U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, October 17, 2014

American Family Physician
Screening for glaucoma: recommendation statement. Am Fam Physician 2014 Oct 15; 90(8):568E-G. [Based on USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Glaucoma, AHRQ comparative effectiveness reviews, Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, 2012, and Treatment for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, 2012, and associated systematic review by Boland et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on comparative effectiveness of treatments for open-angle glaucoma.]

American Journal of Managed Care
Shaw MK, Davis SA, Fleischer AB, Feldman SR. The duration of office visits in the United States, 1993 to 2010. Am J Manag Care 2014 Oct; 20(10):820-6. [Notes amount of USPSTF-recommended health care received by U.S. adults, citing articles by Linz et al. (J Am Osteopath Assoc, 2005) and McGlynn et al. (N Engl J Med, 2001).] Select to access the abstract.

Durant KT, Newsom J, Rubin E, Berger J, Pomerantz G. Increasing preventive health services via tailored health communications. Am J Manag Care 2014 Oct;20(10):828-35. Increasing preventive health services via tailored health communications. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008)]. Select to access the abstract.

American Surgeon
Barmparas G, Jain M, Mehrzadi D, Melo N, Chung R, Bloom M, Ley EJ, Margulies DR. Aspirin increases the risk of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients. Am Surg 2014 Oct; 80(10):920-5. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence update by Wolff, Miller, and Ko (Ann Intern Med, 2009) on aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Rubin R. Researchers ponder aspirin's potential in preventing cancer. JAMA 2014 Oct 15; 312(15):1501-2. [Discusses previous and in-progress USPSTF recommendations on aspirin for the primary prevention of cancer.]

Boyle Ca, Perrin JM, Moyer VA. Use of clinical preventive services in infants, children, and adolescents. JAMA 2014 Oct 15; 312(15):1509-10. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored article by Melnyk et al. (Pediatrics, 2012) on evidence-based preventive recommendations for children; third author is a former chair of the USPSTF.]

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Litman KC, Lau H, Kanter MH, Jones JP. E-autopsy: using structured hybrid manual/electronic mortality reviews to identify quality improvement opportunities. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2014 Oct; 40(10):444-51. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, 2014, as published on the USPSTF Web site, and AHRQ innovation profile, Hospital Revamps Morbidity and Mortality Conferences to Focus on System-Wide Improvement, Leading to Better Identification and Addressing of Quality Problems, as published on AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site.]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Lee SY, Friderici J, Stefan MS, Rothberg MB. Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Oct; 62(10):1912-5. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

Prater J, Greene GR, Rowland DY, Chaiban J. Improving vitamin D levels in hospitalized individuals at risk of falls. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Oct; 62(10):1984-6. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on prevention of falls in community-dwelling older adults (Ann Intern Med, 2012).]

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Crandall CJ, Larson JC, Watts NB, Gourlay ML, Donaldson MG, LaCroix A, Cauley JA, Wactawski-Wende J, Gass ML, Robbins JA, et al. Comparison of fracture risk prediction by the US Preventive Services Task Force strategy and two alternative strategies in women 50-64 years old in the Women's Health Initiative. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014 Oct 16:jc20142332; epub ahead of print. [Uses screening criteria and methodologies from USPSTF recommendations on screening for osteoporosis (Ann Intern Med, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Arya M, Zheng MY, Amspoker AB, Kallen MA, Street RL, Viswanath K, Giordano TP. In the routine HIV testing era, primary care physicians in community health centers remain unaware of HIV testing recommendations. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care 2014 Jul-Aug;13(4):296-9. [Briefly mentions USPSTF 2013 recommendations on routine HIV testing.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute
McCarthy AM, Kontos D, Synnestvedt M, Tan KS, Heitjan DF, Schnall M, Conant EF. Screening outcomes following implementation of digital breast tomosynthesis in a general-population screening program. J Natl Cancer Inst 2014 Oct 13; 106(11). [Cites USPSTF-sponsored evidence review by Nelson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2005).] Select to access the abstract.

Military Medicine
Funderburk JS, Kenneson A, Maisto SA. Identifying classes of veterans with multiple risk factors. Mil Med 2014 Oct; 179(10):1119-26. [Cites Recommendations for Adults, 2013, as published on the USPSTF Web site, and AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression, 2007.] Select to access the abstract.

New England Journal of Medicine
Rosenbaum L. Invisible risks, emotional choices—mammography and medical decision making. N Engl J Med 2014 Oct 16; 371(16):1549-52. [Discusses USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendations.]

Patient Education and Counseling
Lafata JE, Cooper G, Divine G, Oja-Tebbe N, Flocke SA. Patient-physician colorectal cancer screening discussion content and patients' use of colorectal cancer screening. Patient Educ Couns 2014 Jan; 94(1):76-82. [Uses USPSTF recommended preventive services to construct study variables (citing the USPSTF Web site), codes for "5 A's" steps described in USPSTF-sponsored article by Sheridan et al. (Am J Prev Med, 2004), and criteria in USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008) to assess study outcomes.] Select to access the abstract.