... couples There is a lot of pressure on the couple relationship…Children become more dominant because they learn the language andthe mother andthe father lose their roles The boundaries andthe hierarchies ... considerations The FINDINGS section is a key part ofthe guide as it represents the user perspective, much of it in their own words, and provides the shape and themes for the good practice guide These themes ... examining the cultural meanings andthe social contexts of distress 52 The main focus of trans-cultural psychiatry is the study and analysis of beliefs, practices and cultural values and their influence...
... introduce the latent variables representing the true value of general health, H* , andthe true value of work W G W related health, H* Rather then one measure for each type of health, H* and H* ... on the history ofhealth related decisions (the vector Z of section 3) We therefore have to assume that • encompasses elements ofthe initial stock ofhealthand decisions made in the course of ... from the right hand side ofthe equation If this is the case, the effect of S from (3) will include both the causal effect from labour market status on work-related healthandthe effect of reporting...
... among other things, placing certain legal obligations on creditors and other furnishers of data to the CRAs with respect to the accuracy ofthe information they provide In 2003, the FACT Act further ... aware ofthe importance of credit reports andthe need to check their accuracy In the midst of these changes, the market appears to be responding to some ofthe problems highlighted in the Section ... greater reporting of such transactions Sections 318(a)(2)(D) and (E) oftheAct ask the FTC to study whether there are transactions that are not generally reported and whether there might be ways...
... in the light of what has been learned from the experience of others The project ofhealth informatics – andthe subject of this book – is to build tools that maximise the benefits of abstracting ... keep the records that were to be returned at the end of each year Although the practice was abandoned during the 1914–1918 war, the tin boxes determined the shape of GP records for the rest ofthe ... introduction to the field ofHealth Informatics Part deals with various techniques used in Health Informatics andthe theory behind some of them A key element of this is the question of how we can...
... application of utility 1-7 The Benefits and Costs ofthe Clean Air Act fron 1990 to 2020 and other sector-specific emissions models developed and used in various offices of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation ... and Costs ofthe Clean Air Act fron 1990 to 2020 CHAPTER - DIRECT COSTS The costs of complying with the requirements ofthe Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 will affect all levels ofthe ... factor of 10 to 100 A second Section 812 report, The Benefits and Costs ofthe Clean Air Act: 1990 to 2010, was completed in November of 1999 and addressed the incremental costs and benefits of...
... member states ofthe Council of Europe At the appointment Question 13 asked about the appointment with thehealth care professional andthe child’s experience Firstly, it asked whether the child ... are of their treatment by health care professionals Their appetite for information and respect for their rights is clear To some extent, they are also aware ofthe unsatisfactory nature of delay ... unsatisfactory nature of delay andof cost and that the impact of these practical barriers to child-friendly health needs further study The survey also provides a useful indication of how valuable children’s...
... time and by location The built environment is a key focus because ofthe ability of urban design to affect the quality ofthe air we breathe andthe amount of physical activity we engage in The ... experiences interact with and impact their health A wide range of factors influence women’s physical and mental health, including their roles and how they are valued in our society, the social and economic ... Ministry ofHealth Janet Woo – Data Review and Proofreading Manager, Projects and Strategic Initiatives Office ofthe Provincial Health Officer BC Ministry ofHealth Blue Thorn Research and Analysis...
... At the same time, there are clear indications that thehealth system andthehealth needs ofthe population are changing and that government must modify policies in response to these changes and ... service status of these health care providers at the district level? • What is the primary place of work of these health care providers at the district level? • What was the effect of decentralization ... nurses and midwives) in the district by professional qualification, service status and primary place of work The primary source of data on district health personnel was the district health office and...
... especially in the areas of anxiety and depression [12] According to the analysis of data derived from theHealth 2000 Study, the threshold value of was taken to indicate ill health (the scores of to ... description ofthe protocol before signing it The procedures were according to the ethical standards ofthe responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Declaration of Helsinki, ... significantly and equally (the adjusted R2 of 0.30 for both) Determinants ofthe health- related quality of life First, we found that both the seasonal changes in mood and behavior andthe experienced illumination...
... representative ofthe practices in Marche in terms of size of practice, geographical location, and socio-economic status of those attending The sample for the survey was selected randomly so that there ... recalibrated following the standard guidelines, andthe items were then summed and transformed to the eight 0–100 scales (0 = worst health, 100 = best health) [18] On the basis of these separate subscales, ... status and age, sex ofthe patients, and educational level in these IRD and to estimate the burden ofthe disease by controlling for the normal variations in health status in the general population...
... analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting ofthe article AB made substantial contribution to conception and design ofthe study, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting ofthe article ... study, the time windows for which the generic and specific health- related QOL were measured were comparable The standard version ofthe SF-12 covered the past weeks andthe NVPQOL covered the past ... 'Medications, Pregnancy and Lactation' at the Faculty of Pharmacy ofthe University of Montreal and CHU Ste-Justine Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Healthand Quality of Life Outcomes...
... used the SF-36 (Table 1) Since the SF-6D is a continuous measure of effect we used meta-analytic methods to estimate the weighted grand mean ofthe MID and to test the hypothesis of homogeneity of ... equivalent to the MID In patients who reported a worsening ofhealth (GRoC of or 2) the sign ofthe change in the SF-6D score was reversed (i.e multiplied by minus one) The MID was then taken as the mean ... assessment of change including, that the reliability and validity ofthe global scale has not been established and that the judgement of change is psychologically difficult [19] Another limitation of the...
... comparability with the original version ofthe questionnaire Similar to most studies reliability ofthe Iranian version ofthe HADS as measured by the internal consistency ofthe anxiety andthe depression ... I, Bilbao A and Ruiz I Evaluation ofthe psychometric characteristics ofthe Spanish version ofthe Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Acta Psychiatr Scand 2003, 107:216-221 List of abbreviations ... contribution AM designed the study, analyzed the data, and wrote the paper MV collected the data, and contributed to the study design ME and SJ contributed to the translation procedure and data collection...
... function On the other hand, the inclusion ofthe pain items provides a better characterisation ofthe total impact of disease in this population, so if the aim is compare the overall deficit of a patient ... occurs only if some ofthe severe patients, the very severe patients, endorse the Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Healthand Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, item andthe not-so-very-severe ... on the proportion of shifting and shifting items in the QOL scale and that proportion depends, for reasons shown above, on the type of item, the population and treatment Effect size is always the...
... The questionnaire responses were analysed in the light ofthe results of this estimation ofthe severity of both anxiety andof depression This enabled a reduction ofthe number of items in the ... The record chart provided by the publisher enables a graphic display of progress rather in the manner of a chart for record of body temperature Further validation studies ofthe English andof ... purposes) Healthand Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, score of to 10 being just suggestive ofthe presence ofthe respective state Further work indicated that the two subscales, anxiety and depression,...
... Treatment of UI is based on a thorough assessment to confirm the presence of UI, the type of UI, identification of contributing factors, andthe determination of patients that may require further ... on the quality of life of elderly women Age and Aging 1993, 22:82-89 Hunskaar S, and Vinsnes A: The quality of life in women with urinary incontinence as measured by the sickness impact profile ... successful as a treatment for stress and urge UI [28,29], although the long-term effects of these therapies also need further study.[1] Theoretical Models There are few theoretical models that have been...
... statement that gave the details ofthe study, andthe requirements of participants If the patient agreed to participate in the study, they then completed the first version ofthe questionnaire ... mechanisms of adaptation to regain control of SQOL The relative contribution of affect and cognition to the maintenance of SQOL, andthe relationship between them, is uncertain In particular the question ... calculated so that they ranged from 0–10 d The Extroversion and Neuroticism subscales ofthe NEO Five-Factor Inventory [21] Each subscale consists of 12 items and their reliability and validity are...
... use ofthe EQ-5D [9–11,18–20] compared to the HUI2 or HUI3 [21,22], perhaps due to the shortness and ease of completeness ofthe EQ-5D index compared to the latest versions ofthe HUI, either the ... Bush JW and Berry CC: Health status: Types of validity andthe index of well-being Health Serv Res 1976, 11:478-507 Brazier J, Jones N and Kind P: Testing the validity ofthe Euroqol and comparing ... often developed on the basis of sub-scales with no single summary score of overall health status The absence of a summary score complicates the use ofhealth profiles, like the SF-36, in studies...
... Developer of HUI, founder and President ofHealth Utilities Inc Fellow ofthe Institute for Health Economics and Professor at the University of Alberta William Furlong, MSc Developer of HUI, and founder ... in healthandhealth economics at McMaster University 15 16 George Torrance, PhD "Grandfather" ofthe utility approach to assessing health status andhealth related quality of life Developer of ... at all Full use of two hands and ten fingers Limitations in the use of hands or fingers, but does not require special tools or help of another person Limitations in the use of hands or fingers,...