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D R Brogan

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PubMed1981

Rehabilitation service needs: physicians' perceptions and referrals.

A descriptive sample survey of physicians showed that 75% of physicians in an urban area had seen at least 1 patient in the past 6 months who was perceived as needing some type of rehabilitation service, whereas only 8% to 17% of physicians saw more than 25 such patients. Of those physicians who saw such patients, about 15% offered some type of rehabilitation service with their own staff. The great majority of physicians referred of rehabilitation service with their own staff. The great majority of physicians referred such patients elsewhere. Some physicians neither offered rehabilitation services nor referred their patients. A descriptive survey of all hospitals and all health/mental health/rehabilitation/vocational rehabilitation clinics showed that 70% of hospitals and 55% of the clinics offered some outpatient rehabilitation services. Home rehabilitation services were offered by very few organizations. It is concluded that physicians probably do not recognize the extent to which their patients need rehabilitation services and, in addition, may not adequately refer their patients for such services.

Ambulatory Care↗
PubMed1980

Physical environment correlates of psychosocial health among urban residents.

This study examines the hypothesis that the psychosocial health of urban dwellers is related to characteristics of the physical environment in which they reside. For each of 100 Atlanta city blocks, 21 indices of deviant psychosocial behavior were obtained, as were 104 physical environment indices (such as landscaping and nearby land use), and 106 sociocultural environment indices (such as population density and income). Factor analysis was used to define relatively independent variables measuring both the physical and sociocultural environment, and regression analysis was used to establish associations of these variables with the indices of psychosocial health. Results indicate that characteristics of the physical environment are about as important as characteristics of the sociocultural environment in explaining variation in psychosocial health.

Cultural Characteristics↗
PubMed1980

Nonresponse in sample surveys: the problem and some solutions.

Nonresponse is a common problem in sample surveys in the field of physical therapy. Several recently published articles in Physical Therapy illustrate how such nonresponse can yield information with a large potential bias. Assuming that a more personal contact with the subject is likely to increase the subject's willingness to participate in a survey, several techniques to increase the response rate are reviewed. Another method of dealing with nonresponse is to select a subsample of the nonrespondents for intensive follow-up. This technique is less well known than the personal contact techniques and is described in detail. Formulas are given for estimating a population mean by combining information from the initial respondents and from the subsample of nonrespondents. An example of this method is presented. Subsampling the nonrespondents is recommended for use in sample surveys in which a large nonresponse rate may be expected.

Humans↗