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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"health care decision-making"”.
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Process of Health Care Decision Making Among Khmer Immigrants
… study examined the congruence between health beliefs and behavior as reported by 30 Cambodian (Khmer) refugee women in Southern California. Utilizing in-home interviewing in the Khmer language, data was gathered on 226 illness episodes occurring among 157 family members over an …
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Public participation in health care decision-making : the Canadian experience
… is this trend more apparent than in the area of health care. Canadians are becoming more involved in the health care decision-making process. They are taking a more active role in decisions that affect their health and health services that are provided for them. Citizens have been invited by …
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Cultural Competence and End-of-Life Care: Religion, Spirituality and Health Care Decision-Making
… all patients with the highest standard of care possible. An increase in the number of foreign-born residents with diverse religious backgrounds requires health care professionals to know strategies for understanding and responding to patients who practice less common religions as spiritual …
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The anthropometric nutritional status of children 0-18 years old in the Western Cape Province of South Africa : a systematic review
… aim to produce valid and reliable evidence for health-care decision-making and policy planning aimed at improving the nutritional status of children in the province.
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Health care experiences of low-income South Indian women: using social relationships to negotiate physical, financial and informational constraints
… pledged significant resources toward improving health care access for underprivileged citizens. Maternal well-being is a highlight of the government’s health care initiatives, especially in the state of Tamil Nadu where health care innovations and maternity assistance benefits for low-income …
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Citizen Participation in Healthcare Decision-making on Local Level // Въвличане на гражданите във вземане на решения, свързани със здравеопазването на местно ниво
… 30-40 years the idea of citizen involvement in health care decision-making process is undergoing steady progress as a result of different social, economic and political changes. In the 70s of the 20th century it evolves from an opportunity to rights and responsibility, and, as a requirement and …
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Exploring Health Care Decison-Making of Older Adults: Consistency and Clarification of Responses Over Time
This study investigated the stability of health care decisions and the influencing values of 21 competent older adults. Face to face interviews were conducted initially (T1) followed by taped, telephone interviews seven years later (T2). Each participant was presented with a list of value …
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The Experience of Transitioning to the Caregiving Role for a Family Member with Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Dementia
… The majority of these individuals are being cared for at home by family caregivers who are known to suffer from more depression and burden than any other group of caregivers. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of transitioning to the …
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Primary care patients’ preferred roles in treatment decision-making in an era of increased health information
… Patient engagement has become a priority for health care providers. This study examined primary care patients’ preferred roles in health care decision-making in an era of increased health information and how these preferences related to perceived health information literacy and trust in their …
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SIMT: A holistic framework for embedding simulation into the health care systems.
… have been proven as very valuable tools in the health care sector. In recent years, the sector has experienced a rapid increase in applications. However, it appears that health care organisations have failed to sustain the use of these powerful techniques. In this research, an extensive …
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Application of Symphonology Theory in Patient Decision-Making: Triangulation of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
… in the experience of patients involved in health care decision-making, and 2) by testing the effect of an education/counseling intervention based on Symphonology, designed to facilitate decision-making. The study design was a pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design. Demographic and …
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Data mining and mathematical modelling on diabetes
… the endogenous energy production of a healthy or diabetic patient. The first objective of this thesis is to propose a new identification technique of a model of NEFA dynamics and was validated with experimental data obtained from oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in women with a …