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321. Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health Information for Older Adults - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-meaningful-access-internet-health-information-older-adults/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - important to identify ways to reduce barriers to access and use of health IT applications by older adult … intended to enhance the usability of the tools to support effective use of health IT applications by older adult … A series of focus groups involving older adult users and clinicians who work with older adults and underserved … develop a set of tools that are easy to use and support effective use of e-health applications by older adult … (Achieved) Evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of these tools among adult health

322. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - aged 50 to 54 years, to 15.2% in adults aged 65 to 69 years, to 20.4% in adults 80 years or older.1 … Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Clinical Summary Population Adults 65 years or … Adult vision: 19 to 40 years of age. … American Optometric Association. http://www.aoa.org /patients-and-public/good-vision-throughout-life /adult-vision … Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation Preferred Practice Pattern(®) Guidelines.

323. Elderly | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2024 - Elderly A digital communication intervention to support older adults … A digital communication intervention to support older adults and their care partners transitioning home … Project Name Scalable Digital Communication Intervention to Support Older Adults and Care Partners … Personalization in digital health interventions for older adults with cancer: A scoping review. … Management of fall risk among older adults in diverse primary care settings.

324. 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 for some older adults (pdf file)
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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

325. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2016 - aged 50 to 54 years, to 15.2% in adults aged 65 to 69 years, to 20.4% in adults 80 years or older. 1 … ocular disease than younger adults; in addition, older adults also have normal age-related changes in … Adult Vision: 19 to 40 Years of Age. St. Louis, MO: American Optometric Association; 2014. … Accessed at http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/good-vision-throughout-life/adult-vision-19-to-40 … Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation Preferred Practice Pattern(®) Guidelines.

326. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2024 - Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the … Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-prevent-falls-older-adults-updated-evidence-report-and- systematic-review-us … Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in adults aged 65 years and older, and prevention is … This review of interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults was conducted for the

327. Czaja, Sara | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health Information for Older Adults … Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health Information for Older Adults - Final Report. … Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health Information for Older Adults … Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health Information for Older Adults … Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health Information for Older Adults

328. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statements on Screening for Anxiety Disorders, Depression, and Suicide Risk in Adults (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - Final Recommendation Statements on Screening for Anxiety Disorders, Depression, and Suicide Risk in Adults … on whether screening can help prevent suicide in adults. … and screening for anxiety disorders in adults. … screening for anxiety disorders in adults age 65 or older. … so adults can receive the care they need.”

329. Functional decline associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling older adults with dementia. | PSNet
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     June 13, 2018 - associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling older adults … associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling older adults … associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling older adults … Patient and physician perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults … May 12, 2021 Deprescribing for community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and

330. Clinical Summary: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (pdf file)
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     Clinical Summary: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults … Clinical Summary: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults … Population Women of reproductive age Older or vulnerable adults Recommendation Screen for … valid, reliable screening tools in the primary care setting to identify abuse of older or vulnerable adults … reduces exposure to abuse, physical or mental harms, or mortality in older or vulnerable adults.

331. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 06, 2024 - Initiative to deprescribe high-risk drugs for older adults presenting to the emergency department after … risk drugs for older adults presenting to the emergency department after falls. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/initiative-deprescribe-high-risk-drugs-older-adults-presenting-emergency … - department-after Inappropriate medications can increase the risk of falls among older adults. … This observational study of older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) after a fall evaluated

332. Archived: Final Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
     August 25, 2016 - adult abuse and neglect screening and treatment studies conducted in emergency room settings to primary … enrolling older adult (age ≥60 years) and vulnerable a adult (age ≥18 years) populations presenting … , including counseling, case management, home visitation, and referral to community services (e.g., adult … b Outcomes that are specific to pregnancy apply to vulnerable adult women of childbearing age. … d Results will be stratified by study setting to assess whether results for older/vulnerable adult abuse

333. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2020 - B Grade For adults 18 years or older Screen by asking questions about unhealthy drug use in adults … • Adults 18 years or older and adolescents, including those who are pregnant and postpartum. … • Does not apply to: o Adolescents or adults who have a currently diagnosed drug use disorder or … Previously in 2008, there was insufficient evidence to make a recommendation for adults. … For adults: Ask adults about unhealthy drug use.

334. Gustafson, David H. | Digital Healthcare Research
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     October 11, 2023 - Using smart displays to implement an eHealth system for older adults with multiple chronic conditions … Using smart displays to implement an eHealth system for older adults with multiple chronic conditions … Project Name Using Smart Devices to Implement an Evidence-based eHealth System for Older Adults … Using the NIATx Model to implement user-centered design of technology for older adults. … , as well as technologies that provide health information, resources, and tools to connect aging adults

335. STATISTICAL BRIEF #221: Dental Coverage of Children and Young Adults under Age 21, United States, 1996 and 2006
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     September 01, 2008 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #221: Dental Coverage of Children and Young Adults under Age 21, United States, … Poor, low, and middle income children and young adults under the age of 21 were much more likely to have … A higher proportion of children and young adults under the age of 21 had at least one dental visit in … During 2006, approximately 45.1 percent or 37.2 million children and young adults under the age of 21 … Dental Coverage of Children and Young Adults under Age 21, United States, 1996 and 2006.

336. STATISTICAL BRIEF #313: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2008
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     February 01, 2011 - BRIEF #313: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults … $155.7 billion and accounted for two-thirds of total expenditures spent on prescription drugs by the adult … Forty-six percent of the adult population with a prescribed drug expense in 2008 purchased a central … Two-thirds (67.4 percent) of the adult population had a prescription drug expenditure in 2008. … adults age 18 and older, 2008 Therapeutic classifications Percentage of adults with prescribed

337. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2021 - D Grade For the general adult population: Do not screen for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. … This recommendation applies to adults without a history of stroke or neurologic signs or symptoms of … The USPSTF continues to recommend against screening for carotid artery stenosis in asymptomatic adults … These include: • Screening for high blood pressure in adults • Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm … • Interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including pregnant persons • Interventions

338. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Cardiovascular Risk Factors (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults … This final recommendation statement applies to adults who are overweight or obese and who have at least … The Task Force recognizes, however, that all adults, whether they are at increased risk for CVD or … | 4 Healthy Lifestyles Counseling for High-Risk Adults What is the U.S. … Department of Agriculture) Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults (U.S.

339. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Cardiovascular Risk Factors (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults … This final recommendation statement applies to adults who are overweight or obese and who have at least … The Task Force recognizes, however, that all adults, whether they are at increased risk for CVD or … | 4 Healthy Lifestyles Counseling for High-Risk Adults What is the U.S. … Department of Agriculture) Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults (U.S.

340. STATISTICAL BRIEF #87: Attitudes toward Health Insurance among Adults Age 18 and Over
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     July 01, 2005 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #87: Attitudes toward Health Insurance among Adults Age 18 and Over …   STATISTICAL BRIEF #87: Attitudes toward Health Insurance among Adults … In 2002, adults age 18-44 were more likely than persons age 65 and over to feel that they did not need … Further, adults with more than 12 years of education were slightly less likely to agree that "health … Attitudes toward Health Insurance among Adults Age 18 and Over, 1987 and 2002 .