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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"chronic health condition"”.
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Health locus of control of children with a chronic health condition
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the health locus of control among a group of pediatric patients (n = 15) at Cooper University Hospital between the ages of 10 and 17 (mean age = 13.93) with chronic health conditions. The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale, form C, was used …
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Psychological flexibility and self-compassion in adolescence
… and Self-compassion play in Adolescents with a Chronic Health Condition: Exploring the relationships with Quality of Life, Mood and Medication Adherence<br/><br/>Overview:<br/>- Psychological flexibility (PF) and Self-compassion (SC) were positively correlated with Quality of Life (QoL) and …
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The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adolescents With Chronic Health Conditions
… obesity during adolescence is a primary public health concern as these conditions are associated with several chronic health conditions (cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, etc.) that can affect individuals into adulthood. The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to examine the …
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A Quality Improvement School Nurse Self-Assessment Tool For School Nursing Practice
… nurses play a critical role in promoting student health and supporting academic success. The goal of this project was to develop a school nurse self-assessment tool (SN-SAT) for school nurses to evaluate their school nursing practice. The self-assessment tool was constructed based on the Framework …
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DEVELOPING AND TESTING THE PRELIMINARY EFFECTS OF STOMA PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMME ON OUTCOMES OF COLORECTAL PATIENTS WITH STOMA: A MIXED METHOD STUDY
… an essential instrument the Acceptance of Chronic Health Condition (ACHC) (stoma) scale and tested its psychometric properties with 100 patients. The STOMA psychosocial intervention programme in Phase three study was examined using a two-group pre-test and post-test pilot randomised …
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Being an Ally: Communication Design's Role in Improving the Health Information Seeking Experience in People with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
… a complicated, difficult to treat, underfunded, chronic health condition. People with PCOS struggle to get diagnosed, have a good relationship with healthcare providers and find quality information. Helping people affected by PCOS access accurate information regarding their health can encourage …
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The lived experience of posttraumatic growth in gay men after an HIV diagnosis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… (HIV) has been reconceptualised as a long-term chronic health condition instead of a death sentence. Nonetheless, receiving a positive diagnosis can still be an extremely traumatic experience. Whilst there are many people living with HIV who struggle with their diagnosis, some can also manage to …
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Development and initial validation of the comprehensive HIV adherence with treatment scale
HIV remains a significant public health concern despite decreasing rates of transmission in the U.S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020c). Contributing factors include low rates of treatment adherence (de Bruin et al., 2010) and high rates of comorbidities with other medical and …
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Exploring the impact and experience of living with dystonia
… review investigated factors relating to health related quality of life (HRQOL) for people living with dystonia. The main research paper used interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the experiences of people living with the condition. The thesis concludes with a critical …
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Distúrbios do sono na população brasileira: análise dos fatores associados às queixas de redução da função reparadora do sono, insônia, sonolência e suas implicações em morte e eventos cardio-cerebrovasculares
… in the sleep-wake cycle. Studies on sleep conditions and their repercussions on the Brazilian population are mostly in the clinical context, reducing the impact of the findings. The aim was to identify biological/health, behavioral and social factors associated with complaints of reduction …
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Older Adults and Prevalence of Reporting Use to Physicians
… important related to the disproportionate health care expenses that are incurred by older adults to treat medical conditions. The need to increase knowledge regarding CAM use among older adults is critical given the unprecedented growth of the population of elderly in this country. The …
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An exploration of schooling experiences of persons living with severe haemophilia in the Western Cape, South Africa
… experiences of learners living with the chronic health condition, haemophilia, which is a bleeding disorder. Descriptive and Interpretive phenomenological analyses were used as theoretical, methodological, and analytical tools to explore the schooling experiences of eight adult persons …
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Open Design and medical products : An Open Medical Products methodology.
… products for those who are excluded by their chronic health condition. The research was directed according to the Action Research methodology outlined by Checkland & Holwell (1998); Action Research being highlighted by Archer (1995) as a method compatible for practice-led design research. Open …
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Open design and medical products
… products for those who are excluded by their chronic health condition. The research was directed according to the Action Research methodology outlined by Checkland & Holwell (1998); Action Research being highlighted by Archer (1995) as a method compatible for practice-led design research. Open …
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An Examination of Professional Identity Through Working at and Across Boundaries of Communities of Practice in Relation to Children with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) using Activity Theory as a Tool for Reflection
… on schools and other organisations such as health services to work together in these processes. Within the range of learners with SEN, there are a group of children who present with coordination difficulties, known as Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD aka Dyspraxia). DCD is not the …
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Work-life balance among parents of children with chronic health difficulties
… faced by employed parents who have children with chronic health conditions. Due to such extraordinary circumstances, in some cases, one of the parents had to stop working to take care of the child’s needs. This study intends to identify the challenges that these parents face on a day-to-day basis …
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The Lived Experiences of black African HIV positive fathers in the UK
… HIV has been reconceptualised as a long term chronic health condition due to advances in highly active antiretroviral therapy. Nonetheless it remains a stigmatising and under-recognised condition. One social group that HIV disproportionately affects is the Black African population. However …
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New Zealand primary health care practice regarding compliance management of obstructive sleep apnoea treatment in heavy transport driver licence holders
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a chronic health condition that can affect a person’s driving ability due to impaired cognitive function as a result of having inferior quality and disrupted sleep. Holders of heavy transport (HT) driver licences have been identified as an ‘at risk’ …
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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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The Psychometric Properties of the Inner Strength Questionnaire for Women with Chronic Health Conditions
… was composed of 281 women with a variety of chronic health conditions including breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and heart disease. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were employed to assess the structure of the ISQ. Internal consistency was …