Guideline Access - Preventive care recommendations to promote health equity

The accuracy of screening and the effectiveness of treatments indi- Harms cate that the benefits of screening, including the promotion of Potential harms of screening include stigmatization related to having health equity, clearly outweigh harms (therefore, the recom- testing done or being diagnosed with HIV,134 and harms associated mendation is strong). [...] The accuracy of screening and the effectiveness of treatment indi- Rationale cate that the benefits of screening, including the promotion of We did not identify trials of screening compared with usual care. [...] The accuracy of For adults (35 studies, n = 114 182), studies of brief screening screening and the effectiveness of treatments indicate that the instruments commonly report sensitivities and specificities benefits of screening, including the promotion of health equity, between 0.70 and 0.85; for example, studies of screening with a clearly outweigh the harms (therefore, the recommendation is singl. [...] The accuracy of Potential harms of screening include harms of pharmacologic screening and the effectiveness of treatments indicate that the treatment, such as adverse effects of commonly used anti- benefits of screening, including the promotion of health equity, depressants (e.g., agitation, sexual dysfunction or weight gain, clearly outweigh the harms (therefore, the recommendation is and withdra. [...] The accuracy of screening and the effecti veness of treatments indicate that the benefits of screen- Dental caries ing, including the promotion of health equity, clearly outweigh We recommend screening for dental caries, education about oral the harms (therefore, the recommendation is strong).