Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care

• Author : George Demiris,Debra Parker Oliver,Karla T. Washington
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 12 October 2018

Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care: Building an Evidence Base sets forth research considerations and guidelines to build evidence-based interventions to improve end-of-life care. It is an in-depth introduction to implementation research and showcases how a clinical need is identified to inform an intervention. The book extensively examines the various phases of intervention research, including design, implementation, evaluation, dissemination and translation. The book focuses on methodological, ethical and practical issues. The science behind the quality of hospice and

• Author : Laura Gitlin, PhD,Dr. Sara Czaja, PhD
• Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
• Release : 07 December 2015

“ I applaud [this] book for providing a much needed overview of the entire “behavioral intervention pipeline.” It fills a unique niche in its coverage of key theoretical and methodological aspects as well as its case examples and professional development considerations, which makes the content accessible and practical for a broad audience.” -Marcia Ory, PhD From the Foreword This unique text provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most neglected—yet vitally important--areas of public health research: developing, evaluating, and implementing

• Author : Safary Wa-Mbaleka,Arceli Rosario
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 28 May 2022

Spanning the full research process, from philosophy and ethics to design and methods and through data collection, management, analysis, and dissemination, this handbook focuses specifically on the practicalities needed to conduct effective and culturally responsive research in the Asian context.

• Author : Barbosa, Belem,Filipe, Sandra,Santos, Claudia Amaral
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 11 March 2022

In a global and digital society, businesses are constantly being challenged by innovative and disruptive management strategies. The dramatic changes that took place in all corners of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic confirmed that companies need to update their resources and anticipate trends. The current changes introduced by digitalization offer endless innovation scenarios and strategic opportunities to companies but also demand an accurate and structured analysis of drivers, motivations, and determinants for success in this transformation. The Handbook of

• Author : Downs, Murna,Bowers, Barbara
• Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
• Release : 01 September 2014

A comprehensive text on dementia care, drawn from research evidence, practice and the experience of people with dementia.

• Author : Mary Beth Flynn Makic,Marina Reyna Martinez-Kratz
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 14 April 2022

Create individualized nursing care plans with ease and confidence! Ackley and Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 13th Edition uses an easy, three-step system to guide you through client assessment, nursing diagnosis, and care planning. Step-by-step instructions show how to implement care and evaluate outcomes, and help you build skills in diagnostic reasoning and critical thinking. To make care planning easier, this handbook allows you to look up nursing diagnoses and care plans for more than 1450 client symptoms, as well as

• Author : Sriram Yennurajalingam,Eduardo Bruera
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 14 March 2016

The Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care is an easily-navigable source of information about the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. The table of contents follows the core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, thus meeting the educational and clinical information needs of students, residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners. Succinct, evidence-based, topically-focused content is supplemented by extensive tables, algorithms, and clinical pearls. This edition includes new sections on

• Author : Sriram Yennurajalingam,Eduardo Bruera
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 27 July 2012

This handbook provides an easily navigable source of information about the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. Succinct, evidence-based, topically focused content is supplemented by extensive tables and algorithms. The table of contents and balance of coverage follows the core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, thus meeting the educational and clinical information needs of students, residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners. An expert team of clinicians, led by world renowned Eduardo Bruera, address

• Author : Ilene Morof Lubkin,Pamala D. Larsen
• Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Release : 16 May 2022

The best-selling Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention continues to focus on the various aspects of chronic illness that influence both patients and their families. Topics include the sociological, psychological, ethical, organizational, and financial factors, as well as individual and system outcomes. the revised Sixth Edition includes new chapters on palliative care, complementary and alternative therapies, and self-efficacy, as well as added material on culturally competent care. Intended for nurses, social workers, and rehabilitation professionals, Chronic Illness demonstrates how the h

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
• Release : 10 December 2012

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional / 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in a concise format. The editors have built Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional / 2012 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and

• Author : Sherry M. Cummings,Nancy P. Kropf
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 13 September 2013

In the past decade, evidence based practice (EBP) has emerged as one of the most important movements to improve the effectiveness of clinical care. As the number of older adults continues to grow, it is essential that practitioners have knowledge of effective strategies to improve both the medical and the psychosocial aspects of older persons' lives. The purpose of this work is to present systematic reviews of research-based psychosocial interventions for older adults and their caregivers. The interventions presented focus

• Author : Sylvie Naar-King
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 06 July 2016

Almost one out of every three US children is overweight or obese, with minority youth at highest risk. There are limited efficacious pediatric obesity interventions available for clinicians, and successful weight loss trials for minority youth are rare. Even fewer interventions have been shown to significantly improve clinical health outcomes such as adiposity, blood pressure, and cholesterol level, and maintenance of behavior change over the long-term remains a challenge Translation I research in which "bench" findings are applied to the "

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 May 1992

• Author : Stephanie Felgoise,Arthur M. Nezu,Christine M. Nezu,Mark A. Reinecke
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 18 June 2006

One of the hallmarks of cognitive behavior therapy is its diversity today. Since its inception, over twenty five years ago, this once revolutionary approach to psychotherapy has grown to encompass treatments across the full range of psychological disorders. The Encyclopedia of Cognitive Behavior Therapy brings together all of the key aspects of this field distilling decades of clinical wisdom into one authoritative volume. With a preface by Aaron T. Beck, founder of the cognitive approach, the Encyclopedia features entries by

• Author : Nancy Kropf,Sherry Cummings
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 21 April 2017

Evidence Based Treatment with Older Adults: Theory, Practice, and Research provides a detailed examination of five research-supported psychosocial interventions for use with older adults: cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, life review/reminiscence, problem solving therapy, and psychoeducational/social support approaches. These interventions address the diversity of mental health conditions and late-life challenges that older adults and their family members experience. Detailed explanations of the approaches, skills, and strategies employed in each intervention are provided, as are adaptions for use of