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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Caregiver Experience"”.
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The Effects of Acculturation on the Mexican-American Dementia Caregiver Experience
There is a paucity of research to understand the experience of the Mexican-American caregiver of family members with dementia. The proposed study will investigate how acculturation affects the caregiver experience in the Mexican-American culture. Correlations between caregiver burden, problem …
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Paediatric caregivers: The characteristics of inpatient and discharge advice
This thesis evaluates paediatric caregiver experience and understanding of discharge advice as improved caregiver understanding may reduce representations to hospital, improve health literacy, and improve long term health outcomes. METHOD A qualitative inductive approach allowed caregiver …
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Parental perspectives of dialysis initiation for children with kidney disease: a qualitative study
… dialysis initiation, greater understanding of caregiver experience is necessary. Using thematic analysis, we conducted a secondary analysis of semi-structured interview data from a qualitative study of caregivers of children receiving dialysis recruited from 3 pediatric centers. Prominent …
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Logging in strained, logging out sustained: the utility of online support groups for caregivers of individuals with advanced-stage cancer
… CancerChatCanada, with a national sample of caregivers of individuals with advanced-stage cancers. A grounded theory analysis of the chat transcripts led to the generation of the core category, ""Logging In Strained, Logging Out Sustained"", which captures the essence of the group experience, …
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Deaf and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Impact on Child and Family
… skills. In addition, information about parent/caregiver stress, coping, and empowerment was acquired to better understand the caregiver experience of these three groups. Results indicated a number of similarities between the Deaf-ASD and hearing ASD groups on measures of communication, social …
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Understanding parent/caregiver support needs during genome sequencing in a pediatric research setting
… reducing diagnostic delays. However, parents and caregivers navigating this complex system face unique challenges, including informed consent, understanding results, and managing expectations. The variability in genetic service delivery in different clinical contexts can impact the …
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An exploratory study of the influence of an absent father on the identity formation of women
… clinical study explored the significance of the experience of an absent father on the identity formation of women in an attempt to understand the psychological effect of father absence and the role this experience plays in terms of the daughter's, confidence, self esteem, social identity and …
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Looking Through a Trauma Lens: A Caregiver's Perspective of Child Welfare Involvement
… against children is at the hand of their primary caregiver, most often their mother. The reasons why caregivers maltreat their children are still being investigated. However, the caregiver's history of trauma, in particular cumulative trauma that leads to trauma symptomology is emerging as an …
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Formal Caregivers Assisting Residents with Moderate and Severe Alzheimer’s Disease: Investigating the use of Communication Strategies during Activities of Daily Living
… capacity associated with AD create the need for caregiver assistance during the completion of activities of daily living (ADLs). Unfortunately, assisting individuals with more advanced stages of AD is further complicated by communication breakdowns that occur in the dyad (i.e., caregiver and the …
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Exploring perceptions of support amongst caregivers in first thousand day-friendly churches in the Western Cape
… the beneficiaries of FTD services, namely, the caregivers, are experiencing the current strategies that are being promoted. Therefore, this research study aimed to explore the perceptions of support amongst caregivers within FTD-friendly churches. Methods The study made use of a qualitative, …
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An exploration of symptom burden and its management in Saudi Arabian patients receiving haemodialysis, and their caregivers: a mixed methods study
… <br/>Patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) experience substantial symptom burden. These symptoms are associated with reduced physical function, poor treatment tolerance and impaired health-related quality of life. These symptoms are complex and are often undetected by individuals or health …
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THE EXPERIENCE OF CANCER PAIN: DEVELOPING INTEGRATED SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN INFORMED BY PATIENT AND CAREGIVER INSIGHTS
… life (QoL) of cancer patients and their informal caregivers, necessitating a multidimensional approach to address its complexities. This doctoral thesis synthesizes findings from four years of research, focusing on cancer-related CP, particularly in breast cancer survivors and their caregivers. …