ABSTRACT
The purpose of clinical outcomes assessment is well recognized by allied health professionals, but several obstacles have impeded the conduct of such research in the allied health professions. Many professionals have difficulty in determining how to begin. To explore the research possibilities already available within the health care environment, a way to visualize and organize the potential variables is needed. In light of a taxonomy of patient outcomes, an effort is made here to summarize and portray the characteristics of the delivery system, the environmental and structural factors, and both patient and provider attributes. Many of these aspects of outcomes investigations are within the purview and capabilities of allied health professionals. Through a division of labor among the professions, a mosaic can be collectively created that validates what they do and the value they add to patient care.
Subject(s)
Allied Health Personnel/organization & administration , Health Services Research/organization & administration , Models, Organizational , Outcome Assessment, Health Care/organization & administration , Allied Health Personnel/education , Allied Health Personnel/psychology , Attitude of Health Personnel , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Job Description , Patient Participation , Terminology as TopicABSTRACT
A case of transient bullous dermolysis of the newborn is reported. A healthy Hispanic newborn developed bullae during the first two days of life. From age two to four weeks, the lesions healed with milia formation. There was no residual scarring or hypopigmentation. An induced blister showed dermal-epidermal separation with the PAS-positive basement membrane in the epidermal roof. PAS-positive inclusions were present in the cytoplasm of a few basal cells. Examination by electron microscopy showed degeneration of the collagen and anchoring fibrils. There were numerous stellate inclusions in the endoplasmic reticulum of the cytoplasm of the lesional basal keratinocytes.
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Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous/pathology , Collagen/biosynthesis , Collagen/ultrastructure , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Newborn, Diseases , Microscopy, Electron , Skin/pathology , Skin/ultrastructureABSTRACT
Results are presented from the 1978 multi-method national summative evaluation of the goal-directed television program, Over Easy. Targeted to persons 55 years of age and older, and setting informational, attitudinal and behavioral objectives, the Over Easy program successfully communicated prevention information, conveyed a positive philosophy of aging, and encouraged target group utilization of existing social services. Three design features of the Over Easy intervention are recommended for future social interventions attempted through television.
