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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Care studies"”.
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Quantifying racial disparities in end-of-life care
There are established racial disparities in healthcare, particularly during end-of-life care when poor communication and historical inequities can lead to suboptimal options and outcomes for patients and their families. Previous work has suggested that medical disparities can reflect higher rates …
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The Value of Online Medication Rating Systems to Older Adults and Their Association with Self-Reported Outcomes
… health information to patients. Multiple studies have examined the role of online health information as well as physician-rating websites in health care. Studies have examined the value of online drug information for patients and the value of the online drug information for patients. …
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Reducing the Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers by Enhancing the Role of Unit-Based Skin Champions
… to be an alarming issue in today’s healthcare systems. Often preventable, it is a significant nursing role and a frequently used benchmark for quality care. Studies have shown that hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (HAPU) complications have been associated with “up to 60,000 deaths each …
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Anatomical and Physiological Facts Essential in the Nursing Care of Patients with Pathology within the Spinal Canal
… facts which are essential in the nursing care of patients with pathology involving structures within the spinal canal.</p> <p>Review of literature revealed increasing awareness, on the part of nurses and others, of the importance of the basic science to nursing care. Studies exploring the …
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Someone who understands: a qualitative study exploring cancer patients' experiences of psychotherapy in cancer care
… documented, and promptly treated in many healthcare systems worldwide. Psycho-oncology is the specialist field concerned with the emotional distress of cancer. It focuses on understanding and treating the psychological impact of the disease and providing effective psycho-social care to all those …
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Factors associated with the psychological response of nurses’ victims of inpatients violence in a psychiatric facility for adults with intellectual disability In Cape Town
… adequately protect psychiatric nurses (health care workers in general) against workplace violence. The preliminary literature suggested that most quantitative studies on workplace violence in psychiatric facilities have concentrated on secondary and tertiary psychiatric hospitals looking at the …
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Exploring the Relationship Between and Among Registered Nurses' Spiritual Well-Being, Spiritual Care Perspectives, and their Provision of Spiritual Care in Acute Care Settings
… <p>Despite acknowledgment that spiritual care is an essential aspect of holistic nursing care, nurses often feel ill-prepared for, uncomfortable with, and uncertain about providing spiritual care. Studies have indicated that nurses who have a strong sense of their own spiritual well-being …
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Acute-To-Home Care Nursing Handoffs: Distributed Cognition Across Patterns of Knowledge
… communication of patient information during care transitions is fundamental to safe care. Studies show that handoffs or transfers of patient care from one provider to another are susceptible to communication failures (Riesenberg et al., 2009a). Most studies on communication failures focus on …
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A Mild Approach to In Vitro Fertilisation: The Complexity of Reproductive Decision-Making in Japan
Japan is distinct in its approach to in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Of all countries where IVF is widespread, the mild-stimulation protocol (mild IVF) is far more prevalent in Japan than anywhere else in the world. Although the efficacy of mild IVF has been extensively debated in medical research, …
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Understanding the Complex Mental Health Challenges of Children and Adolescents Seeking Community-based Care
Studies have shown that children and adolescents with neurostructural and/or neurodevelopmental challenges experience worse mental health outcomes than their neurotypical peers, including more extensive service use, more severe symptomatology, and greater functional impairment. Despite the poor …