Mālama nā makua i nā keiki me ka hānō: Native Hawaiian Parents Caring for Their Children with Asthma (Part 2).

: Native Hawaiian children have the highest prevalence of asthma among all ethnicities in Hawai'i. Mālama Part 2 describes continuing research, exploring contemporary native Hawaiian parents' perspective, and experience of caring for their children with asthma in the context of uncertainty while living on the islands of Hawai'i, Kaua'i, Maui, Moloka'i and Lāna'i. : Descriptive qualitative approach by means of directed content analysis using focus groups was applied to this study.

Acute rheumatic fever in American Samoa.

Acute rheumatic fever is common among Samoans in Hawaii. During 2 visits to evaluate the magnitude of rheumatic fever problem among Samoans in American Samoa, we identified 148 patients with rheumatic fever on penicillin prophylaxis. Retrospective chart reviews were done showing possible delays in diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever.

Workplace-based return-to-work interventions: a systematic review of the quantitative literature.

Introduction: A systematic review was conducted to review the effectiveness of workplace-based return-to-work (RTW) interventions.

Method: Seven databases were searched, in English and French, between January 1990 and December 2003 for peer-reviewed studies of RTW interventions provided at the workplace to workers with work disability associated with musculoskeletal or other pain-related conditions. Methodological quality appraisal and data extraction were conducted by pairs of reviewers.

Functional assessment of injured workers: a profile of assessor practices.

Background: Considerable controversy and limited information surrounds the use of performance-based functional assessments for determining an injured worker's ability to function at work.

Purpose: Amidst a variety of protocols, philosophies and tools, the key aspects of different assessment approaches are described and compared across a range of assessment provider organizations.

Method: Qualitative and quantitative strategies were used to generate an in-depth understanding of the different assessment practices among 23 Southern Ontario assessment providers.