Biomedical subjects

L C Curry

Publications and source records attributed to L C Curry.

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PubMed2001

Risk status related to knowledge of osteoporosis in older women.

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify common risk factors for osteoporosis, (2) relate risk factors to knowledge of osteoporosis, and (3) teach prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for women at risk. METHODS: A descriptive exploratory design was used to assess the osteoporosis risk factors of 211 women age 60 and over living in the community in a large city in a southwestern state. Participants in 15 different sites completed a demographic data form, an osteoporosis Risk Factor Card, and a pre-test about osteoporosis. After participating in a 30-minute educational program, they completed a post-test. RESULTS: The mean score on the Risk Factor Card was 3.00 out of a total possible score of 11. The most frequent risk factors identified were race, small frame, and early menopause. Using a two-tailed Pearson correlation, there was no significant correlation between being at risk and a person's knowledge of osteoporosis prior to or after the educational program. Using a one-tailed t-test, there was a significant increase in knowledge from pre-test to post-test. CONCLUSION: Additional educational programs might increase awareness of risk factors and behaviors likely to enhance bone health. All older women should be encouraged to initiate discussion regarding osteoporosis with their health care providers. Physicians, nurses, social workers, and others also should assess their client's knowledge of osteoporosis.

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PubMed1999

Elder abuse revisited.

1. There are many types of elder abuse, some of which are never recognized or reported. 2. Medical neglect is a type of elder abuse in health care. 3. Nurses in all health care settings need to be aware of signs and symptoms of elder abuse and take action as indicated. 4. Suspected elder abuse must legally and ethically be reported to the appropriate supervisor and state agencies.

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PubMed1992

Congenital hip dislocation: the importance of early detection and comprehensive treatment.

Hip dislocation is the musculoskeletal condition most commonly missed during neonatal examinations. Failure to diagnose the condition can lead to long-term disability and is a common target in pediatric legal suits concerning damage to the musculoskeletal system. Early neonatal assessment for hip dislocation includes an examination using the Barlow and Ortolani tests. Later examinations include assessment of gluteal folds, knee height and the degree of hip abduction. The preferred treatment is use of the Pavlik harness, an outpatient treatment regime that provides effective reduction in 90 percent of the cases. The harness uses flexion and free abduction to direct the femoral head into the acetabulum; it uses time, gravity and motion to position the hip in a reduced position. The harness requires three to six months of continuous wear for the hip to become radiographically stable. Health care providers are instrumental in diagnosing congenital hip dislocation and teaching families how to promote the infant's physical and psychosocial well-being. If this condition is not detected until after the infant is 6 weeks old, or the harness is ineffective after three weeks, skin traction, closed reduction and spica-cast application may be needed. Open reduction and recasting are also options. In rare cases, total hip replacement is necessary in later life.

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PubMed1992

Moving on: recovering from the death of a spouse.

Grieving is a complex multidimensional process in response to loss. The grief work involved in coping with a loved one's death does not end when the loved one dies. Rather, the grief work continues through a series of recovery stages. Six stages of recovery--loss, protest, searching, despair, reorganization, and reinvestment--are illustrated and discussed using a case study that highlights a wife's recovery from the death of her husband. Recognition of the stages of grief recovery after a death are significant for health care professionals so that bereavement support may be provided throughout the entire recovery process.

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PubMed1991

The grief process: a preparation for death.

Despite the multitude of losses we experience in our lifetime, death is likely to be the most paramount. Acceptance of losses and death takes time and energy as an individual passes through various phases of a process known as the grief process. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969) has defined five stages in the grief process that individuals pass through in moving toward acceptance of losses. A case study has been presented to share one family's journey through these five stages. If a strict disease-oriented viewpoint is adopted, then the case was a failure: the patient died. From an emotional and spiritual viewpoint, however, this individual and his family achieved success, as they had time to complete their journey to acceptance.

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