Aims and method Documented prevalence of alcohol misuse among older adult patients at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital is significantly lower than the national prevalence. We aimed to evaluate our alcohol misuse screening protocol for older adults to identify possible shortcomings. Hospital protocol is to screen all adults for alcohol misuse in the accident and emergency (A&E) department using th...

INTRODUCTION The Appalachian region of the United States has disproportionately high colorectal cancer (CRC) death rates and low screening rates. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess acceptability of a take-home fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and the effect of follow-up telephone counseling for increasing CRC screening in rural Appalachia. METHODS We used a prospective, single-group...

UNLABELLED Cervical cancer is more common in the Somali immigrant population than the general population in the United States (US). There are low rates of cervical cancer screening among Somali women. This study compares cervical cancer screening test completion rates for a home human papilloma virus (HPV) test and standard clinic Pap test. Sixty-three Somali immigrant women aged 30-70 years wh...

drug and health literacy is a key determinant of health outcomes. there are several tools to assess drug and health literacy. the objective of this article is to determine drug literacy level and its relationships with other factors using a single screening tool. a cross- sectional survey was conducted among 1104 people in qazvin province, iran. based on the proportional-to-size method, partici...

Objective: In our study, it was aimed to determine dysphagia prevalence in patients 65 years of age and older who were received home care assess factors associated with dysphagia.
 Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted registered Home Care Services Samsun Training Research Hospital between December 1, 2021, March 2022. all patients, demographic data, level dependence, ...

Fast is a tool designed for the analysis of counter systems, i.e. automata extended with unbounded integer variables. Despite the reachability set is not recursive in general, Fast implements several innovative techniques such as acceleration and circuit selection to solve this problem in practice. In its latest version, the tool is built upon an open architecture: the Presburger library is man...

Using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as the gold standard, the Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST) was developed for use in busy medical settings. AUDIT questionnaires were completed by 666 patients in two London accident & emergency (A&E) departments. Using a principal components analysis, as well as sensitivity and specificity indices, a two-stage screening test was deve...

Fast is a tool designed for the analysis of counter systems, i.e. automata extended with unbounded integer variables. Despite the reachability set is not recursive in general, Fast implements several innovative techniques such as acceleration and circuit selection to solve this problem in practice. In its latest version, the tool is built upon an open architecture: the Presburger library is man...

Meeting psychosocial needs of nursing home residents is increasingly regarded as a critical component of care, and the nationally-mandated nursing home care screening instrument- the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0-was modified and implemented in 2010 to promote better assessment of psychosocial needs and health. Recognizing the importance of psychosocial well-being among nursing home residents, and...