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.

Systematic review and analysis of self-efficacy in sun protection measurement instruments.

Objective: The objective of this study was toidentify and appraise available sun protection self-efficacy instruments and synthesize information.

Data Source: A systematic search of electronic databases from 2005 to 2023 included PubMed, CINAHL, Embase and PsycINFO .

Background: While instruments have been developed to evaluate sun-protective behaviors and self-efficacy separately, sun-protection self-efficacy instruments have yet to be widely studied.

Clinical evaluation of the FreeStyle Precision Pro system.

Background: A new version of international standard (ISO 15197) and CLSI Guideline (POCT12) with more stringent accuracy criteria are near publication. We evaluated the glucose test performance of the FreeStyle Precision Pro system, a new blood glucose monitoring system (BGMS) designed to enhance accuracy for point-of-care testing (POCT).

Methods: Precision, interference and system accuracy with 503 blood samples from capillary, venous and arterial sources were evaluated in a multicenter study.

Performance of a glucose meter with a built-in automated bolus calculator versus manual bolus calculation in insulin-using subjects.

Background: Patients consider multiple parameters in adjusting prandial insulin doses for optimal glycemic control. Difficulties in calculations can lead to incorrect doses or induce patients to administer fixed doses, rely on empirical estimates, or skip boluses.

Method: A multicenter study was conducted with 205 diabetes subjects who were on multiple daily injections of rapid/ short-acting insulin.

Performance of a new test strip for freestyle blood glucose monitoring systems.

Background: a new strip, designed to enhance the ease of use and minimize interference of non-glucose sugars, has been developed to replace the current FreeStyle (Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, CA) blood glucose test strip. We evaluated the performance of this new strip.

Methods: laboratory evaluation included precision, linearity, dynamic range, effects of operating temperature, humidity, altitude, hematocrit, interferents, and blood reapplication.

A determination of the prevalence of gender-based violence among conflict-affected populations in East Timor.

The Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium designed a standardised questionnaire to measure gender-based violence (GBV) prevalence in conflict-affected settings. A preliminary field test was undertaken July-August 2002 in one urban and one rural district in East Timor to assess the prevalence of GBV among women 18-49 years of age during and after conflict. The field test used a cross-sectional survey design with a two-stage random selection process.

The BCR/ABL transgene causes abnormal NK cell differentiation and can be found in circulating NK cells of advanced phase chronic myelogenous leukemia patients.

NK cells from the blood of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients are progressively decreased in number as the disease progresses from chronic phase to blast crisis. We hypothesize that BCR/ABL may be directly responsible by interfering with NK cell differentiation. CD34(+)HLA-DR(+) cells from CML patients were studied for their capacity to differentiate into NK cells.