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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Psychosocial problems"”.
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Tetraplegia : the psychosocial problems encountered by black patients once discharged from the hospital
The purpose of this study was to explore the psychosocial problems encountered by Black patients with tetralpegia once discharged from the hospital. Phenomenology as a research strategy was used with the aim of understanding the worldview of patients. The medical aspects of spinal cord injury were …
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Perceptions of community leaders of the role sports participation in dealing with psychosocial problems amongst adolescent in a rual area
… increasingly affected by violence and a range of psychosocial problems such as youth crime, substance abuse and alcohol abuse. The aim of this research project was to explore the perceptions of community leaders of the role of sports participation in dealing with psychosocial problems amongst …
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Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Profiles of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis
… characterizing and comparing neurocognitive and psychosocial profiles using profile analysis, a method which has not been utilized to investigate neuropsychological functioning in pediatric demyelinating diseases. Sixty-two pediatric MS and 46 pediatric idiopathic TM participants were …
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Using phenomenology and action research to assist adults with hearing impairment to achieve positive life outcomes
… adulthood is often accompanied by debilitating psychosocial problems including major disruptions to a person's ability to communicate orally. This research describes the story of how phenomenology and action research are employed in more visual ways with adults with degenerative hearing …
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Epileptics' perceptions of their conditions
… that seizers may be less disabling than their psychosocial correlates. There exists a lay propensity to discriminate against people with epilepsy, which, in turn, is the paramount source of the psychological and social burden that individuals with epilepsy have to endure. The objective of this …
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Einflüsse von Gewalterfahrungen auf die Gesundheit von Frauen : eine Zusammenhangsanalyse an einer Stichprobe gynäkologischer Patientinnen
… depression. All had significant more sexual problems. With this study it could be proved, that domestic violence is a common problem under women of a gynaecologic clinic and has a lot of unspecific effects on their physical, psychological and sexual health. Physicians need to undergo training …
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Strabismus and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Trait in children
… Not only variables for visual function but also psychosocial problems effect on the extent of attention deficit hyperactivity trait.
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The nature and extent of child care problems at the Department of Defence : Area Military Health Unit North West
… and their families to help them deal with their psychosocial problems effectively. According to the statistics on various psychosocial problems addressed by Military Social Work Officers (MSWOs) at AMHU NW, child protection problems - referred to as child care issues - rated second highest on …
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Understanding the Relationship Between the Biopsychological Development of Adolescent Boys and their Behaviour in the School Context
… not supportive of hypotheses that associate poor psychosocial outcomes with biological data in the general population. However, strong associations exist between biological measures, psychosocial problems and the behaviour of a small number of individuals with extreme biological and psychological …
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Experiences of patients with extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis regarding prolonged isolation in a TB ward at a selected hospital in Namibia.
… concluded that the participants experienced some psychosocial problems due to prolonged isolation. Living in isolation deprived them of a normal social lifestyle which resulted in pain, loneliness, anxiety, fear and depression. It was also revealed that participants believed that completing XDR-TB …
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Early antecedents of academic and psychosocial outcomes for students identifying as LGBQ
… and adolescence have an important role in later psychosocial adjustment for all youth. For youth who experience subjectively more minority stress or more encounters with peer victimization, such as youth who identify as LGBQ, these relationships may have a particularly important protective role …
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Psychosocial care of people with cancer : the 'victim's' perspective
Most psychosocial services for people with cancer remain under-utilised. This phenomenon disturbs the logic of two facts: that people with cancer do experience psychosocial problems, and that most interventions are capable of alleviating psychological distress and improving quality of life. This …
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Self-esteem, victimisation and perception of peer relationships in obese children and adolescents
Obesity in childhood has been associated with psychosocial problems including low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction. Obese children and adolescents are vulnerable to overweight-related victimisation. This too has psychological consequences. This study examined the prevalence of …
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Self perception and psychosocial functioning in people with intractable epilepsy
… epilepsy suffer from significant inter-ictal psychosocial problems. Yet there is little consensus on appropriate treatment for such difficulties. It is argued that this has been due to an overconcentration on seizure control in treatment practice and a lack of professional agreement on …
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Community centred health promotion and prevention in an Australian context
… decade, causing pain, suffering, disability, psychosocial problems, early mortality and economic and public health crisis. However, many chronic diseases and conditions could be prevented with better evidence based and community based health promotion strategies. Guided by a philosophy of …
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Associations Between Maternal Maltreatment-Specific Shame, Maternal-Infant Interactions, And Infant Emotion Regulation
… is associated with psychopathology and other psychosocial problems long after the abuse ends (Andrews, Brewin, Rose, & Kirk, 2000; Feiring, Taska, & Lewis, 2002a; Feiring & Taska, 2005). Despite being associated with psychopathology (e.g., depression, PTSD), shame is a conceptually distinct …
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Alexithymia in Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… inflammatory bowel disease exhibit increased psychosocial problems, such as higher rates of depressive symptoms; however, the relationship between psychological factors and health outcomes remains relatively unstudied in this pediatric population. Both depression and stress have been linked to …
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Finding a "fit" between narratives : a framework for meeting the needs of people struggling with non-clinical disordered eating
… said to have substantial emotional, physical and psychosocial problems. This study examined emotional processes and helping relationships among people with experiences of disordered eating. Disordered eating as a way of regulating negative emotional states (e.g. Ganley, 1989), resulting from a …
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Examining the ways and extent to which counselors in Botswana are utilizing indigenous cultural practices and structures
… respond appropriately to the belief systems and psychosocial problems of clients in Botswana's collectivistic cultural context. By embracing the indigenous cultural practices, counselors would be taking a positive step towards facilitating a more fruitful dialogue with indigenous practitioners, …
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A profile of community based acute poisoning and its associated mortality at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka in 2015
… conflicts with parents and grandparents. The psychosocial problems of the 16 patients were not specified and accidental poisoning was seen in 5 patients. Majority of the patients (85.5%) were discharged without any complications and the mortality rate was observed at 4.6%. Low GCS (< 8) and …
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