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I Don't Believe It, But I'D Better Do Something About It: Patient Experiences Of Online Heart Age Risk Calculators, Carissa Bonner, Jesse Jansen, Ben Newell, Les Irwig, Paul Glasziou, Jenny Doust, Haryana, Kirsten Mccaffery
I Don't Believe It, But I'D Better Do Something About It: Patient Experiences Of Online Heart Age Risk Calculators, Carissa Bonner, Jesse Jansen, Ben Newell, Les Irwig, Paul Glasziou, Jenny Doust, Haryana, Kirsten Mccaffery
Jenny Doust
Background: Health risk calculators are widely available on the Internet, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators that estimate the probability of a heart attack, stroke, or death over a 5- or 10-year period. Some calculators convert this probability to "heart age", where a heart age older than current age indicates modifiable risk factors. These calculators may impact patient decision making about CVD risk management with or without clinician involvement, but little is known about how patients use them. Previous studies have not investigated patient understanding of heart age compared to 5-year percentage risk, or the best way to present heart …
A Survey Of The Management And Development Of Captive African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Calves: Birth To Three Months Of Age, Nicole L. Kowalski, Robert H.I. Dale, Christa L. H. Mazur
A Survey Of The Management And Development Of Captive African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Calves: Birth To Three Months Of Age, Nicole L. Kowalski, Robert H.I. Dale, Christa L. H. Mazur
Robert H. I. Dale
We used four surveys to collect information about the birth, physical growth, and behavioral development of 12 African elephant calves born in captivity. The management of the birth process and neonatal care involved a variety of standard procedures. All of the calves were born at night, between 7PM and 7AM. The calves showed a systematic progression in behavioral and physical development, attaining developmental milestones at least a quickly as calves in situ. This study emphasized birth-related events, changes in the ways that calves used their trunks, first instances of behaviors, and interactions of the calves with other, usually adult, elephants. …
Changing Clinical Behavior: Implementing Guidelines To Improve Primary Care Practice, Elizabeth Dugan, Katherine Dodd, Shellie Ellis
Changing Clinical Behavior: Implementing Guidelines To Improve Primary Care Practice, Elizabeth Dugan, Katherine Dodd, Shellie Ellis
Elizabeth Dugan
Citation: Dugan E, Dodd K, Ellis S. Changing clinical behavior: Implementing guidelines to improve primary care practice. In: Shumaker, Ockene & Riekert (Eds.) The Handbook for Health Behavior Change, 3rd edition, NY: Springer, 2008, p. 463-477. A partial preview of this chapter is available via Google Books.