... data showing positive outcomes from interventions to reduce risk factors related to heart disease and stroke but whose data may ... key informants said the frequent diagnoses of heart disease within their patient population and the related costly procedures ... Intervention group had statistically and clinically significant improvement in cholesterol outcomes compared with control group ... Patient outcome data Patient outcome data for these PES interventions are limited to responses from the interviews with key ...

Half were randomly allocated to the CBT-I intervention and half to menopause education (MEC) as a control group. Telephone CBT- ... sleep restriction and stimulus control procedures, and cognitive strategies to disrupt sleep-related dysfunctional beliefs and ... Intent-to-treat analyses included all randomized participants who provided follow-up data, regardless of intervention adherence ... None of the women had a prior diagnosis of a sleep disorder. The women were predominantly white (91.5%), college educated (77.4 ...

... approved standardized data, procedures, protocols, and analyses, and agree to share data with the NCI established central data ... interventions to be developed, be useful to groups in other parts of the country? APPROACH: Are the conceptual framework, ... Discovery and development research results in beneficial procedures for cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and ... other cancer-related or disparity-related disciplines necessary to carry out objectives of the PNRP. At least one-quarter of ...

... approved standardized data, procedures, protocols, and analyses, and agree to share data with the NCI established central data ... interventions to be developed, be useful to groups in other parts of the country? APPROACH: Are the conceptual framework, ... Discovery and development research results in beneficial procedures for cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and ... other cancer-related or disparity-related disciplines necessary to carry out objectives of the PNRP. At least one-quarter of ...

Adherence to guidelines is extremely important to avoid unnecessary procedures. ... Related surgical interventions were reviewed. Results: Among a group of 1,197 patients with breast cancer who underwent genetic ... Local and regional data on VUS are scarce. In this paper, we study patterns and frequency of VUS among breast cancer patients ... VUS diagnosis was known prior to initial surgery in 34 (33.0%) patients; 11 (32.4%) of them had BCS only. Over the study period ...

Listing of Chemical-related topic pages on the NIOSH Web site. ... The evaluation task was done by grouping related areas into ... The data on more than 250 LBMI patients were collected and analyzed. A final list of 68 acceptable and marginal tests and ... Each test and measure was standardized and a clinical study was performed to evaluate the accepted procedures. On the basis of ... Back-injuries; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Clinical-symptoms; Clinical-diagnosis; Epidemiology; Medical-examinations; ...

... they were able to accumulate data on diagnoses, comorbid conditions, and procedures performed during every hospitalization or ... A number of studies have examined disparities in cancer survival among different groups to help identify interventions to ... Atlanta 2008/10/05 -A new analysis finds considerable disparities in survival related to race and socio-economic status among ... Earlier diagnosis, particularly in those from low socio-economic status groups and amongst African American patients, is needed ...

Overview Topic Areas More Information Overview The NBSTRN is a resource for investigators engaged in newborn screening related ... Develop policies and procedures that support privacy and confidentiality of patient-related information as well as appropriate ... Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Analytical Screening and Diagnosis Data (R4S). The R4S is a database application for the ... The NBSTRN works collaboratively with other organizations involved in newborn screening related activities. These groups ...

... with landiolol in cardiac surgical patients is cost-effective under the conditions of the German Diagnosis-Related Groups ... Design: On the basis of clinical outcome data from a meta-analysis that included 622 patients from 7 randomized controlled ... Interventions: Landiolol versus SoC in prevention of atrial fibrillation immediately after cardiac surgery. ... Participants: Hospital patients undergoing a representative mix of cardiac surgical procedures (MIX-CS) and isolated coronary ...

... research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to ... the diagnostic tests or procedures to be done, blood samples to be drawn, the schedule of assessments and the data to be ... Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and conditions or diseases may be examined. The research may be an "observational study" or a ... Observational studies do not involve adding an intervention or treatment to ones care. This type of study may collect data to ...

... including that memory measures and dementia diagnosis procedures varied across studies. Another was the potential for some data ... work in this realm could examine if these dual decliners could be a target group for preventive or therapeutic interventions. ... These activities relate to NIAs AD+ADRD Research Implementation Milestone 1.D. "Develop state-of-the-art protocol for ... The international research team analyzed data from 8,699 participants 60 years old or older in multiple long-term studies of ...

For accounting, the Australian health administration generated a code of Diagnosis-related groups which in effect again ... As a result, nations would go on to develop their own individual classifications for procedures and interventions incompatible ... The ICHIs framework is designed to allow international comparison of data from the known national interventions ... The International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) is a system of classifying procedure codes being developed by ...

... and several community partners to share perspectives on essential technologies for all aspects of clinical care related to the ... data-driven modeling could help build biological models and improve prediction for risk assessment and informing interventions. ... SMM, MMM, and related child outcomes are associated with enormous societal costs (i.e., the top nine causes of maternal ... Antenatal care could involve new models of care (e.g., group care, medical homes, models for high-risk care). Delivery and ...

Valid LDL cholesterol data were available for 1,286 participants.. ATP III risk groups. Participants were categorized into 1 of ... Pairwise comparisons to reference group based on general linear contrast procedure.. c "Controlled" is defined as ,100 mg/dL ... Diagnosis of high cholesterol requires a blood test, and treatment requires ongoing monitoring, costs of which can be barriers ... New York City adults who are at the greatest risk for CHD need aggressive medical intervention to reduce their LDL cholesterol ...

... defining the reported high-volume diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) as the intervention group. RESULTS: At the national level, ... the CMS charge data showed relatively lower growth in high charge hospitals following the intervention. From the state data, we ... As of 2019, CMS began to require hospitals themselves to publicize a more comprehensive list of their underlying procedure ... lower than for unreported diagnosis-related groups. In Florida, it was 2%-8% lower. CONCLUSION: Public reports of hospital ...

All 3 interventions effectively improved the quality of drug prescriptions and the notation of drug-related information and ... The objective of this study was to implement and assess the effectiveness of 3 interventions on physicians’ prescribing and ... Three public health centres, 1 for each intervention, were randomly selected; 61 physicians were trained in drug prescribing ... and completed a pre- and post-training questionnaire; and 100 post-intervention prescriptions from each centre were compared. ...

Thereafter, the statistician, but not participants or data collectors were blinded to group allocation. Weight, physical ... Intervention participants attended 72% of group sessions. Based on last observations carried forward, the intervention group ... 108 participants (22% of those approached) were recruited (55 intervention, 53 controls) from 6 practices and 89% provided data ... group-based intervention designed to promote healthy eating and physical activity for people with high cardiovascular risk. ...

CDC WONDER is a system for disseminating Public Health data and information ... and data collection, evaluation, and research. Each work group had a chairperson and co-chairperson who were preselected from ... and related health-care disciplines. * Ensure that clinicians learn procedures to detect oral cancer that are appropriate to ... Factors influencing early diagnosis of cancer of the oral cavity. Can Med Assoc J 1985;133:651-6. * Prout MN, Heeren TC, Barber ...

... rather than spread over two or more visits as is recommended for diagnosis (3). Finally, self-reported medication use data are ... and might be related to improved diet quality or improved screening and earlier lifestyle or pharmacologic intervention (8,9). ... All analyses used exam sample weights and statistical procedures for complex surveys, and all tests were two-sided. ... National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. The Fourth ...

Ensure standard operating procedures to identify and interview cases, perform contact tracing for all new hepatitis A diagnoses ... Review the most recent sources of data on hepatitis A diagnoses. Attributes of communities at risk for unrecognized clusters of ... These challenges make outbreaks among these groups difficult to control.. Rapid identification, a comprehensive response, and ... High rates of drug use, drug-related overdose, drug treatment admission, or drug arrests. ...

... which put them at greater risk for a contact lens-related eye infection (2,4). Data on communication between eye care providers ... we quantified the per-visit cost of outpatient visits with any AGI-related diagnosis (including pathogen-specific and ... The annual incidence of reported giardiasis in the US decreased across all age groups. This decrease differs by age group and ... Weighted analyses using complex sample survey procedures were used to assess tap water exposure by route and demographics. Most ...

Proposed studies may generate new data or use existing population-scale human data from groups with diverse ancestries. The ... Many people receiving these procedures may also have mental health diagnoses. Researchers must also consider patient privacy ... Services and Intervention Research. The Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) supports research that evaluates ... Of particular interest is whether this approach improves patients outcomes related to suicide (including intentional and non- ...

Comparison groups included those exposed to usual clinical care or standard procedure. Studies were excluded if they involved ... Any short and long-term outcomes reflecting the patient experience or related urological health outcomes were considered. ... perioperative interventions designed to support or improve the patient experience for patients undergoing cystectomy procedures ... Supportive interventions to date have taken many different forms with a range of potentially meaningful physiological and ...

4.6 Promote prevention, early diagnosis and early intervention in relation to cancer, hypertension, heart disease and chronic ... NCD related indicators. * Obesity rate (population aged 25-64 years): Female 59% (2006 baseline ) to 44% (2015 target) , Male ... 2.6.5 Investigate feasibility and value of consolidating community support groups (eg, in IMCI and breastfeeding/nutrition), or ... Improve the quality of services and care procedures during pregnancy, delivery and the immediate postpartum. ...