Venous leg ulcer recurrence : deciphering long term patient adherence to preventive treatments and activities

To better understand long term adherence to self-care activities to prevent the recurrence of venous leg ulcers, participants (n=80) were recruited to a prospective longitudinal study after experiencing healing of a venous leg ulcer. Data on demographics, health, psychosocial measures and adherence to prevention strategies (compression therapy, leg elevation and lower leg exercise) were collected every three months for one year after healing. Multivariable regression modelling was used to identify the factors that were independently associated with adherence. Over the year, a significant decline in adherence to all three strategies was observed, predominantly between 6–12 months after healing (p<0.01). Several factors were associated with adherence to more than one preventive activity. Regular follow-up care and a history of multiple previous ulcers were related to improved adherence (p<0.05), while scoring at higher risk for depression and restricted mobility were related to decreasing adherence over time (p<0.05). Patients with osteoarthritis had significantly reduced adherence to compression hosiery (p=0.026). These results provide information to assist care providers plan strategies for prevention of recurrent venous leg ulcers; and suggest a need for regular follow-up care which addresses both the physical and mental health of this population.

Job satisfaction of preventive medicine workers in northern Vietnam : a multi-method approach

In the health care industry, Job Satisfaction (JS) is linked with work performance, psychological well-being and employee turnover. Although research into JS among health professionals has a long history worldwide, there has been very little analysis in Vietnam. No study has addressed JS of preventive medicine workers in Vietnam, and there is no reliable and valid instrument in Vietnamese language and context for evaluation of JS in this group. This project was conducted to fill these gaps. The findings contribute evidence regarding factors that influence JS in this sector of the health industry that should be applied to personnel management policies and practices in Vietnam.

The normal range of the leukocyte count: Implications for surveillance of occupational and environmental exposure and the practice of preventive medicine

Leukopenia, the leukocyte count, and prognosis of disease are interrelated; a systematic search of the literature was undertaken to ascertain the strength of the evidence. One hundred seventy-one studies were found from 1953 onward pertaining to the predictive capabilities of the leukocyte count. Of those studies, 42 met inclusion criteria. An estimated range of 2,200cells/μL to 7,000cells/μL was determined as that which indicates good prognosis in disease and indicates the least amount of risk to an individual overall. Tables of the evidence are included indicating the disparate populations examined and the possible degree of association. ^

Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine. Hearing, Ninety-third Congress, second session. March 13, 1974.

Mode of access: Internet.

Food hygiene and public health; laboratory Training manual, prepared for use in Course no.742, Food hygiene and public health, conducted by the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio State University ...

At head of title: For administrative use.

An introduction to the practice of preventive medicine /

"References" at end of each chapter.

Catalogue of the national collection of type cultures maintained by the Council at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine ...

Includes index.

Publications of Cornell University Medical College. Studies from the Departments of Pathology, Bacteriology and Immunology, Public Health & Preventive Medicine.

Subtitle varies.

Hand receipt covering end item/Components of End Item (COEI), Basic Issue Items (BII), and Additional Authorization List items (AAL) for water quality analysis/sets, preventive medicine, NSN 6630-00-140-7826, water quality analysis/sets, engineer, NSN 6630-00-140-7820.

"4 September 1981."

Operator and organizational maintenance : water quality analysis/sets, preventive medicine, NSN 6630-00-140-7826, engineer, NSN 6630-00-140-7820.

"9 July 1981."

Preventive medicine and hygiene,

Includes bibliographical references.

Microbes militant, a challenge to man; the story of modern preventive medicine and control of infectious diseases

Mode of access: Internet.

Preventive medicine in World War II.

"008-023-00050-6"