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Persell SD, Petito LC, Lee JY, Meeker D, Doctor JN, Goldstein NJ, Fox CR, Rowe TA, Linder JA, Chmiel R, Peprah YA, Brown T. Reducing Care Overuse in Older Patients Using Professional Norms and Accountability : A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med 2024; 177:324-334. [PMID: 38315997 DOI: 10.7326/m23-2183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective strategies are needed to curtail overuse that may lead to harm. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of clinician decision support redirecting attention to harms and engaging social and reputational concerns on overuse in older primary care patients. DESIGN 18-month, single-blind, pragmatic, cluster randomized trial, constrained randomization. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04289753). SETTING 60 primary care internal medicine, family medicine and geriatrics practices within a health system from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2022. PARTICIPANTS 371 primary care clinicians and their older adult patients from participating practices. INTERVENTION Behavioral science-informed, point-of-care, clinical decision support tools plus brief case-based education addressing the 3 primary clinical outcomes (187 clinicians from 30 clinics) were compared with brief case-based education alone (187 clinicians from 30 clinics). Decision support was designed to increase salience of potential harms, convey social norms, and promote accountability. MEASUREMENTS Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in men aged 76 years and older without previous prostate cancer, urine testing for nonspecific reasons in women aged 65 years and older, and overtreatment of diabetes with hypoglycemic agents in patients aged 75 years and older and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) less than 7%. RESULTS At randomization, mean clinic annual PSA testing, unspecified urine testing, and diabetes overtreatment rates were 24.9, 23.9, and 16.8 per 100 patients, respectively. After 18 months of intervention, the intervention group had lower adjusted difference-in-differences in annual rates of PSA testing (-8.7 [95% CI, -10.2 to -7.1]), unspecified urine testing (-5.5 [CI, -7.0 to -3.6]), and diabetes overtreatment (-1.4 [CI, -2.9 to -0.03]) compared with education only. Safety measures did not show increased emergency care related to urinary tract infections or hyperglycemia. An HbA1c greater than 9.0% was more common with the intervention among previously overtreated diabetes patients (adjusted difference-in-differences, 0.47 per 100 patients [95% CI, 0.04 to 1.20]). LIMITATION A single health system limits generalizability; electronic health data limit ability to differentiate between overtesting and underdocumentation. CONCLUSION Decision support designed to increase clinicians' attention to possible harms, social norms, and reputational concerns reduced unspecified testing compared with offering traditional case-based education alone. Small decreases in diabetes overtreatment may also result in higher rates of uncontrolled diabetes. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE National Institute on Aging.
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- Stephen D Persell
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago; and Center for Primary Care Innovation, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (S.D.P., J.A.L.)
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (L.C.P.)
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (J.Y.L., T.A.R., Y.A.P., T.B.)
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (J.N.D.)
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- UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California (N.J.G., C.R.F.)
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- UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California (N.J.G., C.R.F.)
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (J.Y.L., T.A.R., Y.A.P., T.B.)
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago; and Center for Primary Care Innovation, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (S.D.P., J.A.L.)
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- Information Services, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, Illinois (R.C.)
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (J.Y.L., T.A.R., Y.A.P., T.B.)
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (J.Y.L., T.A.R., Y.A.P., T.B.)
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Mellot M, Jawal L, Morel T, Fournier JP, Tubach F, Cadwallader JS, Christiaens A, Zerah L. Barriers and Enablers for Deprescribing Glucose-Lowering Treatment in Older Adults: A Systematic Review. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2024; 25:439-447.e18. [PMID: 38237904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Overtreatment with glucose-lowering treatment (GLT) is frequent and a source of high morbidity and mortality in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study aimed to identify and synthesize barriers and enablers for deprescribing GLT in older adults (≥65 years) with T2DM. DESIGN Systematic review of qualitative and mixed-methods studies. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Older adults with T2DM, any participants [patients, health care providers (HCPs), caregivers], any settings. METHODS Two researchers (and a referred third researcher at all stages) independently screened original articles reporting qualitative and mixed-methods studies exploring barriers and enablers for deprescribing GLT in older adults published during 2010-2023, identified from MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and gray literature. Quality of the included studies was assessed with the Mixed-Methods Appraisal Tool. Verbatim statements on barriers and enablers were extracted, and determinants of behaviors were identified with the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) version 2, and related intervention functions (targets for future interventions) were proposed according to the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW). RESULTS We identified only 4 studies from 2 countries (United States and the Netherlands), all recently published (2019-2023), that primarily reported barriers to GLT deprescribing from interviews or focus groups of patients or HCPs practicing outpatient medicine. Knowledge, fear, poor communication, inertia, and trust with HCPs were the main determinants of behaviors that influenced deprescribing, and education, training, persuasion and environmental restructuring were the main intervention functions for proposing future interventions. Studies did not cover financial aspects, physician characteristics, or caregiver and family viewpoints. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The use of a behavioral theory and a validated implementation framework provided a comprehensive approach to identifying barriers and enablers for deprescribing GLT in older adults (≥65 years) with T2DM. The behavioral determinants identified may be useful in tailoring interventions to improve the implementation of GLT deprescribing in older adults in ambulatory settings.
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- Marion Mellot
- Département de gériatrie, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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- Département de Médecine Générale, Faculté de Médecine, Nantes Université, Nantes, France
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- Département de Médecine Générale, Faculté de Médecine, Nantes Université, Nantes, France; Université Tours-Nantes, INSERM, UMR U1246 SPHERE "Methods in Patient-Centered Outcomes and Health Research", Tours, France
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- Département de Santé Publique, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Centre de Pharmacoépidémiologie (Cephepi), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France; Département de Médecine Générale, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France; Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Brussels, Belgium; Clinical Pharmacy Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Département de gériatrie, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France.
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Smith J, Dodd RH, Gainey KM, Naganathan V, Cvejic E, Jansen J, McCaffery KJ. Factors Influencing Primary Care Practitioners' Cancer Screening Recommendations for Older Adults: a Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:2998-3020. [PMID: 37142822 PMCID: PMC10593684 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08213-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Primary care practitioners (PCPs) play a key role in cancer screening decisions for older adults (≥ 65 years), but recommendations vary by cancer type and jurisdiction. PURPOSE To examine the factors influencing PCPs' recommendations for breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer screening for older adults. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Pre-Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL, searched from 1 January 2000 to July 2021, and citation searching in July 2022. STUDY SELECTION Assessed factors influencing PCPs' breast, prostate, colorectal, or cervical cancer screening decisions for older adults' (defined either as ≥ 65 years or < 10-year life expectancy). DATA EXTRACTION Two authors independently conducted data extraction and quality appraisal. Decisions were crosschecked and discussed where necessary. DATA SYNTHESIS From 1926 records, 30 studies met inclusion criteria. Twenty were quantitative, nine were qualitative, and one used a mixed method design. Twenty-nine were conducted in the USA, and one in the UK. Factors were synthesized into six categories: patient demographic characteristics, patient health characteristics, patient and clinician psycho-social factors, clinician characteristics, and health system factors. Patient preference was most reported as influential across both quantitative and qualitative studies. Age, health status, and life expectancy were also commonly influential, but PCPs held nuanced views about life expectancy. Weighing benefits/harms was also commonly reported with variation across cancer screening types. Other factors included patient screening history, clinician attitudes/personal experiences, patient/provider relationship, guidelines, reminders, and time. LIMITATIONS We could not conduct a meta-analysis due to variability in study designs and measurement. The vast majority of included studies were conducted in the USA. CONCLUSIONS Although PCPs play a role in individualizing cancer screening for older adults, multi-level interventions are needed to improve these decisions. Decision support should continue to be developed and implemented to support informed choice for older adults and assist PCPs to consistently provide evidence-based recommendations. REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42021268219. FUNDING SOURCE NHMRC APP1113532.
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- Jenna Smith
- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
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- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between Cancer Council NSW and The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- Centre for Education and Research On Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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Rowe TA, Brown T, Lee JY, Linder JA, Meeker D, Doctor JN, Goldstein NJ, Fox CR, Persell SD. Development and pilot testing of EHR-nudges to reduce overuse in older primary care patients. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2023; 104:104794. [PMID: 36115068 PMCID: PMC9682472 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Unnecessary testing and treatment of common conditions in older adults can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of this study was to develop and pilot test a set of clinical decision support (CDS) alerts informed by social psychology to address overuse in three areas related to ambulatory care of older adults. METHODS We developed three electronic health record (EHR) CDS alerts to address overuse and pilot tested them from January 17, 2019 to July 17, 2019. We enrolled 14 primary care physicians from three practices within a large health system who cared for adults aged 65 years and older. Three measures of overuse applied to patients meeting the following criteria: ordering of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for prostate cancer screening in adult men aged 76 years and older, ordering of urinalysis or urine cultures (UA or UC) for non-specific reasons to identify bacteriuria in women aged 65 years and older, and overtreatment of diabetes with insulin or oral hypoglycemic medications in adults aged at 75 years and older (DM). Clinicians received CDS alerts when criteria for any of the three overuse measures were met. We then surveyed clinicians to evaluate their experience with the CDS alerts. RESULTS The number of clinical encounters that triggered CDS alerts was 19 for PSA, 48 for UA/UC and 128 for DM. For PSA encounters, 4 (21%) orders were not performed after the alert. In the UA/UC encounters 29 (60%) orders were not performed after the alert. For the DM encounters, 21 (34%) had diabetes therapy reduced following the alert. Survey respondents indicated that the alerts were clinically accurate and sometimes led them to change their clinical action. CONCLUSIONS These CDS alerts were feasible to implement and may minimize unnecessary testing and treatment of common conditions in older adults.
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- Theresa A Rowe
- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States; Center for Primary Care Innovation, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Schaeffer Center for Health Economics and Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Schaeffer Center for Health Economics and Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States; Center for Primary Care Innovation, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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Brown T, Zelch B, Lee JY, Doctor JN, Linder JA, Sullivan MD, Goldstein NJ, Rowe TA, Meeker D, Knight T, Friedberg MW, Persell SD. A Qualitative Description of Clinician Free-Text Rationales Entered within Accountable Justification Interventions. Appl Clin Inform 2022; 13:820-827. [PMID: 36070799 PMCID: PMC9451951 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Requiring accountable justifications-visible, clinician-recorded explanations for not following a clinical decision support (CDS) alert-has been used to steer clinicians away from potentially guideline-discordant decisions. Understanding themes from justifications across clinical content areas may reveal how clinicians rationalize decisions and could help inform CDS alerts. METHODS We conducted a qualitative evaluation of the free-text justifications entered by primary care physicians from three pilot interventions designed to reduce opioid prescribing and, in older adults, high-risk polypharmacy and overtesting. Clinicians encountered alerts when triggering conditions were met within the chart. Clinicians were asked to change their course of action or enter a justification for the action that would be displayed in the chart. We extracted all justifications and grouped justifications with common themes. Two authors independently coded each justification and resolved differences via discussion. Three physicians used a modified Delphi technique to rate the clinical appropriateness of the justifications. RESULTS There were 560 justifications from 50 unique clinicians. We grouped these into three main themes used to justify an action: (1) report of a particular diagnosis or symptom (e.g., for "anxiety" or "acute pain"); (2) provision of further contextual details about the clinical case (e.g., tried and failed alternatives, short-term supply, or chronic medication); and (3) noting communication between clinician and patient (e.g., "risks and benefits discussed"). Most accountable justifications (65%) were of uncertain clinical appropriateness. CONCLUSION Most justifications clinicians entered across three separate clinical content areas fit within a small number of themes, and these common rationales may aid in the design of effective accountable justification interventions. Justifications varied in terms of level of clinical detail. On their own, most justifications did not clearly represent appropriate clinical decision making.
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- Tiffany Brown
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States,Center for Primary Care Innovation, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States,Address for correspondence Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH 750N Lake Shore Dr., 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611United States
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Richards TB, Dai S, Gray SC, Hall IJ, Siegel DA. Number of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening tests in the last five years reported by men in the United States in 2010, 2015, and 2018. Urol Oncol 2022; 40:192.e19-192.e25. [PMID: 35236620 PMCID: PMC9081142 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2022.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Longer intervals between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests for routine prostate cancer screening can reduce the harms while maintaining the benefits of screening. Limited information has been published on PSA screening frequency. The purpose of this report is to describe the number of PSA tests in the last 5 years reported by men in the United States. METHODS Using data from National Health Interview Survey Cancer Control Supplements in 2010, 2015, and 2018, the number of PSA tests in the last 5 years reported by men ≥40 years was categorized as 4 to 5 PSA tests, 1 to 3 PSA tests, and no PSA tests. Logistic regression was used to calculate model-adjusted prevalence risk ratios (aPRs) for the number of PSA tests in the last 5 years, adjusting for age, racial-ethnic group, education, marital status, and health insurance. RESULTS The proportion of men aged ≥70 years who reported 4 to 5 PSA tests in the last 5 years decreased from 37.2% in 2010 to 31.1% in 2018, while the proportion reporting 1 to 3 PSA tests increased from 25.5% to 31.9%. In 2018, aPRs for 4 to 5 PSA tests vs. 1 to 3 PSA tests in the last 5 years were significantly higher among men aged 70 to 79 years than among men aged 55 to 69 years. CONCLUSIONS Men aged ≥70 years reported a small shift to less intense PSA testing between 2010 and 2018, but PSA testing intensity remained higher in men aged ≥70 years than in men aged 55 to 69 years.
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- Thomas B Richards
- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA.
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA; CyberData Technologies, Inc., Herndon, VA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA
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Brown T, Rowe TA, Lee JY, Petito LC, Chmiel R, Ciolino JD, Doctor J, Fox C, Goldstein N, Kaiser D, Linder JA, Meeker D, Peprah Y, Persell SD. Design of Behavioral Economic Applications to Geriatrics Leveraging Electronic Health Records (BEAGLE): A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2022; 112:106649. [PMID: 34896294 PMCID: PMC8724916 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Overtesting and treatment of older patients is common and may lead to harms. The Choosing Wisely campaign has provided recommendations to reduce overtesting and overtreatment of older adults. Behavioral economics-informed interventions embedded within the electronic health record (EHR) have been shown to reduce overuse in several areas. Our objective is to conduct a parallel arm, pragmatic cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral-economics-informed clinical decision support (CDS) interventions previously piloted in primary care clinics and designed to reduce overtesting and overtreatment in older adults. METHODS/DESIGN This trial has two parallel arms: clinician education alone vs. clinician education plus behavioral-economics-informed CDS. There are three co-primary outcomes for this trial: (1) prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in older men, (2) urine testing for non-specific reasons in older women, and (3) overtreatment of diabetes in older adults. All eligible primary care clinics from a large regional health system were randomized using a modified constrained randomization process and their attributed clinicians were included. Clinicians were recruited to complete a survey and educational module. We randomized 60 primary care clinics with 374 primary care clinicians and achieved adequate balance between the study arms for prespecified constrained variables. Baseline annual overuse rates for the three co-primary outcomes were 25%, 23%, and 17% for the PSA, urine, and diabetes measures, respectively. DISCUSSION This trial is evaluating behavioral-economics-informed EHR-embedded interventions to reduce overuse of specific tests and treatments for older adults. The study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of these interventions.
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- Tiffany Brown
- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Schaeffer Center for Health Economics and Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Anderson School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Schaeffer Center for Health Economics and Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.,Center for Primary Care Innovation, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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