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PubMed1986

Dentists who practice with spouses or relatives: a pilot study of practitioners in Iowa.

Of 130 practicing dentists in Iowa surveyed, 73, or 6% of the practicing dentists in that state, responded that they worked with a total of 108 relatives. Half of the relatives were the dentists' spouses. One to ten relatives worked in each office. Overall, the dentists were satisfied with the associations and expected them to continue. Most dentists had informally defined associations, and 10% had written contracts. Dentists named "office policy and organization" most often and "finances" least often as motives behind the associations and "personal growth" most often and "recognition" least often as a satisfaction with the association. The respondents suggested 567 ideas for other dentists considering such associations.

Dentists↗
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Outcomes of equity/inequity among older spouses.

The extent to which perceptions of global and specific equity/inequity were associated with dissatisfaction, disagreement between spouses, partners' regard for one another, and gender-role attitudes was investigated for eighty-two couples over age sixty. The differential influence of equity/inequity for the well-being of women and men was studied.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1996

Participation in leisure activities by older adults after a stressful life event: the loss of a spouse.

This study aimed to establish if frequent participation in leisure activities helped widows and widowers adapt to widowhood, and to maintain lower stress levels. A small sample of sixty recently bereaved widows (n = 43) and widowers (n = 17) who were living in an Australian city were selected for the study. Their ages ranged from fifty to eight-four years with a mean age of sixty-four years. Each widow or widower was interviewed and provided responses to three scales measuring participation in leisure activities, adaptation to widowhood, and stress. Quantitative and qualitative research techniques were used to interpret the data. The leisure activities most frequently participated in by widows and widowers were found to be home based activities, involving social activities with family and friends. Greater participation in leisure activities was found to be negatively correlated with stress scores, suggesting an association between leisure participation and stress reduction for recently bereaved widows and widowers. However, the study failed to find any association between participation in leisure activities and adaptation after the death of a spouse. In addition, no significant differences were found in the age, gender, income, and type of employment of widows and widowers, although perceived health status was found to be a significant factor in helping to determine future participation in leisure activities.

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PubMed1994

The association between spouse-reported Type A behaviour pattern and coronary heart disease.

This paper describes further validation of the Spouse-Report Type A Behaviour Pattern Questionnaire. In a case controlled study of 61 cardiac patients versus 61 community controls, the questionnaire was found to discriminate statistically between a group of patients with proven coronary heart disease and a group of matched healthy controls on the anger/hostility subscale and total Type A score. No relationship between Type A score and coronary heart disease severity was found. Possible explanations for these findings are examined.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

Development of a rehabilitation program for people affected with occupational hearing loss. 2. Results from group intervention with 48 workers and their spouses.

A group intervention program was designed to initiate an active search for solutions to listening and communication problems among hearing-impaired workers. Six groups of 8 workers were recruited from different areas of the Province of Québec. The workers were males; they had hearing threshold levels equal to or higher than 30 dB averaged over 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz in at least one ear. The recruitment was conducted by occupational health nurses of local community health centers. The workers were invited to a group meeting with their spouses by means of a home interview. Three groups met during 2-hour weekly evening sessions, and three groups during a 1.5-day weekend session. A follow-up was conducted over a period of 3 months ending with an evaluation meeting. Results based on responses to a handicap questionnaire showed that the workers judged their hearing problem as being significantly less severe after their participation in the session. Group interviews showed that, although they were more conscious of their hearing difficulties, they agreed on being much more confident in dealing with them. Different steps were taken towards improving their situation, including disclosure of their hearing impairment to others, making requests to conversational partners to facilitate communication, and acquiring instrumental aids.

Communication Methods, Total↗
PubMed1985

Alcohol-related impairments in male alcoholics and the psychiatric symptoms of their spouses: an attempt to replicate.

This paper reports two attempts to replicate a recent finding by Steinglass linking social-behavioral consequences of drinking with the nonalcoholic spouse's psychiatric symptomatology. Only weak support was obtained for the original findings. Discussion focused on several variables which appeared to be importantly related to the strength and generalizability of relationships under investigation.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Elderly male spouses as caregivers--toward an understanding of their experience.

Male caregivers have difficulty assuming personal and household responsibilities; they seem to cope by focusing on the caregiving tasks and projects, establishing daily routines, and carving out their own territory in the home. To facilitate effective interventions, nurses should ascertain the elderly male spouse's meaning of caregiving. This would enable practitioners to foster the caregiver's strengths and provide support in those areas where burden or difficulties are experienced. Husbands as caregivers were more likely than wives to seek the help of formal providers and receive more informal support. Male caregivers tend to not participate in support groups. Before making a referal, nurses should ensure the group is geared to the special needs of the man.

Aged↗
PubMed1994

Management decisions made by caregiver spouses of persons with Alzheimer's disease.

OBJECTIVES: As the incidence of Alzheimer's disease increases, so does the effect on families and friends who assume caregiving responsibilities. Despite the proliferation of caregiving studies reported in the literature, little is known of the day-to-day management styles and preferences of caregivers. To develop, implement, and test interventions designed to sustain caregivers in their role, more information is needed about the caregiving experience. Results of a descriptive study are presented as a first step in understanding the complex process of choosing, organizing, and implementing everyday caregiving tasks. METHOD: Subjects of the study were 26 persons who provide care for a spouse with moderate impairment from Alzheimer's disease. Interview data were analyzed with grounded theory techniques to isolate the purposes behind the management decisions of spousal caregivers. CONCLUSION: Implications are presented for occupational therapy intervention to assist caregivers in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary for effective and efficient management of problem behaviors associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1990

[Carcinoma of the ureter after long-term use of analgesic [phenacetin derivative]--report of the two cases (spouses)].

Two cases (spouses) of carcinoma of the ureter possibly induced by long-term use of analgesic were presented. Case 1: A 66-year-old female with hematuria was diagnosed as a carcinoma of the ureter in January, 1985 and underwent resection of the left kidney and the ureter with partial resection of the urinary bladder. In December, 1988 she died due to recurrent cancer. Case 2: A 70-year-old male (a husband of case 1 patient) with hematuria was diagnosed as a carcinoma of the ureter in August, 1987 and underwent resection of the kidney and the ureter of the left side. In October, 1988 he died due to recurrent cancer. These two patients had used routinely phenacetin because of persistent headache for about 20 and 15 years, respectively and the presumed total dose was amounted to 4 and 2.5 kg, respectively.

Acetaminophen↗
PubMed1990

Privacy Act of 1974; matching program--HCFA. Notice of a matching program--the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and HCFA--disclosure of IRS taxpayer identity and filing status information to be matched with SSA earned income information for Medicare beneficiaries and their spouses.

As required by Section 6202 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA 1989), Public Law 101-239, the Department of Health and Human Services is providing public notice that the IRS and the SSA will disclose certain information regarding the taxpayer identification and filing status and the earned income of Medicare beneficiaries and their spouses for HCFA's use in identifying Medicare secondary payer (MSP) situations. This will enable HCFA to seek recovery of identified mistaken payments that were the liability of another primary insurer or other type of payer. The matching report set forth below is in compliance with the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. No. 100-503).

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
PubMed1994

The Well Spouse Foundation. Support for silent partners.

In health care the focus is consistently on the patient. Spouses of chronically ill and/or disabled patients tend to become invisible, although they do so much to provide care. Finally an organization has been established to support their needs and cares as well.

Caregivers↗
PubMed2002

Outcome of anticipated ICSI cycles using intentionally frozen-thawed testicular spermatozoa according to the spouse's response to ovarian stimulation.

PURPOSE: To investigate the outcome of ICSI cycles, using frozen-thawed testicular spermatozoa from patients suffering from non-obstructive azoospermia, in relation to the spouse's response to ovarian stimulation. METHODS: A retrospective study with two groups of couples where males suffered from non-obstructive azoospermia. In group 1 (n = 14), the female partners responded poorly to ovarian stimulation (< or = 4 oocytes retrieved). In group 2 (n=14), the female partners responded well (> or = 10 oocytes retrieved). Both groups underwent 14 cycles of ICSI using frozen-thawed spermatozoa obtained by TESE. RESULTS: The total amount of gonadotropin, the duration of stimulation, the peak estradiol concentrations and the number of oocytes were significantly different between the two groups. Despite the satisfactory fertilisation rates, the outcome in poor responders was disappointing due to a low number of oocytes. There was only one pregnancy in the poor responder group whereas there were four in the group that responded well. The pregnancy rates per oocyte collection were 7.14% in group 1 versus 28.57% in group 2. The implantation rates were 60.60% versus 55.33%, respectively. CONCLUSION: It is possible to achieve satisfactory fertilisation rates using frozen-thawed, surgically-retrieved testicular spermatozoa, but the poor ovarian response to stimulation induction is the limiting factor in reaching implantation and pregnancy. It is preferable that poorly stimulated cycles be canceled, in the hope of a better subsequent response.

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Socio-economic determinants of age differences between spouses in Bangladesh.

"This study examines socio-economic differentials in age differences between spouses in Bangladesh. The variables considered for the analysis are bride's current and childhood residences, education, work status before and after marriage; and groom's childhood residence, education and occupation. Among these variables, childhood residence, education and occupation evince the strongest differentials." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND ITA)

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