Systematic Review: The Value of the Periodic Health Evaluation

Boulware, L. Ebony; Marinopoulos, Spyridon S; Phillips, Karran A.; Hwang, Constance W.; Maynor, Kenric; Merenstein, Dan; Wilson, Renée F; Barnes, George J.; Bass, Eric B.; Powe, Neil R.; Daumit, Gail L.

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-146-4-200702200-00008

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“…56 However, currently there is a belief that the concept of a periodic preventive health examination lacks supporting evidence, 57,58 and thus, the current emphasis on delivery of preventive care is to find opportunities during routine encounters 59 or to view the check up, when it does occur, in terms of the opportunity to deliver one or more recommended preventive services. 60 Taking advantage of opportunities for prevention during encounters for other reasons is quite sensible, as is setting priorities for choosing among prevention and early detection priorities in order to achieve the fullest potential in terms of lives saved and cost-effectiveness for the patient and for society. As a preventive health strategy, we would never want to abandon a strategy of tailoring priority preventive health to an individual patient whenever the opportunity arose.…”

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Cancer Screening in the United States, 2007: A Review of Current Guidelines, Practices, and Prospects

Smith

Cokkinides

Eyre

2007

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

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Each year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes a summary of its recommendations for early cancer detection, including guideline updates, emerging issues that are relevant to screening for cancer, and a summary of the most current data on cancer screening rates for US adults. In 2006, there were no updates to ACS guidelines for early cancer detection. In this issue of the journal, we describe criteria for successful screening, discuss recent evidence and policy changes that have implications for cancer screening, summarize the ACS guidelines and describe guidelines reviews that are underway, and provide an update of the most recent data pertaining to participation rates in cancer screening from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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confidence: 99%

Cancer Screening in the United States, 2007: A Review of Current Guidelines, Practices, and Prospects

Smith

Cokkinides

Eyre

2007

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

251

194

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“…The regular medical health examinations mandatory for flying personnel may result in a higher awareness of signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease, but can also give a sense of increased control of one's health (36). These examinations also give the possibility to discover health problems early and potentially reduce cardiovascular mortality because of earlier detection of risk factors and a greater propensity to seek medical care when cardiac symptoms occur.…”

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Low mortality and myocardial infarction incidence among flying personnel during working career and beyond

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Brodin²,

Andersson³

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Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…However, the USPSTF recommended clustering assessment of risk factors at "a periodic health examination" 5 , which generally includes a clinical history, risk assessment, and physical exam. 6 A sexual history is also necessary to assess, counsel, and treat patients for sexual dysfunction and general sexual health. Although there are no established targets for the percent of patients with a documented sexual history or frequency of documentation, it is reasonable for providers to document a full sexual history at initial exams with brief updates at periodic health examinations.…”

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Patient, Resident Physician, and Visit Factors Associated with Documentation of Sexual History in the Outpatient Setting

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BACKGROUND: Providers need an accurate sexual history for appropriate screening and counseling, but data on the patient, visit, and physician factors associated with sexual history-taking are limited. OBJECTIVES: To assess patient, resident physician, and visit factors associated with documentation of a sexual history at health care maintenance (HCM) visits. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional chart review. PARTICIPANTS: Review of all HCM clinic notes (n=360) by 26 internal medicine residents from February to August of 2007 at two university-based outpatient clinics. MEASUREMENTS: Documentation of sexual history and patient, resident, and visit factors were abstracted using structured tools. We employed a generalized estimating equations method to control for correlation between patients within residents. We performed multivariate analysis of the factors significantly associated with the outcome of documentation of at least one component of a sexual history. KEY RESULTS: Among 360 charts reviewed, 25% documented at least one component of a sexual history with a mean percent by resident of 23% (SD=18%). Factors positively associated with documentation were: concern about sexually transmitted infection (referent: no concern; OR=4. Factors negatively associated with documentation were: age groups [46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] ORs=0.1, 0.1,, and 0.1-0.6]), and no specified marital status (referent: married; OR= 0.5 [0.3-0.8]). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the need for an emphasis on documentation of a sexual history by internal medicine residents during routine HCM visits, especially in older and asymptomatic patients, to ensure adequate screening and counseling.

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Systematic Review: The Value of the Periodic Health Evaluation

Cited by 176 publications

References 48 publications

Cancer Screening in the United States, 2007: A Review of Current Guidelines, Practices, and Prospects

Cancer Screening in the United States, 2007: A Review of Current Guidelines, Practices, and Prospects

Low mortality and myocardial infarction incidence among flying personnel during working career and beyond

Patient, Resident Physician, and Visit Factors Associated with Documentation of Sexual History in the Outpatient Setting

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