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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 ...
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 ...
A narrative analysis of spiritual coping in individuals with terminal heart failure
Approximately 6 million Americans have heart failure with treatment costs estimated at $30.7 billion annually. Those in late stages of the disease experience profound physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. Spiritual ...
Stroke survivors' and informal caregivers' perceptions of depressive symptoms after stroke: A mixed-methods sequential explanatory study
Background: Poststroke depression (PSD) is a frequently occurring complication of stroke that affects up to 30% of all stroke survivors in the first 24 months after stroke. PSD has been correlated with increases in hospital ...
Financial stress factors, psychological factors and self-management outcomes in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between financial stress factors and psychological factors on self-management outcomes (glycemic control [HbA1c] and diabetes-related quality of life [DQoL]) in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Therapeutic strategies, health status and quality of life among persons with asthma: A meta-analysis
Asthma is a major health problem that affects approximately 17 million people in the United States. Unique circumstances associated with a patient's health status have made evaluations of the management of asthma difficult. ...
Effects of a nurse-led transitional rehabilitation programme (4Cs-TBuRP) for adult burn survivors: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Background: Rehabilitation is a key component of burn care which seeks to improve functional outcomes and optimise the post-burn recovery process. Burns rehabilitation is in a young stage in Mainland China, and it is only ...
Quality of life, self-transcendence, illness distress, and fatigue in live transplant recipients
This cross sectional study described the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and self-transcendence (ST) in liver transplant recipients. Self-transcendence is a dynamic process reflecting spiritual growth and maturity ...