Cancer Screening
This type of fear was the most commonly cited barrier to breast cancer screening.
What is fear of the procedure or pain?
Housing First reduced the use of emergency departments by this percentage among individuals with HIV.
What is 41%?
This mental health symptom affected 38% of PSH residents in a study on formerly homeless older adults.
What is major depression?
CAGE questionnaire is a brief screening tool when screening for alcohol use disorder. The letters stand for each of these questions.
Cut down
Annoyed
Guilty
Eye opener
These three symptoms beginning with the prefix poly, present in an individual with diabetes.
What are polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
Smokers requiring a low dose cat scan to screen for lung cancer, have a history of smoking 1 pack a day for approximately how many years.
What is 20 years?
It takes approximately this long does it take to complete a common medication regimen for Hepatitis C.
What is 8 weeks?
Depression in formerly homeless residents was linked with this common geriatric syndrome, which also increased the risk of falls and mobility issues.
What is cognitive impairment?
This is a concern for those initiating suboxone therapy too early.
Precipitated withdrawals.
The most common patient-level strategy to promote care engagement included this technique.
What is motivational interviewing?
Women between the ages of 21 and 65 should receive a pap smear this frequently.
What is every 3 years?
Increased incidents and prevalence of this common STI has produced a rise in birth defects in New York City.
What is syphilis?
An individual who raises suspicion for a major depressive disorder will experience these symptoms multiple days a week.
What is little interest or pleasure in doing things or feeling down or hopeless?
This issue, referring to handoffs and multiple steps during patient visits, often delayed IPV assessment and intervention.
What is fragmentation of care?
Receiving an elevated blood pressure reading this many times in a row is the basis for a diagnosis for hypertension.
What is 2 times spaced > 1 week apart?
Everyone from the ages of 45 to 75 or those who present with thin stool caliber and blood in stool should be screened or tested for this cancer.
What is colorectal cancer?
Stable housing provided this key logistical advantage for HIV-positive clients to manage their condition.
What is a place to store and take medications?
This medication is commonly used to treat depression and anxiety.
SSRI.
A common side effect of the use of Chantix to treat tobacco use disorder.
What are vivid dreams?
According to one study, participants with high mental health needs who received Housing First with ACT showed this kind of trend in their number of PCP visits over 7 years.
What is a significant decrease?