U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, June 5, 2015

Lee J, Gordon PB, Whitman GJ. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you": breast imagers' perspectives regarding screening mammography for others and for themselves—do they practice what they preach? AJR Am J Roentgenol 2015 Jun; 204(6):1336-44. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2009) and related comments/studies by other organizations.] Select to access the abstract.

Narayan KM, Weber MB. Screening for hyperglycemia: the gateway to diabetes prevention and management for all Americans. Ann Intern Med 2015 Jun 2; 162(11):795-6. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Selph et al., in same issue.] Select to access the abstract.

Drawz P, Rahman M. Chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med 2015 Jun 2; 162(11):Itc1-16. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Fink et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2012) on screening for, monitoring, and treatment of chronic kidney disease: stages 1 to 3.] Select to access the abstract.

O'Connor SR, Tully MA, Ryan B, Bradley JM, Baxter GD, McDonough SM. Failure of a numerical quality assessment scale to identify potential risk of bias in a systematic review: a comparison study. BMC Res Notes 2015 Jun 6; 8:224. [Uses the USPSTF strength of evidence rating system for study comparisons, citing USPSTF methodology articles by Harris et al. (Am J Prev Med, 2001) and Sawaya et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2007).] Select to access the abstract.

McMorrow S, Long SK, Fogel A. Primary care providers ordered fewer preventive services for women with Medicaid than for women with private coverage. Health Aff 2015 Jun; 34(6):1001-9. [Uses screening criteria from USPSTF recommendation statements, Cervical Cancer: Screening, 2012, Breast Cancer: Screening, 2009 and 2002, and Depression in Adults: Screening, 2009.] Select to access the abstract.

Byrd JB. Resistance to recommending exercise in hypertension? J Hum Hypertens 2015 Jun; 29(6):340-1. [Comments on article by Mu et al. (J Hum Hypertens, 2014), which uses findings from USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Lin et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014) on behavioral counseling to promote a healthy lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors.] Select to access the abstract.

Guy GP, Jr., Thomas CC, Thompson T, et al. Vital signs: melanoma incidence and mortality trends and projections—United States, 1982-2030. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015 Jun 5; 64(21):591-6. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on behavioral counseling to prevent skin cancer (Moyer et al., Ann Intern Med, 2012).] Select to access the abstract.