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The epidemiological approach to sports injury : the case for rugby league

In any sporting activity it is important to know how many injuries players might receive and also what type of injuries will be received, so that efforts can be made to reduce the risk of injury. This thesis examines the injury incidence associated with playing professional rugby league, and examines some of the risks associated with injury whilst playing the game. The first paper describes the pattern of injury incidence in professional rugby league and noted that it is higher than in other popular team sports. The second paper examines the different exposures of forward and back players and observes that forwards experience higher rates of injury. The third and fourth papers examine the effect of moving the playing calendar to summer rugby. The risk of injury has increased 67%, and it is also shown that 13% of players experience a 2-3% body mass loss in 14 of 16 games played in excess of 19°C ambient temperature. The next two papers look specifically at the number of collisions experienced by players during the course of a game. Forwards are involved in more collisions (55) than backs (29) during the course of each game. Also, backs have a significantly higher injury rate per 10,000 physical collisions compared to forwards. The next paper proposes a cyclical operational model to examine the interrelationship of a number of factors that are involved in sports injury epidemiology. The application of this proposed cyclical model may lead to greater success in understanding the multi-faceted nature of sports injuries. The final study in the series summarise the injury rates in professional rugby league football from previously published studies. The overall injury rate is 40.3 injuries per 1,000 hours (95% CI 36.9 to 43.8). The majority of injuries are to the lower half of the body (20.7 per 1,000 hours, 17.7 to 24), with the trunk receiving the least (6.7 per 1,000 hours, 5 to 8.6).
Evaluation of a functional treatment for binge eating associated with Bulimia Nervosa

Binge-eating disorders are a common problem affecting up to 5 percent of the American population in any given 6-month period. Currently, the most widely accepted treatment is some variation of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Although there is an abundance of research showing positive effects, the abstinence rates following this type of treatment are currently around 50%. A recent study by Bosch, Miltenberger, Gross, Knudson, and Brower-Breitwieser (2008) explored the effects of extinction on binge-eating behavior that was hypothesized to be maintained by relief from negative emotional responding. The study involved four women who engaged in binge-eating behavior, one of whom met the diagnostic criteria for Bulimia Nervosa. The treatment was successful, with three of the four participants obtaining abstinence. To date, this has been the only study examining this procedure and with only four participants. The purpose of the current study was to further evaluate extinction of binge eating maintained by automatic negative reinforcement with women who met diagnostic criteria for Bulimia Nervosa. Four young women enrolled in the study, three of whom met criteria for Bulimia Nervosa. The results showed that the treatment decreased binge eating to zero for all four women, although one dropped out of the study shortly after beginning the intervention.
Extrapolating evidence of health information technology savings and costs

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Predictors and Consequences of Severe Hypoglycemia in Adults with Diabetes - A Systematic Review of the Evidence

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Disaster Readiness: A Community - University Partnership

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina heightened public awareness of vulnerability to disasters and the need for disaster preparedness. Disaster-preparedness studies tend to focus on formal systems of healthcare and frontline healthcare providers, such as hospital personnel, public health staff, or emergency medical services workers who care for community members having serious injuries. Community members who are not seriously injured, however, are expected to care for themselves immediately after a disaster occurs. To date, little is known about the community members’ level of preparedness to meet their basic, self-care needs immediately following a disaster or the effectiveness of such preparedness education for the community. Yet, the health and safety of the general community following a disaster depends on its citizens’ level of preparedness to meet the needs not only of the seriously injured, but also of those with minimal or no injuries. Schools of nursing can play a vital role in enhancing the general public’s self-care ability following a disaster. The authors of this article describe a clinical learning experience that involved nursing students in a health education project related to one community’s desire to better prepare themselves for future disasters. A participatory action research (PAR) approach, which included collaboration with a community, involvement of the target community, and project evaluation, provided a framework for this disaster-preparedness initiative.
Do we practice what we teach about childhood immunization in New Jersey

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although childhood immunization is a benchmark for preventive service delivery in family practices, no data have been reported on childhood immunization in New Jersey family practice residencies. This study assesses immunization coverage among 2-year-olds in nine residencies and evaluates childhood immunization knowledge and barriers in 10 residency programs. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of immunization records of 2-year-olds, using the Centers for Disease Control's Clinic Assessment Software Application, and analyzed a survey of knowledge and barriers to immunization completed by residents, nurses, and faculty. RESULTS Among 726 children with four or more office visits, the mean percent of children immunized with the combination of four diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, three polio, and one measles-mumps-rubella was 53% (range 31%-69%). The age-appropriate immunization rate was highest at 3 months (78%) and lowest at 16 months (29%). Among the 294 survey respondents, the mean knowledge score was 75% overall and 82% for faculty, 77% for nurses, and 71% for residents. There was moderate to good correlation of audit levels with knowledge, with 49% of the variation in immunization coverage explained by variation in knowledge. Lack of immunization records was reported by 47% as the most important office-related barrier. CONCLUSIONS Immunization rates of 2-year-olds in nine New Jersey family practice residencies are below Healthy People 2000 goals. Low immunization rates in residency programs may improve with increased knowledge, an area for future study. Research into removing immunization-related barriers is also needed.
Firearm-Related Morbidity in Australia, 1994-95 to 1998-99

A statistical overview of trends and patterns in firearm related hospital separations in Australia and each of its eight States and Territories is presented for the period 1994-95 to 1998-99. The data, which shows an observed decline in the rate of hospital separations due to firearm related injuries, provides: number and morbidity rates; jurisdictional comparisons; type of firearm used; gender variation; age variation; and separation mode. The findings have significant implications for policy in devising strategies to limit the risk of injury from firearms.
The Nature and Characteristics of Post-Baccalaureate Reverse Transfer Students and Their Utilization of Career Guidance.

A post-baccalaureate reverse transfer student is a community college student who has completed a baccalaureate or higher degree prior to enrolling in a community college. This study was conducted to better understand post-baccalaureate reverse transfer students who enroll in community college degree or certificate programs; it sought to investigate the factors that influence these students' decisions and the types of career guidance that these students utilize. Survey packets were mailed to 656 reverse transfer students at 6 Illinois community colleges; 329 (50%) surveys were returned and 221 were usable for data analysis. Overall, the study found that post-baccalaureate reverse transfer students were typically male, white, 38 years old, and married. After obtaining their baccalaureate degrees, they usually waited 11 years before enrolling full time in the community college degree or certificate programs, and they were likely to make such decisions for employment-related reasons. These students were most often found in computer-related and health service-related programs, and their career guidance sources were most often friends and family members. It was also found that within this group of students, a significantly higher number of females enrolled in health service programs while a higher number of males enrolled in applied technology programs. (Contains 71 references.) (GC) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 1 THE NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF POST-BACCALAUREATE REVERSE TRANSFER STUDENTS AND THEIR UTILIZATION OF CAREER GUIDANCE PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) by Dianna Lynn Reusch Master of Science in Education, 1996 Southern Illinois University Bachelor of Science, 1970 Western Michigan University U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Arhis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree Department of Workforce Education and Development in the.Graduate School Southern ITlinois University Carbondale July 2000
Bone healing and revascularization after total maxillary osteotomy.

: Adult rhesus monkeys were used as experimental analogues to investigate vascularization, revascularization, and bone healing associated with total maxillary osteotomy. Microangiographic and histologic studies showed minimal transient vascular ischemia, minimal osteonecrosis, and early osseous union. Transection of the greater palatine arteries had no discernible effect on the circulation to the teeth and bone in the maxilla and its enveloping soft tissues. The results of experiments in animals and clinical studies indicate that palatal mucosa and labial-buccal gingiva provide an adequate nutrient pedicle for single-stage total maxillary osteotomies.
Conveying the Mallet: Barkcloth Renewal and Connectedness in Fred Mutebi’s Art Practice

In Uganda, rural–urban and art–craft categories are used, carrying value judgments that assign indigenous art forms to rural practitioners and art to urban. Artist Fred Kato Mutebi’s practice breaks this dichotomy revitalizing barkcloth making in rural Kibinge, merging it with woodcut printing and painting in his Kampala studio. In this article, I examine Mutebi’s practice by tracing the cultural history of barkcloth while discussing particular objects within his social, cultural, geographic, and artistic practice. I argue that the notion of classification, as inherited from colonial systems, separates objects from their histories by foregrounding hierarchy while ignoring the shifting nature of place, meaning, and technique. By scrutinizing how notional lines between art and craft are produced, I shed new light on the rarely acknowledged complexity and contradictions surrounding barkcloth as an art form that transgresses the rural–urban divide and the craft–art binary in contemporary production.
Herbal Supplement Use among Patients in a Rural Health System

Background The use of herbal supplements is common but has not been adequately documented in a rural health system. Methods A questionnaire measuring the use of herbal supplements, disclosure to a physician, and discussion with a physician was distributed to 400 adult patients in three rural offices. A separate survey was distributed to 24 physicians in these three practices. Results Two hundred ninety-three of 400 patient questionnaires (74%) and 18 of 22 physician questionnaires (75%) were returned and analyzed. Twenty percent of patients used herbal supplements and 59% of these disclosed this use to their physicians. Only half of the doctors returning the survey regularly asked their patients about herbal use and most admitted a lack of knowledge about herbals. Conclusion The use of herbal products may be less common in a rural health system than in other practice settings. Patients would disclose the use of herbal supplements to physicians more often if they were asked about such consumption and physician knowledge about the products were improved.
Discharge information and its relationship to auality of care and transition outcomes following short stay hysterectomy: a pilot study

Vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy performed as day surgery has been broadly welcomed but this can diminish the time and opportunity for discharge nursing education leaving patients potentially under prepared to recover at home. It is unknown if the current discharge information and teaching is meeting clients’ needs following short stay hysterectomy and what effect this has on satisfaction with care and recovery outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between and among a set of variables: discharge information provided, perception of discharge information received, overall satisfaction with short hospital stay experience, satisfaction with discharge information, perceived confidence in self-care and post-operative recovery following short stay hysterectomy procedures. An integrated model of Donabedian’s Quality of Care Model and Schumacher and Meleis’s Nursing Model of Transitions was the guiding framework for this descriptive correlational study. Fifty one women, aged between 23 and 71, who underwent a short stay hysterectomy procedure, were contacted 48 to 72 hours after discharge for a telephone interview. Quantitative data analysis indicated that most women were satisfied to very satisfied with the short stay experience and with the discharge education they received. There was a high positive correlation between the discharge information provided and the perception of the discharge information received(r = 0.85). Women recovering at home scored themselves as having high levels of self-care confidence but reported varying levels of post-surgical recovery. The best predictor of self-care confidence was satisfaction with discharge information (adjusted R² = 27%) and the best predictor of post-operative recovery was self-care confidence (adjusted R² = 22%). Findings from this study support the important role of discharge teaching for short stay hysterectomy patients. As well, the implications for nursing practice, education and research are discussed.
‘Do you see what I see?’ Medical imaging: the interpretation of visual information

Rontgen's discovery of x-rays in 1895, gave to medicine the extraordinary benefit of being able to see inside the living body without surgery. Over time, technology has added to the sophistication of imaging processes in medicine and we now have a wide range of techniques at our disposal for the investigation and early detection of disease. But radiology deals with visual information; and like any information this requires interpretation. It is a practical field and medical images are used to make inferences about the state of peoples' health. These inferences are subject to the same variability and error as any decision-making process and so the criteria for the success of medical imaging are based not entirely on the images themselves but on the performance of the decision-makers. Research in the accuracy of medical imaging must draw on techniques from a wide range of disciplines including physics, psychology, computing, neuroscience and medicine in attempting to better understand the processes involved in visual decision-making in this context and to minimise diagnostic error.
Statistical Questions In Evidence-Based Medicine

Statistical Questions in Evidence-based Medicine is a book of questions and answers about the statistical principles and methods used in medical research. Based entirely on material published in the medical literature and popular media, it will prove invaluable to medical students, doctors, nurses, medical researchers and others concerned with medical data. This book is a companion volume to the new 3rd edition of An Introduction to Medical Statistics but can also be used in conjunction with the 2nd edition or with other good texts. Short excerpts of material from published papers or summaries of their results are presented with questions. These test and develop the reader's understanding and interpretation of statistics and extend the reader's research and critical appraisal skills, thus encouraging an evidence-based approach. Questions are presented on the left-hand page with detailed answers on the right-hand page. Answers include references to core material in An Introduction to Medical Statistics . The book is intended as a series of examples for self-teaching but could also be read as a series of case studies with detailed commentaries. The questions are clearly graded, using icons, in terms of difficulty and undergraduate or postgraduate level. The book is easy to use and a model of clarity for the reader.
How does chocolate contribute to cardiovascular health

Cardiovascular diseases are a major problem nowadays and their incidence is only increasing. Fruits and vegetables have long been known to have antioxidant properties, but recently chocolate has been the focus of much research as cocoa appears to have similar qualities. Theobroma cacao, the plant that cocoa is derived from has been found to be a rich source of flavanols, which may protect against cardiovascular diseases. A literature review was carried out and the main ways in which chocolate may contribute to cardiovascular health are presented; these are the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-platelet effects. The lipid profile may also be affected but is still a current topic of debate. The modes of action of the flavanols are summarised, but they are still hypotheses and the exact mechanisms are still unknown. Nevetheless the vast amount of epidemiological evidence suggests a definite link between cocoa from chocolate and cardiovascular health. As chocolate is a popular product sold worldwide, greater research into this area will definitely be beneficial.
Microfábrica y mineralogía de las arcillas azules del Guadalquivir: influencia en su comportamiento geotécnico

La investigacion realizada para la tesis doctoral, ha sido fundamentalmente enfocada a obtener datos que puedan explicar el origen de los problemas geotecnicos que con frecuencia presentan las Arcillas Azules del Guadalquivir. En primer lugar, la Formacion ha sido caracterizada desde el punto de vista mineralogico y de ordenamiento de los elementos y el tipo de interaccion dandonos asi una idea de su historia geologica; origen, estado actual, asi como los procesos y mecanismos que la han afectado. En segundo lugar, se han identificado diversos aspectos de la organizacion de los elementos dentro del suelo que nos han permitido entender el comportamiento de los materiales. De este trabajo se ha podido establecer que, el comportamiento geotecnico de las Arcillas Azules, es el resultado de la combinacion e interaccion de los elementos especialmente las arcillas. Dentro de ellas se destacan la composicion mineralogica, porcentaje de arcilla 50% y minerales de arcilla tipo esmectita y la microfabrica y los factores de cambios de este estado, las microdiscontinuidades y el estado de meteorizacion con el desarrollo de microfabrica esqueletal y dispersion de las arcillas, que se produce como consecuencia de los cambios en las condiciones de las gestiones internas, provocados tanto por la disminucion de la presion de sobreconsolidacion, y por la accion agua-arcilla. El efecto de la meterorizaciBon reflejado en la microfabrica, se manifiesta en la reduccion de los parametros de resistencia y aumento de la alterabilidad pudiendo llegar a convertirse en suelos colapsables, con parametros de resistencia que incluso pueden alcanzar valores propios de minerales de arcillas puros. Los angulos de rozamiento interno residual para las Arcillas Azules muy alteradas, estan entre 6 a 4 . El comportamiento del material en estas condiciones, esta controlado especialmente por los elementos de microfabrica que responde
The role of GPs in sickness certification

A device for changing threads in circular knitting machines, the device having several thread-changing units each of which is assigned to a knitting system of the circular knitting machine. The units have several thread-changing fingers for guiding various threads which can be selectively led to a knitting zone. The thread-changing units have members which include devices for cutting and clamping threads. In accordance with the invention, the thread-changing member of each thread-changing unit is connected with an electrically operated preselector, and is mechanically operated in dependence upon this preselector.
A Study on the Correlation of Metabolic Syndrome and Intima-media Thickness of Common Carotid Artery with Sasang Constitution

1. Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of Metabolic syndrome(MetS) and Intima-media thickness(IMT) of common carotid artery with Sasang constitution. 2. Methods 197 subjects who had taken health examinations and diagnosis of Sasang constitution from Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2006 at East-west health examination center of Kyung-Hee medical center were included and underwent B-mode ultrasonography for measurement of intima-media thickness of common carotid arteries. MetS was defined by the criteria of the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III. 3. Results and Conclusions Mean intima-media thickness of common carotid artery was significantly higher in subjects with MetS compared with control subjects( vs ) and a significant trend towards increased IMT was observed with increasing numbers of metabolic syndrome components(r=0.331, p=0.000). After adjustment for age and sex, IMT of common carotid arteries was significantly different among three constitutional groups (Soyangin:, Taeumin:, Soeumin:), however, after adjustment for age, sex and existence of metabolic syndrome, there was no significant different. But, factor of Taeumin was the effective determinant of the increase of mean IMT of common carotid arteries.