PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the magnitude of selected obstacles and supportive behaviors in providing end-of-life (EOL) care to patients with cancer as perceived by oncology nurses. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING National survey sample. SAMPLE A geographically dispersed national random sample of 1,000 Oncology Nursing Society members who had cared for inpatient patients with c...

The purpose of the present study was to examine variation in heart disease death rates by the social class of decedents. The term, "social class" refers to a complex set of phenomena such as control over economic resources, social status, and power relative to others in society. The target population for this study was African-American adults aged 35-74 years old who resided in the United State...

We explore the wider social context of an HIV-prevention programme in rural Zimbabwe. We make no comment on the programme itself, rather seeking to examine the wider community dynamics into which it was inserted, to highlight how pre-existing social dynamics may have influenced community "readiness" to derive optimal benefit from the intervention. Using the concept of "the AIDS competent commun...

While eco-social work as a strategy that combines responses to environmental and social risks is gaining ground in Europe, it has not evenly spread across countries. This paper looks at Italy, country which arrived only recently found difficulty establishing itself, order understand the factors have hindered fostered its development. To do so, explores two cases of innovation and, using neo-ins...