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This study determined the stability of self-reported clinical pain characteristics and pain-induced interference with sleep and daily activities in people with spinal cord injury. The study followed up a previous survey that identified clinical pain patterns (i.e., neuropathic pain below the level of injury; upper-limb…

The proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method is one of the various methods used for quantitatively estimating mitral regurgitation. The PISA shape is hemielliptic rather than hemispheric on a slit-like orifice, and the hemielliptic method is more accurate than the hemispheric method for in vitro studies. Neverth…

This study addressed issues regarding the decision-making process used by women who had mastectomy as their surgical treatment for breast cancer. The seven criteria for quality decision-making and the conflict model proposed by Janis and Mann (1977) were used as the study's conceptual framework along with the notion by…

A two-phase, laboratory and bedside, evaluation of blood glucose meters was conducted in this study. Four meters, the AccuData Easy (Boehringer-Mannheim, Indianapolis, IN), HemoCue Glucose (HemoCue, Mission Viejo, CA), LifeScan One Touch II (LifeScan, Milpitas, CA), and Miles Encore QA (Miles, Elkhart, IN) systems, wer…

PURPOSE: To perform a systematic review that determines the percentage of published orthopedic surgery and sports medicine systematic reviews and meta-analyses that have a conclusive conclusion. METHODS: A systematic review was performed using PRISMA guidelines. Six high-quality orthopedics journals were chosen for an…

OBJECTIVE: Refugees are highly susceptible to food insecurity during resettlement, a time when access to quality information is vital. This study's objective was to analyze a national sample of food security information resources' suitability, accuracy, and currency for refugee populations. METHODS: Resources were cat…

A national sample (N = 982) of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for the period 2011-2016 was examined regarding the relationship between the age and extent of health information technology (HIT) use and clinical performance. We found that each additional year of HIT use was associated with an approximate 4 pe…

Despite common assumptions that non-paid family caregivers of Mexican descent benefit spiritually from their roles according to cultural familistic norms, there is also evidence of caregiver stress resulting in depression. Depression has the potential to seriously affect caregivers' health and their ability to continue…

BACKGROUND: The study's aim is to examine social workers' experience in facilitating the integration of foreign home care workers (FHCWs) into the ultraorthodox Jewish (UOJ) community for the purpose of treating older adults. METHOD: Using the qualitative-phenomenological approach, semistructured, in-depth interviews…

Effective doctor-patient communication has been widely endorsed as pivotal for optimal medical care and the building of a positive and lasting relationship between caregivers and patients. While the literature suggests that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctors have better interpersonal skills than Western medicin…

INTRODUCTION: Cellular fibroadenomas (CFA) are difficult to distinguish from phyllodes tumor (PT) at biopsy. This study's purpose was to determine what CFA characteristics were associated with recommendations to follow-up or excise and if the current algorithm was correct. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Databases from 2002 to…

Energy intake and appetite feelings after the consumption of two different types of breakfast, a high-fiber, traditional, Mediterranean-type breakfast and a low-fiber, Western-type breakfast were compared. Sixteen non-obese young men received the two treatments on separate days: the Mediterranean- and the Western-type…

Data from a survey of tobacco use conducted in 2001 was used to examine if Florida's youth-focused anti-tobacco media campaign, which focused on cigarette smoking, reached adults. The majority of the sample was white (87%), high school or college educated (85%), and over half with children (56%). Differences in awarene…

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were traumatic for people living throughout the United States. It has been suggested that people living far from the attacks experienced increased stress because of their exposure to the terrorist events via the media, particularly via television. Following a traumatic or st…

The two nap sleep test (TNST) was developed and its usefulness for detecting sleepiness in long-distance drivers has been reported. This study's authors attempted to apply the TNST as a clinical test of sleepiness. A normal control group (n = 29), an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) group (n = 9), and another sl…

Examined the processes by which two types of informational interventions (child behavioral information and parental role information) exerted effects on the coping outcomes of 108 mothers whose young children experienced unplanned hospitalization. Driven by a strong theoretical framework comprising self-regulation theo…

An assessment of prenatal care and birth outcomes was performed for a sample of 7,599 births at a military hospital between 1982 and 1985. Prenatal care patterns were similar to a civilian Health Maintenance Organization study's. Less adequate levels of prenatal care were significantly associated with higher risks of n…

The present study's aim was to compare the levels of lead exposure between 3-year-old children and their mothers in a pottery-producing area, and to assess the levels of lead exposure for 3-year-old children of the parents engaged in pottery-manufacturing work. For these purposes urinary lead, coproporphyrin, and delta…

Racial stereotypes are salient to Black adolescents and to the academic domain of mathematics; however, few studies have examined the socio-cognitive mechanisms through which racial stereotypes impact math achievement. This 2-year longitudinal study (N = 790 Grade 6, 8, and 10 students during Year 1; 50.7% gi…

BACKGROUND: The potential benefits of IT for the well-being of older adults have been widely anticipated. However, findings regarding the impact of internet use on depressive symptoms are inconsistent. As a result of IT's exponential growth, internet skills have supplanted internet access as the source of the digital d…