OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of educational programmes for the self management of asthma in children and adolescents. DATA SOURCES Databases of the Cochrane Airways Group, PsychINFO, reference lists of review papers, and eligible studies. REVIEW METHODS Eligible studies were published randomised controlled trials or controlled clinical trials of educational programmes for the se...

This article is devoted to the research on phenomenon of absenteeism and its influence electoral process. The aim present types absenteeism, causes occurrence ways overcoming absenteeism. It necessary mention becoming into subject study by sociologists, politicians, later lawyers. According Article 4 Constitutional law RA "Electoral Code": "Elections shall be held basis principles free voluntar...

BACKGROUND A web-based self-management intervention guided by peer-trainers was developed to support young adults' self-management in coping with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). To investigate its effectiveness, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted. In addition, the content of the chat and participants' goals were studied to identify underlying processes. METHODS An RCT with...

Chronic stress is among the most costly health problems in terms of direct health costs, absenteeism, disability, and performance standards. The Reformed Church in America (RCA) identified stress among its clergy as a major cause of higher-than-average health claims and implemented HeartMath (HM) to help its participants manage stress and increase physiological resilience. The 6-week HM program...

BACKGROUND The significant economic burden associated with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) provides a need to evaluate both medical costs and productivity costs, according to evolving guideline-driven ACS treatment strategies, medical management (MM), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). METHODS Commercially insured individuals, aged 18-64, with an ...

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Agism in the medical profession is mainly covert but it is not uncommon. It is widely believed that people become less productive as they get older. However, research has shown that older people have less absenteeism, more job stability, and greater output than younger workers. Job losses, which until recently were unheard of in the NHS, usually affect older people first, resulting in the loss ...

The paper was based on the contention that teacher absenteeism is costly, which could lead to wastage in the school system. Hence, the paper analyzed the cost of un-authorized teacher absenteeism in Nigerian secondary schools between 1997 and 1999, i.e. two academic sessions of 1997/98 98/99. The analysis revealed that the cost of absenteeism was relatively high when the dwindling financial all...