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Étude De La Transmission Sonore À Travers Les Protecteurs Auditifs Et Application D’Une Méthode Pour Évaluer Leur Efficacité En Milieu De Travail. Partie 2 : Étude Préliminaire D’Une Modélisation Par Éléments Finis, Franck Sgard, Hugues Nélisse, Marc-André Gaudreau, Jérôme Boutin, Jérémie Voix, Frédéric Laville

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le projet « Étude de la transmission sonore à travers les protecteurs auditifs et application d'une méthode pour évaluer leur efficacité effective en milieu de travail » comptait principalement deux parties : i) une étude terrain portant sur la mesure de l'efficacité effective des protecteurs auditifs en milieu de travail; ii) une étude exploratoire visant à examiner le potentiel de la modélisation par éléments finis à traiter le problème de la transmission sonore à travers les protecteurs auditifs. Compte tenu de l'ampleur des travaux effectués et de la quantité d'information à présenter, un rapport formé de deux documents distincts est …

Perceptions Of Anti-Smoking Messages Amongst High School Students In Pakistan, Syed M. A. Zaidi, Abdul L. Bikak, Ayesha Shaheryar, Syed H. Imam, Javaid A. Khan

Department of Medicine

Background: Surveys have provided evidence that tobacco use is widely prevalent amongst the youth in Pakistan. Several reviews have evaluated the effectiveness of various tobacco control programs, however, few have taken into account the perceptions of students themselves regarding these measures. The aim of this study was to determine the most effective anti-smoking messages that can be delivered to high-school students in Pakistan, based on their self-rated perceptions. It also aimed to assess the impact of pictorial/multi-media messages compared with written health warnings and to discover differences in perceptions of smokers to those of non-smokers to health warning messages. Methods: …

Seropositivity To Cytomegalovirus, Inflammation, All-Cause And Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality In The United States, Amanda M. Simanek, Jennifer Beam Dowd, Graham Pawelec, David Melzer, Ambarish Dutta, Allison E. Aiello

Publications and Research

Background: Studies have suggested that CMV infection may influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mortality. However, there have been no large-scale examinations of these relationships among demographically diverse populations. The inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) is also linked with CVD outcomes and mortality and may play an important role in the pathway between CMV and mortality. We utilized a U.S. nationally representative study to examine whether CMV infection is associated with all-cause and CVD-related mortality. We also assessed whether CRP level mediated or modified these relationships.

Methodology/Principal Findings: Data come from subjects $25 years of age who were tested for …

Évaluation Des Vibrations Et Du Bruit Des Équipements Miniers, Pierre Marcotte, Sylvain Ouellette, Jérôme Boutin, Gilles Leblanc

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Ce projet visait à identifier les différentes sources vibratoires et sonores parmi une gamme d'équipements miniers pouvant potentiellement avoir un effet néfaste sur la santé des travailleurs. Dans un premier temps, un questionnaire a été distribué à 12 mines souterraines afin de dresser un inventaire des équipements miniers souterrains. De ce nombre, 8 mines ont répondu. Un comité technique a ensuite établi une liste de catégories d'équipement à évaluer en utilisant une grille de décision tenant compte de la sévérité des vibrations, du nombre de travailleurs exposés, de la durée moyenne de l'exposition ainsi que des données disponibles dans la …

Bruit Dans Cinq Piscines Intérieures : Mesures Des Niveaux Ambiants Et De L’Exposition Sonore, Marc-André Gaudreau, Franck Sgard, Hugues Nélisse, Jérôme Boutin

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le niveau de bruit ambiant des piscines intérieures peut être très élevé notamment lors de la présence de jeunes enfants. Si ce bruit est déplaisant pour les usagers, il peut devenir une problématique pour la santé et la sécurité des travailleurs, qu'ils soient surveillants, moniteurs ou entraîneurs.

Le travail en milieu bruyant soulève toujours le risque de perte d'audition. Mais les piscines intérieures sont des lieux où la communication est primordiale, que ce soit pour l'enseignement, pour la diffusion de consignes de sécurité, mais aussi, entre autre, pour la communication entre surveillants en cas d'accident.

La présente activité a pour …

Beta-Blocker Initiation And Adherence After Hospitalization For Acute Myocardial Infarction., Vittorio Maio, Pharmd, Ms, Msph, Massimiliano Marino, Phd, Mary Robeson, Md, Joshua J Gagne, Pharmd, Ms

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

Aims: We sought to: (1) estimate the proportion of patients who initiated beta-blocker therapy after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Regione Emilia-Romagna (RER); (2) examine predictors of post-AMI beta-blocker initiation; and (3) assess adherence to such therapy.

Methods and Results: Using healthcare claims data covering all of RER, we identified a cohort of 24,367 patients with a hospitalization for AMI between 2004 and 2007, who were discharged from the hospital alive and without contraindications to beta-blocker therapy. We estimated the proportion of eligible patients with at least one prescription for a beta-blocker following discharge and performed a multivariable logistic regression …

Sis-Map; Suicide Risk Assessment Scale, Amresh Srivastava

Data and Test Instruments

This is a New Scale for Assessment of suicide risk to evaluate clients referals and disposition. This Copy Right to Amresh Shrivastava and Chrles Nelson

Subjects With Discordant Airways Obstruction: Lost Between Spirometric Definitions Of Copd, Bernd Lamprecht, Lea Schirnhofer, Bernhard Kaiser, Sonia A. Buist, David Mannino, Michael Studnicka

Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background. Since the FEV1/FVC ratio declines with age, using the fixed ratio of 0.70 leads to overdiagnosis of COPD in older populations and underdiagnosis among young adults. Objective. To evaluate whether discordant obstructive cases (FEV1/FVC < 0.70 but ≥LLN) are a healthy population or have clinical features that would place them at increased risk. Methods. We used post-bronchodilator spirometry data from the population-based Austrian Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. Those with post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio

Using A Technology-Based Intervention To Promote Weight Loss In Sedentary Overweight Or Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Design, Vaughn W. Barry, Amanda C. Mcclain, Sara L. Shuger, Xuemei Sui, James W. Hardin, Gregory A. Hand, Sarah Wilcox, Steven N. Blair

Faculty Publications

Purpose: The SenseWear^TM Armband is an activity monitor developed to improve lifestyle self-monitoring. Currently, few studies assess electronic self-monitoring and weight loss with a lifestyle intervention program. To our knowledge, only one study has used the SenseWear Armband in combination with a lifestyle intervention to improve weight loss, and no studies have evaluated whether a self-monitoring intervention based solely on the armband can promote weight loss. Consequently, the aims of the study were to assess weight loss from electronic self-monitoring, to compare these values to the lifestyle intervention and standard care groups, and to compare weight loss with lifestyle …

Prescriptions For Excellence In Healthcare Winter 2010 Dowload Full Pdf

Prescriptions for Excellence in Health Care Newsletter Supplement

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No Outcome, No Income Cms's "Meaningful Use" Initiative, Richard Jacoby Md, Bettina Berman Rn, David B. Nash Md, Mba

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Patient Awareness Of Practicing Hand Hygiene: An Intervention For Hospitalized Oncology Patients, Brianna Germain Mph

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Bryn Mawr Rehab's Career Development Program For Individuals With Disabilities, Teenice Nebblets, Donna Phillips

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Ceo Of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Visits Tju

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Breaking The Language Barrier: Health Care Quality, Efficiency And Saving Through Professional Medical Interpretation

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Addressing Population Health Through Interdisiplinary Collaborations

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Get Healthy Philly: Policy Change To Promote Healthy Eating, Active Living, And Tobacco Control, Laura Kimberly Msw, Mbe

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Innovatively Changing Us Health Care From The Perspecitve Of A Japanese Physician, Akira Babazono Ms, Md, Phd

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Uganda And The Current Hiv Treatment Crisis - A Perspective, Ellen J. Plumb Md

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Utilization Of Palliative Care: Providers Still Hinder Access, Barbara Reville Ms, Aprn-Bc, Achpn

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Project Red: A Transformation Approach To Post-Discharge Care, Shane Flickinger Mha, Shawna G. Kates Lsw, Msw, Mba, Cmac

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Hpn Winter 2011 Download Full Pdf

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Prevalence Of Head Lice And Hygiene Practices Among Women Over Twelve Years Of Age In Sindh, Balochistan, And North West Frontier Province: National Health Survey Of Pakistan, 1990-1994., Sadia Mahmud, Gregory Pappas, Wilbur C Hadden

Community Health Sciences

Background: Head lice infestation is an infection of the scalp and skin which causes blood loss, discomfort, and social and psychological distress with the possibility of secondary bacterial infections occurring at scratch sites. In Pakistan, although some small scale studies have been conducted to investigate prevalence of head lice in school children and the general population, no population based estimates have been reported. The National Health Survey of Pakistan (NHSP 1990 - 94) was a nationally representative health examination survey of the Pakistani population. The NHSP is the first population based household survey to collect data on the prevalence of …

A Study Of Riders' Noise Exposure On Bay Area Rapid Transit Trains, Alexis Dinno, Cynthia Powell, Margaret Mary King

Community Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Excessive noise exposure may present a hazard to hearing, cardiovascular and psychosomatic health. Mass transit systems, such as the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, are potential sources of excessive noise. The purpose of this study was to characterize transit noise and riders' exposure to noise on the BART system using three dosimetry metrics. We made 268 dosimetry measurements on a convenience sample of 51 line segments. Dosimetry measures were modeled using linear and non-linear multiple regression as functions of average velocity, tunnel enclosure, flooring, and wet weather conditions, and presented visually on a map of the BART system. This …

Chhs February 2011 Enewsletter, Dr. John Bonaguro, Dean, Vashon S. Wells, Editor, Wku College Of Health & Human Services

College of Health & Human Services Publications

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Prevalence And Natural History Of Neuropsychiatric Syndromes In Veteran Hospice Patients, Elizabeth R. Goy, Linda Ganzini

United States Public Health Resources

Context. Prospective studies are needed to adequately describe the overall impact of neuropsychiatric syndromes on the course of hospice enrollment in outpatient settings.

Objectives. To determine the prevalence and natural history of delirium, cognitive impairment, alcohol abuse, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation (SI) in community-dwelling veteran hospice patients.

Methods. Home hospice patients were visited regularly from enrollment until their deaths, study withdrawal, or discharge from hospice. Family caregivers gave consent for those with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores less than or equal to 23. Measures included the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV for depression (past and current) …

Involvement Of Medical Students And Fresh Medical Graduates Of Karachi, Pakistan In Research, Kiran Ejaz, Muhammad Shahid Shamim, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Abid Hussain

Department of Emergency Medicine

OBJECTIVE: To study the involvement in research, of final year medical students and fresh graduates of Karachi, Pakistan and to identify the factors influencing their interest in medical research.

METHODS: A cross-sectional, questionnaire based study was conducted in 2007-2008. Five institutes representing the private and public hospitals in the city were selected by cluster sampling. Final year medical students and fresh graduates were included. Descriptive statistics were charted using SPSS v.16 after double data entry.

RESULTS: Out of 378, 186 (49%) participants had journal reading habits due to the requirement of their institution. Mostly, 157 (41%) undergraduates had already participated …

Examining The Role Of Churches In Adolescent Girls' Physical Activity, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Natalie Colabianchi, Marsha Dowda, Dwayne E. Porter, James Hibbert, Russell R. Pate

Faculty Publications

Background: In adults, associations between church attendance and positive health behaviors exist; however, similar evidence among children and youth is lacking. The purposes of this investigation were to examine the associations between physical activity (PA) and church attendance, PA and use of church as a PA facility, and PA and proximity to churches among those who use church as a PA facility (while addressing racial and geographic differences). Methods: High school girls (N=915, age=17.7 ± 0.6 years, 56% African American) completed the 3-Day Physical Activity Recall and surveys including demographics and use of PA facilities. Geographic Information Systems data were …

Being Surveyed Can Change Later Behavior And Related Parameter Estimates, Alix Peterson Zwane, Jonathan Zinman, Eric Van Dusen, William Pariente

Dartmouth Scholarship

Does completing a household survey change the later behavior of those surveyed? In three field studies of health and two of microlending, we randomly assigned subjects to be surveyed about health and/or household finances and then measured subsequent use of a related product with data that does not rely on subjects' self-reports. In the three health experiments, we find that being surveyed increases use of water treatment products and take-up of medical insurance. Frequent surveys on reported diarrhea also led to biased estimates of the impact of improved source water quality. In two microlending studies, we do not find an …

The Association Between Blood Pressure And Years Of Schooling Versus Educational Credentials: Test Of The Sheepskin Effect, Sze Yan Liu, Stephen L. Buka, Crystal D. Linkletter, Ichiro Kawachi, Laura Kubzansky, Eric B. Loucks

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Purpose

Attaining a degree may offer greater opportunities for health than years of schooling alone. This study examines whether there is a degree, or “sheepskin”, effect on the association between education and blood pressure.

Methods

Multivariable-adjusted ordinal and linear regression models assessed associations of years of schooling and degree attainment with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a sample of 552 adults aged 38–47 years.

Results

Years of schooling was inversely associated with systolic blood pressure adjusting for age, gender and race (β=−0.4, 95% CL:−0.7,−0.1 mmHg systolic blood pressure/year of schooling). Additional adjustment for mother’s education, childhood verbal intelligence quotient, …