identified the risk factors for depression and anxiety. Methods and Findings: We performed a study in 820 patients with type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of depression and anxiety was estimated using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, respectively. We calculated the proportions for depression and anxiety and, after adjusting for confounding variables, we performed multivariate analysis using multiple logistic regressions to
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systems. Spatial multi-criteria decision problems typically involve a set of geographically-defined alternatives from which a choice of one or more alternatives is made with respect to a given set of evaluation criteria. Within the framework of spatial analysis, MCDM models have
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next 100 days. The mass killings were only part of the story of what was occurring in Rwanda, thousands of women and young girls were raped and sexually tortured. For those that survived the consequences of the aftermath were significant, in many cases the victims became pregnant and/or had been exposed to the deadly HIV virus. The purpose of this review is to describe the application of concepts, principles, and theories related to crisis, trauma, and disaster with a specific concentration on the
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of patient care. Nurses’ ethical perspective will be respected by other professionals and as a result, nurses in larger numbers will sit and serve on ethics committees as ethics consultants. As new roles become the norm, nurses need to be trained in these specific areas to have the knowledge how to care for these patients. Nursing care will become more important in the future as the nation’s demographic changes. Nurses must be culturally competent and recognize that cultural sensitivity begins with
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end-of-life studies Hung-Lan Wu & Deborah L. Volker Accepted for publication 24 July 2009 Correspondence to D.L. Volker: e-mail: dvolker@mail.nur.utexas.edu Hung-Lan Wu PhD RN Nursing Instructor Meiho Institute of Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan Deborah L. Volker PhD RN AOCN Associate Professor The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA W U H . L . & V O L K E R D . L . ( 2 0 0 9 ) The use of theory in qualitative approaches to research: application in end-of-life studies. Journal
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Phillip Nelson Journal of Political Economy Vol. 78, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 1970), pp. 311-329 The psychoanalytic theories and philosophies of Freud have influenced not only psychology but also literature, social science, and medicine, as well as marketing. Freud stressed the unconscious nature of personality and motivation and said that much , if not all ,behaviour is related to the stresses within the personality’s three interacting sets of forces, the id ,igo and superego, interact to produce
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Rationale I have selected Bell’s palsy as a minor health subject for critical analysis for three principal reasons. Firstly, it is the most common disorder affecting the facial nerves (Ardour, 1978). Secondly, research has noted that there appears little consensus in the literature regarding the causes and management of Bell’s palsy. Additionally the diagnosis is one of elimination. Tiemstra and Khatkhate (2007) demonstrate there are many other conditions which can mimic symptoms (See appendix
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The following project topic is completed on st john’s wort the herb. In this text I will explore and discuss what makes st john’s wort a very appealing and effective drug in today’s market based on the following topics. Description, background, active ingredients, routes of administration, pharm kinetics, pharm dynamics, clinical trials, and toxicity. | St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) Description St. John's wort is an herb with a five-petaled yellow flower that grows native in
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( Ryka, INC.: Lightweight Athletic Shoes for Women Business and Industry Analysis) Ryka is doing business of athletic shoes for women, which are made on the shape of a woman’s foot, and are designed and developed considering women’s unique fit needs. It is the only athletic footwear company, which is exclusively for women, by women, and now supporting women. Because a woman’s needs in a comfortable, attractive, high performance athletic shoes that are attractive, comfortable, and well suited for
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Medical Device Networking for Smarter Healthcare: Part 3 Next-Generation WLAN Deployments in Hospitals Lantronix, Inc. 167 Technology Drive Irvine, CA 92618 Tel: +1 (800) 422-7055 Fax: +1 (949) 450-7232 www.lantronix.com Medical Device Networking for Smarter Healthcare: Part 3 of 4 Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Wireless Roll-outs......................
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