Performance of the recommendations of a British advisory group for screening for chlamydia in a sample of women in general practice.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a measure analogous to the "number needed to treat" (NNT), which would be appropriate for population based screening programmes. METHODS:A previous measure analogous to the NNT, the "number needed to screen" (NNS), calculated as the reciprocal of the absolute risk reduction, does not account for p...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Richardson A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a brief telephone support intervention could increase breast cancer screening uptake among lower socio-demographic women in Scotland, via eliciting and addressing barriers to screening attendance. METHODS:In a pilot randomized controlled trial, participants receiving a reminder letter f...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Chambers JA,Gracie K,Millar R,Cavanagh J,Archibald D,Cook A,O'Carroll RE

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate if those responsible for screening for neonatal hip instability are using acceptable manual hip stress tests as described by Ortolani and Barlow. METHOD:A video camera was used to record the technique of 35 personnel who were responsible for screening. They examined both a baby and a simulator...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： el-Shazly M,Trainor B,Kernohan WG,Turner I,Haugh PE,Johnston AF,Mollan RA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To classify interval colorectal cancers as false negatives or newly occurring cases in a biennial Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening program and by various interscreening intervals. SETTING:Data from the Taiwanese biennial colorectal cancer screening program involving FIT from 2004 to 2014 were used t...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Hsu WF,Hsu CY,Yen AM,Chen SL,Chiu SY,Fann JC,Lee YC,Chiu HM,Chen HH

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the increased cancer detection rate, if any, of programmes in the UK National Health Service breast screening programme (NHSBSP) using more than single reading of mammograms. DESIGN:Information on the detection of cancers by individual screening programmes from annual (KC62) returns, supplemente...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Blanks RG,Wallis MG,Moss SM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of popliteal aneurysms in men to enable the case for screening and elective surgery to be assessed. SETTING:Scott Research Unit, St Richards Hospital, Chichester. METHODS:The popliteal arteries of 1074 men aged between 65 and 80 were scanned with ultrasound, aneurysmal vessels >...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Trickett JP,Scott RA,Tilney HS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performance of cervical cancer (CC) screening can be improved by combining Pap smear with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing or visual methods, addressing local demographic, clinical and economic characteristics. OBJECTIVES:To examine the performance of standalone and combined screening tools in populat...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Sarian LO,Derchain S,Shabalova I,Tatti S,Naud P,Longatto-Filho A,Syrjänen S,Syrjänen K,members of the Latin American Screening Study (LAMS).,New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (NIS) groups.

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between deprivation and faecal haemoglobin concentration (f-Hb). SETTING:Scottish Bowel Screening Programme. METHODS:A total of 66725 men and women, aged 50 to 74, were invited to provide a single sample for a faecal immunochemical test. Deprivation was estimated using the Sc...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Digby J,McDonald PJ,Strachan JA,Libby G,Steele RJ,Fraser CG

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Population-based colorectal (bowel) cancer screening using faecal occult blood tests leads to a reduction in cause-specific mortality. However, in people where the colon is defunctioned, the use of standard faecal occult blood test is not appropriate. The aim of this study was to examine the current trends o...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Akbar F,Quyn A,Steele R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the feasibility of a newborn screening and follow-up programme for sickle cell disease (SCD) among tribal populations of south Gujarat, India. METHODS:A total of 5467 newborn babies were screened over 2 years using High-performance liquid chromatography, with diagnosis by molecular analysis. The...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Italia Y,Krishnamurti L,Mehta V,Raicha B,Italia K,Mehta P,Ghosh K,Colah R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In Israel (population 5.7 million) there are around 200 known living subjects with thalassaemia major, of whom around 80% are from the northern district. This study aims at examining the costs and benefits of a national screening programme to prevent thalassaemia in Israel. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:The ...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Ginsberg G,Tulchinsky T,Filon D,Goldfarb A,Abramov L,Rachmilevitz EA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Using quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in colorectal cancer screening enables adjustment of the cut-off for a positive test. As men have higher stool blood levels and higher prevalence of colorectal neoplasia, different cut-off levels can be chosen for men and women. We evaluated participation an...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Blom J,Löwbeer C,Elfström KM,Sventelius M,Öhman D,Saraste D,Törnberg S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To improve the traditional fresh blood film method to a high-throughput analysis of the presence of circulating fluorescent red cells (fluorocytes) in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) using an automated imaging system. METHODS:Based on the autofluorescence of protoporphyrin, we used an automatic image ac...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Lau KC,Lam CW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND - Screening for ovarian cancer is based on ultrasound, colour Doppler, and tumour markers. There is only limited evidence on their discriminatory performance and no evidence on their effectiveness in reducing mortality. OBJECTIVE - To investigate the discriminatory performance of CA 125 as a screening test ...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Hakama M,Stenman UH,Knekt P,Järvisalo J,Hakulinen T,Maatela J,Aromaa A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:When evaluating screening for the early detection of cancer, it is important to estimate both harms and benefits. One common harm is a false-positive (FP), which is a positive screening result, perhaps followed by an invasive test, with no cancer detected on the diagnostic work-up or within a specified time ...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Baker SG,Kramer BS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Uptake of cancer screening tends to be lower for colorectal cancer (CRC) than cervical or breast cancer. Dislike of the test itself has often been identified as a barrier to CRC screening with the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test, but there have been no head-to-head comparisons of the three tests. METHODS:Wome...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Lo SH,Waller J,Wardle J,von Wagner C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The frequency of symptomatic haemochromatosis in the general population and the potential efficacy of population screening is uncertain. Data from family members of clinically diagnosed index cases were used to estimate the frequency of the haemochromatosis genotype, the proportion of homozygous individuals ...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Bradley LA,Haddow JE,Palomaki GE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cause specific mortality statistics derived from death certificates are highly dependent upon the accuracy of certification by the attending physician. In the Nottingham colorectal cancer screening trial, there were 12,624 deaths among the screening group and 12,515 among the control group during the period under cons...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Robinson MH,Rodrigues VC,Hardcastle JD,Chamberlain JO,Mangham CM,Moss SM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prevention of beta-thalassaemia trait will, for the foreseeable future, hinge on effective screening strategies. Routine use of haematological data from automated cell counters may complement the results of the Naked Eye Single Tube Red cell Osmotic Fragility Test (NESTROFT), especially because of the high c...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Mamtani M,Das K,Jawahirani A,Rughwani V,Kulkarni H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine which groups of women would be most likely to take part in self-sampling for cervical screening, and what they perceive as the key barriers and benefits to self-sampling. METHODS:A random sample of 3000 women aged 18-69 in Victoria, Australia, were asked questions about "taking their own Pap te...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Mullins R,Scalzo K,Sultana F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the interval cancer incidence, its determinants and the episode sensitivity in the Norrbotten Mammography Screening Programme (NMSP). SETTING:Since 1989, women aged 40-74 years (n = 55,000) have been invited to biennial screening by the NMSP, Norrbotten county, Sweden. METHODS:Data on 1047 inva...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Bordás P,Jonsson H,Nyström L,Lenner P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Introduction of new technologies into cervical screening programmes has allowed more efficient programmes with less resources. We present an overview of screening technologies introduced into the Cervical Screening Wales programme and their evolution over time. METHODS:Data from the programme's statistical ...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Castanon A

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening is a topic of debate. Researchers often estimate trends in incidence prior to screening and project these to predict incidence during the screening epoch. METHODS:Data was obtained from the Cancer Registry of Norway and the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Duffy SW,Michalopoulos D,Sebuødegård S,Hofvind S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the attitudes of women with screen-detected ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) towards information provision for mammographic screening. SETTING:Respondents recruited throughout the UK during 2003-2004. METHODS:Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. PARTICIPANTS:Ten women diagnosed wi...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Prinjha S,Evans J,McPherson A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, massive increases in health-care costs for the diagnosis and management of skin lesions have been observed (2000-05). The aim of this study was to describe the health system costs attributed to the diagnosis and management of suspicious skin lesions detected during a trial of a population melanoma ...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Gordon L,Youl PH,Elwood M,Janda M,Ring IT,Lowe JB,Aitken JF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine attitudes towards an annual faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin (FIT) versus three-yearly colonoscopic surveillance of individuals at intermediate risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). SETTING:A London hospital. METHODS:Five semi-structured discussion groups were conducted with 28 adults (aged...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Bowyer HL,Vart G,Kralj-Hans I,Atkin W,Halloran SP,Seaman H,Wardle J,Wagner Cv

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the levels of various biochemical forms of the placental protein, inhibin (total inhibin, inhibin A, and alpha inhibin precursor) and activin in maternal serum samples from fetal Down's syndrome, and to determine which of these analytes most effectively identifies samples from affected pregnancie...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Lambert-Messerlian GM,Canick JA,Palomaki GE,Schneyer AL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population height screening studies performed over the past 20 years have shown that between 17 and 21% of children with heights below the third centile have organic disease, of whom about 20% will be new diagnoses. The likelihood of organic disease increases to 50% for children with heights below -3 SDs. The age of s...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Hulse JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the pre-eclampsia screening performance of PAPP-A (pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A) and ADAM12 (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease 12) in the early second trimester of pregnancy. METHODS:Stored frozen serum samples from a previously published nested case-control study comprising 77 women who...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Bestwick JP,George LM,Wu T,Morris JK,Wald NJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast screening has an important role in improving survival from breast cancer through early detection and treatment. Increasing uptake of screening in areas of low uptake is important in improving the effectiveness of the national screening programme. This review looks at which initiatives to boost uptake ...

journal_title：Journal of medical screening

authors： Sin JP,St Leger AS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00