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PURPOSE: Because of previously documented health care disparities, we hypothesized that English-speaking Latino parents/caregivers would be less satisfied with care and decision making than English-speaking non-Latino white (NLW) parents/caregivers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An intensive care unit (ICU) family satisfacti…

BACKGROUND: Although prior studies have shown disparities in maternal health behaviors according to race/ethnicity and acculturation, whether these patterns are evident among new immigrant populations remains unclear. PURPOSE: To examine the associations among proxies of acculturation and maternal smoking during pregn…

BACKGROUND: Effective communication of public health messages is a key strategy for health promotion by public health agencies. Creating effective health promotion materials requires careful message design and feedback from representatives of target populations. This is particularly true when the target audiences are h…

BACKGROUND: Ethnic minority groups in Western European countries tend to have higher levels of overweight than the majority populations for reasons that are poorly understood. Investigating relative differences between countries could enable an investigation of the importance of national context in determining these in…

OBJECTIVE: Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the procedure of choice for most patients requiring surgery for ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis because of its perceived improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQL). The aims of this cross-sectional study were to validate an English versio…

BACKGROUND: The published literature reflects differences between the sexes in the help-seeking behavior of individuals with depression. Professional mental health services reach men to a lesser extent than women. Internet forums are considered an option to better reach males specifically. OBJECTIVE: We investigated g…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of US residents with limited English proficiency (LEP) is 14 million and rising. The goal of this study was to estimate the effects of LEP on physician time and resource use. DESIGN: This was a prospective, observational study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS: The study included 285 Medicai…

Rehabilitation is easy to do badly and difficult to do well. Many people are involved in the process, and must act as a team to support the patient with good communication and teamwork. The whole process can be satisfying to all concerned when dealing with motivated and enthusiastic patients. Measuring the process is a…

Biomedical language, also known as biomedical English, is sufficiently different from general English to warrant treatment as a distinct language. Biomedical language has its own conventions of grammar, phraseology and discourse, as well as a lexicon which is complex and esoteric. Furthermore, each sub-discipline, such…

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Medical advertisements in English newspapers between 1690 and 1750 were examined from the aspect of gender. Subjects considered were who read the advertisements, who bought the products advertised, what conditions and cures were described, what references there were to women and where and how the products were sold. Th…

The 34-item Social Support List developed in The Netherlands combines measures of support satisfaction and support interactions in six subscales plus a total score. The present study was designed to assess the applicability of the list in a different cultural context. Data from 421 American undergraduates were consiste…

The experience gained on teaching practice placement forms an important and integral part of nurse teacher preparation courses. The importance of assessing student teacher performance in such practice settings is readily acknowledged (English National Board (ENB) 1988) and successful student teacher performance during…

During 1972, 333 fluff samples were tested from 13 Queensland hatcheries and assessed according to the English standards for total count, coliforms and fungi. They were also assessed as being "standard" or "substandard", using a combination of the criteria of the English system. All hatcheries had at least 2 substandar…