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Only a few studies address the financial impact of the management of bile duct injuries (BDI). This study was aimed to assess the cost of BDI sustained during cholecystectomy.
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PMID: 21922875
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Our findings suggest that bird movements are not likely to transmit disease from backyard to commercial flocks; however, human movements between backyard and commercial premises could transmit diseases. Within the backyard-flock sector, the majority of small flocks appear to pose little risk of dise...
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PMID: 22017030
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We investigates the primary care physicians' response to the victims of spousal violence in Pakistan. By drawing upon the data collected by in-depth interviews from 24 physicians from Lahore and Sialkot, in this research we documented their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior treating the victims of...
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PMID: 21834720
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The aim of the study was to describe how women with hirsutism experience their relationship with health care. Data were collected by tape-recorded individual interviews, which were analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis. The results showed that the relationship with health care, from the p...
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PMID: 21824045
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National population surveys of attitudes towards sexual issues typically exclude prisoners and little is known about their attitudes compared with the community.
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PMID: 21851776
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Self-assessment is an integral component of learning and developing decision making and critical thinking skills in the practice of dental hygiene. Dental hygienists must think critically and develop problem-solving strategies during their formal education to ensure lifelong quality and ongoing devel...
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PMID: 21828300
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To determine the reliability, validity, responsiveness, and the minimal important difference (MID) for the Sinonasal Outcome Test-16 (SNOT-16) in the measurement of disease-specific quality of life (QOL) in adults with acute rhinosinusitis. Study
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PMID: 21844413
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Using a representative national sample (N = 20,745), this article explores health and mental health needs, service use, and barriers to services among sexual minority youths (SMYs) and heterosexual peers. SMYs were defined by ever having a same-sex romantic attraction or having a recent same-sex roma...
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PMID: 21936333
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To examine differences between Queensland and Victorian coding of hospital-acquired conditions and suggest ways to improve the usefulness of these data in the monitoring of patient safety events.
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PMID: 21871182
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The aim of this paper is to examine the progress and effect of the current 5-year $244 million National Young People in Residential Aged Care program on the reduction of young people in aged care.
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PMID: 21871194
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To review international experience in order to inform Australian PHC workforce policy on the role of primary healthcare organisations (PHCOs/Medicare Locals) in PHC workforce planning.
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PMID: 21871184
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Musculoskeletal injury is common among nurses as a result of lifting and handling patients. In response to musculoskeletal injuries, safe patient-handling programs are being instituted to decrease the risk of injuries and resulting impaired function. This study was designed to identify patient-handli...
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PMID: 21780736
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We conducted population-based telephone surveys in four North Carolina counties to determine the number of social interactions between individuals during the 2007-2008 influenza season. Influenza activity was monitored through sentinel medical practices. Among 3845 adults, the number of social conta...
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PMID: 20943002
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This research reports on the views of detainees and their carers of their experiences of being detained under Section 136 (S136) of the Mental Health Act 1983. Individual interviews were conducted with 18 detainees and six carers.
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PMID: 21905573
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Our purpose in this article is to contend that organizational change from sheltered to integrated employment is not only possible but necessary, and a federal Employment First agenda must be advanced. Findings are reported from interviews with senior managers from 10 organizations that have shifted...
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PMID: 21721978
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Cross-sectional survey research aimed at studying predictive factors of antiretroviral (ARV) drug adherence among people living with HIV/AIDS (PWHA) who attended Tawan Mai, an outpatient clinic, Taksin Hospital, Bangkok.
The sample group was 230 PWHA. A random samplin...
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PMID: 21774282
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Abstract Purpose Evaluate counselors' adherence to an intervention protocol, counselors' competence, and the associations between three process indicators and body weight at follow-up in a 6-month individually based lifestyle intervention for construction workers. Design Process eval...
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PMID: 21721966
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Background and methodology Around one in three sexually active women in Britain will have an abortion during their lifetime and a third of those women will experience more than one. Using data collected during the second National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles the characte...
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PMID: 21724621
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We compared patient characteristics for those who did and did not have an ACP discussion. Only 151 (41%) participants reported an ACP discussion. Rates of ACP were low across ethnic, language, education and age groups. In a multivariate model, scoring higher on a co-morbidity scale was associated wi...
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PMID: 20640919
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Our objectives were to evaluate the prevalence and severity of PTSD among hospitalized SBA victims and to assess variables of physical injury as risk factors for the development of PTSD....
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PMID: 21817991
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Injury is the leading cause of death for children older than 1 year. The incidence of childhood injury varies greatly depending on social factors, including income, family violence, and other social stressors. This study reports the incidence of injury among children aged 5 years in a cohort of vulne...
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PMID: 21817990
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Many private wells in the United States and Canada already are contaminated, or are at risk of contamination. Regular testing for pathogenic bacteria is one of the most concrete measures well owners can use to determine whether or not their drinking water quality is safe. This study explored the fact...
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PMID: 21942190
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As HIV/AIDS prevalence rises in Eastern Europe, assessment of local epidemics in the bordering Central European region, especially South Eastern Europe, is vital in order to meet treatment and prevention needs. Understanding current medical and social needs and barriers to care experienced by HIV-pos...
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PMID: 21739899
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To compare the effects of a pedometer-based behavioral intervention (Fitness for Life [FFL] program) and a traditional high-intensity fitness (TRAD) program on physical activity (PA), Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), and coronary heart disease risk factors in Army National Guard members who failed...
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PMID: 21634310
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To describe the independent contributions of selected medical conditions to the disparity between black and white people in disability rates, controlling for demographic and socioeconomic factors.
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PMID: 21568956
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Our findings highlight significant differences in how ACP is conceptualised in Australia. A shared conceptualisation and agreement on purpose is needed to ensure a successful implementation of ACP in Australia. What is known about the topic? Advance care planning (ACP) has been gaining increasing pr...
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PMID: 21612734
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The purpose of this exploratory research study was to assess employment performance outcomes of students who completed the prelicensure segment of an accelerated graduate entry program, the Masters Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) at the University of California, San Francisco. MEPN RNs and their mana...
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PMID: 21534500
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Given the aging population and the complex needs of older adults, there is considerable need for additional gerontological nurses. This pilot study explored fourth-year nursing students' attitudes and values toward caring for older adults and the influence of their experiences with older adults on th...
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PMID: 21534499
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This article describes the development of a Structured Education Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme (SEPRP), for the PRINCE (Pulmonary Rehabilitation In Nurse-led Community Environments) study. This process involved a literature review of existing PR programmes, a content analysis of national and int...
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PMID: 21642927
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Patients' motives for implant BR were primarily related to surgical issues, whereas women who chose DIEP-flap BR especially focussed on regaining a breast that resembles their own lost breast as well as possible. Clinical variables (such as therapeutic or prophylactic mastectomy, breast irradiation,...
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PMID: 21514261
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Objective. To explore the nature and management of needle-related distress in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF). Design. Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. Methods. Fourteen child-parent dyads took part. Children (5 male; 9 female) had a mean age of 12.4 yea...
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PMID: 21489060
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Objectives. The aim of this study was to explore how adolescents with a parent with multiple sclerosis (MS) adjust to their parents' illness. Design. We used an inductive qualitative approach with open ended questions as this was appropriate to facilitate the development of a broad and child-cent...
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PMID: 21489068
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To determine the value of using the Roter Interaction Analysis System during objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess pharmacy students' communication competence.
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PMID: 21655397
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Occupational therapists may be involved in advocating for age-friendly bus systems and training bus drivers in age-awareness. In order to develop evidence-based bus driver age-awareness training programs, the specific required bus driver behaviours should be explicated.
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PMID: 21560916
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Research on parental bereavement has focused historically on single or partnered cross-gendered (heterosexual) bereaved parents. No previous studies have examined the unique experiences of same-gendered bereaved parents. This multiple-case study focused on child death in same-gendere...
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PMID: 21553580
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To evaluate the drug use habit of pregnant women in villages of central India.
An observational, cross sectional study was conducted among six hundred fifty pregnant women from different randomly selected villages of Wardha district of central India through interviews...
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PMID: 21465978
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Michael F MF Green,
Nina R NR Schooler,
Robert S RS Kern,
Fred J FJ Frese,
Wendy W Granberry,
Philip D PD Harvey,
Craig N CN Karson,
Nancy N Peters,
Michelle M Stewart,
Larry J LJ Seidman,
John J Sonnenberg,
William S WS Stone,
David D Walling,
Ellen E Stover and
Stephen R SR Marder
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Because reduction of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia does not result in adequate community functioning, efforts have shifted to other areas, such as cognitive impairment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that drugs for cognition enhancement in schizophrenia show improvement on two d...
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PMID: 21285142
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We first discuss the features of these innovations to assess how disruptive they are. We then draw on the literature on strategic adaptation to suggest how incumbents develop competitive responses to these disruptive innovations that assure their continued survival. These arguments are then evaluate...
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PMID: 21091376
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The type of information used and its application in clinical practice has generated interest due to its relationship to evidence-based medicine (EBM). However, it is also acknowledged that the principles of EBM place less value on practitioners' experience and intuitive insights when...
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PMID: 21457896
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Interest in mindfulness as a tool to improve health and well-being has increased rapidly over the past two decades. Limited qualitative research has been conducted on mindfulness and health. This study utilized in-depth interviews to explore the context, perceptions, and experiences...
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PMID: 21457899
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The effect of omega-3 fatty acids on depression is well documented. The purpose of this study was to determine if and how food is used as medicine in psychiatric care, especially how omega-3 fatty acids are used as a supplement in the treatment of depression. This is a pilot study wi...
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PMID: 21457901
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Recent reports of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) have increased awareness of oral health in patients receiving osteoporosis therapy. This study describes the demographic, oral health, and clinical characteristics of a contemporary population of women aged 50 and older undergo...
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PMID: 21539523
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Little is understood as to how primary care dentists alter their clinical practice.
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PMID: 21091753
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Few studies have examined the sexual socialization of children within lesbian-parent families, despite evidence that these children may experience benefits in this regard. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 partnered, lesbian mothers to explore what and how participants taught their childr...
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PMID: 21486271
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Pregnancy rates among young women who are homeless are significantly higher than rates among housed young women in the United States (J. M. Greene & C. L. Ringwalt, 1998). Yet, little research has addressed mental health or risk and resilience among young mothers who are homeless. Based on a sample f...
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PMID: 21486259
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Our aim was to examine prevalence and correlates of self-rated health in a community sample of women, with particular emphasis on lifetime rape history (distinguishing between rape tactics), psychopathology, and substance use outcomes. A nationally representative sample of 3,001 U.S. women (age rang...
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PMID: 21486262
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Sexual abuse and abusive relationships are known to be especially common in people with intellectual disability. This study explored how women with intellectual disability understand sex, relationships and sexual abuse, the effects of sexual abuse on their lives, and how successfully...
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PMID: 21597535
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Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is the most commonly provided treatment for heroin dependence in Australia and has been shown to be effective. Access to OST outside of specialised public clinics and prisons relies on the participation of general practitioners. In Australia there is...
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PMID: 21597537
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This paper outlines the healthy eating and physical activity strategies that were sustained over two and three years after a year-long preschool obesity prevention program in rural and regional NSW, Australia.
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PMID: 21717830
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This study investigated the application of an educational health promotion program, the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSM), within three Queensland Aboriginal (Murri) communities (rural, regional and urban).
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PMID: 21717834
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We know little about how older people's perceptions of and beliefs about fall prevention interventions affect uptake. This study aimed to explore older people's perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to participation in fall prevention interventions. We undertook a qualitative study with older...
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PMID: 21471918
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Health boards in Scotland are challenged with reducing emergency department (ED) attendances against a backdrop of year-on-year increases. It is often assumed that patients who attend EDs with non-urgent problems could access health care more appropriately, therefore a study was undertaken to try to...
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PMID: 21560896
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Objectives. To trace the historical development of the Rankin Inlet Birthing Centre since its inception in 1993 in the context of plans to make it the nucleus of a system of community birthing centres throughout Nunavut. Study design. This is an analytical historical study using a combination of oral...
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PMID: 21481300
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This report presents estimates for the period 2001-2008 of means and selected percentiles of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by sex, race or ethnicity, age, and hypertension status in adults aged 18 and over.
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PMID: 21485611
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We interviewed 21 Chinese students, 24 non-Chinese students with English as a second language, and 7 native English-speaking students to identify the perception of the value of the intervention. Four themes emerged from the qualitative data: (1) Language is a barrier to achievement and affects self-...
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PMID: 21449529
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In the United Kingdom in 2006, 5,325 persons were diagnosed with oral cancer; and in 2007 it caused around 1,850 deaths. The purpose of this study was to assess the patient awareness, in a dental access centre, of a poster and leaflet campaign providing information about smoking and excess alcohol co...
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PMID: 21436799
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