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Marital satisfaction in couples with chronic illness in later adulthood: The case of diabetesCampbell, Lara Lynn 01 January 1998 (has links)
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The Montreal Chinese Hospital, 1918-1982 : a case study of an ethnic institutionHo, Evi Kwong-ming. January 1983 (has links)
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Exploring palliative caregivers’ experiences of compassion fatigue in a hospiceMaja, Boitumelo Kgabo 02 1900 (has links)
Caring for the chronically ill is a growing phenomenon that deserves careful attention and research, since the quality of life of the palliative caregiver is threatened by the continuous exposure to psychological, physiological, as well as relational burdens. A hermeneutic phenomenological study was used to explore palliative caregivers‟ experiences of compassion fatigue when caring for chronically ill patients in a hospice setting. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Bophelong Community Care Centre‟s palliative caregivers between the ages of 20 and 60 years who were employed in a hospice for a minimum of at least two years, thus well-placed to describe their experiences of compassion fatigue when caring for chronically ill patients in a hospice setting. Data was collected through individual interviews, recorded and transcribed. Using thematic analysis, meaningful patterns and themes of data were discovered to better understand compassion fatigue as a phenomenon of interest. The findings pointed to four categories, i.e. the effects of compassion fatigue on palliative caregivers‟ emotional wellbeing, personal and work relationships, physical discomfort, and spiritual awareness, that describe the experiences of palliative caregivers of compassion fatigue in a hospice setting, thus providing a holistic understanding of the complexity of compassion fatigue in a palliative care hospice setting. / Psychology / M. A. (Psychology)
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Using experiential learning to facilitate pharmacy students' understanding of patients' medication practice in chronic illnessWilliams, Kevin January 2006 (has links)
This study originates from experiences which led me to question the way pharmacists are equipped to advise and support the medicine-taking practice of patients using chronic medication. The study offers a critical theoretical consideration of underlying perspectives informing pharmacy education. I propose following a critical realist ontological perspective, a social realist understanding of social structure and human agency, and a sociocultural epistemology. Based on these perspectives, I consider a sociological critique of ‘health’, ‘disease’, ‘illness’ and ‘sickness’ perspectives on medicine-taking, and of pharmacy as a profession. I then propose an experiential learning approach, with an emphasis on developing reflexivity through affective learning. I follow this with an illustrative case study. Following a critical discourse analysis of student texts from the case study, I conclude that there is evidence that experiential learning may prove useful in developing pharmacy students’ reflexive competency to support the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients using chronic medications.
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"This is not a whorehouse!" : sexual activity in long-term careEverett, Bethan Joan 05 1900 (has links)
A society's moral heart can be judged by how well it provides for its weakest and most
vulnerable citizens. In recent years significant strides have been made to improve the
quality of institutionalized persons' lives. However, because we have not yet fully
developed a moral vision of long-term care living, residents do not always receive the
basic care that they should. Particularly ignored and inadequately addressed is the
complex moral and social issue of residents' sexual lives.
Currently there is little support for sexual activity or sexual care in long-term care
settings. Society's moral rules are designed for independent people living in their own
homes. Professional governance bodies have created moral rules regulating short-term
professional interactions and responsibilities but rarely have ones that pertain to longterm
care settings. The aim of the present research is to contribute to the development of
a moral vision of how long-term care institutions should manage sexual activity and
sexual care.
A qualitative study was designed to identify the factors that negatively influence sexual
activity and sexual care, and the supports that residents and staff respectively need in
order to have sexual lives and provide sexual care. Using an exploratory design the
investigator conducted in-depth interviews with twenty-four residents and staff and
carried out twenty hours of participant observation with two community residents. Six
negative influences on residents' sexual lives and nine negative influences on staffs
provision of sexual care were identified.
The work also explores ethical and legal issues pertaining to the provision o f sexual care.
It is argued that residents have moral rights to sexual care which impose duties on
institutions to provide that care. Legal barriers to providing such care are then considered,
and found not to be insurmountable.
The above research and explorations led to three conclusions. First, unless sexual care is
available residents cannot have sexual lives. Second, for sexual care to be available
institutions must accept that it is their moral responsibility to provide it and ensure that
staff are adequately supported. Third, institutions should develop a framework for the
delivery of sexual care. / Arts, Faculty of / Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies / English, Department of / Graduate
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An Evaluation of Computational Methods to Support the Clinical Management of Chronic Disease PopulationsFeller, Daniel January 2020 (has links)
Innovative primary care models that deliver comprehensive primary care to address medical and social needs are an established means of improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs among persons living with chronic disease. Care management is one such approach that requires providers to monitor their respective patient panels and intervene on patients requiring care. Health information technology (IT) has been established as a critical component of care management and similar care models. While there exist a plethora of health IT systems for facilitating primary care, there is limited research on their ability to support care management and its emphasis on monitoring panels of patients with complex needs. In this dissertation, I advance the understanding of how computational methods can better support clinicians delivering care management, and use the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as an example scenario of use.
The research described herein is segmented into 3 aims; the first was to understand the processes and barriers associated with care management and assess whether existing IT can support clinicians in this domain. The second and third aim focused on informing potential solutions to the technological shortcomings identified in the first aim. In the studies of the first aim, I conducted interviews and observations in two HIV primary care programs and analyzed the data generated to create a conceptual framework of population monitoring and identify challenges faced by clinicians in delivering care management. In the studies of the second aim, I used computational methods to advance the science of extracting from the patient record social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDH), which are not easily accessible to clinicians and represent an important barrier to care management. In the third aim, I conducted a controlled experimental evaluation to assess whether data visualization can improve clinician’s ability to maintain awareness of their patient panels.
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The different voices of chronic illnessViviers, Linde Juana 30 November 2005 (has links)
This study aimed at exploring chronic illness from both the perspectives of the patient, living with the illness and the professional, treating the illness.
The epistemological framework is social constructionism. Qualitative research was selected as the research approach. Three in-depth interviews with three patients, suffering with a chronic illness were conducted, as well as three interviews with professionals, who had experience with patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses. Thematic analysis was the method used for the analysis of data.
The stories of the participants were reconstructed in terms of themes. A comparative analysis for both participants groups was done, and linked to the relevant literature
This study created an understanding of the complexity of chronic illness. The themes identified, highlighted the importance of the patient-professional relationship, specifically in the context of chronic illness. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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The different voices of chronic illnessViviers, Linde Juana 30 November 2005 (has links)
This study aimed at exploring chronic illness from both the perspectives of the patient, living with the illness and the professional, treating the illness.
The epistemological framework is social constructionism. Qualitative research was selected as the research approach. Three in-depth interviews with three patients, suffering with a chronic illness were conducted, as well as three interviews with professionals, who had experience with patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses. Thematic analysis was the method used for the analysis of data.
The stories of the participants were reconstructed in terms of themes. A comparative analysis for both participants groups was done, and linked to the relevant literature
This study created an understanding of the complexity of chronic illness. The themes identified, highlighted the importance of the patient-professional relationship, specifically in the context of chronic illness. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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