The daily management of diabetes involves a complex interaction of metabolic variables, self-care behaviors, andpsychological and social adjustments to having the disease. Diabetes patient-education programs usually focus on the self-care aspects of managing the disease with emphasis on specific cognitive knowledge and performance of daily diet, medication and exercise routines. This study presents a model… Continue reading Testing A Model of Diabetes Self-Care Management: A Causal Model Analysis With LISREL

The ongoing controversial discussion about a possible negative effect of amalgam fillings on the cognitive abilities and the pathogenesis dementia was the objective of the present study. A total of 300 patients aged from 70 to 103 years were selected from the multidisciplinary 'Berlin Aging Study' (Base). The sample was heterogeneous concerning lifestyle, education and… Continue reading Amalgam fillings and cognitive abilities in a representative sample of the elderly population

Abstract Nickerson et al. (2003, Psychological Science 14, pp. 531–536) demonstrated in a longitudinal study that the negative relation between aspirations for financial success and subjective well-being found by other researchers was mitigated by high household income. The present study first refined the analysis in Nickerson et al. (2003) and then explored two additional issues:… Continue reading Financial aspirations, financial success, and overall life satisfaction: who? and how?

Objectives To determine whether high rates of compliance with perioperative processes of care used for public reporting and pay-for-performance are associated with lower rates of risk-adjusted mortality and high-risk surgical complications. Design Retrospective analysis of Medicare inpatient claims data (from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2006). Hierarchical logistic regression models assessed the relationship between… Continue reading Hospital Process Compliance and Surgical Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries

The recent trends in mammography, and in breast cancer incidence and mortality, demonstrate the impact of an effective cancer control effort. The number of women over age 40 years who have ever had mammography has increased over 200% since 1980. Concomitantly, breast cancer incidence has increased about 32%, with nearly all of the increase in… Continue reading Recent trends in breast cancer incidence, mortality, and mammography