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Self-Care And Quality Of Life In Patients With Heart Failure, Chantira Chiaranai
Self-Care And Quality Of Life In Patients With Heart Failure, Chantira Chiaranai
Theses and Dissertations
Although it is well known that self-care reduces the frequency of hospital admissions and exacerbations and enhances quality of life (QOL) in heart failure (HF) patients, little is known about self-care in this population. Therefore, the study purpose was to examine relationships among selected individual characteristics (demographics, severity of illness, comorbidities, and social support), self-care strategies, and QOL using Reigel's Model of Self Care in Patients with Heart Failure as the guiding framework. In this descriptive correlational study, self-care was measured using the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI), which measures self-care maintenance (SC-Mt), self-care management (SC-Mn), and self-care self-confidence …
The Effect Of Income Level On The Relationship Between The Personal Support Matrix And Sustained Breastfeeding, Sandra Mann Gossler
The Effect Of Income Level On The Relationship Between The Personal Support Matrix And Sustained Breastfeeding, Sandra Mann Gossler
Theses and Dissertations
The Healthy People 2010 Objectives for the population of the United States include the objective for women to sustain breastfeeding at a higher rate than they are currently.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that all infants be fed human milk for the first year of life instead of the previously recommended first six months of life. Breastfeeding initiation rates are rising, but breastfeeding duration rates continue to fall. It was hypothesized that the support system of the women may play a role in the duration of breastfeeding. The purpose of this research study was to investigate the support …