Essays on Interventions

Previous studies reveal that mental health conditions affect a significant percentage of the population. For example, statistics of mental health in England in 2014 showed that approximately one in three men was suffering from mental health with women reporting higher incidences than men (Rise in Mental Healthcare, 2016). The figures are too large to ignore. Studies of populations at risk of mental health have taken different dimensions. While some studies have focused on the prevalence, other studies have attempted to investigate the risk factors associated mental health disorders. According to Bitsko et al. (2016), a combination of sociodemographic, community, ...

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Strategic Plan3 Program Description.5 Leadership Challenges..6 Ethical Implications..7

Engaging communities and building constituencies.7

Budgeting, financing, and human resources.8 Performance management & Health Informatics..9

Appendix 1 SWOT Analysis10

Appendix 2 SMART Objectives..11 Appendix 3 Budget..13 References15 Introduction In the past decade, chronic lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart/cardiovascular disease and stroke have increased exponentially in the state of Minnesota. Sedentary lifestyle and poor diet has led to an increase in obesity which in turn has led to an increase in heart disease and stroke. Most adults in Minnesota have poor lifestyle which has increased their risk to heart disease and stroke. As per the Minnesota department of health, ...

I interviewed TJ, a 59-year old male of Hispanic descent and a staunch believer of the Buddhist religion. The following is the transcript of the interview and the responses from my respondent and a patient a facility where I had been working at some point.

Do you think that spirituality has a significant or any influence on physical health?

TJ: Over the years, I have been raised in a family where spirituality was regarded in high value. I have never known any other way to achieve wellness and peace if spirituality is not included. For me, the association with a higher being is important especially for the mind because in any case, the ...

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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 ...

{Author Name [first-name middle-name-initials last-name]} {Institution Affiliation [name of Author’s institute]} Behavior and substance abuse related issues are also a challenge to the every section of the society. The problem of substance abuse has been common across all the cultures and occupations as well as nursing profession. The data suggests that one out of ten nurses may be impaired, taking drugs or has been a drug addict. According to the calculations of the American Nurses Association (1997) 10-20% nurses have the problem of chemical impairment or substance abuse and 6% to 8% registered nurses are the victim of ...

Critical analysis of The Influence of a Post discharge Intervention on Reducing Hospital Readmissions in a Medicare Population by Costantino, M. E., Frey, B., Hall, B. & Painter, P. October 2013 16(5), 310-316.

Interventions Reducing Readmissions

Abstract Discharging patients from a hospital is a complex and intricate process that should be handled with a lot of attention and care to avoid the unnecessary readmission of patients. The study states that some reasons cause hospital readmission in Medicare patients between 30 days of discharge and they may include failure to follow the physician’s directions, reoccurrence of the condition, lack of follow-up care ...

Public schools offer ideal settings for the dissemination of interventions designed to promote physical activity and life-long healthy eating. As such, schools are the only settings where the majority of children can access the opportunity of consuming healthful meals regularly, being physically active through extracurricular activities, and receiving education on healthy living. Nonetheless, many interventions have been ineffective because they often fail to incorporate environmental factors and system-wide policies that influence the ability of schools, families, and children to alter behavior (Coleman et al., 2012). Although recent investigations have made attempts to address the shortcoming, they have yielded mixed ...

Post-stroke dysphagia, a potentially fatal complication, affects an estimated 23-50% of all stroke survivors. It is associated with a seven fold increase in the risk for aspiration pneumonia. Aspiration pneumonia increases the catabolic demands of the body and in the settings of impaired swallowing leads to a vicious cycle of malnutrition, dehydration, and further infections (Shaker & Geenen, 2011). Dysphagia affects a significant number of patients with hemispheric stroke which is the main subtype of ischemic stroke in the general population (Kumar et al., 2011). The functions of swallowing are subserved by a vast brain network. The inferior peri-rolandic sensorimotor ...

There are times when a nursing problem arises as a result of a number of findings, and these findings are pulled together into a summary in order to see the big picture created out of these findings. This act of pulling together is what Brown & Ochs (2018) calls a systematic research review (SRR) or systematic review, which helps researchers identify “what is known with certainty, what is tentatively known, and what the gaps in knowledge are regarding an issue” (p.175). It serves as a link between the individual studies performed and the decision making done in order to create ...

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Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders present with various behavior challenges (Ludlow, Skelly & Rohleder, n.d.). Self-stimulatory is among the many behavior challenges with which children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder present (Cunningham & Schreibman, 2008). This behavior entails the repetitive body movements. The self-stimulatory behavior in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder is related with various senses. Some of the senses highlighted by Edelson (2017) include visual senses such as hand-flapping repetitive blinking, and staring at lights. The self-stimulatory behavior involving the auditory senses include the snapping of fingers and the tapping of the fingers. Others senses that are related ...

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 ...

The nature versus nurture argument is one of the oldest discussions in psychology. The debate revolves around the contributions of environmental factors and genetic inheritance to the growth and development of human beings (Zaky, 2015). Different branches of science rely on one part of the discussion. Nature is the influence of biological factors and genetic inheritance while nurture is the influence of external factors such as experience, exposure, and learning. This discussion is used in explaining medical conditions such as medical disorders and diseases such as diabetes. The position of medical professionals on this discussion can influence the kind ...

Introduction

Occupational therapy focuses on increasing participation in a client’s daily activities. It involves the identification of environmental barriers that limit the customer’s ability to perform his or her daily activities and eliminating them. This is done by modifying the tasks, educating and teaching the skills to the client to enhance his or her daily activities. More emphasis is placed on the needs and goals of the client. Young@Heart is a film about a chorus composed of senior citizens. They sing contemporary songs as well as pop and classic rock songs. Eighty is the average age of ...

In the recent times the result and outcomes of health care systems, the well-being of patients and quality of health care given to populations is determined by outcome research. Public health research which often involves outcomes research sets to measure the result of different intervention methods and medical treatments that are offered to patients and populations. The study usually utilizes the basic sciences of statistical data and epidemiology with public health, clinical and policy orientation which draws from fields of psychology, sociology, economics and management sciences (Krumholz 2005). It is meant to help the stakeholders in the health sector ...

Introduction

The beer industry in the United States is a multi-billion venture estimated to generate about $137 billion dollars annually. Besides, it is estimated that the United States consumes about 7.3billion gallons of alcoholic products annually. Nonetheless, the potential of growth in the industry can be harnessed through taking advantages of the opportunities that abound in the market but also being mindful of the imminent threats that threaten stability and growth of the industry.

Opportunities

Potential for the industry to expand globally and exploit consumption in the emerging markets The U.S beer market is tough for new entrants; however, international evolution ...

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 ...

One of the major public health problems and the societal concerns these days is the maltreatment of children which impacts millions of children all over the world. There are a variety of long and short-term health consequences of child abuse and neglect which leaves a long-lasting impact on the mental and social growth and development of the children. Child abuse does not just mean broken bones or bruises, it impacts the safety, physical, social, mental, emotional and educational needs of the children. Child abuse and neglect as defined by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 2010, ...

The high percentage of death in intensive care unit is always attributed to the withdrawal of life support machine. In Australia, research shows that a significant proportion of deaths that occurred in the intensive care unit preceded a decision supporting the withdrawal of the life support and this is a case in many countries across the globe including Australia. Withdrawal of life support refers to the process of discontinuing critical care treatment for a patient who is terminally ill, and the decision can be made by the family, government or doctor (Way, Anthony, & Curtis, 2002). The family can make ...

(the author’s name) (the institutional affiliation) Although the countries worldwide have been dealing with poverty issues for several decades this problem is still urgent. Even the international commitment to the problem has not lead to substantial progress in reducing poverty levels. As regards the United States, the recent statistics in poverty rate reveals 14.8% of the poor population amounting to 46.7 million (Bray & Schommer-Aikins, 2016, p. 579). Poverty is associated with individuals’ inability to sustain basic amenities which include decent access to adequate resources: food, clean water, housing, clothing, health services, and safety. Such deficiencies restrict human freedom ...

Debate whether John Q’s action of taking 11 people as hostages in return for the hospital accommodating his demand was moral and ethical – vigilante or caring father. John Q’s action of taking 11 people as hostages in return for the hospital accommodating his demand was immoral and unethical, exhibiting actions of a vigilante, yet caring father. From the incidents shown in the movie, it was apparent that the spouses were actually running out of time and immediate surgery of a compatible heart needs to be found . Yet, as revealed the health insurance coverage of John Q from ...

What is the purpose of this research?

What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit. Did the authors describe the research design of this study? If so, give a description. The researchers/authors stated that they used unstructured interviews to assess patient experiences with the help of purposive sampling. All interviews were based on open questions and the interviews were assessed based on existential phenomenology (Witlatch n/d.). The authors were inspired by the concept of interviewing patients and phenomenology based on French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty (George & Thomas 2010). Phenomenology is based on the assessing individual experiences which help in identifying key ...

Introduction

The focus of the research is on determining how the changing role of the field of Transitional Nursing can affect the quality of healthcare that is provided to the elderly population. Initial research has revealed that people above the ages of 50 are considered to be more at-risk for contracting chronic diseases, and also for relapses because of various demographic and lifestyle factors. The focus of this paper is on developing a study design and sampling methodology for the research, as well as formulating flow charts and maps in order to better understand the dependent and independent variables involved ...

Heart failure’s context exemplifies the important role played by nurses in addressing social and health care challenges that confront aging populations. Heart failure (HF) is a common phenomenon throughout the world. Over two million patients in Japan, five million individuals in the US, and six million patients in Europe suffer from HF (Boisvert et al., 2015). Moreover, nearly one million people are diagnosed with the disease every year globally. The illness is further associated with an increase in the prevalence of various comorbidities and chronic conditions. Accordingly, cases of HF are complex and include an elevated risk of ...

Addiction can have devastating consequences on families. Many people become so caught up in the whirlwind of hard drugs that they lose touch with reality and begin to forget the person they used to be. They make decisions based on the drugs instead of using common sense, and people tend to get very hurt, and in many cases, they die. People will do anything for money, including committing crimes, and those crimes can end up leading them to jail or other criminal punishment. In Anthony’s Intervention episode, his addiction has a significant affect on all aspects of his ...

Black (2016) defines philosophy as the study of principles that underlie the conduct, thoughts, and universal nature. Philosophy entails how people find meaning in different aspects of life in the universe. Philosophers develop the philosophies out of curiosity with the intention of explaining or understanding underlying realities about various aspects of life. Philosophies can also be developed by individuals unintentionally as they mature and set definitions and guides for their conducts. Such philosophies are referred to as personal philosophies. A personal philosophy is a blueprint and guide to a person’s values and belief system (Black, 2016). Personal philosophies ...

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The behavioral problems among children in rural Nepal include not paying attention in studies, addiction, anger and fights, disobedience and stealing. The main cause of the problems involved family environments. However, other causes include negative peer influence, too much of attention or lack of it, not being able to fulfill one's needs, poverty, lack of appropriate school environment. Strategy used by teachers in managing the behavioral problem of their students is through having a conversation with then, ensuring moral education is well accounted for and providing necessary guidance, however, where verbal communication fails, parents and teachers guide their children ...

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 ...

Preamble

Autism Speaks (2012) argues that autism spectrum disorders are not the causes of the challenging behaviors that are witnessed in children diagnosed with the disorders. Instead, the biological processes that cause the disorders also cause the challenging behaviors. Whether there are divergent perspectives can be determined by reviewing literature on the subject. The following is an annotated bibliography with the sources that offer insight on why individuals with autism spectrum disorder engage in challenging behavior. Connie, A. (2011). New research on children with ASD and aggression. Retrieved from http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/simons_simplex_community/aggression_and_asd The researcher argues that the response of the parent to ...

End-of-life care refers to the provision of care to patients with incurable terminal illnesses and patients who are in a permanent vegetative state, and that type of care is one of the most commonly debated ethical issues in contemporary health care for two reasons. First, because of the development and advancement of medical techniques and technologies, physicians and nurses are now able to prolong the patients’ lives, but those interventions do not always improve the patients’ quality of life or maintain their human dignity (Cherry & Jacob, 2016). Second, the human population is aging, so the prevalence of terminal illnesses ...

What are the interventions to promote oral intake in preterm infants?"

Overview An estimated fifteen million infants are prematurely born every year. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in every ten children born in America is affected by preterm birth. The term preterm is used to refer to babies who are born before the normal thirty-seven weeks gestation period. Preterm births are classified based on the gestation age. Babies born less that twenty-seven weeks or the gestation period are categorized as extremely preterm. Very Preterm babies are those born between twenty seven weeks and thirty-two weeks while moderate to late preterms are born between thirty-two ...

A total of 57 million deaths were reported worldwide in 2008, and the majority of those deaths were caused by either non-cardiovascular diseases (36 million; 63%) or cardiovascular diseases (17.3 million; 30%) according to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011). The highest mortality rates are associated with ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, which account for 45% and 29% of the cardiovascular-related deaths in men and 37% and 33% of cardiovascular-related deaths in women, respectively (see Figure 1). Ischemic heart disease is considered the most common cardiovascular cause of death as it accounts for 7.6 million deaths worldwide (Institute ...

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Introduction Nursing practice recognizes altruism through various interventions such as understanding different beliefs and cultures, advocating for vulnerable patients, taking risks on behalf of other workers and patients and mentoring other professionals. In altruism, interpersonal factors such as respect and compassion are considered virtues that cultivate a caring attitude towards others. As such, some people feel that altruism usually places heavy demands on the nurses’ self-sacrifice, thus overlooking the challenges that these nurses face while in practice especially with acute-care settings and psychiatric situations. In this regard, it means that master’s prepared nurses have a role to play ...

Public health is concerned with preventing injury or disease and prolonging life through research. Data collected from different communities is used to determine disease prevalence and possible risk factors. This information is utilized to develop policies to prevent or reduce disease incidence.

Overview of Database

In 2012, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) carried out the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey whereby youth fitness data was collected among children aged between 3 and 15 years. Demographic data such as socioeconomic status, country of birth, nutrition, health history and level of education was also collected (CDC, 2012). Demographic information was ...

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

Poly-Trauma and Nursing Competencies

Health illiteracy in the United States has reduced drastically over the last decade. However, a third of the total population still lacks perfect knowledge in the health sector. From an aesthetic point of view, traumatic patients in the country constitute the large portion of the population of the United States that lacks the knowledge on managing their health. In particular, the United States Army officers suffer major traumatic disorders from the dangerous missions they undertake across the world. The US army Institute of surgical research for joint trauma system provides the clinical procedure that helps the injured soldiers to ...

Introduction

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a physical disability that results from damage to the brain during development that negatively impacts the functional development of children14. Characteristics of cerebral palsy include an inability to control the body’s motor functioning with a potential to affect speech, learning, environmental exploration, and the skills required for independent living. In addition, these patients have delays in reaching milestones for gross motor development with problems moving such as weakness, spasticity, and impaired selective motor control27. Children born with the disability have varying levels of impairment, and while it usually develops by age three, it ...

Technological advances have increased access to the Internet as a global computer network used as a communication facility. The access gives young people opportunities to communicate with others via social networking sites, instant messaging services, chat rooms, and emailing. With that aim, smartphones and tablets enable youngsters to publish text, post pictures and videos in an instant. Faucher et al. claim that involvement in online communication assists with social adjustment (1) as an important means to achieve balance in the social environment. Social space can be filled with negative emotional content which is likely to humiliate young users. Aggressive ...

The Concept Analysis

The Concept Analysis In our daily lives, it is expected for us to look over and take care of ourselves. However, there are limitations, which hinder us from doing and performing such activities. That is why; we need other people to continue activities we cannot do. For instance, when we are experiencing pain or any disease, we go to healthcare institutions so that healthcare professionals can attend to our needs. These individuals, especially nurses, are required to provide healthcare needs to patients. Thus, nursing models and theories are established for the purpose of advancing the discipline and addressing issues ...

1. In one page please discuss the following question: "Was Terri Schiavo's death considered judicial homicide or was it an act of liberty?" Provide legal and/or ethical perspectives to support your answer. 2. In one page please discuss how much and what kinds of health care resources, if any, should be fairly distributed among illegal immigrants given the constraints of availability and accessibility of goods? According to Aultman (2008), “from ethical and public health perspectives, it is apparent that healthcare resources need to be fairly distributed among all persons living in the United States regardless of their illegal status” ( ...

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ABSTRACT Young people in the United States are battling depression in record numbers, reaching an all-time high of 3 million patients in 2015. Researchers are continuing to search for alternative or additional methods than therapy and medications to improve depressive symptoms in teenagers and young adults. Some studies have demonstrated that as possible option in easing depression is physical exercise. In addition to assisting mental health issues, exercise promotes social interaction, physical health, and appearance. However, research has focused primarily on adults and therefore additional studies are needed with focus on the impact of exercise on depression in young ...

Introduction

Nurses play an integral, challenging, and complex role in the healthcare system. Nurses are considered as the backbone of the complex and diverse system that comprises patients and a multidisciplinary team of experts. Nurses are educated and trained to cater to a large group of patients and often seek continuing education and upgrade their skills and knowledge. It is only through clinical exposure that nurses learn and implement new strategies and techniques. Nurses are known to transform the healthcare system by acting as mediators between the patient population and the medical team (physicians and other allied healthcare members). Through ...

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention The proposed public health leadership theory was developed to identify public health interventions that can address risky sexual behavior in teenagers, which is associated with teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in teenagers. The risk factors contributing to risky sexual behaviors in the teenage population and the interventions public health leaders can use to address those factors are presented in Figure 1. Figure 1. Public health leadership theory on interventions for addressing risk factors associated with risky sexual behaviors in teenagers. Teen sex behaviors can be influenced by their socioeconomic ...

Post-Stroke Depression

Stroke is amongst the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide (Mitchell, 2016). In the United States (US) alone, an estimated 750 000 individuals are affected by new or recurrent stroke annually. Survivors of stroke frequently experience some neurological-linked disability like hemiparesis and aphasia that lead to a loss of function. An estimated 50% of stroke survivors additionally experience long-term disability like partial paralysis while 25-50% of stroke patients require help in performing activities of daily living (Byun, 2012). Post-stroke disability is linked to additional symptoms such as depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. These symptoms have been correlated with ...

What is Organizational Development?

Within the business world today there are many terms for the many different processes that can be used by organizations in order to bring about organizational success. One such term is organizational development. Let us examine organizational development from two different definitions to include the standard and the new definition of the term.

Old Standard Definition of Organizational Development

The very natures of organizations today as well as the needs of the organizations are changing intensely. Organizational development must occur in order to meet these changing needs of the business. While there are several definitions to this term, the standard definition was created in 1969 ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) affects employment-based insurance in various ways as it influences employer decisions about health benefits. Although companies will continue to uphold the ACA Act, many employees will end up paying most of the insurance costs since companies will make changes that suit them. For instance, many employers claim to have made changes in 2015 in anticipation of the high-cost plan tax. In this regard, companies will increase deductibles, do away with covered services, eliminate tax-preferred savings accounts such as Health Savings Accounts, cancel all higher-cost health insurance options, and use cheap provider networks (Nordal, 2012). ...

The prevalence of teen suicide is a growing concern in the healthcare industry, as it is ranked as the 2nd highest cause of death among the teenagers (Jason Foundation, 2016). Generally, the suicide rates in the United States continue to raise concern, as it is ranked tenth cause of death in the country. While the incidences of suicide had significantly decreased in the ‘90’s, this trend has now reverted, as there is an increase in suicide deaths. AFSP (2016) argues that statistics indicating the prevalence and incidences of suicide in the United States could be an underrepresentation, as ...

(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 ...

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Health Promoting Behaviors Health promoting behaviors by healthcare professionals could help in promoting the quality of life of people. Nola Pender discussed Health Promotion Model (HPM) in 1996 that was facilitating the determination of health promoting behaviors. The model provided the theoretical framework and showed the importance of perceptions about activity on individual behavior. It had three interrelating categories along with ten determinants influencing the health-promoting behavior. However, in the model, Pender did not incorporate a spiritual component. Researchers have found that spiritual well-beings and religious beliefs play important role in health promoting behavior (Boland, 2000). ...

Healthcare has been experiencing tremendous transformations in the recent past, and this can be attributed to the changing health needs of the people. To adapt to these changes, the models of care delivery, care services, and even the personnel, have changed as well. Also, there is an increasing need to provide patient-centered and culturally sensitive care, as cultural diversity continues to pose a challenge to the delivery of holistic care. One approach of delivering care services is by focusing on a family, identifying the specific health needs of such families, and developing plans of treatment that are focused on ...

As the number of children who are homeless increases annually, the impact of the problem on children’s development becomes a concern that needs to be addressed effectively. The health and overall wellbeing of the children are at risk as homelessness affects their social, emotional, and psychological development. The paper presents an analysis of studies by various authors on the impact of homelessness on the psychological health of the children and the way forward. There is a high number of homeless children in the USA and it continues rising. According to Coker et al. (1446), 23% of the homeless ...

Introduction

Culture is the primary factor that distinguishes individuals from each other in different countries and societies. Culture determines how people react to various situations, the acceptable ways of the society as well as their way of carrying out daily activities (Bhui et al., 2007). With the modernization and globalization in the current world, cultural competence and sensitivity have significant impacts on the interaction of the people across the globe. The paper indicates how cultural competence and sensitivity affects the mental health of the client. It is a reflection on how culture influences the interaction of a nurse with the ...

Obesity is a health condition characterized by excessive accumulation of fat, such that it poses potential health risks to the affected individual (Ogden, Carroll, Fryar & Flegal, 2015). The most commonly used approach for classifying the relation between a person’s weight and his/her health is the body mass index, BMI. The BMI calculates the weight of a person based on that person’s height. Age and gender are factors that are considered when calculating the BMI. Waist circumference is also combined with the BMI approach in diagnosing obesity. Obesity predisposes the patients to other health conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, ...

The philosophical basis for the humanistic approach was phenomenology. According to this philosophical perspective, subjective perceptions, feelings, cognitions, experience are more important than objective facts. For example, two people can see the same movie but every person will have a unique subjective perception of this movie. Therefore, humanistic psychologists also believed that every person`s experience is unique and that an individual`s psychology cannot be studied by objective, scientific method such as tests. Also, because of phenomenological ideas humanists believe that one of the main tasks of a therapy is to explore the subjective experiences of a client ( ...

Question 1

The political climate in Kenya is majorly shaped by the domestic tensions that have occurred in the past. The climate is also determined by the contestation that has resulted from the high corruption levels and abuse and centralization of the political power. The long process of reviewing the constitution in the country as well as the post-election violence have set the political climate. With an approved new constitution, the country is relatively peaceful as well as transiting from all the political crisis in the past. The political climate in Kenya has affected the gender equality in terms of the ...

Assignment 3

Assignment 3

QUESTION 1 (1 point)

a) Statistical combination of the results of two or more studies

QUESTION 2 (1 point)

Figure 2 of the Jordan et al., meta-analysis depicts a forest plot illustrating the estimates of the association between hysterectomy and ovarian cancer. How many of the individual studies (in figure 2) reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy? Ans) There were 20 individual studies that reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy.

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How would you interpret the overall summary estimate (relative ...

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 ...

Introduction

Environmental concerns have created significant interests from various stakeholders with criminologists playing a critical role in responding to environmental harms. Environmental criminology applies to wide range of environments comprising of air, water, and land, and major issues such as overexploitation of natural resources and the emission of high volumes of toxic wastes in air, water, and soil. Multidisciplinary approaches have been adopted to help in curbing such environmental crimes whereby ecological, legal, economic, and social implications of the crimes have been analyzed by various stakeholders. Interventions have also led to extensive methods including monitoring, assessing the damage, enforcing legal ...

According to Healthy People 2020 (2017), DM tends to occur when the body fails to produce sufficient insulin or fails to respond effectively to insulin. Insulin is responsible for the release of sugar required to energize the body’s cells. Therefore, when the insulin signaling system is affected, the body suffers from elevated levels of blood glucose, leading to metabolic abnormalities. Healthy People 2020 (2017) identifies three types of DM as expounded below: Type 1 Diabetes- This condition is commonly found in children and young adults. Affected individuals experience extremely high blood sugar levels as a result of the ...

Use of Diabetes Education Interventions among Adults with Diabetes

Introduction Currently, 27% of total adults above the age of 60 suffer from diabetic conditions (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2016). A majority percentage (Between 90-95%) of this group has type II diabetes. In effect, it is clear that continuous research must be performed diligently and effectively in order to find measures that are aimed at controlling the effects of diabetes amongst this adult group. For many years, older adults have been sidelined when it comes to diabetes education interventions, especially those over 60 years of age. According to Beverly, Fitzgerald, Sitnikov, Ganda, OCaballero, and ...