Submission of samples from the home allows screening for Chlamydia trachomatis without preceding professional assessment of clinical risk factors. Therefore, a validation of self-reportable information for use as selective screening criteria is needed. We asked a total of 1175 women and 1033 men who participated in an in-home sampling screening study to provide information on behavior and socio...

BACKGROUND Family history is important for identifying candidates for high risk cancer screening and referral for genetic counseling. We sought to determine the percentage of individuals who would be eligible for high risk cancer screening or genetic referral and testing if family history includes an extended (vs limited) family history. METHODS Family histories were obtained from 626 women a...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the reliability and accuracy of the screening for adverse events (AEs) conducted by nurses taking the assessment by medical residents as the reference. DESIGN A validation study of the screening phase of a previous retrospective cohort study based on the patient record review that estimated the incidence of AEs (base study). SETTING Three general teaching hospitals in t...