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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"intensive therapy"”.
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An exploration of nurses' emotions: a study of Jordanian nurses in intensive therapy.
Emotions within the Intensive Therapy Nurses (ITNs) are the phenomena under investigation. Emotions of ITN s are exposed to stressors that may lead to emotional changes. This study aimed to explore the emotional changes experienced by Jordanian ITN s. Multiple triangulation was employed in three …
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An investigation into the use of intensive therapy, with and without constraint-induced movement therapy, in South African children with hemiplegia
… aimed to determine whether a two-week period of intensive physiotherapy in groups, using the Neurodevelopmental Approach or Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), would result in a functional improvement in the hand function of children with hemiplegia. It also aimed to determine if group …
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An investigation of factors predicting occupational and psychological distress in nurses: a comparative study of settings within a single hospital
… staff from four settings; Accident & Emergency, Intensive Therapy Unit, Orthopaedics and Spinal Injuries. These were chosen for their different ways of working including duration of stay of patients. Questionnaire packs were returned by 60 participants, including information on general mental …
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Outcome of Tuberculosis treatment in sputum positive patients after eight months of anti-tuberculosis therapy
… were not re-tested at the end of the two months intensive therapy. 58.7% did not complete their treatment, of these, 76.3% were defaulters. Almost 10% (9.5%) of these died while on anti-tuberculosis treatment. The majority of these came from high density areas compared to a low number 3.4% who …
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Outcome of Tuberculosis treatment in sputum positive patients after eight months of anti-tuberculosis therapy
… were not re-tested at the end of the two months intensive therapy. 58.7% did not complete their treatment, of these, 76.3% were defaulters. Almost 10% (9.5%) of these died while on anti-tuberculosis treatment. The majority of these came from high density areas compared to a low number 3.4% who …
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Comparison of DC Motors and Dielectric Elastomer Actuators For Wearable Wrist Exoskeletons
… patients to undergo extensive rehabilitation therapy. It is known that intensive therapy contributes significantly to recovery, but as the number of surviving stroke patients increases, it is difficult for clinics to provide patients with the optimal level of therapy. Robotic devices for wrist …
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The Effect of Dose Frequency on Treatment Efficacy for Children with Speech Sound Disorders
… preschool children (4;0 to 4;9) who received therapy either twice a week or four times a week for a total of twenty, 50-minute sessions. Each child’s production accuracy of treated sounds and overall percent consonants correct (PCC) values were used to qualitatively and quantitatively measure …
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Reanimacijos ir intensyviosios terapijos skyriaus slaugytojų veiksmai palaikant kvėpavimo gyvybinę veiklą /
… the actions of nurses in the resuscitation and intensive care unit in supporting the respiratory activity of patients. Materials and methods. A qualitative research method - structured interview - was chosen for the research. The permission of the Department of Nursing Ethics Commission was …
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A Study of Raised Intra-abdominal Pressure and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Liver Intensive Care
… data relating to patients in a specialised liver Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU).<br/>Methods<br/>This thesis encompasses a survey of the available literature and national attitudes / practice with several clinical experiments; Generic Questions 1. IAP measurement technique – validation of current …
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Outcomes of children with biopsy-proven Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) treated at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital from 1998 – 2017
… the outcome and the longer the maintenance chemotherapy the longer the periods of remission. a. Rationale: This study evaluated the demographic data of our patient population, the course of disease and the outcomes of treatment in children who had LCH at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital …
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The role, staffing and impact of therapy professionals working in critical care
… care' is now used as the term that encompasses 'intensive care', 'intensive therapy' and 'high dependency' units. National guidelines provide standards and recommendations for the required staffing to meet the needs of patients requiring critical care. These guidelines also suggest the potential …
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The Effects of an Intensive Format of the Landreth Filial Therapy Training Model Compared to the Traditional Landreth Filial Therapy Model
… study investigated the effectiveness of an intensive format of the traditional Landreth filial therapy training (LFTT) model compared to the traditional LFTT model. Specifically, this study compared the intensive LFTT group and the traditional LFTT group at post-testing in the areas of: (a) …