Fall Prevention Evidence and Policy Writing Practice Test
Practice questions on the 2018 USPSTF falls-prevention recommendation and the Writing Company Policy slides.
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1 What grade does the USPSTF assign to exercise interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 or older at increased risk?
- Grade A
- Grade B
- Grade C
- Grade D
The USPSTF recommends exercise interventions (B recommendation). It has moderate certainty of a moderate net benefit.
2 What is the USPSTF recommendation on vitamin D supplementation to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 or older?
- Grade B: offer it
- Grade C: offer it selectively
- Grade D: recommend against it
- I statement: evidence is insufficient
The USPSTF recommends against vitamin D supplementation to prevent falls (D recommendation). It has moderate certainty of no net benefit.
3 How should clinicians approach multifactorial interventions for older adults at increased fall risk, according to the USPSTF?
- Offer them routinely to all older adults (Grade A)
- Offer them selectively (Grade C)
- Recommend against them (Grade D)
- No recommendation is possible (I statement)
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians selectively offer multifactorial interventions (C recommendation), because the net benefit of routinely offering them is small.
4 In 2014, what percentage of community-dwelling adults 65 or older reported falling? (Enter the number only.)
The statement reports that 28.7% of community-dwelling adults 65 or older reported falling in 2014, resulting in 29 million falls.
5 According to the USPSTF, which factors should patients and clinicians consider when deciding whether multifactorial interventions are appropriate? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply
- Circumstances of prior falls
- Presence of comorbid medical conditions
- The patient's values and preferences
- The cost of providing the service
The statement names the circumstances of prior falls, comorbid medical conditions, and the patient's values and preferences. The USPSTF does not consider costs in its assessments.
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