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Selected AbstractsVictim-reported risk factors for continued abusive behavior: Assessing the dangerousness of arrested batterersJOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 4 2003Lauren Bennett Cattaneo Policy changes have dramatically increased the number of domestic violence cases entering criminal courts, creating a critical need for competent risk assessment. This study adds to the knowledge base about risk factors important to consider in such assessments, using a prospective design and follow-up through victim interview. Participants were 169 primarily African American women who appeared at a court intake center following the arrest of an abusive partner. We reached over half of these participants for follow-up 3 months later. Questionnaires administered at intake elicited information about demographics, substance abuse, the history of physical and psychological abuse in the relationship, the batterer's general violence, and the victim's own assessment of her level of endangerment. All variables were measured through victim report, combined with official records when relevant. Significant predictors of continued abusive behavior were the batterer's history of alcohol abuse, the severity of abuse in the relationship, the batterer's general violence, the level of psychological abuse in the relationship, and, notably, the victim's own assessment of the dangerousness of her case. Most variables were stronger in their sensitivity, or ability to correctly identify reabusers, than their specificity, or ability to correctly identify nonreabusers. Implications for practice and research are discussed. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 31: 349,369, 2003. [source] Treating intermittent allergic rhinitis: a prospective, randomized, placebo and antihistamine-controlled study of Butterbur extract Ze 339PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH, Issue 6 2005Article first published online: 22 AUG 200 Abstract Background: Intermittent allergic rhinitis (IAR) causes patients distress and impairs their work performance and quality of life. A variety of medicines are used by sufferers whose anguish frequently leads to trying new treatments, increasingly from herbal sources. Methods: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, parallel group comparison study of Butterbur extract (Ze 339; 8 mg total petasine; one tablet thrice-daily), fexofenadine (Telfast 180®, one tablet once-daily) and placebo in 330 patients. Protocol and analysis were according to the latest guidelines on new treatments for allergic rhinitis. The primary efficacy variable was a change in symptoms from baseline to endpoint during daytime. The secondary efficacy variables were: (a) as per primary variable (evening/night); (b) Physician's global assessment; (c) Responder rates. Safety was closely monitored. Findings: Both active treatments were individually significantly superior to placebo (p < 0.001) in improving symptoms of IAR, while there were no differences between the two active treatments (p = 0.37). Superiority to placebo was similarly shown during the evening/night (p < 0.001), by physicians' own assessment and by responder rates. Both treatments were well tolerated. Interpretation: Butterbur Ze 339 and Fexofenadine are comparably efficacious relative to placebo. Despite being a herbal drug, Butterbur Ze 339 has now been subject to a series of well controlled trials and should be considered as an alternative treatment for IAR. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Citation rates and perceptions of scientific contributionJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Issue 2 2006Dag W. Aksnes In this study scientists were asked about their own publication history and their citation counts. The study shows that the citation counts of the publications correspond reasonably well with the authors' own assessments of scientific contribution. Generally, citations proved to have the highest accuracy in identifying either major or minor contributions. Nevertheless, according to these judgments, citations are not a reliable indicator of scientific contribution at the level of the individual article. In the construction of relative citation indicators, the average citation rate of the subfield appears to be slightly more appropriate as a reference standard than the journal citation rate. The study confirms that review articles are cited more frequently than other publication types. Compared to the significance authors attach to these articles they appear to be considerably "overcited." However, there were only marginal differences in the citation rates between empirical, methods, and theoretical contributions. [source] The reclassification of elderly people following admission to residential aged careAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 2 2006Andrew Robinson Objectives:,To determine the incidence of, and factors associated with, the reclassification of level of care needs of older people following admission to a residential aged care facility (RACF) in Tasmania. Method:,Focus group discussions with 11 Directors of Nursing of RACFs were conducted to inform the development of a questionnaire, which was administered to all residential aged care providers in the State. Results:,More than 10% of elderly people admitted to a RACF in Tasmania are subject to a reclassification from high to low care or vice versa within 60 days of admission. The study also revealed a number of variables associated with reclassification. Conclusions:,Reclassification of residents is often considered to be a ,significant problem'. To reduce the incidence of reclassification many RACFs conduct their own assessments. Dementia, admission of hospital inpatients and greater than 6 months since an ACAT assessment represent the key predictors of reclassification. [source] | ||||||||||