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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"perception of health"”.
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Health and hope--Perceptions of Cancer patients and well adults
Two separate, yet related, constructs--health and hope--formed the basis for the study. A theoretical framework, merging health and hope, was constructed using Gibbs' (1972) method of theory construction. The theory assumed that three concepts (variables), definition of health, perception of health …
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Perceptions and Misperceptions of Health Among Different Groups in the United States
The prevalence of unhealthy habits and behaviors is undeniably felt and seen here in United States. Smoking and obesity are the two leading preventable causes of death today. The economic and societal costs are too high for such a preventable problem. The associated diseases and illnesses that stem …
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Examining the effects of a one-semester health behavior course on college students' perception of wellness
… been found to be involved in higher rates of risk behaviors that compromise their quality of life and wellness when compared to the general population. In light of this finding, institutions of higher learning are constantly confronted with various challenges in addressing prevention and …
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Associations Between Personality Style, Perceptions of Health Coaching and Percent of Starting Weight in Meal Replacement Program Participants
… if personality style and an individual’s perception of their health coaching experience impact their ability to lose weight and/or maintain weight loss. Methods: An electronic survey was distributed to 20,000 current and past meal replacement program participants. Personality style was …
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Change Process and Decisional Balance According to the Stages of Change for Mammography in Middle-Aged Women
The purposes of the present study were to assess the distribution of stage of change for the screening of mammography for early detection of breast cancer and to identify mean differences of processes of change and decisional balance at each stage of change. Two hundread eighty six middle-aged …
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Comparing Engagement in Advance Care Planning Between Stages of Heart Failure
… with an unpredictable trajectory. Family members of patients with heart failure are often called upon to make decisions about treatment and end of life care, sometimes with little guidance as to the patients’ wishes. Advance care planning (ACP) is an ongoing process by which patients make …
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Fighting time: A qualitative analysis on the impact of lung transplantation in adults with Cystic Fibrosis
… been very little written about the experiences of those who are on the lung transplant trajectory. Most of the previous psychosocial research in this field has focused on Quality of Life issues, functional outcome, and psychopathology. Moreover, most of the research uses quantitative …
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of a Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Measure
Introduction and background: Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) marks a shift in the perception of health from the mere absence of disease and infirmity to complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. The impact of both general and oral health on quality of life has received increasing …
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Improving health outcomes of viral Hepatitis in a migrant population of Australia
Migrants to Australia have higher rates of HBV and HCV infection than people born in Australia. Reflecting this, the morbidity and mortality of HBV- and HCV-related complications is disproportionately higher in the culturally and linguistically diverse population (CALD) when compared to …
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Public Perception of Socio-Scientific Issues Do You Decide Based on Your Education, Your Experience or Reading the News?
<p>One of the challenges humans face is making collective decisions with regards to controversial issues related to science, namely socio-scientific issues (SSIs). Genetic modification, nuclear energy, experimental drugs, 5G technology are a few examples of SSIs. Some of the concerns posed by such …
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The effect of health insurance on health care utilisation among people with non-communicable diseases in Zambia
There is a growing burden of burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle income countries (LMICs), with inequalities in NCDs and access to NCDs care persisting. Evidence suggests that these inequalities can be reduced by an effective health insurance system. Health insurance may …
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The effect of health insurance on health care utilisation among people with non-communicable diseases in Zambia
There is a growing burden of burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle income countries (LMICs), with inequalities in NCDs and access to NCDs care persisting. Evidence suggests that these inequalities can be reduced by an effective health insurance system. Health insurance may …
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Changes in worker perceptions of health and safety during the BG Tanzania drilling campaign (2011-2016)
Research studies on the implementation of global health and safety standards mostly concentrate on the safety perceptions of workers (Gao et al., 2016) and safety culture (Lu and Yang, 2009). Most of the studies are medium to large scale in nature and are heavily reliant on quantitative data. Very …
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Moderators of respiratory muscle function in health, exercise and disease
… research presents a series of studies investigating the role of the respiratory muscles in both healthy and diseased populations. <br/><br/>To test directly the role of the respiratory muscles in a healthy population various strategies were used. Two studies examined the …
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Relación entre la morbilidad percibida y la condición cardiorrespiratoria en escolares de 9 a 17 años del distrito de Bogotá, Colombia. Estudio FUPRECOL
… niños y adolescentes pertenecientes a escuelas oficiales de Bogotá, Colombia pertenecientes al estudio FUPRECOL. Diseño: Estudio transversal. Material y métodos: Se incluyeron 7.402 niños y adolescentes entre los 9 y 17 años de edad. Se utilizó el cuestionario auto-administrado de salud …