Many individuals living in residential care use a wheelchair as their primary means of mobility. Although studies have documented challenges encountered by residents in these facilities, few have addressed the role that wheelchairs, as potential enablers and barriers to mobility and participation, play in their lives. To better understand residents' experiences, an ethnographic study was conduc...

introduction lumbar puncture (lp) is a commonly needed procedure in pediatric medicine. in teaching hospitals, it is usually taught to junior residents by senior residents. objectives the goal of this study was to determine the dexterity of pediatrics residents in performing this procedure. patients and methods all pediatric residents of shiraz university of medical sciences were enrolled in th...

The income gap among residents is one of the important factors that restrict development economy and society. emphasis this study lies in investigating reasons for change Chinese residents. Gini coefficient, a set generalized entropy index relative polarization are obtained on data CFPS. results show China has been increasing year by since 2012. Different from some ideas components main affecti...

This study analyses the influence of city size on life satisfaction among Ecuadorian population. It distinguishes rural from urban residents and looks at effect environmental management. Using individual canton-level variables, an ordinal logit model is estimated. Results suggest that individuals living in most populated cantons report a lower level satisfaction. varies for residents. Environme...

Residents living near a polyurethane foam manufacturing facility expressed concern to health officials-over chemical emissions from the plnt. Environmental monitoring of ambient air near the plant indicated the presence of toluene diisocyanate (TDI), which was ued in foam producton. Health official collected blood samples from 113 residents and analyzd the blood sera for antibodies to TDI and r...

Populations exhibiting partial migration consist of two groups of individuals: Those that migrate between habitats, and those that remain fixed in a single habitat. We propose several discrete-time population models to investigate the coexistence of migrants and residents. The first class of models is linear, and we distinguish two scenarios. In the first, there is a single egg pool to which bo...

Purpose The study aims were (a) to explore the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive-communication performance of individuals with dementia, and (b) to determine if hearing loss is accurately identified by long-term care (LTC) staff. The research questions were (a) What is the effect of amplification on cognitive-communication test performance of LTC residents with early- to middle-st...

CONTEXT At-risk drinking is of particular concern in Wisconsin. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the prevalence and demographic characteristics of hazardous drinkers in the Milwaukee area. DESIGN The study design was a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected by means of telephone interviews as part of the 2005 Greater Milwaukee Survey. PARTICIPANTS From 2614 households randomly selec...

To address physician depression and suicide at one U.S. medical school, a faculty committee launched a Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program in 2009 whose focus is medical students', residents', and faculty physicians' mental health. The program consists of a two-pronged approach: (1) screening, assessment, and referral and (2) education. The screening process is anonymous, confid...

Objective: To investigate if the relationship between physical activity level (PAL) and quality of life (QOL) is affected by living environment (rural or urban). Method: A quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study was performed. Of the 40 participants of both genders, 20 were residents of urban areas and 20 were residents of rural areas in the town of Pimenta Bueno (RO), Brazil. The...