Experiences of illness
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This study aimed at investigating English-major students’ experiences with the use of digital resources for their informal language learning (ILL) at a university in Vietnam. The data collection instruments included questionnaires, which were delivered online to 91 participants, and semi-structured interviews carried out with 12 of these participants.
18p viamancio 04-06-2024 4 1 Download
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Informed by the experiences and expertise of seasoned pharmacists and GPs, this reference guide provides pharmacists working in the community with the treatment information they need when they need it. Each chapter incorporates a decision-making framework which distills the information necessary for treatment along with suggestions on “when to refer” set off in summary boxes.
432p vimeyers 29-05-2024 3 2 Download
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Rare diseases affect 30 million people in the USA and more than 300–400 million worldwide, often causing chronic illness, disability, and premature death. Traditional diagnostic techniques rely heavily on heuristic approaches, coupling clinical experience from prior rare disease presentations with the medical literature.
22p viellison 28-03-2024 7 2 Download
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Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular death and can experience many events during illness. The study looked at five major events including death, coronary reintervention, bleeding due to drug use, re-hospitalization, and stroke.
11p vilarry 12-03-2024 6 2 Download
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Acute flaccid myelitis is a serious condition of the spinal cord. More than 80% of patients experience a mild respiratory illness or fever consistent with a viral infection prior to acute flaccid myelitis development. Entero‑ virus A71 is known to circulate in Denmark, and has previously been associated with severe neurological symptoms.
5p vigojek 02-02-2024 3 1 Download
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To access the anxiety rate based on the GAD-7 scale in hypertensive patients being treated at Can Tho Traditional Medicine Hospital and to survey the related factor of anxiety in patients with hypertension at this hospital. Materials and method: Crosssectional study on 110 hypertensive patients at Can Tho Traditional Medicine Hospital from April 2022 to April 2023.
7p vispacex 16-11-2023 3 1 Download
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As a consequence of effective treatment procedures, the number of long-term survivors of colorectal cancer is ever increasing. Adopting the method of a previous study on breast cancer patients, the goal of the present research was to investigate colorectal cancer patients’ recollections of their illness and treatment experiences up to seven years after they have been enrolled in a randomised controlled clinical trial on the direct improvement of quality of life (RCT DIQOL).
13p vischultz 20-10-2023 3 2 Download
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Part 1 of ebook "Handbook of psychosocial rehabilitation" presents the following content: key concepts and definitions; major mental illness and its impact; lived experience perspectives; the framework for psychosocial rehabilitation - bringing it into focus; building and maintaining a recovery focused therapeutic relationship; individual assessment and the development of a collaborative rehabilitation plan;...
120p dieptieuung 14-07-2023 6 2 Download
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This paper compares the accuracy of predicting suicide from Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) or history of illness. In predicting suicide or intentional self-harm, SDoH V-codes add negligible information beyond what is already available in medical diagnosis codes.
8p vigamora 25-05-2023 4 2 Download
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Black women are disproportionately impacted by chronic illness and are significantly more likely to experience severe morbidity and mortality as a consequence of pregnancy and childbirth.1,2 As seen in a myriad of stories on maternal death and “near misses”, Black women often experience maltreatment in clinical settings.
5p vigamora 25-05-2023 6 2 Download
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Ebook Environmental health and child survival: epidemiology, economics, experiences - Part 2 presents the following content: Chapter 6 approaches to environmental health; chapter 7 conclusion; appendix a: technical review of cohort studies; appendix b: review of studies on nutritional status and education; appendix c: new estimates for burden of disease from water, sanitation, and hygiene; appendix d: computing country-level environmental health burden of disease; appendix e: methodological aspects of assessing environmental health burden of disease; appendix f: monetary valuation of the co...
129p runthenight08 12-04-2023 5 2 Download
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Ebook Environmental health and child survival: epidemiology, economics, experiences - Part 1 presents the following content: Chapter 1 introduction; chapter 2 environmental health, malnutrition, and child health; chapter 3 how environmental health supplements other child survival strategies; chapter 4 how large is the environmental health burden? Chapter 5 estimating the environmental health burden and costs at the country level.
97p runthenight08 12-04-2023 5 1 Download
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Construction workers working in physically and mentally challenging environments experience high levels of occupational fatigue, which is the primary cause of industrial accidents and illnesses. Therefore, it is very important to measure fatigue in real time to manage the safety and health of construction workers.
12p viferrari 28-11-2022 6 2 Download
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Experiences of violence and abuse is a prominent part of the life history of many older adults and is known to have negative health effects. However, the importance of multiple victimization over the life course, e.g., lifetime polyvictimization, is not well investigated in this age group.
14p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 13 5 Download
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The majority of critically ill patients experience distress during their stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), resulting from systemic illness, multiple interventions and environmental factors. Providing humane care should address concomitant treatment of pain, agitation and delirium.
10p vampires36 30-12-2021 9 0 Download
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Although many studies on people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have examined the mutual impact of physical status and emotional experience, there is limited knowledge about the way COPD people first-hand perceive their condition.
10p vimaine2711 26-03-2021 12 2 Download
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When people first experience symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) they often delay seeking medical attention resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. This research assesses behaviours people might engage in prior to, or instead of, seeking medical attention and compares these with behaviours related to illnesses which are better publicised.
9p vitennessee2711 02-02-2021 15 2 Download
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Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based work rehabilitation model with well-documented effects for people with mental illness. The model has, however, never been tested out for people with chronic pain. This pilot study aimed to investigate chronic pain patients’ experiences with the IPS job support model.
10p vitennessee2711 02-02-2021 10 2 Download
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Adult children of parents with mental illness experience a myriad of complex emotions as they attempt to make meaning of the lived experiences of their parents. A crucial time for adult children is emerging adulthood, a time when they move away from their family of origin and establish their own identity and independence.
13p vigeorgia2711 30-11-2020 34 1 Download
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Seriously ill patients often depend on their informal caregivers to help and support them through the disease course. This study investigated informal cancer caregivers’ experiences of caregiving tasks and consequences and how caregiver status (primary vs. non-primary caregiver) and the caregiver’s relationship to the patient (spouse/partner, etc.) are related to these experiences.
13p vilisa271 22-09-2020 12 0 Download