Prevalence of back, neck and shoulder problems in the inner city: implications for the provision of physiotherapy services in primary healthcare

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Lock ◽  
Victoria Allgar ◽  
Kevin Jones ◽  
Gwen Marples ◽  
Colin Chandler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Primary Healthcare

Development of a nurse-led primary healthcare service for injecting drug users in inner-city Sydney

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn A. Day ◽  
M. Mofizul Islam ◽  
Ann White ◽  
Sharon E. Reid ◽  
Stephen Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Transmitted Infection

Injecting drug users (IDUs) experience numerous health problems, but report barriers to utilising general practitioners (GPs). A nurse-led Harm Minimisation-based Primary Healthcare (HMPH) service for IDUs was established within a needle and syringe program in inner-city Sydney with Area Health Service medical support and clinical governance. This paper aimed to describe the HMPH service, review service utilisation and assess nurses’ perceptions of their work with IDUs. A review of the most recent 200 clinic files was undertaken. Service utilisation, GP and other health service use and access were extracted and analysed using SPSS. A semi-structured qualitative interview with clinic nurses regarding their experience working with IDUs and local GPs was conducted and analysed. Since its inception in mid-2006, the service has been utilised by 417 clients. Of the most recent 200 files, blood-borne virus and sexually transmitted infection screening were the primary reason for presentation (64.5%). At least one follow-up visit was attended by 90% of clients. A total of 62% of clients reported consulting a GP in the last 12 months. The service provided 102 referrals. Nurses believed that IDUs tend to utilise GPs ineffectively and that self-care is a low priority, but that they can support IDUs to overcome some barriers to GPs and facilitate access. Targeted primary health care services led by nurses with focussed medical support and co-located with needle and syringe programs can fill an important gap in delivering and facilitating health care to IDUs.

Students as Active Participants in Hearing Aid Maintenance

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha Lipscomb ◽  
Peggy Von Almen ◽  
James C. Blair
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
School System ◽  
Regular Education ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Hearing Impairments ◽  
City School

Twenty students between the ages of 6 and 19 years who were receiving services for students with hearing impairments in a metropolitan, inner-city school system were trained to monitor their own hearing aids. This study investigated the effect of this training on the percentage of students who wore functional hearing aids. Ten of the students received fewer than 3 hours of instruction per day in the regular education setting and generally had hearing losses in the severe to profound range. The remaining 10 students received greater than 3 hours of instruction per day in the regular education setting and had hearing losses in the moderate to severe range. The findings indicated improved hearing aid function when students were actively involved in hearing aid maintenance programs. Recommendations are made concerning hearing aid maintenance in the schools.

Abstract #81: Osteoporosis Screening by Primary Care Physicians in an Inner City Teaching Hospital in Brooklyn

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Vaidehi Kaza ◽  
Eric A. Jaffe ◽  
Gerald Posner ◽  
Maria Ferandez-Renedo ◽  
Zewge S. Deribe
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Osteoporosis Screening
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