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Selected AbstractsStress assessment in acute care department nurses by measuring interleukin-8INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW, Issue 4 2008H. Fukuda phd Background:, Cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-8, have been shown to be related to depressive symptoms or inflammatory diseases and may be useful as stress biomarkers. Aim:, This study was to assess whether urinary IL-8 levels were reliable indicators of stress among acute care department (AD) nurses. Methods:, A total of 118 nurses participated in the study. Urinary IL-8 levels of 49 AD nurses were compared with levels of a control group of 69 chronic care department (CD) nurses. Results:, The urinary IL-8 levels of AD nurses, who reported a higher level of professional stress, were higher than the levels of CD nurses (P < 0.01). Conclusion:, Measurement of urinary IL-8 may be an appropriate biomarker for stress assessment in nurses. [source] A Comparison of Two Methods for Identifying Frail Medicare-Aged PersonsJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 3 2002Kathleen K. Brody BSN This article compares the efficacy of two screening methods to identify frail Medicare-aged persons using self-report questionnaire data: a clinical judgment method developed by nurse and social worker professionals in a community-based long-term care department and an empirical research method previously developed by the Center for Health Research using computer formulas and stepwise logistic regression coefficients. A sub-aim was to see whether the empirical method proved robust over time by measuring aggregate utilization and mortality in frail and nonfrail cohorts, which would increase the interest of physicians, managed care organizations, and other agencies providing service to Medicare beneficiaries. [source] Validity of two oral health-related quality of life measuresCOMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, Issue 2 2003Peter G. Robinson Abstract , Objectives: To assess the validity of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) and the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP 14) in the UK. Setting: Primary care department at a UK dental hospital. Sample: Consecutive patients. Method: Cross-sectional comparison of impacts using OIDP and OHIP 14 against clinical findings, Global Oral Health Ratings and pain. Results: A total of 179 patients participated (83.2% response rate). OIDP had weak face validity because it contained contingency questions. Both instruments were developed from the same theoretical model and appeared to have reasonable content validity. In regression analyses, the number of impacts detected by each measure and the total score using OHIP 14 were related to the presence of oral disease and inversely related to age. No suitable transformation could be found to allow regression analysis of OIDP total scores. OHIP 14 correlated more closely with Global Oral Health Ratings but both measures correlated similarly to the experience of pain (0.43 < r < 0.47). The correlation between OHIP and OIDP scores was +0.78. The use of a simple additive method for calculating the total OHIP 14 score did not compromise its validity. Conclusion: Both instruments have some validity as measures of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) among dental hospital patients. The superior face, criterion and convergent validity and greater amenability to analysis of OHIP 14 render it more suitable for questionnaire-based research and for comparing groups. The additive method may be used to calculate the total score for OHIP 14. [source] Review article: Inotrope and vasopressor use in the emergency departmentEMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA, Issue 5 2009Ainslie Senz Abstract Shock is a common presentation to the ED, with the incidence of septic shock increasing in Australasia over the last decade. The choice of inotropic agent is likely dependent on previous experience and local practices of the emergency and other critical care departments. The relatively short duration of stay in the ED before transfer leaves little room for evaluating the appropriateness of and response to the agent chosen. Delays in transfer to inpatient facilities means that patients receive advanced critical care within the ED for longer, requiring initiation and titration of vasoactive agents in the ED. This article discusses the general concepts of shock and the indicators for inotrope and vasopressor use, revises the various agents available and reviews the current evidence for their use. [source] A prospective baseline study of frail older people before the introduction of an intermediate care serviceHEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, Issue 4 2005John Young MB MSC FRCP Abstract This paper describes the first part of a two-stage research project designed to investigate the clinical and service outcomes of a comprehensive intermediate care service. It is a baseline study of patients presenting to two elderly care departments as emergencies with the clinical syndromes of falls, incontinence, confusion or poor mobility before the introduction of a city-wide intermediate care service. The outcome measures were: mortality; disability (Barthel Index, BI); social activities (Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living); service use; and carer distress (General Health Questionnaire ,28). These were measured at 3, 6 and 12 months after recruitment. Eight hundred and twenty-three patients were recruited (median age = 84 years; proportion of women = 70%; proportion with cognitive impairment = 45%; median BI score = 15). There was a high mortality rate (36%), evidence for incomplete recovery, a gradual decline in independence over 12 months and a high degree of carer stress. There was little use of rehabilitation services (< 5%), about 25% required readmission to hospital by each assessment point and there was a gradual increase in institutional care admissions. These findings support a needs-based argument for a more comprehensive community service for frail older people. [source] Critical care bed capacity during the flu pandemic: implications for anaesthetic and critical care departmentsANAESTHESIA, Issue 9 2009J. M. Handy No abstract is available for this article. [source] | ||||||||||