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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"Screening Program"”.
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Perinatal depression screening program evaluation
… Scale (EPDS) is an effective and well-accepted screening method for identifying PMADs. The findings from a literature review emphasized the clinical importance of screening as well as the value of a quality improvement approach. The objective of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was …
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Implementation of a Depression Screening Program in Long-Term Care
… The purpose of this project was to implement a screening program that would identify older adults with depressive symptoms. Data Sources: The Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) is a baseline cognitive screen used to identify which depression screening tool should be used for the patient. The …
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Using a Pre-School Screening Program in a Public School
… study of the consequences of using a pre-school screening program in a public school. It examined how a teacher, parents, kindergarten children, a school principal, and other school participants were involved in the uses of a pre-school screening program to structure school experiences, …
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The Relationship Between Visual Impairments and Socioeconomic Level Based on a Preschool Vision Screening Program.
The physiological, educational and psychosocial development of children is closely related to adequate visual functioning. Uncorrected visual defects can lead to more serious ocular damage. The distorted sensory information may hinder educational achievement as some 80 percent of learning occurs …
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Development of a data warehouse to support the evaluation of a cervical cancer screening program
… to support the management of the cervical cancer screening program in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. As a part of the management process, the program managers of the municipality perform tedious manual work in order to calculate a series of test-based and woman-based performance …
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An Investigation of the Characteristics of Children Referred From a Public School Hearing Screening Program
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Universal Lynch Syndrome Screening in Newly Diagnosed Colorectal Cancer: Impact of an Alberta-wide Screening Program
… germline genetic testing. Universal tumor screening in all new CRCs using Immunohistochemistry (IHC) to assess for loss of MMR-protein expression allows for identification of individuals at increased risk for underlying LS who would benefit from genetic testing. This thesis reports the …
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An examination of the effectiveness of a principal leadership screening program on teacher perception and teacher retention
… principals are recruited and hired. Effective screening programs can ensure the candidates selected are prepared for leadership positions. Teachers' perceptions of their principal's leadership are related to job satisfaction, job resignation, and transfers. Therefore, teachers' perceptions of …
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Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Virginia: The Impact of Insurance Coverage and the Every Woman's Life Screening Program
Background: Screening for breast and cervical cancers is important because early detection increases cancer survival. Since 1991, the U.S. government has helped finance a national early detection program for breast and cervical cancer among uninsured low-income women, known in Virginia (VA) as …
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Psychological and Sociodemographic Predictors of Psychological Distress in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Testing Participants within a Community Based Genetic Screening Program
… surveillance behaviors. Within the genetic screening process, psychological distress has been shown to impact the decision to undergo genetic screening, the comprehension and retention of risk assessment information, as well as affecting the subject following the receipt of the genetic test …
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The Psychosocial Effects of The Li-Fraumeni Education and Early Detection (Lead) Program On Indivdiuals With Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
… of multiple cancers. In the past five years new screening protocols have been developed that provide improved screening options for individuals with LFS. However, very little has been published on the psychosocial impact of these screening protocols. The goals of this study were to determine how …
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Nonresponse-Bias in einem Vorsorgeprogramm zur Früherkennung asbestbedingter Erkrankungen
… between non-responder and responder in a screening program of asbestos exposed workers. 5192 former power plant workers were enrolled. They were categorized in risk classes in dependence of the risk to obtain lung cancer. All subjects were underwent medical examination including …
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Cervical cancer studies on prevention and treatment
… women live in developing countries. Cervical screening programs can reduce the incidence by 50%, but are not common in the developing world. In Sweden there are approximately 400 new cases of cervical cancer yearly, despite the existence of a screening program. Cervical cancer and dysplastic …
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Expert-free eye alignment and machine learning for predictive health
… device in order to realize a system for scalable screening of the eye fundus. The goal of this work is to demonstrate enabling technologies that remove dependence on expert operators and explore the usefulness of this approach in the context of scalable health screening. I will present a system …
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Applications of quantitative phase imaging for pathology
… in disease-specific death rates. An automated screening tool which identifies cases that warrant further examination by the pathologist would assist in the implementation of a wide-spread screening program. Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) of unstained tissue provides information on the …
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Inheritance of Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.)
… (personal communication) undertook a preliminary screening program for TSWV resistance and found six lines of lettuce 'Tinto', PI 167128, PI 342510, PI 342517, PI 342522, and PI 342526 that showed less infection with TSWV than the susceptible 'Manoa'. In this study the six lines that Hartmann …
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Modelling HPV Vaccination and Screening Strategies to Optimize Treatment
… the mal-effects of HPV with tools such as screening, vaccination and treatment. Three sets of compartmental models were developed to study various aspects of HPV infection and progression. The first set of models studies which parameters are relevant in screening and vaccination programs …
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Lessons from a pilot study of screening for upper tract urothelial cell carcinoma in Lynch Syndrome
… of UTUC in a Lynch syndrome cohort undergoing screening for CRC, to determine the need for a UTUC screening program. Methodology: Lynch syndrome patients were screened with urine dipstix for microscopic haematuria. Patients with confirmed microhaematuria were offered urine cytology, microscopy …
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Self-care dependency among elders in long-term care settings
… was based on 3611 cases from the Preadmission Screening Program of the Virginia Medical Assistance Program. Tabular and staged logistic regression analyses examined: 1) characteristics of this group of long-term care elders, 2) the extent of ADL divergence in various recommended care settings, …
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Chagas disease, need and progress made in implementing donor blood screening in the United States.
… cost for the implementation of a blood donor screening program for T. cruzi in the United States.\r\nResults: There have been fifteen documented cases of acute Chagas disease in the United States, ten of which were associated with blood product transfusions or solid organ transplants. The FDA …
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