Annals of family medicine
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Annals of family medicine · Jul 2023
Review Meta AnalysisComparative Efficacy of Pharmacological Treatments for Acne Vulgaris: A Network Meta-Analysis of 221 Randomized Controlled Trials.
Acne is an extremely common skin disease with an estimated global prevalence of 9.4%. We aim to provide comprehensive comparisons of the common pharmacological treatments for acne. ⋯ The most effective treatment for acne is oral isotretinoin, followed by triple therapies containing a topical retinoid, BPO, and an antibiotic. We present detailed comparisons of each intervention to serve as a practical database.
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Annals of family medicine · Jul 2023
ReviewImpact of Service-Based Student Loan Repayment Program on the Primary Care Workforce.
As the average level of medical education indebtedness rises, physicians look to programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to manage debt burden. Both represent service-dependent loan repayment programs, but the requirements and program outcomes diverge, and assessing the relative uptake of each program may help to inform health workforce policy decisions. We sought to describe variation in the composition of repayment program participant groups and measure relative impact on patient access to care. ⋯ Although PSLF supports family physicians intending to work in public service, their peers who choose NHSC are much more likely to work in underserved settings. Our findings may prompt a review of the goals of service loan forgiveness programs with potential to better serve health workforce needs.
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Annals of family medicine · Jul 2023
Prescribing Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physician Decision Making.
Over 29 million Americans have alcohol use disorder (AUD). Though there are effective medications for AUD (MAUD) that can be prescribed within primary care, they are underutilized. We aimed to explore how primary care physicians familiar with MAUD make prescribing decisions and to identify reasons for underuse of MAUD within primary care. ⋯ There is a challenging implementation context for MAUD due to competing demands within primary care. Future research should explore which strategies for identifying a subset of patients for MAUD are the most appropriate and most likely to improve population health and health equity.
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Annals of family medicine · Jul 2023
Joint Display of Integrated Data Collection for Mixed Methods Research: An Illustration From a Pediatric Oncology Quality Improvement Study.
Researchers often struggle to integrate quantitative and qualitative data. Joint displays of data collected using mixed methods provide a framework for supporting integration, yet the literature lacks methodologic articles illustrating in detail the iterative nature of constructing such displays. We demonstrate the process for creating a joint display for integrating the collection of data obtained by qualitative and quantitative methods. ⋯ Challenges of integration, though not unique to prospective mixed methods cohort studies, stem from the sheer volume of qualitative and quantitative information and the need to logically organize the data in preparation for integrated data analysis. Tailoring joint displays to specific studies is challenging, but mixed methods researchers who embrace the methodologic malleability can produce effective joint displays to illustrate the mixed data collection linkages and create a preliminary structure ultimately for organizing mixed data findings.