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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Life and work with 'invisible' chronic illness (ICI) :authentic stories of a passage through trauma - a Heideggerian, Hermeneutical, phenomenological, multiple-case, exploratory analysis

Vickers, Margaret H. (Margaret Heather), 1962-, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Faculty of Commerce January 1997 (has links)
This study is research into Invisible Chronic Illness (ICI): illness that cannot be seen by another, but that can have a major, sometimes catastrophic, effect on the lives of people concerned, especially their working lives. Each chapter deals, in some detail,with certain aspects of chronic illnesses that cannot be readily seen. The research is argued to be a vital excavation - a recognition of authentic and previously unheard voices and a methodology of primary value in researching the incommensurable, the difficult, the nasty in organisational life / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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“Striving for a Good Life” : The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis as Experienced by Patients

Bergsten, Ulrika, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro January 2011 (has links)
Aim: To generate a theoretical model how patients experience their management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in everyday life.Method: An explorative design with the grounded theory approach was used by interviewing 16 informants with RA.Results: The generated theoretical model emerged in a core category- Striving for a good life with two categories; making use of personal resources and grasping for support from others, which formed the base of managing RA. When relating these categories together, four dimensions emerged which characterised patients’ different ways of managing RA: mastering, relying, struggling and being resigned.Discussion: The management of RA incorporated the use of personal resources and the grasping for support from others. Both self-management strategies and patients’ need of support were highlighted as aspects that were of importance when managing RA. Patients’ experiences of their need of support to manage RA give extended knowledge that is of importance for nurses and other healthcare providers. The relationship between patients and healthcare providers is always the key to a good encounter. Interventions to increase self-management in RA have to incorporate this knowledge when trying to increase patients’ self-efficacy and with their experience of support
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Use of pneumococcal vaccine in people with chronic disease in United States.

Sagiraju, Hari Krishna Raju. Smith, David W. Bradshaw, Benjamin S. January 2009 (has links)
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 47-06, page: 3554. Adviser: David W. Smith. Includes bibliographical references.
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A VALIDATION STUDY OF COMPUTER-BASED DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHMS FOR CHRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE

Kadhim-Saleh, AMJED 24 July 2012 (has links)
Background: Chronic conditions comprise a significant amount of healthcare utilization. For example, people with chronic diseases account for 51% of family physician encounters. Therefore, diagnostic algorithms based on comprehensive clinical records could be a rich resource for clinicians, researchers and policy-makers. However, limitations such as misclassification warrant the need for examining the accuracy of these algorithms. Purpose: To investigate and enhance the accuracy of the diagnostic algorithms for five chronic diseases in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network. Methods: DESIGN: A validation study using primary chart abstraction. SETTING: A stratified random sample of 350 patient charts from Kingston practice-based research network. OUTCOME MEASURES: Sensitivity and specificity for the diagnostic algorithms. ANALYSIS: A multiple logistic regression model along with the receiver operating characteristic curve was employed to identify the algorithm that maximized accuracy measures. Results: The sensitivities for diagnostic algorithms were 100% (diabetes), 83% (hypertension), 45% (Osteoarthritis), 41% (COPD), and 39% (Depression). The lowest specificity was 97% for depression. A data-driven logistic model and receiver-operating characteristic curve improved sensitivity for identifying hypertension patients from 83% to 88% and for osteoarthritis patients from 45% to 81% with areas under the curve of 92.8% and 89.8% for hypertension and osteoarthritis, respectively. Conclusion: The diagnostic algorithms for diabetes and hypertension demonstrate adequate accuracy, thus allowing their use for research and policy-making purposes. A multivariate logistic model for predicting osteoarthritis diagnosis enhanced sensitivity while maintaining high specificity. This approach can be used towards further refining the diagnostic algorithms for other chronic conditions. / Thesis (Master, Community Health & Epidemiology) -- Queen's University, 2012-07-23 17:58:11.302
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The use of respite care services by parents of children with chronic illness and disability /

Terres, Nancy McLaughlin. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 1999. / Adviser: Donald Wertlieb. Submitted to the Dept. of Child Development. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-177). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;
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Perceived control in the everyday occupational roles of people with Parkinson's disease and their partners

Hillman, Anne M. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2006. / Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2007). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in print.
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Renegotiating identity : exploring the impact of chronic illness on the identities of three high school teachers.

Bevilacqua, Patrica Kaye, January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005.
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Emerging health trends and behavior risk factors for chronic disease risk in rural and urban Pennsylvania implications for health education /

Anderson, Kristine Marie Zaragoza. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ed. D.)--Indiana University of Pennsylvania. / Includes bibliographical references.
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Advanced practice nursing guidelines for the immunization of children with stable chronic illness a report submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degree of Master of Science (Parent-Child Nursing) ... /

Waanders, Patricia A. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.
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The impact of chronic illness on the family, the educators, and the community : an ethnographic research study /

Fritts, Sharon Louise. January 2004 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (California State University, Fresno and University of California, Davis). / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the World Wide Web. (Restricted to UC campuses)

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