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2. Use of spirometry and recording of smoking habits of COPD patients increased in primary health care during national COPD programme

Author

Tuula Vasankari, Kari Liippo, Anne Pietinalho, Seppo Yt Junnila, and Kalle Lertola

Subjects
Male, Program evaluation, Spirometry, medicine.medical_specialty, National Health Programs, Copd patients, diagnosis, medicine.medical_treatment, spirometry, MEDLINE, Primary health care, Smoking Prevention, Comorbidity, smoking, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, primary healthcare, medicine, Electronic Health Records, Humans, COPD, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Finland, Aged, lcsh:R5-920, Primary Health Care, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, respiratory symptoms, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, respiratory tract diseases, Early Diagnosis, Family medicine, Physical therapy, Smoking cessation, Female, Smoking Cessation, Guideline Adherence, Family Practice, business, lcsh:Medicine (General), Program Evaluation, Research Article
Abstract

Background In Finland, a national programme for COPD prevention and treatment was developed in 1998. The main goals of the programme were to diagnose COPD as early as possible and to encourage people to quit smoking. The role of primary health care was emphasized in the programme. Our aim was to investigate the use of spirometry and recording of smoking habits of COPD patients in primary health care before and during the COPD programme. Methods We compared patients with respiratory symptoms or diseases visiting primary health care during 1997 (before programme) and 2002 (during programme). Patients with respiratory symptoms were divided into two groups: COPD patients and "others". Patient records were thoroughly investigated and data retrieved from them. Results There was a significant increase in the whole study group from 8.0% to 38.9% in the use of spirometry (p < 0.001). This increase was significant both in the COPD group (from 32.0% to 79.6%, p < 0.001) and "others" (from 5.6% to 32.8%, p < 0.001). Written information on smoking habits in patient records increased from 16.6% of all patients in 1997 to 53.2% in 2002 (p < 0.001), and in COPD group from 45.0% to 84.3% (p < 0.001). Conclusions We observed a significant increase in the use of spirometry and knowledge of smoking habits in COPD patients, which may be a result of the Finnish national COPD programme.

Published
2011

3. Maternal sensitivity behavior and infant behavior in early interaction.

Author

Marja Kivijärvi, Margaret, Marinus J.M. Voeten, Margaret, Pirkko Niemelä, Margaret, Hannele Räihä, Margaret, Kalle Lertola, Margaret, and Jorma Piha, Margaret

Subjects
MOTHER-infant relationship, HUMAN behavior, SENSITIVITY (Personality trait), BEHAVIORAL assessment, MOOD (Psychology), FINNISH Americans
Abstract

Maternal sensitivity behavior and infant behavior in early interaction were investigated among 57 Finnish mother–child pairs. Their interaction was video-recorded at home in free-play situation when the infants were 3 months and 12 months of age, and evaluated using the Parent–Child Early Relational Assessment Scale (PCERA). Maternal sensitivity behavior was mainly related to infant's positive aspects of mood, social and play behavior, and visual contact, both at 3 months and 12 months of age. Even though maternal sensitivity behavior correlated to infant behavior at 3 months and 12 months, infant behavior at 3 months of age contributed to later maternal sensitivity behavior. ©2001 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2001
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