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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"informed choice"”.
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The Influence of Scientific, Genetic, and Health Literacy on Carrier Screening Decision-Making
… to assess their reproductive risks and make informed decisions in their reproductive planning, carrier screening for autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions, as well as cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening for aneuploidy, are recommended during pregnancy. Despite similarities in purpose, …
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Preferences for shared medical decision-making: Cross-cultural perspectives
… whereas UK participants preferred to make choices themselves. The aim of Study 2 was to investigate in how far Saudi patients with Type 1 diabetes would be interested to be involved in a medical decision. The results of this qualitative study showed that, in general, physicians were …
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Understandings of Down's syndrome and their place in the prenatal testing context
… decisions about prenatal testing should a) be informed, and b) reflect the individual's attitudes and values. Most research has focused on information and attitudes in relation to the tests but there has been little attention given to these factors in relation to the target condition. AIMS: …
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Are women making informed choices with regard to Combined Ultrasound and Biochemical (CUB) screening in the first trimester of pregnancy?
… studies report that women are failing to make informed choices with regard to antenatal screening, due to significant deficits in knowledge. However, current definitions dictate that informed choice occurs not merely as a result of sufficient knowledge, but by acting in line with one’s …
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The characterisation of Manganese (IV) compounds and the study of the thermal decomposition of Potassium Chlorate alone and with Mn(IV) and other oxides and salts
… this type an to establish criteria by which an informed choice could be made of an optimum curing ages for a specific set of conditions. Several different chemical and physical properties were examined and critical parameters were established. A compound - sodium birnessite- was identified as a …
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Feedback for neuronal system identification
… a theoretical justification for this design choice, which has been exploited in neurophysiology since the invention of the voltage-clamp experiment. To investigate the problem of feedback for identification, we first address the estimation of simple non-equilibrium systems in Lure form, and …
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Interaction Between Nurses and Families of Children with Disabilities in Providing Integrated Care // Взаимодействие на медицинската сестра със семействата на деца с увреждания при оказване на интегрирани грижи
… her own brochure which allows the parents informed choice regarding the services from the Centre, allows specialists to consult and refer children for diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation. Proposals have been formulated for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgarian …
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (Nips) Testing Motivations and Informed Decision Making In The Low-Risk Population
… sex disclosure, may arise and result in a less informed decision about proceeding with NIPS. Therefore, our study aimed to characterize low-risk patients’ motivations for NIPS election, compare motivations between informed and uninformed decision makers, and determine whether electing NIPS for …
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Power as knowing participation in change: A model for Nursing intervention
… here. Knowing participation is awareness of choice, feeling free to act on the choice and the intentional act. The patient in continual, mutual process with the nurse can enhance the patient's power. A more knowledgeable powerful patient makes better decisions and feels more free to act on …
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An interpretative phenomenological analysis of therapists’ embodied experiences in the therapeutic process
… (IERD), the therapist’s deliberate, clinically informed choice to explicitly share their embodied experience within the therapeutic encounter. Unlike general embodied awareness, IERD is grounded in conscious therapeutic intent, relational attunement, and ethical judgement, positioning embodied …
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Access to mainstream primary education environments: the case for pupils with an intellectual and/or a pervasive developmental disability
… education needs and affords parents the right of choice of placement for their child. In this thesis, Pierre Bourdieu‟s Theory of Practice is adapted and used to examine the capacity of the primary education system to meet these objectives through the provision of appropriate capitals at multiple …
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Considering consent : an analysis of factors influencing parental perceptions of decisional quality in the context of newborn screening
… quality or whether parents are making an informed choice. Taking an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach, the present study aims to identify and model factors that in fluence parental perceptions of decisional quality within the context of newborn bloodspot screening. The thesis …
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Food labeling systems and Consumers’ Decision making
… consumers with the necessary information to make informed nutritional choices. As a result, nutritional labeling has become increasingly imperative in assisting individuals in their daily purchasing decisions. Although research suggests that front-of-pack labeling is an effective means of …
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Development of a decision-support tool for TxDOT delivery methods selection
… work intends to help the agency's staff make an informed choice between their available delivery methods: Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build. The decision method was formalized in the way of a Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) process, and organized as a MS Excel decision-support tool. The …
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Essays on Political Economy
… campaigning, on average, facilitates a more informed choice by the electorate. In the model, voters have incomplete information about candidates' qualities. Each candidate can either lead a ""positive""' campaign (interpreted as issue-oriented, indicating his quality) or a ""negative"" …
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\"ICE\" awareness among local EMS personnel
… among rescue personnel nationwide, a more informed choice can be made about whether or not it is worthwhile to further promote the concept to the public.
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Site-Specific Composition for Brass and Voice: A practice-research enquiry into the creative methods deployed to respond to the challenges and opportunities of producing site-specific participatory music performances in Cornwall
… outcomes relevant to the research question informed the next research piece. An iterative process was followed in each case so that creative methods could be evolved and adapted to offer solutions for the proceeding piece and in response to the overarching research question. Throughout the …
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Exploring the Relationships of Power, Attitudes regarding Intermittent Fetal Monitoring, and Perceived Barriers to Research Utilization with a Labor and Delivery Nurse's Attitude toward Patient Advocacy
… allow most laboring women the right to make an informed choice regarding treatment options. Nursing includes the role of patient advocacy. There was a need to better understand what is associated with a labor and delivery nurse’s attitude toward patient advocacy.</p> <p><strong> </strong>This …
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The effects of design on the tone and response of clarinet mouthpieces
… contained within the research will enable a more informed choice in the selection of lay profiles to be made by both players and makers, and aid in the design of new mouthpieces where both traditional and new features might be combined, thereby offering a broader range of playing properties.
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Real time nanogravimetric monitoring of corrosion in radioactive environments
… also provide information essential for making an informed choice regarding the selection of decontamination methods for steel plant and equipment scheduled for decommissioning. Recent advances in Quartz Crystal Nanobalance (QCN) technology offer the means of monitoring corrosion in-situ, in …
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