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M C Kennedy

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Microscope-enlarger for macrophotography of histological sections.

A microscope-enlarger is described which can be used to produce 20 cm by 25 cm negatives of histological sections at magnifications up to 1,000 diameters, without loss of image quality or reduction of resolution. Standard flat-field microscope optics are used, and the apparatus is adjustable for Koehler illumination. Various microscope components (nosepiece, condenser carrier, etc.) are mounted upon carriers which ride upon a rigid vertical track. A 20 cm by 25 cm film holder is placed upon the base of the device, and illumination is controlled by a photographic timer. The microscope-enlarger has been used to produce large format negatives of Nissl-stained sections of the barins of sea lamprey larvae and to trace the course of Golgi-impregnated and cobalt-filled cells. Further uses of the device in autoradiographic and histochemical studies are mentioned.

Histological Techniques↗
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Therapeutic connection: help seeking on the Internet for persons with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to understand common themes and shared meanings of help seeking on the Internet for persons with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). SETTING: The study took place over an on-line, informal, public, electronic bulletin board for persons with ICDs. SAMPLE: The sample included 469 postings by 75 users during 15 months. RESULTS: Four related themes and 1 constitutive pattern were constructed. Themes included seeking and giving meaningful information; sharing personal perspectives; storytelling as common grounding; and supportive interacting. The constitutive pattern is "therapeutic connection." IMPLICATIONS: Persons with ICDs are proactive, using Internet bulletin boards to seek practical information and support in coping with daily anxieties of living with an ICD. This form of self-directed patient education focuses on common experiences of illness versus information obtained from health care providers.

Adolescent↗
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Exploring music intervention with restrained patients.

Roy's Adaptation Model is used in a case study approach to begin examining the potential of music intervention in hospitalized, restrained patients. Restraints were removed during the time in which the patient listened to a musical tape through a headset. Mr. D, presented in this case study, was one of the 30 medical-surgical patients who participated. His observable positive behaviors increased from 10 during the preintervention period to 12 during the musical intervention. Mr. D displayed no negative behaviors during the entire study period.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Help seeking in a support group for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their support persons.

PURPOSE: To understand shared meanings of help-seeking experiences in support groups of people with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and their support persons. SETTING: ICD support group at an urban medical center. SAMPLE: Fifteen individuals with ICD and 9 support persons. RESULTS: Six related themes and 1 constitutive pattern emerged. Themes included hearing and telling stories, help seeking encouraged by triggers, seeking meaningful information, forming a therapeutic friendship through group camaraderie, gaining assistance from the facilitator, and the sharing of a similar view by support persons. The constitutive pattern is coping with the possibility of death. IMPLICATIONS: Health care providers may recommend storytelling as the central mechanism of interactions in support groups that assist in coping with daily anxieties of living with an ICD. Nurses would be appropriate facilitators to guide discussion, to provide technical information, and to promote anticipatory guidance in coping with potential firing events.

Adaptation, Psychological↗