Dating violence is a serious public health issue among adolescents due to the detrimental short- and long-term consequences. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between adolescent dating violence (ADV) and adverse health behavioral outcomes related to substance abuse, mental health, and select risky health behaviors such as feeling unsafe, school performance, and inadequate sleep within the state of Florida. This study used data from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The high school students represented a weighted total of 542,818 (n = 4301). Logistic regression analyses, stratified by gender, examined the relationship between ADV and health risk behaviors after adjusting for race and grade. Proportions of ADV were as follows: 3.1% of students reported being abused both physically and sexually; 3.4% reported being abused only physically; 3.9% reported being abused only sexually; and 89.6% were uninvolved. ADV was associated with almost all the health risk behavior outcomes studied, with a few exceptions. Experiencing both kinds of abuse held the highest odds ratio among the four mutually exclusive categories of ADV. The findings from this study could be helpful in identifying youths who demonstrate warning signs of ADV abuse and thus could provide opportunities for targeted preventive interventions.

There is limited research about the content and context of communication on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing among men in the state of Florida. The purpose of this study is to understand how the content communication (discussion of advantages and disadvantages of PSA testing between provider and patient; provider recommendations of PSA testing) and the context of communication (continuity of care denoted by the presence of a personal doctor) influence PSA testing. Data were drawn from the Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Receipt of PSA testing was the primary outcome. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to adjust for sociodemographic, clinical, healthcare access, and lifestyle characteristics when associating the content and context of communication with PSA testing. Discussions were classified into four mutually exclusive categories: discussions of advantages and disadvantages, only advantages, only disadvantages, and no discussion. The most significant predictors for PSA testing included physician recommendation, discussions including advantages, older age, non-smoking, and having a personal doctor. Individualized PSA screening may be a pathway to reducing racial disparities in screening for prostate cancer (PCa) and, by extension, lower incidence and mortality rates. Developing a bill to create an Office of Men’s Health at Health & Human Services is recommended.

Introduction: Functional movement disorders (FMDs) are abnormal involuntary movements that cannot be explained by structural neurological disease and fall under the spectrum of functional neurological disorders. Although much is known about FMDs in general, there is a paucity of data on their presentation, diagnosis, and management in older adults, particularly in Latin America. Objective: To review the available literature on FMDs in older adults (aged ≥ 65) in Latin America, focusing on epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic challenges, treatment, and prognosis, and to identify research gaps and priorities. Methods: Systematic searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, LILACS, SciELO, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar for studies reporting FMDs in older adults in Latin America during the last 10 years. Additionally, the study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251250181). Data extracted included country, sample size, mean/median age, FMD phenotype, diagnostic approach, treatment, and outcomes. However, narrative synthesis was used due to heterogeneity and paucity of data. Documents in English and Spanish were analyzed. Results: The search strategy and approach revealed extremely limited region-specific data. No eligible cohort or epidemiological studies focusing on older adults with FMDs in Latin America were identified. Existing reports are either descriptive or focus on younger adults; age-specific prevalence, phenotype distribution, and outcomes remain unknown. Conclusions: There is a major evidence gap concerning FMDs in older adults in Latin America, which poses clinical risks including misdiagnosis, delayed rehabilitation, and missed age-appropriate management. A region-tailored research agenda is proposed, including epidemiological studies, age-stratified cohorts, diagnostic and therapeutic adaptations, and capacity-building for multidisciplinary care. In light of the limited availability of region-specific data, this review integrates global evidence on FMDs in older adults and evaluates its relevance and implications for the Latin American setting.