Genetic counseling in primary care. Postgrad Med - JJ, RobinFacher JJ, Robin NH. Genetic counseling in primary care. What questions are patients likely to ask, and how should they be answered? Postgrad Med. 2000;107(3):59-60, 63-6....
Sexual minority women, or women who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), are a diverse and individually unique group of women; however, at a population level, they face unique health challenges and are affected by health disparities. Compared to heterosexual adults, LGB adults appear t...
functional, emotional, financial, and social issues. Most have family or other caregivers who need education and support. These patients and their caregivers are best served by teams and resources that can support complex needs in their homes and communities. In this chapter, we first...
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical guidelines at present rarely assign the highest grade recommendation to behavioral counseling interventions for chronic disease prevention or risk reduction because of concerns about the certainty and quality of the evidence base. As a result, the ...
Research questions: • How can clinical services be organised within different healthcare systems to support self-care? • What is the optimal format of self-management education (including the information content, individualisation of the plan, written or electronic delivery, professional or lay ...
Eligible men were escorted to a mobile van equipped with interview rooms where a trained interviewer/counselor obtained informed consent, administered a standardized questionnaire, conducted HIV pretest counseling, obtained a blood specimen, and provided referrals for social and medical services as needed....
The Cornell Services Index60 and additional questions about the use of antidepressant medications, counseling, or psychotherapy assessed health services use in the past 3 months.61 Earlier research at one of our study sites found high rates of agreement between self-reported antidepressant use and ...
In Kenya, most of the palliative care centers offer pain management, counseling, home-based care, and cancer education [1]. Despite the existence of more than 70 palliative care centers in the country, utilization of palliative care services remains low in Kenya [19]. Research has shown that...
Nutrition Services – This includes a variety of services such as home-delivered or congregate meals, nutritional counseling, and/or nutritional supplements. Personal Emergency Response Services – PERS are electronic monitoring or call-and-respond services. They enable persons to live alone or to spen...
These studies highlight the importance of considering the potential for maternal anxiety when implementing telehealth services. This could be overcome by early education about its use, and reassurance about its safety. Access to health services