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Understanding Self-Management Decision Making In Heart Failure, Constance Louise Schumacher
Understanding Self-Management Decision Making In Heart Failure, Constance Louise Schumacher
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Heart failure patients are responsible for managing fluctuations in symptoms between exacerbations by employing treatment adherence, active monitoring, and management strategies based on expert guidelines. Despite education, delayed help seeking persists among those in the need of acute medical intervention, as evidenced by high hospital admission and readmission rates. The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to explore the decision making processes undertaken by heart failure, community-dwelling individuals as they experience symptom changes. Eighteen face-to-face interviews were conducted with participants who had heart failure and received self-management education from a home care agency in Southern Ontario, Canada. Data …
Neighborhood And Community Influence On Adolescent Obesity, Peggie Arnzellique Harrison
Neighborhood And Community Influence On Adolescent Obesity, Peggie Arnzellique Harrison
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In the United States, over two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, and the number of children and adolescents who are overweight is increasing. Obesity is a significant issue as obesity-related chronic diseases can result in diminished quality or life, high morbidity and mortality, and substantial healthcare costs. The purpose of this study was to examine neighborhood social capital and how it relates to adolescent obesity. The socio-ecological model was used as the theoretical framework of this study to examine how the environment and social contexts influence health behaviors. Utilizing a quantitative cross-sectional research design, bivariate and multivariate analyses were …