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Pain Manag Nurs ; 19(3): 277-287, 2018 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29398346

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BACKGROUND: A valid and reliable instrument is needed to assess acute pain in critically ill patients unable to self-report and who may be transitioning between critical care and other settings. AIM: To examine the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the Multidimensional Objective Pain Assessment Tool (MOPAT) when used over time by critical care nurses to assess acute pain in non-communicative critically ill patients. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients had pain assessed at two time points (T1 and T2) surrounding a painful event for up to 3 days. Twenty-one ICU nurses participated in pain assessments and completed the Clinical Utility Questionnaire. RESULTS: Internal consistency reliability coefficient alphas for the MOPAT were .68 at T1 and .72 at T2. Inter-rater agreement during painful procedures or turning was 68% for the behavioral dimension and 80% for the physiologic dimension. Validity was evidenced by decreases (p < .001) in the MOPAT total and behavioral and physiologic dimension scores when comparing T1 and T2. Nurses found the tool clinically useful. CONCLUSION: The MOPAT can be used in the critical care setting as a helpful tool to assess pain in non-communicative patients. The MOPAT is unique in that the instrument can be used over time and across settings.


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Dor Aguda/prevenção & controle , Estado Terminal , Medição da Dor , Dor Aguda/enfermagem , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Processo de Enfermagem , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Fatores de Tempo
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Support Care Cancer ; 20(8): 1885-93, 2012 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21964642

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PURPOSE: This repeated measures, prospective study was designed to explore and describe symptom dimensions, depressive symptoms, and uncertainty in newly diagnosed oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer patients during and 1 month following treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A non-probability sample of 21 oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer patients receiving definitive radiation completed the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Mishel's Uncertainty in Illness Scale at treatment initiation, and at 5, 9, and 12 weeks. RESULTS: A common pattern of 11 symptoms, which changed as treatment progressed, was problematic for patients. Physical symptoms increased by 50% at week 5 and 9. Depression was experienced by 24% of patients. Uncertainty was found to be high at all time points and unexpectedly remained unchanged over time (p = 0.73). Positive correlations (p < 0.05) were found among number of symptoms, symptom distress, and depressive symptoms. Uncertainty was correlated (p < 0.05) statistically only to symptom distress. CONCLUSION: This study is the first to identify uncertainty in illness among oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer patients and found it to be higher than for other cancer populations. Findings provide insights into the uncertainty of living through treatment and provide information for patient care. The consistent pattern of high levels of uncertainty during and 1 month after treatment suggests that the uncertainty related to acute illness could extend into chronic uncertainty which may interfere with a cancer survivor's adaption to daily living after treatment. Further research is needed to investigate other variables that influence uncertainty during treatment as well as 1 to 6 months after treatment for head and neck cancer.


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Neoplasias Laríngeas/complicações , Neoplasias Laríngeas/psicologia , Neoplasias Laríngeas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/complicações , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/psicologia , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/radioterapia , Incerteza , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Depressão/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Laríngeas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Laríngeas/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/patologia , Prevalência , Estudos Prospectivos , Estados Unidos
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Psychooncology ; 20(6): 615-22, 2011 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21626610

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UNLABELLED: Family caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients are at risk for experiencing significant psychological distress yet screening caregivers has not been well studied. OBJECTIVE: This analysis explored the psychometric characteristics of the Distress Thermometer (DT) by examining its relationship, sensitivity, and specificity relative to the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18) and the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory (MFSI) in a sample of allogeneic HSCT caregivers and patients. METHODS: Longitudinal data were drawn from an ongoing intervention study for HSCT caregivers and patients. Data from one hundred and fifty-six English-speaking adults where patients (n = 65) were receiving their first allogeneic HSCT with at least one adult caregiver (n = 91) were eligible for this analysis. Study questionnaires were administered at baseline, initial discharge, and 6 weeks following discharge. RESULTS: Construct validity was supported by significant relationships (p<0.001) between the DT and the BSI-18 GSI and the MFSI-Emotional subscales for caregivers and patients. The diagnostic utility of the DT for patients was good (AUC = 0.85±0.05, p = 0.001), while for caregivers it was poor (AUC = 0.61±0.08, p = 0.28). A DT cut point of 5 was supported for patients (sensitivity = 1.0, specificity = 0.68), while for caregivers there was less confidence (sensitivity = 0.70, specificity = 0.52). Caregivers and patients reporting a higher number of problems had a greater level of distress (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the validity of the DT in screening for distress in HSCT caregivers and patients. Although the diagnostic utility of the DT for HSCT caregivers may be limited, understanding factors associated with distress can guide practice for this understudied population.


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Transtornos de Adaptação/diagnóstico , Cuidadores/psicologia , Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença , Transtorno Depressivo/diagnóstico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/psicologia , Programas de Rastreamento , Medição da Dor , Inquéritos e Questionários , Transtornos de Adaptação/psicologia , Adulto , Idoso , Cuidadores/educação , Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Fadiga/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Resolução de Problemas , Psicometria/estatística & dados numéricos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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J Adv Nurs ; 66(11): 2510-9, 2010 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20735502

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AIM: This paper is a report of a study of the type, frequency, and level of stress of ethical issues encountered by nurses in their everyday practice. BACKGROUND: Everyday ethical issues in nursing practice attract little attention but can create stress for nurses. Nurses often feel uncomfortable in addressing the ethical issues they encounter in patient care. METHODS: A self-administered survey was sent in 2004 to 1000 nurses in four states in four different census regions of the United States of America. The adjusted response rate was 52%. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations and Pearson correlations. RESULTS: A total of 422 questionnaires were used in the analysis. The five most frequently occurring and most stressful ethical and patient care issues were protecting patients' rights; autonomy and informed consent to treatment; staffing patterns; advanced care planning; and surrogate decision-making. Other common occurrences were unethical practices of healthcare professionals; breaches of patient confidentiality or right to privacy; and end-of-life decision-making. Younger nurses and those with fewer years of experience encountered ethical issues more frequently and reported higher levels of stress. Nurses from different regions also experienced specific types of ethical problems more commonly. CONCLUSION: Nurses face daily ethical challenges in the provision of quality care. To retain nurses, targeted ethics-related interventions that address caring for an increasingly complex patient population are needed.


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Esgotamento Profissional/epidemiologia , Ética em Enfermagem , Satisfação no Emprego , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem , Direitos do Paciente/ética , Diretivas Antecipadas/ética , Fatores Etários , Temas Bioéticos , Esgotamento Profissional/psicologia , Competência Clínica , Conflito de Interesses , Estudos Transversais , Tomada de Decisões/ética , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pesquisa em Enfermagem , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem/psicologia , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem/provisão & distribuição , Admissão e Escalonamento de Pessoal/ética , Reorganização de Recursos Humanos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Assistência Terminal/ética , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
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J Pediatr Nurs ; 25(2): 108-18, 2010 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20185061

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Continuous infusion medications are associated with fatal adverse events in pediatric intensive care units. The effect of computerized orders on detecting infusion pumps programming errors has never been studied. Using a crossover design, we examined the effect of using computerized orders for continuous infusions as compared with that of using handwritten orders on nurse ability to detect infusion pump programming errors, time required to verify pump settings, and user satisfaction. The computerized orders saved nurses time but did not improve their ability to detect infusion pumps programming errors. Nurses preferred computerized orders. High error rate was related to manual calculations and inconsistent use of computerized orders.


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Competência Clínica , Bombas de Infusão/efeitos adversos , Infusões Intravenosas , Sistemas de Registro de Ordens Médicas , Erros de Medicação/prevenção & controle , Adulto , Simulação por Computador , Estudos Transversais , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos , Feminino , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica , Masculino , Erros de Medicação/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Enfermagem Pediátrica/normas , Enfermagem Pediátrica/tendências , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde , Medição de Risco , Gestão da Segurança , Adulto Jovem
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Issues Ment Health Nurs ; 31(2): 103-11, 2010 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20070224

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The mental health consequences of living with intimate partner violence (IPV) are substantial. Despite the growing awareness of the incidence of depression and PTSD in women experiencing IPV, few studies have examined prospectively the experience of IPV during pregnancy and the impact of the abuse on women's mental health. As a component of a larger clinical trial of an intervention for pregnant abused women, 27 women participated in a qualitative study of their responses to the abuse in the context of pregnancy and parenting. Results indicate that women's changing perceptions of self was related to mental distress, mental health, or both mental distress and mental health.


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Atitude , Violência Doméstica/psicologia , Violência Doméstica/estatística & dados numéricos , Parceiros Sexuais , Maus-Tratos Conjugais/psicologia , Maus-Tratos Conjugais/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/psicologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Poder Familiar , Gravidez , Estudos Prospectivos , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/diagnóstico , Inquéritos e Questionários , Fatores de Tempo
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Am J Bioeth ; 8(4): 4-11, 2008 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18576241

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PURPOSE/METHODS: This study investigated the relationship between ethics education and training, and the use and usefulness of ethics resources, confidence in moral decisions, and moral action/activism through a survey of practicing nurses and social workers from four United States (US) census regions. FINDINGS: The sample (n = 1215) was primarily Caucasian (83%), female (85%), well educated (57% with a master's degree). no ethics education at all was reported by 14% of study participants (8% of social workers had no ethics education, versus 23% of nurses), and only 57% of participants had ethics education in their professional educational program. Those with both professional ethics education and in-service or continuing education were more confident in their moral judgments and more likely to use ethics resources and to take moral action. Social workers had more overall education, more ethics education, and higher confidence and moral action scores, and were more likely to use ethics resources than nurses. CONCLUSION: Ethics education has a significant positive influence on moral confidence, moral action, and use of ethics resources by nurses and social workers.


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Bioética/educação , Educação em Enfermagem/estatística & dados numéricos , Ética em Enfermagem/educação , Ética Profissional/educação , Princípios Morais , Serviço Social/educação , Serviço Social/ética , Adulto , California , Tomada de Decisões , Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa , Consultoria Ética , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Maryland , Massachusetts , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/estatística & dados numéricos , Ohio , Competência Profissional , Análise de Regressão , Serviço Social/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e Questionários
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West J Nurs Res ; 29(3): 344-56; discussion 357-364, 2007 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17420524

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the interventions for improving mental health of caregivers of people with stroke by synthesizing individual studies. A meta-analysis was performed to summarize findings of intervention studies of caregivers of elderly stroke patients. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis and a publication bias were tested. The overall mean weighted effect size (MWES) for the four studies is 0.277 (Z = 3.432, p = .001) with a 95% CI .118 to .435 (N = 718) indicating that the intervention was effective in improving the mental health of informal stroke caregivers. The MWES for the education program was 0.354 (Z= 2.613, p < .01) and for the support program was .234 (Z = 2.335, p= .02). The MWES for the Europe study was .219 (Z= 2.613, p < .01) and for the United States was .922 (Z = 3.287, p = .001). The results show that overall interventions improved mental health of informal stroke caregivers. The small number of studies included in the meta-analysis limits the generalizability of results while supporting the need for more research in this area.


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Cuidadores/psicologia , Família/psicologia , Educação em Saúde/organização & administração , Promoção da Saúde/organização & administração , Saúde Mental , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/enfermagem , Idoso , Cuidadores/educação , Coleta de Dados , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Serviços de Saúde para Idosos , Assistência Domiciliar/psicologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Projetos de Pesquisa , Cuidados Intermitentes , Grupos de Autoajuda/organização & administração , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Apoio Social , Estados Unidos
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AIDS ; 20(6): 837-45, 2006 Apr 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16549967

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of repeated, long-cycle structured intermittent versus continuous HAART on health-related quality of life (HRQL) and symptom distress in patients with chronic HIV infection and plasma HIV RNA of less than 50 copies/ml. DESIGN: Prospective survey of adult patients (n = 46) enrolled in a randomized clinical trial evaluating intermittent versus continuous HAART on immunological and virologic parameters. Patients (n = 23) randomized to structured intermittent therapy received serial cycles of 4 weeks on/8 weeks off HAART. OUTCOME MEASURES: HRQL was measured by the physical and mental health summary scores of the Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV). Symptom distress was measured by the Symptom Distress Scale. Patients completed initial questionnaires prior to randomization and at weeks 4, 12, and 40 of the trial via a touch screen computer in an outpatient clinic. RESULTS: Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were equivalent in both treatment groups. Although the mental health summary score declined significantly over time for the structured intermittent group, linear mixed modeling ANOVA indicated no significant difference across time for MOS-HIV summary and Symptom Distress Scale scores between the two treatment arms. CONCLUSION: In this small sample, repeated long-cycle structured intermittent therapy may not provide HRQL or symptom distress advantage compared to continuous HAART in patients with chronic HIV infection over 10 months of treatment. Further research in a heterogenous chronic HIV population and longer follow-up period is warranted.


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Fármacos Anti-HIV/administração & dosagem , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Qualidade de Vida , Adulto , Fármacos Anti-HIV/efeitos adversos , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade/efeitos adversos , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade/métodos , Doença Crônica , Esquema de Medicação , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/psicologia , Infecções por HIV/reabilitação , Indicadores Básicos de Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Psicometria , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Psychiatr Serv ; 57(5): 681-5, 2006 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16675763

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OBJECTIVE: This study compared the prevalence of anticonvulsant treatment for youths with a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder to youths with a diagnosis of a seizure disorder. METHODS: Administrative claims from outpatient visits and prescriptions were organized for a data set of 258,472 youths who were younger than 18 years of age in a mid-Atlantic state Medicaid program and were continuously enrolled in 2000. Youths dispensed an anticonvulsant were grouped into the following ICD-9 diagnostic categories: a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder without a seizure disorder, a diagnosis of a seizure disorder without a psychiatric disorder, and a diagnosis of both a psychiatric and a seizure disorder. Anticonvulsant use was analyzed for specific diagnostic classes by age, gender, race or ethnicity, and Medicaid eligibility categories. RESULTS: A total of 4,522 youths in the one-year data set received an anticonvulsant (1.75 percent): 3,061 had a psychiatric disorder only, 251 had a seizure disorder only, and 611 had both psychiatric and seizure disorders. Among anticonvulsant-treated youths with diagnosis information in their records (3,923 of 4,522 youths), 81 percent had a psychiatric diagnosis and 19 percent had a seizure disorder; 71 percent of those with a seizure disorder also had a psychiatric disorder. Anticonvulsant use for seizure control was proportionally greater for those younger than five years. By contrast, a vast majority of anticonvulsant users with a psychiatric diagnosis were between five and 17 years. Among anticonvulsant-treated youths with a psychiatric diagnosis, males were approximately twice as common as females. For youths with a seizure disorder, no difference was found for gender. Mood disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were the major psychiatric diagnoses associated with anticonvulsant use. Valproic acid products were the most commonly dispensed type of anticonvulsant. CONCLUSIONS: Recent state Medicaid data reveal that youths who use anticonvulsants are far more likely to have a psychiatric diagnosis than a seizure diagnosis. Widespread off-label use of anticonvulsants for psychiatric disorders among youths warrants attention to ensure benefits and minimize risks.


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Anticonvulsivantes/uso terapêutico , Transtornos Mentais/tratamento farmacológico , Convulsões/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Fatores Etários , Assistência Ambulatorial , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Serviços Comunitários de Saúde Mental/estatística & dados numéricos , Comorbidade , Uso de Medicamentos , Definição da Elegibilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Formulário de Reclamação de Seguro/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Medicaid/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Mid-Atlantic Region/epidemiologia , Convulsões/epidemiologia , Fatores Sexuais , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Ácido Valproico/uso terapêutico
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Can J Nurs Res ; 38(4): 96-117, 2006 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17290957

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In 1996 the NewYork State Office of Mental Health issued a policy requiring all State-operated psychiatric facilities to develop and implement a proactive violence-prevention program based on guidelines issued by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This presented an opportunity to evaluate the impact of the guidelines on worker health and safety. The authors report the findings of a mixed-method study to evaluate the feasibility and impact of a participatory intervention to prevent workplace violence. They describe the implementation of the intervention in 3 in-patient facilities, including an extensive worksite analysis, staff focus groups, and a baseline and post-intervention survey of changes in staff perception of the quality of the program's elements and physical assault following implementation of the program. The authors provide evidence for the feasibility and positive impact of a comprehensive violence-prevention program in the in-patient mental health workplace. Staff perception of the quality of management commitment and employee involvement in violence-prevention was significantly improved in all worksites post-implementation.


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Hospitais Psiquiátricos/organização & administração , Serviços de Saúde do Trabalhador/organização & administração , Recursos Humanos em Hospital , Gestão da Segurança/organização & administração , Violência/prevenção & controle , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Benchmarking , Estudos de Viabilidade , Grupos Focais , Guias como Assunto , Política de Saúde , Hospitais Estaduais/organização & administração , Humanos , New York/epidemiologia , Recursos Humanos em Hospital/educação , Recursos Humanos em Hospital/psicologia , Projetos Piloto , Vigilância da População , Desenvolvimento de Programas , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Estados Unidos , United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Violência/estatística & dados numéricos , Local de Trabalho/organização & administração , Local de Trabalho/psicologia
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Psychiatr Serv ; 56(2): 157-63, 2005 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15703342

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OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the degree to which Medicaid eligibility categories modify disparities between black and white youths in the prevalence of psychotropic medication. METHODS: Computerized claims for 189,486 youths aged two to 19 years who were continuously enrolled in a mid-Atlantic state Medicaid program for the year 2000 were analyzed to determine population-based annual prevalence of psychotropic medication by race or ethnicity and by whether the youths were eligible for Medicaid for reasons of family income, disability, or foster care placement. Logistic regression was used to assess the interaction of eligibility category and race. RESULTS: The mean annual prevalence of psychotropic medication for the population was 9.9 percent. The prevalence was 2.17 times higher for white youths than for black youths (16.5 percent compared with 7.6 percent). However, within eligibility categories, the white-to-black disparity was 3.8 among youths who were eligible for Medicaid because their family income was below the federal poverty level and 3.2 for youths enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program. CONCLUSIONS: Medicaid eligibility categories had a profound impact on the racial disparity associated with the prevalence of psychotropic medications for youths. Eligibility category should be taken into account when ascertaining the role of access, undertreatment, and culture in disparities in mental health treatment.


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Uso de Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Definição da Elegibilidade , Medicaid/legislação & jurisprudência , Transtornos Mentais/tratamento farmacológico , Transtornos Mentais/etnologia , Serviços de Saúde Mental/provisão & distribuição , Psicotrópicos/uso terapêutico , Adolescente , Psiquiatria do Adolescente/economia , Adulto , Criança , Psiquiatria Infantil/economia , Pré-Escolar , Família/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Serviços de Saúde Mental/estatística & dados numéricos , Prevalência , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
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J Nurs Meas ; 13(1): 7-22, 2005.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16315567

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Nurses' job satisfaction is a crucial factor in health care organizations. This study uses meta-analysis for reliability generalization and synthesis of construct validity of Part B of the Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS), a measure of job satisfaction. Meta-analysis was performed including assessments of study quality and descriptive coding of studies. Rater reliability was assessed for all coding and extraction of data. The mean reliability of Part B scores of the IWS based on 14 studies was .78 (df = 13, p < .05). The mean score reliability was .77 for university settings, .73 for community/acute care hospitals, .77 for multi-site studies, and .90 for other settings. For studies rated high and low quality, the mean score reliability was .77 and .83, respectively. Scores on Part B of the IWS correlated -.38 with turnover intent, .60 with organizational commitment, and -.53 with job stress. Scores on Part B of the IWS are reliable for measuring job satisfaction of nurses across samples. Construct validity needs additional testing.


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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Satisfação no Emprego , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem/psicologia , Inquéritos e Questionários/normas , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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J Clin Epidemiol ; 57(5): 438-46, 2004 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15196613

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OBJECTIVE: To determine if the quality of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) placebo controlled randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is related to the effect sizes they produce when the type of interventions and outcome variables are controlled. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A sample of 25 CAM meta-analyses was identified from MEDLINE and hand searches containing published effect sizes for at least three efficacy trials employing placebo control groups. From these 25 reviews, 26 pairs of trials were selected: the one reporting the largest effect size and the matching trial reporting the smallest effect size. Quality and publication characteristics were then abstracted from each trial. RESULTS: Unlike the preponderance of past evidence examining the relationship between quality and effect size, the present study found that trials possessing the largest effect sizes within a meta-analysis were also associated with higher quality ratings than their counterparts possessing the lowest effect sizes (P=.019). CONCLUSIONS: Possible theoretical reasons for this unexpected positive relationship include (a) sampling error, (b) reduced within group variation, (c) fraudulent reporting, and (d) the restriction of the analyses to placebo controlled trial.


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Terapias Complementares , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto/normas , Modificador do Efeito Epidemiológico , Humanos , Metanálise como Assunto , Controle de Qualidade , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto/métodos , Projetos de Pesquisa
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med ; 157(1): 17-25, 2003 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12517190

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OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in the full spectrum of psychotropic medication treatment for youths from 1987 to 1996. METHODS: A population-based analysis of community treatment data on nearly 900,000 youths enrolled in 2 US health care systems included (1) computerized Medicaid data from 2 states (a midwestern state and a mid-Atlantic state) composed of outpatient prescription claims and enrollment records and (2) computerized prescription dispensing records from a group-model health maintenance organization. Ten 1-year cross-sectional data sets from 1987 through 1996 were analyzed. RESULTS: Total psychotropic medication prevalence for youths increased 2- to 3-fold and included most classes of medication. The rapid growth since 1991 of alpha-agonists, neuroleptics, and "mood stabilizer" anticonvulsants was particularly notable. The 1996 prevalence of any psychotropic medication among youths younger than 20 years was remarkably similar (5.9%-6.3%) across all 3 sites, with stimulants and antidepressants consistently ranked first and second. Medicaid rates almost always exceeded health maintenance organization rates by large margins, particularly for alpha-agonists, neuroleptics, "mood stabilizer" anticonvulsants, and lithium. Youths in health maintenance organizations had rates similar to Medicaid-insured youths for antidepressants and hypnotics. Over the decade, there was a proportional increase in females receiving stimulants and in males receiving antidepressants, particularly for the 10- to 14-year-old group. The prevalence ratios of whites to African Americans narrowed substantially in 1 Medicaid site. CONCLUSIONS: Youth psychotropic treatment utilization during the 1990s nearly reached adult utilization rates. Youth findings can be used to accurately assess the duration of treatment and unforeseen practice pattern changes, and to identify safety concerns.


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Revisão de Uso de Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Psicotrópicos , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Revisão de Uso de Medicamentos/tendências , Etnicidade , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Sistemas Computadorizados de Registros Médicos , Prevalência , Distribuição por Sexo , Estados Unidos
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Schizophr Bull ; 29(2): 183-93, 2003.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14552495

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This study investigated racial differences in the prescription of psychopharmacologic treatments to individuals with schizophrenia. Data were derived from a patient survey and medical record review for 344 persons with schizophrenia recruited from outpatient psychiatric facilities in two States in the Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team study. African-Americans were three times more likely to receive depot antipsychotic medications (odds ratio [OR]: 2.91; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.68-5.01) and 76 percent less likely to receive new-generation antipsychotic medications (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.12-0.46), compared to their Caucasian counterparts. Chlorpromazine-equivalent antipsychotic dosages did not differ significantly between African-American and Caucasian patients. Compared to Caucasians, a larger proportion of African-Americans received antiparkinsonian medications (63% vs. 48%, chi2 = 7.01; df = 1; p = 0.008), but African-Americans were less than half as likely to receive adjunctive psychopharmacologic treatments (OR: 0.43; 95% CI: 0.27-0.71). Pronounced racial variations in the psychopharmacologic management of schizophrenia in typical clinical practice settings were observed and persisted when analyses were adjusted for selected patient demographic and clinical characteristics. A prospective, longitudinal evaluation is warranted to determine whether the observed patterns of prescribing are associated with poorer therapeutic outcomes in minority patients.


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Antipsicóticos/uso terapêutico , Negro ou Afro-Americano , Padrões de Prática Médica/estatística & dados numéricos , Esquizofrenia/tratamento farmacológico , População Branca , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Razão de Chances
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Clin J Pain ; 20(1): 13-8, 2004.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14668651

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose is to examine what is known about the efficacy of selected complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies for pain from arthritis and related conditions based on systematic reviews and meta-analyses. METHODS: Results specifically related to pain were retrieved from review articles of acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal remedies, and selected nutritional supplements. RESULTS: Evidence exists to support the efficacy of reducing pain from osteoarthritis (OA) for acupuncture; devil's claw, avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, Phytodolor and capsaicin; and chondroitin, glucosamine, and SAMe. Strong support exists for gamma linolenic acid (GLA) for pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). CONCLUSIONS: Despite support for some of the most popular CAM therapies for pain from arthritis-related conditions, additional high quality research is needed for other therapies, especially for herbals and homeopathy.


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Terapia por Acupuntura/métodos , Artralgia/terapia , Artrite/terapia , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Medicina Baseada em Evidências/métodos , Homeopatia/métodos , Naturologia/métodos , Fitoterapia/métodos , Artralgia/etiologia , Artrite/complicações , Terapias Complementares/métodos , Bases de Dados Bibliográficas , Dietoterapia/métodos , Suplementos Nutricionais , Humanos , Dor/etiologia , Manejo da Dor , Resultado do Tratamento
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BMC Pediatr ; 2: 3, 2002.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11914146

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of reports of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) systematic reviews in the pediatric population. We also examined whether there were differences in the quality of reports of a subset of CAM reviews compared to reviews using conventional interventions. METHODS: We assessed the quality of reports of 47 CAM systematic reviews and 19 reviews evaluating a conventional intervention. The quality of each report was assessed using a validated 10-point scale. RESULTS: Authors were particularly good at reporting: eligibility criteria for including primary studies, combining the primary studies for quantitative analysis appropriately, and basing their conclusions on the data included in the review. Reviewers were weak in reporting: how they avoided bias in the selection of primary studies, and how they evaluated the validity of the primary studies. Overall the reports achieved 43% (median = 3) of their maximum possible total score. The overall quality of reporting was similar for CAM reviews and conventional therapy ones. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence based health care continues to make important contributions to the well being of children. To ensure the pediatric community can maximize the potential use of these interventions, it is important to ensure that systematic reviews are conducted and reported at the highest possible quality. Such reviews will be of benefit to a broad spectrum of interested stakeholders.


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Terapias Complementares/estatística & dados numéricos , Pediatria/estatística & dados numéricos , Literatura de Revisão como Assunto , Distribuição por Idade , Criança , Humanos , Sistema de Registros , Pesquisa/normas , Distribuição por Sexo
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J Dev Behav Pediatr ; 24(3): 155-62, 2003 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12806227

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Few reports have documented parental perceptions of stimulants for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), despite the recent increased use of stimulants among youths. Of 302 parents recruited from six pediatric primary care clinics, 84% completed a survey of their knowledge, attitudes, and satisfaction with the medication their child was taking for ADHD. Two thirds of the parents believed that sugar and diet affect hyperactivity. Although few parents believed that stimulants could lead to drug abuse, 55% initially were hesitant to use medication on the basis of information in the lay press, and 38% believed that too many children receive medication for ADHD. Parents were more satisfied with the behavioral and academic improvement relative to improvement in their child's self-esteem. Attitudes were positively correlated with satisfaction and were more positive among white than nonwhite parents. The findings highlight parental misconceptions and reservations about ADHD medication treatment that require clarification as to whether race/ethnicity, income, and social status influence their views and use of treatments.


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Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/tratamento farmacológico , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central/uso terapêutico , Pais/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/psicologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Coleta de Dados , Escolaridade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Satisfação Pessoal , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care ; 14(1): 27-40, 2003.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12585220

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The purpose of this study was to examine how violence co-occurs with drug use and HIV/AIDS high-risk behaviors among women incarcerated for drug use. This study was a supplement to a larger, experimental study designed to reduce HIV/AIDS high-risk behaviors among incarcerated female drug users. The women who participated (N = 170) reported that violence was a major part of their lives and affected many of their behaviors. Among these 170 women, 26.6% used condoms for oral sex, 46.4% for vaginal intercourse, and 65% were either sexually or physically abused. Intimate partner abuse was reported by 33.9% of the women. About 16% reported forced sexual activity, and 17.5% feared their partners. Women who refused to give oral sex to their male partners and those who insisted on condom use during oral sex prior to jail were more likely to be sexually or physically abused (chi 2 = 4.104; chi 2 = 3.886, p < .05, respectively). Although statistically significant interrelationships were not found among the three variables, significant bivariate relationships were found between intimate violence and HIV/AIDS high-risk behaviors.


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Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle , Infecções por HIV/psicologia , Prisioneiros/psicologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/psicologia , Violência/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Mulheres Maltratadas/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Maryland/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Assunção de Riscos , Delitos Sexuais/psicologia , Comportamento Sexual , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa/epidemiologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologia , Violência/estatística & dados numéricos
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