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Patient Empathy & Effects On Health Outcomes, Erin Elizabeth Schliesman
Patient Empathy & Effects On Health Outcomes, Erin Elizabeth Schliesman
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between physician empathy and healthcare outcomes for patients. The main points of focus will be how empathy is defined in a healthcare setting, the effects empathy has on health and healing of patients, particularly the empathetic relationship between the physicians and patients and finally how empathy can be better incorporated into healthcare settings.
Young Adults’ Attitudes And Perceptions On Health Insurance And Their Health Insurance Literacy Levels, Law Yang
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The purpose of this study was to determine health insurance literacy levels and assess attitudes and perceptions about health insurance among young adults aged 18 – 24 years. Data for this quantitative descriptive research was collected using the Health Insurance Literacy Measurement (HILM) tool in addition to 15 developed survey items. The survey was distributed to 233 student Minnesota State University, Mankato students. Overall findings of this research indicated that among sample young adults, most of the participants had positive attitudes and perceptions towards health insurance, such viewing health insurance as something important to them and important to their health. …
Fruit And Vegetable Availability, Nutrition Education And Access Amongst Food Pantries In California, Maine, Mississippi And South Dakota, Sarah L. Fowler
Fruit And Vegetable Availability, Nutrition Education And Access Amongst Food Pantries In California, Maine, Mississippi And South Dakota, Sarah L. Fowler
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This descriptive study explored the views of food pantry directors in four states regarding pantry fruit and vegetable stock and supply, nutrition education offered, and current practices and perceived barriers to providing access to food pantries to low-income individuals and families in need. This study examined these variables by surveying staff at the food pantries who have direct contact with the individuals and families who utilize the pantries. All survey responses were collected utilizing Qualtrics software and then analyzed in SPSS. There were 87 respondents from four different states, California, Maine, Mississippi, and South Dakota.
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An Analysis Of Western Medicine Mistrust Among Selected African Immigrant Women In Minnesota, Wanjiru Julie Gicheru
An Analysis Of Western Medicine Mistrust Among Selected African Immigrant Women In Minnesota, Wanjiru Julie Gicheru
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Mistrust in Western medicine contributes to many individuals noncompliance, avoidance of treatment, or seeking other outlets or alternative treatments. As a result, health outcomes are poorer for those individuals who proactively avoid treatment from health care professionals. Factors that contribute to racial and ethnic health disparities have been accounted for in research and literature; however, immigrant health disparities have not been well studied. The primary purpose of this study was to analyze factors that contributed to Western medicine mistrust among selected African immigrant women in Minnesota. Participants were recruited from community centers, churches, and by snowball sampling within the Minneapolis-Saint …