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Our objective was to determine the relationship between cancer-related fatigue (CRF), laboratory markers, and nutritional status among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). A cross-sectional design was used. A sample of 80 participants diagnosed with CRC participated and completed the study's surveys including the pat…

: This study's purpose was to document the effect of post-acute rehabilitation on functional independence of adults with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).: Retrospective analysis of admission and discharge scores on the() and() as well as discharge disposition was performed for 271 adults admitted to pos…

This study's purpose was to describe compliance with established venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis guidelines in medical and surgical inpatients at US academic medical centers (AMCs). Data were collected for a 2007 University HealthSystem Consortium Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism (DVT/PE) Benchmarking P…

BACKGROUND: Many countries have tried to reduce waiting times for health care through formal wait time reduction strategies. Our paper describes views of members of the public about a wait time management initiative--the Ontario Wait Time Strategy (OWTS) (Canada). Scholars and governmental reports have advocated for in…

This study's objective was to ascertain emergency department (ED) patient preferences for pain assessment frequency. This was a prospective, convenience-sample trial of all-diagnosis adults with pain at least 3/10, in an academic ED (census 90 000). Using a computer-based automated pain tracker, patients entered initia…

One hundred carotid endarterectomy (CEA) procedures were performed in this teaching institution from August, 1984 to January, 1989 under the direction of the author. Presenting symptoms were TIA (36), CVA (25), amaurosis fugax (17), and asymptomatic carotid stenosis greater than 80 per cent (22). The average age was 61…

Infants who most commonly receive treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are breast-fed babies in whom no cause for the jaundice can be determined. Hyperbilirubinemia in these newborns may not be caused by the breast feeding as such, but rather by inadequate nursing. This paper reports attempts to decrease readmissi…

OBJECTIVES: The gut is a complex environment inhabited by a wide range of bacterial species. Lactobacillus species constitute a significant proportion of this environment and, due to their mobile genetic elements such as plasmids and transposons, are more likely to acquire and transfer antibiotic resistance genes throu…

OBJECTIVE: In the UK approximately 3% of over 50 years olds and 8% of over 70 year olds have severe (794-94 dBHL) to deafness. As deafness increased, hearing aids become increasingly ineffective. Cochelear implants can provide an alternative treatment. OBJECTIVE OF REVIEW: To bring together the research evidence throu…

BACKGROUND: Subgroup analyses in randomized trials examine whether effects of interventions differ between subgroups of study populations according to characteristics of patients or interventions. However, findings from subgroup analyses may be misleading, potentially resulting in suboptimal clinical and health decisio…

A participatory study was carried out in the Oromia region of Ethiopia to ascertain the principal epidemiological features of rabies and its impact on livestock owners. Due to the variation in topography (and therefore livestock and human populations within the study area) villages from both high (>1500 m) and lowland…

OBJECTIVES: The presented systematic review explores the empirical studies regarding environmental design strategies that support adaptive behaviors while improving problem behaviors of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). BACKGROUND: People with IDD perceive and interact with their environme…

OBJECTIVE: To assess outcomes of health care expenditures, hospitalizations, and productivity among employed persons with cancer in the United States from 2004 to 2008. METHODS: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data were used in this retrospective cross-sectional study of e…

INTRODUCTION: Mass gatherings are events where many people come together at a specific location for a specific purpose, such as concerts, sports events, or religious gatherings, within a certain period of time. In mass-gathering studies, many rates and ratios are used to assess the demand for medical resources. Underst…

Increasingly, the health and wellbeing of professionals is causing concern, particularly when it compromises the interests of those they serve. Often their health issues are reported when their conduct results in professional disciplinary action. In New Zealand, health practitioners who appeared before the Health Pract…

Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder are vulnerable to overstated benefits of interventions, and such overstatements are common with interventions involving animals. This response to Wright, Hall, Hames, Hardmin, Mills, the Paws Team, and Mills' (2015) article, "Acquiring a Pet Dog Significantly Reduces…

The current study examines patterns and trends in the use of psychoactive substances among Arab secondary school students throughout Israel. Data were collected in late 2004 using self-report questionnaires. The sample consisted of 2,944 students, Grades 7 through 12. Participants were sampled using a cluster method fr…

Stigma poses significant challenges to those with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), their social networks, communities, and society. This study's purpose was to identify and describe how people lived with CHC and made self-care decisions. Data are presented from interviews and daily recordings of 26 study participants. Experi…

This study investigated the prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) and "substance of choice" in 500 male Turkish psychiatric outpatients manifesting a DSM-IV diagnosed antisocial personality disorder (APD) and a SUD diagnoses (the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV). Lifetime SUDs were diagnosed in 86% of A…

This study examined the effects of intensive voice treatment (the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment [LSVT]) on ataxic dysarthria in a woman with cerebellar dysfunction secondary to thiamine deficiency. Perceptual and acoustic measures were made on speech samples recorded just before the LSVT program was administered, immed…