Re "Russia's Blank Slate" (Op-Ed, March 30), by Vladimir Voinovich: It might be well to remember Lenin's reported advice to Russian intelligence: "The West are wishful thinkers.
In 1997 the National Research Council's Space Studies Board published the report, Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations, which reported advice to NASA on Mars sample return missions, complementing their 1992 report, The Biological Contamination of Mars: Issues and Recommendations.
A fifth of respondents reported being transferred to the ambulance service or sent an ambulance, and a tenth reported advice to self-care only (Table 2).
However, fewer men reported advice and support for longer-term effects, home care, choosing treatment options, referral and emotional support (Table 4).
Patients also reported that consistency of advice and information given by multiple healthcare professionals, including nurses, was low with only about 30 40% of patients reporting consistent advice.
But despite the detailed recommendations and case studies of good practice, there was one thing missing from the report: advice on how to use it.
The reports advice the OP about medication, referral to second-line care and RTW.
A plethora of reports, advice and guidance has been issued by such organisations as the Alzheimer's Society [ 26], Age UK [ 27], and Action on Elder Abuse [ 28].
Among intervention patients, 55% reported receiving advice to quit tobacco, and 39% of control practice patients reported receiving advice to quit tobacco (p < 0.01).
