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A Web-Based Stress Reduction Program For Occupational Health, Michelle N. Kabakibi, Karen Macauley
A Web-Based Stress Reduction Program For Occupational Health, Michelle N. Kabakibi, Karen Macauley
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Purpose: The purpose of this evidenced-based practice project is to implement a sustainable 6-week mindfulness web-based program to reduce stress of call center employees in a corporate setting.
Background/significance: Stress is a major public health issue, calling for a need of better stress management programs to prevent and manage chronic stress. Stress is caused when an individual perceives environmental demands as beyond his/her adaptive capacity. In the workplace, stress leads to emotional exhaustion, job dissatisfaction, lower productivity, and impaired performance (Allexandre et al., 2016). According to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health report, 40% of workers reported …
The Lived Experience Of Intersectionality Among African American Women With Breast Cancer, Teri D. Armour Burton
The Lived Experience Of Intersectionality Among African American Women With Breast Cancer, Teri D. Armour Burton
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African American women (AAW) continue to have breast cancer mortality rates that are 42% higher than White women (De Santis et al., 2015). Researchers suggest that an epistemological approach that integrates the biomedical and feminist models would be more effective in addressing health disparities. The concept of intersectionality, which grew out of the Black feminist movement, provides a lens in which to view the lived experiences of AAW with breast cancer. The intersectionality paradigm attempts to address the marginalized, oppressive, intersecting social existence of AAW through the examination of identity, social class, and power.
This qualitative study applied a descriptive …