Publications by authors named "H Tabenkin"
Background: Teaching Internal Medicine is mainly hospital-based. Chronic diseases are treated mostly in community-based ambulatory care. This study describes our experience during the first year of teaching Internal Medicine in the community, with a focus on chronic disease management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Radical prostatectomy is one option for treating localized prostate cancer, but it can cause functional impairment of the urogenital system.
Objectives: To describe the outcomes of radical prostatectomy as perceived by the patients, and their ways of coping with them.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative study of 22 men with localized prostatic cancer 1 year after surgery.
Background: Acute cough, often caused by a viral respiratory infection, is a common symptom in primary care. Although clinical guidelines recommend symptomatic treatment for acute cough, antibiotics are frequently prescribed.
Objective: To determine antibiotic prescribing for acute cough at the initial consultation and to follow subsequent medical consultations and use of medications.
Purpose: To assess the change in utilization of personal and health care services following surgery for hip fracture in elderly patients rehabilitated in the community.
Methods: A descriptive study of patients hospitalized in the orthopedic surgery ward for traumatic hip fracture. The first interview took place after surgery and included functional and medical data, and details on utilization of personal and health care services in the month prior to surgery.