Biomedical subjects

M J Bond

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An examination of the factor structure of the Frenchay Activities Index.

The Frenchay Activities Index (FAI) was administered to an elderly non-stroke subject group with the objective of evaluating the underlying factor structure of the index. Data analysis yielded three factors which were labelled indoor domestic chores, outdoor domestic chores, and outdoor social activities. This factor structure is compared with that previously published. It is argued that lifestyle activities should be considered within a framework which distinguishes between indoor/outdoor and work/leisure activities.

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Lifestyle activities of the elderly: composition and determinants.

Recent work suggests that lifestyle can be considered using a 2 x 2 model of indoor/outdoor and work/leisure activities. This paper replicates the factor analysis of the Frenchay Activities Index (FAI) reported by Bond et al., using a group of subjects living independently in the community. Results confirmed empirically the existence of the four hypothesized dimensions of lifestyle. Further analyses demonstrated the construct validity of these dimensions by establishing their sensitivity to age, sex, domestic circumstances, and physical and cognitive status. We discuss ways in which various deficiencies in the FAI might be rectified in a revised index of activities designed to retain and clarify the four established dimensions of lifestyle. Future directions include the development of such an instrument, and its application as a rehabilitation outcome measure.

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Stress in IVF workers.

Workers in new and personally exacting health services face particular challenges which are not evident in more traditional areas. IVF workers are involved in such an innovative service. Their perception of workplace stressors has not previously been addressed in the literature. Fifty-nine IVF workers and 32 non-IVF workers (in routine obstetrics and gynaecology) completed a battery of standardized psychological questionnaires on the symptomatology of stress and in addition answered questions on workplace problems and work satisfaction. Reported stress was highest among scientific/technical workers who varied significantly from the control group scores. IVF medical staff showed elevated stress scores, but were not significantly separated from controls, except on state anxiety. Work satisfaction scores were generally high for all IVF professions, except for pay and promotion satisfaction scores which were depressed among nurses and scientific/technical staff. It was concluded that this initial survey had revealed important information about the impact of a new scientific and clinical enterprise upon staff and should promote closer examination of the reasons for such reported stress.

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