This research has been undertaken to evaluate factors with an association with the practice of self-medication amongst respondents living within three cities within Kurdistan. The research was designed to be a cross-sectional one by arranging for data collection through the dire…
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Background: A marked increase of type 2 diabetes and associated morbidity and mortality rate over the last 10 years has been recorded in Malaysia. Ineffective diabetes management and a lack of self-care practice among type 2 diabetic patients have been identified as the major re…
Objective: The promotion of self-management support for people with LTCs is a health policy priority across the UK (LTCAS 2008; DoH 2012). Self-management support is designed to change and improve care for people with LTCs, who form an increasing proportion of the population req…
This thesis describes a three year study which explored perceptions and experiences of being involved in self care and perceptions of control and self-efficacy over time amongst patients receiving a six month course of chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer. The study was …
This dissertation examines the effects of health values on the decisions made by elderly Black women to use self-care methods and homecare services. The research is grounded in the healthicization or wellness promotion paradigm, which prescribes behavioral or lifestyle changes f…
This generic qualitative study showed insights into counselors’ experiences to identify ways to improve understanding of recovery strategies and transformations in male adults who binge ate; men were generally under-represented in studies of eating disorders and their management…
Studies suggest that 8% to 20% of mental health providers struggle with secondary traumatic stress (STS), but the number of investigations evaluating psychologists’ STS is limited. Furthermore, although literature on the effects of self-care practices on STS is vast, no studies …
Staff morale and the overall culture of an agency has a tremendous effect on the workers physical and emotional well-being. This effect will either have a positive or negative influence on the productivity of the agency. In the field of early childhood, children are on the recei…
We live in a time of unprecedented risk to human life on earth as a result of human-made climate change, and we face enormous and growing social, political, and international challenges and threats. At the same time, we are struggling to cope with a technological landscape that …
This project addressed the problem of pastoral burnout. Pastors (n = 21) experienced a burnout training in the form of an intensive two-day conference including seven sessions, eleven resources pertaining to stress and burnout, and four follow-up sessions. Participants completed…
Recognizing the need for a biblically based leader-development program, the project director identified a need for a strategy to develop new leaders at Antioch Baptist Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Although existing leaders need leadership development, he intentionally fo…
The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry study was to investigate rural clergy perceptions of positive mental health (PMH) practices to implement well-being. The purposive sample comprised 10 rural clergy from the Gateway and Heartland Districts of Foursquare Churches w…