Biomedical subjects

Kim M Hutchinson

Publications and source records attributed to Kim M Hutchinson.

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PubMed2003

Populations at risk for tobacco-related diseases.

OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of US population groups at particular risk for tobacco-related diseases. DATA SOURCES: Surgeon General's reports, other official reports, published articles, research studies. CONCLUSION: The burden of tobacco-related health alterations in known and less known population groups with reduced or absent access to primary health care services, infer that epidemiologic measures may be underestimated. Underestimations of these persons at risk have implications for future resource planning, allocation, and service. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses can assist in the identification of and access to at-risk populations before morbidities are at a late stage of diagnosis.

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PubMed2003

Views of African-American nurses about tobacco cessation and prevention.

African-Americans experience a disproportionate share of tobacco-related diseases and death and have not received equal access to tobacco cessation and prevention services. The purpose of this study was to describe views of African-American nurses about tobacco control. This was a survey of a convenience sample of attendees of the 2002 annual meeting of the National Black Nurses Association. One hundred and sixty three (N=163) nurses participated in the survey. Eighty-one percent (81%) of these nurses reported that they should be involved in tobacco control efforts; 92% indicated nurses should help patients stop smoking; 63% encountered patients who smoked at least every week, but only 11% of these nurses actually provided counseling for smoking cessation. The majority (89%) of these respondents also noted that nurses needed additional training in tobacco control. African-American nurses can address the significant tobacco-induced health disparities experienced by African-Americans by helping to prevent tobacco use and helping patients stop smoking. The findings of this study support the critical need for nursing education in tobacco control.

Adult↗

PubMed2002

Racial differences in service utilization: the Forsyth County Aging Study.

Racial differences in correlates and use of formal home and community services and in the predictive ability of the Andersen-Newman model were examined in older African American and white, community-dwelling adults. Results show greater service use by older African Americans and suggest racial differences in the correlates of service use. Racial differences in the predictive ability of the Andersen-Newman model were also evident. While approximately 78 percent of participants (82 percent of whites and 66 percent of African Americans) were correctly identified, findings regarding sensitivity and specificity suggest that much remains to be learned about factors associated with the use of formal home and community services among older adults.

Activities of Daily Living↗