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In-Home Health Care And Hospitalization Status, Donna Lee Maeser Jan 1996

In-Home Health Care And Hospitalization Status, Donna Lee Maeser

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to describe the relationship between in-home health care services for elderly patients who were recently discharged from inpatient care and re-hospitalization rates. The design was descriptive and the hypothesis was that the provision of in-home health care services would mitigate a decline in the health status, of an elderly patient, following discharge from inpatient care and prevent re-hospitalization.


Project Success: Examining The Impact Of Supported Work Programs On Clients' Self-Esteem And Quality Of Life, Susan Anne Brisco, S. Denise Christensen Jan 1996

Project Success: Examining The Impact Of Supported Work Programs On Clients' Self-Esteem And Quality Of Life, Susan Anne Brisco, S. Denise Christensen

Theses Digitization Project

Among the goals of recent supported work employment programs is improvement of competitive employment opportunities for individuals who suffer from chronic mental illness, and for whom competitive employment outcomes are poor. This study examined the effects of a vocational rehabilitation program, Project Success (Skills Upgrade: Client Centered Empowerment Supportive Services), on self esteem and quality of life for chronically mentally ill participants.


A Literature Of Change: Slave Narrative Rhetoric In Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Andrew Jack Loverde Jan 1996

A Literature Of Change: Slave Narrative Rhetoric In Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Andrew Jack Loverde

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Study Of Heroin Addicts' Perceptions Of Methadone Treatment, Sandra Ellen Nehring Jan 1996

An Exploratory Study Of Heroin Addicts' Perceptions Of Methadone Treatment, Sandra Ellen Nehring

Theses Digitization Project

Methadone treatment continues to be the most widely used treatment modality for heroin addiction despite continued controversy. The efficacy of methadone treatment has been determined primarily by statistical research of program outcomes. This study explored heroin addicts' perceptions of methadone treatment.


Correlation Study Of Methamphetamine Abuse And Resultant Levels Of Child Neglect, Marjorie Nodelman-Niedringhaus Jan 1996

Correlation Study Of Methamphetamine Abuse And Resultant Levels Of Child Neglect, Marjorie Nodelman-Niedringhaus

Theses Digitization Project

This positivist research project will attempt to show a correlation between levels of child neglect and proportionate levels of methamphetamine abuse. The term abuse will be used to refer to the chronic, compulsive use of methamphetamine in such a manner, that it will assume a central and negative role in the individual's life style and will result in impaired functioning and parenting.


A Study Of The Effects Of Lesbians' Sexual Orientation To The Disease Of Alcoholism, Teddie Valenzuela Chapin Jan 1996

A Study Of The Effects Of Lesbians' Sexual Orientation To The Disease Of Alcoholism, Teddie Valenzuela Chapin

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Male Sexual Abuse: A Retrospective Study, Gary Wayne Deaton Jan 1996

Male Sexual Abuse: A Retrospective Study, Gary Wayne Deaton

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


An Examination Of The Effect Of Substance Abuse On Prison Populations And Related Policy Issues Of The California Department Of Corrections, Frank Siaca Jan 1996

An Examination Of The Effect Of Substance Abuse On Prison Populations And Related Policy Issues Of The California Department Of Corrections, Frank Siaca

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of How Direct Practice Clinicians Define And Operationalize The Term Codependency, Gail Willhite Jan 1996

An Evaluation Of How Direct Practice Clinicians Define And Operationalize The Term Codependency, Gail Willhite

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Factors Affecting Hispanic Adolescent Substance Abuse, Patricia Joanne Williams Jan 1996

Factors Affecting Hispanic Adolescent Substance Abuse, Patricia Joanne Williams

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Restraint Use: Impact Of An Employee Educational Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Elizabeth Ann Roybal Jan 1996

Restraint Use: Impact Of An Employee Educational Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Elizabeth Ann Roybal

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Perspectives Of Administrative And Direct Services Providers For Substance Abusing Women And Their Children: An Exploratory Study, Susan Gail Lacey, Willem Vanderpauwert Jan 1996

Perspectives Of Administrative And Direct Services Providers For Substance Abusing Women And Their Children: An Exploratory Study, Susan Gail Lacey, Willem Vanderpauwert

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between The Level Of Alcohol Consumption And The Incidence Of Spousal Abuse In Euro-American And Hispanic Male Populations, Gabriela Patricia Gomez Jan 1996

The Relationship Between The Level Of Alcohol Consumption And The Incidence Of Spousal Abuse In Euro-American And Hispanic Male Populations, Gabriela Patricia Gomez

Theses Digitization Project

Text includes English and Spanish versions of questionaires and consent forms.


A Research Study On Emotional Adjustment Of A Spouse Following Stroke, John P. Vlasic Ii Jan 1996

A Research Study On Emotional Adjustment Of A Spouse Following Stroke, John P. Vlasic Ii

Theses Digitization Project

This research project focuses on age as a predictor in the emotional adjustment of a spouse following his/her partner's stroke. The medical records of 80 stroke cases were reviewed at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, California. Patients and spouses were examined in two age groupings, age 55 and below, and ages 56 and above. Study of these two age groups afforded the most meaningful division to study spouse adjustment.


A Pre-Test/Post-Test Analysis Of Value, Behavioral And Spritual Changes In Drug Treatment, Ralph Olav Jacobsson Jan 1996

A Pre-Test/Post-Test Analysis Of Value, Behavioral And Spritual Changes In Drug Treatment, Ralph Olav Jacobsson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Indicators Of Delay Between Recommendation For Community Outpatient Treatment And Release Into A Conditional Release Program, Dennis Howard Littlefield, Eric Harley Summers Jan 1996

Indicators Of Delay Between Recommendation For Community Outpatient Treatment And Release Into A Conditional Release Program, Dennis Howard Littlefield, Eric Harley Summers

Theses Digitization Project

The mentally ill who have been found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity (NGRI), appear to be at risk in several areas when confronted with the judicial system. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the factors which predict recidivism of NGRI patients in Community Out-patient Treatment (COT) also inhibit a patient's release into a conditional release program (CONREP).


Assessment Of The Health Needs Of The Communities Served By Kaiser Permanente Of Riverside, Jennifer Van Arsdall Jan 1996

Assessment Of The Health Needs Of The Communities Served By Kaiser Permanente Of Riverside, Jennifer Van Arsdall

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this community needs assessment was to explore the unmet health needs in some of the communities of Riverside County, to discover which populations are most adversely affected by these unmet needs, and to determine what barriers hinder individuals from getting their needs met. United Way of the Inland Valleys, in cooperation with Kaiser Permanente of Riverside conducted this study as part of their community based needs assessment.


The Impact Of Aggressive Case Management Service In Reducing The Frequencies Of Acute Episodes Of The Chronically Mentally Ill, Daniel Morton Cunningham Jan 1996

The Impact Of Aggressive Case Management Service In Reducing The Frequencies Of Acute Episodes Of The Chronically Mentally Ill, Daniel Morton Cunningham

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.