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The Human-Animal Bond And Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress, Melissa White
The Human-Animal Bond And Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress, Melissa White
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This study explored the lived experiences of Operational Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) service members with combatrelated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms who had a companion animal postdeployment. Twelve OEF and OIF veterans participated in semi-structured interviews analyzed using Moustakas’ phenomenological approach. Four themes emerged: (a) rich descriptions of deployment events, (b) the experiences of returning from a deployment, (c) participants’ perceptions on their pets’ influence on posttraumatic stress symptoms, and (d) other comments and opinions related to participants’ experiences. These findings illuminate the experience of combat-related posttraumatic stress and the importance of animals in the therapeutic …
Organizational Climate And The Theory Of Human Caring In Hospitals, Vivienne C. Meanger
Organizational Climate And The Theory Of Human Caring In Hospitals, Vivienne C. Meanger
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Patient care in hospitals has become perfunctory, task focused, and void of a personalized human connection, which has become an area of concern among scholars since the 1970s. This experimental, post-test only, control-group study with a purposive patient and clinical staff sample explored the relationship between human caring and patient satisfaction; and the role of leadership in transforming the organizational culture in an long term acute care hospital (LTACH) setting implanting the Magnet initiatives.
Relationships Of Emotional Intelligence And Performance-Based Self-Esteem With Burnout Among Pastors, Jeannie Miller-Clarkson
Relationships Of Emotional Intelligence And Performance-Based Self-Esteem With Burnout Among Pastors, Jeannie Miller-Clarkson
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Burnout threatens the emotional and physical well being of pastors as well as their ability to provide competent and compassionate leadership to their congregations. This study examined the roles of emotional intelligence and performance-based self esteem in the experience of burnout among pastors. Significant relationships were identified.