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C Baer

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PubMed1992

A comparison of alexithymia in American and Japanese dialysis patients.

A comparison of alexithymia in American and Japanese dialysis patients was performed using the Beth Israel Hospital Questionnaire (BIQ) and the MMPI Alexithymia Scale (MMPI-AS) including structured interviews. No significant differences between the USA and Japan were observed in all dialysis patients with both BIQ and MMPI-AS. However, the alexithymia score in US hemodialysis (HD) patients was significantly lower than that in Japanese HD patients, whereas the alexithymia score in American continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients was significantly higher than that in Japanese CAPD patients. These results may suggest the possibility that the differences in dialysis policy between USA and Japan have secondary effects on alexithymia, which is one of the psychosomatic factors reflecting self-control ability in dialysis patients.

Adult↗
PubMed1985

Characteristics and perceptions of after-hours callers.

After-hours care remains an important aspect of community practice although little is known about the views of either physicians or patients. This study presents an analysis of 12 499 after-hours calls made to a family practice centre over a five-year period, and 798 follow-up telephone interviews conducted with people who called for help after hours. Fifty per cent of the callers requested care for themselves while the remainder made the call for another family member, usually a child; most had discussed the problem with family or friends before calling. A majority stated that they would go to a hospital emergency room if they could not use the after-hours service. Physicians tended to perceive the calls as being due primarily to physical problems, while almost one-third of the callers stated that the motive for their call was anxiety or concern rather than physical discomfort. Although there was a lack of agreement between physician and caller on several aspects of the contact, most of the callers were satisfied with the contact.

Adolescent↗
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Prevalence and epidemiologic correlates of Chlamydia trachomatis in rural and urban populations.

In two rural and two urban family planning clinics in central Pennsylvania, the authors screened 889 women making routine visits for Chlamydia trachomatis using the Chlamydiazyme immunoassay method (Abbott Laboratories; North Chicago, IL). C. trachomatis antigens were detected in 11.2% of the women; they found no differences in prevalence between rural and urban clinics. Among 21 clinical characteristics and seven risk factors, younger age (younger than 25), oral contraceptive use, gonococcal infection, mucopurulent exudate, abnormal vaginal discharge, and cervical ectropion were associated with chlamydial infection. Logistic regression revealed that age alone was independently associated with infection. The authors found that screening criteria derived from other epidemiologic studies generally did not predict the presence of C. trachomatis in the present sample. In a follow-up study performed at least one year later, 169 patients were re-screened; 47 tested positive and 122 negatives for C. trachomatis. Overall, 11.8% were infected, which was 12.4% of those who originally tested negative and 10.6% of those who originally tested positive.

Chlamydia trachomatis↗