The process of interaction between students and well elderly patients in videotaped practice interviews was examined using a modification of Bales Interaction Process Analysis. The results indicate that time should be spent on demonstrating to students alternatives for responding to elderly patients and on stressing processes for using empathy.…

The needs of physically and psychiatrically disabled people were identified, and seven content areas that relate to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by physicians were elaborated in a "core curriculum" for medical students. (MLW)

The curriculum design, philosophy, and innovation of four programs in geriatric optometry are described: the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and the colleges of Optometry at the State University of New York, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of Houston. (MSE)

This study compared a computerized health education format to face-to-face and written methods. The effects of delivery method on the retention of health information and on participant evaluation of the condition were assessed. Results are discussed in terms of their demonstrating support for a computerized approach to health education. (Author/CT)

Examines patterns of social interaction among 19 cancer patients ranging in age from 8 to 21 years and their caregivers (i.e., medical personnel, teachers, family, and friends). Conditional probability analyses of patient behavior following caregiver vocalizations at three phases of medical treatment indicate variability and change in patients'…

Changes in beginning medical students' preferred interview responses appear attributable to a course that emphasizes communication techniques for developing patient rapport. Results indicated significant increases in students' preferences for understanding responses and decreases in preferences for evaluative responses. Changes were in the desired…

A study examined the detection rate by students of a chronic problem when it coexists with a complaint that may seem acute or trivial, and assessed the effectiveness of an educational intervention in improving students' rate. (MLW)

The present study addressed the question of whether there would be any differences in altruism expressed by hospitalized mental patients and college students. There were no significant differences on the altruism scale between these two groups. In the devised situation the patients were significantly more altruistic. (Author)

Advocacy has become a prominent and popular idea in social work practice. But, as the authors point out, the social worker functioning as an advocate may be undermining his professional ethics as well as the interests of the clients with whom he works. (Author)

This article presents data comparing the ability of psychiatric patients and their relatives to predict the posthospital adjustment of the patient. The study focuses on the comparison of the accuracies of patients' and relatives' expectations over a six month period beginning just prior to the patient's release. (SJL)

This paper discusses cooperation between hospital and public libraries in France. The first section provides an overview of hospital libraries, including historical and regulatory background, as well as the current situation. The second section considers the network of public libraries, including increasing awareness of the duty to provide all…

When studies are conducted over a period of time, the sample size typically decreases. In a study of the effects of exercise therapy and education with recovering congestive heart failure (CHF) patients (Brubaker, Witta, & Angelopoulus, 2003), the sample size decreased from over 40 to 9 participants after an 18-month time span. Although the…

Nineteen children were rated on 24 behavior traits by ten nurses in a children's in-patient unit. (Author)

The authors believe that the classroom teacher should become the focus of case finding, and that the child's behavior and functioning should become the primary indicators of his health. Physical examinations could be used as diagnostic tests rather than screening tests. (Author)