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J Hooper

Publications and source records attributed to J Hooper.

At least 109 records · Page 6Linked to original sources
PubMed1976

Pyogenic osteomyelitis of the spine.

The records of 30 patients who had suffered from vertebral osteomyelitis were reviewed. They conformed to a constant pattern, though varying in tems of: (i) the severity of the disease due to host-organism interrelationship; and (ii) age distribution. Causative organisms could not always be identifed, though all lesions settled with conservative measures of rest and antibiotics. A high proportion of the patients who were followed up for more than one year were back at work. The anatomical distribution of the lesions can be explained by our knowledge of the vascular supply to the vertebral bodies.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1975

A reference range for plasma total calcium derived from a study of hospital patients.

The normal ranges of plasma total calcium in male and female inpatients and outpatients in a district general hospital have been determined using the SMA PLUS (Technicon Instrument Company Ltd., Basingstoke, England), after selective sampling to exclude cases likely to have abnormal results both on clinical and on biochemical grounds. The 95% ranges were 2.15-2.60 mmol/l for inpatients and 2.25-2.65 mmol/l for outpatients.

Calcium↗
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A parental perspective on the Honeylands Home Visiting Project for severely handicapped infants provided by three mothers of older handicapped children.

Three mothers of severely handicapped children, who had not attended Honeylands nor received any home visiting, were asked to attend and participate in the monthly group meetings for the second year of the three year project (Rayner 1978). They each then decided to visit a family with their home therapist. They comment on the responsibility undertaken by all parties to this work; parents, therapist and supportive team.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Comparison of the scope of allopathic and osteopathic medical school health promotion programs for students.

PURPOSE: To compare the number and scope of health promotion programs for students in allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in the U.S. and Canada. DESIGN: A one-time cross-sectional survey design was applied in this study. SETTING: This study was conducted in 141 accredited allopathic and 17 accredited osteopathic medical schools. SUBJECTS: A total of 158 representatives from the allopathic and osteopathic medical schools participated in this study. The response rate for the survey was 100%. MEASURES: A structured telephone interview was conducted to survey representatives from the medical schools. The survey contained 85 multiple-choice questions organized into four sections: administrative characteristics, types of institutional and health promotion program policies, participation incentives and facilities, and type/scope of health promotion program activities. Chi-square analysis was used to analyze survey variables by type of medical education and level of intervention. RESULTS: Of the 158 medical schools, only 20% (n = 32) provided a health promotion program for students. Although osteopathic institutions (29.4%) had a greater percentage of programs than allopathic schools (19.2%), there was no significant difference in scope of program offerings by type of medical education. Allopathic programs offered exercise and nutrition/weight management significantly more often and at a higher level of intervention. Lastly, allopathic programs had significantly more monetary resources available for programming. Following prudent research protocol, investigators should be mindful of the limitations of this study. In this study, some school representatives chose not to answer personnel- and finance-related questions. Additionally, because of the self-report nature of the survey, the responses given to the questions may not have been accurate. CONCLUSION: Allopathic and osteopathic medical school health promotion programs for students were very similar in scope.

Canada↗
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Private sector worksite health promotion programs in Missouri: a comparison with national survey findings and Healthy People recommendations.

Questionnaries with 22 multiple-choice questions were mailed to a random sample of 450 Missouri employers with 250 or more employees to determine the prevalence and types of workplace health promotion programs; 262 (58%) responded. Only 34% of the responding companies offered any kind of program and 65% of these offered only awareness programs, but most offered programs on all 18 topics listed in the questionnaire; 48% had a full-time program manager, 79% had some form of evaluation, and 36% had some form of financial incentives.

Cross-Sectional Studies↗
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Patient perceptions of rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis is rarely seen as a serious public health issue, yet it is the single largest cause of disability in the UK (Badley and Tennant 1993). In this qualitative study patients were interviewed about the physical and social effects of the disease.

Activities of Daily Living↗