[Purpose] An easy-to-use, psychometrically validated screening tool for fibromyalgia is needed. This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool by correlating it with 2013 American College of Rheumatology alternative diagnostic criteria and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. [Subjects and Methods] Subjects were 269...

Background: Although studies reported diabetes mellitus screening cost effective, the mass screening for type2 diabetes remains controversial. In this study we reviewed the recently evidence about the cost effectiveness of mass screening systematically.   Methods: We reviewed the MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), and Cochrane library databases by MeSH terms to identify relevan...

Newborn screening represents an important preventive public health program. Over the time, there were debates about the criteria for inclusion of some diseases in newborn screening. Discussions on the expansion of newborn screening programs focus on three aspects: informed consent, costs and evidence. The authors present data on the criteria that must meet newborn screening and different ethica...

background: although studies reported diabetes mellitus screening cost effective, the mass screening for type2 diabetes remains controversial. in this study we reviewed the recently evidence about the cost effectiveness of mass screening systematically.   methods: we reviewed the medline, scopus, web of science (wos), and cochrane library databases by mesh terms to identify relevant studies fro...

background: although studies reported diabetes mellitus screening cost effective, the mass screening for type2 diabetes remains controversial. in this study we reviewed the recently evidence about the cost effectiveness of mass screening systematically.   methods: we reviewed the medline, scopus, web of science (wos), and cochrane library databases by mesh terms to identify relevant studies fro...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of lipid profile screening according to the mode of financing of medical appointments - public or private. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out with a multi-stage sampling strategy. The study included 3,136 adults (>or=20 years old) from the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 2006. The following indicators were calculated: co...

OBJECTIVE (1) Compare rates of abnormal screening electrocardiograms (ECGs) using updated criteria compared with older criteria. (2) Compare rates of abnormal ECGs by ethnicity. (3) Evaluate ability of ECG criteria to detect the predicted number of athletes with previously undetected cardiovascular abnormalities. DESIGN Prospective and retrospective review of ECGs. During the prospective port...

BACKGROUND In lung cancer screening, a nodule management protocol describes nodule assessment and thresholds for nodule size and growth rate to identify patients who require immediate diagnostic evaluation or additional imaging exams. The Netherlands-Leuvens Screening Trial and the National Lung Screening Trial used different selection criteria and nodule management protocols. Several modelling...