[Acute organic psychosyndromes following heart surgery].
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Adolescent↗
Biomedical subjects
K Huss
Publications and source records attributed to K Huss.
Patient priorities and needs for diabetes care among urban African American adults.
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine diabetes care priorities and needs in a group of urban African American adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: One hundred nineteen African American adults with type 2 diabetes, aged 35 to 75, received behavioral/educational interventions from a nurse case manager, a community health worker, or both. Priorities and needs were assessed during 3 intervention visits. RESULTS: The most frequently reported priorities for diabetes care were glucose self-monitoring (61%), medication adherence (47%), and healthy eating (36%). The most frequently addressed diabetes needs were glucose self-monitoring and medication adherence. Most of the intervention visits (77%) addressed non-diabetes-related health issues such as cardiovascular disease (36%) and social issues such as family responsibilities (30%). CONCLUSIONS: Participants' self-reported priorities for diabetes care directly reflected the diabetes needs addressed. Needs beyond the focus of traditional diabetes care (social issues and insurance) are important to address in urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Interventions designed to address comprehensive health and social needs should be included in treatment and educational plans for this population.
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Controlling allergies by assessing risks in the home.
Nurses and other health care providers will encounter children with allergies and asthma in virtually all practice sites. The skills with which they are able to assist these children and their families will depend on their understanding of the precipitating allergens and the most economical, feasible, and effective ways to reduce exposure to them.
Air Pollution, Indoor↗
Adherence issues in clinical practice.
To combat the millions of days of restricted activity and the billions of dollars spent in respiratory clinical practice, national health objectives are targeting people with asthma. Research data depict nurses and other health care providers as encountering patients with asthma and allergies who do not adhere to their medical and nursing care management plans. The skills and success with which these professional caregivers are able to assist these patients depends on an understanding of how to measure and evaluate compliance and adherence issues. In turn, this implementation of effective strategies for optimal patient outcomes can be actualized. Patient-related, practice-related, and health care provider-related factors must be considered to ensure that patients get the best chance to succeed and to be compliant. Achieving adherence with regimens not only reduces health care expenditures but ultimately results in patients' reaching their highest level of wellness.
Algorithms↗