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PubMed2006

Do adults in contact with Australia's public sector mental health services get better?

This paper describes the outcomes of episodes of care for adults in public sector mental health services across Australia, with a view to informing the debate on service quality. Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) change scores and effect sizes were calculated for 14,659 acute inpatient episodes and 23,692 community episodes. The results showed that people in contact with public sector mental health services generally do get better, although the magnitude of improvement depends on the setting and episode type. This confirmatory finding is particularly positive, given current community concerns about the quality and effectiveness of mental health services.

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PubMed1995

[Industrial work and lung cancer].

In a hospital-based case-control study, 316 lung cancer cases and 536 controls were interviewed for their occupational, smoking, passive smoking, cancer in the family and residential histories as well as social economic status, by trained interviewers, using a standardized questionnaire. Cases and controls were matched by hospital, sex and age. The study was carried out between 1st July 1990 and 31st January 1991 in 14 hospitals in the Metropolitan Region of S. Paulo, the most highly industrialized and urbanized region in Brazil. Score criteria were developed for the ordering of the individuals of the study by occupational exposure to know carcinogens to the lung, in order to evaluate this exposure during the occupational life of each person. The criteria accumulated information on exposure to carcinogens as regards type, sector of work and time in each employment. The unconditional logistic regression analysis showed an odds ratio of 1.97 (95% IC: 1.52 to 2.55) for the highest exposure group. This result showed that workers linked to the production sectors of several industries have about twice the risk of developing lung cancer as workers involved in non-industrial activities.

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PubMed2003

Do Canadian civil servants care about the health of populations?

OBJECTIVES: This article describes Canadian civil servants' awareness of, attitudes toward, and self-reported use of ideas about the determinants of health. METHODS: Federal and provincial civil servants in departments of finance, labor, social services, and health were surveyed. RESULTS: With civil servants in finance departments a notable exception, most Canadian civil servants see the health of populations as a relevant outcome for their sectors. Many (65%) report that ideas about the determinants of health have already influenced policymaking in their sector, but most (83%) say they need more information about the health consequences of the policy alternatives their departments face. CONCLUSIONS: Civil servants should consider developing accountability structures for health and researchers should consider producing and transferring more policy-relevant research.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1997

Adoption of a time-based competition paradigm into the health care industry.

Market and regulatory pressures are requiring health care organizations to find new ways to compete. This article introduces the concept of time-based competition, a strategy adopted by firms in the manufacturing sector to strengthen their competitive positions, as a new strategy for health care organizations. The Just-in-Time technique and set-up time reduction activities are used to demonstrate the adoption of this paradigm by health care organizations. A case study comparing the movement of elderly patient through the health care delivery system under traditional and time-based competition practices is used to illustrate gains from adopting the new paradigm.

Case Management↗
PubMed1996

Mending fences: selling AIDS drugs to the gay community.

As more drug companies enter the fray with products to treat HIV and AIDS, competition could get fierce. Pharmaceutical marketers also have to overcome the disenchantment within the gay community regarding the medical establishment. They will have a better chance of success if they understand the history of AIDS and its relationship to the gay community.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗