conclusions development of the job and task analysis to ensure providing the right training needs, applying more evidences through different studies for reforms, more decentralized equipped system with decision-making tools have been proposed for development. results the results showed the specific method of student selection and clear objectives and standards of training related to the health ...

Background—Data are limited regarding the classification and prognosis of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) in the community. Methods and Results—Using the resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project, we evaluated all patients receiving a first diagnosis of CHF in Olmsted County, Minnesota, in 1991 (n5216). Among these patients, 88% were $65 years and 49% were $80 years of age. T...

1. This study has found that psychosocial and physical factors have an impact on the level of post-stroke handicap, thereby providing direction for secondary health promotion by health professionals in both hospital and community settings. 2. It is essential to offer psychological support, implement measures to improve selfesteem, and maximise social support, especially for those without a part...

conclusions: focusing on successful aging and adopting hpbs can prevent and decrease aging problems which in turn decreases the financial burden and related costs. this is especially important for the policy and decision makers of the health systems. results: the mean age of the participants in this study was 65.9 ± 3.6 (range 60-73). results showed a statistically significant difference betwee...

Since the jointly hosted World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) conference on primary health care at Alma Ata in the USSR in 1978, both China and Mali have been engaged in implementation or reinforcement of their respective primary health systems. Primary health care is defined as “essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially a...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the relative proportions of normal versus impaired left ventricular (LV) systolic function among persons with congestive heart failure (CHF) in the community and to compare their long-term mortality during follow-up. BACKGROUND Several hospital-based investigations have reported that a high proportion of subjects with CHF have normal LV systo...

INTRODUCTION Individuals residing in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape provinces who had access to public health services were surveyed to determine public knowledge and awareness of the new National Health Insurance (NHI). METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted and a total of 748 adult respondents were sampled using a two-stage systematic sampling design. Data we...

1. A case management approach is an effective and cost-saving means of discharging chronic psychiatric patients to the community. 2. The discharged patients were well-maintained in terms of their mental state, quality of life, and willingness to stay in the community. 3. There was no increase in readmission rates in the treatment groups, and the increased discharge rate did not generate untowar...

1. Homozygous α-thalassaemia-1 can be predicted reliably using ultrasound measurement of the foetal cardiothoracic ratio at 12 to 13 weeks’ gestation, but not at 10 to 11 weeks’ gestation. 2. When an optimal foetal cardiothoracic ratio cannot be obtained with an abdominal ultrasound examination at 12 to 13 weeks’ gestation, a vaginal ultrasound examination is useful. 3. The use of ultrasonograp...

Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong YH Cheng, KL Chou, I Chi Department of Community Medicine and Unit for Behavioural Sciences, The University of Hong Kong YH Cheng Department of Politics and Sociology, Lingnan University KL Chou Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong DJ MacFarlane School of Social Work and School of Gerontology, University of Southern Cal...