U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, August 7, 2015

Turner BJ, Taylor BS, Hanson JT, et al. Implementing hospital-based baby boomer hepatitis C virus screening and linkage to care: strategies, results, and costs. J Hosp Med  2015 Aug;10(8):510-6. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

Guo F, Hirth JM, Berenson AB. Effects of cardiovascular disease on compliance with cervical and breast cancer screening recommendations among adult women. J Womens Health  2015 Aug;24(8):641-7. [Uses USPSTF screening criteria for breast and cervical cancer from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2014.] Select to access the abstract.

Sigmund AE, Stevens ER, Blitz JD, et al. Use of preoperative testing and physicians' response to professional society guidance. JAMA Intern Med  2015 Aug;175(8):1352-9. [Cites summary of USPSTF recommendations on screening for coronary heart disease (Ann Intern Med, 2004) and article by Anderson et al. (J Healthc Qual, 2013) which uses USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

Tiet QQ, Leyva YE, Moos RH, et al. Screen of drug use: diagnostic accuracy of a new brief tool for primary care. JAMA Intern Med  2015 Aug; 175(8):1371-7. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening and behavioral counseling to prevent alcohol misuse (Ann Intern Med, 2004) and AHRQ evidence synthesis, Screening in Primary Care Settings for Elicit Drug Use: Stages Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Loh KP, Stefan MS, Friderici J, et al. Healthcare professionals' perceptions and knowledge of the USPSTF guidelines on breast self-examination. South Med J  2015 Aug;108(8):459-62. [Cites updated systematic reviews on screening for breast cancer by Nelson et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2009, and as posted on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.