Behavioral Counseling Interventions Expert Forum: Overview and Primer on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Methods

Susan J Curry; Evelyn P Whitlock

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.04.017

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Behavioral Counseling Interventions Expert Forum: Overview and Primer on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Methods

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Behavioral Counseling Interventions Expert Forum: Overview and Primer on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Methods

Susan J Curry and Evelyn P Whitlock

American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.49(3 Suppl 2), pp.S129-S137

09/2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.04.017

PMID: 26296547

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Abstract

The importance of behavioral counseling as a clinical preventive service derives from the social and economic burden of preventable disease in the U.S., the central role behavioral risk factors play as leading causes of premature morbidity and mortality, and the promise of the healthcare visit as a teachable moment for behavioral counseling support. In November 2013, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force convened an expert forum on behavioral counseling interventions. The forum brought together NIH, CDC, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality leaders, leading behavioral counseling researchers, and members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to discuss issues related to optimizing evidence-based behavioral counseling recommendations. This paper provides an overview of the methods used by the Task Force to develop counseling recommendations. Special focus is on the development and evaluation of evidence from systematic reviews. Assessment of the net benefit of a behavioral counseling intervention, based on the evidence review, determines the recommendation statement and accompanying letter grade. A recent Task Force recommendation on screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse provides a brief example.

Advisory Committees - organization & administration

Congresses as Topic

Preventive Health Services - methods

Review Literature as Topic

United States

Humans

Risk Factors

Counseling - methods

Evidence-Based Medicine

Behavior Therapy - methods

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Title: Subtitle: Behavioral Counseling Interventions Expert Forum: Overview and Primer on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Methods
Creators: Susan J Curry - College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Electronic address: sue-curry@uiowa.edu
Evelyn P Whitlock - Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates Evidence-based Practice Center, Portland, Oregon
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.49(3 Suppl 2), pp.S129-S137
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.04.017
PMID: 26296547
NLM abbreviation: Am J Prev Med
ISSN: 0749-3797
eISSN: 1873-2607
Publisher: Netherlands
Language: English
Date published: 09/2015
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984063135502771

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