The revised Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL‐R) was given to a national probability sample that consisted of 1,543 adults who also were interviewed, which provided demographic data and self‐ratings of health, medication use, and social activities. Standardization procedures have reduced markedly the acquiescence factor and the correlations among the dysphoric affect scales in the MAACL‐R. The demographic variables of sex, race, age, education, occupation, income, marital status, religion, geographial area of residence, and size of town or city were related to some of the scales. Positive affect was related directly to self‐ratings of health; dysphoric affect was related negatively to these ratings. Frequencles of volunteer activities and social activities in general correlated negatively with depression and positively with positive affect scales.

A questionnaire was sent to 1,000 health professionals who had requested medical information from Marion Merrell Dow between 9/10/91 and 11/15/91. The ques tionnaire was designed to elicit the health professionals' opinions regarding the writ ten response provided to them by the company, the type or format of the information that should be provided, and the usefulness of various industry-sponsored sources of medical information. Two hundred and fifty-nine questionnaires (25.9%) were returned. Overall, 97% of the responders rated the written response as good, very good, or excellent; 98% rated the objectivity of the response as good or higher. De tailed summaries were sent to 83 % of the inquiries. A detailed, referenced summary was preferred by 47% of the responders compared to 33 Ψο who wanted reprints. Con tinuing education symposia and medical information services were rated as the most useful sources of company-sponsored information sources over package inserts, sales representatives, and journal advertisements.

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The purpose of this research was to collect information concerning the systems which hospitals have developed to monitor and report adverse drug events (ADE). In addition, the attitudes and perceptions of those coordinating the program toward postmarketing surveillance of such events were investigated. The sample was stratified by hospital size. Questionnaires were sent to 725 Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organization accredited hospitals (30.5 small, 27.5 medium, and 14.5 large). Completed questionnaires were received from 306 respondents, representing a 42% overall response rate. Differences among the three groups were seen in the professional personnel involvement in the monitoring activities, reporters of ADEs, and dissemination of ADE information. Pharmacists had the biggest role in implementing this function and concurrent review methods generated the greatest percentage of ADEs. Overall, the systems were similar among hospitals of different sizes.