Estimated cost of tenant services to tenants in Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP). Monthly service costs per tenant were $563. Community services accounted for 50 percent, medical care accounted for 42 percent, and 8 percent represented imputed cost of informal care. Services were financed by CHSP, other government programs, and tenant…

Examined the effect of structuring (providing procedural and sensation information) on anxiety responses of hospitalized individuals (N=30) undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Results showed structuring that provided information regarding both procedures and physical sensations lessened anxiety more than procedural information alone.…

Recent changes in the conceptualization of informed consent in medical encounters are reviewed to help provide a better understanding of the concept itself and of some difficulties in philosophical justifications for the requirement of informed consent. (Author/MLW)

The author criticizes the positions of the American Acadamy of Pediatrics, the court, and the President's Commission on Medical and Biomedical and Behavioral research regarding the application of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to newborns with severe birth defects. (CL)

A parent of a blind child describes her family's difficulties in finding appropriate medical help, weathering repeated hospitalizations, and obtaining the best educational services for her child who had congenital cataracts and glaucoma. She suggests ways in which medical and educational personnel can be of greater assistance to parents. (CL)

The problem discussed are: (1) Infants seen with medical conditions that have associated psychosocial problems including child abuse. (2) Infants seen who have recovered from critical illnesses, but are "at risk" for later developmental disability. (3) Infants seen with normal variations of behavior that are misinterpreted by their parents or…

The use of cocaine has become a significant part of the recreational drug scene among college students. A historical overview of cocaine is presented that begins with the history of the coca plant and includes discussion of how prominent physicians experimented with the drug on themselves and their patients. (Author/DF)

Described rural-urban differences in health care utilization between 1971 and 1977 in 3,628 Manitoba elderly. Despite disparities in reported income and in the distribution of physician resources, ambulatory care use did not differ greatly. Hospital usage was consistently greater among rural than urban elderly. (JAC)

Performed a principal axes factor anlaysis on Mini-Mult item data obtained from 249 medical and psychiatric patients. Six factors were extracted. Nonoverlapping summative scales were constructed and their reliabilities evaluated. The scales were recommended for applications in which it is desirable to avoid excessive item overlap. (JAC)

Factors for determining the etiology of a hearing impairment are discussed, advances in surgical procedures for correcting conductive hearing impairments are reviewed, and future medical goals and the need for early detection and intervention of hearing impairment in children are considered. (SB)

Individual and family characteristics of single parents using county maternity clinics were reported. (GW)

Hyponatremia (severe sodium depletion) has symptoms similar to heat exhaustion and heat stroke and can easily be misdiagnosed. The number of wilderness users and extreme adventure activities has increased in recent years, and more cases are being diagnosed. Given that a 1993 study found that 1 in 10 cases of heat-related illnesses were…

The authors outline the present system of providing health services in English schools. Some changes in this system accruing from the planned reorganization of the British National Health Service are described and their implications discussed. (RP)