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ArticleJAMA2016

Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Albert L Siu, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, David C Grossman, Karina W Davidson, John W Epling, Francisco A R García, Matthew Gillman, Alex R Kemper, Alex H Krist and 7 more

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Article in JAMA, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Application of Discrete Event Simulation Models for COPD Management: A Systematic Review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025
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  6. Performance of alternative COPD case-finding tools: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2021
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  16. Integrated care for chronic respiratory disease: a narrative review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  17. Pre-COPD: Impact on prevention, detection, and treatment.Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Albert L SiuMount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York2James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Kirsten Bibbins-DomingoUniversity of California, San Francisco.
David C GrossmanGroup Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
Karina W DavidsonColumbia University, New York, New York.
John W EplingState University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.
Francisco A R GarcíaPima County Department of Health, Tucson, Arizona.
Matthew GillmanHarvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Alex R KemperDuke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Alex H KristFairfax Family Practice, Fairfax, Virginia11Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Ann E KurthYale School of Nursing, West Haven, Connecticut.
C Seth LandefeldUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham.
Carol M MangioneUniversity of California, Los Angeles.
Diane M HarperUniversity of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
William R PhillipsUniversity of Washington, Seattle.
Maureen G PhippsBrown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Michael P PignoneUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceAbout 14% of US adults aged 40 to 79 years have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and it is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Persons with severe COPD are often unable to participate in normal physical activity due to deterioration of lung function.

objectiveTo update the 2008 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults. EVIDENCE REVIEW: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on whether screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults (those who do not recognize or report respiratory symptoms) improves health outcomes. The USPSTF reviewed the diagnostic accuracy of screening tools (including prescreening questionnaires and spirometry); whether screening for COPD improves the delivery and uptake of targeted preventive services, such as smoking cessation or relevant immunizations; and the possible harms of screening for and treatment of mild to moderate COPD.

findingsSimilar to 2008, the USPSTF did not find evidence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic persons improves health-related quality of life, morbidity, or mortality. The USPSTF determined that early detection of COPD, before the development of symptoms, does not alter the course of the disease or improve patient outcomes. The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that screening for COPD in asymptomatic persons has no net benefit. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION: The USPSTF recommends against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults. (D recommendation).

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Advisory CommitteesAsymptomatic DiseasesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAdultAgedEarly DiagnosisHealth StatusHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentSmoking CessationSpirometrySurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States

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