ADHD diagnoses continue to increase, but Luise Kazda and colleagues argue that the push for diagnosis could be hampering access to care and support for children. The prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children has been rising for several decades, including in countries with previously [...]
The VALID BP project was initiated to increase the availability of validated blood pressure measuring devices (BPMDs). The goal is to eliminate non validated BPMDs and minimise over- and underdiagnosis of hypertension caused by inaccurate readings. This study was undertaken to assess the potential return [...]
The objective of this study is to evaluate the strength of the evidence for, and the extent of, overdiagnosis in non-cancer conditions. We systematically searched for studies investigating overdiagnosis in non-cancer conditions. Using the 'Fair Umpire' framework to assess the evidence that cases diagnosed by [...]
The objective of this study is to identify healthcare professionals' knowledge, self-reported use, and documentation of clinical decision aids (CDAs) in a large ED in Australia, to identify behavioural determinants influencing the use of CDAs, and healthcare professionals preferences for integrating CDAs into the electronic [...]
The objectives of this study to are review evaluations of the diagnostic accuracy of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapid antigen tests (RATs) approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for self-testing by ambulatory people in Australia; to compare these estimates with values reported by test [...]
In 2014, the North American Menopause Society and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health recommended using the term genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) to cover a range of genital and urinary symptoms that might be experienced during and after menopause. The [...]
We read the article by Nethery and colleagues with great interest, having noted a similar dramatic increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes in Australia, coincident with widespread adoption of the 1-step test using the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria. [...]
Clinical decision aids (CDAs) can help clinicians with patient risk assessment. However, there is little data on CDA calculation, interpretation and documentation in real-world ED settings. The ABCD2 score (range 0–7) is a CDA used for patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and assesses risk [...]
Identifying and targeting established modifiable risk factors has been a successful strategy for reducing the burden of coronary artery disease (CAD) at the population-level. However, up to 1-in-4 patients who present with ST elevation myocardial infarction do so in the absence of such risk factors. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) [...]
Administrative coding of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is heterogeneous, with the prevalence of noninformative diagnoses uncertain. The aim of this study is to characterize the prevalence and type of non-informative diagnoses in a young cardiac arrest population.