Biomedical subjects

K Sutton

Publications and source records attributed to K Sutton.

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PubMed1983

Evaluation of the BACTEC resin blood-culture medium.

A study to determine the value of the BACTEC resin-containing medium, 16B, used in conjunction with radiometric detection of bacteremia using three media was conducted. During a six-month period, 2,104 blood-culture sets consisting of the four media (6B, 7C, 8B, and 16B) were collected. There were 158 significant positive cultures (excluding contaminants) that yielded 168 pathogenic isolates. The data were divided into two patient groups: patients receiving antibiotics and patients not receiving antibiotics. In contrast to previous studies, there was no significant difference in the detection rate of significant positive cultures by the different media in either group of patients. However, in patients receiving antimicrobial therapy, 41 of 55 significant positive cultures (74.5%) were detected by 16B medium, while 34 of 55 (61.8%) were detected by 6B medium. Although this difference is not statistically significant, this trend suggests that 16B medium may be useful in these patients. However, the isolation rate of significant positive cultures is the same for the resin medium and the hypertonic aerobic medium for both groups of patients. Thus, it is possible that the hypertonic medium is as efficacious as resin-containing media in blood culturing.

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PubMed1983

Development and implementation of a music/activity therapy intake assessment for psychiatric patients. Part I: initial standardization procedures on data from university students.

The stimulus for the Music/Activity Therapy Intake Assessment was a recent publication by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals requiring for activity services, "assessment of the patient's needs, interests, life experiences, capacities, and deficiencies" (1981, p. 126). The Assessment was written in the spring of 1982 and contains four sections: Activity Preference, Organizational involvement, Attitude Survey, and Post-Interview Observations. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Attitude Survey. The Attitude Survey was administered to 214 university students enrolled in three areas of study: human science, performance, and liberal arts. Results show that each of the three scales in the Survey is internally consistent (.63 to .74), that each scale measures a single large dimension, and that two of the three scales significantly discriminate between groups of students (p less than .05). The authors conclude that the Attitude Survey possesses adequate psychometric properties to justify its continued use as part of the Music/Activity Intake Assessment.

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Obesity management in primary care: assessment of readiness to change among 284 family practice patients.

BACKGROUND: Most adults in primary care are overweight or obese; two thirds of patients with weight problems have other obesity-related conditions. The study objective was to explore the feasibility of a primary care obesity intervention based on the transtheoretical model (TM) of behavior change and principles of chronic disease (CD) care. METHODS: A prospective study of the initial version of the TM-CD intervention with obese family practice patients (n = 284) yielded cross-sectional data on baseline stage of change for six target behaviors: dietary fat, portion control, vegetable intake, fruit intake, usual physical activity, and planned exercise. The sample consisted of obese patients scheduled for an office visit during times when recruitment and informed consent did not conflict with acute care. RESULTS: Obese patients volunteering for a TM-CD program are in different stages of change for six target behaviors. Preparation was the most frequently reported stage for increased exercise (49%) or activity (34%), decreased dietary fat consumption (44%), and increased portion control (51%). Patients in a particular stage for one behavior were distributed across all five stages for another behavior. Stage of change for five target behaviors was associated with body mass index or waist girth (P < .05) in a manner consistent with stage-of-change theory. CONCLUSIONS: Using the transtheoretical model of behavior change will allow physicians to recognize when obese patients are receptive to specific behavioral interventions.

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Household census data from Algeria: its content and potentiality.

Data available from the 1977 population census of Algeria are reviewed, with particular reference to the fact that data have been tabulated at both the household and individual levels. "The range of information available from the Algerian census is described and demonstrated for two villages, a centre de regroupement and an agrarian reform village. The object is to show the possibilities offered by these census documents for Third World studies."

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Population growth in Algeria, 1966-1977, with some comparisons from Tunisia.

"The first results of the delayed 1977 census of Algeria permit an up-dated analysis of national and regional trends in its population geography. After considering several basic parameters of Algeria's population as revealed by the census, this article focusses firstly on the high population growth rate and reviews the limited approach to family planning taken by the government. Comparisons with Tunisia, with its more active population policy, suggest a divergence between the demographies of the two countries. Regional population growth is then examined."

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