Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti namų ūkio vaistų krepšelį ir vaistų vartojimo patirtis. Tyrimo uždaviniai: įvertinti vaistų krepšelio vertę, nustatyti farmakoterapines grupes, vaistų laikymo sąlygas, įvertinti vaistų tinkamumo terminus, vaistų utilizavimo įpročius bei nustatyti vaistų vartojimo patirtis. Metodai. Atliktas kiekybinis tyrimas: respondentams pateikta anketa sudaryta iš 34 klausimų. Tyrime dalyvavo 148 respondentai. Respondentai buvo lankomi jų namuose: jiems pateikta pildymui anketa, tyrėjas vaistų registracijos lape registravo turimus vaistus. Statistinė duomenų analizė atlikta, naudojant statistinę programą IBM SPSS Statistics 20 versiją. Statistinių ryšių įvertinimui naudotas susijusių požymių χ2 (chi kvadrato) kriterijus, laisvės laipsnių skaičius ir statistinis reikšmingumas (p). Gautų duomenų tikrinimui pasirinktas statistinio reikšmingumo lygmuo lygus 0,05. Rezultatai. Vaistų krepšelio vidutinė vertė buvo 241,9 Lt. Vidutinė vieno vaisto kaina siekė 14,96 Lt. Įvertinus vaistų krepšelio sudėtį nustatyta, kad vaistų krepšelyje vidutiniškai buvo 16,2 vaisto. 70,25% visų vaistų sudarė nereceptiniai vaistai. Daugiausiai užregistruota kvėpavimo sistemą veikiančių vaistų (24,57%), virškinimo traktą ir metabolizmą veikiančių vaistų (14,63%), nervų sistemą veikiančių vaistų (13,87%), raumenų ir skeleto sistemą veikiančių vaistų (13,83%). Nustatytas receptinių ir nereceptinių vaistų santykis – atitinkamai 1:2,36. Įvertinus vaistų laikymo sąlygas nustatyta, kad 18,92%... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Objective: To evaluate home medication cabinet and to fix drug using experience. Tasks: To evaluate home medication cabinet price, to set pharmacological groups, to estimate drug storage, drug expiry date, to evaluate habits of expired drug utilization and to fix drug using experience. Methods: Was made a qualitative study: questionnaire with 34 questions were given for respondents. Were 148 participants in study. They were visited in their homes: respondents filled in the questionnaire and their home medication cabinet was inventoried. Statistical data analysis was performed using the statistical software IBM SPSS Statistics 20 version. Statistical relationships were used to estimate the relevant features χ2 (chi-square) test, degrees of freedom and statistical significance (p). For received data verification chosen statistical significance level of 0.05. Results: An average price of 241,9 Lt were estimated per home medication cabinet. 14,96 Lt was at an average price of one drug package. A mean of 16,2 drug packages were identified per household. Prescription medications accounted 70.25% of all drugs. The most frequently encountered categories of registered medicines were respiratory system drugs (24.57%), alimentary tract and metabolism drugs (14.63%), nervous system drugs (13.87%), musculo-skeletal system drugs (13.83%). Ratio of prescription and non-prescription drug was 1:2.36. In 18.92% of the cases, the drug packages were not stored safely: 18.47% were not stored in... [to full text]

This study examines the importance of age, education, and the health system reforms in the mid 1990's on the utilization of five health services: specialists' visits, family doctor visits, non-physician health professional visits, hospital use, and home care services. The analysis focuses on the Canadians 45 and over, and uses data from the National Population Health Survey. / Results. Age per se has only a minor effect on utilization; the relative high utilization rates observed among the aged relate to the use of services by people with chronic conditions, whose prevalence is higher among the aged. Education has little impact on use of services among the aged. The reforms had only significant effect for four services. They increased utilization of non-medical health professional consults, and increased probability of consulting a specialist. They reduced length of stay, and decreased the number of visits made to family doctors.

A mobile robotic platform for Autonomous Site Selection and Preparation (ASSP) was developed for an analogue deployment to Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i. A team of rovers performed an autonomous Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey and constructed a level landing pad. They used interchangeable payloads that allowed the GPR and blade to be easily exchanged. Autonomy was accomplished by integrating the individual hardware devices with software based on the ArgoSoft framework previously developed at UTIAS. The rovers were controlled by an on-board netbook. The successes and failures of the devices and software modules are evaluated within. Recommendations are presented to address problems discovered during the deployment and to guide future research on the platform.

This dissertation involved linking a clinical cystic fibrosis (CF) data registry with administrative databases to evaluate clinical, demographic, and geographical predictors of hospitalization in CF patients living in Ontario over a 10 year period. In addition, this work assessed the ability of administrative data to identify individuals with CF using the clinical registry as the reference standard. Sex was an independent predictor of hospitalization rates for individuals with CF. Females had a significantly higher hospitalization rate compared to males even after adjusting for important clinical factors suggesting that this finding is not simply due to worse CF disease. In those between 7 and 19 years of age, the adjusted hospitalization rate was 38% higher in females (rate ratio[RR] 1.38, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-1.73). Similarly in those over the age of 19, females had a 30% higher hospitalization rate compared to males (RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.06-1.59). Other significant predictors associated with higher hospitalization rates in both age groups were lower lung function, worse nutritional status, pancreatic insufficiency, and the presence of CF-related diabetes. The presence of Burkholderia cepacia complex in the sputum was a significant predictor in those over the age of 19 years (RR 1.54, 95% CI 1.26-1.89). Distance to CF centre, community size and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of hospitalization rates in either age group. There was no significant trend in hospitalization rates over time once rates were adjusted for markers of disease severity (p=0.08). Comparing administrative data with the CF registry data, administrative data captured hospitalizations more comprehensively. Despite CF being a specific diagnosis, health administrative databases alone were insufficient to reliably and accurately identify individuals with CF unless they had been hospitalized. The reason for the gender disparity seen within this dissertation is likely multifactorial. There may be differences in outpatient management between the sexes, hormonal influences may modulate disease severity causing higher hospitalization rates, and patient and provider-level influences may affect the decision to hospitalize a patient. Further research is needed in this area to elucidate the factors contributing to this gender gap.

A mobile robotic platform for Autonomous Site Selection and Preparation (ASSP) was developed for an analogue deployment to Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i. A team of rovers performed an autonomous Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey and constructed a level landing pad. They used interchangeable payloads that allowed the GPR and blade to be easily exchanged. Autonomy was accomplished by integrating the individual hardware devices with software based on the ArgoSoft framework previously developed at UTIAS. The rovers were controlled by an on-board netbook. The successes and failures of the devices and software modules are evaluated within. Recommendations are presented to address problems discovered during the deployment and to guide future research on the platform.

This thesis analyzes factors motivating and inhibiting the adoption of information systems in enterprises in Gaziantep by a scale generated on Rogers&rsquo / theory of diffusion of innovation. These factors are grouped into four as administrative, technological, environmental, and organizational characteristics in the scale built. Structured interview method was used while collecting the data. It was interviewed with 20 firms, operating in various sectors in Gaziantep. Results of the study showed that, within the fifteen factors studied, five of them had significant effects on the rate of information systems utilization. These factors were the relative advantage of information systems, the quality of information systems infrastructure, CEO&rsquo / s attitude towards information systems, employees&rsquo / knowledge about information systems, and the service quality of the vendor.

User-product interaction is a multi-dimensional, multi-faceted and multi-modal everyday encounter. This study concentrates on the two most prominent actors of this interaction, namely, the user and the product, whereby user expertise and product innovativeness are given special attention. Prominence of user expertise in new product encounters, especially those with innovative products, is established through the findings of two case studies.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-96) / Microfiche. / ix, 96 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references. / Also available by subscription via World Wide Web / vii, 188 leaves, bound ill. (some col.) 29 cm

Sigrid Wangensteen has the recent years been engaged in doctoral studies at Karlstad University in combination with teaching at the bachelor program in nursing at Gjøvik Universtity College. This doctoral thesis is focused on newly graduated nurses, their perception of competence, critical thinking dispositions, research use and their experiences of being a nurse during their first year as a nurse. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used. The very first period of time was experienced as tough but when looking back the newly graduated nurses appreciated the tough time. They described the need for a supportive environment, and gaining competence through managing challenging situations. The leadership role constituted the main difference between being a student and being a nurse. In the quantitative study the nurses perceived their competence as good, rating the Helping role competence category highest and the Ensuring quality competence category lowest. With respect to critical thinking the CCTDI total scores indicated a positive disposition. As regards the CCTDI subscale scores the nurses reported highest values for intellectual curiosity (Inquisitiveness) and lowest for intellectual honesty (Truth-seeking). The nurses reported a positive attitude towards research, but only 24% were classified as research users. Supportive environment was a significant predictor for research use. Critical thinking was a prominent predictor for attitude towards research, for research use and perception of competence. Nurse leaders in clinical practice and nurse educators in nursing education and clinical practice play an important role in nurturing student nurses and newly graduated nurses with respect to critical thinking. There is a need to assess whether teaching strategies meet the requirements of critical thinking and EBP in nursing education.