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Acute bronchiolitis (AB) is a real public health problem on a global and national scale. Its treatment is most often outpatient. The use of audio-visual supports, such as educational videos, is an innovation in therapeutic education in outpatient treatment. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of an educational video on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers of infants with AB. This was a descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional study with prospective data collection, including mothers of infants with AB. We assessed mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding AB before and after watching an educational video. We used a questionnaire written in Tunisian Arabic concerning sociodemographic data, mothers' knowledge and attitudes regarding AB and their opinions on the video as well as an observation grid to evaluate their practices on the nasopharyngeal unblocking technique. We noted a statistically significant improvement in mothers' knowledge scores on AB (7.46 in pre-test versus 14.08 in post-test; p≤0.05), practices (12.42 in pre-test versus 18 in post-test; p≤0.05) and attitudes (5.86 in pre-test versus 9.02 in post-test; p≤0.05). The use of an educational video has a positive impact on the knowledge, practices and attitudes of mothers towards AB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: The goal of this study was to meet a small, remote emergency department's need to reflect on the minimum threshold of services to offer. The study's main objectives were to 1) provide a statistical profile of the emergency services in Fermont, Quebec, 2) assess the staff's and users' perception of the threshold of services offered and 3) propose solutions for improving care and services. Methods: This case study was conducted with a participatory approach and a mixed methodology. We compared the results from a questionnaire on the emergency services that was validated during a previous study with the results concerning the other rural emergency services in Quebec as well as with national and provincial recommendations. The questionnaire concerned users' sociodemographic characteristics, the hospital's and the emergency services' descriptors, the services available locally, and the physician and nurse staff. Interviews were also carried out with 33 people (health care professionals, policy-makers and citizens). Results: Fermont's emergency department is smaller than the average rural emergency department in Quebec. They have resources that are in some respects comparable to those of other emergency departments and in line with the recommendations; in other respects, their resources are rather limited. Respondents emphasized how important it is to take into account the environment's specific features when establishing the minimum threshold of services. The proposed solutions would promote collaboration, break down silos within professional practice and focus on training. Conclusion: Fermont's case aside, this exploratory case study highlights how important it is to adopt a pluralistic, participatory and local approach in order to support reflection on the minimum threshold of services in remote emergency departments and to improve their overall performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Maps conceptual, initially developed in American universities to aid in learning purposes, are also used in therapeutic patient education in areas other than mental health. Objectives: Evaluate the feasibility of the realization of concept maps by stabilized adult patients suffering from schizophrenia, analyze their content and potential usefulness as part of educational activities. Methods: In our study, 20 volonteer patients were included in a 1h interview to realize a concept map on the theme "me and my treatments". Two methods of construction of the conceptual map have been tested. The media used for the interviews were a recorder, a logbook, an interview guide, and leaves in A3 format for mapping. Results: Concept maps can be produced by patients with schizophrenia, regardless of the degree of cognitive impairment, in respect of conditions such as a good experience of the investigator and the right moment to interview patients. The analysis of the content of the conceptual maps showed a wealth of the stated concepts and relationships underlying them. These concepts fit into the area of the knowledge of patients about their experiences with the disease, their seeking and their beliefs. The richness of the mentioned concepts suggests that this method would be useful in patient education. Conclusion: This study shows the feasibility of concept maps in the field of mental health and opens potentially interesting educational perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article discusses eugenics and popular beliefs in Slovenia with a focus on the practices of prevention and prenatal screening and the ways in which they reveal the human desire to have children in good health, and to ensure that medicine and modern technology are available to everyone. Topics include sources of information for popular beliefs, the historical context of women's health and reproduction in Slovenia, and technologies such as mammograms and ultrasound scans in relation to eugenic thinking.

In this article the author discusses research concerning unexplained health symptoms such as electromagnetic hypersensitivity caused by environmental factors. He questions the emergence of new debilitating medical symptoms and the link to environmental hazards. Also investigated is society's reaction to health hazards caused by technological advances.

Abstract: Introduction: Patient satisfaction regarding postoperative pain management (POPM) is not always correlated with pain level relief. Objective: To evaluate the percentage of satisfied patients while splitting satisfaction related with nurses, anaesthesiologists and surgeons during 48h postoperative period. Patients and methods: The study was performed in 2007 by two investigators in six different surgical suites in a university hospital. Approximatively 15 patients have been randomly selected in each surgical ward. Each patient received during the first or second postoperative day an anonymous questionnaire and was required to complete it with the investigator assistance if necessary. Questions requiring a yes-or-no reply assessed the patient''s satisfaction with POPM performed by nurses, surgeons, and anaesthesiologists. In case of dissatisfaction, patients were invited to explain the reasons. Results: Ninety-two patients were included, 5% of the patients were not satisfied with nurse POPM and nearly 15% were not satisfied with anaesthesiologist or surgeon POPM. The main reasons of dissatisfaction with nurses were the excessive delays between requesting and receiving an analgesic and because of the significant discrepancies in POPM between nurses. Patient discontent regarding surgeons was explained by the lack of interest of the latter for POPM. Patient discontent regarding anaesthesiologists was explained by the lack of anaesthesiologist visit in the postoperative period. Conclusion: There is a relationship between patient dissatisfaction and the lack of attention for POPM by surgeons and the lack of postoperative visit by the anaesthesiologist. A postoperative visit by a team of anaesthesia nurses should improve patient satisfaction with POPM. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The objectives of this article are to: a) review litterature about physical, mental health and behaviors of first generation immigrant adolescents and its evolution; b) compare first and second generations immigrant adolescents''health. Studies usually compare first generation and others adolescents groups: 1) first generation adolescents shows better physical health and behaviors than second generation; 2) first generation adolescents shows variable results for mental health compared to second generation and host adolescents according to the studies; 3) a degradation of physical health and behaviors is observed with the time passed in the host country. These results show necessity of a precocious evaluation of first generation adolescents'' needs for a good planification of health promotion and prevention actions to preserve their health advantage at arrival. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate the results of Off Site preanaesthetic consult in Lorraine and to draw up a method for these pre-operative visits. Study design: Two surveys of the Lorraine-regional practice (from both the anaesthetists and surgeons from Lorraine) and one survey of patient satisfaction. Patients and method: Questionnaires were sent by mail to all anaesthetists (n =270) and surgeons (n =339) in the Lorraine region. In the immediate postoperative period, specific questionnaires were sent by mail to selected patient groups (n =73 in each group), one group having and the other (control) not having Off Site preanaesthetic consult. Results: Anaesthetists'' survey: 48.4% of interviewed anaesthetists belonged to the pre-anaesthetic consult network. 81.2% of these anaesthetists performed Off Site pre-anaesthetic consult. The main recognized advantages were patient comfort (89.6%) and cost effectiveness (57.3%). 26.1% of anaesthetists who did not participate to the network were strongly opposed to this practice, while 60.9% were prepared to enter the network. Surgeons'' survey: 15.6% of surgeons were not satisfied that anaesthetists in their institutions practiced the Off Site pre-anaesthetic consult. Patients'' survey: no difference in satisfaction towards the quality of information delivered during the consultation (anaesthetic technique, analgesia and evaluation of the perioperative risk) nor in terms of perioperative anxiety. The average transportation distance spared by Off Site preanaesthetic Consult was 98 miles. Conclusion: Off Site preanaesthetic consult may have real benefits in terms of, patient satisfaction, comfort and cost-effectiveness. In the Lorraine region, a majority of anaesthetists has experience with this practice. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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Purpose. – Observe how to evolve, in two years, elements that determine the health in a teenager''s sample.Method. – The Wallston''s Multidimensional Health Locus of Control questionnaire was first presented to 301 teenagers aged between 12 and 18 years in 1999; then a second inquiry based on the same questionnaire has been led in 2001.Result. – There only appears a drop, confirmed in time, of the power accorded to other peoples. The internal potential is marked by a difference between the sexes; with age boys show a higher score for internality, but girl''s one decreases.Conclusion. – To enter the management of his own health, the adolescent seems have to keep distance with his environment. The feeling of responsibility is reached by an effect of contrast, most due to a lower impact of outside than a higher value attached to himself. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Background: In his or her practice, a psychiatrist must often deal with patients who refuse treatment. In 1990, Quebec radically changed this situation by introducing a Civil Code provision imposing judicial intervention to treat an individual deemed unfit to consent, against his or her will. This paper presents an assessment and survey of patients and attending psychiatrists who have used this Code provision.Method: Thirty-nine subjects who explicitly refused treatment were brought to court. We asked a subgroup of these patients to be interviewed, using the Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI), the Clinical Global Impression (CGI), and 2 questionnaires specifically considering the court experience of patients and attending psychiatrists.Results: The results of the survey show that patients remember their experience in court as rather uncomfortable. However, the therapeutic alliance remained unchanged, even after the legal procedure. Physicians agreed that patients would not have been clinically well enough to leave the hospital if they had not received the drug regimen resulting from the court decision. The dissociation between the perceptions of patients and physicians is compared with that found in previous studies in the United States.Conclusion: Even with a limited sample, this study addresses a delicate, difficult situation that professionals are increasingly likely to confront. It also proposes further research on alternatives to judicial intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author discusses responses to his article titled "La Prévention Comme Normalisation Culturelle" that are printed in this issue. He specifically highlights the role of health behavior in order to prevent cardiovascular disease and discusses both public as well as individual attitudes on preventative health measures. He comments on knowledge and health education as a first step in prevention.

The article presents a response to an article by Lucienne Gillioz titled "La Prévention Comme Normalisation Culturelle" that was printed in a past issue. The author responds to issues surrounding health behavior, accident prevention, and socioeconomic health factors. In particular, the public health system in Switzerland is discussed and preventative health measures are a focus.

The article presents a response to an article by Lucienne Gillioz titled "La Prévention Comme Normalisation Culturelle" that was printed in a past issue. The author responds to issues of prevention with regard to sociology, politics, and public health. In particular, health behavior with regard to the prevention of cardiovascular disease is highlighted and legitimization of behaviors is discussed with regard to social movements and cultural influences.

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