Less Is More
Nader Najafi, MD; Russ Cucina, MD, MS; Bruce Pierre, BA; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):11-15. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5859
This cluster-randomized clinical trial assesses whether a targeted electronic health record alert achieves similar advances to multicomponent interventions and safely reduces unnecessary monitoring.
Less Is More
Aaron L. Schwartz, MD, PhD; Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD; Alan M. Zaslavsky, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):16-25. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5086
This study quantifies variation in provision of low-value health care services among primary care physicians and estimates the proportion of variation attributable to physician characteristics that may be indicative of performance among Medicare beneficiaries.
Nicolás Martínez-Velilla, PhD, MD; Alvaro Casas-Herrero, PhD, MD; Fabricio Zambom-Ferraresi, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):28-36. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4869
This randomized clinical trial examines the effect of an exercise intervention on the functional levels of elderly patients hospitalized for acute care.
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Morning Exercise Session
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Evening Exercise Session
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Balance and Gait Retraining Exercises
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Effect of Exercise Intervention on Functional Decline in Very Elderly Patients
Shail Rawal, MD, MPH; Janice L. Kwan, MD, MPH; Fahad Razak, MD, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):38-45. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5100
This cohort study examines patient reports and implications of difficulties with sleep, movement, eating, and anxiety or depression during hospitalization for at least 48 hours and the association with subsequent readmission or emergency department visits.
Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD; Yuefang Chang, PhD; Karen A. Matthews, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):48-53. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4886
This cohort study of community-recruited women aged 40 to 60 years evaluates the association of a history of sexual harassment and sexual assault with mental and physical health indices.
David J. Meyers, MPH; Alyna T. Chien, MD, MS; Kevin H. Nguyen, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):54-61. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5118
This study evaluates the association of establishing team-based primary care with health care utilization and costs among chronically ill.
Jennifer A. Pooler, MPP; Mithuna Srinivasan, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):63-70. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5011
This cross-sectional study uses National Health Interview Survey data to investigate participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and its association with cost-related medication nonadherence among older adults with diabetes.
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD; Liina Poder, MD; Eric Johnson, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):71-77. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5113
This nested case-control study of patients enrolled in Kaiser Permanente Washington quantifies the risk of malignant ovarian cancer based on ultrasonographic characteristics of ovarian masses, including simple cysts, in a large unselected population.
Carolyn J. Gibson, PhD, MPH; Alison J. Huang, MD, MAS; Brigid McCaw, MD, MPH, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(1):80-87. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5233
This cross-sectional analysis of data from a multiethnic cohort of midlife and older women examines the associations of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and posttraumatic stress with menopause symptoms.