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Fall 2016
Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience stroke annually, of which five million are left permanently disabled, creating a need for long term support from family and community services. This sudden, unplanned and unpredictable event can have a devastating effect on the mental and...
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Identifying Major Depressive Symptoms and Major Depressive Episodes in Adolescents with Cancer
DownloadFall 2015
Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among adolescents in Canada. Although cancer is a well-researched disease process in the medical and nursing literature, adolescence is relatively understudied, with minimal evidence on strategies to promote healthy emotional adjustment...
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Social Support Intervention to Improve Resilience and Quality of Life of Women Living in Urban Karachi, Pakistan: A Randomized Controlled Trial
DownloadSpring 2017
Although the World Health Organization has declared that there is “no health without mental health”, mental health still does not receive its due recognition by stakeholders and health care systems around the world. The rising global burden of mental health disorders among women is a serious...
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The Process of Senior Nursing Student-Patient Connection: Student and Clinical Nursing Faculty Perceptions
DownloadFall 2012
The process of senior nursing student-patient connection: Student and clinical nursing faculty perceptions Abstract Background: With the current national shortage of nurses, technical aspects of nursing practice are emphasized, often to the detriment of relational aspects of patient...