Elissa S. Epel, PhD; Alison Hartman, BA; Laurie M. Jacobs, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):9-16. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4434
This before-after study and additional randomized trial evaluates whether a workplace ban on sugar-sweetened beverage sales was associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic health among employees and whether a brief motivational intervention provides added benefits to the sales ban.
Yan-Yan Wang, PhD; Ji-Rong Yue, MD; Dong-Mei Xie, BSN; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):17-25. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4446
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of a delirium prevention intervention incorporating family and caregiver participation for reducing postoperative delirium and functional decline in older patients in China.
Health Care Policy and Law
Navindra Persaud, MD; Michael Bedard, MD; Andrew S. Boozary, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):27-34. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4472
This randomized clinical trial examines whether providing essential medicines at no charge to outpatients who reported not being able to afford medicines improves treatment adherence.
Firearm Violence
Rose M. C. Kagawa, PhD, MPH; Susan Stewart, PhD; Mona A. Wright, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):35-43. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4491
This longitudinal cohort study investigates whether prior convictions for driving under the influence are associated with the risk of subsequent arrests for a violent crime among handgun purchasers in California aged 21 to 49 years at the time of purchase in 2001.
Ian M. Kronish, MD, MPH; Nathalie Moise, MD, MS; Ying Kuen Cheung, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):45-53. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4518
This randomized clinical trial examines whether systematically screening for depression in survivors of acute coronary syndromes improves quality of life and depression compared with usual care.
Hye Ok Kim, MD, PhD; Kyungjong Lee, MD; Sang Moo Lee, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):54-61. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4644
This population-based cohort study uses the Health Insurance Review and Assessment database of South Korea to examine the association between adverse pregnancy outcomes and radioactive iodine treatment after thyroidectomy among South Korean women of childbearing age with thyroid cancer.
Health Care Policy and Law
Lauren Hersch Nicholas, PhD, MPP; Caroline Hanson, PhD; Jodi B. Segal, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):62-69. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4771
This cross-sectional study based on Medicare claims data analyzes emergency hospitalization and mortality rates among patients who received health care services from health care professionals later dropped by Medicare for fraud and abuse violations.
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Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS
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William S. Yancy Jr, MD; Matthew J. Crowley, MD; Moahad S. Dar, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):70-79. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4802
This randomized clinical trial compares the effect of intensive weight management combined with group medical visits vs group medical visits alone on glycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Laura G. Burke, MD, MPH; Stephen K. Epstein, MD, MPP; Ryan C. Burke, MPH, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):80-88. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4866
This cross-sectional study examines trends in 30-day mortality rates associated with care in the emergency department among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older.
Eric L. Garland, PhD; Carrie E. Brintz, PhD; Adam W. Hanley, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):91-105. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4917
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates whether mind-body therapies are associated with pain reduction and opioid-related outcome improvement in adults using opioids for pain.
Laura M. Paulin, MD, MHS; Amanda J. Gassett, PhD; Neil E. Alexis, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):106-115. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5498
This cohort study analyzes ozone exposure levels, smoking history, self-reported respiratory outcomes, and other demographic and clinical data of participants in the Air Pollution Study of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures In COPD Study.
Robin J. MacGowan, MPH; Pollyanna R. Chavez, PhD; Craig B. Borkowf, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):117-125. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5222
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effect of providing HIV self-tests on frequency of testing, diagnoses of HIV infection, and sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men.