more intensive behavioral nutritional counseling (e.g., medical nutrition therapy … However, more research is needed to assess the long-term efficacy of these treatments and the balance … effects. 15 , 38 No studies examined adverse treatment effects. … of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III).

400. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     December 20, 2016 - For each included study, one investigator extracted information about design, population, tests or treatments … . 11 To do this, we qualitatively assessed the similarities and differences in populations, tests, treatments … Sexually Transmitted Infections: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment . … Oral antiviral therapy for prevention of genital herpes outbreaks in immunocompetent and nonpregnant … c Randomized trial of acyclovir (for HSV-2 suppressive therapy) to reduce HIV-1 transmission.