Outdoor workers' perceptions of skin cancer prevention: a qualitative study.

Objectives: Outdoor workers are at increased risk for skin cancer and melanoma. This qualitative study aimed to explore outdoor workers' perspectives and experiences of primary (i.e.

Understanding Diabetes-Related Distress Characteristics and Psychosocial Support Preferences of Urban African American Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand diabetes-related distress (DRD) characteristics and identify psychosocial support preferences of urban African American adults living with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods A 2-phase, mixed-methods sequential explanatory study design was used to gather data. In phase 1, a purposive sample of participants (N = 155) was recruited and asked to complete a written survey.

Dorsal percutaneous cannulated screw fixation for delayed union and nonunion of the scaphoid.

Background: Percutaneous fixation of fractures of the scaphoid is well documented in the acute setting by both dorsal and volar methods. What is not commonly discussed is the use of this method for delayed unions and nonunions of the scaphoid. The authors present their case series of patients who underwent dorsal percutaneous fixation for delayed union or nonunion of the scaphoid.

Long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina on the psychological well-being of evacuees.

Hurricane Katrina of August 2005 forced more than one million people to evacuate the Gulf Coast of the United States. This study examines the psychological health and well-being of a subset of evacuees to determine the prevalence of ongoing mental health problems. Interviews were conducted with 101 adults who evacuated to Louisville, Kentucky, and were living in the state at the one-year anniversary of the event or had recently returned to the Gulf Coast.

The Radial Artery Pedicle Perforator Flap: Vascular Analysis and Clinical Implications.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the location, size, and vascular territory of the radial artery cutaneous perforators.

Methods: Twenty-six human cadaveric forearms were dissected. All cutaneous radial artery perforators were analyzed for total number, orientation, location, and external diameter.

Health information and health risk behaviors in a sample of college students.

College students often engage in behaviors that put their health at risk. In this study, 810 University of Louisville students (ages 18-24) completed an online assessment of their health risk behaviors. Additional information was collected concerning the types and sources of health information received by the students and how much trust the students had in the information sources.

A worldwide perspective of atypical pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia.

Rationale: Controversy still exists in the international literature regarding the need to use antimicrobials covering atypical pathogens when initially treating hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In different regions of the world, monotherapy with a beta-lactam antimicrobial is common.

Objectives: We sought to correlate the incidence of CAP due to atypical pathogens in different regions of the world with the proportion of patients treated with an atypical regimen in those same regions.

Changing health care worker behavior in relation to respiratory disease transmission with a novel training approach that uses biosimulation.

Background: This pilot study was conducted to determine whether supplementing standard classroom training methods regarding respiratory disease transmission with a visual demonstration could improve the use of personal protective equipment among emergency department nurses.

Methods: Participants included 20 emergency department registered nurses randomized into 2 groups: control and intervention. The intervention group received supplemental training using the visual demonstration of respiratory particle dispersion.

Predicting the outcome of carpal tunnel release.

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that the result of steroid injection in the carpal tunnel provides a better predictor of the outcome of later surgery. We also explored other possible factors that might predict the outcome directly or interact with the results of steroid injection to better predict the outcome.

Method: We performed a historical cohort study on 57 patients who had carpal tunnel release.