EPC-Related Articles, August 1, 2014

American Family Physician
Kalish VB, Gillham JE, Unwin BK. Delirium in older persons: evaluation and management. Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 1; 90(3):150-8. [Uses AHRQ evidence reports and National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) as data sources.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Managed Care
Graff JS, Grasela T, Meltzer DO, Dubois RW. Individual treatment effects: implications for research, clinical practice, and policy. Am J Manag Care 2014 Jul; 20(7):544-51. [Cites AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression: An Update of the 2007 Comparative Effectiveness Review, 2011, prepared by the UNC EPC and published on AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program Web site.]

Nouwens E, van Lieshout J, van den Hombergh P, Laurant M, Wensing M. Shifting cardiovascular care to nurses results in structured chronic care. Am J Manag Care 2014 Jul; 20(7):e278-84. [Cites AHRQ-funded meta-regression analysis by Shojania et al. (JAMA, 2006) on effects of quality improvement strategies for type 2 diabetes on glycemic control.]

Annals of Internal Medicine
Butler M, Ratner E, McCreedy E, Shippee N, Kane RL. Decision AIDS for advance care planning: an overview of the state of the science. Ann Intern Med 2014 Sep 16; 161(6):408-18. [Supported by contract HHSA290-2012-00016-I to the Minnesota EPC and commissioned as a technical brief by the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program; briefly reviews findings from AHRQ publication, Advance Care Planning, Preferences for Care at the End of Life, Research in Action, 2003.] Select to access the abstract

BMJ Quality and Safety
Berger Z, Flickinger TE, Pfoh E, Martinez KA, Dy SM. Promoting engagement by patients and families to reduce adverse events in acute care settings: a systematic review. BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Jul; 23(7):548-55. [Supported by contract HHSA290-2007-10062-I and based on work reported in AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Li P, Metlay JP, Marcus SC, Doshi JA. Factors associated with antimicrobial drug use in Medicaid programs. Emerg Infect Dis 2014 May; 20(5):829-32. [Cites AHRQ technical review, Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Volume 4, Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior, 2006.] Select to access the abstract.

Pediatrics
Maglione MA, Das L, Raaen L, Smith A, Chari R, Newberry S, Shanman R, Perry T, Goetz MB, Gidengil C. Safety of vaccines used for routine immunization of U.S. children: a systematic review. Pediatrics 2014 Aug; 134(2):325-37. [Supported by contract HHSA290-2007-1006-I to the Southern California EPC; uses strength-of-evidence guidance from AHRQ-funded/authored article by Owens et al. (J Clin Epidemiol, 2010).] Select to access the abstract.