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The Senate Armed Services Committee gave its blessing to reverse auctions in its new report on the fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.
It acknowledged that the military is turning more so to the competition tool in which companies bid lower prices to win contracts for commodities and simple services. The auctions stimulate "aggressive competition" among vendors, lowering costs and also helping small businesses in the marketplace, according to a report accompanying the bill. The report was released June 5.
During fiscal 2010 and 2011, various defense agencies used FedBid, a leading service provider for reverse auctioning, to purchase $820 million worth of goods and simple services, bringing about $107 million in savings. In addition, small businesses received 75 percent of the dollars from those competitions.
"The committee encourages the military departments to expand their use of reverse auctions for appropriate types of commodities and simple services, whenever doing so would be expected to result in savings," according to the report.
However, earlier this year, reverse auctions came under scrutiny by the Veterans Affairs Department.
Jan Frye, deputy assistant secretary at VA's Office of Acquisition and Logistics, raised concerns that the auctions were disrupting the agency's supply chain, leading to complaints from VA suppliers. His main concern was that contracting officers depended too much on FedBid without appropriate oversight.
The VA has awarded more than $100 million in commodities sales through reverse auctions, and saved $7.1 million, according to FedBid, which hosts the auctions. When buying medical supplies alone for its hospitals, the department saved $2 million since March 2011 by using reverse auctions, officials reported in October.
Frye banned the use of reverse auctions for about a month to investigative the effects of the reverse auctions on VA's purchasing.
"I'm not against reverse auctions, but I'm concerned that sometimes we don't know what we're doing when we set about to do reverse auctions," Frye said in a keynote at the April 26 Coalition for Government Procurement 2012 Spring Conference.
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pls enlighten us S P, what are the appropriate uses and limitations of reverse auctions? as a taxpayer, saving money seems like a good idea to me.
The report language stresses the 'appropriate' use of reverse auction. As I have stated previously reverse auctions can be an effective acquisition tool. The Congress has wisely acknowledged the limits of appropriate use in citing the purchase of items and simple services as the intended areas of application.
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Designing an intervention to help people with colorectal adenomas reduce their intake of red and processed meat and increase their levels of physical activity: a qualitative study
Most cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) arise from adenomatous polyps and malignant potential is greatest in high risk adenomas. There is convincing observational evidence that red and processed meat increase the risk of CRC and that higher levels of physical activity reduce the risk. However, no definitive randomised trial has demonstrated the benefit of behaviour change on reducing polyp recurrence and no consistent advice is currently offered to minimise patient risk. This qualitative study aimed to assess patients' preferences for dietary and physical activity interventions and ensure their appropriate and acceptable delivery to inform a feasibility trial.
Patients aged 60–74 included in the National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHSBCSP) were selected from a patient tracking database. After a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBt), all had been diagnosed with an intermediate or high risk adenoma (I/HRA) at colonoscopy between April 2008 and April 2010. Interested patients and their partners were invited to attend a focus group or interview in July 2010. A topic guide, informed by the objectives of the study, was used. A thematic analysis was conducted in which transcripts were examined to ensure that all occurrences of each theme had been accounted for and compared.
Two main themes emerged from the focus groups: a) experiences of having polyps and b) changing behaviour. Participants had not associated polyp removal with colorectal cancer and most did not remember being given any information or advice relating to this at the time. Heterogeneity of existing diet and physical activity levels was noted. There was a lack of readiness to change behaviour in many people in the target population.
This study has confirmed and amplified recently published factors involved in developing interventions to change dietary and physical activity behaviour in this population. The need to tailor the intervention to individuals, the lack of knowledge about the aetiology of colon cancer and the lack of motivation to change behaviour are critical factors.
Trial registration
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN03320951
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and second most common cause of cancer death in the UK
Evidence from the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) study carried out in 10 European countries on 478,040 men and women demonstrated a significant increase in risk of CRC with high consumption of red and processed meat
However, given these recommendations are based on observational studies that merely show an association between diet, physical activity and CRC it is unclear whether behavioural change would result in a reduced incidence of the disease. Therefore, a prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) is required to confirm the relevance of the WCRF lifestyle recommendations for CRC prevention and satisfy the need for more definitive evidence on the effect of meat and physical activity on risk of CRC. The design and evaluation of complex interventions requires that extensive planning should precede definitive research
We have long known that human behaviour, health and longevity are related
Previous evaluations of behaviour change strategies have been hampered by poor research designs, the difficulty of separating the effects of different components in complex interventions, and lack of detail in research reports
This qualitative study aimed to assess patients' preferences for appropriate and acceptible dietary and physical activity interventions. In order to do this, we sought to refine delivery of planned interventions in the light of identified facilitators and barriers to participation in this patient population. The results of this qualitative study were intended to inform the design of an intervention to enable patients at risk of further I/HRAs to reduce their dietary red meat intake and avoid processed meat and/or increase physical activity levels. In turn, this will inform a definitive RCT to determine whether these interventions can in fact reduce the recurrence of I/HRAs.
Study population
The National Information Governance Board (NIGB) restricts access to patient records for research purposes. For this reason, we had to rely on local clinical collaborators to identify eligible patients and to send the initial communications relating to the study. When a sampling frame had been constructed (258 patients), alternative sampling (every other person) was used to send invitation letters and patient information sheets were sent to half the people aged 60–74 years who had been diagnosed with an I/HRA in each month between April 2008 and April 2010 and included in the National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHSBCSP). These patients were selected from the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust patient tracking database and had been diagnosed with a I/HRA at colonoscopy after a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBt). The letters advised patients that partners would also be welcome at focus groups or interviews. A reply slip with a prepaid envelope was enclosed to indicate if the person and their partner would be interested in participating. Those who were willing to take part were contacted by telephone. A reminder letter was sent after two weeks if no reply was received from the initial letter.
Following the focus groups, a short diet and physical activity preferences questionnaire was sent to the remaining cohort of people aged 60–74 years who have been diagnosed with an I/HRA in each month between April 2008 and April 2010. This was to determine if focus group responses were representative of the wider population. Although it is standard research practice, non-responders to the initial mailing were not sent a reminder because local research management and governance permissions did not allow this.
Conduct of focus groups and interviews
Focus groups were facilitated by GD. Interviews were conducted (by GD or AR) with patients who were not able or willing to participate in focus groups. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant before each interview or focus group and a topic guide, informed by the objectives of the study and reflecting the current knowledge of behavioural change models
Figure 1
Diet and Exercise Focus Group Topic Guide.
Diet and Exercise Focus Group Topic Guide.
Method of analysis
A thematic analysis of the transcripts was conducted. This involved grouping the data into themes and examining all transcripts to ensure that all occurrences of each theme had been accounted for and compared
Study population
Of the 130 patients invited to participate, 86 (66%) replied; of these 28 (33%) expressed an interest in attending a focus group. Four focus groups were held involving 18 patients (12 men and six women) and nine partners (all women); median number of participants 8 (range 3–8). The mean age of patients who participated was 69 years (SD 4.4; range 60–75 years). Ten patients who had expressed an interest did not take part: three were unable to get to the venue for the focus group, three changed their minds when contacted or after agreeing to attend a focus group, two could not attend on the dates and/or at the times of the focus groups, one was un-contactable by telephone and one could not attend for personal reasons. A further eight patients requested interviews at home: four were contacted and all of them (all men) were interviewed along with two of their partners (both women) (Figure
Figure 2
Recruitment of participants for focus groups and questionnaires.
Recruitment of participants for focus groups and questionnaires.
Emerging themes
The findings from the analysis can be organised around two main themes (A and B), which can themselves be split into sub-themes. The first theme, A, "experiences of having polyps", is split into two sub-themes related to participants' accounts of being diagnosed with polyps: (i) information and advice that participants remember receiving at the time of diagnosis and (ii) beliefs about the general causes of polyps and specifically why they developed them. The second theme, B, called "changing behaviour", is split into three sub-themes related to participants' views about and attitudes to changing their diet and physical activity levels: the sub-themes are (i) current behaviour (ii) facilitators for change and (iii) barriers to change.
The emerging themes, sub-themes and relationships are described below. Selected quotations have been used to illustrate the points being made. Given the small number of participants, it is not appropriate or useful to represent these findings numerically
A Experiences of having polyps
In common with most qualitative studies, participants in focus groups and interviews prefaced their discussion of the principal topics (diet and exercise) by providing background narrative history and perceptual context. Accounts of diagnosis and treatment were shared. Similarities and differences in experience and interpretation were noted. We have not reported most of the similarities in detail (issues of space and interest) but have selected some of the interesting differences in accounts for comparative purposes.
(i) Advice and information
Participants had generally not considered having a polyp removed to be serious and, more specifically, had not associated having a polyp removed with CRC. If, during or after their colonoscopy, CRC had been mentioned, participants had tended to simply feel relieved that they did not have CRC. They had not tended to associate their polyp with any future risk of CRC or think about how they might change their behaviour to reduce their future risk. They were, therefore, usually surprised when they received an invitation to take part in a study related to preventing CRC.
"I think also you don't, I didn't, realise the seriousness of it. You go through the test, you go through the chat at the clinic, you come here and have it done and at the end of the day they say we've removed a polyp and yes it could have been bad and whatever but thank you very much. And you don't come away thinking crikey, that was close. You don't realise the seriousness of it, well I didn't anyway. You just come away and say oh thank you very much, that's great. Focus group 4 patient 1:"
Participants generally did not remember being given any information or advice at the time of their colonoscopy about what polyps are, what causes them and what can be done to prevent further polyps.
"How do these develop? Nobody explains how they develop. Focus group 1 patient 1."
"Well the point is, the only time I went to the hospital was when I went to have it done…. But actually, about diet and things like that, I didn't know anything about it until you've just mentioned that. Interview 2 patient"
Some people did remember receiving information leaflets, but they could not remember the exact information that they contained or did not find this information useful. Only one person specifically said that they remembered receiving information about reducing red or processed meat or increasing physical activity levels.
"I had a leaflet which said eating fruit may help but I wasn't encouraged. Nothing was really explained. Focus group 1 patient 2"
"Yes, I had a little booklet and it tells you there different things, that red meat was one of the main reasons it causes them. Interview 1 patient"
Most participants were interested in receiving more information about polyps and would have appreciated advice around this time, although some felt that they were too drowsy (following anaesthetic) or concerned (by hospital procedure) to take in advice actually on the day.
"I think we need to know really what causes a polyp to start. Is it a weakness in the bowel that develops it? Focus group 3 patient 4"
"What I would really like to know is what is a polyp? What is it made of? Focus group 3 patient 1"
(ii) Beliefs about the causes of polyps
In the absence of concrete information, some participants had constructed their own complex arguments for why they had developed polyps. One person, for example, related her diagnosis to a combination of falls and her family history of the condition.
"I've had two falls basically. I had a haematoma of the buttock about five years ago, maybe six years ago. And then I fell again and I broke, I had a dislocation of the ankle and pins in place in my foot. And each time when I fell, it's on that right buttock. And I think it's all come from that. Focus group 3 patient 1"
"I've got a brother who is 80 now and he's got exactly the same as I have and he's been having it longer than me. So this is why I think it's genetic. It's in the family. Focus group 3 patient 1"
Another participant talked about how polyps are common, something that many people are just likely to get at some point in their lives and hence not something to be unduly concerned about.
"Well I didn't give it a great deal of thought to be honest because I understand polyps are quite common, it's not terribly uncommon so it didn't alarm me a great deal to be honest with you. Interview 3 patient"
Some participants or their partners felt that getting a polyp was unpredictable, without necessarily a particular cause. Participants illustrated this by describing how some people follow all the rules but still get polyps, whereas others do the opposite and remain healthy.
"Well first of all it didn't occur to me that it was diet related. I mean I'd got to 72, I'd never been ill and so I just thought it was one of those things that happen. Focus group 1 patient 4"
"We're both on the same diet and I've had two colonoscopies and I haven't got polyps. You're predisposed to it, that's my view. Focus group 3 partner 4"
"Well I know people that have beef every day of the week and they never get anything wrong with them. I'm not kidding you. Interview 4 patient"
B Changing behaviour
(i) Current behaviour
Many participants felt that their physical activity levels and/or diet were already very good (specifically if their level of consumption of red meat was already low) although they usually did not rule out further improvements.
"Speaking about the exercise part of it, like this gentleman here, I do a lot of exercise, bike riding. Me and the wife, we think nothing of walking four or five miles a day so I was quite surprised at how big the polyp was…. Focus group 1 patient 2"
"Oh yeah, I've cut it tremendously down, even in the week. The only time we really eat red meat is if we have a Sunday lunch. Interview 2 patient"
(ii) Facilitators for change
Many participants described the opportunities provided by retirement, and the lifting of constraints associated with work. Some gained additional physical activity through new responsibilities they had acquired on retirement, for example, looking after grandchildren.
"But my problem is I can walk now because I've just retired but for the last ten years I've been working nights. So when I'm awake my wife's asleep and the other way round, we only ever used to meet at weekends. So we'd perhaps slot one walk in but for ten years we hardly did anything at all. And I put on weight and ate some horrible food and now my life is changing so we're back to walking again now. Focus group 4 patient 1"
"But it's time with me more than anything else. I'm retired. When I was working I did have a rest when I was at work. [laughter] Don't get any rest now. Focus group 1 patient 4"
Many participants talked about what had already worked for them in terms of changing their behaviour or what they anticipated would work in the future. Some participants felt, in contrast to other people, that they had control over their health and could make any changes that were recommended to them.
"No that is the way I am. I don't think everybody is the same because when I talk to other diabetic people they think I am a different person. I can sacrifice anything, I am born Buddhist, and we learn to practice mind and [it's] very easy. Focus group 4 patient 3"
"I could stop eating sausages, it wouldn't matter to me because it's just something different, it's not as if I rely on a sausage. Interview 2 patient"
"It would be difficult for me to cut down on processed meats I think but I would have to, if I made an effort I would find ways. Focus group 1 patient 3"
Participants who had managed to change their behaviour in the past tended to relate this to the seriousness of the condition that led to the change, for example that it was life-threatening. Similar to this, other participants felt that this might be the only way to get people to change their behaviour.
"They told me I would lose my leg. That bad. And I'd got 18 cigarettes in the packet. I walked out and I threw them in the waste bin and never smoked since. Focus group 3 patient 3"
"…and they said please get on the couch so I did and she [nurse] went to the phone and said "Doctor, he's ready to have an heart attack, I've never seen someone with such high blood pressure. Focus group 1 patient 2"
"I think if somebody said to you, 'you've got to eat eggs else you're going to die,' you'd eat eggs, wouldn't you? So that's what I mean. Focus group 3 patient 4"
"The only way to stop it is to have a cancer scare, isn't it? Focus group 3 patient 4"
Some participants who had made changes also related this to a consultant giving specific advice. Similarly, other participants felt that change was more likely if recommendations came from trusted sources, such as health professionals.
"I originally started to think about changing my diet, as I said, when I first started with haemorrhoids and I had to see a consultant. He talked through my diet which meant I started to put more fruit and veg in and therefore [husband] had more fruit and veg because I was preparing it all. Focus group 2 partner 4"
"It's more authoritative if it's come from the hospital. Focus group 2 patient 2"
"Now, going back to the bowel side of it, I suppose if a professional person, a GP or a consultant even, read the riot act about it, you would seriously think about doing it. Focus group 3 patient 2"
Participants who had managed to change their behaviours, however, also described immediate benefits as being an important reinforcement for maintaining changes. People who had increased their activity levels and/or lost weight, for example, were pleased that they felt better and could do more.
"Yes, one of the things that I've done is when I was trying to keep up with the grandson and I found out I was having a bit of trouble keeping up with him I did go to the gym and I found using the machines in a gym was beneficial. Got more energy. More lung capacity. And I felt a lot better. Focus group 1 patient 1"
"Yes, yeah, because I am overweight, I know that. And when I have lost a bit I've felt a lot better. Focus group 4 patient 1"
In contrast, for some participants, enjoyment of the activity was what was important in maintaining their participation.
"It's just part of my lifestyle. If I had to, at my age, if I had to train specifically for it I'd begin to question whether I was enjoying it any longer. I do it because I enjoy it. And my maxim is as soon as I stop enjoying it I shall stop doing it. It's as simple as that. I enjoy the company, I enjoy the walks. Focus group 1 patient 4"
Some participants expressed a desire for support from others who had been in a similar situation. Several reasons were given for this: the positive example of someone who had succeeded in making changes and then being effectively cured, the social aspect of meeting other people, the obligation inherent in making an appointment to see other people, and the opportunity to learn from other people.
"You can't convince people - you should have somebody who had polyps once and then it's clear, if that person is on a diet and follows what this person says, once I had in 2008 a few polyps and then when I had three years afterwards my test is clear. That person should be the example for talking to the team. Focus group 4 patient 3"
"I personally would like the discussion group, with somebody like yourself to lead it and then you just listen to ordinary people and their views and you go away and decide for yourself. Interview 3 partner"
Not everyone felt, however, that peer support or discussion groups would be useful for them, highlighting the need for any intervention to be adaptable to each individual's needs.
"There's only one thing with that, I'm a loner and my problems I wouldn't discuss with anyone else apart from my doctor or the wife or family and that's it. Interview 1 patient"
Finally, thinking about how an intervention should be designed to best encourage people to make changes to their diet and physical activity patterns, one person described how clear descriptions and definitions were necessary and another emphasised the need for short-term achievable goals in order to achieve long-term changes.
"Yes I do, but what would help would be what is meant by processed food. Focus group 3 patient 1"
"They've got to get success, you've got to give them steps where they can succeed, they've got to have challenging targets but achievable targets. It's no use turning round to people and saying 'right, by Friday, you're giving up all red meat, forget that, it's not going to be there'. Focus group 2 patient 3"
(iii) Barriers to change
Participants talked about what had been and what might be barriers to changing behaviours. These can be divided into two broad groups: those that are related to convincing people about the need for change and those that are related to practical issues associated with actually changing behaviour. In terms of convincing people about the need for change, some participants simply did not want to know about possible causes of illness, saying instead that ignorance is bliss.
"And I don't ever remember, until I came here to have this colonoscopy, I had my appendix out when I was about 43, never had a day's illness in my life before. I worked 30 years in the steel industry, never had a day off with illness, so it was a real shock and I think I come from the school where ignorance is bliss occasionally: the more you get to know about things that are supposed to harm you, the more they harm you, which is quite worrying really. Focus group 1 patient 4"
Several participants (8/33) identified the lack of any evidence that was good enough and not just "statistics" to convince them that this change was really necessary.
"It's like all these statistical surveys that are done. They produce some results which are totally wrong in many cases just because 50 people in the survey developed polyps because they sat down, there's 500 who sit down who didn't develop them in another survey. So I was getting at, is there a medical reason for the results? Focus group 3 patient 4"
In line with this, many participants identified the issue of confusing and conflicting evidence from many sources, for example that a foodstuff can be reported as good for you one day and harmful the next day. This also tended to be mentioned by partners who may be more involved in buying foods and planning menus.
"Yes and if it is consistent advice because I think most of us will be back every year for a check up and so on. If it is consistent and we don't suddenly find out that this year is totally different from last year's advice, then we just become sceptical again. Focus group 2 patient 1"
"The other thing is you get so differing things all the time. One minute they say in the paper you mustn't have tea and then the next day, tea is fantastic for you. I'm only giving you an example. I follow it all because of having had breast cancer and I thought I shouldn't have milk and dairy so I'm having soya. And now I've seen another thing saying soya's not good for you. So you just don't know what to do. Focus group 3 partner 4"
Some participants (4/33) also talked about the difficulty of providing convincing evidence on an individual basis that any changes that had been made had been beneficial. This was partly a recognition that outcomes may be several years after any behaviour change.
"I think it's difficult to say whether any changes you make will affect how you feel because you can't compare it with how you would feel if you hadn't done X, Y or Z. Interview 3 patient"
"So I think the problem you've got with a polyp is with cholesterol you've got a figure you can aim for. With a polyp because you don't know what's going on there, you've got no way of really knowing if your change of diet is really doing anything anyway. Focus group 2 patient 2"
Participants tended to express scepticism that one solution would suit everyone
"We've also got a very good friend who eats with us a lot but their cholesterol readings were down at three point something. Mine, who I hardly have any milk, hardly have any butter, mine was nine point something and yet my diet, according to the rating for cholesterol, was far, far better than either of theirs. In fact, we were absolutely shocked when my cholesterol was high but theirs was down. So is there not anything in your mind to think that maybe our bodies will process different sorts of foods in different ways and do some of us some harm and others not? Focus group 2 partner 4"
"I think everybody's different - body wise as well aren't they? I mean different tablets, one does for one doesn't do for the other. So basically you could say that again for what you eat. Interview 2 patient"
Participants also talked about several more practical issues associated with changing their diet. They described an inertia and lack of interest in changing their behaviour arising from simply being comfortable with the current situation and, similar to this, several people identified enjoyment of certain foods as a reason for maintaining the status quo.
"A lot of people are comfortable with the way their diet is at the moment. I think that's the big barrier to change, because we're all comfortable. Focus group 2 patient 2"
"Don't tell us not to eat meat. We like our meat. Focus group 3 partner 2"
"Well I can do without meat up to a point but there's no way I could do without sausages, I like my sausages you see. Interview 1 patient"
Some put this more strongly, saying that changing their diet would be undesirable because they derived pleasure from eating certain foods and that overly restricting themselves would lead to a life devoid of enjoyment, which would simply be an existence.
"As a bit of treat to yourself because there's a difference between living and existing and that's where I think you've got to draw the line. Focus group 2 partner 3"
"I mean I think of a friend of ours who's just recently died in very tragic circumstances. They had a wonderful good diet, very varied, didn't drink, didn't smoke, played hockey. He had a major stroke when he was 59. Focus group 2 partner 4"
A number of participants (5/33) described more concrete problems associated with changing their diets. Several felt, for example, that it would be hard to identify possible alternatives to their current favourite foods, particularly processed meats like ham.
"So basically, my diet that I eat now, which like I say I'm not a big eater, if I stopped eating the sausage, bacon, ham, red meat I don't eat a lot anyway, most probably toast, I don't know what else I'd eat. Focus group 2 patient 2"
"The saving grace is I love eggs and therefore I can substitute eggs for a lot of things, but it's finding alternatives.…. I would almost want specific recipes as alternatives. Focus group 2 patient 3"
Being able to change one's diet was also not simply in the hands of the patient. Partners who did the cooking appeared to have a pivotal role in changing patients' diet and they therefore, also needed to be able to identify alternatives to foods that should be cut out or reduced. Also related to the practical difficulties of changing an established diet, one participant mentioned that they simply did not know how to cook anything other than red meat.
"Limitation in my cooking ability [laughs]. I can grill a chop or make a stew or mince and things like that. Focus group 2 patient 3"
As well as discussing problems associated with dietary changes, participants also talked about the practical aspects of changing their activity levels. Although most were retired, many recalled that they would have found it difficult to eat a healthy diet at work, particularly when working irregular hours, or fit in any physical activity, particularly when they were doing a sedentary job. Again on a practical level, many participants felt that other medical conditions made it difficult to change particularly their physical activity patterns.
"Well I used to go to Weight Watchers and they were coming up with different things and all things like that, and then I had arthritis in my shoulders and my legs, so that stopped me exercising. I mean I've had the one done now, I'm waiting for me other one. Interview 4 patient 3"
One participant described a fear of going out at night as a reason for not exercising.
"I'll tell you one reason I don't walk, I'm terrified to go out at night. Focus group 1 partner 1"
The negative impact of a limited budget on the ability to make changes without external assistance was also discussed, although one participant described how more restricted finances had actually facilitated cutting out red meat.
"But the problem with gyms is the fact they're expensive. And you need to go twice week, in the end it's a lot of money. Focus group 1 patient 1"
"I finished work in 2004 and I found my circumstances did change my diet because when I was working, I used to eat a hell of a lot of red meat. When I stopped working, I went onto a pension and my financial situation changed if you like so I was forced by that situation to change diet so that's why the red meat went out mostly. I found that easy to change and move onto chicken and fish. Focus group 2 patient 2"
Designing the interventions: questionnaires
We mailed 128 questionnaires and received 47 replies (37% response rate). The mean age of respondents was 67 (SD 4.3: range 61–78) and 32/47 were male (68%), (Table
More than half of the respondents wanted a flexible, responsive service for both diet (57%) and physical activity (53%). Around half were happy for a telephone based intervention to be delivered. A few people (8%) wanted an internet chat-room where they could interact with others and a third wanted to meet others facing similar circumstances, but 60% did not want any contact with their peers. Almost everyone was willing to record their diet (98%), most wanted printed booklets or leaflets (92%) and most thought a personal profile of progress would be helpful (79%). All times of day and week were possible for at least some respondents but daytime during the working week was acceptable to 72% of respondents. Two thirds of respondents were interested in taking part but a third gave reasons why they would not be interested. These included barriers to participation (15% - such as employment, carer responsibilities, morbidity or transport difficulties) lack of relevance (13% - already knowing recommended behaviours or already following them) and the need for more information before committing to the study (4%).
The main findings were that participants placed their brief experience of polyp removal within their long term narrative life history. There was a general lack of readiness to change (pre-contemplation stage in TTM) in many people in our target population. This was either because they believed their current behaviour was adequate or they perceived no risk to health. Almost all participants reported that they lacked information and hence an awareness of cancer risk, disbelieved evidence they had received and disputed the link between behaviour and outcome. Facilitators for change included opportunities provided by retirement, beliefs in self-efficacy (partly associated with previous successful changes) and clear authoritative guidance. Immediate benefits (health or social), social support and achievable goals were perceived to be important. Barriers to change were both psychological and practical and included lack of motivation, bewilderment from contradictory public health messages, perceptions of a long-term delay between change and ultimate outcome, and widespread observation of idiosyncrasy and variability within human health. Further practical obstacles included satisfaction with current status quo, lack of acceptable dietary alternatives, physical disabilities impeding physical activity and the perceived costs of change. These findings generally confirm and amplify the main results of a similar study recently published
Previous qualitative work has found that information giving by all national cancer screening programmes (cervical, colorectal, breast) may be inadequate or confusing. This may be because it does not acknowledge cultural differences or is based on erroneous assumptions about the levels and nature of public knowledge and understanding
In this study, participants engaged warmly with the questions related to adenomas, diet and physical activity and identified a number of important issues with high relevance for designing appropriate interventions for this diverse group. Partners also provided useful contextual and historical depth. Our questionnaire provided some confirmation that focus group participants' views were fairly representative of the wider population, and we identified broad preferences for the delivery of interventions to this patient population. However, the study had a number of potential weaknesses. In common with most qualitative studies (limited by funding and time), it was small scale and the focus group and interview sample (volunteers) may have been unrepresentative of the majority of the population
Stead et al. concluded that adenoma diagnosis tends not to trigger sufficient emotional response for motivating lifestyle change
This study has confirmed the practical, intellectual and emotional issues associated with developing interventions to change dietary and physical activity behaviour in this population - in particular the need to tailor the intervention to individuals, the lack of knowledge about the aetiology of colon cancer and the lack of motivation to change behaviour (to reduce risk, improve outcomes, enhance health). Other studies have succeeded in recruiting participants to diet and physical activity interventions,
Ethical approval
This study was approved by the Black Country Research Ethics Committee on 17 December 2009. REC reference NUMBER: 09/H1202/123.
Competing interest
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Author contributions
The project was conceived by AT, SW, AD, and KKC. The protocol was enhanced by NF, MB and CG. All data were collected and analysed by GD, AR, RH and JJ. GD and AR led the drafting of the manuscript. All authors made critical contributions to the manuscript and approved the final version.
Author information
Amanda Daley is supported by a National Institute for Health Research Senior Research Fellowship.
This study is funded by NIHR-RfPB. This manuscript reports independent research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, National Institute for Health Research or the Department of Health.
We would like to thank all patients who took part in this study and the staff at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust who assisted with patient recruitment. We are very grateful to the reviewers Anna Hawkes and Martine Stead for their helpful and constructive comments on an earlier draft of this paper.
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A randomized trial of rofecoxib for the chemoprevention of colorectal adenomas
Meat, fish, and colorectal cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into cancer and nutrition
Meat consumption and risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective studies
Meat consumption and colorectal cancer risk: dose–response meta-analysis of epidemiological studies
Systematic review of the prospective cohort studies on meat consumption and colorectal cancer risk: a meta-analytical approach
Cancer risks in first-generation immigrants to Sweden
Designing and evaluating complex interventions to improve health care
Study protocol for BeWEL: the impact of a BodyWEight and physicaL activity intervention on adults at risk of developing colorectal adenomas
A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening
Relationship of physical health status and health practices
Behavior as the central outcome in health care
The Theory of Planned Behavior
Interventions to change health behaviours: Evidence-based or evidence-inspired?
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Information and cervical screening: a qualitative study of women's awareness, understanding and information needs about HPV
Perceived barriers to flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer among UK ethnic minority groups: a qualitative study
Women's information needs about ductal carcinoma in situ before mammographic screening and after diagnosis: a qualitative study
Declining the offer of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer: a qualitative investigation of the decision-making process
Psychologic predictors of cancer information avoidance among older adults: the role of cancer fear and fatalism
Stigma, shame, and blame experienced by patients with lung cancer: qualitative study
Putting the fear back into fear appeals: the extended parallel process model
Exercise Manages Fatigue During Breast Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Control Trial
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Back in 2009, during the shrill hours of debate over the Affordable Care Act, Sarah Palin warned us solemnly that defenseless Americans "will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they ...Read more
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If you were paying attention to what we learned about Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign, then you know that the president of the United States was once the impresario of a student-swindling Trump University, the founder of a Trump Foundation designed for tax evasion and illegal self-dealing, and the chief executive of a The Trump ...Read more
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The report calls for more airport police officers at "high-traffic" locations throughout the airport including ticket counters and security checkpoints.
The TSA report also recommends better employee training to deal with emergency situations at airports.
Hernandez was killed and three other people were wounded when a gunman walked into Terminal Three at LAX and opened fire.
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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (ファイアーエムブレム トラキア776 Faiā Emuburemu: Torakia Nana Nana Roku) is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, and the fifth installment in the Fire Emblem series. It is also the third and final Fire Emblem series title to be released on the Super Famicom. It was originally released through "Nintendo Power" service on September 1, 1999. The ROM dump of the game was leaked to the Internet on January 21, 2000, during the last days of the Super Famicom. Later, the game was released on the Wii in Japan through the Virtual Console. The graphics are similar to but more detailed than those of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is a midquel that takes place between Chapter 5 and Chapter 8 of the previous game, Genealogy of the Holy War, a year before Chapter 6 specifically. The setting and game events occur on the Thracian peninsula in southeastern Jugdral in Gran Calendar Year 776, hence the game's title. This game follows Leif as the main Protagonist. Characters include those from Genealogy of the Holy War, such as Finn, Diarmuid, and Nanna. Several other characters from Genealogy of the Holy War make cameos, such as Seliph (the main protagonist in part 2 in Genealogy of the Holy War), Julius, Julia, Altena, Coirpre, and Hannibal. There are also original characters, such as Halvan, Orsin, Lifis, Shiva, Dagdar, Machyua, and Mareeta.
See Main article: List of characters in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
See Main article: List of chapters in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
See Main article: List of Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Game MechanicsEdit
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is known for its complex gameplay system. It uses the same skill system as in Genealogy of the Holy War. Many of the features introduced have become staples of the series.
Fog of War combat, also known as night combat, a new element present in some chapters. In Fog of War chapters, the map is completely obscured by darkness, causing characters to see only a few tiles around them. Torches and Torch Staves can be used to increase the radius. Torches and Torch Staves lose 1 square radius every turn.
Capturing is a new command available to your units and the enemies. When attempting to capture an enemy, the unit trying to capture has their stats halved. HP must be reduced to 0 to successfully capture. When captured, you can now hold on to the enemy and take anything from their inventory. Releasing captured bosses results in a different death quote. Units without weapons equipped, such as priests, are instantly captured with no combat taking place. If an enemy captures one of your units, they will take all of their items and must be killed to free the unit.
Fatigue is a new system unique to Thracia 776. When a character performs an action, they gain various points of fatigue. When a unit's fatigue exceeds their maximum HP, they cannot participate in the next chapter. This encourages the player to use units sparingly and use more characters. Fatigue can be cured with Stamina Drinks.
Gaiden Chapters were also introduced in Thracia 776. If the player completed specific conditions in certain chapters, they would go to bonus chapters. These chapters are usually filled with valuable items and characters.
Escape chapters were also introduced in Thracia 776 and actually make up a bulk of the first half of the game due to the relatively small army Leif commands at that point. Unlike later Escape chapters, however, which had everyone escaping as soon as the Lord got there, or even chapters which required you to evacuate everyone in order to proceed, the player can leave units behind, leaving them to be captured and possibly rescued in a Gaiden chapter, yet in order to evacuate everyone safely, the player must often have Leif linger, leaving him exposed to danger. Also of note is that unlike later Escape maps, which had limited enemy reinforcements, Escape chapters in Thracia 776 give the enemy unlimited reinforcements with them often occurring on a rigorous schedule, though in some cases, the reinforcements arrive on such a haphazard schedule that it is actually a boon to players looking to give EXP to certain units
Like Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Thracia 776 also has the Dismount feature, including its similar characteristics, such as that Lance Knights and Axe Knights are forced to use swords when on foot and that cavalry and airborne units are forced to dismount in interior missions.
Thracia 776 also introduced the Rescue command, allowing one character to pick up and carry another (provided they are light enough, and at the temporary expense of some of the carrier's speed and skill). Once Rescued, a character was completely safe, even if the carrier gets into a fight (although if he should die, the rescued character would again be exposed). Mounted characters can not be rescued, but they can rescue those heavier than them. Units with maximum Build can not be rescued. This mechanic helped ease the difficulty a bit, allowing players to save an important character they had unwittingly put in danger, and as such the Rescue command has returned in other games since.
External linksEdit
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> On Tuesday night, the nation's eyes were on Texas state Senator Wendy Davis, who bravely stood on the floor of the Texas Statehouse for 11 hours—without food or water—filibustering a bill that would have been a devastating setback for women's reproductive rights." – moveon.org e-newsletter, 6/27 (#antiprometheanism)
Upon searching for articles regaling me of Davis's heroic bladder beating those evil Republicans, I'm not surprised to learn that the same people who loudly cried their support for this women now want to write joke reviews about her fucking sneakers on amazon. I can hear Edward Bernays laughing in Hell.
The question people should really be asking, but will not ask and you can't make me, is: "what did this draconian bill entail?"
Huffpo asserts that SB 5 would have all but destroyed the baby-murdering industry in the Lone Star state.
…Which doesn't match up with how Republicans act in real life. Hell, if Republicans actually took a meaningful stance against liberal foolishness, I would never have started writing.
So we must dig further and ask: HOW would SB 5 have dismantled the abortion industry in Texas? I had to sift through a lot of garbage before bloomberg gave me a decent answer.
SB 5 so threatened women's rights because only 5 of the 42 abortion clinics in Texas currently meet surgical-center standards, which would have become the minimum standard for these clinics to continue operating had the law passed.
Do you see? The liberal argument here is that 37 of the 42 clinics are not only sub-par, but that these centers are utterly incapable of ever meeting the minimum standards one finds in Texan surgery centers.
For equalists, they sure have little faith in their fellow man.
The real liberal stance on SB 5 is thus: the convenience to kill your child is more important than quality and safety. Wendy Davis and her crunchy supporters care more about the ethical growth of their Starbucks coffee than they do about the handling of their fellow woman in these clinics.
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How could Green Bay's offense improve upon last year's 560-point onslaught? The offensive line was the team's hidden strength last season, and more was expected from a group that included three of the game's best young blockers: right tackle Bryan Bulaga and guards Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang. Instead, it was a jail break throughout the first half, with Aaron Rodgers getting sacked eight times. Bulaga, in particular, had a dismal first half. Left tackle Marshall Newhouse was beaten a few times. Center Jeff Saturday is suffering through some growing pains with three so-so games in a row.
Twice during the first half, the Packers crossed midfield. Both times, Rodgers was sacked back to the Packers' side of the 50.
If one play summed up the first half, it was Seattle's Chris Clemons sacking Rodgers by stunting past Saturday while Bulaga was flagged for holding Bruce Irvin. Or, perhaps it was the segment late in the first half. With the Packers at Seattle's 47, Saturday was called for holding and Rodgers was sacked on back-to-back plays by Clemons.
And yet, coach Mike McCarthy dialed up one pass after another. By halftime, Rodgers threw 15 passes, was sacked eight times and scrambled on two other occasions. That's 25 passes, with two runs by Cedric Benson and one by Randall Cobb.
At one point, McCarthy dialed up 14 consecutive passing plays. Later, McCarthy called 10 consecutive passing plays.
It wasn't until the second half, when McCarthy used some two- and three-tight end formations and gave Benson the ball that the offense started to move the ball. When the Packers scored the go-ahead touchdown with 8:44 remaining in the game, the second-half play count read 38 for Green Bay and six for Seattle.
"We really felt that we were starting to wear their defense down," McCarthy said. "Frankly, the one regret I have is not going to that plan earlier. With that, I'll take responsibility."
During the preseason, fans and a few members of the team acted as if I had a third eye when I pointed out the Packers' No. 1 offense had scored on just four of 14 possessions in the preseason.
Well, here we are three weeks into the season and the Packers have scored 57 points. Only four teams have scored fewer. Maybe it's, as we pointed out last week, football's version of the law of gravity. Maybe it was the loss of Joe Philbin. Maybe it was the ensuing coaching shuffle. For whatever reason, those short-circuit-the-scoreboard days of last year are ancient history.
To blame this on Rodgers would be wildly inaccurate. After all, 22 quarterbacks who have started this season have been sacked less for the entire season than Rodgers was on Monday. However, Rodgers never missed last season. He's missed in every game this season, including a wide-open Donald Driver in the end zone on the Packers' first scoring drive. Driver probably would say he should have caught that pass, but Rodgers' pass was too hot and too high.
"We shouldn't have been in that position," Rodgers said of having the game in the hands of replacement officials.
Hail Mary
That M.D. Jennings intercepted that final pass is almost beyond dispute — unless, of course, you're misinterpreting the rules for "simultaneous catch." As our photo gallery shows, the official with the best view is back judge Derrick Rhone-Dunn. It appears Rhone-Dunn is signaling that it's an interception, only to have side judge Lance Easley — the aforementioned high school and juco ref — signal touchdown.
Still, the cardinal rule of playing Hail Mary defense is to knock the ball away. In Jennings' case, had he knocked the ball out of bounds, the game would have been over and the Packers would have earned a gutsy road victory. Instead, who would have guessed that Sunday's Saints-Packers game would feature teams with a combined 1-5 record?
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The law firms in Ernst & Young's (E&Y) central European area have reaffirmed their commitment to EY Law Europe despite a fresh round of departures from the network.
At a meeting of E&Y's central European area earlier this month "law" was recognised as the fourth service line of the accountancy practice in the region. The primary countries in this region are Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and the Netherlands. E&Y's other service lines include audit and business advisory, and transaction advisory.
Twenty lawyers out of the 100-strong EY Law CIS team that defected to DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Carey at the end of the month have pulled out of the move and decided to stay at EY Law.
Meanwhile, E&Y's law firms in both the Czech Republic and the Baltic states (Lativa, Estonia and Lithuania) are in ongoing discussions to split.
E&Y's Polish and Austrian law firms have already broken away from the network to comply with new SEC regulations.
Hans van Gijzen, formerly the managing partner of Holland Van Gijzen in the Netherlands, has been appointed to lead the law firms of the Central European area.


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Chapter 42 (Part Two - Toward Persephone)
Saracen put the phone down and stood silently staring into the thick trees ahead of him. His thoughts were turning and jumping within his mind trying to work out the best course of action. After talking to Belial he realised they were on the wrong course. He had never made it to Hades Citadel. What was more worrying than that was Persephones keep was two days in a different direction to which he had led his troupe.
"Hermione, you said you fled your keep. How easy will it be for you to get us all back in?" Saracen sat down on a nearby stone and rubbed his pointed chin fervently.
"Impossible. Zeus and Hades have the gates locked tight. I escaped when they were arranging the guards and there was a hole in the defences. That hole will have been fixed." Hermione's light beautiful blonde hair whipped behind her with the chilly sporadic wind.
"Your father is in the keep searching for your mother as we speak, but he has not come to this realm for that specific reason." Saracen stabbed the ground with a sword in deep frustration.
"My father is here. Has he come for me?" Hermione rushed forward and knelt before Saracen.
"Don't be foolish child, your father has only one care in this realm and it is neither you nor your mother. He has a higher purpose." Balthazar was sat on the stump of tree at the edge of their temporary camp site.
"Balthazar there is no need for such discourtesy." Saracen growled.
"But he is not lying is he warrior?" Hermione looked coolly at Saracen.
"Not entirely child no. He returned here to find an item that will help win a long raging war. One that he had to sacrifice much to be part of. A war that he will perhaps have to sacrifice more to win." Saracen breathed heavily.
"What sort of callous demon is my father?" Hermione asked.
"Demon yes. Callous no. Hermione things aren't that simple, every step Belial takes in any direction could lead him to his ultimate peril Anyone he gets close to could be his doom, or even worse doomed themselves. Behind him always stalks a prophecised fate. When your mothers betrayal was uncovered he realised he could no longer protect you. He has loved you more and more with every step in the opposite direction. He has been forbidden to contact you." Saracen touched Hermiones face lightly.
"What utter piffle. Belial has never been capable of anything more than anger and suspicion." Balthazar wrung his hands angrily.
"Yet here you are following him through an alien realm. If you despise my father so why are you here?" HErmione wheeled on him eyes ablaze with a familiar fury.
"I am only here is this basic neanderthal realm to help my kind defeat it's vicious oppressors. I have no more wish to wallow in the filth of your kind than I would eat a harpies stool." Balthazar let a vicious smile play on his narrow face.
Hermione pulled one of Saracen's katanas from the ground and in one swift motion leapt to Balthazar placing the blade at his throat.
"Hermione stay your hand, ignore his contemptuous bile I need your counsel." Saracen didn't move from his spot and remained unarmed.
"Hear this you cretin, if it weren't for your noble companion I would spill your worthless guts here and leave you to rot without grave or marker." Hermione spat a huge mouthful of saliva in Balthazars face.
"Just so much like your father." Balthazar backed away from the blade.
"Hermione, we need to get to the keep as soon as possible but Belial hinted that it may take some force. Is there any tribe or troop we can rally to help us get back into the keep to help your parents?" Saracen as calmly.
"Yes, directly on the way there is a village of Centaurs. They are able bodied warriors and have always been loyal to my mothers crown. They will aid us."
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But Wanderers got off to the worst possible start. Having seen a Jon-Paul Pittman drive fly just past the post on six minutes, they found themselves behind moments later when Manny Smith headed home with ease from Julian Gray's corner.
The corner itself was harshly awarded after Kevin Betsy was seemingly pushed by Darren Byfield, but the Blues needed to be more alert when the delivery came across the box towards the tall central defender.
Kevin McLeod saw a free-kick sail over the bar on 21 minutes as the visitors looked for a response, but they found themselves two goals down soon after when Julian Gray curled home in style from the edge of the box.
Considering Wycombe's critical need for a victory, it had been a disastrous opening to the game, and a host of missed chances before the break only deepened their despair.
Saddlers keeper Rene Gilmartin pulled off a stunning save from Gareth Ainsworth on 34 minutes after Stuart Beavon's cutback was cleverly dummied by Dean Keates, while Pittman's low drive was well clawed out by the keeper with two blue shirts lurking.
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