Michele D. Levine, PhD; Yu Cheng, PhD; Marsha D. Marcus, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):443-452. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0248
In this randomized clinical trial, among pregnant women who recently had quit smoking, intervention telephone calls and in-person visits were conducted through 24 weeks’ postpartum, and the relative efficacy of 2 different approaches to prevent postpartum relapse are compared.
Loes Jaspers, MD; Frederik Feys, MSc, PhD; Wichor M. Bramer, BSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):453-462. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8565
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials assesses the efficacy and safety of flibanserin for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women.
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Audio Author Interview:
Flibanserin for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Ajit A. Dhavle, PharmD, MBA; Yuze Yang, PharmD; Michael T. Rupp, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):463-470. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7786
This study evaluates the appropriateness of free-text notes added by prescribers in a nationally representative electronic prescribing system used in ambulatory care.
Dima M. Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD; Jocelyn Wilder, MPH; L. Philip Schumm, MA; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):473-482. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8581
In a nationally representative sample of older adults, this study characterizes changes in the prevalence of medication use and quantifies the frequency and types of potential major drug-drug interactions.
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Invited Commentary
Polypharmacy—Time to Get Beyond Numbers
Michael A. Steinman, MD
Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH; Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc; Eduard E. Vasilevskis, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):484-493. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7863
This observational study of general medicine patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge to 12 US academic medical centers investigates preventability of readmissions and uses these estimates to prioritize areas for improvement.
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Invited Commentary
Reducing Readmissions—Destination or Journey?
David Atkins, MD, MPH; Devan Kansagara, MD, MCR
Jacques D. Donzé, MD, MSc; Mark V. Williams, MD; Edmondo J. Robinson, MD, MBA, MSHP; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):496-502. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8462
This cohort study tests the HOSPITAL score—a tool to identify likelihood of hospital readmission based on 7 readily available predictors—on 117 065 adults across 4 countries and identifies patients at high risk of 30-day potentially avoidable readmission.
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Invited Commentary
Reducing Readmissions—Destination or Journey?
David Atkins, MD, MPH; Devan Kansagara, MD, MCR
Anna-Karin Numé, MD; Gunnar Gislason, MD, PhD; Christine B. Christiansen, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):503-510. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8606
This Danish nationwide cohort study evaluates whether there is excess risk of motor vehicle crashes among patients with syncope compared with the general population.
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Invited Commentary
Syncope and the Risk of a Subsequent Motor Vehicle Crash
Donald A. Redelmeier, MD, FRCPC, MSHSR; Sheharyar Raza, HBSc
Xin Zheng, MD, PhD; Jeptha P. Curtis, MD; Shuang Hu, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):512-521. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0166
The China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study evaluates the change in the use of coronary artery catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention in Chinese urban hospitals.
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Invited Commentary
Caring for Coronary Artery Disease in China: Managing Modernization
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP; William Hsiao, PhD; Daniel M. Blumenthal, MD, MBA
Sarah Lewington, DPhil; Ben Lacey, FFPH; Robert Clarke, FRCP; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):524-532. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0190
This national cohort study examines the prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension and assesses the effect of hypertension on cardiovascular disease mortality among adults in China.
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Invited Commentary
Reducing the Burden of Hypertension: China’s Long March Ahead
Nathan D. Wong, PhD; Stanley S. Franklin, MD
Colleen K. McIlvennan, DNP, ANP; Jacqueline Jones, PhD, RN; Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):534-539. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8528
This qualitative study describes the experience of bereaved caregivers and patients at the end of life who have a left ventricular assist device.