BACKGROUND Lack of data on the quality of care offered by Clinical Officers (COs) compromises the current efforts on health reforms in Kenya. The objective of this study was to assess patients' satisfaction with their outpatient visit to Clinical Officers. METHODS This was an exit survey of adult outpatients who visited Clinical Officers between September 2009 and May 2010. A total of 326 Cli...

OBJECTIVES This study examined a cognitive stress-moderation model that posits that the harmful effects of chronic stress are decreased in police officers who perceive high levels of physical fitness. It also determined whether the stress-buffering effect of perceived fitness is influenced by officers' self-reported sleep. METHODS A total of 460 police officers (n=116 females, n=344 males, me...

Police and law enforcement providers frequently come in contact with individuals who have psychiatric disorders. Repeated studies suggest that greater understanding of psychiatric conditions by police officers would be beneficial. However, few training approaches have been examined. We present a novel approach to training police officers to interact with those who may have a psychiatric disorde...

means more likely to attain the desired end. Oil page 36. " Medical officers should never | sign any letter drafted by a subordinate without | reading it through and correcting it, if necessary "?excellent advice, not only to regimental medical officers, but to all officers, of every service and of every rank. If it were always acted upon, there would be less unnecessary correspondence to worry...

Police officers are prone to cardiovascular disease, overweight, and obesity. Because night-shift work affects sleep, a modifiable risk factor linked to chronic disease, the researchers explored the relationship among shift work, sleep, and wellness for police officers. Sleep, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, stress, fatigue, and body mass index were used to compare officers who worked primaril...

OBJECTIVE This study determined the impact of a ten-hour mental health training program developed by the Indiana chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-Indiana) for correctional officers on a prison special housing ("supermax") unit. METHODS The training was delivered to all of the correctional officers on the unit in five weekly sessions and was repeated 15 months later for...

OBJECTIVES The work of public officers involves repeated and long-term exposure to heavy workloads, high job strain and workplace violence, all of which negatively impact physical and mental health. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the incidences of diseases among different categories of public officers in Korea, in order to further understand the health risks associated with these occu...