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June 24, 2025 - millions of US residents across the lifespan and is often unrecognized. 1-3 Nearly one-half of US adult … sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking in their lifetime. 1 , 3 Approximately one-half of US adult … refers to acts whereby a trusted person (eg, a caregiver) causes or creates risk of harm to an older adult … IPV, lifetime abuse, or the ability to predict future IPV. 1 , 35 The majority of studies recruited adult … IPV
Two trials in adult women reported on harms of screening for IPV and identified no adverse effects
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June 15, 2003 - JAMA PDF
Recommendation Summary
Population
Recommendation
Grade
Adult … factors for cardiovascular disease
The USPSTF recommends intensive behavioral dietary counseling for adult … Two approaches appear promising for the general population of adult patients in primary care settings … The optimal interval for screening adults or children is not known. … (Adult Treatment Panel III).
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September 01, 2012 - Management of Obesity in Adults: U.S. … Recommendation: The USPSTF recommends screening all adults
for obesity. … RATIONALE
Importance
The prevalence of obesity in the United States is high,
exceeding 30% in adult … Adults aged 18 years or older
Screen for obesity. … Update of Previous USPSTF Recommendation
In 2003, the USPSTF recommended that clinicians
screen all adult
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June 01, 2025 - Recommendation: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults … and harms of screening for caregiver
abuse and neglect in older or vulnerable adults. … : Prevalence estimates of abuse in older
adults vary, but abuse is common. … The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in adolescents and adults. … for older adults and adults with vulnerabilities.
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November 13, 2018 - men aged 21 to 64 years or 3 drinks per day or 7 drinks per week (42 g/d or 98 g/week) for all adult … , 27 in general adult populations, 1 in older adults, and 2 in pregnant or postpartum women. … Other adult populations (young adults, older adults, and pregnant women) had similar results. 1
Seven … , 29 in general adult populations, 4 in older adults, and 11 in pregnant or postpartum women. 1 Trials … Among 37 adult trials (n = 15,974), adults in intervention groups reduced the number of drinks per week
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June 04, 2024 - Refer older adults at increased risk for falls to exercise interventions. … per 1000 older adults). … Nonfatal and fatal falls among adults aged ≥65 years—United States, 2020–2021. … Coordinated Care Plan to Prevent Older Adult Falls. Published 2021. Accessed April 9, 2024. … Clinical Preventive Service Recommendation: fall prevention in older adults.
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Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Clinical Summary
Figure. … Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Clinical Summary
Population Asymptomatic adults, including … Screening Tests Evidence on the use of validated screening questionnaires in asymptomatic adults (or … adults with unrecognized symptoms) to
accurately identify who will benefit from further testing for … evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for OSA in
asymptomatic adults
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Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary
Screening for High Blood Pressure … in Adults: Clinical Summary
Population Adults aged ≥18 y without known hypertension
Recommendation … Screening Interval Adults aged ≥40 y and persons at increased risk for high blood pressure should be … Adults aged 18 to 39 y with
normal blood pressure (<130/85 mm Hg) who do not have other risk factors … Balance of Benefits
and Harms The net benefit of screening for high blood pressure in adults is substantial
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March 01, 2004 - ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement
Summary of
Recommendations … The USPSTF recommends against routine
screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
in asymptomatic adults … Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults
Recommendation Statement
U.S. … products for HCV infection.1 HCV
infection-related end-stage liver disease accounts
for more than 30% of adult … health outcomes for HCV-infected
adults.
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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary
Figure. … Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary
Population Asymptomatic adults
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November 07, 2023 - Dental caries is the most common condition in adults worldwide; more than 90% of US adults are affected … ;adults with disabilities; older adults; adults living in rural and urban underserved areas; adults without … ; adults with disabilities; adults 65 years or older or living in institutional settings; adults living … in rural and urban underserved areas; adults without insurance or with public insurance; and adults … Prevalence of periodontitis in adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010.
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June 04, 2024 - Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults Exercise … can reduce the likelihood of falls in adults 65 and older; additional interventions might be helpful … Statement on Interventions
to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
Exercise can reduce the likelihood of … falls in adults 65 and older; additional
interventions might be helpful for some older adults
WASHINGTON … The Task
Force recommends exercise interventions to help prevent falls in adults 65 years or older who
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
August 05, 2025 - in progress
Draft Recommendation Statement
Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults … , including those who are pregnant, and providing brief counseling interventions to adults who screen … The USPSTF reviewed 79 trials to assess the benefits of interventions to reduce UAU in adult populations … Surgeon General, 23 the NIAAA, 17 and the CDC, 15 agree with the 2018 USPSTF recommendation that adult … interventions to adults who screen positive for UAU behaviors has a moderate net benefit .
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
February 12, 2015 - Are improvements in child weight outcomes associated with reduced likelihood of adult obesity? … in age- and sex-specific body mass index [BMI] percentile) is necessary to reduce the likelihood of adult … life measures)
Disability (global measures of disability, such as activities of daily living)
Adult
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December 01, 2007 - Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
Population
Adult General Population1
Recommendation … Grade: A
Screening Tests
High blood pressure (hypertension) is usually defined in adults … Screening Intervals
The optimal interval for screening adults for hypertension is not known. … intake
Suggestions for Practice
Other Relevant
Recommendations from the
USPSTF
Adults … Adults should be screened for hyperlipidemia (depending on age, sex, risk factors) and smoking.
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June 01, 2023 - B
Grade
Adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons, and older adults (65 years or older): … I
Statement
Adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons, and older adults (65 years or older … and older adults and the 2016 recommendation statement on screening for MDD in adults. … • Treatment for MDD in adults includes psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy. … Suicide is the
10th-leading cause of death in US adults.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
October 23, 2018 - available screening tools may reasonably identify women experiencing IPV, trials of IPV screening in adult … = 707) enrolled participants from a variety of Canadian clinical settings. 15 All studies enrolled adult … Overall, consistent evidence from 3 RCTs found no benefit of screening adult women for IPV followed by … Consistent evidence from 3 RCTs (n = 3759) found no benefit of screening adult women for IPV over 3 to … Adult Services Program Office, Comparison of Definitions: Florida Statutes 415 and 825.
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June 01, 2024 - Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults … Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation
Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults … B
Grade
Community-dwelling adults 65 years or older:
The USPSTF recommends exercise interventions … to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or
older who are at increased risk for falls … Refer older adults at increased risk for falls to exercise interventions.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
February 27, 2025 - Email
Print
in progress
Draft Research Plan
Tobacco Cessation in Adults … What harms are associated with tobacco cessation interventions in adults, including those who are pregnant … , including pregnant adults:
Randomized clinical trials
Nonrandomized studies of interventions … Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among adults: an overview of systematic reviews. … WHO Clinical Treatment Guideline for Tobacco Cessation in Adults. Accessed January 6, 2025.
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August 05, 2025 - Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults … Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce
Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults … B
Grade
The USPSTF recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults … a
more serious problem develops, so it is important that all adults be screened … The benefits of screening and counseling in adults far outweigh any potential harms.