Caregivers - Education
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Healing during existential moments: the "art" of nursing presence.

29 Nov 2009 This article addresses nursing presence, a phenomenon essential to holistic nursing care. The concept is introduced and explained, supporting background information is reviewed, barriers are identified, and successful applications are illustrated in ... Read more...

Association between health education needs and stroke caregiver injury.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Many stroke caregivers are inadequately informed about stroke and its sequelae and have little preparation for the physical demands of moving, lifting, and handling often required. Our objectives are to examine the association between ... Read more...

Insight into dementia care management using social-behavioral theory and mixed methods.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: For health organizations (private and public) to advance their care-management programs, to use resources effectively and efficiently, and to improve patient outcomes, it is germane to isolate and quantify care-management activities and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Caregivers - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Healing during existential moments: the "art" of nursing presence. 29 Nov 2009
• Association between health education needs and stroke caregiver injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Insight into dementia care management using social-behavioral theory and mixed methods. 30 Aug 2009
• Global women's health: a spotlight on caregiving. 30 Aug 2009
• Allergen avoidance approaches in food allergy management. 17 Aug 2009
• Health care transition counseling for youth with arthritis: comment on the article by Scal et al. 13 Aug 2009
• Care home health. 6 Aug 2009
• A universal problem. 6 Aug 2009
• Partnering with families: multiple family group psychoeducation for schizophrenia. 30 Jul 2009
• Teaching carers the tricks of the trade. 30 Jul 2009
• Improving toothbrushing behaviour in an institution for the disabled in Lisbon, Portugal. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of folk remedies among families of children hospitalised in Taiwan. 30 Jul 2009
• Perceptions of the relationship between mental health professionals and family caregivers: has there been any change? 30 Jul 2009
• Supporting children to adhere to anti-retroviral therapy in urban Malawi: multi method insights. 12 Jul 2009
• Knowledge of late-life depression: an empirical investigation of aged care staff. 29 Jun 2009
• Caring for a disabled child at home: parents' views. 29 Jun 2009
• [Improvement of knowledge and attitudes towards depression and suicidality in geriatric caregivers: evaluation of an advanced training program] 26 Jun 2009
• [How to plan patient discharge from the hospital] 22 Jun 2009
• Dental care in aged care facilities. 30 May 2009
• [Qualitative research on the family management and family needs of children with asthma] 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Caregivers'

Definition: Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability. They may provide the care in the home, in a hospital, or in an institution. Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients, etc.

Descriptor UI: D017028

Alternative terms: Caregivers; Caregiver; Care Givers; Care Giver; Spouse Caregivers; Caregiver, Spouse; Caregivers, Spouse; Spouse Caregiver; Family Caregivers; Caregiver, Family; Caregivers, Family; Family Caregiver;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.085; M01.526.485.200; N02.360.200;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified: prefer specific caregiver as NURSES; PHYSICIANS; etc.; IM; coord with specific field if pertinent (IM): "the teacher as caregiver" = CAREGIVERS (IM) + TEACHING (IM)