Browsing by Subject "health care"

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    Associations of health behaviors with human papillomavirus vaccine uptake, completion, and intentions among female undergraduate students
    (SAGE Journals, 2016-09) Winger, Joseph G.; Christy, Shannon M.; Mosher, Catherine E.; Psychology, School of Science
    This study explored associations between health behaviors and human papillomavirus vaccine receipt/intentions among female undergraduates. Participants (N = 286) completed a survey assessing human papillomavirus vaccine uptake (receiving 1–3 shots vs no shots), completion (receiving 3 shots vs 1–2 shots), and intentions as well as various health behaviors. Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake and completion were associated with receipt of other preventive medical care; completion was associated with having a regular healthcare provider. Among unvaccinated students (n = 115), increased human papillomavirus vaccine intentions were associated with flu shot and human immunodeficiency virus test receipt. Findings suggest promoting human papillomavirus vaccination with other preventive medical care might improve vaccine receipt.
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    Center for Health Economics Research
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2012-04-13) Royalty, Anne Beeson
    The Center for Health Economics Research (CHER) was established by the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI in response to the pressing need for research on health, health care, and health insurance. The Center brings together researchers across the campus and the state with interests in any area of health and health care which can be informed by economics or with implications for economic outcomes. CHER researchers have a diverse set of interests and expertise, ranging from health insurance and health care cost growth to competition in health care markets to health-related quality of life. The Center also plays a local role in linking IUPUI to the community through shared interests in health care and research partnerships in collaboration with medical, business and government entities. In addition, the CHER is linked to and supportive of the Economics Ph.D. program with a specialization in Health Economics. This poster will present an overview of Center researchers, their research, and the upcoming Midwest Health Economics Conference to be hosted by CHER, the Department of Economics, the School of Liberal Arts, and IUPUI.
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    Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA: NHANES (2013–2018)
    (BMJ, 2021) Davis-Ajami, Mary L.; Lu, Zhiqiang K.; Wu, Jun
    Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between delivery of healthcare provider's advice about lifestyle management and lifestyle behavioural change in pre-diabetes management in adults who were overweight or obese. Design: This cross-sectional study included adults with body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2 and reporting pre-diabetes in USA. Outcomes included the prevalence of receiving provider's advice on lifestyle management and patterns of practicing lifestyle change. The association between delivery of provider's advice and lifestyle-related behavioural change in pre-diabetes management was examined. Setting: US Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2018). Participants: A total of 1039 adults with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 reported pre-diabetes. Results: Of eligible adults with pre-diabetes, 76.8% received provider's advice about lifestyle change. The advice group showed higher proportions of ongoing lifestyle change than no advice group, including weight reduction/control (80.1% vs 70.9%, p=0.018), exercise (70.9% vs 60.9%, p=0.013) and diet modifications (83.8% vs 61.8%, p<0.001). After adjustment, those receiving provider's advice were more likely to increase exercise (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.38) and modify diet (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.82 to 4.96). Conclusion: Over 75% of US adults who were overweight or obese and reported pre-diabetes received healthcare provider's advice about reducing the risk of diabetes through lifestyle change. Provider's advice increased the likelihood of lifestyle-related behavioural change to exercise and diet.
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    Google Glass and Health Care: Initial Legal and Ethical Questions
    (American Health Lawyers Association, 2015) Terry, Nicolas P.; Priest, Chad S.; Szotek, Paul P.; School of Nursing
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    Health Care Today Good Business Bad Medicine
    (Association of Kenya Physicians, 2007) Aluoch, J. A.; Association of Kenya Physicians Scientific Conference (11th : Mar. 2007 : Eldoret, Kenya)
    HEALTH CARE TODAY • POLITICAL INFLUENCE. • EXPANDING SERVICES • QUALITY OF CARE. • PRIVATE CARE Vs PUBLIC SERVICE.
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    Infection Control through the Work Order Process in Health Care Facilities
    (2020-04-20) Michael, Christopher; Ray, Matt; Goodman, David; Cooney, Elaine
    Construction, demolition, and maintenance projects in the hospital setting and in other health care facilities provide a challenging and rewarding employment opportunity to the construction trades. This type of work is significantly different than in other types of commercial settings in the fact that patient safety through the environment is first and foremost. Working both efficiently and safely maximize process improvement and overall employee satisfaction throughout an organization by understanding the policies and expectations. It also requires a sharing of knowledge through all of the construction trades about complex issues such as infection prevention, containment types, specialty tools, proper dress, and how critical communication is. In 2017, The Joint Commission, a major hospital accrediting body, addressed several issues that relate to construction, maintenance, and demolition. The need to have an Infection Control Risk assessment for work orders to ensure hospital trades are minimizing the risk of spreading infection through health care facilities is a top priority. The Joint Commission does not set out how hospital workers should do their jobs, but it is looking to see ways in which health care facilities take action to adequately address the issue of infections spreading through construction, maintenance, and demolition. Having a clearly defined process in place to address work orders as they come into the computer maintenance management system (CMMS) will help identify the level of infection control needed, the tools, barriers, and specialty items to minimize the risk of exposing patients to infections. The process will include identifying the critical areas of the hospital, the flow of work identification, (regular power tools are not allowed without HEPA filters in certain regions), barriers, and materials, if any, as well as any associated costs.
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    Information Technology’s Failure to Disrupt Healthcare
    (2012-07) Terry, Nicolas P.
    Information Technology (IT) surrounds us every day. IT products and services from smart phones and search engines to online banking and stock trading have been transformative. However, IT has made only modest and less than disruptive inroads into healthcare. This article explores the economic and technological relationships between healthcare and healthcare information technologies (HIT), asks (leveraging the work of Clayton Christensen) whether current conceptions of HIT are disruptive or merely sustaining, and canvasses various explanations for HIT’s failure to disrupt healthcare. The conclusion is that contemporary HIT is only a sustaining rather than disruptive technology. Notwithstanding that we live in a world of disruption, healthcare is more akin to the stubborn television domain, where similarly complex relationships and market concentrations have impeded the forces of disruption. There are three potential exceptions to this pessimistic conclusion. First, because advanced HIT is not a good fit for episodic healthcare delivery, we may be experiencing a holding pattern while healthcare rights itself with the introduction of process-centric care models. Second, the 2010 PCAST report was correct, the healthcare data model is broken. If Stage 3 of the MU subsidy program or some other initiative can fundamentally rethink interoperability (and we can fix the privacy issues) investment and innovation will migrate to data services built on top of shareable data. The final and potentially most interesting exception may be Mobile Medical Apps; products that are built on hugely disruptive platforms and championed by some of our most disruptive companies. Leveraging the growing computing power of smartphones and linkable biometric sensors, these apps hold the promise for “healthcare everywhere” and may be where the real disruption of healthcare will begin.
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    Making health care decisions. [Chapter 1]
    (1982-10) United States. President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
    Studies the issues of informed consent regarding health care choices.
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    Making health care decisions. [Chapter 2]
    (1982-10) United States. President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
    Studies the issues of informed consent regarding health care choices.
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    Making health care decisions. [Chapter 3]
    (1982-10) United States. President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
    Studies the issues of informed consent regarding health care choices.