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A description of participating services |
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| Patient Population |
Sex Ratio (m:f) |
Service Description |
Sample Size |
Proportion Female* |
Age (sd)** |
Duration of Illness In Years*** |
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| Cardiology |
2:1 |
Inpatients receiving medical management and diagnostic procedures admitted for cardiac and postoperative thoracic surgery |
30 |
40.0% |
66.2 (12.7) |
6.6 (11.9) |
| Renal Dialysis |
3:2 |
Outpatients receiving regular hemodialysis |
29 |
58.6% |
61.4 (15.2) |
10.5 (8.8) |
| Mental Health |
2:3 |
Inpatient psychiatric services and outpatient attendees in a day program providing various forms of individual and group medical and psychosocial therapies |
19 |
57.9% |
43.5 (8.8) |
8.2 (8.5) |
| Cancer |
0:1 |
Outpatients attending a genito-urinary follow-up clinic, being seen for counseling, or attending meditation or support groups |
29 |
44.8% |
59.1 (14.1) |
2.4 (4.0) |
| Chronic Pain |
1:8 |
Outpatients attending medical and psychosocial treatments for chronic pain of difference etiologies |
14 |
92.9% |
47.1 (11.4) |
8.4 (7.4) |
| Sleep Disorders |
1:6 |
Outpatients receiving assessment and/or treatment for breathing problems during sleep |
15 |
40.0% |
50.0 (11.6) |
5.4 (7.2) |
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* Chi-square(5) = 13.3, p < .05 ** F(1,5) = 10.55, p < .0001 ***F(1,5) = 2.69, p < .05 | ||||||
Atkinson et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004 2:36 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-2-36 |
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