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Journal of General Internal Medicine

Issue 10/2021

Content (73 Articles)

Editorial

How Can Medical Journals Promote Equity and Counter Racism?

Jeffrey L Jackson, Carol Bates, Steven M. Asch, Rachel Roberts, Jenni R. Clarkson

Care Original Research

FQHC Designation and Safety Net Patient Revenue Associated with Primary Care Practice Capabilities for Access and Quality

Valerie A. Lewis, Steven Spivack, Genevra F. Murray, Hector P. Rodriguez

Care Original Research

Time for Clinic: Fourth-Year Primary Care Exposure and Clinic Preparedness Among Internal Medicine Interns

Julia Nath, Julie Oyler, Amber Bird, Maryann K. Overland, Lesley King, Christopher J. Wong, Amy W. Shaheen, Amber T. Pincavage

Care Original Research

Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions on the Timing of Initial Advance Care Planning Discussions in Japan: a Mixed-Methods Study

Jun Miyashita, Ayako Kohno, Sayaka Shimizu, Motohiro Kashiwazaki, Noriki Kamihiro, Kaoru Okawa, Masami Fujisaki, Shunichi Fukuhara, Yosuke Yamamoto

Open Access Original Research

Advancing Diagnostic Safety Research: Results of a Systematic Research Priority Setting Exercise

Laura Zwaan, Robert El-Kareh, Ashley N. D. Meyer, Jacky Hooftman, Hardeep Singh

Naloxone Original Research

Individual and Community Factors Associated with Naloxone Co-prescribing Among Long-term Opioid Patients: a Retrospective Analysis

Bradley D. Stein, Rosanna Smart, Christopher M. Jones, Flora Sheng, David Powell, Mark Sorbero

Care Original Research

Primary Care and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Services in Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics in the Southern United States

Caroline G. Coleman, Jessica M. Sales, Cam Escoffery, Kaitlin N. Piper, Leah Powell, Anandi N. Sheth

Chronic Kidney Disease Original Research

Effect of Psychosocial Distress on the Rate of Kidney Function Decline

Jae Young Kim, Young Su Joo, Jong Hyun Jhee, Seung Hyeok Han, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Shin-Wook Kang, Jung Tak Park

Original Research

Alcohol Exerts a Shifted U-Shaped Effect on Central Blood Pressure in Young Adults

Alice Yu, Alexandra B. Cooke, Patrick Scheffler, Robert J. Doonan, Stella S. Daskalopoulou

Mood Disorders Original Research

Intimate Partner Violence Among Pregnant Veterans: Prevalence, Associated Mental Health Conditions, and Health Care Utilization

Suzannah K. Creech, Carey S. Pulverman, Aimee Kroll-Desrosiers, Rebecca Kinney, Melissa E. Dichter, Kristin Mattocks

Contraception Original Research

Development and Pilot Testing of a Patient-Centered Web-Based Reproductive Decision Support Tool for Primary Care

Lisa S. Callegari, Karin M. Nelson, David E. Arterburn, Christine Dehlendorf, Sara L. Magnusson, Samantha K. Benson, E. Bimla Schwarz, Sonya Borrero

Original Research

Teaching Medical Students to Help Patients Manage Their Weight: Outcomes of an Eight-School Randomized Controlled Trial

Judith K. Ockene, Lori Pbert, Sybil Crawford, Christine F. Frisard, Jyothi A. Pendharkar, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Jamie Faro, Cathy Okuliar, Cassie Eno, Katherine Margo, Monica Ann Shaw, Taraneh Soleymani, Diane D. Stadler, Sarita Warrier, Katie White, Alan C. Geller

Original Research:

Patient and Physician Perspectives of Deprescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Adults with a History of Falls: a Qualitative Study

Erin E. Hahn, Corrine E. Munoz-Plaza, Eric Anthony Lee, Tiffany Q. Luong, Brian S. Mittman, Michael H. Kanter, Hardeep Singh, Kim N. Danforth

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Original Research

Impact of Physicians’ Personalities and Behavioral Traits on Treatment-Related Decision-making for Elderly Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Xia Wu, Yi-nan Jiang, Yue-lun Zhang, Jia Chen, Yue-ying Mao, Lu Zhang, Dao-bin Zhou, Xin-xin Cao, Jian Li

Care Original Research

Risk-Standardized Home Time as a Novel Hospital Performance Metric for Pneumonia Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Rajeshwari Nair, Yubo Gao, Mary S. Vaughan-Sarrazin, Eli Perencevich, Saket Girotra, Ambarish Pandey

Original Research

Hospitalization and Post-hospitalization Outcomes Among Teaching Internal Medicine, Employed Hospitalist, and Locum Tenens Hospitalist Services in a Tertiary Center: a Prospective Cohort Study

Moaath K. Mustafa Ali, Marwa M. Sabha, Sarah K. Mustafa, Momen Banifadel, Sami Ghazaleh, Kanana M Aburayyan, Marcel T. Ghanim, Mohammed T. Awad, Damynus N. Gekonde, Amala R. Ambati, Ahmad Ramahi, Ahmed M. Elzanaty, Zeid Nesheiwat, Pinang M Shastri, Mohammad Al-Sarie, John McGready

Vestibular Migraine Original Research

Changing Paradigm for Vertigo/Dizziness Patients: a Retrospective Before-After Study from Tertiary Hospitals in Northwestern China

Peng Liu, Shaolin Ma, Guixiang Du, Shengde Sun, Xin Zhang, Peng Tang, Chen Hou, Yue Liu, Jiaxing Zhao, Xiaohui Zhang, Li Chen, Chaochao Gu, Lina Zhang, Li Chong, Xu Yang, Rui Li

Original Research

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Health System Interventions Aiming to Welcome and Protect Immigrant Patients: a Qualitative Study

Altaf Saadi, Uriel Sanchez Molina, Andrée Franco-Vasquez, Moira Inkelas, Gery W. Ryan

SARS-CoV-2 Original Research

COVID-19 in the California State Prison System: an Observational Study of Decarceration, Ongoing Risks, and Risk Factors

Elizabeth T. Chin, Theresa Ryckman, Lea Prince, David Leidner, Fernando Alarid-Escudero, Jason R. Andrews, Joshua A. Salomon, David M. Studdert, Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert

Migraine Review Paper

Underuse of Behavioral Treatments for Headache: a Narrative Review Examining Societal and Cultural Factors

Donna Langenbahn, Yuka Matsuzawa, Yuen Shan Christine Lee, Felicia Fraser, Donald B. Penzien, Naomi M Simon, Richard B. Lipton, Mia T. Minen

Open Access Review

Guiding Academic Clinician Educators at Research-Intensive Institutions: a Framework for Chairs, Chiefs, and Mentors

Anna Chang, Brian S. Schwartz, Elizabeth Harleman, Meshell Johnson, Louise C. Walter, Alicia Fernandez

Stroke Systematic Review

Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated with Cognitive Impairment, All-Cause Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Christos A. Papanastasiou, Christina A. Theochari, Nikos Zareifopoulos, Angelos Arfaras-Melainis, George Giannakoulas, Theodoros D. Karamitsos, Leonidas Palaiodimos, George Ntaios, Konstantinos I. Avgerinos, Dimitrios Kapogiannis, Damianos G. Kokkinidis

Systematic Review

Patient Preferences for Discussing Life Expectancy: a Systematic Review

Emma Bjørk, Wade Thompson, Jesper Ryg, Ove Gaardboe, Trine Lembrecht Jørgensen, Carina Lundby

Association of Back Pain with Mortality: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies

Eric J. Roseen, Iniya Rajendran, Peter Stein, Lisa Fredman, Howard A. Fink, Michael P. LaValley, Robert B. Saper

Mood Disorders Systematic Review

Non-pharmacological Interventions for Caregivers with Depression and Caregivers of Care Recipients with Co-morbid Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Sylvie Lambert, Lydia Ould Brahim, Jane McCusker, Chelsea Coumoundouros, Li-Anne Audet, Mark Yaffe, John Kayser, Mona Magalhaes, Eric Belzile, Nerida Turner

Research and Reporting Methods

A Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS)

Akash Sharma, Nguyen Tran Minh Duc, Tai Luu Lam Thang, Nguyen Hai Nam, Sze Jia Ng, Kirellos Said Abbas, Nguyen Tien Huy, Ana Marušić, Christine L. Paul, Janette Kwok, Juntra Karbwang, Chiara de Waure, Frances J. Drummond, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Erik Taal, Joeri Vermeulen, Gillian H. M. Lee, Adam Gyedu, Kien Gia To, Martin L. Verra, Évelyne M. Jacqz-Aigrain, Wouter K. G. Leclercq, Simo T. Salminen, Cathy Donald Sherbourne, Barbara Mintzes, Sergi Lozano, Ulrich S. Tran, Mitsuaki Matsui, Mohammad Karamouzian

Health Care Equity in the Use of Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Primary Care

Cheryl R. Clark, Consuelo Hopkins Wilkins, Jorge A. Rodriguez, Anita M. Preininger, Joyce Harris, Spencer DesAutels, Hema Karunakaram, Kyu Rhee, David W. Bates, Irene Dankwa-Mullan

Suicide Perspective

The Role of Spirituality and Religion in Physician and Trainee Wellness

Kristin M. Collier, Cornelius A. James, Sanjay Saint, Joel Howell

Triage Viewpoint

Legal Foundation for Crisis Clinical DNR Orders

Brendan Parent, Jorge L. Rivera-Agosto, B. Corbett Walsh

Viewpoint

Changing FDA Approval Standards: Ethical Implications for Patient Consent

Jonathan J. Darrow, Sanket S. Dhruva, Rita F. Redberg

Vaccination Viewpoint

The New CDC Mask Guidance: A Catastrophe for Health Equity

Simar Singh Bajaj, Fatima Cody Stanford

Care Innovations in Medical Education

Teaching Telehealth During a Pandemic and Beyond: an Intern’s Survival Guide for Virtual Medicine

Kaleb Keyserling, Emily Janetos, Carol Sprague

Healing Arts

Reading—and Reconnecting—Between the Lines

Lisa K. Vande Vusse, John H. Choe, Jennifer A. Best

Healing Arts

Reminiscences of (Professional) Childhood

Ami Schattner

Healing Arts

My Son, My Interpreter

Jorge A. Rodriguez

Healing Arts

What Should a Doctor Look Like?

Diana Zhong

Burnout Syndrome Letter to the Editor

Reply Physician Tolerance of Uncertainty

Mark O’Rourke, Lauren A. Fowler, Matthew Frances Hudson

Burnout Syndrome Letter to the Editor

In Response: Physician Tolerance of Uncertainty

Arabella Simpkin Begin, Marcela G. Del Carmen, Jason H. Wasfy

COVID-19 Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor in Response to: Socioeconomic Status and COVID-19 Outcomes

Frida Rivera, L. Silvia Munoz-Price, Ann B. Nattinger

COVID-19 Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: In Response

Anita Shallal, Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, Marcus Zervos

Paracetamol Concise Research Report

Variations in Generic Combination Opioid Use Across State Medicaid Programs

ChangWon C. Lee, Aaron S. Kesselheim, Jerry Avorn

Concise Research Report

Psychological Distress and Access to Mental Health Services Among Cancer Survivors: a National Health Interview Survey Analysis

Melaku A. Arega, Edward Christopher Dee, Vinayak Muralidhar, Paul L. Nguyen, Idalid Franco, Brandon A. Mahal, Nina N. Sanford

Care Concise Research Report

Trends and Characteristics of Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries in the USA

Vipul Bhatia, Yue Huang, James A. Tulsky, Sarah H. Cross, Arif H. Kamal, Haider J. Warraich

Concise Research Report

Geographical Access of the Elderly to Health Care Centers During a 20-Year Period (1996–2016): a Case Study of Kermanshah, Iran

Ali Almasi, Shahram Saeidi, Alireza Zangeneh, Mehdi Khezeli, Yahya Salimi, Moslem Soofi, Nader Rajajbi Gilan

Naloxone Concise Research Report

Concurrent Naloxone Dispensing Among Individuals with High-Risk Opioid Prescriptions, USA, 2015–2019

Gery P. Guy Jr, Andrea E. Strahan, Tamara Haegerich, Jan L. Losby, Kathleen Ragan, Mary E. Evans, Christopher M. Jones

Concise Research Report

Industry Payments Are Prevalent and Contagious in Subspecialty Medical Education

Waqas Haque, Magdalena Espinoza, David Hsiehchen

Metformin Concise Research Report

Rates of Metformin Use in Stage 3b Chronic Kidney Disease Rose After FDA Label Change

Alex Huang, Xian Wu, Jeremy Orloff, Jea Young Min, James Flory

Concise Research Report

Management of Elevated Troponin I Levels in Adult Medical Inpatients

Tyler W. Wark, William R. Lang, Kate E. Cahill, Rebekah L. Gardner

Care Concise Research Report

Family Caregiver Access of Online Medical Records: Findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey

Bradley Iott, Minakshi Raj, Jodyn Platt, Denise Anthony

Prostate Cancer Concise Research Report

Factors Associated with Osteoporosis Management Among Veterans Who Received Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Samantha L. Solimeo, Brian C. Lund, Kimberly D. McCoy, Mary Vaughan Sarrazin, Richard Hoffman

Concise Research Report

Characterizing the Prevalence and Types of Curricular Tracks in Internal Medicine Residency Training Programs

Eliana V. Hempel, Jennifer L. Cooper, Elizabeth Raoof, Jed D. Gonzalo

Concise Research Report

Caregivers’ Use of Patient Portals: Findings from a 2019 National Survey

Kea Turner, Grace Wei, Amy K. Otto, Maija Reblin

Care Concise Research Report

Charity Care: Do Nonprofit Hospitals Give More than For-Profit Hospitals?

Joseph D. Bruch, David Bellamy

Meningococcus Concise Research Report

Characteristics of Preapproval and Postapproval Studies of Vaccines Granted Accelerated Approval by the US Food and Drug Administration

Alexander Egilman, Joshua D. Wallach, Jeremy Puthumana, Audrey D. Zhang, Jason L. Schwartz, Joseph S. Ross

COVID-19 Concise Research Report

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Symptoms Among US Adults

Lauren B. Gerlach, Erica Solway, Donovan T. Maust, Matthias Kirch, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, Dianne C. Singer, Preeti N. Malani

COVID-19 Vaccination Concise Research Report

Long-term Persistence of Neutralizing Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Following Infection

Juan P. Wisnivesky, Kimberly Stone, Emilia Bagiella, Molly Doernberg, Damodara Rao Mendu, Jenny J. Lin, Minal Kale

COVID-19 Concise Research Report

Promoting Women in Academic Medicine during COVID-19 and Beyond

Miriam A. Bredella, Cristina R. Ferrone, Bakhos A. Tannous, Karan A. Patel, Anne S. Levy, Mary L. Bouxsein

Mood Disorders Concise Research Report

Mental Health of US Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Briana Christophers, Edwin Nieblas-Bedolla, Janna S. Gordon-Elliott, Yoon Kang, Kevin Holcomb, Melissa K. Frey

Vaccination Concise Research Report

Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions Following First Dose of the SARS-CoV2 mRNA Vaccines

Jennifer Xu, Kristine Vanijcharoenkarn, Mary Elizabeth Sexton, Lindsay Martin, Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, Merin Elizabeth Kuruvilla

Knee Osteoarthritis Bottom Line Summary

Physical Therapy Is Better than Glucocorticoid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Camden S. Hastings, Alana J. Schilthuis, Christopher D. Jackson

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Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

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Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.