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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ptsafety.html
September 01, 2015 - Living: Infant Mortality
Healthy Living: HPV Vaccine Among Adolescent Females
Health Living: Adult Women … from 11 medications that should be avoided in older adults, by sex, 2002-2012
Year
Total
Women … In 2012, the percentage was 0.9% for men and 2% for women (more than double). … medications that should be avoided in older adults decreased from 2.2% to 0.9% and the percentage of women … In 2012, women were 1.5% more likely to have a postoperative CAUTI than men.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/936.html
November 01, 2024 - November 5, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Long COVID Rates by Sex As of spring 2023, 16.5 percent of women who had … An estimated 60,000 U.S. women are affected each year by serious pregnancy-related complications. … The crisis is particularly acute for Black women, Native women and women in rural communities.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-asymptomatic-bacteriuria.pdf
June 01, 2021 - With ASB
Female long-term care residents 25–50% 90%
Male long-term care residents 15–35% 90%
Women … > 90 years old 22–43%
Women 65–90 years old 6–16%
Healthy premenopausal women < 5% 32%
Women … Asymptomatic
bacteriuria treatment is associated with a higher
prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in women … Antimicrobial treatment in diabetic women with
asymptomatic bacteriuria. … randomized comparison of therapy and no therapy
for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized
elderly women
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp30704.html
October 01, 2014 - During the two-month period, a total of 283 men and 199 women were identified to need one to six preventive … For example, the prevalence of diabetes was 13.4 percent for men and 5.8 percent for women, when previous … Tobacco use was highly prevalent in men, but was a rare habit among the women of Yun-Lin. … For example, effective screening for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and osteoporosis in women at risk … The cultural impact on the health-seeking behavior of women should be explored so as to design a better
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/pcr-webinar-series/womens-health-research.html
September 01, 2024 - for Intimate Partner Violence Adonis Hijaz, MD (University Hospitals Urology Institute), Empowering Women
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=449
January 01, 2024 - Singhal R Factors associated with HPV awareness among mothers of low-income ethnic minority adolescent girls … Factors associated with HPV awareness among mothers of low-income ethnic minority adolescent girls in … Most middle-aged African American women demonstrated low knowledge scores regarding HPV, cervical cancer … Keywords: Prevention, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Sexual Health, Urban Health, Vaccination, Women … doctor visits, with advice more often given to the young, those in low-smoking regions, Asians, and women
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/guide/section2d.html
June 01, 2014 - Groups at increased risk for melanoma:
Fair-skinned men and women over the age of 65 years. … pregnant women
Recommendation
Screen for syphilis infection. … Groups at increased risk include:
Uninsured women
Women living in poverty
Sex workers
Illicit … Women with penicillin allergies should be desensitized and treated with penicillin. … Provide augmented pregnancy-tailored counseling for women who smoke.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/UTI-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - recommendations here]
· [Place local treatment recommendations here]
· Uncomplicated pyelonephritis in women … shorter course if early response)
Complicated UTI (including CAUTI)
3 days if lower tract CAUTI in women … Therapy vs no therapy for bacteriuria in elderly ambulatory nonhospitalized women. … The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat … Antimicrobial treatment in diabetic women with asymptomatic bacteriuria.
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/care-coordination/index.html
April 01, 2023 - Practical Methods for Improving Care Coordination for Cardiac Rehab Patients
Improving Support for Women … Improving Care Coordination for Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients (PDF, 943 KB)
Improving Support for Women … ideas from a panel of CR program leaders, patients, and researchers focused on improving outcomes for women … embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YsT4m18q9yE
Video: Improving Support for Women … That Need Cardiac Rehabilitation (48:51)
Slides: Affinity Group: Improving Support for Women That
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/lara.pdf
December 19, 2014 - Latinas are more likely to receive a late-stage diagnosis
of breast cancer than non-Latina White women … This project developed
educational materials for low-literacy Spanish-speaking
women at risk for breast … content-appropriate evidence-based
patient-oriented messages to reduce risk
for primary breast cancer in women … brochure versus a promotora-delivered
new brochure--for delivering the
messages to Spanish-speaking women … lower reduction in the incorrect
belief that “golpe (breast trauma) causes cancer” was
observed among women
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=77
January 01, 2024 - Keywords: Maternal Care, Pregnancy, Medicaid, Women
Rao BR , Merchant FM , Abernethy ER … Completely heterosexual women were 13% more likely than lesbians and 4% less likely than other groups … Keywords: Sexual Health, Women, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication
Rastogi R , … had no effect in minimizing women. … Using tailored messages to target overuse of Low-Value breast cancer care in older women.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - 32%
Pregnant women 30–70%
Women with diabetes 70%
Elderly institutionalized patients 90%
Dialysis … aged 18–40 years
Diabetic women
Patients with long-term indwelling catheters
Older women in the community … Antimicrobial treatment in diabetic women with asymptomatic bacteriuria. … Therapy vs no therapy for bacteriuria in elderly ambulatory nonhospitalized women. … How long should catheter-acquired urinary tract infection in women be treated?
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=181
January 01, 2024 - This increase was largely driven by increased spending among women with deductibles. … Out-of-pocket spending for maternity care among women with employer-based insurance, 2008-15. … Keywords: Pregnancy, Women, Maternal Care, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Policy
Holden … Data from the Consortium on Safe Labor was used to analyze information on low-risk, healthy women who … cesarean among women in the Consortium on Safe Labor data set.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata2a.html
May 01, 2018 - Caribbean Black women had significantly lower odds than African-American women of suffering from any … -born Black women, Caribbean-born Black women, and U.S.-born White women. … women ( David and Collins, 1997 ). … for Korean American women to 86 percent among Asian Indian women. … American women.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/act-early/identify.html
November 01, 2018 - For example, if you are rating primary care doctors, you might want to reach out to women who already … Women make most of the health care decisions in families. … Given how busy most modern women are, you might want to emphasize that your report is easy and quick … You could also appeal to the concern women have for the health of their family and close friends. … CHCF chose to make the campaign revolve around this audience in part because these women:
Will have
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=328
January 01, 2024 - Nearly 1 percent of pregnant women and 2.3 percent of non-pregnant reproductive-age women reported opioid … Forty-six percent of pregnant women identified a doctor as their source compared with 27.6 percent of … non-pregnant women reporting NMU. … Non-medical opioid use and sources of opioids among pregnant and non-pregnant reproductive-aged women … Keywords: Medication, Opioids, Pregnancy, Substance Abuse, Women
Sawchuk CN , Roy-Byrne P ,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/evidencenow_wi-intuit.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Thirty-four practices that provide primary care services for adult women
have enrolled in the WI-INTUIT … subspecialist
organizations to overcome barriers to increase diagnosis and treatment of
UI among women … will be measured
by pre-/post-implementation differences between study
arms in the proportion of women … “Over 60% of older women
experience UI symptoms, yet few
seek care. … With more than 75%
of women wanting their primary
care provider to ask about their
symptoms, WI-INTUIT
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/wi-intuit-execsum.pdf
February 01, 2022 - A minimum of 50 primary care practices that serve at least 50,000 adult
women will be recruited for … subspecialist organizations to
overcome barriers to increase diagnosis and treatment
of UI among women … A purposive sample of 30-40 women
who participate in the online survey will be invited to
participate … “Over 60% of older women
experience UI symptoms, yet few
seek care. … will help
support primary care providers
in the diagnosis of UI and will
help connect women to non
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/wi-intuit-execsumm.pdf
February 01, 2022 - A minimum of 50 primary care practices that serve at least 50,000 adult
women will be recruited for … subspecialist organizations to
overcome barriers to increase diagnosis and treatment
of UI among women … A purposive sample of 30-40 women
who participate in the online survey will be invited to
participate … “Over 60% of older women
experience UI symptoms, yet few
seek care. … will help
support primary care providers
in the diagnosis of UI and will
help connect women to non
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/healthier-pregnancy/fact-sheets/alcohol.html
June 01, 2015 - Screening for alcohol misuse among pregnant women and referral for treatment has been found to be an … Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Pregnant Women: Psychosocial and Behavioral Approaches. … Alcohol-screening instruments for pregnant women. Alcohol Res Health; 25(3):204-9.
12 U.S. … enhance their skills and improve care for women and infants. … National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism website focused on women .
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