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Blood Lead And Decision Speed In Working Age Adults, S. W. Harkins

Theses and Dissertations

Lead is a central nervous system poison. Healthy People 2010 established a target blood lead level (BLL) for children of 0 μg/dL by 2010, but is silent with regard to any changes in BLLs standards for working age adults. In this paper, the relation of BLL to performance on two neurobehavioral tests was assessed in working age adults (N = 4909; Age 20 to 59 years; 51.4% Female) employing data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES 111). Multiple linear regression analyses indicated a significant effect of BLL on time taken to complete an attention demanding cognitive task …

Predictors Of Sun Protection Practices Among Adult Women In The United States, Anne Ridgely Minter

Theses and Dissertations

Background. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. The main modifiable risk factor for skin cancer is exposure to excessive sun and UV radiation. More than 90% of all skin cancers are known to be caused by sun exposure. However, studies on excessive sun and UV exposure are limited. The purpose of this study was to examine risk and protective factors affecting sun protection behaviors of adult women in the United States. Methods. Data on U.S. adult women (n=17,425) from the 2003 National Health Information Survey (NHIS) was analyzed. Sun protection behaviors were assessed …

Predictors Of Early Onset Of Sexual Intercourse In Male And Female Residents Of The United States, Brianna Michele Magnusson

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract Purpose: The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy of any industrialized nation. Adolescents who have their first sexual intercourse at a young age are at increased risk for teen pregnancies and acquiring a sexually transmitted disease. This study examines predictors of early onset sexual intercourse in male and female residents of the United States. Methods: A nationally representative sample of N=7,643 females and N=4.928 males ages 15-44 was procured from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), Cycle 6. Age at first sexual intercourse was used to define early onset of sexual debut(<18 years). Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of the respondents, demographic and selected reproductive characteristics of the respondent's parents were examined using multiple logistic regression modeling. Results: Non-fispanic black, being raised without both parents, having a mother less than 18 years old at the age of first birth and age difference between partners were significant predictors of early onset of sexual intercourse for both males and females. Maternal education less than high school was a significant protective factor for female respondents [OR=0.72 (95%CI=0.58- 0.90)] and paternal education completed high school only [OR=1.4 (95% CI=l. 1-1.7)] was a significant risk factor for male respondents. Conclusions: Racelethnicity, age difference between partners, not being raised by both parents, having a mother who had her first birth before the age of 18 and parental education are important predictor variables. Further study should be conducted to investigate the protective effect of lack of maternal education for female respondents. Intervention programs for teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention should target these at risk groups.

Analysis Of The Impact Of A Social Norms Campaign On The Alcohol Use Of Undergraduate Students At A Public, Urban University, Amanda B. Wattenmaker

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: To conduct a secondary analysis of survey data collected at a large, urban university assessing for change in students' alcohol use perceptions and behaviors between 2002 and 2004. After the baseline data collection in 2002, the campus launched an intensive media intervention to normalize low-risk drinking. Simultaneously, the campus shifted from being a primarily commuter to primarily residential. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis used data collected from students in randomly selected undergraduate classes in February 2002 (n= 662) and 2004 (n=1334). The survey instrument used was the National College Health Assessment. Variables were categorized as demographic, alcohol perception, and alcohol …

Measurement Of Carbon Monoxide In Diesel Engine Exhaust, Michel Grenier

Rapports de recherche scientifique

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The measurement of carbon monoxide concentrations in the exhaust of diesel engines allows the identification of engines needing maintenance. Selecting the right instruments and the protocol to be followed is very important. The objectives of the work presented in this report are the selection and evaluation of the measuring instruments, as well as the selection of the protocol to be followed. The work related to the evaluation of the measuring instruments was carried out in the laboratory and underground, in order to identify the factors that could affect the measurement protocol. …

Importance De L’Organisation Du Travail Comme Soutien Aux Stratégies Protectrices Des Auxiliaires Familiales Et Sociales Afs Et Des Infirmières Des Services De Soins Et De Maintien À Domicile. Annexe 1 : Rapport De L'Étude Du Clsc 1, Esther Cloutier, Élise Ledoux, François Ouellet, Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Isabelle Gagnon, Hélène David, Catherine Teiger

Rapports de recherche scientifique

No abstract provided.

Étude Des Horaires De Travail Des Auxiliaires Familiales Et Sociales Des Services De Soins À Domicile Dans Un Clsc - Suivi D’Implantation Du Logiciel De Gestion Des Horaires. Annexe 5 : Rapport D’Intervention Du Clsc 1, Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Esther Cloutier, Élise Ledoux, Catherine Teiger, Hélène David, Isabelle Gagnon, François Ouellet

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les contraintes de temps sont un élément de l’organisation du travail qui peut influencer les stratégies protectrices chez les auxiliaires familiales et sociales travaillant au maintien à domicile des patients de CLSC. Dans un des quatre CLSC participant à une recherche en cours, le milieu avait signalé un besoin spécifique concernant l’étude des horaires de travail et des heures supplémentaires chez les AFS. Les horaires de travail étaient donc un aspect organisationnel important dans ce CLSC en particulier, d’autant plus qu’on s’apprêtait à y implanter un logiciel de gestion des horaires qui se répand dans les établissements analogues, publics comme …

Importance De L’Organisation Du Travail Comme Soutien Aux Stratégies Protectrices Des Auxiliaires Familiales Et Sociales Et Des Infirmières Des Services De Soins Et De Maintien À Domicile. Annexe 3 : Rapport De L'Étude Du Clsc 3, Esther Cloutier, Isabelle Gagnon, Élise Ledoux, Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Hélène David, François Ouellet, Catherine Teiger

Rapports de recherche scientifique

No abstract provided.

Importance De L’Organisation Du Travail Comme Soutien Aux Stratégies Protectrices Des Auxiliaires Familiales Et Sociales Et Des Infirmières Des Services De Soins Et De Maintien À Domicile. Annexe 4 : Rapport De L’Étude Du Clsc 4, Élise Ledoux, Esther Cloutier, Hélène David, François Ouellet, Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Catherine Teiger, Isabelle Gagnon

Rapports de recherche scientifique

No abstract provided.

Importance De L’Organisation Du Travail Comme Soutien Aux Stratégies Protectrices Des Auxiliaires Familiales Et Sociales Et Des Infirmières Des Services De Soins Et De Maintien À Domicile. Annexe 2 : Rapport De L'Étude Du Clsc 2, Esther Cloutier, Élise Ledoux, Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Isabelle Gagnon, François Ouellet, Hélène David, Catherine Teiger

Rapports de recherche scientifique

No abstract provided.

Liste Des Méthodes De Travail Reliées Aux Opérations De Déblocage Et De Réhabilitation Des Cheminées À Minerai Et À Stérile, John Hadjigeorgiou, Jean-François Lessard

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Ce document est l'annexe du rapport Conception des cheminées à minerai et à stérile (R-380)

This document is annex of the report Conception des cheminées à minerai et à stérile (R-380)

The Relative Risk Of Mortality Associated With The 10th Percentile Of Birth Weight For Gestational Age Among Singleton Infants Born To United States Resident Mothers, 1995-1999., Sheree L. Boulet

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Awareness Of Community Health And Human Services By The Hispanic Population In Lexington, Kentucky, Pilar Corbellini

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Over the past 10 years, Hispanics, predominately Mexicans, have become a notable component of immigration in Kentucky. At the same time, the city of Lexington has striven to increase and stimulate community efforts to help and support people in need. Over 2000 non-profit organizations exist in the city and surrounding areas that unite community support to assist people seeking help.

Among non-profit agencies, particularly the United Way of the Bluegrass, there is a perceived idea that people in need and seeking help are overwhelmed with information about available community human and health services. Notwithstanding this perception, a different reality seems …

Exploring The Use Of Guided Interviews As A Research Tool In A Doctoral Study Of Safe Work Practices Of Young Construction Workers, Susanne Bahn

Research outputs pre 2011

This paper uses the research processes of a doctoral study that investigates young workers learning safe practices within the housing construction industry to explore the use of guided interviews with artefacts as an ethnographic technique to gather qualitative data. The paper identifies how this specifically vulnerable group are subject to the 'Cycle of Abuse'. The complications of gathering accurate data from the 15-19 age group in this industry are discussed, including dealing with low literacy levels, defensive trainers, power of access and high emotions. The paper reviews the use of images within guided interviews and provides a conceptual model. The …

Age At Sexual Assault And Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Females Residents Of Virginia, Ahmed Gasmelseed Babiker

Theses and Dissertations

Background Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric debilitating condition that can occur in individuals who experience extremely stressful or traumatic life events. Sexual assault is considered as one of the most traumatic stressor in life. Although few studies investigated the association between history of sexual assault and PTSD, no studies have examined the impact of age at sexual assault on PTSD.Method A cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted among adult female residents of Virginia from November 2002 to February 2003. A total of 1,769 women aged 18 and older were interviewed using a random digit dialing method. Detailed screening …

Long-Term Consequences Of West Nile Virus In Virginia., Diana Cruz Ocampo

Theses and Dissertations

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to describe the long-term effects and functional outcomes of patients in Virginia who were reported to the Virginia Department of Health with West Nile virus (WNV) non-neuroinvasive and neuroinvasive disease. The study identified the duration of symptoms after initial illness, the number of persons who fully recovered versus the number who continue to be symptomatic and how patients' quality of life differed after illness.Methods: The study population was drawn from 60 human cases that met the surveillance case definition for non-neuroinvasive and neuroinvasive WNV illness in Virginia between 2002-2004. Information was collected during …

African American Breast Cancer Health Disparities, Theresa Lynn Gaul

Honors Program Theses

Health disparities are "the differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of cancer and related adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States" (National Cancer Institute [NCI], 2002). Racial and ethnic minorities experience serious disparities in health access and outcomes. Disparities in the burden of death and illness experienced by African Americans in particular, as compared with our nation's population as a whole, are particularly striking. There are a variety of factors contributing to these inequalities. The purpose of this report is to examine these factors and the consequential effects on the African American's …

2005 Navajo Middle And High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Report, Primary Navajo Yrsb Team

Native Health Database Full Text

From 1997 to 2005, the Navajo Youth Risk Behavior Surveilance System (YRBS) was implemented to be used to monitor health-risk behaviors among youth in middle and high schools. Unhealthy risk behaviors can lead to unhealthy health conditions or injuries, and could enventually lead to health or social problems as chronic diseases, disability and drug or alcohol addictions.

Cancer In Louisiana: 1997-2001, Volume 19, Louisiana Tumor Registry, Mei-Chin Hsieh, Patricia A. Andrews, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Catherine N. Correa, Suling Huang, Lesong Chen, Henri F. Lucas, Vivien W. Chen

Policy & Position Papers

Mission:

To collect and report complete, high-quality, and timely population-based cancer data in Louisiana to support cancer research, control, and prevention.

Vision:

To reduce suffering and death from cancer using information collected by the Louisiana Tumor Registry.

History:

Cancer registration in Louisiana began in 1947 at the Charity Hospital Tumor Registry in New Orleans. In 1974, as part of its Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, the National Cancer Institute provided funds for a population-based cancer incidence and survival registry covering Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard parishes. Five years later, the Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) was transferred to the …

A Comparison Of Predicting Vo2max With Two Different Heart Rate Endpoints From A Sub-Maximal Bike Test, Chad C. Shirar

Masters Theses

Obtaining VO2max values can be valuable for both healthy and diseased populations to establish exercise prescriptions, monitor progress, and monitor overall health. Unfortunately, testing procedures to obtain VO2max involve highly skilled technicians, expensive sophisticated equipment, a slight risk to the patient, and more time and more space compared to other fitness tests. The most accurate way to measure maximal oxygen uptake is by analyzing oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production using closed-circuit gas analysis while the subjects runs or walks on a treadmill or rides a cycle ergometer. The YMCA Submaximal Bicycle Ergometer test was developed to allow the subject …

The Relationship Between Future Orientation And Street Substance Use Among Texas Alternative School Students, R J Peters, Susan R Tortolero, Regina Jones Johnson, Robert C Addy, Christine M Markham, S Liliana Escobar-Chaves, Holly Lewis, George S Yacoubian

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Self-reported substance use data were collected from 963 alternative school students in grades 7-12 who were surveyed through the Safer Choices 2 study in Houston, Texas. Data were collected between October 2000 and March 2001. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lower levels of future orientation was significantly associated (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.81-0.97) with thirty-day substance use after controlling for age and gender. In addition, lower levels of future orientation was found to have a significant association with students' lifetime substance use (OR = 0.93, 95% CI = 0.87-.99) after controlling for age, race, and gender. While the …

The Challenge Of Health Care Delivery In Connecticut, Joanne M. Bortone, Michael Emery, Patricia W. Walker

Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications

The challenge of health care is explored by Jody Bortone, Michael J. Emery, and Patricia W. Walker in chapter six of Public Policy in Connecticut. They focus particularly on the shortage of health care professionals in the Connecticut workforce, the increasing difficulty Connecticut residents face with respect to accessing and receiving appropriate health care services, and the rising costs associated with the many dimensions of health care. The authors conclude their essay with a very specific set of remedial measures designed to resolve the disturbing trends in the state's health care system.

Population Variables And Self-Reported Barriers That Influence Receipt Of Dental Care By Arizona's Children., Carol H. Danielson

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Environmental Health Practitioners In Alabama: An Assessment Of The Practice Of The Ten Essential Services And Abilities In The Fourteen Core Competencies., Christie Mccullum-Hill

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Predictors Of Family-Related Indirect Costs For Asthma In Low -Income African American Children: Morbidity, Adherence, And Psychosocial Risk Factors., Chanda Nicole Mobley

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Hearing Sensitivity Among Anniston Army Depot Workers., Melissa W. Norman

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Maternal Oral Health And Preterm Low Birth Weight In Pakistan., Amyn Lakhani

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Correlation Of Same-Visit Hba1c Test With Laboratory-Based Measurements: A Metronet Study, Kendra L. Schwartz, Joseph C. Monsur, Monina G. Bartoces, Patricia A. West, Anne Neale

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

Background

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) results vary by analytical method. Use of same-visit HbA1c testing methodology holds the promise of more efficient patient care, and improved diabetes management. Our objective was to test the feasibility of introducing a same-visit HbA1c methodology into busy family practice centers (FPC) and to calculate the correlation between the same-visit HbA1c test and the laboratory method that the clinical site was currently using for HbA1c testing.

Methods

Consecutive diabetic patients 18 years of age and older having blood samples drawn for routine laboratory analysis of HbA1c were asked to provide a capillary blood sample for …

The Prevalence Of Comorbid Chronic Disease In Virginia's Adult Patient Population During The Years 2001 And 2004, Joseph D. Schwartz

Theses and Dissertations

Objective: Chronic disease comorbidities, on the rise in the U.S. and Virginia, represent a new challenge to the way medicine is practiced and prescribed. This descriptive study uses Virginia hospital discharge data to describe the prevalence and trends of chronic disease comorbidities present in the state's over-45 population during the years 2001 and 2004.Methods: Data collected by Virginia Health Information was utilized. Adults over the age of 45 years and who selected for race and location were included in this analysis, with an aggregate sample size of 813,336 (N=458,593 [2001]; N=364,743 [2004]). Pearson chi-square analyses determined significant sample population differences …

Trends In Canine Lyme Disease On The Eastern Shore Of Virginia, 2000-2005, Ellen Garrett Hillyer

Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: Lyme disease is caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Research has shown that dogs can be used as sentinels for human infection of Lyme disease. The purpose of this 5-year, retrospective study was to determine if there was any evidence that the incidence of canine Lyme disease has increased between 2000 and 2005 in Accomack and Northampton counties. An increased incidence in Lyme disease in dogs may indicate an increased present or future risk of Lyme disease in humans.Methods: Cases of canine Lyme disease were identified via practice invoicing systems and dogs that received doxycycline were entered into …