Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 42
Health status and psychological well-being in elderly women: The self-system as mediator
The purpose of this research was to explain how elderly women manage to maintain high levels of psychological well-being despite losses associated with aging, especially loss of health, and to examine this process in ...
The process of recovering in women who have been depressed
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression and one woman in four is likely to suffer from a serious depressive episode at some time in her life (Wood, 1989). Literature abounds on the treatment of depression ...
Perinatal experiences of childbearing women with physical disabilities
Purpose: The aim of this secondary qualitative analysis was two-fold: to explore perinatal experiences of 22 women with physical disabilities guided by the perinatal health framework of women with physical disabilities ...
Impact of water, hygiene and sanitation on medication adherence intention among HIV positive women enrolled in Option B+ treatment regimen in Zambia
Background: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa despite increasing availability of free and subsidized antiretroviral treatment (ART); MTCT can be significantly reduced ...
Si me preguntas, te lo contaré todo: If you ask me, I'll tell you everything. Battered Latina women's experiences of health care
Intimate partner abuse (IPA) is a significant health problem for women around the globe, and a challenge for health care providers (HCPs). Identifying and appropriately responding to victims of IPA is the standard of care ...
The social organization of women's preterm labour experiences
This study is grounded in a deep sense of respect for the work that women do in the family and by a desire to make that work visible so that women can be recognized for the valuable contributions they make to our Canadian ...
The evaluation of neuroendocrine measures in women with irritable bowel syndrome
Background. Increased cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of stress mediators, such as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF), norepinephrine (NE) and Substance P (Sp) have been reported to be abnormal in several ...
Perceptions of future and advance care planning for Japanese women with early stage gynecological and breast cancer
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process that allows individuals to choose a path of care in the event that they are unable to make a decision for themselves. The concept of advance care planning is much broader than ...
Creative Thinking Ability of Women in Nursing
A nonexperimental, descriptive, correlational design was used to determine the level of creative thinking ability of 60, randomly selected, baccalaureate junior and senior female nursing students. The relationship between ...
An ethnography study of HIV positive midlife Black women
Black women, ages 45 and older, are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In 2001, Black women comprised 11% of all older women in the United States; however, they accounted for more than 50% of AIDS cases ...