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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"patient attitudes"”.
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Assessing Patient Attitudes to ward Genetic Testing For Hereditary Hematologic Malignancy
… transplant. No studies have examined leukemia patients’ attitudes toward genetic testing for HHM. This study aimed to assess leukemia patients’ attitudes toward genetic testing and elicit current perceived distress due to a leukemia diagnosis. Data were elicited through an electronic survey …
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Patient Attitudes to ward Genetic Testing For Inherited Predispositions to Hematologic Malignancies
… used focus group discussions to explore the attitudes, motivations, and barriers to genetic testing for 23 patients with leukemia. Participants generally exhibited a positive regard for the utility of genetic testing, and were primarily motivated by concern for their family and a sense of …
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Nutritional support for the terminally ill patient: attitudes and ethics education of dietitians
This study was conducted to investigate attitudes of dietitians regarding ethical dilemmas surrounding nutritional support for terminally ill patients. In addition, the methods and adequacy of ethics training received in dietetics education and in supervised experience programs, such as the …
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Investigating Patient Attitudes towards Quality of Service Management in the Public Health Service Sector: Evidence from Saudi Arabia
… service satisfaction and quality experienced by patients vary from one country to another, while most developing nations fall at the bottom of these satisfaction ladders or rankings due to little (or non-available) research evidence in these areas. Therefore, this study will employ various …
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Mode of transport to hospital among patients with ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi: correlates, physician and patient attitudes, and associated clinical outcomes
… utilization and improvement of EMS, (2) assess patients' awareness of EMS, mode of transport use in decision to seek care and reasons for their decision, and (3) establish if in the current study setting, mode of transport used has implications for in hospital adverse events, as well as short …
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Nurse Caring Behaviors Perceived as Most Important and Least Important by Adult Patients with Cancer
… describe selected demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with cancer.<br> 2. To determine what nurse caring behaviors are perceived as most important and least important by patients with cancer.<br> 3. To determine if perceptions of grouped nurse caring behaviors differ according to the …
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An Identification of Hope Level and Frequency of Coping Response Among Hospitalized Post-myocardial Infarction Patients
… of hope and positive coping methods in other patient populations. Nurses as facilitators of hope have been interested in understanding the impact of hope and coping responses and the effects on patients.<br> The purpose of the study was to identify the level of hope and its relationship to …
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Home Healthcare Patients Regarding End of Life Treatment Decisions
<p>The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 sought to respond to a public demand for increased autonomy for patients in the making of medical treatment decisions at the end of life. It sought to increase the use of advance directives (ADs) by requiring institutions to document their existence in …
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Graph-Based Approach: Bridging Insights from Structured and Unstructured Data
… we examine how social networks influence the attitudes of hemodialysis patients toward kidney transplantation. Using a network-based approach, we investigate how social networks within hemodialysis clinics affect patients' attitudes, contributing to a growing understanding of this dynamic. Our …
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Caring: The Essence of Nursing a Study of Patients' Perceptions of Caring Behaviors of the Nurse
… 1. To determine behaviors that hospitalized patients identify manifestations of caring by the nurse.<br> 2. To analyze data from patient interviews for patterns and themes of caring behaviors of the nurse.<br> 3. To determine patients’ feelings generated by the nurse’s caring behavior.<br> 4. …
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Levels of Hope, Fatigue, Dyspnea, Functional Status, and Social Networking Before and After a Structured Exercise Program for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… of fatigue, dyspnea, and social isolation in patients with COPD and an Increase in their functional ability and their perception of hope. The research approach Involved a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design with each subject serving as his/her own control group. Data were collected …
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No Code and the Role of the Nurse: The Perception of the Older Adult
… the term "no code"/DNR.<br> 2. To describe the attitudes of the older adult related to the "no code"/DNR issue.<br> 3. To discuss perceptions of the older adult regarding the nurse's role in the "no code"/DNR issue.</p>
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Quality of Life Issues of Rural Breast Cancer Survivors: A Replicated Study
This study explores the quality of life issues among rural breast cancer survivors (5 years or longer). This is a replicated study from an original study conducted by Wyatt, Kurtz and Liken (1993). The data revealed four major themes consistent with the original study. They are: integration of …
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A home physiotherapy service for stroke patients in Malta: constraints and recommendations. The process of setting up a home physiotherapy service for hospitalised stroke patients within the public health system in Malta - new knowledge contributing to a strategy document.
… physiotherapy is a valid service option for the patient who was recently discharged from hospital after sustaining a stroke, as it enhances functional independence in friendly and familiar surroundings, as opposed to an outpatient clinic (Bader 2008). The aim of this study was to investigate the …
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Attitude à l'égard des approches complémentaires et parallèles en santé
"L'attitude influence le comportement des personnes à l'égard d'un traitement de santé. L'attitude des femmes acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick qui utilisent des approches complémentaires et parallèles en santé (ACPS) n'a pas été étudiée. Dix participantes âgées de plus de 50 ans se sont …