Essays on Efficacy

Essay

Needs Assessment and Rationale Falls are a serious public health issue in the United States because it is the main cause of trauma-related incidents and injury-related emergency cases, and the leading cause of unexpected deaths among the elderly. People aged 65 and above comprise the majority of casualties from falls (Al-Faisal, 2006). The prevalence of falls rises continuously with age irrespective of gender and racial/ethnic affiliation. As reported by Stevens and colleagues (2010), “each year, about one-third of all older adults fall. In 2007, an estimated 1.9 million fall injuries among persons aged 65 years and older were treated ...

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George, S., & Thomas, S. (2010). Lived experience of diabetes among older, rural people. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(5), 1092-1100.

What is the purpose of this research?

It is allowing insulin dependent diabetics expression of their experiences adopting the self-care management process. What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit. The implicit research question could read, what are the most appropriate self-care models suitable of elderly insulin dependent diabetics. Did the authors describe the research design of this study? If so, give a description. The research design in this study consists of a qualitative unstructured interview methodology. The actual design ...

Is Hand washing more effective in Infection Reduction versus Gel Hand Sanitizers?

Is Hand washing more effective in Infection Reduction versus Gel Hand Sanitizers?

Introduction

Today, the burden of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are drawing attention not only from governments and health care regulatory bodies but also from patients and more so from health care practitioners (HCPs) themselves. This phenomenon is not merely because of the magnitude of the problem regarding the associated incidences of mortality, cost, and complexity of treatment, and morbidity, but also due to the growing recognition and understanding that, most of these complications are preventable. The medical fraternity is thus witnessing in tandem unprecedented improvements in the spread ...

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Clinical Question What would be the effect of competitive food and beverage (CF&B) policies on student weight outcomes in comparison to the students who have not followed the CF&B policies and those who have followed some other policy according to which some of the competitive foods are available to students?

How the clinical question indicates the type of study that will be done (quasi-experimental vs. experimental)?

This clinical question is showing the comparison of two groups. One comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have not followed these policies. Second comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have following some ...

Abstract

Some theories focus on explaining developmental changes that happen to humans. The Social Cognitive Theory represents one of the many theories of psychology that explain human behavior. The theory was introduced by Miller and Dollard in 1941 and later advanced by Bandura and Walters in 1963. The main concepts of the theory are personal, behavioral, and environmental factors. Other concepts including self-control and efficacy, observational learning, and many others help in understanding the interaction between the environment, person, and behavior. On the other hand, the theory operates on five assumptions that relate the theory to learning, language self-control, and ...

Research Paper

Abstract Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined as an impairment in neurobehavioral functioning that is characterized by constant and dysfunctional indications of inattention and hyperactivity. Individuals with ADHD usually have major disabilities in interpersonal, social, and academic performance. Moreover, ADHD is related to a number of co-morbid disorders and disabilities like learning impairments, disruptive behavioral patterns, and mood disorders. Numerous treatments have been studied by researchers, but most of them focused on pharmacological treatments. Generally, there is a lack of research on the effectiveness of behavioral treatments in treating ADHD. One of the potential treatments for ADHD-- positive ...

Results/ Data Analysis

1. Were the analysis undertaken to address each research question and hypothesis? The analyses were adequately done to address all the hypotheses in the study. Four hypotheses are guiding the study (Annesi and Mareno, 2015): 2. Were the appropriate statistical methods, given the level of measurement of variables, the number of groups being compared, and assumptions of the statistical test? Appropriate statistical methods were used for the analysis of the data gathered during the study. First, regression analysis was used to assess the prediction of emotional eating by body satisfaction at baseline. A multiple regression analysis was also ...

Introduction of Topic

Burden of Deep Vein Thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis is a severe preventable cause of morbidity-mortality around the globe. This disease is so silent hence difficult in diagnosing it and so it is seen as a significant challenge regarding diagnosis. The Little level of clinical suspicion and higher incidence and fatality makes deep vein thrombosis a grave concern to the world (Jaff, et al, 2011). In the United States, 1 to 2 in every 1,000 people is likely to be affect by deep vein thrombosis annually. There is also an estimation that up to 100,000 Americans scampers to ...

HITECH legislation and its primary goals

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 forms part of a stimulus package that was approved as law in order to champion the use of EHR (electronic health records). Electronic health records possess the capacity to transform the health care sector from a largely paper based sector to reliance on clinical information and other sources of information in assisting the providers to deliver higher levels of quality care to patients (Beasley and Sinsky, 2014). At its core, HITECH has five primary objectives. First, HITECH seeks to augment quality, the safety, efficacy of health care ...

Diversification is a strategy for growing a company through the development of new markets and products. Diversification can either create value to an organization or destroy its value. Apple is a company widely known for the manufacture of iPhones. However, their smartphones are quite expensive hence not affordable to most people. Apple needs to diversify its smartphone products by introducing new models that are affordable. This will enable the company to acquire the low priced market share that has slowly been taken over by other companies such as Samsung. Introducing a new affordable model in the market will contribute ...

Health professionals have recognized and embraced the importance of tailored health messages and health campaigns that are based on social support groups that target populations and help to reduce the gaps in delivering health information to different groups. In the attempt to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in developing countries such as Uganda, study findings indicate that issues such as perception of risk, individual knowledge, attitudes and emotions, and policy issues have been critical in the HIV-related campaigns that seek to promote behavioral change (Kaufman, Cornish, Zimmerman, & Johnson, 2014). In addition, the HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country remains ...

Introduction

Migraine is a common type of headache disorder which is characterized by moderate to severe recurrent headache. Migraine headaches are generally severe and could last up to 3 days, wherein the pain affects half of the head but the pain is pulsating in nature. People with acute migraine headache may have suffer from sensitivity to light, vomiting, nausea, and sensitivity to smell and sound. In some cases, the pain may become severe and worsen after physical activity. In 1/3rd of patients with migraine, a short period of visual disturbance or aura occurs which is an indication that the pain ...

Amoxicillin: A Review of Two Articles

The purpose of this paper is two examine two studies on the topic of the efficacy of amoxicillin or amoxicillin clavulanate as treatments for otitis media. The paper will describe the two studies, point out the major differences, and concludes with speculation as to why one study recommends the broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic whereas the other recommends a wait and see approach.

Design of the Studies

Both the Dutch study, Damoiseaux et al. (2000), and the Finnish study, Tahtinen et al. (2011), used a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled design to test the efficacy of amoxicillin or amoxicillin clavulanate. The inclusionary criteria in the Damoiseaux ...

Homeopathic treatment for Insomnia (sleeplessness)

Homeopathy is considered as an alternative medicine practice compared to modern (allopathy) practice. The concept of homeopathy relates to pseudoscience wherein the treatment of an illness is not part of a scientific rationale but the normal recovery of the person. Homeopathy was first introduced by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796 and has been used since then as an alternative treatment for many acute and chronic illnesses. Some researchers suggest that homeopathic medications or agents act like placebo in terms of modern medicine, wherein the recovery or cure of the illness is not due to the medication itself but part of ...

Fear messages have been of importance within the nursing profession over the years and were even responsible for the reduction of the use of substance abuse in communities. Substances abuse is discouraged in many communities owing to their negative effects on the general health of an individual (DiBello, Neighbors, & Ammar, 2015). It is because of these adverse consequences that the nursing and health sector, in general, decided to come up with creative ideas to curb the menace. One of the commonly used strategies in this field is the formulation of fear messages to scare away the drug users from ...

Virginia Henderson- Need Theory

Virginia Henderson developed the Nursing Need Theory based on her personal experience gained through practice and education (Zamanzadeh, et al. 2015). Henderson’s core objective was not to form or develop a theory but focus on the core principles associated with nursing practice. She focused on the various factors that contribute to be a successful nursing professional. Henderson through her theory proposed the concept of patient’s independence and improved health outcomes. She states that letting patients independently perform key tasks would fasten the recovery process and decrease the overall hospitalization stay. She states that nursing practice is closely ...

(Author’s affiliation) Diabetes is a polygenic disease characterized by significantly higher levels of glucose in the blood. In this disorder, metabolic disorders lead to persistent thirst (polydipsia) and excessive level of urination (polyuria). Diabetes is caused by insulin-related disturbances in the body. In healthy human beings, pancreatic β cells have insulin that is found as a hexamer having three insulin dimers attached together by two central zinc ions. The insulin monomer has a 21-residue A chain as well as a 30-residue B chain. These chains are cross-linked by two disulfide bridges, i.e. CysA20-CysB19 and CysA7-CysB7. There is also a ...

Interoperability of System in Healthcare

Interoperability of System in Healthcare

Introduction

Information exchange in a healthcare system is crucial for patients, doctors, and healthcare organization. The usage of interoperability in the technological information sharing system enhances its efficiency and effectiveness based on the central prescription drug monitoring system and organizational health information system.

1. “How the central prescription drugs monitoring system and the organizational health information system manages to fight the controlled substance abuse epidemic? 2. What is the role of prescription drugs monitoring system and the organizational health information system in signifying the legitimacy of controlled substance abuse epidemic in a healthcare organization?” 3. ...

Effectiveness of Supported Angel Heel Treadmill Rehabilitation on hip fractured patients

Physiotherapist DECLARATION I, the undersigned Fatih Serkan YILDIRIMER (print name), a student of the Faculty of Public Health of Debrecen University, being fully aware of my legal liability, do thereby declare and certify with my signature that my thesis, entitled

EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORTED ANGEL HEEL TREADMILL REHABILITATION ON HIP FRACTURED PATIENT

is my own original work and that the printed and electronic literature referred to in it was used in accordance with the international rules of copyright. I understand that in the case of a thesis, it is considered plagiarism when: ● quoting word for word without quotation marks and referring to literature without proper citation. ● referring to content without citing ...

Status of the document.

This document is a project proposal for the development of starch-based hemostatic products. Acknowledgement. Much thanks to the project supervisor who offered guidance in every step of the development of this proposal. Developing starch based hemostatic products Project summary. Purpose: This proposal is envisioned to develop a hemostatic agent from purified plant starch. In this case, the product of the reaction should be developed by the formation of microporous hemosphere particles after etherification, esterification and crosslinking of glucose molecules to form ethyl propanetriol (glycerol-ether links (1-3 deoxy propanol)). The second intention of this study is to investigate the properties ...

Medical genomic can be defined as the utilization of genome-based information in the making of clinical decisions. A broader concept, personalized medicine, is often used to describe the models of healthcare that emphasize the application of an individual’s unique environmental, genomic, genetic, and clinical information to the treatment and prevention of diseases (Brunicardi; Offit). In their practice, doctors combine the results of patient data, which include individual genomic information, family history, medical history, conventional test results, and symptoms. The combination of the data allows the physicians to diagnose diseases accurately and personalize treatment strategies (Alzu’bi et al.). ...

Introduction

A recent report of the International Longevity Center-UK (ILC-UK) indicated that dementia can no longer be viewed as an isolated disorder due to a high prevalence of medical comorbidities, often undiagnosed, associated with it (Scrutton & Brancati, 2016). Patients with dementia also had received a less coordinated comorbidity treatments, resulting to the faster decline of their daily functioning, a reduction in their quality of life (QOL), and earlier mortality events than patients with these comorbidities, but in the absence of dementia. The report also noted other important findings, which exacerbated the need for better therapeutic options in dealing with dementia, ...

Critical Review of Program Evaluation Study: Family Life-Skills Program

A Critical Review of Program Evaluation Study: Family Life-Skill Program Introduction There is sufficient evidence suggesting that the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program in New Hampshire, USA is giving increased attention to women empowerment by introducing the Leadership for Employment, Achievement, and Purpose (LEAP) curriculum that involves a welfare-to-work process. The program evaluation authored by Wichroski et al. (2000) seeks to determine the impact of the program in relation to the program objectives and expected outcomes. On the other hand, this discussion will determine the adequacy of the evaluation by looking into the methodology and the areas ...

Knowledge, Beliefs and Health

Interview 34 (Female, age 39, depression). The patient who has already had 3 bouts of depression since 1998 and even attempted to commit a suicide seems to inadequately assess her health condition and describe such symptoms of her depression as desperation, unstability, nausea and panic. She believes she cannot control her fiery temper at some moments and she needs to put the anger she gets somewhere starting screaming, breaking the cups or shouting. Her basic health beliefs and attitudes are expressed in the second part of the interview where she is talking about the suicide as a normal and ...

Alzheimer’s Disease and Anorexia Nervosa

BELIEFS ON HEALTH Through the years, the field of medicine and healthcare has continuously been evolving and improving because of the advancements of research and technology, Because of the breakthroughs in medical technology and through the continuous expansion of research, researchers and medical practitioners have already been able to find and innovate treatments for disease that were incurable before. However, due the fast transitions and changes, it can be a challenge for healthcare practitioners to speedily adapt to these changes, but they have no choice but to do so.

KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS

The Patients. There were two patients that were analyzed for ...

The process of getting an article from the online library which I took to retrieve the article entitled Association Among Aging Related Stereotypic Belief, Self-efficacy and Self-promoting Behaviors in Elderly Korean Adults” is as explained bellow . First I accessed the University library Portal after which I logged in and went to the research area where I typed in the information relevant to the articles in which I am interested. The first screen has the “SEARCH IT” title with other subtitles below it e.g. Databases which includes specific subject areas that one may want to look at, under data base ...

The purpose of this paper is to present a research proposal for nurse hand hygiene practices in a hospital setting. The paper will provide an introduction and literature review in order to identify gaps in the literature with respect to hand hygiene practice in hospitals. Finally, the paper will present a research project to address the issue. 1. Introduction The relationship between nosocomial infections and hand hygiene has long been understood and established with Larson’s publication in 1988. Although hand washing had been established as a cornerstone of nursing practice, by 2003 compliance in hand hygiene in hospitals ...

3-nitrooxypropanol Report

Introduction Sheep, cattle, goats, and some wild animals such as antelopes and their families that are predominantly known as ruminants ferment plant material in their rumen. The result of this fermentation process is the formation of propionate, CO2, acetate, butyrate, and methane (Alexander et al., 2015). The carbon dioxide and methane formed escape from the bodies of these animals into the atmosphere.3-nitrooxypropanol is believed to inhibit methanogenesis in ruminant, an action that has various applications and benefits to the environment and animals. This report will consider the need for and application of the 3-nitrooxypropanol and how it would work ...

Personal Review on Self-Assessment

Understanding the concept briefly, Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is an assessment of gather positive capacities of an individual at a workplace through four psychological elements, which could produce effective outcomes after an adequate training. PsyCap comprises of four positive psychological capacities namely hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience. The score of PsyCap indicates the productivity, stress tendency, and well-being of an employee at a workplace (Steeneveld, 2016). Evaluating personal PsyCap scores, I scored 16 points in “self-efficacy” that refers to the broadness in performance and role activation at a workplace. I affirm the accuracy in scored points since my personality during ...

Introduction

Effectual Real Estate Holdings Ltd. is a medium level Real estate management company. The company is multi-faceted in the way it conducts business. The main business activity involves agency work wherein, the company receives contracts on rent collection on a monthly basis. Additionally, apart from rent pooling, Effectual Holdings is also involved in construction work; building of apartments and other mid-class rental premises. All of the services provided by this company are purely contractual except for the case where the company is undertaking developmental work on its own accord. Effectual Holdings has been known for its continuous delivery of ...

Abstract

There are limited or no effective interventions for recurrence of coronary heart diseases among the patients who smoke. Smoking cessation interventions has been suggested to have little benefit; however, there is little evidence on its cost- effectiveness and efficacy of such programs for cardiac inpatients. This study describes the efficacy and cost- effectiveness of intensive smoking cessation methods for cardiac patients admitted in the hospital cardiac unit. The experimental design assesses the efficacy and cost- effectiveness of the intervention that includes face- to- face counselling in combination with the nicotine replacement therapy using 8 cardiac wards of hospitals in ...

The research aims to discover the impact that computers have had on individual learning. Currently, education is crossing into an age of information. This “new age” is expected to change the universe similar to industrial age. This new age is also going to require computers integration for information access. In order to maximize learning, the learning environment must provide learning resources in order to encourage problem solving and support teaching. Thus, it is important to understand the impact that computers have on learning in order to better apply them to learning. The findings from this research can help proper ...

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The use of wearable and mobile technologies in clinical psychology research and clinical practice Mobile and wearable technologies including smartphones are among the most acceptable and promising technologies that are used by clinical researchers to study different psychopathological disorders such as schizophrenia. These technologies can not only help in the assessment of the problem but also help the patient and his or her family members in the self-management and treatment of the disorder. These technologies are also suitable for patients and researchers as they often come with impressive computational capabilities and they can be connected to ...

Introduction

Chronic pain is associated with the pain behaviors that cannot be comprehensively explained from the biomedical perspective. Pain is a psychophysiological unpleasant sensory and perceptual experience provoked by injury or diseases (Talaei, Labbaf, Tabatabayi, & Barekatain, 2015). Chronic pain experience involves the perception of the unpleasant physical stimuli as well as the interpretation of the sensations of pain and evaluation of the experience as one that creates suffering. This means that chronic pain imposes physical, emotional, and sociological stress on individuals. The relationship between the emotional, physical, and sociological factors appears causal rather than simply correlational. In the past years, ...

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Organizations from around the world are working on improving the qualities and capabilities of leaders and managers, and developing new leaders. Moreover, a large number of executives and officials consider leadership development as an important priority not only in the present world but also in the future. Nearly, two-thirds of 500 executives showed leadership development as their top most concern (Gurdjian, Halbeisen, & Lane, 2014). This is due to the fact that organizations can’t flourish with average leaders. Whereas, an exceptional leader can deal effectively with employee commitment, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability and these things ...

In a time when Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) have become a global concern, there is a universal consensus on the importance of hand washing in both clinical and non-clinical settings. However, research in this field are yet to reach an agreement on whether hand sanitizers work more effectively than soap and water for healthcare workers during patient care. In this light, the current paper summarizes two articles exploring the subject of hand washing and hand sanitizers. More specifically, this paper will rate and evaluate the strength of evidence found in both articles. The principle aim of this paper is to ...

The website explains in detail how the drug development takes place and how investments made in pharmaceutical companies are affected by this process. The website begins by asserting that there is higher probability of getting 12 male children in a row than a drug seeing the shelf of a pharmacy (Williams par. 1). With that noted, it is therefore imperative for an investor in the health sector to understand the dynamic of drug-manufacturing. The initial stage is the drug discovery which involves identify a molecule e.g. a protein or gene that participates in a disease (Williams par. 2). If ...

Introduction

The thesis statement for this annotated bibliography is “Team Members Are More Successful with A Transformational Leader Versus the Transactional Leader”. The sources that have been chosen will be useful and will allow an effective research process with information being added to the body of knowledge relative to the specified subject. To gather a clearer understanding of the thesis there must be an understanding of the transformational leader and the transactional leader. Leadership carries with the title the responsibility of understanding different methodologies and/or theories that can be used in order to ensure the success of the department, team, ...

Influenza Vaccine on the Elderly

Introduction Based on current evidence, there is an overwhelming response with respect to the clinical efficacy, safety, and feasibility of influenza vaccine in the elderly. The impact of the vaccine is observed in elderly patients with chronic diseases with an influence on reduced mortality and hospital admissions. Based on a recent publication, the influence of the vaccine is also observed among health elderly population around the globe. Researchers and healthcare providers state that the declining age is associated with poor antibody response coupled with various confounding factors. However, these factors have not been clearly stated in literature. On the ...

Literature review

Kaasa, S. (2015). Is Cancer Pain Control Improved by a Simple WHO Pain Analgesic Ladder Approach Combined With Tumor-Directed Treatment?.Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO647537.

Article summary

This article takes into consideration the role that the WHO analgesic ladder plays in addressing cancer pain in palliative care patients. The authors identify that cancer pain occurs in 90% of cancer patients but only half them are under proper pain management. To this effect, therefore, there is the need for applying opioids under the WHO ladder guidelines as a way of addressing cancer pain in oncology care patients.

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The device that necessitated the clinical trial by Thoratec Corporation, the sponsor, is the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The device is meant to assist the left ventricle of the heart to perform its function of pumping blood to the aorta and onwards to vital organs of the body. The device is prescribed for patients whose hearts are not able to function optimally. The study type employed during the clinical trial of the device was observational, non-randomized, and controlled (St. Jude Medical). It took place in a number of HM II implanting centers. The observational model incorporated prospective and ...

Counseling involves giving the professional talk to an individual to help in a particular life aspect either by advising or recommending from experience. There are several challenges that individuals encounter in life ranging from professional aspects, social to religious issues and therefore need to share thoughts with an expert or someone who can walk them through the challenges. Considering people are of different personalities and temperaments, an approach that was successful in a counseling session with someone possibly with the same problem may not work out with a current client with regards to professional counselors. There are therefore several ...

Methodology

Extraneous Variables The focus of this study is to determine the efficacy as well as sustainability of school-based and home- based for children between the ages of six and eleven years and with a BMI ≥ 85th percentile in gender and age. In this case, the outcome measure is on the weight gain that will be measured as the BMI of the participant. Apparently, the idea is to have a situation where there is a comparison as to which of the two proposed interventions; school-based and home-based techniques that can help reduce the cases of obesity measured as BMI in ...

Introduction

Hypertension is among the most progressive and widespread health problems that contributes to significant negative outcomes including increased mortality as well as morbidity rates especially among the African-Americans. Typically, African-Americans usually develop the disease in their early stages of life, have higher blood pressure levels on average and experience various severe hypertension-related illnesses as compared to the other racial groups (Ferdinand, 2013). Although hypertension is untreatable, the illness can be effectively managed through the use of medications and establishing the relevant lifestyle changes. Nonetheless, management of hypertension is suboptimal among the African-Americans due to various factors such as poor ...

Introduction

Human behavior plays an important role in managing the organizational culture and its performance. The management is directly responsible for the effective use of human capital and other resources in the organizations that delivers high-quality services and products. Human behavior is a broad area of management, and it helps the company to achieve its objective effectively. It is a collection of physical actions and observable emotions that are associated with an individual. The organization has tried to investigate different techniques and develop human behavior to run the operations smoothly and effectively and achieve the success. The diagnosis is an ...

The following questions pertain to:

George, S., & Thomas, S. (2010). Lived experience of diabetes among older, rural people. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(5), 1092-1100.

What is the purpose of this research?

What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit. The research question was not specified. A likely research question can be stated as “What are the lived experiences and views of insulin-dependent diabetic rural older adults on diabetes self-management? Did the authors describe the research design of this study? If so, give a description.

Describe the population (sample) for this study.

The sample was 10 female English-speaking, rural-based, insulin-dependent diabetic older adults between the ages of 65 and 85 years aged ...

A proposal in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Introduction Wheat (Triticum sp.), an extensively adapted crop, is one of the primitive and primary staple food crops in the world. Wheat is cultivated from temperate; dry to irrigated or rain-fed areas, to warm, humid or cold conditions. Such a high adaptability is attributed to its intricate genome (Acevedo et al., 2002). Wheat cultivation covers more land area compared to other commercial crops and endures to be an essential food grain for humans (Curtis, 2002). Estimations reveal that by 2050, the population of the world will reach 9.1 billion (34 percent greater than today); correspondingly, the food requirement and ...

Smoking has been evidently linked with the progression and exacerbation of coronary and hence cardiac conditions. Plaguing of the coronary arterial lumen due to smoking leads to the narrowing of the arterial lumen, hence leading to blockage of the coronary artery and subsequently, reduced cardiac output and the progression of a cardiac condition (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2010). In this regard, smoking cessation is pretty essential in arresting the exacerbation or progression of coronary disease after a post coronary intervention. In any health promotion intervention, evaluation of outcomes becomes an integral component as it places the implementer at a vantage ...

Abstract

In today’s world, it becomes ever clearer that literacy is a vital skill that people must possess in order to find success as an adult. Particularly in the twenty-first century, advanced literacy is important to navigating the increasingly text-based world in which we live. Most people spend more and more time communicating with people online via instant messaging and text messages, and receive their information through written articles and social media, than ever before. To that end, the problems we currently experience with illiteracy, particularly in the United States, must be addressed in a comprehensive and effective manner. ...

A growing concern has been rising within public and policy domains as fundamental elements in providing safe and quality health care have been lacking. This has led to poor patient care, as well as pitiable clinical, emotional, and social outcomes. On some occasions, catastrophic events have been witnessed as reports from Health Ombudsman and Patient’s Association indicate. For example, the reports present stories from patients who have had experiences characterized with poor, inadequate and negligent care, and abuse while receiving nursing care. These reports have led stakeholders within health care to affirm there are unrecorded stories that are ...

Introduction:

In addition to the physiological factors, there are a number of psychological factors that play a major role on musculoskeletal pain that can lead to disability. After the patient has healed from the physiological factors that led to the experience of pain, there are still fear avoidance beliefs that can take the form of chronic pain in the mind, so that the patient resists increases in physical activity levels. Ironically, the decision to reduce physical activity levels in response to this combination of physical pain and psychological fears keeps the back pain chronic, as the patient never overcomes the ...

In any event, a contract has implied and express terms. Express terms are easy to decipher, and they constitute the substantive part of the contract. Often, contracts impute binding obligations to the parties and violation of any term attracts liability. Implied terms of a contract operate in the underground. In an event of a claim of infringement, the court has to analyze both express and implied terms of the contract. Often, courts allocate liability depending on what term of the contract is in violation. In a practical scenario, some terms are more relevant than others. In the past, courts ...

Though not diagnosed until the 1980s, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has been around for a very long time. Before medications were used to control it the behavior was often grossly misdiagnosed as a number of different issues and treated almost like lunacy in extreme circumstances. To date the disorder has been reevaluated and given the attention it deserves, though many methods are still questionable. Treating ADHD with medication alone is not the viable answer. In fact it has been seen that in adults who deal with ADHD that substances that are designed to help an individual focus ...

Introduction

The use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators to deliver shocks is used as a life-saving approach when treating ventricular fibrillation events and ventricular tachycardia (Miyake et al., 579). The continued use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators to deliver shocks is not based on the knowledge of its effectiveness. Several studies have shown that this approach is associated with some negative effects. For instance, Miyake et al., (579) reported that the efficacy of implantable cardioverter defibrillators is unknown even though it is continually used. Miyake et al., (579) further reports that the use implantable cardioverter defibrillators has been to result inappropriate discharges. ...

Article under critique:

Sánchez-Meca, J., Rosa-Alcázar, A. I., Iniesta-Sepúlveda, M., & Rosa-Alcázar, Á. (2014). Differential efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and pharmacological treatments for pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(1), 31-44. The paper presents a meta-analysis on the efficacy of interventions for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children. OCD is a psychological disorder/condition that is associated with obsessions and compulsions which may lead to functional disorder in children. Pharmacological treatment and psychological treatment have been the main treatment aspects of OCD (Lack, 2012). The main issue the paper investigates is the treatment strategy that shows more ...

The workplace is one of the most stressful environments in which people can find themselves throughout their lives. In the office, the pressure of short deadlines, the close scrutiny of a superior and conflicts that may emerge between colleagues are extremely demanding situations and they all add up to the problems that can emerge throughout the workday. Violence in particular, creates insecurity and highly impacts all stakeholders in a company. Consequently, many people are extremely tensed at the end of a work day, and may experience headaches and feel nervous or exhausted (Johnstone & Freenay 2015). In time, stress in ...

The healthcare systems of the contemporary world calls for more than the involvement of the nurse and the healthcare personnel and extends beyond managing illnesses and transits to the point of enabling patients to play an active role in their health. It seeks to ensure that patients are not only free form illnesses but they also recognize the need to continue being productive and active in the society (Principi & Lamura, 2009). This in essence implies a need to foster and nature self-efficacy to achieve a desirable life and one that is productive enough to support the needs of the ...

The essay is about importance and necessities that ensure adequate education; it covers more than the teacher-student formal relationship in class. The lecturing of at most one hour which is the only time a learner interacts with a tutor is certainly not enough for effective learning. It is important to build a rapport between teacher and student where the two have to meet at the more personal level during office hours or extensions if need be to establish the needs of the student who is the focus in a learning environment. Some students for instance in colleges and universities ...

Starbucks and their ascendancy to the top of the retail coffee world has been nothing short of remarkable. While coffee served at its stores has been its primary focus and product for all of its existence, its ability to diversity its product lineup and how far its product reaches into the daily lives of its consumers is stellar. Indeed, there are the usual customers who just the coffee, others that love the tea offerings, others still that get the sandwiches or other food treats that are present and Starbucks also has a heavy presence in the single-serving self-service coffee ...

Value Proposition in Patient Care

Value Proposition in Patient Care For a long time, the health industry seemed to be immune to the need to tend to consumer needs like most services industries were doing. As a result, many of them began falling behind the new ventures that sought to address issues affecting clients while seeking care. The trend caught on across the globe and the value proposition for patient care became an issue of continued demand across various health centers. As a result, heath services became more client-centered and services were made convenient to meet the needs of the consumers. Prices were lowered ...