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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: One factor cited for the decline of family physicians delivering babies is a lack of faculty role models during residency training. This study's purpose was to determine how many residency programs experience difficulty recruiting faculty who perform deliveries and whether financial or not fi…

This study's purpose was to identify risk factors for return and admission within 72 hours of discharge from the emergency department (ED). During a 2-year period, 104,584 patients were seen and discharged in the ED, and 493 (0.47%) patients returned within 72 hours requiring admission. Risk factors compared were age,…

This study's purpose was to contribute to the development of a theory of turnover by understanding how CNAs employed in long-term care facilities conceptualize the factors that cause them to leave their jobs. Using grounded dimensional analysis, the authors conducted in-depth interviews with CNAs currently and formerly…

This article analyzes the Shared Pharmaceutical Management Program (PACFARM) and its relationship to pharmaceutical policy in Peru within the scope of health sector reform. Implementation of various programs for essential medicines has involved an on-going effort towards improving the supply of essential drugs to the c…

BACKGROUND: Using the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework, the Fitness Attitude, Expectations of Others, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Intention to Exercise Scales were developed. Professionals in exercise physiology generated items for the instruments. Experts in clinical psychology and exercise physiology e…

This study's purpose was to apply a multivariate adaptation of the Health Belief Model (HBM) to examine parental adherence to pediatric emergency department (ED) after-care instructions. Parents/legal guardians (n = 162) of children ages 0-17 years with minor (noncritical) conditions (e.g. abrasion/contusion, laceratio…

A qualitative methodology was adopted using a questionnaire and focus group to identify characteristics of a good supervisor from a supervisee perspective (staff nurses working in a mental health setting). Findings from the questionnaire and focus group were used as a basis for the nominal group technique to establish…

BACKGROUND: In earlier years, the majority of behavioral scientists in family medicine were physicians. Recent data suggest that the vast majority now come from disciplines outside of medicine. Little is known about how behavioral scientists view their work environments, which roles and teaching approaches are used mos…

Variations in the pediatric referral practices of general dentists for children aged zero to 14 years may be related to issues concerning quality and standards of care, cost containment, and predictability in third-party payment programs. In September 1992, a survey mailed to a random sample of approximately 10 per cen…

In 1990, a small research project costing about Aus. $4500 conducted in a Perth shopping centre directly influenced the development of a national policy within 4 months of its completion. The policy in question is a recommendation by Australia's Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy that all alcoholic beverage container…

The Kiddie Formal Thought Disorder Rating Scale (K-FTDS) was examined in a sample of 29 schizophrenic, 10 schizotypal, and 54 normal children, aged 5-12.5 yrs. The schizophrenic and schizotypal children had significantly more illogical thinking and loose associations than the normal children. There were no significant…

BACKGROUND: Multiple studies have shown that mental disorders are common risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, the relationship between psychological factors and atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence remains unclear. Therefore, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the risk of AF…

Microdosing is the practice of regularly using low doses of psychedelic drugs. Anecdotal reports suggest that microdosing enhances well-being and cognition; however, such accounts are potentially biased by the placebo effect. This study used a 'self-blinding' citizen science initiative, where participants were given on…

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was demonstrated to be a strong autocrine or paracrine plasmocytoma cell growth factor in humans. Using a bioassay, high serum IL-6 (S-IL-6) levels were correlated with disease severity in plasma cell dyscrasias. Since other cytokines could interfere with the bioassays, we developed a specific radi…

There is a diversity of chemicals to which humans are potentially exposed. Few of these chemicals have linked human biomonitoring data, and most have very limited neurotoxicity testing. Of particular concern are environmental exposures impacting children, who constitute a population of heightened susceptibility due to…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of using a carboxymethylcellulose dressing containing ionic silver, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and benzethonium chloride (CISEB; Aquacel Ag+ Extra, Convatec Ltd., UK) compared with a dialkylcarbamoyl chloride-coated dressing (DACC; Cutimed Sorbact, Essity, Germany) in…

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous premature ovarian failure (POF) occurs in 1% of women and has major implications for their fertility and health. Besides X chromosomal aberrations and fragile X premutations, no common genetic risk factor has so far been discovered in POF. Using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)…

The paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of the biomechanical characteristics human's walking before and after a stay in a long-term head-down bed rest at a -6 degrees angle simulating a microgravity (the HDBR-group) and in head-up bed rest (HUBR) at a +9.6 degrees angle as a analogue of lunar gravity (…

BACKGROUND: The incidence of colorectal cancer is rising in adults <50 years of age. As a primarily unscreened population, they may have clinically important delays to diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to review the literature on delay intervals in patients <50 years with colorectal cancer (CRC), and explore as…

Changes in the economy and human conduct have contributed to one of today's most urgent challenges: environmental pollution. This study's overarching objective is to evaluate the following Next Eleven nations (N-11) ecological footprints (EF) with their natural resources (NR), economic complexity (EC), renewable energy…