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Showing 1 to 20 of 95 for “"Chronically ill"”.
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Parental Spiritual Coping with a Chronically Ill Child
… the complexity of stressors for parents with a chronically ill child and to evaluate the presence and effectiveness of spiritual coping on these stressors. An online survey and in-person interviews were conducted for a mixed methods approach. A total of 30 individuals participated in the survey …
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Chronically Ill Adolescents' Involvement in Health Treatment Decision Making
… were to explore preferences for involvement of chronically ill adolescents in health treatment decision-making; describe, explain and predict relationships and differences in self-confidence in decision-making between older and younger chronically ill adolescents; and explore relationships …
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Utilizing Discrepancy Theory to Quantitate Quality of Life in Chronically Ill Children
… GAP QoL Questionnaire for children with chronic illness. DESIGN/METHODS: Children and parents were recruited for this pilot study when attending regularly scheduled appointments in a variety of outpatient clinics at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Trained interviewers administered the …
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Parenting a Chronically Ill Child: Social Support, Coping, Family Hardiness, and Maternal Stress
<p>Parents of children with cancer experience higher stress than parents of children with other medical conditions or with no developmental concerns (Canam, 1993; Cohen, 1999). Researchers are beginning to explore a number of protective factors that may influence parental stress in parents of …
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Transition of chronically-ill youth to adult care: Experience of youth with hemoglobinopathy
… technologies and medical advances, over half million chronically ill youth (CIY) cross the threshold into adulthood yearly. Successful transition of the CIY from pediatrics to adult care continues to be an inconsistent process, especially for CIY with hemoglobinopathy (e.g. sickle cell disease, …
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Future thinking and medicine adherence: a study of typically developing and chronically ill adolescents
… treatment adherence in adolescents with chronic illness and whether living with a chronic health condition might disrupt the way in which a young person thinks or feels about the future.<br/>Chapter 1 provides an overview of our current understanding of future thinking and of the dominant …
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An Examination of Caregiving Dyads: Community Dwelling Chronically Ill Older Adults and Their Caregivers
… population living with chronic and debilitating illnesses. Living longer is complicated by the fact that many elders prefer to reside in their homes until medical or other conditions require an alternative living arrangement. The strong desire to remain at home expressed by older persons in the …
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Integrating our communities : housing the chronically ill : a group home for people with AIDS
… consisting of individuals suffering from chronic illness who are otherwise capable of living productive lives make ideal candidates for integration into communities. The investigation of architectural form which accommodates the particular exigencies of the chronically ill is needed. These forms …
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Concerns and needs of chronically ill hospitalised children and carers in a Saudi public hospital
… on the experience of carers of hospitalised chronically ill children is lacking. This study set out to explore the needs and concerns for wellbeing of carers of chronically-ill children in a Saudi public hospital. The Research was conducted in two phases. The quantitative phase employed a …
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Am I My Brother's Keeper? A Well Child's Story of Living with a Chronically Ill Sibling
… experience of a well child living at home with a chronically ill sibling. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted. Data obtained through personal interviews was used to capture the children's experience of living at home with a chronically ill brother or sister. The sample consisted of …
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The role of the medical social worker in the discharge planning of the chronically ill patient.
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University
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Educational Issues of Children who are Chronically Ill: A Qualitative Analysis of Patients’, Caregivers’, and Educators’ Beliefs
… rates for children with cancer and other chronic illnesses (Sexson & Madan-Swain, 1993; Thies, 1999; Clay, Cortina, Harper, Cocco, & Drotar, 2004), thus more students with chronic medical conditions are being included in regular education settings (Nabors & Lehmkuhl, 2004). Several of the …
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Educational Issues of Children who are Chronically Ill: A Quantitative Analysis of Patients’, Caregivers’, and Educators’ Beliefs
… to capture perceptions of educational issues of chronically ill students of three key stakeholders in a patient’s education: the patient, associated caregiver, and associated educator. Perceptions were categorized within five domains, including perceptions about student attendance, teacher …
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Reducing The Emergency Room Revolving Door Syndrome For The Poor, Uninsured And Chronically Ill Patient: Pilot Recommendations From A Process Improvement Evaluation
… medical insurance (due to unaffordability and/or illegal immigration status), and without a primary care provider (un-empaneled) to enroll with an affiliated primary care clinic and receive free healthcare – related services.1 Despite the launch of this initiative in October 2014, 35 percent of …
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