Biomedical subjects

Joseph Morris

Publications and source records attributed to Joseph Morris.

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PubMed2006

Keeping nursing home residents hydrated.

The purpose of this research is to ascertain nursing home (NH) staffs' perspectives of the problem of dehydration in NHs (skilled nursing facilities) and have them identify clinically practical interventions to ensure that NH residents consistently take adequate fluids. Four focus groups with 28 NH staff members in attendance are held in three NHs in metropolitan Los Angeles. The majority of participants are certified nursing assistants; however, licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, and other NH staff also attend the groups. Content analytic techniques are used to analyze the data. Three themes emerge focusing on residents' reasons for not drinking, signs and symptoms of dehydration, and strategies for improving hydration in NH residents. NH staff members identify the complexity of providing adequate hydration that was influenced by the resident's relationship with family and NH staff and communication between staff members.

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PubMed2004

NetAffx Gene Ontology Mining Tool: a visual approach for microarray data analysis.

SUMMARY: The NetAffx Gene Ontology (GO) Mining Tool is a web-based, interactive tool that permits traversal of the GO graph in the context of microarray data. It accepts a list of Affymetrix probe sets and renders a GO graph as a heat map colored according to significance measurements. The rendered graph is interactive, with nodes linked to public web sites and to lists of the relevant probe sets. The GO Mining Tool provides visualization combining biological annotation with expression data, encompassing thousands of genes in one interactive view. AVAILABILITY: GO Mining Tool is freely available at http://www.affymetrix.com/analysis/query/go_analysis.affx

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PubMed2003

Prevention of childhood obesity: sociocultural and familial factors.

This study examined sociocultural and familial factors related to the prevention of childhood obesity. Primary caregivers of 6- to 10-year-old children representing several ethnic populations in Saipan participated in 4 focus groups (N=32). Trained moderators used semi-structured interviews and qualitative methods were used in data analysis. A central theme with several related factors emerged. The theme was a conflict expressed by the primary caregiver between sociocultural values, family expectations, traditional dietary beliefs and attitudes, and knowledge about food and disease. These findings have important implications for designing culturally sensitive interventions for prevention of childhood obesity.

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