Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Feb 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialInconsistencies between medical records and patient-reported recommendations for follow-up after abnormal Pap tests.
Adherence with recommended follow-up after an abnormal Pap test is a critical step in the prevention of cervical cancer. Here, we focused on identifying inconsistencies between self-reported and health department record recommendations for follow-up. ⋯ Clinicians should be aware that patients with a history of abnormal results and severe Pap test abnormalities are at risk of misreporting recommendations for follow up.
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Journal of women's health · Mar 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialPatient-centered care: the influence of patient and resident physician gender and gender concordance in primary care.
Patient-centered care (PCC) is thought to significantly influence the process of care and its outcomes and has been identified as part of a comprehensive strategy for improving our nation's healthcare delivery system. Patient and physician gender, as well as gender concordance, may influence the provision of PCC. ⋯ These findings highlight the influence of gender in the process of care and provision of PCC. Gender concordance in female patient-female physician dyads demonstrated significantly more PCC. Further research in other clinical settings using other measures of PCC is needed. A public mandate to provide care that is patient-centered has implications for medical education.
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Journal of women's health · Oct 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialCognitive function and fine motor speed in older women with diabetes mellitus: results from the women's health initiative study of cognitive aging.
We sought to determine if type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was associated with accelerated decline in domain-specific measures of cognitive function and fine motor speed. ⋯ In these women, T2DM was associated with cognitive deficits in most domains. Relative deficits in verbal knowledge and verbal memory may continue to increase after deficits in other domains have stabilized. Relative deficits in fine motor speed may be greater among women with earlier onsets of T2DM. Use of insulin, which may reflect greater T2DM severity, was associated with relatively greater cognitive deficits.
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Journal of women's health · May 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of soy food intake on mineral status in premenopausal women.
Soy foods have been substituted for meat in recent years because of proposed health benefits. Research indicates, however, that soy protein and phytate in soy products inhibit the absorption of divalent cations. ⋯ Incorporating ∼19 g soy protein from soy foods for 10 weeks had no significant effect on iron or zinc status, bone resorption or formation, or thyroid hormone status in premenopausal women.
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Journal of women's health · Nov 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe effects of a cardiac rehabilitation program tailored for women on global quality of life: a randomized clinical trial.
Women with heart disease have adverse psychosocial profiles and poor attendance in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. Few studies examine CR programs tailored for women for improving their quality of life (QOL). ⋯ The CR program tailored for women significantly improved global QOL compared with traditional CR. Future studies should explore the mechanisms by which such programs affect QOL.