Publications by authors named "Judith Longworth"
The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the therapeutic value of opioid rotation in a large pediatric oncology center. The details for opioid prescriptions, over the course of a year, were obtained from the medical records of children with cancer who had a rotation of opioid during their admission. Twenty-two children or 14% of children on opioid therapy underwent 30 opioid rotations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To examine the factors that influence Hispanic women's decisions to initiate or not initiate hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause to manage symptoms or to prevent longer-term conditions.
Data Sources: A descriptive study of 51 Hispanic women who completed the Spanish version of the Menopausal Decision-Making Questionnaire (S-MDMQ) to describe their experience with and perceptions about menopause.
Conclusions: Most of the low-income Hispanic women in this study would elect not to take HRT; however, they do use exercise, diet, vitamins, and other self-care activities to manage symptoms of menopause.
Purpose: The loss of patients to follow-up for abnormal findings from Pap screenings is an important public health concern, particularly among poor and minority women. This study explores factors affecting incomplete follow-up among a group of Hispanic women with low incomes.
Description Of Study: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted of 11 Hispanic patients with incomplete Pap smear follow-up at a public clinic in a major city in south Texas.
Purpose: To describe elements of an economic intelligence quotient (IQ) that can be used to enhance the nurse practitioner's (NP) fiscal viability in a primary care setting.
Data Sources: Anecdotal data from providers and administrators; clinical experiences of the authors; scientific and government publications and guidelines.
Conclusions: In the United States, managed care cost-containment initiatives have led to competition among physicians and NPs for patients and jobs.