Showing papers by "National Defence University, Pakistan published in 2003"

Healthcare needs of people with intellectual disability in institutions in Taiwan: outpatient care utilization and implications.

Abstract: Background The present study assessed the outpatient care use of people with intellectual disability (ID) in order to identify patterns of healthcare needs and the factors affecting this utilization. Methods The primary method used in this study was a cross-sectional survey of 1390 subjects with ID in Taiwan. Data were obtained from questionnaires completed at 30 registered institutions caring for people with ID. Results The findings show that people with ID in Taiwan are likely to make more outpatient visits per year than members of the general population. The prevalence of illness in people with ID was 41%, with epilepsy being the most frequently reported disease. A total of 39.5% of individuals with ID took medicine regularly, and 38.9% had used alternative forms of medication besides Western medicine. In terms of the use of outpatient facilities by people with ID, paediatric clinics were the most frequently utilized. The average monthly number of outpatient visits per person with ID was 2.18 (around 26 visits per year). This study found that the need for outpatient care is determined by a variety of factors relating to: the age of people with ID, the type of handicap, the place of medical treatment, having a family physician, the accessibility of medical care, the time-consuming nature of the medical visits, having an illness, ID accompanied with other disabilities, and finally, a need for rehabilitative care. Conclusions From the examination of the expressed needs of people with ID, it was found that these individuals have a heightened need for healthcare and the treatment of special diseases/disorders in comparison to members of the general population in Taiwan. Within the context of ordinary services, it is particularly important to have a precise view of the ways in which the health needs of people with ID are different from the general population as a whole. This will enable healthcare services to respond to these needs, either through support systems within generic care or, in some cases, through the delivery of specific healthcare through specialized services which are kept separate from generic care.

Protecting medical-treatment chair with air-curtain shield

Abstract: A protecting medical-treatment chair which can generate a protective air curtain and a negative air pressure inside the chair by applying the suction and discharging effect generated by the medical level air-suction and cleaning equipment to make the user of the protecting medical-treatment chair isolated and prevent contact between the user of the chair and the air outside the chair; particularly, by applying the push and pull effect of the air flow the air exhaled by the user of the chair can be sent to the medical level air-suction and cleaning equipment for filtration and sterilization, and than the clean air are discharged from the air suction and cleaning equipment for recirculation and generating the air-curtain shield by the protecting medical-treatment chair.

Generating function for the number of pyramid-like polyhedra on the cubic lattice

Abstract: We have derived rigorously the generating function for the number of pyramid-like polyhedra g(a,b,c) on the cubic lattice with width a, depth b, and height c.

Studies of silver nanoparticles in aqueous solution by surface plasmon resonance

Abstract: The effects of Ag nanoparticles in aqueous solution on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) reflectivity is reported. The nanoparticles aqueous solution was produced by laser ablation method. Using a "Kretchmann" configuration surface plasmon resonance sensor, the SPR angles shifted increase with the relative concentration of Ag nanoparticles and can be used to evaluate the Ag nanoparticles concentration of aqueous solution.