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Access to health care and services for the Deaf: A scoping review of reviews [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

A growing number of research has been published on the subject, but the Deaf community remains underserved in health care and under-represented in health research. A patient partner from the Deaf community collaborated on each step of this project. No reviews mentioned involving members of the Deaf community. Popay et al.’s

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Intersections Between Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Marital Status Associations with Depression Symptoms [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Data were derived from a survey dataset obtained from NHANES, specifically cross-sectional data from the 2013 to 2018 waves. Population Studied: Community-dwelling, non-institutionalized, United States adults aged 20 years and older (N=14,759).

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What's new in osteoporosis screening and fracture prevention?

Common Sense Family Doctor

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on screening for osteoporosis. The comparative benefits and cost effectiveness of this prevention strategy vs fracture risk assessment and treating women at increased risk remains to be seen. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. being perfect and 0.5

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Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA NHANES (2013–2018)

BMJ

Our study sample included 1039 eligible adults who were overweight or obese and reported prediabetes from pooled NHANES (2013-2018). However, screening diabetes and prediabetes management delivery are still a challenge in practice for the entire US population. Of those, 76.8%

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC entails equal emphasis on the phases of Collect, Share, and Act , which include repeated data gathering, communication/review of the data with the patient and team, and adjusting treatment based on this information. (2) Use of Measurement-Based Care for Behavioral Health Care in Community Settings. 3, 4) Why is MBC important?

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs.

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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers, Systems, and Patient‑Experience scores —and word of mouth—suffer when bias is perceived, jeopardizing both reimbursement and community trust. Screen pain objectively. Safety net at capacity. Action Steps Key recommendations from the study team included: Build anti‑stigma reflexes.