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A New Application Of Spatiotemporal Analysis For Detecting Demographic Variations In Aids Mortality: An Example From Florida, Yuwen Chiu, Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Chiehwen Ed Hsu

The purpose of the present study was to characterize, geographically and temporally, the patterns of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) death disparity in 67 Florida jurisdictions, and to determine if the detected trends varied according to age, race, and sex. The space-time scan statistic proposed by Kulldorff et al was used to examine the excess AIDS deaths that occurred between 1987 and 2004. Results were geographically referenced in maps using EpiInfo and EpiMap made available by the Centers for Disease Control. Miami-Dade and the nearby counties including Broward, Martin, and Palm Beach are the most likely clusters (observed/expected: 1505.16) with …

Rationale And Design Of The Prsm Study: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Of Self Management For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd), What Is The Best Approach?, Angela Chang, Terry Haines, Claire Jackson, Ian Yang, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, Bill Vicenzino

Nancy Low Choy

Background:
Pulmonary rehabilitation is only accessible by a small proportion of individuals with COPD. For the vast majority who are not able to access these programs, self management approaches may be an alternative to improve health care outcomes.

Methods:
The PRSM study is a three group randomised controlled trial with individual randomisation, blinded outcome assessment, 3 monthly follow-up assessments across a 12-month period and concurrent economic evaluation. The inclusion criteria are adults with COPD. The primary outcome measure is the St George Respiratory Disease Questionnaire. Secondary outcome measures include a series of questionnaires (Frenchay Activities Index, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, …

Assistive Technology For Young Children: Mid-High Tech Options, Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Jamie Crum, Jennifer Herrick Brown

Laura Greiss Hess

Assistive Technology For Young Children: A Hands-On-Approach To Early Literacy, Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Kathleen Sadao, Deborah Grant

Laura Greiss Hess

Assistive Technology For Young Children: Mid-High Tech Options, Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Jamie Crum, Jennifer Herrick Brown

Laura Greiss Hess

Assistive Technology (At) Enhancement Of Written Expression For Individual’S With Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Laura Greiss Hess, Susan Harris, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood

Laura Greiss Hess

Interventions For Stroke Rehabilitation: Analysis Of The Research Contained In The Otseeker Evidence Database, Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, Kryss Mckenna, Julie Green-Hill, Annie Mccluskey, Leigh Tooth

Tammy Hoffmann

Purpose: To analyse the stroke content in OTseeker in terms of the quantity of the research evidence, the quality of the randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and the types of interventions and outcome measures used.

Method: A survey of stroke-related content in the OTseeker database was conducted in 2007. The year of publication and intervention categories used in each stroke-related RCT and systematic review (SR) were recorded. The internal validity of RCTs using the PEDro scale (partitioned) and the outcome measures used were also recorded.

Results: Of the 4,369 articles indexed on OTseeker, 452 (10.3%) related to stroke were conducted between …

The Starry Dynamo In The Machinery Of Night: Liberal Arts And Libraries In A Digital World [Round Table Presentation], Lisa Forrest, Wendy Hilleran

Lisa A Forrest

No abstract provided.

Information Technology As A Means For Academic Insight, Oversight And Abuse. Who’S Using The Tools?, Lisa Forrest, Paul Siciliano

Lisa A Forrest

No abstract provided.

Library Research Tutorials And Course Reserves Online: “Right At Home” In Angel Learning Object Repositories, Lisa Forrest, Meg Pereira

Lisa A Forrest

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Sensorimotor Disturbance Between Subjects With Persistent Whiplash Associated Disorder And Subjects With Acoustic Neuromas, Julia Treleaven, Nancy Low Choy, Ross Darnell, Ben Panizza, David Brown-Rothwell, Gwendolen Jull

Nancy Low Choy

Objective
To determine if differences exist in reported symptoms and in outcomes of sensorimotor tests (cervical joint position error [JPE], neck-influenced eye movement control, postural stability) between subjects with persistent whiplash and subjects with unilateral vestibular pathology associated with acoustic neuroma.

Design
Repeated measures, case controlled.

Setting
Tertiary institution and metropolitan hospital.

Participants
Twenty subjects with persistent whiplash, 20 subjects with acoustic neuroma, and 20 control subjects.

Interventions
Not applicable.

Main Outcome Measures
Symptom descriptors, Dizziness Handicap Inventory (short form), measures of cervical JPE, the smooth pursuit neck torsion (SPNT) test, and forceplate measures of postural stability in comfortable and …

Activating An Activist: Using Metaphors To Study Occupational Transitions., C. Arnold, Lynn Shaw Dr., G. Landry

Lynn Shaw

No abstract provided.

Older Workers With Hearing Loss: Practice Innovations Through Interprofessional Collaboration., Lynn Shaw Dr., M.B. Jennings, D. Fok, M. Cheesman, H. Hodgins, A. Kuchar

Lynn Shaw

No abstract provided.

Falling Is Not Just For Older Women: Support For Pre-Emptive Prevention Intervention Before 60, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy

Nancy Low Choy

Objective
This study aimed to report falls and identify factors that might predict a fall in women aged between 40 and 80 years and thus provide evidence of earlier falls and need for morbidity preventive intervention.

Design and participants
A prospective cohort study design over 5 years. Personal demographic data of age, co-morbidities, number of prescribed medications, falls, activity level and living situation were obtained at face-to-face interview. Height, weight, body mass index and postural stability were measured in participating women living independently in the community.

Results
Women were categorized into age decade cohorts, with 463 remaining at the year …

Efficacy Of Exercise As An Intervention In Individuals With Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review, Michael Shoemaker, L Arndt, H Hurt

Michael J Shoemaker, PT, DPT, PhD, GCS

No abstract provided.

Linking Stability To Demographics, Strength And Sensory System Function In Women Over 40 To Support Pre-Emptive Preventive Intervention, Nancy Low Choy, Sandra Brauer, Jennifer Nitz

Nancy Low Choy

Objective
To investigate differences in demographics, strength and sensory system function of 254 women aged 40-80 years categorized as stable, unsteady or unstable using simple balance tests.

Method
Demographics (age, height, weight, medications, co-morbidities, falls history, activity level), measures of quadriceps, hip abductor and adductor strength, somatosensory, visual and vestibular function were recorded. Subjects were categorized as stable (completed all trials), unsteady (failed one/two trials) or unstable (failed all trials) after three 10-s trials of bilateral stance (foam surface, eyes closed (EC)) and one-leg stance (firm surface, eyes open (EO)), and the results were compared.

Results
Both balance tasks identified …