Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subjects (CINAHL) "Attitude to Illness"
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Congruence of illness representation between older adult heart failure patients and their spouses or partners and its relationship to adherence behavior
Intentional nonadherence to prescribed treatment has been documented as a leading contributor to the deleterious outcomes observed for many heart failure patients. Investigation of adherence from the perspective of the ... -
Predictors of HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination among Anglophone Caribbean women
The effects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) global epidemic continue to emerge decades after the first wave of infection. One key aspect of the HIV epidemic that is significantly impacted by culture and knowledge ... -
Southern, rural African American women's hypertension perceptions
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of adult deaths in the United States, and hypertension is a major contributing factor to the development of cardiovascular disease. Epidemiologic research reveals that cardiovascular ... -
Treatment-related decisional conflict, quality of life, and comorbid illness in older adults with cancer
(2018-05-09)As the aging population the nation increases, cancer diagnoses in this age group will also increase. The many chronic medical conditions associated with older adults will be confounded by a diagnosis of cancer. Older adults ...