Haritomane Brillakis, Sarah Fleischer, Rachel Hogg-Graham, Lars E Peterson
{"title":"Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations.","authors":"Haritomane Brillakis, Sarah Fleischer, Rachel Hogg-Graham, Lars E Peterson","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240104R1","DOIUrl":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240104R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on our analysis of data from 10,802 family physicians, we found significant variation in collaboration with local social service agencies by rurality. This variation highlights the need for tailored strategies that address disparities in health care resource utilization and collaboration, particularly improving service access and delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 6","pages":"1167-1169"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) for the Prevention of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections for Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women.","authors":"Bryce A Ringwald","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240225R0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240225R0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 6","pages":"1149"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Food Insecurity Is Associated with Vitamin B12 Deficiency: The All of Us Database.","authors":"Daniel J Parente","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230454R1","DOIUrl":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230454R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vitamin B12 is an essential micronutrient obtained from dietary sources, but there is a paucity of information about how food security contributes to risk of vitamin B12 deficiency.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>I used multivariable logistic regression controlling for age, sex, and metformin exposure using the multicenter, United States National Institutes of Health All of Us precision medicine database. I included all adult participants 18 to 88 years old in the All of Us database who answered the social determinants of health survey and had a vitamin B12 measurement within 1 year of the survey.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>8,989 participants with median age 65.9 years (Q1 53.0, Q3 73.7), who were predominantly female (63.2%), White-identifying (87.4%), and not Hispanic or Latino (93.4%) were included. 9.8% of participants reported experience of food insecurity, and 12.9% reported worry about food insecurity. 15.1% had metformin exposures. Vitamin B12 levels less than 300 pg/mL were associated with experiencing food insecurity (multivariable OR [mOR] 1.24, 95% CI 1.01-1.51, <i>P</i> = .037). Age (mOR 0.92 per decade), and male biological sex (mOR 1.16) were also both associated with vitamin B12 deficiency, but I did not detect an effect due to metformin exposure (mOR 1.05, 95% CI 0.88-1.25, <i>P</i> = .59).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with food insecurity in United States adults enrolled in the NIH All of Us database. Future analyses designed to infer causality are warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 Supplement2","pages":"S156-S163"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practical Recommendations for Minimizing Pain and Anxiety with IUD Insertion.","authors":"Viktoriya Ovsepyan, Petra Kelsey, Ann E Evensen","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240079R1","DOIUrl":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240079R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are one of the most effective, long-lasting, and convenient contraceptive methods available in the United States. Unfortunately, the anticipated pain and anxiety associated with an IUD insertion procedure deter many people from using this contraceptive method.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature review was conducted on PubMed by searching the terms \"IUD insertion\", \"pain management\", \"anxiety\", \"gynecologic procedures\". The Cochrane database was also searched for reviews about pain management methods during IUD insertions. Findings were summarized using the American Academy of Family Physicians' Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT) scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pharmacologic methods that can be used to reduce pain with IUD insertion include naproxen, tramadol, lidocaine paracervical blocks, 10% lidocaine spray, lidocaine-prilocaine cream, and EMLA cream. Non-pharmacologic methods for reducing pain or anxiety during gynecologic procedures include pre-insertion counseling, \"verbal analgesia\", lavender aromatherapy, distraction with music or television, using Valsalva maneuver instead of tenaculum during IUD insertion, and use of heating pad during procedure.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Moderately effective pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods exist for reducing pain and anxiety with IUD insertion. These treatment methods should be offered to create a more comfortable experience for patients. Additional research is needed to determine the comparative efficacy of these methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 6","pages":"1150-1155"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Birgit Khandalavala, Jenenne Geske, Morgan Karloff
{"title":"Patient-Reported Leg Cramp Treatments and Their Effectiveness.","authors":"Birgit Khandalavala, Jenenne Geske, Morgan Karloff","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230310R1","DOIUrl":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230310R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Leg cramps are common and distressing to patients who report using many treatment options, some of which have potential for significant adverse effects. Such treatments are often underreported to their clinicians, and additional sources for information are sought. Our study investigates patient-reported treatment choices and treatment helpfulness for leg cramp symptom relief, as well as their use of the Internet to identify treatments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A newly developed cross-sectional survey was administered in Midwest primary care clinics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 714 survey respondents, 365 reported experiencing leg cramps and are included in our report. The mean age of our participants was 52.2 years (SD = 16.7). The sample was 70.4% female, 90.2% white, and 71.5% rural. Pharmacological treatment options for leg cramps were cited less frequently than nonpharmacological treatments. The most common and helpful pharmacologic interventions were over-the-counter analgesics. Nonpharmacologic treatments included massage, stretching, and walking. Of patients who experienced leg cramps, 30.8% (n = 100) reported looking up treatments on the Internet. The most popular interventions found on the Internet were hydration with either water or electrolyte drinks, potassium, magnesium, and massage of the affected muscle.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with leg cramps use a variety of treatment options. Many nonpharmacological treatment options are at least somewhat beneficial, which thus present less estimated risk with more benefit. Nearly one-third of patients with leg cramps could be at potential risk of medication adverse events, particularly from over-the-counter analgesics. The use of the Internet could be seen as being problematic in nearly the same proportion.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 6","pages":"1123-1129"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roopradha Datta, Jennifer A Lucas, Miguel Marino, Danielle M Crookes, Benjamin Aceves, David Ezekiel-Herrera, Andrew Bazemore, John D Heintzman
{"title":"Diabetes Monitoring in Foreign-Born and US-Born Latino Adults in US Community Health Centers.","authors":"Roopradha Datta, Jennifer A Lucas, Miguel Marino, Danielle M Crookes, Benjamin Aceves, David Ezekiel-Herrera, Andrew Bazemore, John D Heintzman","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240107R1","DOIUrl":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240107R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Latino population is the largest ethnic group in the United States and has a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus than non-Latino Whites. The objective of this article is to assess if glycohemoglobin (HbA1c) monitoring rates vary across Latino patients by subgroup and nativity compared with their non-Latino White counterparts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our sample included 43,593 adults (18 to 79 years) with Type-2 diabetes extracted from electronic health record (EHR) data from Community Health Centers (CHCs) across 16 US states, linked with neighborhood-level Latino subgroup data within the study period 2012 to 2020. The outcome was number of HbA1c monitoring tests per year. The main independent variable was self-reported ethnicity/nativity (eg, Mexican-born, US-born Latino, etc.) or for those with no EHR-recorded country of birth.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with non-Latino White people with diabetes, US-born Latinos with diabetes had an 11% higher rate of receiving HbA1c monitoring; no foreign-born Latinos had monitoring rates that differed significantly from non-Latino Whites. Latinos with no country of birth recorded and living in high percent Mexican neighborhood had 22% higher rates of receiving HbA1c monitoring. Those living in high percent Dominican, Guatemalan and Honduran neighborhoods also had greater rates of HbA1c monitoring compared with non-Latino White patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It could be beneficial for clinics to inquire about nativity and subgroup information of their Latino patients, so as to customize the treatment plan and better understand utilization patterns common in their communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 6","pages":"1095-1102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primary Health Care As a Common Good.","authors":"Rebecca S Etz, Kurt C Stange","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230430R1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230430R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Growing commodification of health care has resulted in a system that is impersonal, fragmented, and inequitable. A potential antidote to this poisonous situation is to understand and treat primary health care as a common good. Common goods are resources supported as essential to the wellbeing of all. They can be actualized through a Collective Impact approach of a developing a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and backbone support organizations. Investing in primary health care as a common good, with investments in primary medical care spending, support, and workforce development, complemented by integrated support of public health and social drivers of health, can launch a transitional period that moves US health care toward greater accessibility, effectiveness, equity, and sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 Supplement1","pages":"S15-S20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maelys J Amat, Anthony Zhong, Cancan Zhang, Ernest Gervino, Rishi Wadhera, Russell S Phillips
{"title":"Implications of Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Completion of Cardiac Stress Tests.","authors":"Maelys J Amat, Anthony Zhong, Cancan Zhang, Ernest Gervino, Rishi Wadhera, Russell S Phillips","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240067R1","DOIUrl":"10.3122/jabfm.2024.240067R1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Though cardiac stress tests have long been the standard of care for initial evaluation of cardiac symptoms, our institution, along with others, has noted high rates of incomplete tests.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify sociodemographic factors associated with the completion of cardiac stress tests and to assess the value of completed tests.</p><p><strong>Design & participants: </strong>We conducted a retrospective chart review evaluating 150 patients with cardiac stress tests orders placed in 1 urban hospital-based primary care practice from 1/1/2018-12/31/2021.</p><p><strong>Main measures: </strong>Our primary outcome was the completion of the stress test. We examined rates of completion based on sociodemographic factors including age, gender, race, language, and social vulnerability, markers of chronic illness, risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and pretest probability of coronary artery disease.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>In a multivariable adjusted model, female gender (OR:0.43 [0.18-1.00]), Black race (OR:0.26 [0.11-0.61]), and dyslipidemia (OR:0.27 [0.090-0.78]) were associated with lower test completion rates. We found no relationship between the likelihood of test completion and pretest probability. In an analysis of tests with low pretest probability, 100% of low-risk stress tests were negative; had any of those tests been positive the highest positive predictive value would have been 25%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Test completion rates were significantly lower for individuals with female gender, Black race, and a diagnosis of dyslipidemia, highlighting inequities in the completion rates for a potentially lifesaving test. In addition, a substantial number of ordered tests were low risk and low value, highlighting areas of opportunity by advancing the value of cardiovascular care delivered.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 6","pages":"1088-1094"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primary Care's Essential Role in Advancing Health Equity.","authors":"Diane R Rittenhouse, Ann S O'Malley","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230423R0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230423R0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 Supplement1","pages":"S1-S3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stacie M Vilendrer, Samuel C Thomas, Kim Brunisholz, Grace Ann Kumar, Ishita Singh, Nancy Song, Raj Srivastava, Sara J Singer
{"title":"Clinician and Staff Perspectives on a Social Drivers of Health Program Implementation.","authors":"Stacie M Vilendrer, Samuel C Thomas, Kim Brunisholz, Grace Ann Kumar, Ishita Singh, Nancy Song, Raj Srivastava, Sara J Singer","doi":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230316R2","DOIUrl":"10.3122/jabfm.2023.230316R2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Health systems are increasingly pursuing efforts to screen for and address social drivers of health (SDOH), the nonmedical factors that contribute to health outcomes and inequities. A large integrated health system (Intermountain Health) launched a program in 2019 to universally screen for and address SDOH.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Five primary care clinics within Intermountain were purposefully chosen for diversity of setting and practice type (family medicine and pediatric). We conducted 20 semistructured interviews with frontline clinicians and staff from 7/1/2020 to 9/1/2020 to explore attitudes related to feasibility, workflow processes, and facilitators and barriers to successful implementation. We conducted an inductive-deductive analysis to identify key themes and best practices.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five clinics conducted 16,659 SDOH patient screenings from 12/1/2019 to 11/30/2020 (705 to 7,723 screens per clinic with rates ranging from 7.4% to 52.8% per clinic). Respondent perspectives about the program were mixed. Dominant implementation barriers included staff time constraints, limited availability of social services, and reduced morale. Key facilitators included triage protocols for positive screens independent of the primary care clinician, standardizing previsit digital screening, and instilling a culture of shared ownership through education and team SDOH-focused huddles.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This evaluation of an early systemwide SDOH program implementation called into question the feasibility of universal screening in primary care given staff time constraints and social service availability. Future investigations should explore the impact of targeted screening approaches in diverse clinical settings and quantifying trade offs between SDOH programs and other clinical and organizational priorities.</p>","PeriodicalId":50018,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine","volume":"37 6","pages":"1103-1122"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}