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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"comfort theory"”.
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An Ergonomic Evaluation of Aircraft Pilot Seats
<p>Seat comfort has become increasingly important in today's society as we spend more time at consoles, instrument panels, or just online. However, seat comfort is hard to define and difficult to measure. Several measures both objective and subjective were used to evaluate seat comfort in …
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AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
… and monitoring (COSO, 2013). I consider agency theory and institutional theory, investigating the degree of substantive versus ceremonial processes used by audit committees. Additionally, this study considers comfort theory as it reveals details about how audit committees get “comfortable” with …
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Comfort: Voices of adolescents with metastatic cancer
… adolescents own descriptions of their comfort experiences while undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer is limited. Expanded knowledge of how young patients explicate the meaning and significance of their comfort experience would be valuable information that would help bridge the gap …
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An evaluation of sensory comfort components of survey questionnaires used for indoor environment problems in buildings
… compares the reliability and validity of sensory comfort components from three well-known survey questionnaires. A review of literature reveals that sensory comfort theory draws upon many disciplines including, hedonics, psychometrics, and olfaction theory. The fundamental domains thermal, air …
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Comfort And Physical Classroom Design: Using Student Voice To Inform School Leadership
… phenomenological study considered the comfort of students in the secondary physical classroom, seeking ways to meet the needs of 21st Century learners and to provide an equitable environment for all learners. A student survey was conducted on elements of the physical classroom space and …
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Exploring the Associations of Comfort, Relatedness States, and Life-Closure in Hospice Patients
… the associations among the concepts of comfort, relatedness states, and life-closure, which are integral to understanding family interaction at the end of life. The conceptual frameworks that informed the study were Comfort Theory (Kolcaba, 2003) and Relatedness Theory (Hagerty, …
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Studying the Effects of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium
… dying process utilizing the principles of The Comfort Theory and Practice by Kolcaba (2003) at the institutional level. The research hypothesis was upon completion of the ELNEC training, registered nurses would have decreased death anxiety, less concerns about dying, and increased knowledge of …
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REMIFENTANIL PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA USE IN LABORING WOMEN: A FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY STUDY
… Framework</strong>: The holistic nature of Comfort Theory can account for the proposed mechanisms contributing to the success of RPCA for labor pain.</p> <p><strong>Method: </strong>Mixed methods approach. <strong>Quantitative. </strong>Data were extracted from electronic health records and …