The uncertainties of healthcare payment and delivery reform on income and care process have created a sense of foreboding, concern, and fear that a career in medicine is not what it used to be and that a career in infectious diseases in particular may no longer be viable. Fears have been raised that the need for infectious diseases consultation and management will be curtailed because we provid...

motivation is one of those factors affecting the success and quality of athletic performance. however, limited research has been conducted on the motivational traits of iranian athletes. this study aimed at describing the motivational traits of skilled and novice athletes of team and individual sports in some selected sports fields. players of national teams of the individual sports of karate, ...

(1) Between 2000 and 2006, rehospitalizations within 30 days following discharge to a skilled nursing facility increased by 29 percent. (2) Initial site of residence prior to a hospitalization affects the likelihood of a rehospitalization. (3) There is a significant variation across states in the rate of rehospitalizations following discharge to a skilled nursing facility.

Clonidine has sedative and analgesic properties. Randomized studies examining these properties in mechanically ventilated ICU patients are scarce. This study was designed to assess the impact of clonidine on sedative agent use in mechanically ventilated patients.In a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study in a general ICU of a university medical center in Tehran, Iran, ...

Clonidine has sedative and analgesic properties. Randomized studies examining these properties in mechanically ventilated ICU patients are scarce. This study was designed to assess the impact of clonidine on sedative agent use in mechanically ventilated patients.In a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study in a general ICU of a university medical center in Tehran, Iran, ...

objectives: nowadays, snap-fits are used in the automotive industry as a proper alternative for mechanical joints, cabling joints, and car interior lining joints. due to the special form of these joints, which are assembled manually, the contact area between snap-fits and the worker's fingertips can be too small. this can cause skin pain on the worker's fingertips. therefore, an ergonomic study...

BACKGROUND Older adults are at greatest risk of medication errors during the transition period of the first 7 days after admission and readmission to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate structure- and process-related factors that contribute to medication errors and harm during transition periods at a SNF. METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Data for medication e...

OBJECTIVE Supervisor-level policies and the presence of a manager engaged in an employee's need to achieve work-family balance, or "supervisory support," may benefit employee health, including self-reported pain. METHODS We conducted a census of employees at four selected extended care facilities in the Boston metropolitan region (n = 368). Supervisory support was assessed through interviews ...