Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1996. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [237]-246).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 321-333). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, December 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010. / Prepared for: Dept. of Health Administration. Title from title-page of electronic thesis. Bibliography: leaves 200-217.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. School of Nursing, 1968. / Typewritten. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-43).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisors: Edmund Emmer and Guy Manaster. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 321-333). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2008. / Title from title page screen (viewed on February 18, 2008). Research advisor: Teresa M. Waters, Ph.D. Document formatted into pages (viii, 88 p. : ill.). Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-79).

Introduction Patients with intestinal failure (IF) develop problems of malabsorption and malnutrition associated with short bowel syndrome (SBS). Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) became available to treat these patients since the 1970s. There is a paucity of qualitative research on patients’ experiences in the UK. The study aim was to generate theory that explains the experiences of adults living with HPN and complex medication regimens. Method The grounded theory methodology was used to explore the experiences and to generate theory about this health intervention. Twelve participants were interviewed. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The joint process of data collection and analysis followed the principles of constant comparative approach. Results The core categories of stoma care and HPN treatment were supported by the subcategories of maintaining stoma output, access to toilets, maintaining HPN infusion routine, access to technical help to set up HPN infusion, and general health changes. Strategy used to manage living with loss was demonstrated by the subcategory of maintaining daily activities and social interactions. Discussion The theory of living with loss suggests that patients with a stoma receiving HPN experience the sense of loss at home and in social situations. Opportunities for professional practice development are detailed along with implications for future research. Conclusions The findings resonate with the Kubler-Ross Model of the five stages of grief (Kubler-Ross, 1970). The theory of living with loss was generated by the use of the grounded theory methodology. This study identified opportunities for changes and improvement in clinical practice.

The research study was aimed at exploring the narratives of motivations and challenges that home-based health care workers experience in their voluntary service provision. It was conducted in East London in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. A total of seven participants who volunteer in home based care programmes were interviewed and their mean age was 30 years; all were females, two married, one a widow, one divorced and two single females. The narrative framework was used to explore the volunteers' interpretation of volunteering experiences, highlighting themes that emerged on what encourages them to volunteer as home based health care workers, and how they deal with challenges that arise during the provision of services. The research was also aimed at exploring the social factors supporting the volunteers' decision to continue volunteering. Narratives from the interviewed community health workers [CHWs] indicate that the motives for participating in CHW programmes are mainly altruistic although people are sometimes motivated by self-interest. Self-interest seems to be particularly relevant in the case of the younger volunteers as they expressed their hope that providing voluntary service may help to enhance their skills so as to facilitate future learning and employment prospects. The recurring themes within the CHWs' narrative indicate that they identify with the helping role and feel it empowers them as they participate in meaningful ways in their communities, and they gain strength to cope with challenges that come with community health work. This study highlighted the complex nature of home based care roles, which inevitably reflect the intervention approach, the mode of working, professional roles and relationships with communities.