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2000
Conroy, S., Rocha, P.K., da Silva, D.M.G.V., do Prado, M.L.
The nursing care model represent important possibilities to develop the knowledge of nursing. However, there is no proposition that allow to verify the legitimacy of the care models. So, the objective of this study was to evaluate the Nursing Care Model for Children Victimized of Violence. The...
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2014
In this paper we use Alvesson and Sandberg’s strategy of problematisation to analyse the assumptions embedded in the development and use of the concept of ‘care-giver burden’.We do this in order to develop an explanation as to why decades of research into the experience of providing home-based...
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2013
Wilson, D., Magnus, R., Hewitt, J., Barnes, N., Vihos, J., Peterson, K.
This mixed-methods study addressed the problem that although waiting placement is considered a major hospital utilization issue, minimal evidence exists to highlight the extent of it and the personal impact of waiting placement. An analysis of two years of complete hospital data for the Canadian...
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2013
Low, G., Wilson, D., Wong, E., Ross, C., Stickland, M.
Among pulmonary rehabilitation attendees, we explored their tendency to downplay versus acknowledge physical and psychosocial health limitations, and the subsequent impact either strategy had on how they perceive their own aging process. Participants (N = 87) were 44 to 82 years of age, and...
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Palliative Care Professionals' Perceptions of Effective Interpersonal Communication in the Context of Caring for Older Adults in Rural Settings
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Duggleby, W., Marshall, D., Penz, K., Williams, A., Goodridge, D., Leipert, B., Cooper, L., Wilson, D.
The purpose of this article was to report an in-depth appraisal of palliative care professionals’ perceptions of effective interpersonal communication while providing palliative care for older adults in rural settings. A total of four focus group interviews were conducted involving 12 palliative...
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A narrative study of the experiences of student nurses who have participated in the Hearing Voices that are Distressing Simulation
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Sager, S., Gould, B., Deegan, P., Azzopardi, W., Hamilton-Wilson, J.E., Conroy, S., Archie, S.
The aim of this study was to provide nursing students with an experiential learning opportunity which simulated living with the challenge of voice hearing. The purpose was to access understanding and insights of nursing students who completed “Hearing Voices that are Distressing: A Training...
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Information sharing with rural family caregivers during care transitions of hip fracture patients.
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Elliott, J., Stolee, P., Chesworth, B. M., Ceci, C., Forbes, D
INTRODUCTION: Following hip fracture surgery, patients often experience multiple transitions through different care settings, with resultant challenges to the quality and continuity of patient care. Family caregivers can play a key role in these transitions, but are often poorly engaged in the...
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Development of a “Changes Toolkit” for Rural Older Palliative Patients and Their Family Caregivers
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Goodridge, Donna, Duggleby, W., Cooper, Lori J., Williams, A., Taniguichi, A., Leipert, B., Wilson, D., Marshall,D.
A “Changes Toolkit” was developed to help rural older palliative care patients and their caregivers deal with multiple concurrent transitions that cause disruption in their lives. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of the “Changes Toolkit” to support rural palliative...