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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Challenging The Views Of Self Management For Asthma, Kelly L. Andrews, Sandra C. Jones, Melinda Williams, Judy Mullan
Challenging The Views Of Self Management For Asthma, Kelly L. Andrews, Sandra C. Jones, Melinda Williams, Judy Mullan
Judy Mullan
• Individual nature of asthma and the asthmatic are not well understood or prioritised as a starting point to improve the uptake of self management strategies • Fuller understanding of 4 P’s from a consumer perspective required • Preliminary audience segmentation herein provide a sound platform for future investigations • Consumer focused evaluations are necessary to understand the present barriers and future facilitators of health behaviour change.
Rain, Smog, Fog And Printed Educational Material, Judy Mullan, Patrick A. Crookes, Heather Yeatman
Rain, Smog, Fog And Printed Educational Material, Judy Mullan, Patrick A. Crookes, Heather Yeatman
Judy Mullan
Patient education is central to the practice of all health professionals. Pharmacists often use printed educational material, such as consumer medicine information, as adjuncts to verbal communication and education of patients about their medications. A relatively large proportion of the Australian population have low literacy skills and cannot read or understand written patient educational materials which are typically written at levels equivalent to year 9 and above. By using simple readability assessment tools such as RAIN, SMOG or FOG and the UK's Department of Health 'Toolkit for producing patient information' health professionals can ensure that printed educational materials are simple …
Challenges Of Older Patients’ Knowledge About Warfarin Therapy, Sayeed Nasser, Judy Mullan, Beata Bajorek
Challenges Of Older Patients’ Knowledge About Warfarin Therapy, Sayeed Nasser, Judy Mullan, Beata Bajorek
Judy Mullan
Objective: To review the challenges of warfarin education for older patients (aged 65 years or older) in terms of knowledge, access to warfarin education, and education resources. Methods: A quasi-systematic review of the literature was performed via electronic database searches (eg, Medline, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Meditext, and Google Scholar) from 1990 to May 2011. Results: The 62 articles reviewed found that improved patient knowledge results in better anticoagulation control. The review also found that between 50% and 80% of older patients have inadequate knowledge about the basic aspects of warfarin therapy …
Trajectories Of Depression And Their Relationship With Health Status And Social Service Use, Chun-Min Chen, Judy Mullan, David Griffiths, Irene A. Kreis, Tzuo-Yun Lan, Herng-Chia Chiu
Trajectories Of Depression And Their Relationship With Health Status And Social Service Use, Chun-Min Chen, Judy Mullan, David Griffiths, Irene A. Kreis, Tzuo-Yun Lan, Herng-Chia Chiu
Judy Mullan
This longitudinal study was conducted between 1994 and 2004 in a cohort of Southern Taiwan community-living elderly residents. The study aims to explore the trajectories of depression and how these patterns differed between respondents who survived and those who died during data collection phases; this study also investigated how health status change and health/social service use predicted the different trajectories of depression. Eight hundred and ten participants had completed all six waves of the survey or were followed-up at each wave until death in the prospective study in Kaohsiung City. Depressive symptoms were evaluated by the Short Psychiatric Evaluation Schedule …
An Exploratory Study Of Older Adults' Perceptions Of Dtca For Prescription Medications, Sandra C. Jones, Judy Mullan
An Exploratory Study Of Older Adults' Perceptions Of Dtca For Prescription Medications, Sandra C. Jones, Judy Mullan
Judy Mullan
There are many arguments for and against Direct-To-Consumer-Advertising (DTCA) and their impact on the consumer. A study involving 97 older consumers was carried out to investigate their perceptions about long or short versions of written DTCA for arthritis or diabetes medication. The results indicate that even though the ads may improve doctor-patient discussion about medications, they would not necessarily empower them to make decisions. Some of the consumers also believed that DTCA might cause people to ask for inappropriate medicines, become confused and possibly stop seeking medical advice.
Building Research Capacity Through Community-Based Projects, Kathryn M. Weston, Judy Mullan, Peter L. Mclennan
Building Research Capacity Through Community-Based Projects, Kathryn M. Weston, Judy Mullan, Peter L. Mclennan
Judy Mullan
Research during general practitioner (GP) training has historically been underrepresented in the medical curriculum. Few GPs in Australia have postgraduate research qualifications and few engage actively in research. The development of an integrated and innovative curriculum at an Australian university provides a unique opportunity to embed research and critical analysis (RCA) at every stage of the programme.
Managing Mouth And Skin Care Post Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy, Judy Mullan
Managing Mouth And Skin Care Post Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy, Judy Mullan
Judy Mullan
After reading this article, the pharmacist should be able to: • Provide a customer with information about appropriate mouth care during and following chemotherapy and radiotherapy. • Recommend appropriate therapy for gastrointestinal symptoms experienced post-chemotherapy and radiotherapy. • Provide a customer with information about appropriate skin care following chemotherapy/radiotherapy.
Blister-Packed Medications: Improving Compliance And Reducing Adverse Events, Judy Mullan, John Mullan
Blister-Packed Medications: Improving Compliance And Reducing Adverse Events, Judy Mullan, John Mullan
Judy Mullan
After reading this article, the learner should be able to: • Describe the importance of dosage administration aids as a way to help improve medication compliance and therapeutic outcomes, as well as averting potential adverse drug events; • Identify the benefits of good communication between pharmacists, prescribing doctors and, when appropriate, hospital and/or aged care facility staff for the timely packaging, dispensing and administration of the correct medications in dosage administration aids.