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PURPOSE: To determine if an intensive wellness program for persons with MS results in improved self-efficacy, quality of life (QOL), or physical activity outcomes. METHODS: 129 subjects participated in one of seven 4-day interdisciplinary educational wellness programs throughout the United States. This intervention was based on the philosophy that health management is important to disease management. The program consisted of psychological and physiological evaluations, lectures and workshops. Before the intervention and after at 1, 3 and 6 months, self-efficacy (MS Self-Efficacy Scale, MSSE, control), health related QOL (SF-36) and physical activity (Physical Activity Scale for Persons with Physical Disabilities, PASAID) was assessed. RESULTS: Improvements were noted at 1, 3 and 6 months post-intervention. Those present at 6 months included, MSSE, role physical, vitality and mental health scales of the SF-36. PASAID did not change. Improvements were independent of disability (EDSS). CONCLUSION: A 4-day multidisciplinary educational wellness program can result in improvement in self-efficacy and health-related QOL in persons with MS and can be stable up to at least 6 months. Improvements do not depend on degree of disability.
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Promoção da Saúde/métodos , Nível de Saúde , Esclerose Múltipla/psicologia , Autoeficácia , Atividades Cotidianas , Avaliação da Deficiência , Pessoas com Deficiência , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Saúde Mental , Atividade Motora , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Inquéritos e Questionários , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Being prepared for an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection can save a facility money, as well as potentially protect employees from serious illness or injury. This article explains the OSHA inspection process, types of violations that may be cited and the appeals process for employers and employees. Actual citations given in four recent OSHA health care facility inspections are discussed and general recommendations to prepare for an OSHA site visit are given.
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Fiscalização e Controle de Instalações/normas , Gestão da Segurança/normas , United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration/normas , Patógenos Transmitidos pelo Sangue , Fidelidade a Diretrizes , Humanos , Saúde Ocupacional , Salas Cirúrgicas/normas , Estados UnidosRESUMO
SINCE 1992, the AORN Foundation has been awarding scholarships to provide AORN members with funding to attain their education goals. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM addresses the daunting challenges facing perioperative nurses, including the perioperative nursing shortage, the aging perioperative workforce, lack of tuition funding from hospitals, and the need for perioperative nurses with a bachelor's or higher degree. IN THE SPRING OF 2004, the AORN Scholarship Committee surveyed scholarship recipients to assess the program's effectiveness in meeting these challenges. THIS ARTICLE provides information about the scholarship program, summarizes the survey results, and discusses the effectiveness of the scholarship program.
