PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, May 25, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Public Interest in the Use of Quality Metrics in Healthcare Is Mixed - Unless It Allows Them to Reduce Their Health Insurance Costs

A new survey shows that the U-S public is only modestly supportive of having health plans pay more to doctors if they have been shown to provide higher quality care to their patients. However, a sizable majority is interested in this type of plan if it helps lower their health insurance coverage costs. The question remains: how should health plans measure quality? On the whole, the public is somewhat supportive of measures that are associated with prevention and promoting patient compliance while they are less supportive of plans that measure quality based on particular technology metrics. These are some of the results of a Harris Interactive survey for The Wall Street Journal Online's Health Industry Edition.

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Terrorism Redefined: Exclusive Family Circle/Lifetime Television Survey Finds 89% of Adults Consider Family Violence a Form of Domestic Terrorism

In a national Family Circle/Lifetime Television survey, 92 percent of adults said they believe family violence is a much bigger problem than most people think, and 89 percent even go as far as to regard it as a form of domestic terrorism. Although men are somewhat more accepting of physical violence and don't get as upset when they witness it, 33 percent of men would try to intervene in a friendly way. The survey, reported in the June 14 issue of Family Circle, also found that the term "family violence" has taken on a much larger definition -- 96 percent of adults now believe verbal abuse can do just as much damage as physical abuse and 91 percent believe that a husband who forces himself on his wife is guilty of raping her.

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SEXPECTATIONS! AARP Survey Shows Sexual Health Important Component of Overall Well Being for Midlife and Beyond

Sexual health is an essential element of the quality of life of adults 45 and over. A-A-R-P's recent study, Sexuality at Midlife and Beyond, updates an A-A-R-P survey from 1999, and confirms that relationships and sexuality remain at least as important, if not more so, than almost six years ago. What has changed since the 1999 study? For starters there is more use of sex-enhancing drugs and greater openness to speaking to health professionals about this sensitive health topic.

* More people now report consulting health professionals than any other
single source of information (37 percent up from 26 percent in 1999).
Books were the top choice in 1999 and now place second at 30 percent.
* More than twice as many men as in 1999 report ever using some type of
drugs or treatments to address problems with sexual performance
(22 percent, up from 10 percent in 1999).
* More respondents now agree that sexual activity is a critical part of a
good relationship -- 60 percent compared to 55 percent in 1999.

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Deadly Mistakes: New Survey Shows Nearly 1 Out of Every 4 U.S. Adults with Children Under 18 at Home Have Left a Child Alone in a Vehicle

Along with the lazy, hazy days of summer lurks a potential killer. Temperatures inside a vehicle -- even with the window cracked -- can reach lethal levels in a matter of minutes. A new survey released by Kids in Cars, shows that many parents and caregivers have left a child under the age of 12 unattended in a vehicle, suggesting that these adults are not aware of the potential deadly consequences that can occur in a matter of mere minutes. Results from the survey showed that 24 percent of American adults with children under 18 living at home have left a child under age 12 alone in a vehicle. This issue is more alarming when there are younger children living at home: 28 percent of American adults with children under six living at home and 33 percent of American adults with children aged 6-12 living at home have left them alone in a vehicle. The study also shows that the "kids in cars" issue spans all socio-economic levels including age, gender, education, income level and employment status. Harris Interactive Poll conducted this survey on behalf of Kids in Cars

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PRNewswire -- May 25

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