Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Therefore, we have developed Proactive, a self-administered screening questionnaire that enables older people to independently monitor their risk of functional decline. Setting: Community-based. Context: Developing innovative approaches to prevent or manage age-related health problems and disabilities is a public health priority.

Screening 130

Screening Primary Care Clinic Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Objective: To assess the impact of a question on need for assistance with social risk factors identified through routine screening. Study Design and Analysis: Descriptive analysis of secondary data.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Routine Screenings Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A growing number of research has been published on the subject, but the Deaf community remains underserved in health care and under-represented in health research. A patient partner from the Deaf community collaborated on each step of this project. No reviews mentioned involving members of the Deaf community. Popay et al.’s

Finance 130

Finance Community Consulting Primary Care 130

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

For residents of Mesa and the surrounding East Valley communities, staying current with recommended preventive care can lead to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. In Arizona’s climate, skin cancer screenings are particularly important given our high sun exposure.

Preventive Care 100

Preventive Care Preventative Care Family Physician Screening 100

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In the years following the PHE, rates of screening for tobacco use decreased, particularly during telehealth visits. It is unknown if these changes in screening persist. Setting or Dataset: Electronic health record data from 541 community-based clinics across 17 states in the OCHIN network from 01/01/2019-5/31/2023.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Telehealth Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: All health/community settings. Following removal of duplicates 20,425 titles, 2,716 abstracts, 341 full-text articles were screened; 28 articles were eligible for inclusion. Screening completed by two independent reviewers; conflicts resolved through consensus. Narrative synthesis of findings.

Management 130

Management Medical Healthcare Professional Chronic Condition 130

Medical Xpress

APRIL 11, 2023

Researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has improved breast cancer screening performance in community practice and identifies more invasive cancers, compared to digital mammography. In addition, radiologists' interpretive performance improved with DBT.

Community 97

Community Screening 97

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: In family medicine groups, older adults should be referred in occupational therapy as soon as they report difficulties in carrying out daily activities including mobility at home and in the community, self-care and participation in leisure activities.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care DO Family Medicine Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Black and Latinx women have higher incidence of cervical cancer diagnosis and lower rates of cervical cancer screening than non-Latinx White women. Self-collected high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been proposed as a method to address these barriers to screening and prevent cervical cancer.

Screening 130

Screening Patient-Centered Insurance Diagnosis 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative research approach that equally engages researchers and community stakeholders throughout the research process. Two researchers independently screened texts using Covidence software.

Community 130

Community Individual Relationship Screening 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

Michelle Rockwell and colleagues at the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia, performed a sludge audit of their colorectal cancer (CRC) screening services in 2021 and 2022. In contrast, patients who reported no or minimal sludge were more likely to complete screenings and less likely to report distrust in the health system.

Screening 52

Screening Insurance Primary Care Referral 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Patient advocacy groups engage patients, families, and caregivers in navigating the cancer landscape, focusing on early detection/screening, as well as psychosocial and financial support during treatment. As these groups have grown, they have major influences over their communities, funding, and policy.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patients Finance Diagnosis 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SETTING: Outpatient and community. RESULTS: After screening 6,024 adults, 770 (385 MBT, 385 CBT) were enrolled; most identified as female (56.4%), non-Hispanic (84.0%), White (81.8%), and middle-aged (57.8±11.3 Qualitative interviews augmented the quantitative data. ±1.6) ±14.0), impaired physical (28.5±8.3)

Management 130

Management Screening Physicals Community 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 12, 2025

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on screening for osteoporosis. The comparative benefits and cost effectiveness of this prevention strategy vs fracture risk assessment and treating women at increased risk remains to be seen. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. being perfect and 0.5

Screening 52

Screening Family Physician Clinic Community 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Community-dwelling, non-institutionalized, United States adults aged 20 years and older (N=14,759). Instrument: The NHANES assessed depression using the PHQ-9, a nine-item depression screening tool.

Illness 130

Illness Mental Health Individual Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To describe a decade-long implementation process for genomic and precision medicine embedded in a primary care community hospital network. Setting: Community-based integrated health system in northern Illinois and across metropolitan Chicagoland.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Electronic health record data from 11 community-based clinics within a safety-net system in the Midwest from 07/01/2021-3/31/2024. Results: Among 119,926 patients, 40% did not have SDOH assessed; 31% had 3 or more social needs identified during screening, 11% had 2, 7% had 1, and 11% had no social needs.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Electronics Individual 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

By engaging with lawmakers and key stakeholders, the Academy worked to ensure that the voices of family physicians were heard in discussions that have the potential to impact healthcare delivery and access for communities across the state. What Happened: This legislation has been enacted into law.

Insurance 130

Insurance Family Physician Hospital Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Cervical cancer burden is high in the Chinese and Latinx communities. Partnerships between Comprehensive Cancer Centers and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in these communities is critical to build capacity among primary care providers (PCPs) and staff (e.g.,

Education 130

Education Screening Patient-Centered Primary Care 130

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

Screening 120

Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. Community Partnerships: Mayo Clinic collaborates with local food banks to offer mobile food distributions.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Family Families 52

Doctor Rachel

MARCH 14, 2017

I don’t know how it seems to be going in your home or the town or city you live in, but I am seeing an epidemic of anxious, stressed out teens, in my office and in my community. have lost much of our communal connection. Reducing screen time, as best you can, at all ages of development, is key to reducing anxiety.

Screening 130

Screening Community Families Family 130

Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As concerns about youth mental health, school shootings, and other forms of violence prompt more school systems to conduct mental health screenings, a UCR-led analysis is urging school officials to proceed with deference to student family, cultural, and community backgrounds.

Mental Health 98

Mental Health Screening Community Family 98

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Most individuals retained functional independence for up to 6 months following a community-based CGA. Follow-up assessments were completed by an independent assessor via telephone in 30 and 180 days. The results showed that 303 individuals were recruited with a mean age of 83.2 Functional decline occurred 26.4% at 30 days and 33.7%

General Practitioner 52

General Practitioner GP Primary Care Community 52

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 17, 2025

Limit bed activities to sleep and intimacy—no screens, books, or work in bed to signal your brain it's time to sleep. Screen time: Limit 1–2 hours before bed. FOMO and Screen Time: The "I deserve to (blank) mindset can be counter productive." Quiet: Consider earplugs or white noise when needed.

Screening 130

Screening Physicals IT Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The rise in social needs screening in primary care settings has led to questions about program design and implementation strategies. Multisector coordination is critical for effective screening and referral initiatives. Setting or Dataset: A tracking document used to manage the social needs screening and referral system.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Screening Patient-Centered 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment. However, a less examined aspect is patient and community engagement outside traditional healthcare settings.

Chronic Disease Management 52

Chronic Disease Management Community Chronic Disease Education 52

Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Neiman Health Policy Institute demonstrates that mobile mammography is generally used by women otherwise unlikely to be screened, and thus is complementary to facility-based mammography rather than a substitute for it. A study by the Harvey L.

Screening 52

Screening Community IT 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Postural sway velocity as a screening tool in diabetic peripheral neuropathy represents a potential early marker of balance impairment and fall risk. In one study that was not presented at the PNS annual meeting, the researchers aimed to assess whether evaluating balance and gait could serve as a viable screening tool of DPN.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Patient-Centered Screening Utilities 52

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

JUNE 1, 2025

This is a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and allies alike unite to support each other, strengthen the community, and celebrate themselves and others with parades and joyous events. The stigma creates serious problems and the judgment that those in the community experience every day is exhausting.

Community 52

Community Physicals Family Medicine DO 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Family Families Board-Certified 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively. The USPSTF also has endorsed screening most adults for anxiety disorders and unhealthy drug use.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Preventive Care Preventative Care 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Community health centers (CHCs) provide critical safety-net health care for millions of underserved patients in the U.S., At baseline, few patients were screened with SINC (range: <1% - 36%). Median increase in percentage of eligible patients screened was 10% (range: <1% - 46%) across CHCs.

Patient-Centered 130

Patient-Centered Screening Electronics Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, patients who move increasingly keep their family physician (FP) because no one in their new community is accepting new patients, creating long distances to seek primary care. Healthcare quality outcomes included rates of colorectal, breast and cervical cancer screening.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Primary Care Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Survey data from 50 Oregon primary care and emergency department sites Population Studied: 16,403 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries Intervention/Instrument: The CMS Accountable Health Communities study Outcome Measures: Positive screen for one or more HRSN: housing, food, transportation, utilities, safety.

Transportation 130

Transportation Screening Individual Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A recent review of national diabetes treatment guidelines recommended adjustments to DM to reduce financial strain (eg, selecting lower cost medications), as well as directly intervening in response to an identified social need (eg, referral to a community-based service).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider 130

Permanente Medicine

JUNE 20, 2025

Deeply engage with patients, their families, and communities by treating the whole patient, focusing on healthy habits and better chronic condition management, and addressing social determinants of health through integrated services.

Chronic Condition 52

Chronic Condition Primary Care Patients Management 52