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Perceptions of an older patient on the role of the family doctor in health promotion: a qualitative case study

Marcinowicz L, Pawlikowska T, Windak A, Chlabicz S. J Med Case Rep. 2013 Feb 28;7(1):57. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-7-57. Department of Family Medicine and Community Nursing, Medical University of Bialystok, Mieszka I 4 B, Bialystok 15 054, Poland. ludmila.marcinowicz@umb.edu.pl. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Health promotion and disease prevention are important aspects of primary health care. However, limited data are […]

Healthy aging for older adults with intellectual and development disabilities

Bishop KM, Robinson LM, VanLare S. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2013 Jan;51(1):15-8. SOURCE: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA. The number of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has increased rapidly in the United States as part of the general “graying”of the country. This has presented challenges in maintaining […]

Validating functional measures of physical ability for aging people with intellectual developmental disability

Maring JR, Costello E, Birkmeier MC, Richards M, Alexander LM. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2013 Mar;118(2):124-40. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-118.2.124. SOURCE: The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. maringj@gwu.edu Unlike the aging population without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), few standardized performance measures exist to assess physical function and risk for adverse outcomes such as nonfatal, […]

Effects of a psychological intervention in a primary health care center for caregivers of dependent relatives: a randomized trial.

Rodriguez-Sanchez E, Patino-Alonso MC, Mora-Simón S, Gómez-Marcos MA, Pérez-Peñaranda A, Losada-Baltar A, García-Ortiz L. Gerontologist. 2013 Jun;53(3):397-406. doi: 10.1093/geront/gns086. Epub 2012 Aug 16 Address correspondence to Emiliano Rodríguez-Sánchez, Unidad de Investigación, Centro de salud La Alamedilla, Avda. Comuneros 27, 37003 Salamanca, Spain. E-mail: emiliano@usal.es. PURPOSE: To assess, in the context of Primary Health Care […]

Correlates of health-related quality of life in African American and Caucasian stroke caregivers

Correlates of health-related quality of life in African American and Caucasian stroke caregivers. Clay OJ, Grant JS, Wadley VG, Perkins MM, Haley WE, Roth DL. Rehabil Psychol. 2013 Feb;58(1):28-35. doi: 10.1037/a0031726. SOURCE: Department of Psychology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, USA. oclay@uab.edu Abstract OBJECTIVE: Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. Family […]

Measuring levels of citizen public health emergency preparedness, Jefferson County, Alabama

McCormick LC, Pevear J 3rd, Xie R. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):266-73. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318264ed8c. SOURCE: Department of Health Care Organizations and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. lmccormick@uab.edu CONTEXT: Recent disaster experiences in Alabama have highlighted the state’s public health vulnerabilities to natural […]

Conceptualizing community: a comparison of neighborhood characteristics of supportive housing for persons with psychiatric and developmental disabilities

Irene Wong YL, Stanhope V. School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214, USA. ylwong@sp2.upenn.edu. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Apr;68(8):1376-87. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.046. Epub 2009 Feb 27. Housing and services for persons with developmental disabilities (DD) have been shaped by the normalization approach, a commitment to full integration within the general community. […]

Pet ownership as a meaningful community occupation for people with serious mental illness

Zimolag U, Krupa T. Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Am J Occup Ther. 2009 Mar-Apr;63(2):126-37. OBJECTIVE: We determined the proportion of pet owners and non-pet owners with serious mental illness, compared their characteristics and their motivations for owning or not owning a pet, and examined the relationship […]

Volunteerism among homeless persons with developmental disabilities

Morton LG 2nd, Cunningham-Williams RM, Gardiner G. School of Social Work, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, USA. LMortoni@emich.edu. J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2010;9(1):12-26. doi: 10.1080/15367100903526070. People with developmental disabilities have been historically excluded from mainstream society. Using the strength-based perspective, volunteerism was explored among homeless persons with self-reported developmental disabilities. It was hypothesized […]