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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedChou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C
Screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
This update of a 2009 systematic review on screening for impaired visual acuity among older adults found that new evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of visual acuity screening tests was limited and consistent with previous findings that screening questions or a visual acuity test was associated with suboptimal accuracy. Direct evidence found no significant difference between vision screening in older adults in primary care settings vs no screening for improving visual acuity or other clinical outcomes.
AHRQ-funded.
Citation: Chou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C .
Screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA 2016 Mar 1;315(9):915-33. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0783.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Evidence-Based Practice, Eye Disease and Health, Primary Care, Screening, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Piper MA, Evans CV, Burda BU
Diagnostic and predictive accuracy of blood pressure screening methods with consideration of rescreening intervals: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The purpose of this paper is to update a systematic review on the benefits and harms of screening for high BP in adults and to summarize evidence on rescreening intervals and diagnostic and predictive accuracy of different BP methods for cardiovascular events. It concluded that evidence supports ambulatory blood pressure monitoring as the reference standard for confirming elevated office BP screening results to avoid misdiagnosis and overtreatment of persons with isolated clinic hypertension.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200151I.
Citation: Piper MA, Evans CV, Burda BU .
Diagnostic and predictive accuracy of blood pressure screening methods with consideration of rescreening intervals: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Ann Intern Med 2015 Feb 3;162(3):192-204. doi: 10.7326/m14-1539..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Blood Pressure, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Screening, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines