Chronic care medicine: Physicians say 'help!'
...ionwide regarding the physicians'' attitudes about caring for the chronically ill, and assessing how well th...ng had a positive effect on their attitudes toward caring for the chronically ill. However, overall, 60 percent to 65 percent of physicians reported that the...Will the insured sacrifice to help cover the uninsured? New study suggests yes
...eople ended up being the good of the community and caring for the worse-off mixed in with concern that they or their loved ones might find themselves uninsured some day. That's not too far-fetched, she adds, citing other studies that 44 million Americans are uninsured at any time, and about a quarter of t...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ources that may not be widely available to clinics caring for the underserved, this intervention's novelty stems from the fact that it is inexpensive, noncomputerized, involves the patient in the screening process, and relies on personnel and resources that are available in most primary care clinics. A Ra...Women who early in life care for elderly parents are at higher risk of poverty later
...rchers analyzed the long-term financial effects of caring for elderly parents. "If women assumed caregiver roles, they were 2.5 times more likely than non-caregivers to live in poverty and five times more likely to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)," wrote Katharine Donato and Chizuko Wakabayashi ...Older patients with chronic kidney disease are costly as they transition to dialysis
... to 1998. They looked at the costs associated with caring for chronic kidney disease patients during the two years before they began dialysis and the six months after they started dialysis. Researchers adjusted the dollar amount of the claims for inflation. The average age of the patient was 75, and 51 perc...American Journal of Nursing partners with GSA to improve care of older adults
... geriatrics or simply enhancing their knowledge of caring for older adults. "This project is designed to help all nurses who come in contact with older adults in their daily practice, as well as their patients," said Diana J. Mason, RN, PhD, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief of AJN. "By keeping nurses up-to-date on th...Eight New Hartford doctoral fellows in Geriatric Social Work selected
...d mentors for future generations of social workers caring for older persons and their families. The Gerontological Society of America administers the Hartford Doctoral Fellows program. Dr. James Lubben, the Louise McMahon Ahearn University Chair at Boston College is Principal Investigator and National Dir...Problematic behaviour of dementing patients exacerbated
... pairs more quickly. Adjusting the care provider's caring strategy can prevent an exacerbation of the dementing patient's behavioural problems and with this the quality of life of both the care provider and the patient can be improved....Respiratory therapists twice as likely to have asthma than other therapists
...other personal protection items are essential when caring for patients who are infectious." Researchers from the University of British Columbia examined the link between asthma diagnosis and prevalence of respiratory symptoms in respiratory therapists based on their work-related risk factors. Researchers ...UCLA medical student develops, markets communication board for intubated patients
...iversity at Los Angeles School of Nursing, and was caring for two lung transplant patients who couldn't comm... no way to transfer this information to the people caring for them," Patak says. "So they are 100 percent dependent on their care provider anticipating their ...Lower level of education can impede reovery in elderly after hospitalization
...us as factors influencing successful recovery when caring for older, hospitalized patients." Chaudhry and colleagues followed 862 patients age 70 or older for six months after hospitalization. The patients were divided into either a low education group (less than a high school education), or a high educatio...OHSU's Archbold wins GSA's 2004 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award
...he discipline of nursing can best support families caring for frail elders. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), founded in 1945, is the oldest and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research. Its membership includes some 5,000+ re...Health issues may affect grandmothers who are primary caregivers
...y have health needs of their own," said Musil. "So caring for a grandchild who may have health problems, developmental challenges or an increased need for care creates additional stress for these grandparents." The ages of the children may make a difference: younger children are physically demanding but ol...University of Utah vision researchers identify genetic cause of rare eye disease in Utah family
.... Specifically, he advocates that ophthalmologists caring for patients with optic atrophy should inquire about possible hearing loss as well. Eventually, he says the findings will be used to develop treatments directed at preventing the vision and hearing loss in patients with the gene mutation. Two members...Affluent countries should embrace 'kangaroo' care
... that KMC appears a safe and effective approach to caring for premature infants, writes Neil Marlow, Professor of Neonatal Medicine in an accompanying commentary. He explains that scientific study has provided us with evidence for a range of effective interventions that should be widely practised in all neo...Developmental issues among triplet infants
...ip developed under conditions in which mothers are caring for three infants simultaneously compared to mothers raising singletons or twins. We expected that the high stress involved in raising triplets would interfere with the mother's ability to attend to the non-verbal signals of each child, to synchron...Urban hospitals bear the brunt of motorcycle injuries
... urban teaching hospitals are bearing the brunt of caring for those injured, according to a new nationwide study. Charges incurred at these hospitals accounted for nearly 70 percent of the $842 million in total hospital charges for motorcycle-related cases in 2001, say Jeffrey Coben, M.D., of Allegheny Gen...Employment reduces chronic drug use, UH professors find
...articipate in the study. Since a lack of time and caring for their children are two of the most cited reasons among female drug users for not seeking treatment programs, the researchers selected employment as the primary prevention strategy for women, an activity achievable and common in an average person'...November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...of a drunk driving accident while at the same time caring for another patient undergoing his tenth admission for detoxification. He relates what it was like, as he attempted to resuscitate the victim, to hold a beating heart for the first time.......elated to two notable factors: their experience in caring for terminally ill patients and their frequency of attending religious services. One study, which focused on internal medicine physicians, appeared in the October issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. The second study, which focused on internal med...