Health care needs of a national park population: a descriptive study

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Title Health care needs of a national park population: a descriptive study
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Carapezza, Deborah A
Date 1984-12
Description The study reviews 687 patient visits to a registered nurse at a hotel dispensary in Glacier National Part during the summer of 1981. Chart review was carried our for all clinic visits for new complaints to determine demographic characteristics, presenting complaints, preexisting conditions, number of diagnoses, final diagnoses, allergies, medications indicated and in current use, medical history, referral, transportation, and consultation patterns, and desired supplies and tests. Frequencies and chi-squares were utilized to determine variations between final diagnoses and referral patterns with the variables of age, sex, employee/visitor status, urban/rural nature of residence, and distance of residence from the park. Results demonstrated similarities in the practice profile of Glacier Park with profiles of other ambulatory outpatient clinics. The six leading diagnoses remained unchanged across all variables despite twice the rate of clinic utilization by college age park employees, a finding accounted for by the Health Belief Model.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Medical Care; Montana; Glacier National Park
Subject MESH Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Needs and Demand
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Health care needs of a national park population: a descriptive study." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Health care needs of a national park population: a descriptive study." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RA 4.5 1984 C37.
Rights Management © Deborah A. Carapezza
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier undthes,212015
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
ARK ark:/87278/s6rn39rm
Setname ir_etd
ID 191793
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rn39rm
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