138 research outputs found
Impact of visual art in patient waiting rooms: survey of patients attending a transplant clinic in Dumfries
Stigma and GPsâ perceptions of dementia
YesObjectives: General practitioners (GPs) are crucial to improving timely diagnosis, but little is reported about how they
perceive dementia, and whether their perceptions display any elements of stigma. The aim of this study was to explore how
GPsâ perceptions of dementia map onto current conceptualizations of stigma and whether GPs feel that stigma affects
timely diagnosis.
Methods: Twenty-three GPs from England were interviewed by telephone. Data were analyzed by means of content
analysis. This involved open coding followed by the application of a coding framework derived from the literature to
explore how and to what extent their perceptions relate to stigma as well as the unique nature of their perceptions.
Results: Three themes emerged from the analysis: (1) âmaking sense of dementiaâ, (2) ârelating perceptions of dementia to
oneselfâ and (3) âconsidering the consequences of dementiaâ. GPsâ perceptions of dementia mapped onto current
conceptualizations of stigma. Perceptions about dementia that were linked to their own existential anxiety and to a
perceived similarity between people with dementia and themselves were particularly salient. GPs perceived dementia as a
stigma which was gradually being overcome but that stigma still hindered timely diagnosis. They provided examples of
structural discrimination within the health service, including lack of time for patients and shortcomings in training that
were to the detriment of people with dementia.
Conclusion: Measures to involve GPs in tackling stigma should include training and opportunities to explore how they
perceive dementia, as well as support to address structural discrimination.The study was funded by Alzheimer Europe (Luxembourg) in the form of tuition fees for Dianne Gove for her PhD study
Gamma-Ray Observations of a Giant Flare from The Magnetar SGR 1806-20
Magnetars comprise two classes of rotating neutron stars (Soft Gamma
Repeaters (SGRs) and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars), whose X-ray emission is powered
by an ultrastrong magnetic field, B ~ 10^15 G. Occasionally SGRs enter into
active episodes producing many short X-ray bursts; extremely rarely (about once
per 50 years per source), SGRs emit a giant flare, an event with total energy
at least 1000 times higher than their typical bursts. Here we report that, on
2004 December 27, SGR 1806-20 emitted the brightest extra-solar transient event
ever recorded, even surpassing the full moon brightness for 0.2 seconds. The
total (isotropic) flare energy is 2x10^46 erg, 100 times higher than the only
two previous events, making this flare a once in a century event. This colossal
energy release likely occurred during a catastrophic reconfiguration of the
magnetar's magnetic field. Such an event would have resembled a short, hard
Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) if it had occurred within 40 Mpc, suggesting that
extragalactic SGR flares may indeed form a subclass of GRBs.Comment: Submitted to Nature 2005-02-02, revised 2005-03-01. 21 pp, incl. 6
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Parental use of the Internet to seek health information and primary care utilisation for their child: a cross-sectional study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Using the Internet to seek health information is becoming more common. Its consequences on health care utilisation are hardly known in the general population, in particular among children whose parents seek health information on the Internet. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between parental use of the Internet to seek health information and primary care utilisation for their child.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This cross-sectional survey has been carried out in a population of parents of pre-school children in France. The main outcome measure was the self-reported number of primary care consultations for the child, according to parental use of the Internet to seek health information, adjusted for the characteristics of the parents and their child respectively, and parental use of other health information sources.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 1 068 out of 2 197 questionnaires were returned (response rate of 49%). No association was found between parental use of the Internet to seek health information and the number of consultations within the last 12 months for their child. Variables related to the number of primary care consultations were characteristics of the child (age, medical conditions, homeopathic treatment), parental characteristics (occupation, income, stress level) and consultation of other health information sources (advice from pharmacist, relatives).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We did not find any relationship between parental use of the Internet to seek health information and primary care utilisation for children. The Internet seems to be used as a supplement to health services rather than as a replacement.</p
Robots and human dignity: a consideration of the effects of robot care on the dignity of older people
Exploring psychosocial interventions for people with dementia that enhance personhood and relate to legacy- an integrative review
Telling Stories About Lewis and Clark: Does History Still Matter?
It is obvious that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are famous men. The story of their expedition and the people who traveled with them, including Clark\u27s enslaved African-American York and the Indian woman called Sacajawea, is an iconic narrative of Americana. The fifty-four page annotated list of books, pamphlets, and articles published between 1906 and 2001 in The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition attests to a fascination that took hold during the centennial of their great trek and threatens to swamp us all during its bicentennial
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