Thesis (D.Phil (Social Work))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Includes abstract in English and Afrikaans. Bibliography.

4 pp. / Promoting the health and well-being of families during difficult times.

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Thesis advisor: Patricia A. Tabloski / This randomized pilot intervention study examined the influence of two self regulatory techniques, coherent breathing and meditation, in reducing perceived stress and anxiety scores, and increasing holistic wellness scores in college freshmen and sophomores. Too much stress is well documented throughout the literature to have adverse effects on physical, mental and spiritual health. Stress has been identified by college students as a barrier to academic performance. Both coherent breathing and meditation inhibit the secretion of stress hormone production responsible for the persistent state of sympathetic dominance experienced with daily living. A total sample of 37 Boston College freshmen and 3 sophomores was recruited for random assignment into three groups, meditation, n=14, coherent breathing n=14, and reading group as a control, n=12. The instruction of the intervention techniques was conducted through an 8 hour weekend workshop on two dates, October 2010, and September 2011. Participants were asked to practice their respective techniques daily for three weeks. All groups met once weekly throughout the duration of the study. Univariate ANOVA was conducted on pre and post test change of scores for the following instruments: Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale(PSS), Speilberger's State-Trait Anxiety Index, (STAI), and the Mind Body Spirit Wellness Behavior Characteristic Index (MBS-WBCI). The two self regulatory stress management techniques of coherent breathing and meditation demonstrated positive effects for this self selected small sample of freshmen and sophomores at Boston College. Participants of both intervention groups experienced reductions in perceived stress, state and trait anxiety scores, as well as increases in holistic wellness scores, as compared with controls. The favorable results achieved from this study strongly support future research investigations with larger samples and expanded populations. The implementation of mandatory college life skills courses incorporating these techniques could advance the potential for evaluating these techniques in a true randomized sample. The college environment provides an ideal opportunity for introducing prevention and early intervention techniques addressing mental health issues for students in their formative years. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2012. / Submitted to: Boston College. Connell School of Nursing. / Discipline: Nursing.

Yau Man Yin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-57). / Abstract in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Review on Stress and Coping --- p.1 / Coping --- p.2 / Research on Stress and Coping --- p.3 / Using SMIs to Study Stress and Coping --- p.5 / Occupational Stress --- p.6 / Table 1 --- p.9 / Reasons for Meta-Analysis --- p.10 / Content As a Moderator --- p.11 / Identification of Stressors as a Moderator --- p.12 / Massed Vs Distributed Session as a Moderator --- p.13 / Time Interval as Moderator --- p.15 / Outcomes --- p.16 / Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- METHOD --- p.18 / Literature Search --- p.18 / Inclusion Criteria --- p.18 / Meta-Analysis Procedures --- p.19 / Coding --- p.21 / Publication Bias --- p.21 / Chapter CHAPTER 3. --- RESULTS --- p.22 / Overall --- p.22 / Table 2 --- p.23 / Moderators --- p.24 / Table 3 --- p.24 / Table 4 --- p.26 / Table 5 --- p.26 / Table 6 --- p.27 / Table7 --- p.29 / Table 8 --- p.30 / Table 9 --- p.31 / Chapter CHAPTER 4: --- DISCUSSION --- p.32 / Workshop Content --- p.34 / Identification of Stress --- p.35 / Massed and Distributed Practice --- p.36 / Time interval --- p.37 / Implications --- p.38 / Limitations and Future Directions --- p.40 / Concluding Remarks --- p.42 / REFERENCES --- p.44

The research question in this project explores self-care practices that oncology providers utilize to manage stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue in their work environment. As an exploratory study, this research project examines self-care practices among the oncology providers and how self-care relates to the quality of patient care. The survey provided to the participants focused on the individual well-being such as spiritual, social support, physical, and emotional support. Findings from this study indicated that oncologist utilize spiritual self-care more than any other medical professional. The older adults utilize their social support systems more than the younger adults. Individuals with three or more children are better at utilizing their social support, physical self-care, and emotional support systems than individuals with two or less children.

Nursing in the contemporary Australian healthcare system, particularly in speciality areas, is acknowledged as a highly stressful and difficult undertaking. A range of factors has contributed to this situation including changes in staffing levels, patient acuity, resourcing of the healthcare system and nurse recruitment and retention. A number of studies on the intensive care environment have identified factors that cause stress and role strain in nurses. Other research has explored the coping mechanisms these nurses implement to manage work stresses. To date, no Australian studies have sought to provide an encompassing explanation of why and how nurses choose to remain working in this challenging area of practice. This study seeks to develop one possible explanation for this phenomenon. Grounded theory was selected as the most appropriate means of achieving this aim. It explores behavioural patterns and how these develop into interactive social processes. Grounded theory investigates and reveals how people manage problematic life situations, enabling emergence of a substantive theory, which is grounded in context and situation dependent research data. This research study was undertaken in three intensive care units in one area health service in New South Wales. The constant comparative analysis method was used, revealing that nursing in the intensive care environment is a stimulating, challenging experience, which at times is also frustrating and demoralising. The emergent substantive theory was titled “Traversing the path of the intensive care nursing experience”. This study achieves two objectives. It adds to the accumulated knowledge base related to intensive care nursing by offering an explanation of why and how these specialist nurses remain practising at the bedside. It substantiates the results from previous research that investigated stressors and stress management in nursing within the intensive care environment. There are a number of implications for nursing education, research and practice that can be drawn from this study. Impacting on all levels of nursing, these include the development of effective stress management, interpersonal communication techniques, recognition of competence and its assessment, and conflict mediation and management. Further research is needed into understanding nurses’ self-concept and the effect of the working environment on the delivery of effective nursing practice. / Master of Science (Hons.)

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003.