Patients and researchers differ on perception of remission from depression
...hiatry. "Depressed patients clearly have different perceptions than researchers running clinical trials about what it means to stop feeling depressed," says lead author Mark Zimmerman, MD, director of outpatient psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital and associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown...Resolved to lose weight? Social cues encourage overeating: University of Toronto study
Socially informed perceptions of which foods are appropriate to eat, when they should be eaten and how much should be consumed have a greater impact on our food intake than feelings of hunger or fullness, says a University of Toronto review paper published in Physiology & Behavio...New study shows successful aging a question of 'mind over matter'
...s (ACNP) Annual Meeting suggests that the seniors' perceptions of the aging process depend not on disease or phys...ld be followed into the future to monitor how such perceptions affect their ongoing health. "Ultimately," Jeste explained, "this information could lead to the dev...Study looks at factors influencing African-American women's decisions to join cancer screening trial
...g African-American women in a dialogue about their perceptions of clinical trials; and providing them with the tools they need to make informed decisions....Institute of Medicine news: Report on health care performance
...ay survival rate among cardiac bypass patients, or perceptions of care collected from patient surveys. Many ind...al care, organizational performance, and patients' perceptions of care. But these independent initiatives have led to duplication in some areas and neglect in oth...Study shows people unaware of harmful effects of painkillers
...in the United States was commissioned to determine perceptions of NSAIDs users on the effectiveness of the drugs and their safety, and knowledge regarding side effects and medical complications associated with over-the-counter and prescription painkillers. NSAID users were defined in the study as those people w......al study to look at both patients' and physicians' perceptions of HIV care in treatment-experienced patients, were revealed today at EACS. The study's findings are anticipated to help physicians implement improved care to HIV patients and help pave the way for better acceptance and integration of other new innov...Early experience may shape our sensory perceptions
...ltisensory stimuli can lead to improvements in our perceptions such as how seeing a friend speaking across a crowded and noisy room can help us better "hear" what he or she is saying. In addition to studying these neurons in adult cats, the researchers also examined how multisensory neurons mature in the devel...For European media only: Can latest advances in health psychology help improve HIV care?
...al study to look at both patients' and physicians' perceptions to a self-injectable HIV therapy (enfuvirtide) will be presented at the 10th European AIDS Conference of the European AIDS Clinical Society on 18th November in Dublin. The study findings will aim to provide insights into: What physician barriers ex...Smokers misinformed about smoking's link to cancer
...in a tobacco cessation program to evaluate smoking perceptions between genders. Of the patients questioned, 71.9 percent of women and 59.4 percent of men believed nicotine causes cancer, while 75 percent of women and 64.5 percent of men admitted to worrying that smoking may give them cancer. More women (71.9 per...New studies gauge knowledge, attitudes and preferences of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
...ersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on patient perceptions of IBS and their preferences about patient educati... and fielded a questionnaire to identify patients' perceptions about IBS, their preferences on the type of information they need, as well as educational media and ...New study shows impact of birth order on maternal solicitousness towards children's GI symptoms
...enterology suggests that birth order impacts child perceptions of maternal solicitousness toward GI symptoms, par...?" were designed to assess protectiveness. Child perceptions of parental protectiveness differed as a function of birth order, with second and third born childre...African-American clinic patients' reactions to racism may affect their health outcomes
...'s leading in that direction." The study analyzed perceptions of societal racism among 42 African-Americans aged 50 and older with type 2 diabetes who regularly attended the primary care and endocrine clinics at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn. Study participants reported their experiences of perceiv...KwaZulu-Natal's successful fight against malaria
...ture that can deliver prompt diagnosis, as well as perceptions within the community that treatment for malaria should be sought urgently and completed at public-health care facilities. These favourable factors combined with better control of mosquitoes, including the use of DDT for reed and mud homesteads, maxim...Examining how medicine is taught
...ly session, read aloud narratives related to their perceptions of how professionalism is expressed in the social environment of the school. "The issues that come up in these sessions are among the most complex and challenging ones we face as faculty physicians, and students can offer fresh perspectives on them...New book explains age-old mystery of geometrical illusions
... the world. Basically, they statistically compared perceptions -- such as the apparent length of a line -- with physical measurements of what the line stimulus on the retina was most likely to represent in the real world. This sort of analysis, made by measuring a large set of geometrical images with a device ca...Perceptions of peer opinion influences attitudes about obesity
...tive attitudes about obese people is by addressing perceptions of normative beliefs within particular social groups. Rebecca Puhl, associate research scientist in the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity and lead author of the study, said the model used in this study, known as social consensus theory, is based...Conference: A long and healthy life: The contribution of medical research to AU community health
...ypically so strong, the real challenge is to shift perceptions and to ensure that workers' health and motivation is maintained within a supportive and "age friendly" environment. Additionally they highlight the significance of nutrition, physical activity and assistive technologies for this population. Preventiv...Orlando meeting highlights work about making systems, tools, and products safe and easy to use
...vironmental design, hoping to influence consumers' perceptions and behaviors through the use of color. However, a study by University of Central Florida researchers found that although beliefs about the role of color in consumer choice are widespread, consumers impressions diverge from expectations. Schatz and h...Americans think commitment to health research should be stronger
... and state opinion surveys on public attitudes and perceptions about health care and health-related research. Data in the article were drawn from 70 state surveys and 18 national surveys commissioned by Research!America from 1998 through 2005. Most of the surveys had a sample size of 800 or 1,000 adults (range, ...