Biomedical subjects
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1. Although bone marrow transplants increase the survival rate of persons with fatal blood diseases, identifying donors requires a large pool of volunteers. 2. Community involved corporations can support the Bone Marrow Donor Program by facilitating bone marrow screening in the workplace. 3. Collaboration is needed to effectively implement a bone marrow screening program at the worksite.
1. Between 1980 and 1985, murder on the job was the leading cause of fatal injuries for women compared to being the third leading cause for men. The annual female homicide rate per 100,000 women ranged from 0.05 to 0.7. 2. Risk factors that were identified included age 65 and over, black, and work involving the exchange of money. The primary cause of death was gunshot wounds. 3. Suggested prevention strategies were environmental controls, training, policy, and research. 4. Occupational health nurses need to recognize homicide as an occupational hazard, determine high risk employees and situations, and implement programs to reduce violence related stress.
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The purpose of this study was to enhance sensitivity to and understanding of the perceptions of persons with diabetes by analyzing these individuals' unsolicited comments on structured questionnaires. Twenty of 66 adults with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) who participated in a study to modify their eating habits wrote a total of 122 unsolicited comments on three different questionnaires. A systematic analysis of the content of these comments resulted in seven coding categories: personal philosophy; knowledge deficit; weight or blood sugar problems; diet, exercise, or medication problems; self-care activity; stress; and success. Further analysis resulted in a trilevel schema (survival, regulation, success) depicting how individuals learn to manage their diabetes. The problem-identification and seeking-help behaviors identified in the survival level gradually changed to learning to live with the regimen in the regulation level. Respondents whose activities were in the success level demonstrated more autonomy than persons in the other two levels. A health orientation rather than a problem orientation also was seen in the success level. Consequently, teaching strategies should be tailored to the client's level of self-care, with an emphasis on assisting them toward the success level.
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