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{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on Screening Rates for Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer: Practice Feedback From a Quality Improvement Project in Primary Care.","authors":"Laura A Schad, Laura A Brady, Laurene M Tumiel-Berhalter, Alexandrea Bentham, Karen Vitale, Amanda Norton, Gary Noronha, Carlos Swanger, Christopher P Morley","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1856","DOIUrl":"10.17294/2330-0698.1856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Three New York State practice-based research networks provided quality improvement strategies to improve screening rates for breast, cervical, and colorectal (BCC) cancers in safety-net primary care, over 7 years. In the final year (Y7), the United States experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BCC cancer screening rates was assessed qualitatively.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 12 primary care practices participated in Y7 of the quality improvement project. BCC cancer screening rates at year beginning and end were assessed. Practice staff were asked about how COVID-19 impacted screening. Average pre/postintervention screening rates and qualitative thematic analysis regarding how COVID-19 impacted cancer screening were ascertained.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In Y7, there was an increase in breast cancer and a decrease in colorectal and cervical cancer screening rates compared to the previous project year. Many practices were able to continue pre-COVID-19 cancer screening processes. Overall, practices reported loss of staff, changes in data entry, and a shift from preventive screening to care of sick patients. Telehealth was vital for practices to continue serving patients but had a less positive impact on patients with financial/technological disadvantages. BCC cancer screenings were impacted at various levels.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted primary care practice cancer screening; however, some practices were able to mitigate effects by shifting focus to processes supporting screening outside of in-person office visits.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530237/pdf/jpcrr-8.4.347.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39580486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screenings: A Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Promoters in Safety-Net Practices.","authors":"Laura A Brady, Laurene M Tumiel-Berhalter, Laura A Schad, Alexandrea Bentham, Karen Vitale, Amanda Norton, Gary Noronha, Carlos Swanger, Christopher P Morley","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1857","DOIUrl":"10.17294/2330-0698.1857","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates are suboptimal in underserved populations. A 7-year quality improvement (QI) project implemented academic detailing and practice facilitation in safety-net primary care practices to increase cancer screening rates. This manuscript assesses barriers and promoters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Primary care practices providing care to underserved patients were recruited in New York cities Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. Enrollment totaled 31 practices, with 12 practices participating throughout. Annually, each practice received 6 months of practice facilitation support for development and implementation of evidence-based interventions to increase screening rates for the three cancer types. At the end of each practice facilitation period, focus groups and key informant interviews were conducted with participating personnel. Content analysis was performed annually to identify barriers and promoters. A comprehensive final analysis was performed at project end.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Barriers included system-level (inconsistent communication with specialists, electronic health record system transitions, ownership changes) and practice-level challenges (staff turnover, inconsistent data entry, QI fatigue) that compound patient-level challenges of transportation, cost, and health literacy. Cyclical barriers like staff turnover returned despite attempts to resolve them, while successful implementation was promoted by reducing patients' structural barriers, adapting interventions to existing practice priorities, and enacting officewide policies. During the QI project, practices became aware of the impact of social determinants of health on patients' screening decisions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The project's longitudinal design enabled identification of key barriers that reduced accuracy of practices' screening rates and increased risk of patients falling through the cracks. Identified promoters can help sustain interventions to increase screenings.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530240/pdf/jpcrr-8.4.323.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39580554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes Into Clinical Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia.","authors":"Rachele M Hendricks-Sturrup,&nbsp;Robert Block,&nbsp;Christine Y Lu","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.1823","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and PRO measures (PROMs) are often used to help clinicians and researchers understand patients' personal concerns, feelings, experiences, and perspectives following the implementation of an intervention. Notably, PROs and PROMs can inform health systems, health policy, and payers on the utility of clinical genetic testing based on each patient's personal values, perspectives, and potential health behaviors subsequent to testing. In this topic synopsis, we discuss the underexplored role of and implications for PROs and PROMs following genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), an autosomal dominant genetic disorder of cholesterol metabolism that can lead to highly premature fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction and stroke. We also discuss why the use and consideration of patient perspectives, via PROs and PROMs, are critical to the process of optimizing patient care across various FH treatment contexts. As expert clinician groups consider the latest evidence when establishing recommendations for FH genetic testing, there is a ripe opportunity for clinicians and researchers to explore the value and utility of PROs to inform and possibly improve care for patients diagnosed with FH.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530235/pdf/jpcrr-8.4.336.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39580556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Refining a Postpandemic Approach to Cancer Screening.","authors":"Michael A Thompson","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1913","DOIUrl":"10.17294/2330-0698.1913","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530233/pdf/jpcrr-8.4.295.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39580549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Novel Code Team Leader Card to Improve Leader Identification.","authors":"Palak Shah,&nbsp;Vinod Havalad","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.1847","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prompt and clear code team leader identification is vital in effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and pediatric trainees often have limited experience in these scenarios. This project sought to develop a tangible object that provided clear leader identification and assisted in code team management and simulated team training. A Code Team Leader Card (CTLC) was designed to provide clear leader identification while simultaneously providing a cognitive aid via integration of pediatric advanced life support (PALS) algorithms. Additionally, CTLC served to occupy the leader's hands to limit their ability to intervene on procedural tasks. The CTLC was incorporated into pediatric resident simulation training, and pre- and postintervention survey data were analyzed. Analysis particularly focused on whether \"a leader was clearly identified by all team members.\" The relationship between CTLC implementation and consistent leader recognition was evaluated using chi-squared test, and secondary qualitative data were obtained via debriefing sessions. Pediatric residents completed 131 surveys prior to CTLC implementation and 41 surveys after implementation. Consistent code team leader recognition increased significantly from 61.8% (81 of 131) pre-CTLC to 80.5% (33 of 41) after introduction of CTLC (P=0.027). Participants commented on the benefits of CTLC during debriefing sessions. Use of a CTLC significantly improved leader recognition during simulated CPR. Inclusion of PALS algorithms led to normalization and increased utilization of these adjunct materials. The CTLC provided a secondary benefit of occupying the leader's hands, thereby allowing that person to focus on overseeing the team rather than assisting with procedural tasks.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530241/pdf/jpcrr-8.4.354.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39580487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In Pursuit: A Mother's Account of Her Son's Rare Disease Diagnosis Journey.","authors":"Anne M Jones","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.1845","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530234/pdf/jpcrr-8.4.360.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39580488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving Cancer Screening Rates in Primary Care via Practice Facilitation and Academic Detailing: A Multi-PBRN Quality Improvement Project.","authors":"Christopher P Morley, Laura A Schad, Laurene M Tumiel-Berhalter, Laura A Brady, Alexandrea Bentham, Karen Vitale, Amanda Norton, Gary Noronha, Carlos Swanger","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1855","DOIUrl":"10.17294/2330-0698.1855","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>In the United States, cancer screening rates are often below national targets. This project implemented practice facilitation and academic detailing aimed at increasing breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates in safety-net primary care practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Three practice-based research networks across western and central New York State partnered to provide quality improvement strategies on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening. Pre/postintervention screening rates for all participating practices were collected annually, as were means across all practices over 7 years. Simple ordinary least squares linear regression was used to calculate the trend for each cancer type and test for statistical significance (ie, P≤0.05), using the ordinal time point as a fixed effect.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>An overall increase in mean screening rates was seen over the duration of this project for colorectal (24.6% preintervention to 48.0% in year 7 of intervention; P<0.001) and breast cancer (37.0% preintervention to 48.6% in year 7; P=0.460). Mean cervical cancer screening rates decreased (35.5% preintervention to 31.4% in year 7; P=0.209). Success in increasing screening rates varied across regions of New York State.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Practice facilitation and academic detailing were successful in significantly increasing, on average, colorectal cancer screening rate. Cervical cancer screening showed an overall decrease, likely due to difficulties for primary care practices in tracking and implementation, as many patients seek this service at outside gynecology facilities. Regional differences, guideline changes, and practice reorganization each may have played a part in observed trends. A standardization of queries being used to pull screening rates is an important step in increasing the reliability of these data.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530242/pdf/jpcrr-8.4.315.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39580553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Objective Structured Clinical Examination Case for Opioid Management: Standardized Patient Ratings of Communication Skills as a Predictor of Systems-Based Practice Scores.","authors":"Heidi Kenaga,&nbsp;Tsveti Markova,&nbsp;R Brent Stansfield,&nbsp;Sarwan Kumar,&nbsp;Pierre Morris","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.1800","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Wayne State University Office of Graduate Medical Education (WSUGME) uses an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to assess its programs' contribution to enhancing residents' communication skills. In response to revisions in Michigan's opioid-prescribing mandates in 2017, WSUGME developed a pain management case in collaboration with faculty and the Wayne State University School of Medicine to educate residents about these mandates while gauging their skills in Systems-Based Practice (SBP), an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Core Competency. This study examined whether resident OSCE performance predicted year-end milestones scores in SBP1 (coordinates patient care within various health care delivery settings), SBP2 (works in interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient safety and improve patient care quality), and SBP3 (practices and advocates for cost-effective, responsible care). Participants included two cohorts of first- (PRG-1) and second-year (PRG-2) residents in 6 programs: one cohort from academic year 2018-2019 (n=33), the other from 2019-2020 (n=37). Before the OSCE, WSUGME emailed residents the new state prescription requirements. During the simulated encounter, standardized patients rated residents on a validated communication instrument, and WSUGME conducted a linear regression of patient ratings on resident SBP milestone scores. The ratings of communication skills of PRG-1 residents did not predict any of the year-end SBP milestones. However, ratings of communication skills of PRG-2 residents predicted SBP1 and SBP2, though not SBP3, milestones. The OSCE opioid case proved to be a valid measure of PRG-2 residents' competence gained across the first year but was less meaningful when applied to PRG-1 residents.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297494/pdf/jpcrr-8.3.261.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39254684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Experience of OFF Periods in Parkinson's Disease: Descriptions, Triggers, and Alleviating Factors.","authors":"Sneha Mantri,&nbsp;Madeline Lepore,&nbsp;Briana Edison,&nbsp;Margaret Daeschler,&nbsp;Catherine M Kopil,&nbsp;Connie Marras,&nbsp;Lana M Chahine","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.1836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Wearing off of Parkinson's disease medication is common, but triggers and coping strategies for this transient phenomenon are poorly understood. We aimed to assess the lived experience of OFF periods for people with Parkinson's disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants in the longitudinal Fox Insight study who endorsed OFF periods were invited to complete a survey consisting of both multiple-choice and free-text responses. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize multiple-choice responses, and free-text responses were classified into themes through iterative discussion by 3 movement disorders specialists.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2110 participants (52.4% male) completed the survey. Tremor was the most common description of OFF periods (n=1038, 49.2%), followed by gait changes (n=535, 25.4%) and rigidity (n=430, 20.4%). Of 1498 specific triggers for OFF symptoms, the most common was stress (n=920, 61.4%), followed by anxiety/depression (n=476, 31.8%) and tiredness/fatigue (n=351, 23.4%). Common coping strategies (n=1416 responses) included exercise (n=678, 47.9%), taking a break (n=504, 35.6%), and meditation (n=276, 19.5%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although OFF periods are common, the individual experiences of OFF vary. This knowledge could be used to develop new counseling strategies for OFF periods in people with Parkinson's disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297496/pdf/jpcrr-8.3.232.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39255229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comprehensive Review and Update of Burning Eye Syndrome.","authors":"Stephen Giacomazzi,&nbsp;Ivan Urits,&nbsp;Briggs Hoyt,&nbsp;Ashley Hubble,&nbsp;Elyse M Cornett,&nbsp;Kyle Gress,&nbsp;Karina Charipova,&nbsp;Amnon A Berger,&nbsp;Hisham Kassem,&nbsp;Alan D Kaye,&nbsp;Omar Viswanath","doi":"10.17294/2330-0698.1813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.1813","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (\"dry eye\") is a common (14%-30% of adults over age 48) though difficult to treat condition that causes both discomfort and disability with associated dryness, pain, and visual disturbances. Etiology is not clearly understood but is likely varied, with a subset of patients suffering from chronic neuropathic pain referred to as \"burning eye syndrome.\" This review of existing literature summarizes the clinical presentation, natural history, pathophysiology, and treatment modalities of burning eye syndrome. Chronicity of burning eye syndrome is likely secondary to increased nociception from the cornea, decrease in inhibitory signals, and nerve growth factor expression alterations. Treatment centers around symptomatic alleviation and reduction of inflammation. Conservative treatments focus on well-being and perception and include exercise, acupuncture, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Topical treatment consists of the anti-adhesion T-cell antagonist lifitegrast, corticosteroids, and cyclosporine; all have moderate efficacy and good safety. Autologous serum eye drops are a second-line topical that may promote corneal and neural healing on top of symptomatic relief. When these treatments fail, patients may trial neuromodulation with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Despite general treatment safety, more research is needed to develop novel approaches to this condition, possibly focusing more directly on the neurological component.</p>","PeriodicalId":16724,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297487/pdf/jpcrr-8.3.255.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39255232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}