Urinary Incontinence and Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Over half of women in the United States report urinary incontinence (UI). This condition can be treated conservatively, but many people do not seek treatment. The current correlational study assessed women's knowledge of UI.

Physician Assistant Students' Perception of Online Didactic Education: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: This study describes physician assistant students' perception toward online didactic education and highlights relationships between student characteristics and their preference for online learning.

Methods: A previously validated survey questionnaire was administered online to physician assistant students enrolled in traditional, in-person training programs across the United States. The survey consisted of five Likert-scale statements measuring perceptions of online learning and was rated on a seven-point Likert scale.

Management and treatment of HIV: are primary care clinicians prepared for their new role?

Background: Current literature suggests the number of HIV clinicians in the United States is diminishing. There are 294,834 primary care providers (PCP) in the United States, and, of these, 3101 provide care to HIV-positive patients. More PCPs to treat and manage HIV patients may be the solution to alleviate the HIV provider shortage.

Patient Attitudes Toward Telemedicine-Delivered Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Background: Telemedicine-delivered cardiac rehabilitation (telemedicine-CR) provides an alternative pathway for patients who are unable to participate in conventional CR. Little is known regarding the relationships among potential participants' perceptions of barriers to CR participation, interest in telemedicine-CR, and self-efficacy beliefs toward the use of telemedicine. The purpose of this study was to identify if associations exist between these variables.

Job Satisfaction Among Physician Assistants Practicing Cardiovascular Medicine in the United States.

We assessed overall job satisfaction and factors of job satisfaction among physician assistants (PAs) practicing cardiovascular medicine in the United States. Job satisfaction among health care providers is associated with provider satisfaction and retention, reduced health care costs, increased patient satisfaction, and improved health care. Research regarding job satisfaction among physicians and nurse practitioners has been conducted, but knowledge of job satisfaction among PAs is limited, dated, and inadequate.

Clinical Research Nursing: Awareness and Understanding Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students.

Background: The American Nurses Association recognizes the specialty practice of Clinical Research Nursing, but many new nurses are unaware of the specialty and lack knowledge to effectively interact with research teams.

Method: Participants completed a novel online survey to describe the level of awareness and understanding of the clinical research nursing specialty and the effect of clinical studies on nursing practice in fourth-year baccalaureate nursing program students.

Results: Ninety-three participants completed the survey.

Effect of a Matter of Balance programme on avoidance behaviour due to fear of falling in older adults.

Background: Fear of falling (FOF) is associated with restricted activities, increased risk of falling, and decreased quality of life. A Matter of Balance (AMOB) is an evidence-based programme designed to decrease FOF. The current study investigated the influence of the AMOB on activity avoidance caused by FOF in older adults using the Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire (FFABQ), health-related quality of life, and a question regarding concerns about falling.

Laboratory Animal Workers' Attitudes and Perceptions Concerning Occupational Risk and Injury.

Little is known regarding the risk perceptions and attitudes of laboratory animal care workers toward biologic safety. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess the attitudes and perceptions of laboratory animal workers toward occupational and injury risk. Subscribers to the CompMed and TechLink listservs (n = 4808) were surveyed electronically, and 5.

Physician assistant program directors' attitudes, practices, and plans regarding financial compensation to clinical sites.

Purpose: Some physician assistant (PA) program directors believe paying clinicians and administrators for clinical sites is fair and necessary, while others regard such practices as undermining traditional altruistic motivations for precepting. The purpose of this study was to assess PA program directors' attitudes on this topic and describe current practices and future plans regarding compensation to clinical sites.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was sent to directors of PA programs with continuing and provisional accreditation status in 2012.

Relationship between strength, function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic lung disease: is there an influence of gender?

Purpose: Chronic lung disease results in impaired quality of life (QOL) linked to loss of muscular strength and functional ability. Inequalities in strength and function may place women at greater risk than men. This study evaluated the influence of gender on the relationship between muscular strength, functional ability, and QOL.

Femoral neck stress fracture in Air Force basic trainees.

Stress fractures are a common overuse problem among military trainees resulting in preventable morbidity, prolonged training, and long-term disability following military service. Femoral neck stress fractures (FNSFs) account for 2% of all stress fractures but result in disproportionate burden in terms of cost and convalescence. The purpose of this study was to describe and investigate FNSF in U.

Infection control professionals' information-seeking preferences.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to: 1) establish whether infection control professionals (ICPs) who had access to and utilised medical librarian services for evidence-based medicine (EBM) research perceived this assistance to be useful and 2) to establish whether ICPs who used electronic or hard copy resources for EBM research perceived that those resources had a significant impact on their work.

Methods: Convenience sampling was used to collect quantitative data via a questionnaire. Study participants were members of South-west and Western chapters of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Perceived influence of community oral health curriculum on graduates' dental practice choice and volunteerism.

The purpose of this study was to determine if A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ASDOH) curricular content regarding community oral health has influenced graduates' dental practice choice and volunteering activities in their communities.

SNAP participation in preschool-aged children and prevalence of overweight and obesity.

Background: An increased prevalence of overweight and obesity for adults on government-funded nutrition assistance, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has been observed; however, this association among preschool-aged children is not well understood. Longitudinal research designs tracking changes in body mass index-for-age (BMI) in children of low-income households may provide a clearer picture of the association between SNAP participation and overweight and obesity among this age group. To determine if there is a relationship between SNAP participation and overweight and obesity prevalence in low-income, preschool children, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis of children in a Head Start program, and a longitudinal analysis of those children who were enrolled for 2 years.

Relationship of physical and functional independence and perceived quality of life of veteran patients with Alzheimer disease.

Alzheimer disease not only affects the cognitive function but also impacts one's abilities to perform daily tasks. This study evaluated for correlation between the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer disease (QoL-AD) and the level of independence and to evaluate the statistical difference between patients' quality of life and proxy perception of quality of life by utilizing the Katz activities of daily living and QoL-AD on patients and QoL-AD on caregivers. There was a small positive correlation (r = .

Is harmonica playing an effective adjunct therapy to pulmonary rehabilitation?

Purpose: This randomized controlled trial examined the effect harmonica playing has on various clinical, psychosocial, and functional outcomes among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).

Method: Twenty-eight participants (Age 69.9 ± 1.

Isolated and combined effects of aerobic and strength exercise on post-exercise blood pressure and cardiac vagal reactivation in normotensive men.

The purpose of this study was to examine blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and cardiac vagal reactivation (VR) after an aerobic training session (ATS), a strength training session (STS), and a combined aerobic and strength training session (ASTS) in normotensive men. Eleven healthy men (age 26.8 ± 2.

Acute cardiovascular response in anabolic androgenic steroid users performing maximal treadmill exercise testing.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular effects of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use, specifically the hemodynamic response, during maximal treadmill exercise testing by comparing the exercise response between users of AAS (U-AAS) and non-AAS users (N-AAS). Twenty-four men (n=12; 29+/-3.4 years and n=12; 29.

Relationship between body mass index, nutrition, strength, and function in elderly individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Purpose: Individuals with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are frequently characterized as cachectic and suffering from generalized weight loss and muscle wasting. Loss of body mass is associated with disability and premature mortality, and body mass index (BMI) has been used as a marker for nutritional status and to predict survival. This cross-sectional study evaluated the association between BMI (kg/m(2)), nutritional intake, strength, and function in 19 elderly (70 +/- 1 years) men and women (BMI = 27.

Progression of Resistance Training Intensity among Older COPD Patients: A Comparison of 2 Resistance Training Studies.

Objective: This comparison study examined strength and functional fitness (FF) outcomes between 2 single-set resistance training (SSRT) studies of differing intensity progressions (rapid progression [RP] versus delayed progression [DP]) among elderly pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) patients to determine if there is a threshold effect for training intensity.

Methods: Twenty PR patients participating in identical hospital-based PR programs, which met twice a week for 8 weeks, were randomly assigned to SSRT programs, which differed in intensity progression (RP: n = 10, mean age = 71.0 +/- 3.

Balancing with vibration: a prelude for "drift and act" balance control.

Stick balancing at the fingertip is a powerful paradigm for the study of the control of human balance. Here we show that the mean stick balancing time is increased by about two-fold when a subject stands on a vibrating platform that produces vertical vibrations at the fingertip (0.001 m, 15-50 Hz).

Validation of functional fitness tests as surrogates for strength measurement in frail, older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Objective: This study evaluated the relationship of functional field tests to traditional laboratory strength tests in 40 frail, older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Design: Participants completed two trials of upper (chest press) and lower (leg press) body maximal strength (maximal weight lifted one time) testing and one trial of functional fitness testing (Arm Curl, Lift and Reach, Chair Stand, Up and Go). The maximal weight lifted one-time values from both trials were compared with functional fitness test values to identify valid surrogates.

The effect of strength training on functional fitness in older patients with chronic lung disease enrolled in pulmonary rehabilitation.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a strength training-enhanced program and a traditional pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program on functional fitness (FF) in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using the Senior Fitness Test. Twenty patients were recruited from an outpatient PR program. After completing baseline measures, including muscular strength and the Senior Fitness Test, patients were randomly assigned to the strength training program (TR+ST, n = 10) or traditional PR program (TR, n = 10).

How cardiac rehabilitation relates to quality of life.

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between adherence to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQL) with a 12-week, Phase-II CR program. Previously collected data from 153 CR patients (114 males, 39 females; 69.1 years of age +/- 11.