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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"illness management"”.
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Cross-Training Home Health Clinicians in Advanced Illness Management
… training of home health clinicians in Advanced Illness Management (AIM), in order to improve patient care. This project allows patients to receive more timely and patient centered care, by reducing delays caused by having separate clinicians for home health and AIM, and eliminating the need for …
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The Contribution Of The Recovery Self Assessment To The Measurement Of Illness Management And Recovery
Variables contributing to recovery from mental illness and substance abuse were investigated. These variables included empowerment, sense of community, illness management, self-esteem, self-determination, and the variables of agency, program, gender, age, general type of service, race, and length …
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Maternal Optimism and Its Relationship to Coping and Illness Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
… in times of adversity, including chronic illness. Coping styles often mediate significant relationships between optimism and these outcomes. Type 1 Diabetes can be difficult to manage for adolescents, and their mothers play important roles in helping and teaching them how to effectively …
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A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Patient and Provider Perspectives of Chronic Illness Management Following Kidney Transplantation
… in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs)—whose management requires long-term, complex care, and multiple handoffs among providers—has been shown to result in suboptimal care and higher costs. In order to move forward in improving long-term outcomes, it is necessary to fully assess current …
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Social policy and health inequalities : the relevance of faith to chronic illness management in the Pakistani community
… support in decision-making about chronic illness management and are more likely to develop complications. This disadvantage is exacerbated by ethnicity and gender. These dynamics of healthcare reflect discrimination that is mirrored in almost all contexts in the wider UK society, affecting …
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A Social Ecological Perspective On Diabetes Care: Supporting Adolescents And Caregivers
<p>The diabetes illness management regimen is complex and demanding, requiring daily motivation and self-control. Adolescents with diabetes face unique risks for which social support may be one protective factor. The importance of social support from family and friends is well documented in the …
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Treatment seeking behaviour among poor urban women in Kampala Uganda
… treatment seeking behaviour for their own illnesses and that of children underfive in Kamwokya . The focus is on the extent to which women's access to money and time use patterns affect treatment seeking. It has been argued that women's treatment seeking behaviour is influenced more by …
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Caregivers' experience of caring for a family member with schizophrenia in conditions of poverty
… activities of daily living; involvement with illness management; knowledge of illness; consequences of caregiving; coping with care giving; and the impact of poverty on care giving.
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Framing, Advice-Seeking, and Medical Trust in the r/Keto Community: An Analysis of the Medical Flair on r/Keto
… has gained mainstream popularity for a number of illness management, wellness, and weight loss uses. Despite its rise in use and popularity, mainstream medical opinion still views the ketogenic diet as a last resort for severe conditions. Using a content analysis of posts tagged with the “medical” …
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A whole new world: the experiences of adolescents with beta-thalassemia major as they transition to adult care
… (b-TM) is a chronic medical condition. Effective illness management requires adherence to arduous medical treatment to ensure a life free of life-threatening complications. This qualitative study characterizes the experiences of adolescents living with, and managing b-TM on the cusp of …
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Information and the Management of Treatment in Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Study of People Living With HIV -Disease
… care providers and other individuals living with illness as sources of information and conduits for learning about their treatment regimens. Other information sources and activities tied closely to the individual and their surrounding personal environment, including past experience and bodily …
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Women's Experiences With Chronic Heart Failure
… and slightly more men were inflicted with the illness. This trend changed three years ago, with a decline in the overall incidence of heart failure and a slight predominance of the illness in women rather than men. The incidence of this condition was reduced in males nearly three times that of …
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An exploration of illness representations in older age
… review exploring the literature in relation to illness representations and older people living with health conditions. A systematic search of three databases identified ten studies in the area. The findings of the studies are analysed using a qualitative method to identify what has been examined …
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Reducing The Emergency Room Revolving Door Syndrome For The Poor, Uninsured And Chronically Ill Patient: Pilot Recommendations From A Process Improvement Evaluation
… of a navigator in the ED, and improved chronic illness management. Identified challenges included flawed program perceptions, patient communication gaps, and current program limitations. CONCLUSION: A five-fold pilot process improvement model was proposed: short-term enhancement of communication …
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Recognition and enforcement of foreign commercial arbitral awards relating to international commercial disputes : comparative study (English and Jordanian law)
… support in decision-making about chronic illness management and are more likely to develop complications. This disadvantage is exacerbated by ethnicity and gender. These dynamics of healthcare reflect discrimination that is mirrored in almost all contexts in the wider UK society, affecting …
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Independence through Patient Education in a Spinal Cord Injury Population
… regarding the most prevalent issues of illness management that lead to readmission.</p>
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A Mindful Approach to Managing Stress in Stroke Survivors and Support Persons: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of a Stroke-Tailored, Mindfulness-Based Intervention
… persons (SP). Guided by the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management, which emphasizes the interdependence and mutual influence between survivor and support person during post-stroke recovery, this dissertation addresses the urgent need for integrative stress management approaches that consider …
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mHealth for pneumonia prevention
… care-seeking for pneumonia secondary to impaired illness perception of caregivers of children under-five. WHO and UNICEF have emphasized the implementation of effective strategies for improving child health. One such approach is through community health workers (CHWs), referred to as, Lady Health …
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Developing a patient-centred outcome measure for patients suffering with pernicious anaemia
… outcomes in terms of determining the impact of illness on daily functioning, and subsequently informing health interventions. Given the absence of objective markers of patients’ experience, the current thesis describes the development of a patient-centred measure for the identification and …
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From symptoms to systems: An autoethnography of cystic fibrosis through systems engineering
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms
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