This study examined the exchange of sexual services for compensation (e.g., money, drugs, alcohol) in high school students. The sale of sex in young people from nonclinical samples has been the subject of recent studies, but buying such services has received far less attention. This study described these two phenomena and associated factors within a nonclinical sample of 815 high school student...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to (1) measure the degree of patient satisfaction among the clinical and nonclinical dental services offered at specialty dental centers and (2) investigate the factors associated with the degree of overall satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred and ninety-seven participants from five dental centers were recruited for this study. Each participant complete...

OBJECTIVES To summarize recent pediatric subspecialty workforce analyses and to highlight similarities and differences across studies. DESIGN By using MEDLINE, we conducted a systematic search of the literature published from January 1, 1992, through December 31, 2002. We included research articles and task force reports, and abstracted author, year of publication, specialty, sample size, ana...

Postal questionnaires offer an efficient method of collecting information. They are cheap and relatively quick and can be widely scattered geographically. In approaching professional groups there are no problems of illiteracy or inarticulateness to set against these advantages. The main difficulty then is often the response rate. With general practitioners the problem of response is often thoug...

OBJECTIVE To provide additional normative and validity data on the TBSI, especially to examine differences in clinical and nonclinical samples. METHODS The sample included 312 nonclinical and 50 clinical mothers of toddlers. Clinical participants consisted of mothers of toddlers who had been referred for outpatient psychological services. Mothers completed the TBSI, a 40-item behavioral scree...

BACKGROUND We conducted in two parts a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on electronic symptom reporting between patients and providers to improve health care service quality. Part 1 reviewed the typology of patient groups, health service innovations, and research targets. Four innovation categories were identified: consultation support, monitoring with clinician support,...

OBJECTIVE To investigate how introducing early child-development specialists (Healthy Steps Specialists) and enhanced developmental services into routine pediatric care affects perspectives of clinicians and staff. METHODS Self-administered questionnaires were completed at baseline and at 30 months by clinicians, clinical staff, and nonclinical staff at pediatric sites participating in the ev...

PURPOSE The research sought to provide evidence to support the development of a long-term strategy for the Via Christi Regional Medical Center Libraries. METHODS An information needs assessment was conducted in a large medical center serving approximately 5,900 physicians, clinicians, and nonclinical staff in 4 sites in 1 Midwestern city. Quantitative and qualitative data from 1,295 self-repo...