NC Med J March/April 2010, Volume 71, Number 2 I am a “SNFist” or a “SNFologist.” That is to say that I devote my full-time medical practice to taking care of residents and patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Firsthand knowledge and daily interactions with patients in various settings and different facilities has allowed me to gain insight into some of the challenges and opportunities ...

OBJECTIVE To examine associations between household income, access to sports facilities and gyms, and physical activity in an English city. METHOD A cross sectional geographical study was conducted in six neighbourhoods in the city of Norwich in August and September 2004. Participants were (n=401) adults who received, completed, and returned questionnaires. Road distances to facilities were c...

BACKGROUND Occupation remains an unmet need in long-term dementia care. To increase residents' occupation, knowledge of types of occupation related to wellbeing, and organizational and environmental characteristics encouraging involvement in these types of occupation, is indispensable. METHODS In this explorative study, Dementia Care Mapping was used to study involvement in different types of...

The purpose of this study was to obtain information about the effect physical education learning. method in used path analysis. sample included amounted 80 students. results analysis show that contribution Physical Education Learning Schedule (X1) Outcomes (Y) is significant at 0.761. , Facilities (X2) on which 0.687, Motivation (X3) learning outcomes 0.677 0.420 Means 0.401. conclusion schedul...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe physical therapy provided to patients with stroke in inpatient rehabilitation facilities. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data were collected from 972 patients with stroke receiving physical therapy services at 6 rehabilitation facilities in the United States. Descriptive statistics were derived to describe physical therapy sessions, inclu...

BACKGROUND It is recommended that young people should engage in 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) a day for health benefits, but few teenagers actually meet this recommendation. Policy-makers play a vital role in designing physical activity initiatives, but they generally do this with little or no input from the intervention recipients. This study explores the recommendations made ...

INTRODUCTION Burnout causes physical and emotional tireness, job dissatisfaction, resulting in reduced efficiency and a feeling of alienation from colleagues. Also, job satisfaction has a major impact on job-related behaviors, such as turnover intention, absenteeism, and job performance. The aim of this study was to determine job burnout, job satisfaction rate, and related factors among health ...

Use of outcome measures in physical therapy practice is central to evaluating the effectiveness of treatment interventions, providing accountability and addressing quality of physical therapy programs. There is limited discussion on barriers and facilitators to using outcome measures in physical therapy practice. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence a physical therap...