The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between characteristics of early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) and changes in the quality of teacher–child interactions. One hundred forty-one early childhood teachers, serving 3to 5-year-olds in publically funded early education programs in the state of Arkansas, participated in this study. All childcare sites and preschool ...

BACKGROUND Curricula in most western medical universities include teaching in the primary care setting as core elements. This affects GP-teachers, their patients and their interaction. Therefore, it was the aim of this study to assess the influence of the presence of medical students in the teaching practice on the attitudes of both GPs and patients. METHODS Seventy-four GP-preceptors were in...

BACKGROUND Clinical reasoning is an important skill for all clinicians and historically has rarely been formally taught either at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Clinical reasoning is taught as a formal course in the fourth year of the undergraduate programme at Keele School of Medicine by tutors who are all practicing general practitioners. AIM We aimed to explore the tutors' perception...

The fields of pediatric palliative care (PPC) and pediatric medical ethics (PME) overlap substantially, owing to a variety of historical, cultural, and social factors. This entwined relationship provides opportunities for leveraging the strong communication skills of both sets of providers, as well as the potential for resource sharing and research collaboration. At the same time, the personal ...

BACKGROUND Fewer than 20% of all illnesses that occur in the home require the attention of a general practitioner (GP). Whether specific illnesses in children are more likely to need the attention of a GP is poorly understood, as is the influence of various other factors. Health diaries are the most suitable method of collecting comprehensive information about children's health problems at home...

BACKGROUND Government policy encourages increasing involvement of patients in their long-term care. This paper describes the development and pilot evaluation of a 'Medication Review Tool' designed to assist people to participate more effectively in discussions about antipsychotic drug treatment. METHODS The Medication Review Tool developed consisted of a form to help patients identify pros an...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing need for programmatic prevention of cardiometabolic diseases (cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease). Therefore, in the Netherlands, a prevention programme linked to primary care has been developed. This initiative was supported by the national professional organizations of GPs and occupational physicians as well as three large heal...

background: dietary diversity score (dds) measurement was used to assessment of diet quality in different disease like cardiovascular disease. one way to improve the cardiovascular patient's ability is cardiac rehabilitation program that include exercise training, nutrition consultation and psychological treatment. no study was designed to compare the dds before and after dietary consultation a...

BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease patients are more likely to be hospitalized, have higher rates of hospital complications, and have an increased risk of deterioration during hospitalization. Length of stay is an important underlying factor for these increased risks. We aimed to investigate potential medication errors that may occur during hospitalization and its impact on length of hospital stay....

P.P.R.N. d’Hooghe, G.M.M.J. Kerkhoffs (eds.), The Ankle in Football, Sports and Traumatology, DOI 10.1007/978-2-8178-0523-8_24, © Springer-Verlag France 2014 Abstract Due to cumulative exposure to heavy physical demands and to the occurrence of traumatic ankle injuries during their career, former professional football players are likely to suffer in their post-sport life from ankle osteoarthrit...