Report of Recommendations to Iowa State University of Science and Technology on the Review of Selected General and Application Controls over the University's Accounts Payable and Purchasing Systems, March 28 through April 28, 2005

State University Audit Report

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Judicial Branch - County Clerks of District Courts, June 30, 2004

Other Audit Reports - Iowa Judicial Branch

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa School for the Deaf, June 30, 2004

State University Audit Report - Iowa School for the Deaf

Combined Report on the Institutions Under the Control of the Iowa Department of Corrections, Schedules, Findings and Recommendations, June 30, 2004

State Audit Reports

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, June 30, 2004

State Audit Reports

Combined Report of Recommendations to the Eight Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services, June 30, 2004

Other Audit Reports - Judicial

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Legislature, June 30, 2004

State Audit Reports

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Department of Workforce Development on a Review of Selected General Controls, April 18th, 2005 to May 13th, 2005

State Audit Reports

Dosage plasmatique des medicaments antidépresseurs [Recommendations for therapeutic monitoring of antidepressants].

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), combined in certain situations with pharmacogenetic tests of metabolism, has proven a valuable tool for psychopharmacotherapy. Uncertain drug adherence, suboptimal tolerability, nonresponse at therapeutic doses, or pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions are typical situations when measurement of medication concentrations is helpful. This article is an adaptation of guidelines recently issued by the AGNP-TDM group (Hiemke et al., www. agnp.de), but its content focuses mainly on the TDM of antidepressants. Finally, the potential benefits of TDM for optimization of pharmacotherapy can only be obtained if the method is adequately integrated into the clinical treatment process.

Frequency and effects of meeting health-behavior guidelines among adolescents

Objective: To assess the relationship between overweight status and the concomitant adherence to physical activity, daily screen time, and nutritional guidelines. Methods: Data were derived from the Swiss HBSC survey 2006. Participants (n=8130, 48.7% girls) were divided into two groups: normal-weight (n=7215, 44.8% girls), and overweight (n=915, 34.8% girls), using self-reported height and weight. Groups were compared on adherence to physical activity, screen time and nutritional guidelines. Bivariate analyses were carried out followed by multivariate analyses using normal-weight individuals as the reference category. Results: Regardless of gender, overweight individuals reported more screen time, less physical activity, and less concomitant adherence to guidelines. For boys, the multivariate analysis showed that any amount exceeding screen time recommendations was associated with increased odds of being overweight (>2-4h: adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=l .40; >4-6h: AOR=l .48; >6h: AOR=l .83). A similar relation was found for any amount below physical activity recommendations (4-6 times a week: AOR=1.67; 2-3 times a week: AOR=1.87; once a week or less: AOR=2.1). For girls, not meeting nutritional guidelines was less likely among overweight individuals (0-2 recommendations: AOR=0.54). Regardless of weight status, more than half of adolescents did not comply with any guideline and less than 2% met all 3 at the same time. Conclusions: Meeting current nutritional, physical activity and screen time guidelines should be encouraged with respect to overweight. However, as extremely low rates of concomitant adherence were found regardless of weight status, their achievability is questionable (especially for nutrition) which warrants further research to better adapt them to adolescents.

Report of Recommendations to Iowa Prison Industries, June 30, 2005

Other Audit Reports - Correctional Institutions

Report of Recommendations to the State University of Iowa on the Review of Selected General and Application Controls over the University's Human Resources Information System, June 7, 2005-July 29, 2005

Other Audit Reports - Regent Institutions

Combined Report on the Institutions Under the Control of the Iowa Department of Human Services, Schedules, Findings and Recommendations, June 30, 2004

State Audit Reports

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs, June 30, 2005

State Audit Reports