Predicting Nurses' Turnover: The Aversive Effects of Decreased Identity, Poor Interpersonal Communication, and Learned Helplessness.

Through a social identity theoretical lens, this study examines how nurses' identification with their working small group, unit, or floor, nursing role (e.g., staff ER nurse, nurse practitioner), and nursing profession relate to nurses' interaction involvement, willingness to confront conflict, feelings of learned helplessness, and tenure (employment turnover) intentions.

The impact of psoriasis on health care costs and patient work loss.

Background: There are few comprehensive estimates of the cost of psoriasis in the United States.

Objective: We sought to quantify the incremental direct medical and indirect work loss costs associated with psoriasis.

Methods: A de-identified claims database from 31 self-insured employers during the period 1998 to 2005 was used.

The direct and indirect cost burden of atopic dermatitis: an employer-payer perspective.

The goal of this study was to quantify the incremental direct medical and indirect work-loss costs associated with patients diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD). A de-identified administrative claims database was used comprising 5.1 million covered beneficiaries from 31 Fortune 500 self-insured employers between 1998 and 2005.

Cost-minimization analysis of once-weekly versus thrice-weekly epoetin alfa for chemotherapy-related anemia.

Background: For individuals with chemotherapy-related anemia, the clinical effectiveness of epoetin alfa (EPO) dosed once weekly ([QW], 40,000 units per dose) has been demonstrated to be indistinguishable from that observed with thrice-weekly dosing ([TIW], 10,000 units per dose). Whether the advantage of less-frequent administration justifies the higher EPO dosage used in the weekly regimen in terms of overall cost of care is unknown.

Objective: To conduct a cost-minimization analysis comparing QW and TIW EPO dosing from a societal perspective.