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Effectiveness of hybrid digital breast tomosynthesis/digital mammography compared to digital mammography in women presenting for routine screening at Maroondah BreastScreen: Study protocol for a co-designed, non-randomised prospective trial – Nehmat Houssami et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T15:49:03+10:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Cancer, Imaging, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening|

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast cancer screening has been shown in international trials to increase cancer detection compared with mammography; however, results have varied across screening settings, and currently there is limited and conflicting evidence on interval cancer rates (a surrogate for screening effectiveness). [...]

Randomized Trial of Information for Older Women About Cessation of Breast Cancer Screening Invitations – Jenna Smith et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T15:44:27+10:00Ageing, Breast cancer, Cancer, Decision aids, Health literacy, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening, Shared decision making, Women's health|

Older women receive no information about why Australia’s breast screening program (BreastScreen) invitations cease after 74 years. We tested how providing older women with the rationale for breast screening cessation impacted informed choice (adequate knowledge; screening attitudes aligned with intention).

Health benefits and harms of mammography screening in older women (75+ years)—a systematic review – Erin Mathieu et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T15:40:26+10:00Ageing, Breast cancer, Cancer, Overdiagnosis, Overtesting, Publications, Screening, Women's health|

There is little evidence on the balance between potential benefits and harms of mammography screening in women 75 years and older. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the evidence on the outcomes of mammography screening in women aged 75 years and older.

Fertility treatment pathways and births for women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome—a retrospective population linked data study – Katrina M. Moss et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T15:35:55+10:00Fertility, PCOS, Pregnancy, Publications, Treatment, Women's health|

This study used a large longitudinal community-based population cohort to identify the fertility treatment pathways used by participants with and without PCOS and investigate whether any pathways were more likely to result in a birth. Our findings are in line with previous studies showing that [...]

Evidence for overdiagnosis in noncancer conditions was assessed: a metaepidemiological study using the ‘Fair Umpire’ framework – Sharon Sanders et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T15:30:38+10:00Overdiagnosis, Overtesting, Overuse, Publications, Research, Tests|

To our knowledge, this is the first methodological review of studies concerned with overdiagnosis in noncancer conditions. We identified 132 studies identifying or quantifying overdiagnosis of a wide range of noncancer conditions. We applied a novel framework that uses the concept of ‘‘Fair Umpires’’ to [...]

Association of state-level prescription drug monitoring program implementation with opioid prescribing transitions in primary care in Australia – Ting Xia et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:41:17+10:00Clinical guidelines, Deprescribing, Opioids, Pain, Prescribing, Primary Care, Publications, Risk|

This study aimed to evaluate whether voluntary and mandatory prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) use in Victoria, Australia, had an impact on prescribing behaviour, focusing on individual patients' prescribed opioid doses and transition to prescribing of nonmonitored medications.

Reply to Ballou and Kube – Caitlin M. P. Jones et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:28:50+10:00Clinical trials, Pain, Placebos, Publications, Research, Research ethics|

Thank you for the invitation to respond to a letter received about our article titled “Time to reflect on open-label placebos and their value for clinical practice.”Letter authors Ballou and Kube disagree with some of our criticisms of currently available research on open-label placebos (OLPs). [...]

A Virtual Hospital Model of Care for Low Back Pain, Back@Home: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Type-I Study A Virtual Hospital Model of Care for Low Back Pain, Back@Home: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Type-I Study – Alla Melman et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:21:05+10:00Audit and feedback, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

The primary aim of the Back@Home study is to assess the effectiveness of a virtual hospital model of care to reduce the length of admission in people presenting to ED with musculoskeletal LBP. A secondary aim is to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the [...]

A content analysis of the interventions for low back pain promoted on the websites of Australian pain clinics – Chris G. Maher et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:17:16+10:00Health literacy, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Public comprehension, Publications, Treatment|

The Internet is a widely used source of health information, yet the accuracy of online information can be low. This is the case for low back pain (LBP), where much of the information about LBP treatment is poor. This research conducted a content analysis to [...]

Remotely delivered physiotherapy is as effective as face-to-face physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions (REFORM): a randomised trial – Hannah G Withers et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:10:21+10:00Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Publications, Randomised Control Trial (RCT), Research, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

The REFORM trial was a randomised, controlled non-inferiority trial in which participants were randomised to either remotely delivered physiotherapy or usual care . The assessor and statisticians were blinded. The protocol was published and the trial was prospectively registered. Participants were recruited from five public [...]

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