USPSTF/PPIP-Related Articles, September 19, 2014

Academic Pediatrics
Arsenault LN, Xu K, Taveras EM, Hacker KA. Parents' obesity-related behavior and confidence to support behavioral change in their obese child: data from the STAR study. Acad Pediatr 2014 Sep-Oct; 14(5):456-62. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Whitlock et al. (Pediatrics, 2010) on the effectiveness of weight management interventions in children.]  Select to access the abstract.

American Family Physician
CME quiz questions. Am Fam Physician 2014 Sep 15; 90(6):372-3. [Includes question based on USPSTF recommendations on screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults (Ann Intern Med, 2013), as incorporated into article by Mabry-Hernandez and Blackmer cited below.]

Sweeney LB, Stewart C, Gaitonde DY. Thyroiditis: an integrated approach. Am Fam Physician 2014 Sep 15; 90(6):389-96. [Uses USPSTF recommendations as data sources.]  Select to access the abstract.

Ebell MH, Grad R. Top 20 research studies of 2013 for primary care physicians. Am Fam Physician 2014 Sep 15; 90(6):397-402. [First author is a member of the USPSTF.]  Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Internal Medicine
Vickers AJ, Edwards K, Cooperberg MR, Mushlin AI. A simple schema for informed decision making about prostate cancer screening. Ann Intern Med 2014 Sep 16; 161(6):441-2. [Mentions USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer, citing articles by Chou and LeFevre (JAMA, 2011) and Carlsson et al. (J Clin Oncol, 2012).]

Weiner RS. Balancing the benefits and harms of low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer: Medicare’s options for coverage. Ann Intern Med 2014 Sep 16; 161(6):445-6. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014).]

JAMA
Stephenson J. USPSTF: lifestyle counseling advised for overweight, obese adults with other cardiovascular risk factors. JAMA 2014 Sep 17; 312(11):1085. [Reviews USPSTF recommendations on behavioral counseling to promote a healthful diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention in adults with cardiovascular risk factors. ]

King MC, Levy-Lahad E, Lahad A. Population-based screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2: 2014 Lasker Award. JAMA 2014 Sep 17; 312(11):1091-2. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women (Ann Intern Med, 2014).  Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Jerant A, Kravitz RL, Fernandez Y Garcia E, Feldman MD, Cipri C, Nishio D, Knoepfler A, Wooddell MK, Baquero V, Franks P. Potential antidepressant overtreatment associated with office use of brief depression symptom measures. J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 27(5):611-20. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for depression in adults and associated systematic review by O’Connor et al. (both in Ann Intern Med, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

Singh V, Tolman R, Walton M, Chermack S, Cunningham R. Characteristics of men who perpetrate intimate partner violence. J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 27(5):661-8. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for intimate partner violence and abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

Liu BY, O'Malley J, Mori M, Fagnan LJ, Lieberman D, Morris CD, Buckley DI, Heintzman JD, Carney PA. The association of type and number of chronic diseases with breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening. J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 27(5):669-81. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statements, Screening for Breast Cancer, 2009 and 2002, Screening for Cervical Cancer, 2012 and 2003, and Screening for Colorectal Cancer, 2008, all published on the USPSTF Web site, and cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2002).] Select to access the abstract.

Maurer D, Stephens M, Reamy B, Crownover B, Crawford P, Chang T. Family physicians' knowledge of commonly overused treatments and tests. J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Sep-Oct; 27(5):699-703. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for osteoporosis (Ann Intern Med, 2011) and screening for coronary artery disease with electrocardiography (Ann Intern Med, 2012) and USPSTF publication, Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2012, as accessed on the AHRQ Web site.]  Select to access the abstract.  

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Okoro CA, Dhingra SS, Coates RJ, Zack M, Simoes EJ. Effects of Massachusetts health reform on the use of clinical preventive services. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Sep; 29(9):1287-95. [Discusses impact of Affordable Care Act provisions requiring coverage of preventive services rated A or B by the USPSTF Select to access the abstract.

World Journal of Gastroenterology
Arab JP, Candia R, Zapata R, Muñoz C, Arancibia JP, Poniachik J, Soza A, Fuster F, Brahm J, Sanhueza E, et al.  Management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: an evidence-based clinical practice review. World J Gastroenterol 2014 Sep 14; 20(34):12182-201. [Assesses quality of evidence and level of recommendations using methodologies in USPSTF-sponsored articles by Harris et al. (Am J Prev Med, 2001) and Sawaya et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2007).] Select to access the abstract.