Publications by authors named "Jule Muegge"
Objective: To assess COVID-19 vaccination prevalence and explore whether health beliefs were associated with vaccination among firefighters.
Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was distributed to Minnesota firefighters in March - April 2022. Survey questions included demographics, vaccination status, and beliefs about COVID-19 and vaccines.
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- Meaning in life is linked to better health and longevity, potentially through healthier behaviors like physical activity, but little has been done to leverage meaning in exercise interventions.
- The study introduces the Meaningful Activity Program (MAP to Health), a web-based intervention designed for middle-aged adults to enhance physical activity by focusing on meaning and self-determination.
- The pilot trial involved 35 participants who used MAP for 8 weeks, measuring changes in their motivation and activity levels, with results indicating the program's potential to influence behavior through increased meaning and psychological fulfillment.
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- Opioid-related deaths in the U.S. are increasing, prompting the development of a shared decision-making (SDM) system aimed at helping primary care clinicians (PCCs) diagnose and treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).
- The cluster-randomized trial involves primary care clinics from three healthcare systems, where some clinics will utilize the OUD-SDM system that provides alerts, screening support, and treatment guidance for patients at high risk for OUD.
- The study, which began in April 2021 and will run until December 2023, aims to measure the effectiveness of the SDM system in improving diagnosis and treatment rates for OUD, with results expected in 2024.
Background: Thrombocytopenia is a common perioperative clinical problem and preoperative platelet transfusion prior to surgery is standard practice. Recent platelet trials and literature reviews have found no association between platelet count and bleeding incidence except when platelet count is extremely low. Our aim was to evaluate the bleeding risk and the overall platelet transfusion management among pediatric patients with severe thrombocytopenia based on whether they were preoperatively transfused versus transfused at time of incision.
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