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Safe-T expanding services and improving patient outcomes
(2023)
"Sexual assault is a serious public health issue affecting men, women and children statewide. In 2021 there were 3,262 reports of sexual assault in Missouri (Missouri State Highway Patrol, 2023). 12% of reported sexual ...
Are inhaled steroids effective for a postviral cough?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: Are inhaled steroids effective for a postviral cough? Evidence-based answer: No. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) don't improve postviral cough in adults with subacute (3-8 weeks) or chronic (>8 weeks) cough, adolescents with a history of asthma...
How effective is spironolactone for treating resistant hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Q: How effective is spironolactone for treating resistant hypertension? EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: VERY EFFECTIVE. Spironolactone reduces systolic blood pressure (SPB) by 11 to 17 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DPB) by up to 6 mm Hg in patients...
What is the best treatment for plant-induced contact dermatitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
It's unclear which treatment is best, because there have been no head-to-head comparisons of treatments for Rhus (plant-induced) contact dermatitis. That said, topical high-potency steroids slightly improve pruritus and ...
What are appropriate screening tests for adolescents?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Screen all women of childbearing age, including adolescents, for rubella susceptibility (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). Screen all sexually active adolescent females for chlamydia (SOR: A), gonorrhea (SOR: B), and ...
Do oral decongestants have a clinically significant effect on BP in patients with hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
Q: Do oral decongestants have a clinically significant effect on BP in patients with hypertension? Evidence-based answer: It is unclear. Pseudoephedrine causes an average increase of 1.2 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure (BP) in patients...
What behavioral interventions are safe and effective for treating obesity?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
with appropriate use (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on multiple randomized controlled trials). Hypnosis can be used as an adjunct to behavioral therapy for weight loss (SOR: A, based on systematic reviews)....
What's the best test for underlying osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot ulcers?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
, evidence-based guidelines)....
Should a nylon brush be used for Pap smears from pregnant women?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
most likely to be cost-effective. However, current evidence does not support any superiority of the nylon brush with spatula for any patient-oriented outcomes (eg, fewer procedures, less cancer, etc) during or after pregnancy (strength of recommendation...
Diagnosing Von Willebrand Disease
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
The diagnosis of vWD requires two clinical criteria: (1) a personal history, family history, or physical evidence of mucocutaneous bleeding and (2) a qualitative or quantitative decrease in functional activity of von Willebrand factor (v...
Q: Is event-driven PrEP dosing for HIV as effective as daily dosing?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2021-06)
Evidence based answer: PROBABLY, although there are no head-to-head trials comparing the 2 dosing regimens. Event-driven pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) dosing reduces HIV conversion by 86% compared to placebo (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B...
How effective are exercise and physical therapy for chronic low back pain?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2002)
Exercise is more effective for chronic low back pain than treatment with medication plus return to usual activity and as effective as conventional physiotherapy. The evidence is less consistent in showing that any particular exercise format provides...
Does birth weight predict childhood obesity?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
A birth weight greater than 4,000 g is associated with an increased risk of obesity in both childhood and adolescence (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, systematic review and multiple cohort studies).
Longitudinal, naturalistic study of training and support for implementation of evidence-based youth mental health practices among community providers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
support in evidence-based practices (EBPs). To address this need, the current study describes the reach and impact of a county-wide youth MH initiative aimed at increasing youths' and families' access to effective youth MH services by providing free EBP...
A therapist survey of evidence-based practices in publicly funded youth mental health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
sizes in controlled clinical trials for evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for youth MH problems (Weisz, Jensen-Doss & Hawley, 2006). One potential reason for this discrepancy may be that therapists within TAU contexts are not implementing EBTs. To date...
Investigation of the accuracy of Grover's method when solving for the mutual inductance of two single-layer coaxial coils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
code software and the direct calculations of elliptical integrals. Also by fixing various dimensional parameters while varying others, practical interest geometries such as equal radii, equal lengths, different radii, different lengths, and different...
Direct contact heat exchanger development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this work was to develop tools that guide the design of a direct contact heat exchanger for small-scale commercial and/or residential ...
What is the long-term educational outlook for youngsters with ADHD?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
tend to underperform in both educational and occupational settings (strength of recommendation: A, 2 prospective cohort studies and a case control study). These findings are based solely on patients with ADHD who were referred to psychiatric clinics...
What is the addiction risk associated with tramadol?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Tramadol (Ultram, generic and with acetaminophen in Ultracet) carries a risk of substance abuse (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on case report surveillance programs). While it appears that tramadol's risk of substance abuse is low (SOR...
How can pregnant women safely relieve low-back pain?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Acetaminophen is safe for use in pregnancy but lacks evidence of efficacy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, usual practice). Both physical therapy and water aerobics reduce sick days caused by low-back pain (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B...