The purposes of this prospective, repeated-measures descriptive pilot study were to describe patterns of acute oral pain and mucositis in patients receiving a bone marrow[...]

Two experiments were performed as an initial attempt to explain age related limitations in response accuracy on a coincident anticipation task. Five- to 9-year-old boys a[...]

In two experiments (one under full attention, the other under divided attention), old and young adults were presented with a cued recall task in an encoding specificity p[...]

This study examined tennis serving in older adult tennis players. Twentytwo older adults, divided into younger and older halves, were videotaped serving five "first" serv[...]

A review of the article ?In pursuit of quality: Evaluating Clinical outcomes,? by Dr. Frattali.

Purpose/Objectives: To introduce the use of a statistical technique known as multilevel growth-curve analysis and illustrate how the method can be advantageous in compari[...]

Background: Life stresses and negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression, are associated with adverse cardiac events, including arrhythmia. Patients undergoing imp[...]

Participant responses were compared for cancer genetic counselor provision of information provided in a dominant versus facilitative communication style. Participants wat[...]

Background: Patients with cancer grapple with a confusing array of disease- and treatment-related symptoms while trying to maintain functioning in usual roles and daily a[...]

Background: Heart period variability provides a measure of balance between the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). Since the PNS de[...]

In this study, we apply an existing medical communication coding system to BRCA1 genetic counseling sessions, describe the session dynamics, and explore variation in sess[...]

Breast cancer survivors must manage chronic side effects of original treatment. To manage these symptoms, communication must include both biomedical and contextual lifest[...]

The purpose of this study was to examine factors that are thought to promote communication about safer sex and HIV among college students in the United States of America [...]

According to the encoding specificity principle, memory is best when encoding and retrieval conditions are compatible. Some researchers have suggested that older adults e[...]

Detecting and explicating interactions in categorical data analyses using cross tabulation and the [chi]2 statistic can provide salient tests of hypotheses concerning the[...]

24 boys and 16 girls ages 4 through 7 years were tested on an apparatus that required children to select the middle of 3, 5, 7, or 9 stimulus lights when arranged adjacen[...]

Developmental sequences for the vertical cradle were hypothesized and tested using a prelongitudinal screening technique to determine comprehensiveness and developmental [...]

Objective The purpose of this study was to explore system and clinician-related barriers, and predictors for the adoption of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Dis[...]

Abstract: For the past 12 years I have had the opportunity of working in two excellent intensive voice therapy programs, one in a large community hearing and speech cente[...]

Summary: An intervention for infant irritability or colic was evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. A total of 121 full-term irritable infants (2 to 6 weeks old) were[...]

Remembering frequently occurs in the context of other competing activities. When trying to encode or retrieve information in everyday situations, we often do so amidst on[...]

This study investigated age-related differences in the ability to utilize integrative relationships between target and context as a memory support by directly manipulatin[...]

To aid development of programs to prevent HIV transmission in women, differences in sexual attitudes and behavior were examined among women who described themselves as do[...]

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of vowel height and vocal intensity on the magnitude of anticipatory nasal airflow in normal speakers when producin[...]

Context- Multiple complex symptoms from cancer treatment can interfere with functioning. Objectives- To evaluate the efficacy of an "energy and sleep enhancement" (EASE) [...]