Need Fulfillment and Missing in Long Distance Relationships

In the context of long distance relationships, we examined the association between individuals'\ud need fulfillment and the extent to which they missed their partner. We predicted that need\ud fulfillment would be negatively associated with missing, such that the less an individual's\ud relationship needs are being met, the more he or she will miss his or her partner. In a\ud correlational analysis, need fulfillment positively predicted missing a partner, contrary to our\ud main hypothesis. Moderated multiple regression analyses revealed no significant interactions\ud between need fulfillment and need expectations, need importance, biological sex, or need\ud fulfillment by social networks

Decreasing Door-to-Door Times for Infliximab Infusions in a Children\u27s Hospital Observation Unit

Introduction: Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often require infliximab infusions to manage their disease. Infusions administered in the hospital setting require the patient and their families to devote many hours away from home. Changing to a rapid infusion protocol has been shown in the literature to be safe and has the potential to decrease time spent in the hospital receiving infusions. Methods: We describe stepwise changes made over a 4-month period to improve infliximab infusion efficiency and lessen the time spent in the hospital by IBD patients and their families. These changes included the implementation of a standardized order set, defaulting to rapid infusions for eligible patients, eliminating the post-infusion observation window, and improving the pharmacy\u27s efficiency in preparing infusion medications. We utilized several established quality improvement tools, including a smart aim, key driver diagram, plan-do-study-act cycles, and statistical process control charts to measure these interventions. Results: Within three months of starting, the average door-to-door time patients spent in the hospital decreased by 128 minutes (2 hours 8 minutes). This improvement amounts to 768 minutes (12 hours 48 minutes) per year of time returned for normal childhood activities outside of the hospital. There were no infusion reactions during the period monitored. Conclusions: Implementation of a rapid infliximab infusion protocol made an impressive impact on freed family time without sacrificing patient safety. The changes we implemented could be helpful to other centers interested in decreasing in-hospital time for patients with IBD and their families

The cultivation of the tubercle bacillus on artificial media

Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 1930.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 171-202).by Milton Mezoff, Morris F. Shaffer.B.S