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J Latham

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PubMed1979

Control of Christmas holiday census and staffing.

Most hospitals experience decreased census during certain holiday periods. The costs related to keeping units open during these periods are major problems for nursing administrators. This article describes a holiday staffing plan that addresses the personal needs of staff and the need to control operations. The same principles may apply at other low census periods such as during summer months, vacation periods, or strikes.

Holidays↗
PubMed1977

The relationship between psychoneurotic status and psychoactive drug prescription in general practice.

Psychoneurotic scores in a sample of all patients between the ages of 17 and 70 in a group practice have been studied, and the relationship with psychoactive drug prescribing examined. In addition some social factors have been studied, namely, the use of alcohol and tobacco, and self-medication.The psychoneurotic scores of those prescribed psychoactive drugs are significantly higher than those for the general population, but do not fall after treatment.

Adolescent↗
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Stature and adiposity among children in contrasting neighborhoods in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

It is hypothesized in this study that body size and shape vary by local area within the North American urban environment. This study tests that hypothesis by comparing stature and adiposity among children (of age 6-10 years) attending elementary schools in three neighborhoods that contrast by socioeconomic status and recent immigrant status. While the whole sample of children (n = 266) has 27.4% of children that can be classified as overweight/obese (> or =85th percentile for body mass index), analysis by socioeconomic status (SES) reveals that there are approximately twice as many children in the overweight/obese category in the two low-SES schools compared to the high-SES school. Further analysis by individual school indicates that the school in the poorest neighborhood has a statistically significantly lower mean height-for-age Z score relative to the most affluent school. It is concluded that the influence of socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental factors on stature and adiposity can be investigated through studies such as this one that consider local area variation.

Adipose Tissue↗
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The socioeconomic impact of chronic pain.

A concern with the socioeconomic effects of chronic nonmalignant pain, as well as the human aspects, inspired a search of the literature for evidence in this area. The review has identified three main areas of interest, socioeconomic statistics; pain prevalence in the community, and the quality of life issues. A selection of the literature is reviewed here under these headings, and the conclusion indicates possible areas for further work.

Absenteeism↗