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D Abbey

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PubMed1997

The influence of health education on family management of childhood asthma.

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in asthma management among families with a child who has moderate to severe asthma. Half of the 50 families chosen for study had participated in an intensive in-patient asthma treatment program and half had participated in an out-patient day camp. Two broad categories of outcome were examined-illness and self-management skills. Families who participated in the in-patient program exhibited a pattern of illness behaviours which indicated asthma symptoms were better managed in comparison to those families that participated in the out-patient program. It was also observed that children who participated in the in-patient program had a tendency to feel more positive about having asthma with the more self-management behaviours they practised. On the other hand, children from the out-patient program reported a more negative attitude about having asthma with the more self-management behaviours they practised.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1991

One gram of aspirin per day does not reduce risk of hospitalization for gallstone disease.

Data from 4524 patients in a randomized, controlled trial of aspirin were analyzed to determine if aspirin reduced the risk for hospitalization for gallstone disease. Aspirin at a dose of 1000 mg/day did not reduce the risk of hospitalization for gallstones. Hospitalization rates for gallstone disease were consistent with national rates, and the data confirmed previous associations of gallstone disease with age, elevated serum triglycerides, obesity, and female gender.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

Performance of task functions by A.D.A. dietetic technicians.

To meet the professional demands of their positions, dietitians must delegate less demanding responsibilities and routine tasks to educationally qualified dietetic technicians. This research was conducted to determine the degree to which A.D.A. qualified dietetic technicians were performing identified tasks.

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PubMed1976

Delegation of functions by dietitians to dietetic technicians.

Questionnaires were sent to 197 randomly selected hospitals in the continental United States. Replies were used as a basis for determinign the degree to which dietitians are willing to delegate tasks to dietetic technicians. No significant difference was found between the percentage of task functions clinical dietitians were willing to delegate to clinical dietetic techncians and the number that administrative dietitians were willing to delegate to administrative dietetic technicians. Dietitians who serve in both capacities are willing to delegate a significantly higher percentage of ther clinical task functions than their administrative functions. Comparing dietitians who graduated before 1968 with those graduating in 1968 or later, no significant difference was found between the two groups of administrative dietitians; however, the clinical dietitians who graduated in 1968 or later were willing to delegate significantly more duties. No significant difference was found in the average number of task functions dietitians working in different size hospitals were willing to delegate. For task functions which 33 per cent or more of dietitians were unwilling to delegate, it appears that those who do not feel this would be ideal also feel it is impractical. Dietitians who have performed a given function do not appear more or less willing to delegate it than those who have not performed that task. Thus, while a substantial number of dietitians were willing to delegate to the dietetic technician, there was also reservation as to the type of task functions, some of which the dietitians apparently feel should remain a function of the dietitian's role. This is especially true of the administrative dietitian.

Allied Health Personnel↗
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Smoking characteristics of female veterans.

Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of smoking among active duty military women is higher than that of active duty military men or civilians of either gender. No data have been published on cessation rates among female veterans. We wanted to report such rates in a group of female veterans at Pettis VAMC Preventive Medicine Clinic and to study predictive factors for smoking cessation and prevention. We identified female patients at Pettis VAMC Preventive Medicine Women's Clinic who had received services in the past 3 years or who enrolled as new patients during the study period; 529 received questionnaires by mail or at the clinic; 409 returned completed surveys. A high proportion (32.5%) of our sample of female veterans were current smokers, and 67% of female veteran smokers reported smoking at least one pack daily. More than one-third of ever-smokers began smoking during military service. Thirty-nine percent of the female veteran sample had CES-D scores of 16 or greater, and current smokers had significantly greater mean CES-D scores than former smokers. Twenty-three percent of current smokers had high nicotine dependence scores (> 7). The highest proportion of CES-D scores compatible with depressive symptoms (55%) was seen among current smokers who consumed a pack or more of cigarettes per day. Ever-smokers who screened as depressed were significantly less likely to have quit than those with lower CES-D scores; however, in multivariate models, CES-D scores were not significantly related to cessation. The prevalence of current, ever, and heavy smoking was high among this sample of female veterans attending a VAMC Preventive Medicine clinic. An unexpectedly high prevalence of screening scores compatible with depression was found among this sample, particularly among smokers. This warrants further investigation, particularly in light of the reported relationship between depression and smoking.

Adolescent↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Ambient air pollution and cancer in California Seventh-day Adventists.

Cancer incidence and mortality in a cohort of 6,000 Seventh-day Adventist nonsmokers who were residents of California were monitored for a 6-y period, and relationships with long-term ambient concentrations of total suspended particulates (TSPs) and ozone (O3) were studied. Ambient concentrations were expressed as mean concentrations and exceedance frequencies, which are the number of hours during which concentrations exceeded specified cutoffs (e.g., federal and California air quality standards). Risk of malignant neoplasms in females increased concurrently with exceedance frequencies for all TSP cutoffs, except the lowest, and these increased risks were highly statistically significant. An increased risk of respiratory cancers was associated with only one cutoff of O3, and this result was of borderline significance. These results are presented in the context of setting standards for these two air pollutants.

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