4 results match your criteria: "From the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita[Affiliation]"

Objective: Workplace health programs can be ineffective, and changes are likely to be temporary without first establishing a wellness infrastructure. This study sought to determine whether attending a WorkWell KS Building the Worksite Wellness Foundation (Foundation) workshop enabled worksites to develop this infrastructure.

Methods: Survey data were collected from worksites before attending a workshop and approximately 1 year later.

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Predictors of guideline treatment nonadherence and the impact on survival in patients with colorectal cancer.

J Natl Compr Canc Netw

January 2015

From the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas; Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia; University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; and Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia.

Background: This study investigated the effect of comorbidity, age, health insurance payer status, and race on the risk of patient nonadherence to NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Colon and Rectal Cancers. In addition, the prognostic impact of NCCN treatment nonadherence on overall survival was assessed.

Patients And Methods: Patients with CRC who received primary treatment at Memorial University Medical Center from 2003 to 2010 were eligible for this study.

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Purpose: The purpose of this preliminary study was to describe and explore the behavioral autonomy (both independent functioning and decision making) of adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Methods: A sample of 34 adolescents with type 1 diabetes completed checklists on independent functioning and decision making for daily and nondaily diabetes management as well as typical adolescent activities/rules.

Results: Independent functioning in daily diabetes management was greater for older adolescents.

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