Tag: Screening

Adding social determinants of health as covariate does not improve discrimination or calibration in models

37 percent of placental swabs yielded potential pathogens compared with 2 percent of blood cultures

Models perform least effectively for Hispanic and Asian women when evaluating false-positive and false-negative rates

Second study demonstrates feasibility of program for assessing mental health needs of trauma patients

In clinical trials, the test accurately assessed a raised risk for addiction 83 percent of the time

In a recent study, models had mean AUROC, sensitivity, and specificity of 1.00 for ASD screening

Authors say findings support the need for environmental health literacy

Providers should screen for suicide risk at well-child visits starting at age 12 years and during higher-risk situations

C-statistics for laboratory models do not differ significantly from those of more complex pooled cohort equations

Authors say that screening based on individual life expectancy, rather than age, may improve screening selection and value