Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Quality of Life"
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A Peer Support Program for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
(2017-09-19)Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic condition impacting young children and subsequently follows them throughout life. The disease causes the body to lose the ability to produce insulin resulting in elevated blood ... -
Contentment in “Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey through Autism”: A humanbecoming hermeneutic study
Contentment is a universally lived experience that is inexplicably intertwined with health and quality of life. The aims of this humanbecoming hermeneutic study were to identify the essence of the experience of contentment, ... -
Culture change and quality of life in elderly persons living in long term care
Quality of life in long term care (LTC) is a concern for many stakeholders. The elders who are living in LTC facilities, their families, the staff, and government and policy makers are all interested in providing quality ... -
Early outcomes from mild traumatic brain injury from child and proxy perspectives
Background. Approximately 70-90% of traumatic brain injuries are mild, with a worldwide incidence greater than 600 per 100,000 people. Previous studies of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after a mild traumatic brain ... -
Education and Implementation of POLST Protocols in Northern Arizona
(2017-09-01)Provider orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) is a medical order set that is signed by a physician, nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant and describes how patients wish to be cared for regarding their medical ... -
Energy through motion: An evidence-based exercise
(Oncology Nursing Society, 1/11/2017)Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is a result of cancer and cancer treatment. CRF can be debilitating for patients during and after treatment. Evidence supports activity as effective for reducing cancer related fatigue. An ... -
Factors That Influence Health-related Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Care Among Adults at a Community-based AIDS Service Organization
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (a) to describe health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care among adults at a community-based AIDS service organization, and (b) to identify the socio-demographic ... -
The geriatric cancer experience in end of life: Model adaptation and testing
The National Institutes of Health recommends the development of conceptual models to increase rigor and improve evaluation in research. Validated models are essential to guide conceptualizations of phenomena, selection of ... -
Impact of chemotherapy on the quality of life and functional status of older adults with non-small cell lung cancer
Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in the United States and the incidence is increasing over 65 years of age. The lack of effective treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer makes factors other ... -
Improving Quality of Life: Efficacy of Pregabalin and Gabapentin in the Fibromyalgia Patient
Background and Review of Literature: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disease that is characterized by widespread pain and several associated symptoms such as non-restorative sleep, fatigue, poor physical condition, impaired ... -
Life after prematurity: Special health care needs, working memory, and health-related quality of life among 9- to 11-year-old children born prematurely
Premature birth, defined as birth before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation, places children at risk for medical, physical, psychosocial and neurodevelopmental impairments. These impairments may vary in severity. ... -
Maintenance COPD Medication to Reduce Readmissions and Improve Quality of Life
(2017-09-20)Purpose: This study examines COPD patients’ quality of life after using maintenance inhaler for one year and investigates the effects of maintenance COPD therapy related to exacerbation-related hospital readmissions. Methods: ... -
“Masked”: The Lives of Adolescents Undergoing Chemotherapy
(Philippine Journal of Nursing, 2013-12)Worldwide, cancer still ranks as the second leading cause of death among children. In Asia alone, it continues to be a leading cause of childhood mortality. Though treatment such as chemotherapy have played a major role ... -
The moderating effect of religion on death distress and quality of life among Christian cancer patients in the United States with Muslim cancer patients in Saudi Arabia
Cancer is an illness that knows no international boundaries. There are more than eight million global cancer deaths each year. A life-threatening diagnosis generates significant emotional problems for many patients across ... -
Pain and Postoperative Health-related Quality of Life in Inguinal Hernia Patients
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between selected variables (i.e., pain issues, hernia characteristics, and personal attributes) and postoperative health-related quality of life in inguinal hernia ... -
Partners together in health: Health-related quality of life outcomes in coronary artery bypass patients and partners
Coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery patients experience profound declines in physical, psychological, and relational health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following surgery. The purpose of this study was to examine HRQOL ... -
Perceptions of patients' post coronary artery bypass grafting surgery related to health related quality of life and satisfaction when nurse practitioners are active participants in care
The issue of quality health care has a renewed focus since the Institute of Medicine's 2000 report and has become a primary concern for patients, providers, and payors. Quality needs to be addressed from the perspective ... -
Predictors of Overall Perceived Health in Patients with Heart Failure
BACKGROUND: Overall perceived health (OPH) is a powerful and independent predictor of negative health outcomes and low health-related quality of life and is conspicuously low in patients with HF (HF). PURPOSE: The purpose ... -
Predictors of Quality of Life in the Chronic Hemodialysis Patient
This was a descriptive, correlational, predictive study designed to investigate the relationships between treatment-related stress, satisfaction with nursing care, and depression in the chronic hemodialysis patient and to ... -
Predictors of quality of life of elderly end-stage renal disease patients: An application of Roy's Model
There is increasing recognition that what matters most to chronically ill patients is how well they are able to function and how they evaluate the quality of day-to-life. Understanding the impact of chronic illness and ...
