Self-Help Groups - Organization & administration
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Peer assistance reaches its 25th year.

30 Jul 2009 This column traces the history of the efforts of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists to provide assistance to members struggling with addiction. The work of the Ad Hoc Committee on Chemical Dependency, the Peer Assistance Advisors, ... Read more...

Notable role of glaucoma club on patients' knowledge of glaucoma.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: To assess how general glaucoma patients understand their disease compared with patients from the Shanghai Glaucoma Club and various influencing factors as well. Shanghai Glaucoma Club was further evaluated to determine its efficacy on its ... Read more...

Turkish nurses' perspectives on a programme to reduce burnout.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Burnout is a serious problem among nurses. Programmes to prevent and reduce burnout have been described, but nurses report that they have difficulty attending such programmes and the dropout rate is substantial. AIM: To investigate the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Self-Help Groups - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Self help groups, a first assessment] 30 Aug 2009
• Peer assistance reaches its 25th year. 30 Jul 2009
• Glaucoma club: a successful model to educate glaucoma patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Notable role of glaucoma club on patients' knowledge of glaucoma. 30 Jul 2009
• [Mind-body group therapies for persons having difficulty with alcohol] 29 Jun 2009
• Leading mothers through their times of sorrow. 29 Jun 2009
• Turkish nurses' perspectives on a programme to reduce burnout. 30 May 2009
• A support intervention to promote health and coping among homeless youths. 30 May 2009
• [Society of parents of children with diabetes for finding each other exchanging ideas] 30 May 2009
• [Associative commitment and cancer. Results of a sociological study] 29 Apr 2009
• Families and Schools Together: an experimental study of multi-family support groups for children at risk. 14 Apr 2009
• Partnering with mutual aid associations to provide home injury prevention. 30 Mar 2009
• [A self help group for brothers and sisters of handicapped or sick children] 30 Mar 2009
• Fathers' rights groups: demographic correlates and impact on custody policy. 28 Feb 2009
• Effecting positive change with bereaved service users in a hospice setting. 27 Feb 2009
• Educational parties as a strategy to promote breast health awareness and screening in underserved female populations. 27 Feb 2009
• Effectiveness of community-based, nonpharmacological interventions for early-stage dementia: conclusions and recommendations. 27 Feb 2009
• Using life coaching techniques to enhance leadership skills in nursing. 27 Feb 2009
• Setting the standard for recovery: Physicians' Health Programs. 27 Feb 2009
• New mothers network: the provision of social support to single, low-income, African American mothers via e-mail messages. 8 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Self-Help Groups'

Definition: Organizations which provide an environment encouraging social interactions through group activities or individual relationships especially for the purpose of rehabilitating or supporting patients, individuals with common health problems, or the elderly. They include therapeutic social clubs.

Descriptor UI: D012657

Alternative terms: Self-Help Groups; Group, Self-Help; Groups, Self-Help; Self Help Groups; Self-Help Group; Support Groups; Group, Support; Groups, Support; Support Group; Clubs, Therapeutic Social; Club, Therapeutic Social; Social Club, Therapeutic; Therapeutic Social Club; Social Clubs, Therapeutic; Therapeutic Social Clubs;

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

Tree Number: N03.540.782;

Online Note: use SELF-HELP GROUPS to search SOCIAL CLUBS (now SOCIAL CLUBS, THERAPEUTIC see SELF-HELP GROUPS) 1973-78 (as Prov 1973-74)

History Note: 79; was SOCIAL CLUBS see under ORGANIZATIONS 1975-78, was SOCIAL CLUBS 1973-74 (Prov)