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Conocimientos, Creencias Y Reporte De La Práctica De Los Médicos Generales En Maracaibo, Venezuela, Acerca De Las Demencias, Alexis Romero-Salazar, Raima Rujano Roque, Gladys E. Maestre Jan 2007

Conocimientos, Creencias Y Reporte De La Práctica De Los Médicos Generales En Maracaibo, Venezuela, Acerca De Las Demencias, Alexis Romero-Salazar, Raima Rujano Roque, Gladys E. Maestre

School of Medicine Publications and Presentations

The objective of this study is to explore the knowledge, beliefs, and reports of the practice of general physicians from primary care service units regarding dementia, its signs, symptoms, treatment and its impact in early diagnosis. In this exploratory research we applied a questionnaire to every general physician working at urban type 1 and 2 ambulatory centers in the public regional health system. A total of 26 centers were studied in Maracaibo and San Francisco, Venezuela. The results and conclusions demonstrate that there are obstacles to produce early diagnosis. There is a lack of knowledge in relation to diagnostic tests, …


Factors Associated With Employment Among Latinos Living With Hiv/Aids, Shaun Michael Burns, Lydia R. L. Young, Suzanne Maniss Jan 2007

Factors Associated With Employment Among Latinos Living With Hiv/Aids, Shaun Michael Burns, Lydia R. L. Young, Suzanne Maniss

Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations

This investigation explored the utility of various demographic, health-related, and psychological variables in predicting employment among Latinos living with HIV/AIDS. Results of an analysis of variance indicated that employed participants were younger, evinced significantly greater CD4 counts, physical and mental health functioning, and internal locus of control beliefs than those who were unable to work due to disabilities. A backward binary logistic regression demonstrated that age, CD4 count, internal locus of control, and mental health functioning contributed to the explanatory power of the final model. This model correctly classified group membership 72% of the time, 78% of participants who were …