Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1989.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1988.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin, Schoold of Nursing. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

This study involves an investigation of the relationship between dependency and work resumption of patients with myocardial infarction. In the process of studying this problem, information concerning the different levels of dependency during the convalescence through employment continuum v/as gathered. The purposes of the study are to add to the body of knowledge concerning the concept of dependency and to make nurses and other members of the health team aware of the implications of dependency behaviour in the process of resuming normal function of patients with myocardial infarction. Its long range purpose is to increase the sense of well-being and achieving of the patient with myocardial infarction by helping him resume his productive role, both through the help of members of the health team and members of his family. The study was planned to test the following hypotheses: 1. The employed patients with myocardial infarction will show lower dependency ratings than the unemployed patients in the Navran Dy Scale. 2. The employed patients with myocardial infarction will show progressive decrease in the D-I Scale dependency ratings along the convalescence to employment period continuum, while the unemployed patients with myocardial infarction will maintain a constant level of dependency ratings in the D-I Scale along the convalescence to employment period continuum. 3. Low trait dependents with myocardial infarction will show progressive decrease in the D-I Scale dependency ratings along the convalescence to employment period continuum, while high trait dependent patients with myocardial infarction will continue to show steady dependency ratings in the D-I Scale along the convalescence to employment period continuum. Two structured questionnaires were constructed following a review of the literature to obtain information regarding the research problem. The Navran Dy and the dependency portion of the D-I Scale were also administered. The study population consisted of 21 men. The study population was restricted to men who were confined in the hospital for their first myocardial infarction, who were 64 years of age or younger, who could read and write English, and who had been employed for the 6 months immediately prior to the confinement. Analysis of the data included Frequency tables, T test and the Two-Factor Analysis of Variance. The findings of the study showed that patients with myocardial infarction showed different degrees of dependency, both trait and state. The findings failed to support the three hypotheses even though during the data analysis of the individual hypothesis, the group means showed leaning towards the direction of the hypothesis. The study suggests that steps should be taken to make nurses and family more aware of the varying degrees of dependency in patients. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Nursing, School of / Graduate

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disease that leads to respiratory compromise and eventually death within two to five years. Even though people with ALS must make many treatment decisions, none has such a significant impact on quality of life and survival as the one pertaining to assisted ventilation. A qualitative research study was undertaken to elicit factors that are pertinent to this decision-making process. Ten individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals with ALS. Six main themes emerged from the interviews. These are: meaning of the intervention, the importance of context, values, and fears in decision-making, the need for information, and adaptation/acceptance of the intervention. Based on these findings, it is argued that a pluralistic conception of autonomy as well as a shared decision-making model is better suited to give high priority to patient autonomy in this context. Some recommendations to improve clinical practice are proposed.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2002. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis--University of Oklahoma. / Bibliography: leaves 77-85.

Orientador: Wilson Roberto Poi / Banca: Elaine Cristina Guerbach Conte Vieira / Banca: Jorge Komatsu / Resumo: As lesões traumáticas envolvem função e estética que resultam de mínimas perdas de superfície do esmalte a fraturas complexas envolvendo polpa e até perda da coroa. O conhecimento técnico e a experiência clínica são fundamentais para a obtenção de um diagnóstico correto e para realizar uma terapia racional. É objetivo deste trabalho analisar o conhecimento dos especialistas em Dentística, titulados pela Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba - UNESP, sobre fraturas coronárias e corono-radiculares. Para tanto, a partir de um questionário descritivo, foram abordadas questões referentes ao perfil dos profissionais entrevistados e procedimentos empregados na conduta frente a fraturas coronárias e corono-radiculares. Cento e cinqüenta e quatro questionários foram devidamente preenchidos, e os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise descritiva, enquanto o teste estatístico foi aplicado para demonstrar freqüência e o nível de significância entre variáveis (teste qui-quadrado). Muito embora os entrevistados tivessem formação de especialista em Dentística, grandes dificuldades foram encontradas nos planos de tratamento propostos. Dos entrevistados, 42,8% foram incapazes de tratar todos os casos de traumatismo dentário. As fraturas de esmalte, dentina e cemento, com e sem envolvimento pulpar, foram as que apresentaram maiores dificuldades de resolução, pois necessitam de conceitos e práticas multidisciplinares para favorecer o tratamento e o prognóstico dos casos. / Abstract: Traumatic lesions involve function and aesthetics that result from a minimal loss of the surface of enamel up to complex fractures involving pulp and even the loss of a crown. Technical knowledge and clinical experience are fundamentally necessary to obtain the correct diagnostic and to perform a rational therapy. The goal of this study is to analyse the knowledge about crown and crown-root fractures obtained by specialists in Dentistry, titled from Dentistry School at UNESP - Araçatuba. For that, starting from a descriptive questionnaire, some questions regarding the profile of inquired professionals and procedures used in the performance of treatment of crown and crow-root fractures. 154 questionnaires were answered and the obtained data was submitted to a descriptive analysis, while a statistical test was applied to show the frequency and the level of the significance among variables (square test). Despite the inquired professionals having background in Dentistry, a lot of difficulties were found in the planning of the treatments. 42.8% of the interviewed professionals were unable to treat all cases of dental traumatism. Crown-root fractures, involving pulp or not, were the ones that presented major difficulties being necessary some concepts and multidisciplinary approach that favor planning and treatment. / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-02-25Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:08:24Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 casafus_kcu_me_botfm.pdf: 1142337 bytes, checksum: 0c42640b1ea115174e65e30f65b45728 (MD5) / Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo / Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, com os objetivos de: compreender o processo interacional planejamento-implementação da Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem (SAE), na perspectiva de dois grupos amostrais: Enfermeiros e Técnicos/Auxiliares de Enfermagem de um hospital universitário de grande porte, do interior paulista e desenvolver uma síntese dos modelos teóricos representativos dessas experiências. A saturação teórica se configurou, mediante a análise de 24 entrevistas, sendo de: 12 enfermeiros e 12 Técnicos/Auxiliares, lotados em unidades de internação clínicas e cirúrgicas. A entrevista não diretiva foi a técnica de coleta de dados, tendo como questão norteadora: — Como tem sido a sua experiência com a SAE? As entrevistas foram gravadas e transcritas na íntegra e analisadas, segundo os passos da Teoria Fundamentada em Dados, denominada internacionalmente por Grounded Theory. Desta análise emergiu dois modelos teóricos, referentes às experiências que deram origem a um terceiro, resultado da síntese. O primeiro refere-se à experiência interacional do enfermeiro, a qual reúne dois fenômenos: idealizando operacionalizar a SAE na sua plenitude, vislumbrando o reconhecimento social da profissão e frustrando-se com a falta de apoio da instituição no processo de trabalho da equipe de enfermagem. Da interrelação dos seus componentes (temas, categorias, subcategorias e elementos), configurou-se a categoria central — entre a idealização e a frustração no processo de trabalho do enfermeiro: recursos humanos como componente interveniente para operacionalização da SAE e visibilidade da profissão. O segundo modelo retrata a experiência de Técnicos/Auxiliares, composta de dois fenômenos: legitimando a SAE e não legitimando a SAE, dos quais emergiu a categoria central... / This is a qualitative study developed according to the comprehensive approach. It was approved by the Research Ethics Committee with the purpose to understand the planning-implementation interactional process of Nursing Care Systematization (SAE) at a university hospital in the perspective of two sample groups, namely nurses and nursing technicians/auxiliaries, in order to develop a synthesis of the theoretical models that are representative of the experiences lived. Theoretical saturation occurred through the analysis of 24 interviews with 12 nurses and 12 technicians/auxiliaries stationed in the clinical and surgical inpatient units of a large university hospital in inner São Paulo state. Non-directive interviews were used for data collection with the following guiding question: - What has your experience with SAE been like? The interviews were taped, fully transcribed and analyzed according to the steps the Grounded Theory. From such analysis, two theoretical models emerged with reference to the experiences. They originated a third model which was the result of the synthesis. The first refers to nurses’ interactional experience, which gathers two phenomena: idealizing SAE operationalization in its fullness, expecting the social recognition of the profession and becoming frustrated with the lack of support from the institution in the nursing team’s work process. From the inter-relation of its components (themes, categories, sub-categories and elements), the core category was formed - between idealization and frustration in nurses’ work process: human resources as an intervenient component for SAE operationalization and the profession’s visibility. The second model depicted technicians/auxiliaries’ experience, which consisted of two phenomena: legitimating SAE and not legitimating SAE, from which the core category emerged... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-12-05Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:50:54Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 castro_mam_me_araca.pdf: 341426 bytes, checksum: 1805ce782d7bea8fd9262abedf14c5dd (MD5) / As lesões traumáticas envolvem função e estética que resultam de mínimas perdas de superfície do esmalte a fraturas complexas envolvendo polpa e até perda da coroa. O conhecimento técnico e a experiência clínica são fundamentais para a obtenção de um diagnóstico correto e para realizar uma terapia racional. É objetivo deste trabalho analisar o conhecimento dos especialistas em Dentística, titulados pela Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba - UNESP, sobre fraturas coronárias e corono-radiculares. Para tanto, a partir de um questionário descritivo, foram abordadas questões referentes ao perfil dos profissionais entrevistados e procedimentos empregados na conduta frente a fraturas coronárias e corono-radiculares. Cento e cinqüenta e quatro questionários foram devidamente preenchidos, e os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise descritiva, enquanto o teste estatístico foi aplicado para demonstrar freqüência e o nível de significância entre variáveis (teste qui-quadrado). Muito embora os entrevistados tivessem formação de especialista em Dentística, grandes dificuldades foram encontradas nos planos de tratamento propostos. Dos entrevistados, 42,8% foram incapazes de tratar todos os casos de traumatismo dentário. As fraturas de esmalte, dentina e cemento, com e sem envolvimento pulpar, foram as que apresentaram maiores dificuldades de resolução, pois necessitam de conceitos e práticas multidisciplinares para favorecer o tratamento e o prognóstico dos casos. / Traumatic lesions involve function and aesthetics that result from a minimal loss of the surface of enamel up to complex fractures involving pulp and even the loss of a crown. Technical knowledge and clinical experience are fundamentally necessary to obtain the correct diagnostic and to perform a rational therapy. The goal of this study is to analyse the knowledge about crown and crown-root fractures obtained by specialists in Dentistry, titled from Dentistry School at UNESP - Araçatuba. For that, starting from a descriptive questionnaire, some questions regarding the profile of inquired professionals and procedures used in the performance of treatment of crown and crow-root fractures. 154 questionnaires were answered and the obtained data was submitted to a descriptive analysis, while a statistical test was applied to show the frequency and the level of the significance among variables (square test). Despite the inquired professionals having background in Dentistry, a lot of difficulties were found in the planning of the treatments. 42.8% of the interviewed professionals were unable to treat all cases of dental traumatism. Crown-root fractures, involving pulp or not, were the ones that presented major difficulties being necessary some concepts and multidisciplinary approach that favor planning and treatment.