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Laboratory Reporting Of Tuberculosis Test Results And Patient Treatment Initiation In California, Lisa Pascopella, Steffi Kellam, John Ridderhof, Daniel P. Chin, Arthur Reingold, Edward Desmond, Jennifer Flood, Sarah Royce
Laboratory Reporting Of Tuberculosis Test Results And Patient Treatment Initiation In California, Lisa Pascopella, Steffi Kellam, John Ridderhof, Daniel P. Chin, Arthur Reingold, Edward Desmond, Jennifer Flood, Sarah Royce
Public and Community Health Sciences Faculty Publications
Prompt laboratory reporting of tuberculosis (TB) test results is necessary for TB control. To understand the extent of and factors contributing to laboratory reporting delays and the impact of reporting delays on initiation of treatment of TB patients, we analyzed data from 300 consecutive culture-positive TB cases reported in four California counties in 1998. Laboratory reporting to the specimen submitter was delayed for 26.9% of smear-positive patients and 46.8% of smear-negative patients. Delays were associated with the type of laboratory that performed the testing and with delayed transport of specimens. Referral laboratories (public health and commercial) had longer median reporting …
Physical Activity In A Cohort Of Medicaid Beneficiaries With Physical Impairments: Recruitment And Outcomes, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., James Laskin Ph.D., Melody Huskey M.A., Sara Laney, Nancy Cherot, Huw Griffiths, Barbara Cowan, Lisa Brennan M.L.S., Catherine Ipsen, Sheri Martinez, Ann Szalda-Petree Ph.D., Rod Brod, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Physical Activity In A Cohort Of Medicaid Beneficiaries With Physical Impairments: Recruitment And Outcomes, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., James Laskin Ph.D., Melody Huskey M.A., Sara Laney, Nancy Cherot, Huw Griffiths, Barbara Cowan, Lisa Brennan M.L.S., Catherine Ipsen, Sheri Martinez, Ann Szalda-Petree Ph.D., Rod Brod, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
This document reports on research conducted by the University of Montana for the Office of Disability and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research project, conducted between September 30, 2000 and September 29, 2004 was accomplished in three separate but related studies. The research was conducted at the New Directions programs, a community-based health promotion and wellness clinic operated through the rural Institute on Disabilities at the University of Montana. We collaborated with the State Department of Medicaid to recruit Medicaid beneficiaries with mobility impairments in Missoula County to participate in the research. We recruited 368 …
Living Well And Medicaid: Better Health For Consumers -- Lower Costs For States, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Living Well And Medicaid: Better Health For Consumers -- Lower Costs For States, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
The United States has the world’s most expensive healthcare system. In 2002, health spending rose to nearly 15 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product. Healthcare policymakers charged with balancing cost containment with quality healthcare for consumers are desperate for solutions (Levit, Smith, Cowan, Sensenig, and Catlin, 2004).
Pain As A Secondary Condition Experienced Byrural Medicaid Beneficiaries With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Pain As A Secondary Condition Experienced Byrural Medicaid Beneficiaries With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
Secondary conditions are disability-related problems that further limit a person’s ability to engage in daily activities. People who live independently in the community and who have mobility impairments consistently report being limited by 14 secondary conditions annually.
Living Well With A Disability: An Update, Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Living Well With A Disability: An Update, Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
As many as one of every five Americans has a disability or chronic health condition. In rural areas, that proportion (23%) is even higher. As the U.S. population ages, the numbers of people with disability and chronic conditions will predictably increase, which accounts for a growing national interest in the health and wellness of individuals with disabilities. While composing about 20% of the population, individuals with disabilities account for nearly half of all medical expenditures.
The Prevalence And Treatment Of Pain Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
The Prevalence And Treatment Of Pain Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
Pain has an enormous impact on the lives of many people with disabilities. Recent research suggests that nearly 80% of people whose primary disability is not a pain disorder are still limited by pain as a secondary condition. As many as half of those people report that their pain is ongoing, intractable and limiting (Ehde, Jensen, Engel, Turner, Hoffman & Cardenas, 2003). Our research suggests strong associations between an individual’s pain and his or her quality of life, depression and the number of hours worked.
Comparison Of Surface Electromyography And Myotonometric Measurements During Voluntary Isometric Contractions, Charles Leonard, Jason S. Brown, Timothy R. Price, Susan A. Queen, Eugene L. Mikhailenok
Comparison Of Surface Electromyography And Myotonometric Measurements During Voluntary Isometric Contractions, Charles Leonard, Jason S. Brown, Timothy R. Price, Susan A. Queen, Eugene L. Mikhailenok
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Faculty Publications
Objectives: Muscle stiffness increases during muscle contraction.The purpose of this study was to determine the strength of the correlation between myotonometric measurements of muscle stiffness and surface electromyography (sEMG) measurements during various levels of voluntary isometric contractions of the biceps brachii muscle. Subjects: Eight subjects (four female; four male), with mean age of 30:6 ± 8:23 years, volunteered to participate in this study. Methods: Myotonometer and sEMG measurements were taken simultaneously from the right biceps brachii muscle.Data were obtained: (1) at rest, (2) while the subject held a 15 lb (6.8 kg) weight isometrically and, (3) during a maximal voluntary …
Fluorometric Measurements Of Conformational Changes In Glutamate Transporters, H. Peter Larsson, Anastassios V. Tzingounis, Hans-Peter Koch, Michael Kavanaugh
Fluorometric Measurements Of Conformational Changes In Glutamate Transporters, H. Peter Larsson, Anastassios V. Tzingounis, Hans-Peter Koch, Michael Kavanaugh
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications
Glutamate transporters remove glutamate from the synaptic cleft to maintain efficient synaptic communication between neurons and to prevent extracellular glutamate concentrations from reaching neurotoxic levels (1). It is thought that glutamate transporters mediate glutamate transport through a reaction cycle with conformational changes between the two major access states that alternatively expose glutamate-binding sites to the extracellular or to the intracellular solution. However, there is no direct real-time evidence for the conformational changes predicted to occur during the transport cycle. In the present study, we used voltage-clamp fluorometry to measure conformational changes in the neuronal excitatory amino acid transporter …