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2014-12-03
Lai, Daniel W. L., Choi, Jaeyoung, Kushner, Kaysi E., Mill, Judy
In this focused ethnographic study, we explored the health experiences of 15 Korean immigrant women after retirement in an urban center in Western Canada. Almost all women began their lives in Canada without adequate personal finances, making their employment essential for supporting their...
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Health inequities experienced by Aboriginal children with respiratory problems and their parents.
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Bourque Bearskin, L., Masuda, J., Stewart, M., Blood, R., King, M., Letourneau, N., Anderson, S.
Asthma and allergies are common conditions among Aboriginal children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to assess the health and health-care inequities experienced by affected children and by their parents. Aboriginal research assistants conducted individual interviews with 46...
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2009
Chanprasit, C., Chareonsanti, J., Tiansawad, S., Kushner, K.E., Newburn-Cook, C.
Midlife professional women face many challenges including changes in physical functions, chronic illness and increasing demands from both professional and family roles. Understanding women’s health meanings and health care practices within their sociocultural context is important. A qualitative...
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Health Promotion
2023-01-01
Dahlke, Sherry, Devkota, Rashmi
Information about aspects such as sexuality and, spirituality related to health promotion with older people
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2006
Predy, G., Cummings G. E., Francescutti, L., Cummings, G. G.
BACKGROUND: Health promotion and disease prevention have been increasingly recognized as activities that may be within the scope of emergency medicine. The purpose of this feasibility study was to identify health risks and offer immediate interventions to adult patients who have drug and/or...
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Health promotion and quality of life among mothers of preadolescents in Chile: A focused ethnography
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The aim of this ethnographic trial was to identify cultural patterns present in mothers’ actions when protecting their children from environmental risks like drugs and violence. Data collection consisted in a tape-recorded structured interview with 10 mothers of 9 to 13-year-old preadolescents,...
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Health promotion and quality of life among mothers of preadolescents: A focused ethnography
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Pasco, A.C.Y., Olson, J., Luduena, A.
Focused ethnography was used to identify beliefs, values and practices of Health Promotion and Quality of Life among mothers of preadolescents in Argentina. This study described how they influence their preadolescents’ choices and protect them from risk behaviors. Data were collected from a...
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Health promotion and quality of life among mothers of preadolescents: A focused ethnography study in Timbo/SC-Brazil
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This is a focused ethnography study of 10 preadolescents’ mothers who participate in OASE (Help Group of Evangelic Women) in Timbó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The purpose of the study was to describe variances in patterns of health promotion, quality of life and preadolescents’ risk behavior from...
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Health researchers in Alberta: An exploratory comparison of defining characteristics and knowledge translation activities
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Thornley, R., Estabrooks, C., Newton, M.S., Birdsell, J.M., Adewale, A., Norton, P.
Background: Canadian funding agencies are no longer content to support research that solely advances scientific knowledge, and key directives are now in place to promote research transfer to policy- and decision-makers. Therefore, it is necessary to improve our understanding of how researchers...
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Health researchers in Alberta: An exploratory comparison of defining characteristics and knowledge translation activities
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Newton, M.S., Thornley, R., Birdsell, J.M., Estabrooks, C., Adewale, A., Norton, P.
Background: Canadian funding agencies are no longer content to support research that solely advances scientific knowledge, and key directives are now in place to promote research transfer to policy- and decision-makers. Therefore, it is necessary to improve our understanding of how researchers...