The (Gendered) Construction of Diagnosis Interpretation of Medical Signs in Women Patients

Purpose: This randomized trial study compared the efficacy of pressure-biofeedback guided deep cervical flexor training as an adjunct with conventional exercise on pain and muscle performance in visually displayed terminal operators. Methods: A total of 50 (22 men and 28 women) patients with neck pain participated in the study. Patients were randomly placed into two groups: a biofeedback group (n = 25) and a control group (n = 25). The biofeedback group received pressure-biofeedback guided deep cervical flexor training program for 5 days a week for 6 weeks, whereas the control group received an exercise program only. Results: On intergroup comparisons, the deep cervical flexor performance in biofeedback group, at the end of 6th week was significantly higher than those of control group (p < 0.01). Pain intensity was also significantly reduced in biofeedback group when compared to control group at the end of trial (p < 0.004). Conclusion: The addition of pressure-biofeedback to a 6-week conventional program appeared to increase deep cervical flexor muscle performance, compared to the exercise program alone for people with reduced muscle performance.

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Cigarette smoking in long-term schizophrenia

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.07.008 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 219-223 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

R.K.R. Salokangas ◽

T. Honkonen ◽

E. Stengård ◽

A.-M. Koivisto ◽

J. Hietala

Keyword(s):

Cigarette Smoking ◽

Institutional Care ◽

Male Gender ◽

Hospital Treatment ◽

Women Patients ◽

Heavy Smoking ◽

Duration Of Illness ◽

Lower Education ◽

Great Health

AbstractPurposeCigarette smoking is a great health problem and prevalent among subjects with schizophrenia. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and associations of cigarette smoking in patients with long-term schizophrenia.MethodsSeven hundred and sixty schizophrenia patients were interviewed and their cigarette smoking was recorded.ResultsSmoking was more prevalent men than in women patients. In logistic regression analysis, male gender, duration of illness (DUI) from 10 to 19 years, being divorced or separated, lower education and high daily doses of neuroleptics (DDN) associated significantly with regular smoking. Heavy smoking associated, in men, with hospital treatment.ConclusionsIn schizophrenia patients, smoking is associated with long DUI, high DDN and institutional care. Interventions for cessation and/or reduction of cigarette smoking should be a part of the treatment for patients with schizophrenia.

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To be a helpless helpoholic – GPs’ experiences of women patients with non-specific muscular pain

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care ◽

10.1080/02813430410006756 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 244-247 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Christel Lundh ◽

Kerstin Segesten ◽

Cecilia Björkelund

Keyword(s):

Women Patients ◽

Muscular Pain ◽

Experiences Of Women

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Letting Compassion Open the Door: Battered Women's Disclosure to Medical Providers

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics ◽

10.1017/s0963180100006289 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 459-465 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Heidi M. Bauer ◽

Michael A. Rodriguez

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Providers ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Abused Women ◽

Women Patients ◽

Medical Providers ◽

Physically Abused ◽

Physical Injuries ◽

Marital Abuse ◽

Psychiatric Problems ◽

Significant Health

Domestic violence is an important social problem that strongly impacts the healthcare system. It is estimated that two to four million women are physically abused each year by their husbands, ex-husbands, or boyfriends. Many of these abused women enter the medical system as patients with physical injuries, somatic symptoms, or psychiatric problems. These patients represent a large proportion of women patients in a variety of clinical settings: 22–35% of women presenting to emergency departments, up to 37% of obstetric patients, and over 25% of women seeking primary care. Despite the significant health implications of marital abuse, healthcare providers often fail to identify and treat this problem when signs are present.

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