OBJECTIVE We evaluated the longitudinal effects of home-based asthma education combined with medication adherence feedback (adherence monitoring with feedback [AMF]) and asthma education alone (asthma basic care [ABC]) on asthma outcomes, relative to a usual-care (UC) control group. METHODS A total of 250 inner-city children with asthma (mean age: 7 years; 62% male; 98% black) were recruited ...

INTRODUCTION Well informed and educated patients ideally manage to prevent or delay the onset of severe chronic diseases. With respect to erectile dysfunction (ED) this is of importance because ED is considered to herald debilitating cardiovascular diseases like coronary artery disease. AIM This survey aimed to assess patient's knowledge about risk factors (RF) for ED and to identify their pr...

Studies on instructional design models are explored in terms of journal of publication, In B. Wilson (Ed.), Constructivist Learning Environments (pp. Advanced methods in distance education: Applications and practices for educators. In addition, we will return to the traditionalist versus constructivist debate over what MDDE 604, Instructional Design in Distance Education or the equivalent. The ...

Research on school leadership has shown that a principal's influence student achievement is indirect and significant. A sample of principals who earned the highest (distinguished) rating Vanderbilt Assessment Leadership in Education (VAL-ED) measure responded to open-ended questions during an in-person interview. Principals this study identified specific actions related VAL-ED-defined key proce...

Blood component transfusion is an important and lifesaving Emergency Department (ED) procedure. It is not however risk-free and careful consideration of its clinical benefit for each individual patient is therefore essential. In 2008, we audited the patterns of blood component usage in 2007 within our ED. This work revealed that whilst 3209 units of blood component were ordered only 39.5% were ...

BACKGROUND Understanding why people repeatedly attend Emergency Departments (EDs) for alcohol-related reasons is an important prerequisite to identifying ways of reducing any unnecessary demands on hospital resources. We use Andersen's Behavioural Model of Health Services Use to explore factors that contributed to repeat ED attendances. METHODS Qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 pe...

OBJECTIVE Incident reporting is an important component of health care quality improvement. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of an emergency department (ED) peer review process in promoting incident reporting. DESIGN An observational, interrupted time-series analysis of health care provider (HCP) incident reporting to the ED during a 30-month study period p...

BACKGROUND Despite concern regarding harms of energy drink (ED) consumption, no research has been conducted to determine awareness and compliance with ED intake guidelines displayed on product packaging in Australia (a novel approach internationally). METHODS A convenience sample of 1922 people completed an online survey. Participants reported their knowledge of maximum recommended daily ED i...

Introduction: The prevalence of asthma has increased significantly in recent decades1 especially in lower socioeconomic groups and in minority populations. Because of the increasing prevalence of asthma among children in worldwide and Iran, the importance of timely control of the disease after its diagnosis and few studies on the effect of education on asthma control in Iran, the aim of this st...