OBJECTIVE Communication between emergency department (ED) staff and parents of children with asthma may play a role in asthma exacerbation management. We investigated the extent to which parents of children with asthma implement recommendations provided by the ED staff. METHOD We asked questions on asthma triggers, ED care (including education and discharge recommendations), and asthma manage...

My Family’s Anti-Tobacco Education (My-FATE) model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Sabe Sabesan, BMBS, FRACP, Jenny Kelly, RN, RM, BN, Grad Dip Ed, MA, MPH, PhD, Lea Budden, RN, BHlthSc, Grad Dip Ed, MNurs, PhD, and Lynore K. Geia, RN, RM, BN, MPH&TM, PhD College of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research, and College of Healthcare Sciences, James Coo...

BACKGROUND The emergency department (ED) visit provides a great opportunity to initiate interventions for smoking cessation. However, little is known about ED patient preferences for receiving smoking cessation interventions or correlates of interest in tobacco counseling. METHODS ED patients at 10 US medical centers were surveyed about preferences for hypothetical smoking cessation intervent...

It is important to identify characteristics related to poor disease control and frequent visits to the emergency department (ED). The objective of the present study was to compare the characteristics of patients attending the adult ED for treatment of asthma exacerbation with those attending an asthma specialist clinic (AC) in the same hospital, and to determine the factors associated with freq...

BACKGROUND After the introduction of modern laboratory instruments and information systems, preanalytic phase is the new field of battle. Errors in preanalytical phase account for approximately half of total errors in clinical laboratory. The objective of this study was to share an experience of an education program that was believed to be successful in decreasing the number of rejected samples...

In this article we discuss the definition of emotionally disturbed (ED) from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, with a specific focus on the clause contained in this definition, which is designed to exclude from special education services students who are considered to be socially maladjusted (SM). The history of the SM exclusionary clause and its impact is detailed herein. We arg...

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. It is associated with various clinically significant systemic problems. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of metabolic syndrome (MS) on erectile dysfunction (ED) in COPD patients. Secondary end point of the study is to evaluate other factors influencing severity of ED in COPD patients. ...

BACKGROUND Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or poor-quality sleep (insomnia) is common in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Insomnia is related to greater mortality and morbidity, with four times the risk of mortality for sleep times below 300 min. However, insomnia medications are used with caution in COPD due to their potential adverse effects. While cognitive...

Book review: Sánchez-Pérez, María del Mar, ed. 2020. Teacher Training for English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education. IGI Global. 447 pp. ISBN: 9781799823186.