Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship of the symptoms of diarrhea and fatigue by testing a model that included multiple dimensions of the cancer related-symptom experience. METHODS:A secondary data analysis was conducted on data from the self-reports of 102 cancer patients co experiencing diarrhea and fatigue during treatment at a comprehensive cancer center in the Southeastern United States. Structural equational modeling was employed to examine the relationship between the 2variables. Fatigue and diarrhea were assessed using items from the Cancer Symptom Scale. RESULTS:The structural model results showed that (a) the model fit was adequate (b) diarrhea explained 7% of the variance in fatigue, and (c) the structural or path coefficient between diarrhea and fatigue was significant (0.267; p<0.05). Diarrhea had the strongest effect on fatigue interference (0.251). CONCLUSION:Diarrhea is a potential contributing factor to the symptom of fatigue and a potential target for interventions to prevent and ameliorate fatigue.
journal_name
P R Health Sci Jjournal_title
Puerto Rico health sciences journalauthors
Gonzalez VJ,Beckstead J,Groer M,McMillan S,Ortiz D,Marrero S,Saligan LNsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-06-01 00:00:00pages
81-86issue
2eissn
0738-0658issn
2373-6011journal_volume
38pub_type
杂志文章abstract：OBJECTIVES:The recent boom in patient education on chronic hepatitis C has resulted in a worldwide increase in the diagnosis of this condition. Available treatment is expensive and associated with significant side effects; therefore, many patients seek for alternative medicine. Silybum marianum is a natural herb known ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The development of new drugs for the pharmacological treatment of diseases is a costly and time-consuming process. The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally played the main role in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of new drugs. However, in recent years, the role of academia in the process of...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Exposure to lead in children living on a former landfill in Vega Baja-Puerto Rico, a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) designated Superfund Site, is a major health concern. Direct contact with lead-contaminated soil is considered a major exposure source. However, there is a lack of information rega...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The world has encountered a new and serious epidemic which has disproportionately affected fetuses and infants. What makes the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic such a threat in our times, is that a whole generation can be affected by birth defects caused by a seemingly innocuous maternal infection, which in most cases go un...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disorder of metabolism, which is commonly found in the Puerto Rican population. In this article the current concepts in diagnosis, classification and correct coding of DM are discussed. Since the cutoff point for diagnosing DM was lowered to 126 mg/dl in a fasting plasma glucose lev...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common cancers in Puerto Rico. Few studies have correlated clinical and pathological variables with the overall survival of CRC patients in Puerto Rico. We report the clinical and pathological characteristics of patients who underwent surgical resection at a community...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Endothelial cell proliferation and differentiation into blood capillaries (i.e., angiogenesis) are essential for growth and development, wound healing, osetogenesis, etc. But abnormal angiogenesis during tumor progression could lead to serious consequences. Angiogenesis is a complex biochemical process, and is often d...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Formal training in public health in Puerto Rico began in 1940 when a degree-granting Division of Public Health was established within the existing School of Tropical Medicine. The division was sponsored by five institutions--the Puerto Rico Department of Health, the U.S. Public Health Service, the Children's Bureau, t...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to determine the experience of tooth loss, as well as its associated variables, in a sample of adult Mexicans, aged 60 years and older. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study was part of a larger project to measure diverse oral health indicators in a convenience sample: it ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Prenatal sonographic evaluation is of utmost importance in the detection of congenital anomalies. At the Ultrasound Section of our Radiology service, we incidentally detected fetal intracranial neoplasms in two different patients using non-invasive imaging. Our presumptive diagnosis in both cases was a teratoma, the m...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The identification of Streptococcus mutans from dental plaque samples with rapid systems, such as the RapID STR System, has not been recommended by the manufacturers. In this study, we evaluated the use of the above method for the identification of 34 human dental plaque Streptococcus mutans strains which had been ide...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A retrospective review was performed from November 2011 through June 2012 in 49 stable patients receiving ambulatory hemodialysis at the dialysis unit of the University Hospital in San Juan. Measurements of serum phosphate, serum calcium (corrected to albumin levels), intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), and pulse pressu...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Folate deficiency is one of today's most common vitamin deficiencies in women. Women who consume a low level of folate during pregnancy are at risk for poor pregnancy outcomes including neural tube defects (NTD). However, other factors such as heredity, social class, maternal age, birth order, maternal diet, length of...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This is the case of an 11-year-old girl who presented with a right adnexal mass and vague abdominal symptoms since seven months prior to her hospital admission for surgery. CT-scan and sonographic images were those of a benign lesion, probably ovarian torsion or infarction. Serum tumoral markers were normal. A right s...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:A preliminary investigation to test the efficacy of intravenous propranolol in reducing the cesarean section rate in nulliparas in active labor and evaluate its effect on neonatal and maternal outcomes. METHODS:Fifty seven nulliparous patients admitted in active labor were randomly divided into two groups: a...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Primary hepatic actinomycosis is an uncommon entity. We report the case of a young man with past history of an appendectomy who presented with fever, weight loss and a liver mass that was initially suspected to be neoplastic. Percutaneous liver biopsy revealed actinomyces-like organisms. The patient was treated with i...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:DNA microarray is a technology that simultaneously evaluates quantitative measurements for the expression of thousands of genes. DNA microarrays have been used to assess gene expression between groups of cells of different organs or different populations. In order to understand the role and function of the genes, one ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess the demographic, behavioral, and clinical factors associated with HIV and syphilis infection among a sample of men attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic during 2009 to 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR). METHODS:A sample of 350 clinical records from men visiting the cli...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study intends to determine the prevalence of multidrug resistant (MDR) infections by A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa in a tertiary care teaching hospital intensive care unit (ICU) in San Juan, PR, estimate the mortality rate and compare the morbidity and mortality differences among those tr...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the general knowledge and choices of postpartum contraception among pregnant teens who, at the time of the study, ranged in age from 13 to 19 years old and were receiving prenatal care at a hospital-based prenatal clinic. METHODS:Questionnaires to obtain information regarding demographic characte...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent FDA approval of non-prescription sales of Plan B, an emergency contraceptive method to those 18 years old and over, gives a prominent role to pharmacists in providing timely access to emergency contraception (EC). While this decision affects Puerto Rico, no studies on non-prescription EC in Puerto...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:A cross-sectional study was conducted (2012-2013) to evaluate the prevalence of 1) malocclusion and 2) occlusal characteristics in 13- to 18-yearold adolescents in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR) from selected high schools in the municipality of San Juan. METHODS:The study sample consisted of 155 adolescents. The...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Four hundred and sixty six non-institutionalized seniors, 65 years of age and over comprise the sample. The questions pertaining to the specific topic are made up of 17 items: 9 related to background information and 8 relating to nutritional practices. It is part of a larger study of the socio-demographic characterist...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the IgE reactivity against recombinant protein Blo t 1 from the dust mite Blomia tropicalis (Bt) using serum from patients with positive skin test to this mite and to investigate the cross-reactivity between Bt and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. BACKGROUND:Dust mites have an important role as i...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The World Health Organization criteria for the diagnosis of Osteopenia and Osteopoposis was applied to a control group of 33 females ages 50 to 59 years and 24 females ages 60 to 69 years. The general exclusion criteria for the selection of subjects included early menopause and diseases, use of drugs and toxic habits ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Candida is the fourth most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSI), being Candida albicans the most common species. This study evaluated the distribution of Candida spp isolates at a tertiary care medical center. The associated factors and outcome of patients with candidemia at the Puerto Rico Medical ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in children. Currently, no data are available on dental caries prevalence in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of dental caries in schoolattending 12-year-olds in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study aims to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and its association with HIV and other health risk factors among drug users. A sample of 716 IDUs and crack users were enrolled from community sites. Consenting subjects were tested for HIV serum antibody status. Drug users with an unk...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The prevalence of concomitant thyroid carcinoma with Grave's disease has been reported to range from 0 to 10%. Many controversies exist in the literature regarding the diagnostic workup and management in these types of patients. We are reporting a case of a 31 year old woman who had Graves' disease, a palpable thyroid...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare type of heart failure to which only pregnant women are susceptible. In Puerto Rico there is a paucity of information regarding this condition. In this report we describe our experience with peripartum cardiomyopathy. METHODS:This was a descriptive retrospective study. We c...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
