Qualitative Evaluation of Individual and Group Well-Child Care.

Objective: Individual well care (IWC) is the standard delivery model for well-child care in the United States. Alternative models, such as group well care (GWC), may create opportunities to enhance care for babies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate parents' perceptions of social/wellness benefits and system challenges of IWC and GWC.

Identifying and assessing interests and concerns of priority populations for work-site programs to promote physical activity.

The work site has been identified as an ideal context for promoting physical activity. Assessing employee interest, identifying who could most benefit, and understanding impact of work-related barriers on potential participation is key. We conducted focus groups and surveyed the employee population of a large urban hospital.

Un Corazón Saludable: factors influencing outcomes of an exercise program designed to impact cardiac and metabolic risks among urban Latinas.

A high prevalence of physical inactivity, metabolic risk factors, and depression place Latinas in peril of developing cardiovascular disease. "Un Corazón Saludable: A Healthy Heart" was developed to engage urban Latinas in physical activity and increase awareness of cardiac and metabolic risk factors. Two hundred and twenty-five Latinas enrolled in the program that included salsa aerobics and culturally sensitive health education modules.

Family caregiver satisfaction with care at end of life: report from the cultural variations study (CVAS).

The objective of this study was to examine differences in family caregiver satisfaction with care at end of life based on site of death, in an observational study involving advanced cancer patients and their family caregivers. The study was based on follow-up interviews with 28 family caregivers of 28 patients who died during a two-year prospective study involving 68 patients and 68 family caregivers. Telephone interviews addressed the circumstances of the patients 'death, their satisfaction with the care provided to the patient, and their satisfaction with how well they were attended to by health providers.

Reiki--review of a biofield therapy history, theory, practice, and research.

Reiki is a vibrational, or subtle energy, therapy most commonly facilitated by light touch, which is believed to balance the biofield and strengthen the body's ability to heal itself. Although systematic study of efficacy is scant thus far, Reiki is increasingly used as an adjunct to conventional medical care, both in and out of hospital settings. This article will describe the practice and review the history and theory of Reiki, giving readers a context for the growing popularity of this healing modality.

What's end of life got to do with it? Research ethics with populations at life's end.

Purpose: This study addressed key concerns that gave rise to the question of whether special guidelines were needed to monitor research at the end of life.

Design And Methods: Summary of established ethical and legal guidelines that govern the conduct of research with human subjects, with discussion of issues relevant to populations at life's end. Discussion of whether special guidelines are indicated focuses on four questions concerning: (a).