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Quality Of Life Estimation With Structural Equation Modeling In School Aged Children With Asthma, Sheniz Moonie, Xuan Huang, David A. Sterling Sep 2009

Quality Of Life Estimation With Structural Equation Modeling In School Aged Children With Asthma, Sheniz Moonie, Xuan Huang, David A. Sterling

Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Significant increases in childhood asthma prevalence and mortality has prompted federal and regulatory agencies to work towards a national framework to address childhood asthma. Quality of life is an important component of chronic disease, and the evaluation of healthcare outcomes. There is little discussion in the literature regarding the implications of QoL as a theoretical construct. This study determined the effect of asthma on the QoL of our study population and caregiver’s missed workdays on the child’s QoL scores. A negative relationship was found between the child’s QoL and the caregiver’s missed workdays due to their child’s asthma. The use …


Predictors Of Absenteeism Among Hospital Nurses: An Examination Of Blau Amd Boal's Model Of Absenteeism Behavior, Keith Edward Gers Jan 1989

Predictors Of Absenteeism Among Hospital Nurses: An Examination Of Blau Amd Boal's Model Of Absenteeism Behavior, Keith Edward Gers

Theses Digitization Project

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