Towards the first 90: impact of the national HIV self‐test program on case finding and factors associated with linkage to confirmatory diagnosis in Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25897
Abstract: Being aware of one's HIV‐positive status can help reduce unprotected sex and promote early treatment seeking. Therefore, HIV self‐test (HIVST) programs may help control the HIV epidemic by case finding. The aims of this study… read more here.
Keywords: case finding; confirmatory diagnosis; hiv self; self test ... See more keywords
Case‐finding tools for the diagnosis of OAB in women: A narrative review
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DOI: 10.1002/nau.24171
Abstract: Overactive bladder (OAB) remains underdiagnosed with many patients never seeking medical help. Methods to aid early identification and treatment of OAB will be hugely beneficial, and to this end several case‐finding tools have been developed.… read more here.
Keywords: case finding; tools diagnosis; oab women; finding tools ... See more keywords
Natural language processing of radiology reports for the identification of patients with fracture
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DOI: 10.1007/s11657-020-00859-5
Abstract: Summary Text-search software can be used to identify people at risk of re-fracture. The software studied identified a threefold higher number of people with fractures compared with conventional case finding. Automated software could assist fracture… read more here.
Keywords: fracture; fracture liaison; radiology; case finding ... See more keywords
Performance of a Random Glucose Case-Finding Strategy to Detect Undiagnosed Diabetes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.023
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Keywords: undiagnosed diabetes; random glucose; random; performance ... See more keywords
Intensified case finding for screening tuberculosis among antenatal women in Delhi, India; A facility-based prospective observational study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100816
Abstract: Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) during pregnancy accentuates the risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, including perinatal deaths, preterm births, and low birth weight babies. Screening for active TB during pregnancy by healthcare providers can… read more here.
Keywords: delhi india; intensified case; tuberculosis; prospective observational ... See more keywords
Care pathways for glaucoma detection and monitoring in the UK
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DOI: 10.1038/s41433-019-0667-9
Abstract: Glaucoma presents considerable challenges in providing clinically and cost-effective care pathways. While UK population screening is not seen as justifiable, arrangements for case finding have historically been considered relatively ineffective. Detection challenges include an undetected… read more here.
Keywords: pathways glaucoma; glaucoma detection; care pathways; case finding ... See more keywords
Specialist respiratory outreach: a case-finding initiative for identifying undiagnosed COPD in primary care
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DOI: 10.1038/s41533-021-00219-x
Abstract: COPD remains largely undiagnosed or is diagnosed late in the course of disease. We report findings of a specialist outreach programme to identify undiagnosed COPD in primary care. An electronic case-finding algorithm identified 1602 at-risk… read more here.
Keywords: copd; primary care; undiagnosed copd; case finding ... See more keywords
Point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 serological assays for enhanced case finding in a UK inpatient population
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85247-w
Abstract: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global pandemic. Case identification is currently made by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) during the acute phase and largely restricted to healthcare laboratories. Serological assays… read more here.
Keywords: point care; case; serological assays; case finding ... See more keywords
Noninvasive Algorithms for the Case Finding of "At-Risk" Patients with NAFLD.
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751081
Abstract: Despite the high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in primary care (25%), only a small minority (< 5%) of NAFLD patients will develop advanced liver fibrosis. The challenge is to identify these patients,… read more here.
Keywords: algorithms; algorithms case; noninvasive algorithms; risk ... See more keywords
Evaluating the diagnostic properties of the Whooley questionnaire as a case-finding instrument for depression among Chinese women during and after pregnancy.
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DOI: 10.1080/0167482x.2022.2132930
Abstract: Purpose: There is a rising prevalence in undetected perinatal depression in many countries, more effort in screening and early identification of perinatal depression is needed. While the Whooley questionnaire is the recommended case-finding strategy for… read more here.
Keywords: likelihood ratio; depression; whooley questionnaire; case finding ... See more keywords
Investigation of the association of military employment and Parkinson’s disease with a validated Parkinson’s disease case-finding strategy
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DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2158234
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction Persons with military involvement may be more likely to have Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk factors. As PD is rare, case finding remains a challenge, contributing to our limited understanding of PD risk factors.… read more here.
Keywords: case finding; employment; parkinson disease; military employment ... See more keywords