Interdisciplinary care management is advocated for optimal care of patients with many types of chronic illnesses; however, few models exist that have been tested using randomized trials. The purpose of this report is to describe the theoretical basis…
UNLABELLED: Systemic growth hormone injections increased spine and femur length in a mouse model of OI. Femur BMC, cross-sectional area, and BMD were increased. Smaller gains were produced in vertebral BMC and cross-sectional area. Biomechanical…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of screening and treatment for depression among ambulatory indigent patients visiting resident physicians. DESIGN: Two-group randomized trial (N = 33 intervention, N = 28 usual care) with baseline, 6-month,…
: Objective: This study compared the advance care planning (ACP)-related beliefs, sense of self-efficacy, education, and practices of RNs and LPNs. METHODS: Data were extrapolated from a larger multisite study that was conducted across seven counties…
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot was to determine whether a strength and flexibility program in frail long-term care facility (LTC) residents would result in improved function. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, controlled, semicrossover trial…
For repeated-measures trials with continuous outcomes in which one group is designated as control and the other treatment, it is sometimes advantageous to add the treatment to the control group in the last periods of the design rather than to…
