On Being Church Tanner, Mary
The Ecumenical review,
01/2001, Letnik:
53, Številka:
1
Journal Article
Tanner discusses the role of women in the ecumenical world. For more than 25-years her dreams for the future of the church have been influenced by insights coming from the fellowship of churches that ...worships, reflects and acts together through being a part of the World Council of Churches.
This study describes the smoking behavior and selected characteristics of men during their partner's pregnancy. Constructs of the transtheoretical model of behavior change were used to describe ...socio-demographic characteristics of these men, to compare their smoking behavior in various stages of change, and to explore the relationship of the smoking behavior of the male partner to that of the pregnant partner. The study used a non-experimental, descriptive correlational design with a self-administered survey tool. A convenience sample was recruited in the Midwest region of the U.S. from local childbirth education classes, healthcare provider offices, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics, and prenatal public health home visits. The sample of 74 men had a mean age of 27 years (SD = 5.8) and 57% were married. While 63 (85%) of the participants continued to smoke during their partner's pregnancy, 57% of these men were seriously considering quitting within the next six months. Over two thirds of the female partners (n = 51) were not smoking at the time of the survey, but 23 women continued to smoke during pregnancy. There were no significant differences in demographic variables, level of nicotine dependence and temptation to smoke among men in the various stages of behavior change. More of the men who smoked had partners who smoked during pregnancy when compared to the men who were no longer smoking. Compared to smokers in the general population, an increased percentage of smokers in this study were contemplating quitting smoking. These figures are related to low levels of nicotine dependence, an increased motivation to quit smoking, especially in a first pregnancy, increasing social pressure not to smoke, and local regulatory efforts to promote smoke-free public environments. A comprehensive approach to smoking cessation is needed, including a further understanding of the smoking behavior of men during their partner's pregnancy and factors that influence behavior change.
The late John Deschner opened the the first meeting of the new standing commission of Faith and Order with a meditation on the passage from Acts, chapter 27. In honour of John Deschner, I decided to ...offer you John's three thoughts as I remember them and put into my own words. They are reflections on the experience Paul had with this island of Crete. John offered the three reflections to give direction for Faith and Order as it began a new phase of its work. I offer them to give direction to our work these days. I offer them in thanksgiving for John's contribution to Faith and Order and his contribution as a wonderful teacher to the ecumenical movement.
A faith and order perspective on the World Council of Churches' "Towards a Common Understanding and Vision of the World Council of Churches" (CUV) is offered.
Preoperative sera were assayed for tumor-associated antigens CA 125, TAG 72, and CA 15-3 in 100 women with pelvic masses. Serum CA 125 levels were elevated above 65 U/mL in 83% of 42 patients with ...ovarian malignancies, in 58% of 12 patients with nonovarian malignancies, and in 17% of 46 patients with benign pelvic masses. Elevations of TAG 72 and CA 15-3 levels occurred less frequently in all groups of patients. Serum CA 125 levels distinguished most effectively between patients with malignant pelvic masses and those with benign pelvic masses, having a sensitivity of 78% and a specificity of 83% at a threshold level of 65 U/mL. When comparing 33 patients with epithelial ovarian carcinomas to 46 patients with benign masses, the CA 125 level alone yielded a sensitivity of 88% with a specificity of 83%. Coordinate elevations of CA 125 (above 65 U/mL) and TAG 72 (above 10 U/mL) or CA 15-3 (above 30 U/mL) distinguished ovarian epithelial carcinomas from benign masses with a sensitivity of 73% and a specificity of 98%, which improved to 81 and 100%, respectively, among patients over 50 years of age. Given the marked increase in specificity observed with this panel of three serum tumor-associated antigens, use of multiple markers might facilitate screening for ovarian carcinoma and appropriate referral of patients with pelvic masses for cytoreductive operations.
