Sentences with phrase «epidemiologic report»

In the latest epidemiologic report from 2010, the CDC identified 6,153 cases of rabies in animals and 2 human cases.

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[24] Stumpf, et al., «The Infant with Anencephaly,» The New England Journal of Medicine, 322, no. 10 (8 March 1990): 670, report that «it may not be possible in all cases to distinguish anencephaly from other very severe anomalies of the head... For purposes of genetic and reproductive counseling and epidemiologic reporting, the diagnosis should be confirmed by an experienced observer following delivery of an abortus or stillborn infant.»

In 1992, in response to epidemiologic reports from Europe and Australia, the AAP recommended that infants be placed for sleep in a nonprone position as a strategy for reducing the risk of SIDS.9 The «Back to Sleep» campaign was initiated in 1994 under the leadership of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as a joint effort of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the AAP, the SIDS Alliance (now First Candle), and the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs.10 The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development began conducting national surveys of infant care practices to evaluate the implementation of the AAP recommendation.

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In addition, a standard depression scale questionnaire, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES - D) scale, 10 reflecting the self - reported frequency of depressive symptoms during the middle of the index pregnancy was completed by some women.

Crowley and Canzater identify five critical actions that should be priorities for monitoring HCV: 1) expand and standardize reporting to the CDC, 2) utilize electronic medical records to collect data on HCV cases and the cure cascade, 3) fund epidemiologic research using clinical data sets, 4) integrate improved monitoring of HCV with responses to the opioid epidemic, and 5) establish and monitor HCV elimination plans across major US health systems.

«Given the projected very low frequency, 3.2 per 10,000, of radiation - associated thyroid cancer among young people, it is unlikely that any excess would be detectable by the usual epidemiologic approaches,» says Roy Shore, head of research at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Hiroshima, and a co-author of the WHO report.

IPHI's California Cancer Reporting and Epidemiologic Surveillance (CalCARES) Program works in partnership with the California Department of Public Health to manage the day - to - day operations of the California Cancer Registry (CCR), the state mandated population - based cancer surveillance system.

Unlike many epidemiologic studies in genetics and genomics, this model envisions results being returned in a readily understandable report to patients and their clinicians as part of the patient's regular care.

Contracted through the bite of an infected mosquito or through sexual or other modes of transmission, Zika virus (ZIKV) infection can be prenatally passed from mother to fetus.1 The virus was first identified in the region of the Americas in early 2015, when local transmission was reported in Brazil.2 Six months later, a notable increase in the number of infants with congenital microcephaly was observed in northeast Brazil.3, 4 Clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory evidence led investigators to conclude that intrauterine ZIKV infection was a cause of microcephaly and serious brain anomalies.5 - 7 However, as with other newly recognized teratogens, these features likely represent a portion of a broader spectrum.

There hasn't been much research on this kind of precancerous prostatic hyperplasia, with only four epidemiologic studies reported at the time.

In addition, the 20 - item Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES - D), a self - report measure of depressive symptoms in the general population over the past week35, was administered at phases 7, 9 and 11.

The ASPCA's approach to data collection and reporting facilitates an epidemiologic approach to accurately compare program effect from shelter to shelter and community to community.

Mothers reporting a high level of depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale score ≥ 16) reported significantly poorer prevention practices for car seat use, covering electrical plugs, and having syrup of ipecac in the home.

These methods have been primarily of 2 types: self - report measures of symptoms (eg, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale27) and structured interview protocols that identify specific disorders (eg, the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule28), which uses the criteria set forth in the DSM - IV.29 By far, the self - report measures are less time consuming and cheaper to administer; however, they do not provide a specific diagnosis.

* SES, socioeconomic status; CES - D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; SRQ20, Self Reporting Questionnaire; CIDI, Composite International Diagnostic Interview; PSE, Present State Examination; Mini, Mini-Mental State Examination; CIS, Clinical Interview Schedule; DSM - III - R, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised; DIS, Diagnostic Interview Schedule; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; HOS, Health Opinion Survey; CIS - CV, Clinical Interview Schedule — Chinese Version; SADS, Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia; CPIS, Clinical Psychiatric Interview, Semistructured; DPAX, Depression and Anxiety; HDL, Health and Daily Living Form.

Four dimensions of health - related quality of life were measured: general health (self - reported general health), physical health (absence or presence of functional limitations and illness symptoms), emotional health (the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and Rosenberg's self - esteem scale), and a school and social functioning scale.

Parents were assessed with the Family Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia.19 Teens were grouped into clinical groups based on their depressive symptoms and determination of DSM - III - R20, 21 diagnoses; details on all interviewed subjects are reported elsewhere.22 This analysis focuses on a medium depression group (n = 123 [25.9 %]-RRB-, which was called the subsyndromal group.12 These teens reported a previous depression episode or subdiagnostic levels of depressive symptoms that were insufficient to meet full criteria for a DSM - III - R affective diagnosis (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score, ≥ 24).16 Teens who met the criteria for the subsyndromal group and agreed to participate were randomized to receive either the prevention intervention program or usual care.

Self - reported depressive symptomatology experienced by patients and spouses was measured with the 20 - item Center for Epidemiologic Studies — Depression Scale (CESD).

Measures included the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES - D), Beck Depression Inventory — II (BDI - II), Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM - IV (DIS - IV), Revised Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD - R), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Social Support Behaviors Scale (SSB), Social Adjustment Scale — Self - Report (SAS - SR), and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ).

[jounal] Eaton, W. W. / 2000 / A comparison of self - report and clinical diagnostic interviews for depression: diagnostic interview schedule and schedules for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry in the Baltimore epidemiologic catchment area follow - up / Archives of general psychiatry 57 (3): 217 ~ 222

Measures utilized include the Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia for School Age Children — Epidemiologic Version 5 (K - SADS - E-5), the Longitudinal Interval Follow - up Evaluation (LIFE), the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI - II), the Children's Global Adjustment Scale, the Social Adjustment Scale — Self - Report for Youth, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM - D).

Measures utilized include the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School - Age Children — Epidemiologic Version (K - SADS - E), the Life Events Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), the Symptom Checklist (SCL - 90), the Social Adjustment Scale — Self - Report (SAS - SR), and Children's Global Assessment Scale (C - GAS).

Maternal depressive symptoms were measured at discharge using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES - D; Radloff, 1977), a 20 - item self - report questionnaire of depressive symptoms rated on a 4 - point scale (0 = rarely / none of the time to 3 = all the time).

Several studies have addressed the validity of the parent - reported SDQ in school - aged samples, predominantly confirming the intended 5 - factor structure.5, 6 A 3 - factor configuration of externalizing (conduct problems and hyperactivity), internalizing (emotional and peer problems), and prosocial factors has also been proposed and suggested for use in epidemiologic studies and in low - risk populations.7, 8 The internal reliability of SDQ subscales has been predominantly examined by using Cronbach's α, a measure of the interrelatedness of items; however, α estimates are a lower bound for reliability and is often underestimated.9 A meta - analytic review reported weighted mean α coefficients extracted from 26 studies that showed generally modest reliabilities for parent reports (0.53 < α < 0.76).10 McDonald's ω, which estimates the proportion of a scale measuring a construct, typically yields higher reliability estimates but has rarely been used to assess reliability of the SDQ.