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Showing 1 to 20 of 103 for “"Community Care"”.
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Transition from institutional care to community care for residents of community care units in Greece: construction of the notion of “asylum” in community care units
… mental illness (SMI), who are residents of community care units (CCUs), by comparing and contrasting participants’ experiences of CCUs with their previous lives in institutions. Currently, there is a gap in the Greek context in the field of qualitative studies exploring the issues of …
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Discursive strategies within Thatcherism: family and market representations in its rhetoric and Community Care Documents
… and the "bureaucratic" policy voice of Community Care Documents. The similarities I am searching for between the rhetoric and the documents involve mythical representations of the family, the free market and the community. The argument of the thesis is that the construction of meaning in …
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Making the invisible visable : an analysis of the Home and Community Care Program : a socialist-feminist perspective
… and human service practice in the field of aged care is increasingly important and relevant. The Home and community Care (H.A.C.C.) Program was established in 1985 by the Labor Government as a response to a demand for more community services for the frail aged and was designed to reduce the …
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Between asylum and independence : toward a system of community care for people with long-term mental illness
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988.
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The social construction of gender in informal care: a discourse analytic approach to investigating community care practitioners' talk
The world of informal care has become a fruitful ground for investigation particularly in relation to establishing the contextual variables of the population of carers and the recipients of care. Research has highlighted that significantly more women than men are engaged in the informal delivery of …
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The history of community care for people with learning difficulties in Norfolk 1930-1980 : the role of two hostels
This thesis explores the history of community care for people with learning difficulties in Norfolk between 1930 and 1980 through case studies of two hostels. It also examines ways in which people with learning difficulties can make a contribution to a construction of the past. Historical evidence …
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A Realist Evaluation of the usability of the Welsh Community Care Information System (WCCIS) in a South Wales Valley
… the usability of an integrated health and social care information system (Welsh Community Care Information System - WCCIS) in a South Wales Valley. The evaluation adopts a realist approach to examine whether WCCIS is usable for the end practitioners, how is it usable and for whom and under what …
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A quién le importa? Exploring Latina Women's Diabetes Experiences at a Community Care Center: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study
… 2 diabetes in a patient-provider setting at the Community Care Center located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This study focuses on Latina women due to the lack of representation for this particular marginalized population. While many studies focus on a general population, white male …
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Understanding self-care perceptions and behaviours of community care workers in Cape Town to develop and assess a self-care intervention
Community care workers (CCWs) play a crucial role in supporting disadvantaged populations, yet there is insufficient research on how these demands affect their well-being. Burnout among CCWs can lead to diminished performance, impacting their well-being as well as the well-being of the communities …
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Men, masculinities and HIV care work: A small-scale, exploratory study of the role of community care workers in supporting HIV positive men's health-seeking behaviour
… resulting in women shouldering the burden of care-related work. Health-seeking behaviours are also constructed as feminine and men have poorer health outcomes globally. Employing men as carers may not only improve the health of the men they assist but also be transformative with regard to …
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Statutory-voluntary collaboration in service provision for adults with disabilities
… coordination, and by defining what is meant by community care. The study considered and proposed 4 models of management which would enable the coordination of community care services to take place.
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The transformation of Mangere Hospital: A case study in deinstitutionalisation
… on the relationship between formal and informal caregivers and the notion of care. Three key groups were included in the study, families of residents, the residents and staff. A qualitative approach was taken. The theoretical perspective that was developed attempted to account for links between …
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Economic evaluation of models of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV intervention for large scale implementation
… focus has been placed on different models of care to support and retain mother-infant pairs in the vulnerable postpartum phase. Methods The aim was to establish economic evidence for scaling-up approaches and models of care for PMTCT particularly during the postpartum period in Southern …
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Dementia caregiving: burden and breakdown
… an investigation of the phenomenon of dementia caregiving burden and breakdown in community caregiving situations. 109 carer subjects participated in the study, with 91 current carers - 17 via face-to-face interview and 74 via the internet, and 18 past carers - two via face-to-face interview and …
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"She is my teacher and if it was not for her I would be dead" : exploration of rural South African Community Health Worker's informational and mediating roles in the home
… (HIH) study of the quality of IEC services by Community Care Workers; a structured literature review of the current state of the evidence and a journal manuscript based on the HIH study findings.
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Disability, values and quality : a case study in Derbyshire
… in a mode of welfare production based on 'care', individualism and segregation. More recently, implementation of the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act has tended to consolidate rather than challenge this policy tradition. By contrast, the emergence of a strong disabled peoples' movement …
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Characteristics of Principalship Candidates and Their Relation to Selection Patterns in Eight Illinois Communities' Public School Districts
… facto, field study design. In describing each community, care was given in depicting the physical environment, economic condition, value system, and social strata that might impact each public school district principal selection process.
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