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Evaluation of a medication refill reminder system for a community pharmacy
(Elsevier, 1985-06)
The problem of maintaining compliance in patients taking chronic medications is well established. One recommended approach to reducing this problem is to develop a system which identifies non-compliers in order that ...
Social effects of diazepam use: A longitudinal field study
(Elsevier, 1985)
A longitudinal panel study examined the effects of actual use of diazepam (ValiumR) on subjective reports of life quality, affect, performance, stress, social support, control, coping and other variables related to mental ...
Smoking behavior, cessation techniques, and the health decision model
(Elsevier, 1985-05)
The magnitude of the problem of smoking challenges health providers to persuade patients of the Importance of trying to quit. Smoking behavior and cessation techniques are discussed in terms of the health decision model, ...
Psychosocial aspects of changes in cigarette-smoking behavior
(Elsevier, 1985-09)
This paper examines the relationships between patients' perceptions of susceptibility to illness, self-efficacy, anxiety, social support and subsequent changes in cigarette-smoking behavior through a prospective study ...
The effect of bystander CPR on survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims
(Elsevier, 1985-11)
The effect of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was studied in 2142 emergency medical service (EMS) cardiac arrest runs. When bystander CPR was administered to cardiac arrest victims, 22.9% of the victims ...
Seeking professional help for personal problems: Black American's use of health and mental health services
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1985-09)
This article explored the use of health and mental health services for serious personal problems in a national sample of adult black Americans. The results indicated low usage of the mental health sector in response to ...
Racial differences in bumetanide-sensitive cotransport and N-ethylmaleimide-stimulated potassium efflux
(Elsevier, 1985-05-13)
Racial differences in erythrocyte potassium effluxes mediated by two loop-diuretic sensitive modes of cotransport were compared. In red cells loaded to contain approximately equimolar amounts of sodium and potassium, black ...
Social networks and social support: living with chronic renal disease
(Elsevier, 1985-09)
Individuals with chronic renal disease who receive dialysis treatment are continually faced with major adjustments. These may include dealing with changes in work and economic status, social roles, activity levels, self-image, ...