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Normative Populations (normative + population)
Selected AbstractsIncreased health care utilization among long-term cancer survivors compared to the average Dutch population: A population-based studyINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, Issue 4 2007Floortje Mols Abstract In the present study, self-reported health care utilization of cancer survivors is compared with those of an age- and gender-matched normative population and predictors of health care utilization are identified. A population-based, cross-sectional survey among 1893 long-term survivors of endometrial and prostate cancer and malignant lymphomas (Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's) diagnosed between 1989 and 1998 was conducted using the cancer registry of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre South. Cancer survivors visited their general practitioner somewhat more often compared to the age and gender-matched general Dutch population but this effect was not always statistically significant. In addition, they visited their medical specialist significantly more often. Survivors only sporadically (0,3%) visited or required a dietician, sexologist, oncology nurse, pastor, creative therapy or recovery program. Contact with a psychologist, physiotherapist and other cancer survivors took place somewhat more often. Patients visited a medical specialist less often if they were diagnosed with endometrial cancer (OR = 0.2; 95% CI = 0.1,0.5), if they were diagnosed between 10,15 years ago (OR = 0.6; 95% CI = 0.1,0.5) and if they were not married or divorced (OR = 0.5; 95% CI = 0.3,0.9). Contact with a psychologist was related to having a university or college degree (OR = 3.6; 95% CI = 1.3,9.4). Cancer survivors visited their specialist more often compared to the normative population. Changes in health care, such as less administrative work for the specialist and more efficiency, are probably necessary in order to cope adequately with the increasing demand on the system. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] Covert fears and anxiety in asthma and congenital heart disease,CHILD: CARE, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, Issue 4 2001S Gupta Summary Aim To compare anxiety, fears and behavioural problems in children with asthma and children with congenital heart disease, and with the normative population. To also review the influence of maternal anxiety, time since diagnosis and severity of disease. Design Children administered Fear Survey Scale (FSSC-R) and Child Manifest Anxiety Scale (R-CMAS). Mothers given Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and State Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI-S and STAI-T). Normative means and SDs compared with means and SDs for both medical groups. The mother's scores on the STAI-S and STAI-T scales were correlated with the child's scores on the FSSC-R and the R-CMAS. Setting Outpatient Asthma and Cardiology multidisciplinary Clinics at a tertiary care paediatric facility, Alberta Children's Hospital. Subjects: Forty children with asthma (aged 6,17 years) were compared with 39 children with congenital heart disease. Intake questionnaires and interviews determined these children to be without obvious psycho-social problems. Results Children with asthma and children with congenital heart disease had more medical fears, and more physiological anxiety than normative samples. Increased maternal anxiety was correlated in both groups with increased child anxiety, medical fears and behavioural problems in the child. Similarly, increased severity of asthma or cardiac problems was associated with more physiological anxiety and more fears. Less time since diagnosis of the disease adversely affected social interactions in both groups of children. Conclusion Physiological anxiety, medical fears and maternal anxiety are important issues requiring attention in asthma and cardiac disease, even in the absence of obvious psychosocial problems. There may be specific problems with a recent diagnosis of a chronic illness. [source] Comparison of ventilator-dependent child reports of health-related quality of life with parent reports and normative populationsJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, Issue 1 2007Jane Noyes Abstract Title. Comparison of ventilator-dependent child reports of health-related quality of life with parent reports and normative populations Aims., This paper is a report of the first study of ventilator-dependent child and parent ratings of health-related quality of life using a validated instrument, which was undertaken as part of a case study of costs and consequences. Background., Advances in medical care and technologies such as the ventilator have extended childhood illness trajectories beyond our current range of knowledge and experience. These advances and their effects reinforce the need for further research to determine health-related quality of life as an outcome of ventilator-dependency in childhood. Methods., The KINDL was administered to ventilator-dependent children aged 4,18 years and parents as part of an in-depth case study. Twenty-seven parents and 17 children (including 17 child-parent pairs) completed questionnaires. Data were collected between 2001 and 2004. Findings were compared with normative values derived from a representative sample of children of a similar age in the general population. Results., Ventilator-dependent children reported significantly lower overall health-related quality of life, and significantly lower scores on all domains except about their friends, compared with school children, and chronically ill children in respect of their disease. Parents and children rated children's overall health-related quality of life the same but parents reported significantly lower scores for their child's disease and relationships with friends. There was a positive correlation between children and parents in all areas apart from self-esteem and school. Conclusions., Both child and parent perspectives are needed to understand the impact of ventilator-dependency and associated co-morbidity on the child. As new interventions and models of service delivery emerge it will be important for nurses to understand the impact on the child by evaluating physical, emotional and social consequences. [source] Educating Adaptable Minds: How Diversified Are the Thinking Preferences of Interior Design Students?JOURNAL OF INTERIOR DESIGN, Issue 3 2010Jason Meneely M.S. This study profiled the thinking style preferences of undergraduate interior design students to assess their propensity for employing a wide range of thinking processes. Do interior design students comfortably adapt their thinking across styles or do more entrenched patterns exist within the population? The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument was administered to 81 undergraduate interior design students from two programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Findings indicated that interior design students prefer conceptual, integrative, and expressive modes of thinking but may overlook or avoid analytical, critical, and logical modes. Adaptability between modes of thinking was consistent with normative populations. Educational implications and curricular strategies are discussed. [source] | ||||||||||