Distress in the Radiology Waiting Room

The waiting room.

R oman had been in the hospital for 7 days, and no one had visited him. He had been diagnosed with meta-static lung cancer after losing pounds from an already thin frame. He had not been very active since retirement, but the cancer left him even more sedentary, and he had to move into a nursing home. He was admitted to us on this occasion with pneumonia. Because the infection was located in his...

Who's in the Waiting Room?

That more and more of the general practitioner's time is being taken up by the demands of mental and emotional illness, has become almost a cliche of medical thinking. But what does it mean? If we try to look at the prevalence of mental illness in general practice, to ask, 'How much is "more and more"?' we find only contradictions and confusion.

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

Capacity planning for waiting list management at the Radiology department

A diabetes education multimedia program in the waiting room setting

INTRODUCTION This study evaluated the impact of a waiting room-administered, low-literacy, computer multimedia diabetes education program on patient self-management and provider intensification of therapy. METHODS In this randomized, controlled trial, 129 participants either viewed a computer multimedia education program (intervention group) or read an educational brochure (control group) whi...