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Showing 1 to 20 of 578 for “"Life-threatening"”.
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Post-traumatic growth following life-threatening illness
… of 'relating to others' and 'appreciation for life'. Post-MI patients' growth was associated with greater support from family, and was unrelated to distress. Perceived severity of the event had a significant effect on PTG, but objective severity largely did not. Although less overall growth was …
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Cognitions in Non Life-Threatening Traumatic Events
… that some stressors, while not necessarily life-threatening (e.g., divorce), may provoke intense posttraumatic stress reactions and hallmark PTSD symptoms (e.g., flashbacks, sleep disturbance, emotional numbing; Carleton, Peluso, Collimore, & Asmundson, 2011). Associations between …
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Living with Life-threatening Illness: An Inquiry into Children's Experience of Cancer
Previous studies concerning children living with illness have been limited by (a) a narrow focus on the child's cognitive development, (b) reliance on sources outside of the child's experience, (c) reliance on methods based on the language and quantitative modes of measuring used by adults rather …
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Using community members to assist life-threatening emergencies in violent, developing areas
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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The Grief Experience of Caregivers When the Child Has a Life Threatening Illness
… of parents and guardians with a child who has a life threatening illness.</p>
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Adapting Filial Therapy for Families who have a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness
… in working with families who have a child with a life-threatening illness in the hospital setting. Data from a total of 7 parents was utilized, including those who terminated early, in order to gain a greater understanding of adapting FT for families who have a child with a life-threatening …
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Towards more prognostic information to patients with life threatening diseases: Why, how and when?
Physicians’ attitudes towards disclosure to patients of cancer diagnoses have changed from non-disclosure to full disclosure. Also disclosure of prognosis are likewise said to have changed, though not to the same degree. The overriding aim of this dissertation is to analyse information disclosed to …
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Narrative Art Therapy for Families That Have a Child With a Life-Threatening Illness
<p>Researchers have recognized the importance of meaningful collaboration between family medical and family therapy practitioners. A report published this year (2005) by the American Academy of Pediatrics spells out the need for pediatricians to be cognizant of the entire family’s needs when …
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Exploring the barriers to disclosure of life-threatening illness to children in Blantyre, Malawi
… in the western world that children with life-threatening or life-limiting illness benefit from sharing of information about their illness in an age-appropriate way as this enables children to feel empowered, in some control of their illness and less isolated. Currently in Malawi, as in …
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Selection and evaluation of ten medicinal plants used, in the Vhembe District, for life-threatening infections
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Supporting parental caregivers of children living with life limiting or life threatening illnesses: A Delphi study
… support for parental caregivers of children with life limiting (LLI) or life threatening illnesses (LTI). The number of parents who have children living with a LLI/LTI is increasing. The impact of these illnesses on parents is significant as they travel alongside their child and experience …
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Look Beyond and Rejoice : A Spiritual Intervention for Patients with Life-Threatening Illness or Chronic Pain
… LB&R intervention in 40 Korean- Americans with life-threatening illness or chronic pain. Participants were randomly assigned to an immediate or delayed intervention group. The program consisted of nine sessions—three times a week, for three weeks. Participants were assessed—at baseline, 3 weeks …
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ESTABLISHING VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF A SURVEY MEASURING INTENTION TO AID A PERSON WITH LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING
The phenomenon of interest was intent to use bleeding control techniques (BCT). The study aims were to modify Miller and Pellegrino’s (2018) Intent to Aid for Lay Responders (I2A-CPR) Survey to reflect intent to use BCT, piloting the Intent to Aid for Bleeding Control Techniques (I2A-BCT) Survey. …
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ESTABLISHING VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF A SURVEY MEASURING INTENTION TO AID A PERSON WITH LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING
The phenomenon of interest was intent to use bleeding control techniques (BCT). The study aims were to modify Miller and Pellegrino’s (2018) Intent to Aid for Lay Responders (I2A-CPR) Survey to reflect intent to use BCT, piloting the Intent to Aid for Bleeding Control Techniques (I2A-BCT) Survey. …
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"I Just Knew" : Exploration of nurses' early perceptual recognition of life threatening clinical events
… from a combination of experiences, in everyday life as well as professionally, and that EPR skills can be taught and developed. Early perceptual recognition is a complex construct composed of a variety of cognitive processes and is an acquired skill. EPR may also improve clinical outcomes. …
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PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE: UNMET NEEDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES
… demanding structure of caring for a child with a life-threatening disease (LTD), parents experience psychosocial distress. Studies have shown that stress in parents of children with LTDs can be increased by unmet needs or fragmented care and may be mitigated by coordinated and comprehensive care. …
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Symptom Burden at End of Life in Patients with Terminal and Life-Threatening Illness in Intensive Care Units
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the symptom burden and severity of symptom distress reported by ICU patients at high-risk for death and to compare patient-rated symptoms and distress for concordance with symptoms reported by a family member. A prospective, correlational design with two …
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Use of the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) For Life-Threatening Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Egypt and Nigeria
… We compared costs and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) across the intervention scenarios. RESULTS: For 1000 women presenting in shock, providing the NASG to those in severe shock results in decreased mortality and morbidity, which averts 357 DALYs in Egypt and 2,063 DALYs in Nigeria. …
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