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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - Do primary care behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase physical activity, and/ … Do primary care behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet, increase physical activity, and/ … What adverse events are associated with primary care behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet … Include
Exclude
Study aim
Primary prevention of CVD
Secondary or tertiary prevention … in or recruited from settings not generalizable to primary care (e.g., worksites, university classrooms
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xBhJwGtUHqmEvPg_gKk4nw
January 01, 2001 - children and adolescents and enable the
USPSTF to make evidence-based recommendations for oral health in primary … Comparison
Outcomes/
Timing Setting
Research is needed
to assess the
effectiveness and
harms of primary … Change in
dental caries,
periodontal
disease, and
tooth loss
Range of US
nondental
primary care … needed
on the diagnostic
accuracy of oral
health
examinations and
risk assessment
tools in the
primary … loss
Improved
quality of life,
functional
status, and
morbidity
Range of US
nondental
primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/food-insecurity-screening
March 11, 2025 - There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for food insecurity in the primary … Study settings included primary care (4 studies), primary care plus emergency department (2 studies), … Primary care–based and primary care–referrable interventions generally offer only limited “treatment” … Screening for food insecurity in the primary care setting: type of visit matters. … The effectiveness of food insecurity screening in pediatric primary care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/d8DVjQhw6JgjWaBtED97s6
care
settings or
referrable from
primary care
Research is needed on the long-term harms (at
least … care
settings or
referrable from
primary care
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf … care
settings or
referrable from
primary care
3
Research Gap
Key
Questions*
or … care
settings or
referrable from
primary care
4
Research Gap
Key
Questions*
or … care
settings or
referrable from
primary care
5
Note: In general, pragmatic trials are
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
February 12, 2015 - Do weight management interventions * for children and adolescents that are primary care feasible or … referable from primary care improve health outcomes during childhood or reduce obesity in adulthood? … Do weight management interventions * for children and adolescents that are primary care feasible or … referable from primary care reduce excess weight or age-associated excess weight gain? … care setting, feasible in “usual” primary care, or referable from primary care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan105/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
September 25, 2014 - Is there direct evidence that targeted screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in primary … What proportion of U.S. adults receiving care in primary care settings belong to a population at increased … , and what proportion are screened for LTBI in primary care settings? … What is the reported frequency of screening for LTBI in adults in U.S. primary care settings, both overall … As a result, the USPSTF included additional settings providing primary care services in the research
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/reconsidering-approach-prevention-recommendations-older-adults-figure-2
December 01, 2010 - Figure 2 is an analytic framework that depicts the events that older adults experience while undergoing primary … years and older; the subpopulation for key question 4 (How are high-risk older adults identified for primary … Key Questions
KQ1: Is there direct evidence that primary care interventions reduce fall-related injury … KQ2: Do primary care interventions used alone or in combination in community-dwelling older adults reduce … KQ4: How are high-risk older adults identified for primary care fall interventions?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-abuse-older-vulnerable-adults
April 20, 2023 - Populations
Studies enrolling adolescents * and adults (age 18 years or older) presenting for primary … clinician-administered screening methods; instruments must be feasible for use in screening in U.S. primary … care settings or referred to by primary care services, including counseling, psychological interventions … care clinics or other settings where primary care services are offered, such as student health centers … care settings or referred to by primary care services, including counseling, psychological interventions
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
April 20, 2023 - Populations
Studies enrolling adolescents * and adults (age 18 years or older) presenting for primary … clinician-administered screening methods; instruments must be feasible for use in screening in U.S. primary … care settings or referred to by primary care services, including counseling, psychological interventions … care clinics or other settings where primary care services are offered, such as student health centers … care settings or referred to by primary care services, including counseling, psychological interventions
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary48/suicide-risk-screening-2004
May 15, 2004 - A primary reviewer abstracted relevant information into evidence tables. … could be performed in either primary or specialty care settings. … for suicide risk in a primary care setting is a daunting challenge. … Of the 2 studies directly involving primary care, 1 recruited some of its patients from a primary care … in primary care settings.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
June 30, 2022 - Systematically Reviewed
Do primary … Do primary care–relevant behavioral, pharmacotherapy, or combined weight management interventions for … Do primary care–relevant behavioral, pharmacotherapy, or combined weight management interventions for … What is the prevalence of BMI assessment in children and adolescents in primary care practice? … care setting, feasible in “usual” primary care, or referable from primary care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/CXDusYW7s2xdypXMpnW9sw
June 20, 2023 - Only 2 RCTs of pharmacotherapy in primary care patients met
criteria for inclusion. … Intervention for Treatment of Anxiety in Primary Care Populations
Reported in Primary Randomized Clinical … care settings but that are seen
regularly in primary care settings, nevertheless. … Panic disorder in
primary care. … A randomized
trial of a brief mental health intervention for
primary care patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/food-insecurity-draft-bulletin.pdf
July 22, 2024 - Statement on Screening for Food Insecurity
Task Force found limited evidence on how screening in primary … determined there is not enough
evidence to recommend for or against screening for food insecurity in the primary … “While we found limited evidence on whether
screening in primary care improves overall health, we know … “The Task Force recognizes the complexities of addressing social risks like food insecurity in primary … He also practices and teaches rural primary care at MU Health Care Family
Medicine–Callaway Physicians
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
July 17, 2025 - adults who currently use tobacco, regardless of readiness to quit, including relapse prevention
Primary … care–relevant tobacco cessation interventions that can be provided in primary care or are feasible to … refer to from primary care, including FDA-approved pharmacotherapy (i.e., nicotine replacement therapy … media, community-wide campaigns), inpatient programs
Setting
Any setting applicable to primary … care, including interventions that take place in settings that can be referred to from primary care
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
April 06, 2004 - Screening for alcohol problems in primary care: a systematic review. … Committee on the Future of Primary Care. Primary Care: America’s Health in a New Era. … Self-report screening tests for alcohol problems in primary care. … Brief intervention in a primary care setting for hazardous drinkers. … Computer-enhanced primary care practitioner advice for high-risk college drinkers in a student primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary20/depression-in-adults-screening-2009
December 15, 2009 - Efficacy of newer medications for treating depression in primary care patients. … Characteristics and course of major depression in older primary care patients. … Primary care physician office visits for depression by older Americans. … Randomized trial of case-finding for depression in elderly primary care patients. … The generalizability of results to primary care was questionable.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-screening-2002
May 07, 2002 - Recognition, management, and outcomes of depression in primary care. … Case-finding instruments for depression in primary care settings. … Primary care physicians' medical decision making for late-life depression. … Randomized trial of case-finding for depression in elderly primary care patients. … The cost-utility of screening for depression in primary care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/how-the-uspstf-gets-input-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) is an independent group of national experts in
primary … The Task Force makes recommendations about preventive
services offered in the primary care setting or … referred by a primary care clinician. … The Task Force is made up
experts in the felds of preventive medicine and primary care, including internal … National organizations that represent primary care clinicians, consumers, and other primary care stakeholders
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/ahrq-support-of-the-uspstf-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) is
a volunteer group of national experts in primary … Recommendations address only services offered in the
primary care setting or services referred by a … primary care
clinician. … The Task Force makes recommendations to help
primary care clinicians and patients decide together whether
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/tumaini-rucker-coker-md-mba
January 01, 2022 - Coker has practiced primary care for 20 years, caring for infants, children, and adolescents, and teaches … Coker’s research focuses on community-partnered pediatric primary care delivery design to eliminate health … Her primary research is in partnership with community clinics and the parents they serve and has focused … Coker is a member of the National Academies’ Standing Committee on Primary Care and serves as a member … Coker was appointed to the Task Force due to her particular expertise in health promotion and primary