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1061. Recommendation: 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 - These recommendations do not apply to persons with a history of osteoporotic fractures, increased risk … These recommendations do not apply to persons with a history of osteoporotic fractures, increased risk … 3 months after a hip fracture, a patient’s mortality risk is 5 to 8 times that of a similarly aged person … Other comments requested clarification of the role of vitamin D in persons with known osteoporosis or … Vitamin D supplementation and fracture incidence in elderly persons.

1062. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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      Generally, persons with a 10-year risk greater than 20% are considered to be high-risk, those with a

1063. Archived: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 13, 2016 - No trial data evaluated statin use among persons in this age group without CVD risk factors; thus, the … As noted previously, these persons were generally excluded from the prevention trials evaluating the … Fewer persons in this population will benefit from the intervention, so the decision to initiate use … with highly elevated lipid levels (eg, persons with familial hypercholesterolemia). … Cholesterol lowering in intermediate-risk persons without cardiovascular disease.

1064. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 20, 2018 - included direct counseling provided either by primary care physicians 30 , 47 or by health educators in person … Family-focused and electronically delivered interventions, perhaps combined with in-person counseling … : 334 (98.2) Sun sensitivity: 2.29 (0.69) c Family history of skin cancer: 340 (100) In-person

1065. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 13, 2002 - In persons at higher risk (for example, those with a first-degree relative who receives a diagnosis with … Yield of screening should increase in older persons (because of higher incidence of colorectal cancer … A person at age 50 has about a 5% lifetime risk of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer and a 2.5% … Other persons at increased risk include patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis, persons with previously … in persons older than 45.

1066. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2009 - There is convincing evidence that screening with a visual acuity test identifies persons with refractive … Prevalence of vision impair- ment increases with age and ranges from 1% in persons age 65 to 69 years … to 17% in persons older than 80 years (3). … with myopia and 86% to 96% of persons with hyperopia achieving visual acuity of 20/40 or better. … A randomized trial of office-based screening for common problems in older persons.

1067. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 15, 2013 - At the time of diagnosis, more than 50% of persons with oral and pharyngeal cancer have regional or distant … However, HPV prevalence can be as high as 20% for persons who have more than 20 lifetime sexual partners … oral infection is estimated at 1% in adults aged 14 to 69 years (an estimated 2.13 million infected persons … More than one half of all persons with oral and pharyngeal cancer have regional or distant metastases … African Americans previously had higher incidence rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer than white persons

1068. Behavioral Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - The USPSTF found fair evidence that providing ongoing support for patients, through in-person visits

1069. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2004 - United States, accounting for approximately 30,000 deaths with an age-adjusted rate of 10.7 per 100,000 persons … 100,000).5 Suicide also affects adolescent and young adults; it is the third leading cause of death among persons … population of 10,000 in which 10 patients will attempt suicide (10-fold more than the 10 in 100,000 persons … One prospective study identified reasonable test characteristics for persons reporting that they were … Several studies showed improvement for intermediate outcomes, primarily for persons at high risk for

1070. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 15, 2004 - United States, accounting for approximately 30,000 deaths with an age-adjusted rate of 10.7 per 100,000 persons … . 5 Suicide also affects adolescent and young adults; it is the third leading cause of death among persons … population of 10,000 in which 10 patients will attempt suicide (10-fold more than the 10 in 100,000 persons … One prospective study identified reasonable test characteristics for persons reporting that they were … Several studies showed improvement for intermediate outcomes, primarily for persons at high risk for

1071. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2013 - Hollis, PhD Background: Interventions to prevent smoking uptake or encour- age cessation among young persons … In addition, no smoking cessation medica- tions are currently approved for use in young persons. … We found a statistically significant reduced relative risk for smoking initiation among young persons … 10% of the young persons in the control group reported 7-day abstinence at 6 months. … it is not clear whether the additional components that many of the trials included (for example, in-person

1072. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 01, 2014 - disability in geriatric populations can result from many small risks acting together, and different persons … USPSTF must often extrapolate results from middle-aged adults or younger older adults to much older persons … may also increase, and the time until benefit may exceed the life expectancy of an older or frailer person … Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community. 

1073. Archived: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 18, 2014 - Its prevalence increases with age, to 5% in persons aged 71 to 79 years, 24% in those aged 80 to 89 … In persons aged 71 years and older, approximately 16% of women have dementia compared with 11% of men … Ten additional trials reported on memantine in persons with moderate dementia. … Only 4 trials were conducted in persons with MCI and reported global cognitive function 18–21 . … that these medications or supplements provided a benefit in global cognitive or physical function in persons

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      December 01, 2014 - targeting risky sexual behaviors to prevent STIs (alone or in combination with other behaviors) in persons … Half of these cases occur in persons aged 15 to 24 years. … Increased STI preva- lence rates are also found in men who have sex with men (MSM), persons with low … incomes living in urban settings, current or former inmates, military recruits, persons who exchange … drug users, persons with a history of sexual abuse, and patients at public STI clinics.

1075. 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 for some older adults 1 www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org Task Force Issues Final Recommendatio…

1076. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 07, 2013 - Does regular aspirin use in persons … The age range for the population of interest was changed from persons age 18 years and older to persons

1077. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 15, 2013 - How effective are different screening strategies in identifying persons with gonococcal and chlamydial … adults (ages ≥18 years) and adolescents (ages 13 to <18 years) Symptomatic patients, children, persons … screening in asymptomatic men, nonpregnant women, and adolescents, the target population was clarified as persons

1078. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 11, 2016 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts Breast Cancer: Screening January 11, 2016 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent o…

1079. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 23, 2014 - An observational study evaluating a risk prediction tool to identify persons with chlamydia in high-risk … These risk factors are often used to define persons at increased risk in screening recommendations. … However, several studies included symptomatic persons and non–nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs … In these studies, persons testing positive for chlamydia had greater anxiety 39 , 40 , 42 and more … Chlamydia trachomatis trends in the United States among persons 14 to 39 years of age, 1999–2008.

1080. N3Veybr4Zdhzfqsw3Erlhe (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2014 - The mag- nitude of these benefits would be smaller in asymptomatic persons in the general population. … In addition, the USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for persons at increased risk for cardiovascular … , 25 per 100 000 persons for lacunar stroke (small vessel disease), and 52 per 100 000 persons for stroke … , and persons with heart disease. … No externally validated risk-stratification tools can re- liably distinguish between persons who have