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81. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - (2.45 falls/patient vs 1.68 falls/patient; rate ratio, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.20-2.05) along with a non–statistically … congestive heart failure (vitamin E58) and lung cancer in smokers (beta-carotene59,60) when prescribed for prevention … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Evidence Report: Screening for … Oral docosahexaenoic acid in the prevention of exudative age-related macular degeneration: the Nutritional … The Alpha-Tocopherol Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Group.

82. Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 18, 2021 - Fall risk assessments (i.e., instruments validated to predict falls, not fractures). … Nonpharmacologic treatments (e.g., exercise, fall prevention interventions).

83. Final Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 12, 2025 - foods or fluids or nutrition therapy (e.g., meal replacement therapy) Interventions aimed at primary prevention … Cognitive function Function: ADLs, IADLs, global function Dementia-related symptoms/behaviors Safety (falls … treatment of cognitive impairment and have indications for their primary usage (CVD treatment or primary prevention

84. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2025 - The USPSTF has issued recommendations on interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults … and on the use of vitamin D and calcium to prevent fractures and falls in community-dwelling adults

85. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 25, 2020 - with harms, some of which are serious, including central nervous system disturbances, bradycardia, and falls … individual studies reported increased rates of serious adverse events, such as bradycardia, syncope, falls … Dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Lancet . 2017;390(10113):2673-2734. 13. … Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: U.S. … associated with adverse effects, which overall are small but occasionally serious, including syncope or falls

86. Archived: Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet: Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care, January 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 03, 2014 - providing controlled diets Counseling interventions aimed at weight loss or weight maintenance, falls … prevention, depression, cognitive functioning, or disease prevention other than CVD/diabetes mellitus

87. VitaminD, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 17, 2018 - VitaminD, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling … Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF VitaminD,Calcium,orCombinedSupplementationforthePrimary Prevention … Studies were excluded if participant enroll- ment was based on known high risk of fracture or falls or … community-dwelling popula- tions not known to have vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis, high risk for falls … Effect of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation on falls and non-vertebral fractures: secondary

88. New Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 22, 2025 - New Topic Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Indicates required field Form-wrapper Full Name Title/Department Organization May we contact you about this nomination? …

89. Announcements | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 05, 2025 - Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Falls

90. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 17, 2018 - Evidence Summary Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention … Studies were excluded if participant enrollment was based on known high risk of fracture or falls or … community-dwelling populations not known to have vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis, high risk for falls … Vitamin D with or without calcium supplementation for prevention of cancer and fractures: an updated … Effect of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation on falls and non-vertebral fractures: secondary

91. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 01, 2021 - A has a history of falls, mild cognitive impairment, and had a recent heart attack shortly after his … Although he qualifies for screening by his age, his recent heart attack, history of falls, and cognitive … , urinary urgency due to prostate resection may be inconvenient in a middle-aged man, but may cause falls … Reconsidering the approach to prevention recommendations for older adults.  … Screening in frail older people: an ounce of prevention or a pound of trouble? 

92. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    February 25, 2020 - associated with adverse effects, which overall are small but occasionally serious, including syncope or falls … harms, some of which are serious, including central nervous sys- tem disturbances, bradycardia, and falls … individual studies reported increased rates of serious adverse events, such as brady- cardia, syncope, falls … Some of the suggested stud- ies investigated the prevention of cognitive impairment by control- ling … Dementia prevention, intervention, and care.

93. JAMA (pdf file)
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    June 12, 2020 - ability to perform activities of daily living, work, and drive safely, as well as increased risk of falls … ability to perform activities of daily living, work, and drive safely, as well as increased risk of falls … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vision loss: a public health problem. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. … Prevention strategies for age-related cataract: present limitations and future possibilities.

94. Draft Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 06, 2025 - foods or fluids or nutrition therapy (e.g., meal replacement therapy) Interventions aimed at primary prevention … Cognitive function Function: ADLs, IADLs, global function Dementia-related symptoms/behaviors Safety (falls

95. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Fractures: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 10, 2011 - These functions suggest a possible role of vitamin D in cancer prevention. … vitamin D 3 of all included RCTs and demonstrated that the megadose increased the risk for fractures and falls … Should older people in residential care receive vitamin D to prevent falls? … Vitamin D supplementation and the prevention of fractures and falls: results of a randomised trial in … Annual high-dose oral vitamin D and falls and fractures in older women: a randomized controlled trial

96. Clinical Practice Update: Notable USPSTF 2024 Final Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 17, 2025 - Cancer Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents Interventions to Prevent Falls

97. Clinical Practice Update: Notable USPSTF 2024 Final Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2024 - Cancer Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents Interventions to Prevent Falls

98. Archived: Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 27, 2014 - drive and driving outcomes; other measures of morbidity and mortality; cognition; harms, including falls … capacity (including ability to drive and driving outcomes); other measures of morbidity and mortality; falls … as an outcome, revisions were made to ensure consistency of outcomes across screening and treatment (falls

99. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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    January 14, 2025 - The Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based

100. Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 11, 2017 - There was no evidence of greater incidence of serious adverse events, injuries, or falls in intervention … Seven physical activity– focused trials (n = 3565) reported the incidence of injuries, frac- tures, or falls … trial among women aged 40 to 74 years re- ported significantly more injuries (19% vs 14%, P = .03) and falls … known cardiovas- cular risk factors or to prevent or manage other health risks and conditions (eg, falls … Hypertension Prevention Phase II.