This study aims to determine the effect of service quality and destinations on tourist satisfaction revisit Bongan Tabanan Bali Tourism Village. research method is descriptive quantitative. involved 105 respondents with various characteristics, including gender, age, occupation income respondents. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling, who had visited at least two times sites. Data...

Methods 22 males (24.9 ± 4.4) completed 4 exercise test visits, each involving an exhaustive exercise protocol intended to induce muscle soreness (30 minutes, -10 degree decline, 75% HRmax) and 4 hours later, a TTE performance trial. In a crossover, partially double-blinded manner, subjects were provided 2 servings of the beverage (11-13.7 oz), 15 minutes and 2 hours after the exhaustive exerci...

There were an estimated 644.9 million "encounters", or "visits", in the offices of "office-based" physicians in the United States during the period May 1973-April 1974. By definition, these were visits for the purpose of seeking or receiving care that involved a direct personal exchange between the patient and the physician or a member of his staff, Females accounted for three of every five vis...

IMPORTANCE Validated patient-reported outcomes responsive to clinical change are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of quality improvement interventions. OBJECTIVES To evaluate responsiveness, construct validity, and predictive validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales in the pediatric inpatient setting. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospect...

corticosteroids with that of orally or intravenously administered corticosteroids in the treatment of acute moderate/ severe asthma. Study Population. The 135 subjects were 6 to 17 years of age, with at least 1 previous episode of wheezing, and were recruited from 1 of 2 emergency centers (ECs) after presentation with acute asthma symptoms. Methods. Patients were randomized, after receiving an ...

corticosteroids with that of orally or intravenously administered corticosteroids in the treatment of acute moderate/ severe asthma. Study Population. The 135 subjects were 6 to 17 years of age, with at least 1 previous episode of wheezing, and were recruited from 1 of 2 emergency centers (ECs) after presentation with acute asthma symptoms. Methods. Patients were randomized, after receiving an ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate, through care indicators, the quality of services rendered to patients considered urgency and emergency cases at an advanced emergency care unit. METHODS We analyzed data from managerial reports of 64,891 medical visits performed in the Emergency Care Unit of the Ibirapuera Unit at Care during the period from June 1st, 2012 through May 31st, 2013. The proposed indicators...

BACKGROUND Although treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an essential component of tuberculosis (TB) control in countries such as the United States, it is not widely practiced in most TB-endemic countries. OBJECTIVE To examine the practice of and adherence to LTBI treatment in a high-risk population in Brazil. DESIGN We followed household contacts (HHCs) of patients hospital...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of a computerized clinical decision-support system (CDSS) designed to support assessment and management of pediatric asthma in a subspecialty clinic. DESIGN Cohort study of all asthma visits to pediatric pulmonology from January to December, 2009. MEASUREMENTS CDSS and physician assessments of asthma severity, control, and treatment step. RESULTS Both th...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to quantify the resources used in reestablishing contact with women who missed their scheduled cervical cancer screening visits and to assess the success of this effort in reducing loss to follow-up in a developing country setting. METHODS Women were enrolled in this Cape Town, South Africa-based screening study between 2000 and 2003, and all had scheduled f...