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Tina G. Wald

Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications -  5
Citations -  512

Tina G. Wald is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anxiety & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 489 citations. Previous affiliations of Tina G. Wald include University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics & United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Screening for depression and anxiety in cancer patients using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

TL;DR: The HADS was an easily administered tool that identified a large proportion of cancer patients as having high levels of anxiety or depression, however, clinical psychiatric interviews were not performed, so it is not possible to determine what proportion of patients would benefit from treatment.
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A Rhinovirus Outbreak among Residents of a Long-Term Care Facility

TL;DR: An outbreak of culture-proven rhinovirus illnesses that occurred in the late summer of 1993 among residents of a large, rural Wisconsin nursing home showed that, contrary to its reputation for causing mild illness, rh inovirus may cause large outbreaks of clinically important respiratory illness among nursing home residents.
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Can respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A be distinguished clinically in institutionalized older persons

TL;DR: A number of studies have demonstrated that RSV infection may be associated with a clinically significant, influenza-like illness in residents of longterm care, and one recent study found RSV to be the predominant respiratory virus identified during an influenza season.
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Rapid Relief of Anxiety in Cancer Patients With Both Alprazolam and Placebo

TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that nondrug factors or spontaneous improvement may play a more important role than pharmacotherapy in the treatment of anxiety associated with cancer.
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Prevention of infectious diseases in ambulatory care: immunoprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis.

TL;DR: Current recommendations for immunization, immune globulin therapy, and chemotherapy for these and other common infections are reviewed and guidelines for the prevention of several diseases recently have been changed.