scholarly journals What Do Israeli Osteoporotic Men Know and Do about Their Disease?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Offer Emanuel Edelstein
Keyword(s):  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Calcium Intake ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Daily Calcium Intake ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Major Medical Center ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Aims. The aims of the current study were to evaluate the level of knowledge about osteoporosis among osteoporotic men and to assess the correlations with their health behaviors.Method. A convenience sample of 100 osteoporotic men (mean age 63) attending the bone and mineral clinic at a major medical center in Israel was recruited in 2004. Participants were interviewed by phone using an adapted version of the Facts on Osteoporosis Quiz (FOOQ). Participants were also asked to report on their daily calcium intake and participation in physical activities.Results. The overall level of knowledge about the disease demonstrated by the participants was moderate. Higher education, older age, and fewer fractures were correlated with a higher level of knowledge. In addition, higher levels of education and knowledge were correlated with higher calcium intake. Lastly, a higher knowledge level, older age, and fewer fractures were correlated with higher participation in physical activities.Conclusions. Given the correlations between health behaviors and the level of knowledge among osteoporotic men, intervention programs should be used to evaluate and improve knowledge about osteoporosis, especially among less educated patients.

scholarly journals Canine-Assisted Interventions in Hospitals: Best Practices for Maximizing Human and Canine Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra B. Barker ◽  
Nancy R. Gee
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Model Program ◽  
Therapy Dog ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Major Medical Center ◽  
Practical Implications

Canine-assisted interventions (CAI) are becoming more popular in hospital settings, representing a crucial intersection between animals, veterinary medicine, and society. However, standardized policies and procedures to minimize risk and maximize benefit to vulnerable humans and protect therapy dog welfare are lacking, posing a challenge to safe practice. Few intervention programs are evaluated to document efficacy compounding the potential risk. This paper presents a rationale for CAI in hospitals and describes the evidence, issues, and challenges to establishing and maintaining safe and effective programs for humans and animals. Recommendations are made for best practices based on the existing scientific evidence and a model program in place in a major medical center for 19 years. Scientific and practical implications are considered.

Type-A Behavior and Calcium Consumption by College Students

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-162
Author(s):  
Philip J. Mohan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Calcium Intake ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Daily Calcium Intake ◽  
Women College Students ◽  
Daily Milk

The daily calcium intake of Type A (21 men, 49 women) and Type B (37 men, 95 women) college students was compared. No difference appeared between these groups, although men exhibited significantly higher daily milk and calcium consumption than women, contrary to earlier studies. The implications of this finding for further research were briefly discussed.

Extended Breastfeeding in Poland: Knowledge of Health Care Providers and Attitudes on Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Baranowska ◽  
Marta Malinowska ◽  
Ewelina Stanaszek ◽  
Dorota Sys ◽  
Grażyna Bączek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Extended breastfeeding is rare in Poland, and lack of acceptance and understanding is often evident in public opinion. The ability to provide reliable information about breastfeeding beyond infancy depends on health professionals’ levels of knowledge and attitudes. They are considered by most parents in Poland to be authorities in the field of child nutrition. Research aims: To determine (1) the level of knowledge and the attitudes of Polish health professionals towards extended breastfeeding; (2) the relationship between personal breastfeeding experience and attitudes towards extended breastfeeding; and (3) the relationship between knowledge about breastfeeding beyond twelve months and attitudes towards breastfeeding beyond infancy. Methods: A one-group prospective, cross-sectional, self-report style survey was used. The convenience sample ( N = 495) comprised gynaecologists, neonatologists and midwives. Data were collected via an online questionnaire and the results were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics, a chi-square independence test, Fisher’s exact test, post-hoc testing, and two-part tables using SPSS. Results: Most of the respondents (76.7%; n = 384) had a low level of knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding beyond twelve months and even emphasized that this nutritional choice could have negative impacts. There was a positive correlation ( F = 105.847; p = < .01) between levels of knowledge and respondents’ attitudes towards breastfeeding beyond infancy. Attitudes were also influenced by the length of time respondents had breastfed. Conclusion: Healthcare providers have an insufficient level of knowledge about extended breastfeeding and need further education in this area.

scholarly journals College Health Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Exercise Benefits and Dysfunctional Exercise

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Linda A. Keeler ◽  
Megan Julia Jetter
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Curriculum Changes ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Northwest Region

Background and Purpose: A high percentage of people fail to meet the federal Physical Activity Guidelines while some adults develop dysfunctional exercise. The applications of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in the field of physical activity suggest that how people are motivated to exercise can lead to different outcomes, such as dysfunctional exercise. Adequate training for health promotion professionals can ensure their competency in successfully promoting healthy exercise. This study assessed the knowledge and perceptions regarding exercise benefits and dysfunctional exercise among Kinesiology and Community Health students—the future health professionals. Methods: A crosssectional study was conducted in a convenience sample of 183 participants from a public university in the northwest region. Results: Both Kinesiology and Community Health majors demonstrated a low level of knowledge regarding dysfunctional exercise, and were inclined to cite controlled rather than autonomous benefits for exercise engagement. Conclusion: Program curriculum changes, such as the coverage of dysfunctional exercise and Self-Determination Theory, should be considered to address the issue.

Abstract 301: Differential Outcomes for Geriatric Patients in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Compared to Medical Intensive Care Unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Ong ◽  
Albert Lui ◽  
John A Dodson ◽  
Jordan B Strom ◽  
Carlos Alviar
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Icu Mortality ◽  
Differential Outcomes ◽  
Medical Intensive Care ◽  
Cardiac Intensive Care

Background: The number of older adults admitted to cardiac intensive care units (CICU) have been increasing over the past decade, but it is not known if outcomes vary between CICU and medical intensive care units (MICU). We aimed to describe survival and length of stay (LOS) in older adults admitted to CICU and MICU. Methods: All patients admitted to the CICU or MICU at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 2001-2012 were identified from MIMIC-III, a large single-center critical care database containing deidentified clinical data for 38,597 patients. Our primary outcomes were ICU mortality and ICU LOS. Regression analyses were performed adjusting for age, gender, ICU setting and Oxford Acute Severity of Illness Score (OASIS), a severity score developed and validated in critically ill patients for ICU mortality. Results: We included 21,088 MICU patients (48.3% female) and 7,726 CICU patients (42% female). Unadjusted mortality was 13.7% in MICU and 12.5% in CICU (p=0.11). When adjusted for age, gender and OASIS, there was no difference in mortality between MICU and CICU (OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.34-1.13, p=0.15). However, we found a significant interaction between older age and type of ICU with mortality (p=0.03) but not with ICU LOS (p=0.15). In patients >75 years (6,837 in MICU and 3,161 in CICU), each 5-year interval of older age was associated with higher mortality when adjusted for gender and OASIS in the CICU (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.08 p=0.002), but not in the MICU (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.99-1.03, p=0.15, Figure). Conclusion: Older adults admitted to the CICU had higher adjusted mortality by age group after age 75, as opposed to older MICU patients in whom mortality was high but remained unchanged after age 75.

A preliminary investigation of opinions and behaviors regarding advance directives for medical care

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
EH Elpern ◽  
SB Yellen ◽  
LA Burton
Keyword(s):  
Advance Directives ◽  
Advance Directive ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Living Will ◽  
Treatment Preferences ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
And Behaviors

BACKGROUND: Advance directives are a means of promoting patient autonomy in end-of-life decisions but are used infrequently. A recent federal law requires healthcare organizations to provide information to patients about advance directives. This study explored attitudes and behaviors related to the use of advance directives in three areas: familiarity with advance directives, reasons for completing or not completing advance directives and preferences for receiving information about advance directives. METHODS: A questionnaire was administered by personal interview to a nonrandomized convenience sample of 46 inpatients and 50 outpatients at a large, tertiary care, urban academic medical center in the summer of 1991. RESULTS: Most respondents (77%) had heard of either the living will or durable power of attorney for healthcare, but only 52% correctly understood the purpose of these documents. Twenty-nine percent of the sample had executed an advance directive. Those who had advance directives were older and considered themselves less healthy than did those without advance directives. Unfamiliarity with advance directives and procrastination were cited most often as reasons for not having an advance directive. Most subjects (65%) had spoken with someone, usually a family member or close friend, about preferences for treatment during a critical illness. Although they had rarely discussed advance directives, 83% anticipated that they would be comfortable doing so with a physician or a nurse. CONCLUSIONS: Advance directives are used infrequently to document treatment preferences. The success of programs to promote greater use of advance directives depends on a clearer understanding of the factors that influence both decision and action to execute an advance directive. Patients claim to be comfortable in discussing the topic and prefer that such discussions occur in the outpatient setting.

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