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PubMed1989

Sharp struck off.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1985

Dangerous routine.

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Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders↗
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[Pharmaceutical care in people who have had acute coronary episodes (TOMCOR study)].

BACKGROUND: This study evaluates the effects on coronary patients of a new practice in community pharmacies called Pharmaceutical Care (PhC) as compared to the traditional pattern of pharmacy practice. It attempts to ascertain whether pharmaceutical care is feasible in addition to ascertaining differences in effectiveness for coronary patients' pharmacotherapeutic health outcomes, potentially attributable to PhC. METHODS: A randomized prospective controlled-intervention study was conducted in 83 community pharmacies in the provinces of Asturias, Barcelona, Madrid and Biscay in a one-year monitoring of the drug-use of 735 patients at the start of the study (330 intervention patients and 405 control) and 600 at the end. RESULTS: Differences were fund in favor of the intervention group in: a) the use of health care services as a morbidity indicator such as frequency of hospital emergency room visits 1.27 I (CI95%; 1.10-1.44) and 1.63 C (CI95%; 1.36-1.90) or average length-of-stay in Intensive Care Units 2.46 I (CI95%; 1.56-3.36) and 5.87 C (CI95%; 3.57-8.17), both due to coronary causes; b) health-related quality of life score (physical functioning dimension difference of 4.7 (p < 0.05); c) average patient knowledge of coronary heart disease risk factors having improved by 10% (p < 0002-0.007 depending on dimension); d) patient knowledge of the name and identification of their drugs having improved by 10% (p < 0.001) along with their subjective perception of the antiagregans drugs relative importance having improved by 12% (p < 0.009) and effects of beta-blockers having improved by 25% (p < 0.02); e) average satisfaction with pharmaceutical care service and perception of pharmacist's professional competence having improved by 2% (p < 0.000 to 0.05 depending on dimension). CONCLUSIONS: A decrease in emergency health care demand due to coronary causes, a fewer number of patient hospitalizations and a shorter length-of-stay in Coronary Intensive Care Units due to hospitalization regarding coronary patients on pharmaceutical care would suggest that patients who suffered an acute coronary heart episode made a better use of drugs and would tend to be less ill. Furthermore, coronary patients who received pharmaceutical care services showed a better knowledge of the reasons for their pharmacotherapy and therefore took better advantage of health care resources and improved their health condition.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed2001

[Adolescents and religion. The risk of religiosity without transcendence].

We studied the religiosity of adolescents, taking into consideration both the Italian and American literature. Religious beliefs and practices are neither required nor appreciated by governmental institutions. They only belong to our inner self, where they become important if supported by personal and conscious conviction. In the USA 80% of youth (15-19 years) believe that God exists and in the divinity of Jesus, but only 18% attend weekly religious services. Females show greater involvement in the services and stronger closeness to God. However, the majority is made up of people who neither face religious issues nor break clearly with religion. Several studies have shown that religious involvement is associated with a diminished risk of behavioral problems, higher levels of school attainment and professional competence. Religion helps people deal with stress by means of mechanisms that are not yet clear. About 74% of committed catholics do volunteer work at least monthly, vs only 25% of non-believers. Attaining a full religious experience requires a period of criticism, and belonging to a church or to church related educational groups seems to be important. In Italy, over 95% of primary school students choose to study catholicism and attending catechism in church is also very widespread. The role that the catholic religion plays in encouraging religious socialization is noteworthy. Italian society acknowledges that the societal services provided by the church are useful, though this may lead to making full religious experiences less possible.

Adolescent↗