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Factors Associated with Intention to Vaccinate Children 0-11 Years of Age Against COVID-19
Conclusion: This study highlighted several themes for clinicians and public health officials to consider including the importance and safety of vaccination for this age-group even if infected previously, and the benefits of vaccination to protect family, friends, and community. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Stockwell, M. S., Porucznik, C. A., Dixon, A., Duque, J., Stanford, J. B., Veguilla, V., Dawood, F. S. Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research

The Association Between Social Isolation and Memory Loss Among Older Adults
Conclusions: The strong association between social isolation and memory loss suggests the need to develop interventions to reduce isolation and to evaluate their effects on potential future memory loss. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mosen, D. M., Banegas, M. P., Keast, E. M., Ertz-Berger, B. L. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Risk of Thromboembolic Events Following COVID-19 Diagnosis Without Hospitalization
Conclusion: This data suggest prophylactic anticoagulation is likely not warranted in the outpatient setting. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Schreck, K., Carlin, C., Ricco, J. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Parental Reading to Infants Improves Language Score: A Rural Family Medicine Intervention
This study’s objective is to determine if consistent reading to infants improves expressive and receptive language development during the first year of life. Methods: We prospectively randomized infants at a family medicine clinic during their 2-week-old visits and gave them a collection of books. Group A (n = 16) received no instructions, while patients in Group B (n = 18) committed to read 1 book a day. Parents in Group C (n = 18) enrolled after 34 weeks gestation, committed to read 1 book a day, and watch an infant brain development video. We obtained average book counts and both expressive and receptive language...
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Franks, A. M., Seaman, C., Franks, E. K., Rollyson, W., Davies, T. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Tailoring Implementation Strategies for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator Adoption in Primary Care Clinics
Conclusions: Clinician stakeholders identified implementation strategies that augmented those chosen by implementation scientists, suggesting that codesign of implementation processes between implementation scientists and clinicians may strengthen the process of tailoring strategies to overcome implementation barriers. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Baldwin, L.-M., Tuzzio, L., Cole, A. M., Holden, E., Powell, J. A., Parchman, M. L. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Organizational Factors Associated with Guideline Concordance of Chronic Disease Care and Management Practices
Conclusions: There are mutable organizational attributes connected-guideline concordant chronic disease care in primary care. Research and policy reform are needed to promote and study how to achieve widespread adoption of these functions and organizational attributes that may be central to achieving equity and improving chronic disease prevention. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Cohen, D. J., Wyte-Lake, T., Bonsu, P., Albert, S. L., Kwok, L., Paul, M. M., Nguyen, A. M., Berry, C. A., Shelley, D. R. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

How Does Prior Experience Pay Off in Large-Scale Quality Improvement Initiatives?
Discussion: Long-term investment that establishes regionwide organizations with infrastructure and experience to support primary care practices in QI is associated with more consistent delivery of facilitation support, and greater improvement in practice capacity and some clinical outcomes. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Cohen, D. J., Balasubramanian, B. A., Lindner, S., Miller, W. L., Sweeney, S. M., Hall, J. D., Ward, R., Marino, M., Springer, R., McConnell, K. J., Hemler, J. R., Ono, S. S., Ezekiel-Herrera, D., Baron, A., Crabtree, B. F., Solberg, L. I. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

The Psychosocial Needs of Patients Participating in Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments
Conclusions: Higher numbers of patients at FQHCs report diabetes distress and food insecurity compared with patients in non-FQHC settings, indicating that patient social circumstances need to be considered as part of program implementation. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Nederveld, A. L., Gurfinkel, D., Hosokawa, P., Gritz, R. M., Dickinson, L. M., Phimphasone-Brady, P., Waxmonsky, J. A., Kwan, B. M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Associations Between Healthcare Experiences, Mental Health Outcomes, and Substance Use Among Transgender Adults
Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that negative health care experiences are significantly associated with mental health and substance use for TGNB adults. Specifically, these results emphasize the role of more subtle forms of discrimination, including a lack of clinician knowledge about the care of TGNB patients, asking invasive questions, and treating TGNB patients with respect. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Levine, S., Heiden-Rootes, K., Salas, J. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Outcomes of Delay of Care After the Onset of COVID-19 for Patients Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions
Conclusions: Delay of care was substantial. Patients who delayed care multiple times were in poorer health and thus in need of more care. Effective strategies for reengaging patients in deferred care should be identified and implemented on multiple levels. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02868983. Registered on August 16, 2016. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rose, G. L., Bonnell, L. N., Clifton, J., Natkin, L. W., Hitt, J. R., ORourke-Lavoie, J. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Food Intake Compared to Exercise Association with Obesity in Children Ages 3-6
Discussion: Findings indicate that pedometer activity tracking can be used in children 3 to 6 years old and that decreased physical activity correlates more closely to preschool overweight/obesity than caloric intake. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bedell, D., Sevcik, T., Daly, J. M., Levy, B. T. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

A Quantitative Study of the Decision Threshold for the Diagnosis of Infectious Mononucleosis
Conclusion: This study identified a test threshold for IM of approximately 10% based on realistic clinical vignettes. This threshold was stable regarding the clinician’s specialty and practice sites and could be used in the development of a clinical prediction rule to determine the cutoff for low- versus high-risk groups. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Cai, X., Ebell, M. H., Russo, G. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Development and Validation of Simple Risk Scores to Predict Hospitalization in Outpatients with COVID-19 Including the Omicron Variant
Conclusions: A simple risk score suitable for outpatient and telehealth settings can classify over half of COVID-19 outpatients into a very low risk group with a 0.22% hospitalization risk in the Omicron cohort. The Lehigh Outpatient COVID Hospitalization (LOCH) risk score is available online as a free app: https://ebell-projects.shinyapps.io/LehighRiskScore/. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ebell, M. H., Hamadani, R., Kieber-Emmons, A. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Examining the Effects of Formal Education Level on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Conclusions: The alternative MoCA score neutralized the effects of formal education. Although further research is needed, this alternative score offers a simple procedure for interpreting MoCAs administered to older adults with ≤12 years education. These educational effects also highlight that the MoCA is part of the assessment process—not a singular diagnostic test—and a comprehensive workup is necessary to accurately diagnose cognitive impairments. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: White, R. S., Barber, J. M., Harp, J. P., Jicha, G. A. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bowman, M. A., Seehusen, D. A. Tags: Editorial Office News and Notes Source Type: research