USPSTF/PPIP-Related Articles, August 1, 2014

American Journal of Managed Care
Liu Y, Lawrence RH, Falck-Ytter Y, Watts B, Hirsch AA. Evaluating a hepatitis C quality gap: missed opportunities for HCV-related care. Am J Manag Care 2014 Jul; 20(7):e257-64. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults and comments in AHRQ-authored article by Ngo-Metzger et al. (both in Ann Intern Med, 2013).]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Hillyer GC, Schmitt KM, Freedberg DE, Kramer RA, Su Y, Rosenberg RM, Neugut AI. Fecal-based colorectal cancer screening among the uninsured in northern Manhattan. Am J Prev Med 2014 Aug; 47(2):182-7. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Colorectal Cancer, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Feldman S. Human papillomavirus testing for primary cervical cancer screening: is it time to abandon Papanicolaou testing? JAMA Intern Med 2014 Jul 28; epub ahead of print. [Mentions USPSTF recommendations on cervical cancer screening.]

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Pandey TS. Age appropriate screening for cancer: evidence-based practice in the United States of America. J Postgrad Med 2014 Jul-Sep; 60(3):318-21. [Describes the function and organization of the USPSTF and discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009), cervical cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012), colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008), and prostate cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.

Maternal and Child Health Journal
Cha S, Masho SW. Discussions about intimate partner violence during prenatal care in the United States: the role of race/ethnicity and insurance status. Matern Child Health J 2014 Aug; 18(6):1413-22. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for family and intimate partner violence (Ann Fam Med, 2004) and USPSTF-sponsored updated systematic review by Nelson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2012) on screening women for intimate partner violence.] Select to access the abstract.

Poorman E, Gazmararian J, Parker RM, Yang B, Elon L. Use of text messaging for maternal and infant health: a systematic review of the literature. Matern Child Health J 2014 Aug 1; epub ahead of print. [Uses the USPSTF’s endorsement as a criteria for selection of relevant studies.] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Care
Seidenwurm D, Logsdon M. Localized prostate cancer: regional variation and national policy. Med Care 2014 Aug; 52(8):677-9. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012.]

Cunningham BA, Bonham VL, Sellers SL, Yeh HC, Cooper LA. Physicians' anxiety due to uncertainty and use of race in medical decision making. Med Care 2014 Aug; 52(8):728-33. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer and screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2012 and 2008, respectively).] Select to access the abstract.

Warriner AH, Outman RC, Feldstein AC, Roblin DW, Allison JJ, Curtis JR, Redden DT, Rix MM, Robinson BE, Rosales AG, et al. Effect of self-referral on bone mineral density testing and osteoporosis treatment. Med Care 2014 Aug; 52(8): 743-50. [Supported by grant K12 HS19465-01 (to first author); cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for osteoporosis (Ann Intern Med, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Decision Making
Turner RM, Walter SD, Macaskill P, McCaffery KJ, Irwig L. Sample size and power when designing a randomized trial for the estimation of treatment, selection, and preference effects. Med Decis Making 2014 Aug; 34(6):711-19. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Whitlock et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2011) on liquid-based cytology and human papillomavirus testing to screen for cervical cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Mitruka K, Thornton K, Cusick S, Orme C, Moore A, Manch RA, Box T, Carroll C, Holtzman D, Ward JW, et al. Expanding primary care capacity to treat hepatitis C virus infection through an evidence-based care model—Arizona and Utah, 2012-2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014 May 9; 63(18):393-8. [Mentions the USPSTF’s recommendation of HCV testing for persons born during 1945-1965 and others at risk.] Select to access the abstract.

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Kostecka M. The role of healthy diet in the prevention of osteoporosis in perimenopausal period. Pak J Med Sci 2014 Jul; 30(4):763-8. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent fractures in adults (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.