KINE 4710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mental Health Professional, Taxane, Suicidal Ideation
10 Dec 2017
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4710 notes cell phones aid to make delivering health communications more effective cell phones are shared, therefore poor" have access to cell phones. Randomized controlled trial (rct: highest level of scientific proof for health-related hypotheses. Individuals associated w/ their care may also be binded", thus rendered unknowledgeable about which group subjects were allocated to. In many studies, the nature of intervention precludes blinding. contamination: control group learns about intervention and skew the results, boundaries b/w 2 groups breaks down. Cell phones may be effective tools to improve patient outcomes in resource-limited art programs. 3 sites: u of nairobi punwani clinic services in a very low income area; coptic hope center serves a higher income area in nairobi; kajiado clinic serves a vast rural district & is government run. Decision on initiating art according to national guidelines (cd4 count, 250 cells/ l or who stage iii or iv)
