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Gender and Sexuality

Selected Works

2009

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Intimacy, Sexuality, And Early-Stage Dementia: The Changing Marital Relationship, Phyllis Harris Dec 2008

Intimacy, Sexuality, And Early-Stage Dementia: The Changing Marital Relationship, Phyllis Harris

Phyllis Braudy Harris

When one's marital partner receives a diagnosis of dementia, it has major ramifications for a couple. Such a diagnosis affects every aspect of marital life, including the most intimate areas. This qualitative study (1) focuses on the perspectives of married couples, caregivers, and their spouses in the early-stage dementia as they discuss their intimate relationships, both positive and negative aspects, (2) identifies how they cope with these changes to their marital relationship, and (3) develops evidenced-based recommendations for other couples in the early stages of dementia and for their healthcare providers.

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Florence Nightingale, Linda Treiber Dec 2008

Florence Nightingale, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.

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Infant Mortality, Linda Treiber Dec 2008

Infant Mortality, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.

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Safety Or Control? Workplace Organization And Occupational Health, Linda A. Treiber Dec 2008

Safety Or Control? Workplace Organization And Occupational Health, Linda A. Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

Using labor process theory and epidemiologic models as a framework, this study analyzed relationships between task exposures, worker labor process control, perceived safety climate, and three dependent measures of adverse occupational health: workplace injury, exhaustion, and health status among a national sample of employed adults (n = 1,607). Multivariate analyses confirmed that task demands of heavy labor were associated with workplace injury above baseline individual and job characteristics. Consistent with previous research, results indicated worker control was associated with increased health. Reliable co-workers were associated with less exhaustion, and working fast was associated with greater exhaustion. My results implied that …

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