Breast cancer and the associated physical problems may cause people to experience different psychological and social adaptation processes. Nursing interventions can affect physical, psychological and social adaptation in such women and help to prevent and overcome depression and anxiety. It should be stressed that both physical and psychosocial well-being enhance health and quality of life.

The Cerontological Society of America A demonstration intergenerational service-learning model was developed to improve the well-being of elderly nursing home residents. The model involved collaboration of four community agencies and integration of students' learning about aging with visits to the elderly. Ten college students visited 20 elderly nursing home residents and interacted with them s...

From the School of Nursing (Drs Boehm, Schlenk, and Ronis and Ms Powers) and the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, School of Medicine (Ms Funnell), University of Michigan, and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (Dr Ronis), Ann Arbor, Michigan. Correspondence to Susan Boehm, PhD, Associate Professor and Dean, Student Affairs, The University of Michigan, School of Nursing, 400 Nort...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To identify and describe independent nursing actions in cooperative care. DESIGN Qualitative, descriptive, inductive study. SETTING The Nebraska Medical Center's Lied Transplant Center in Omaha, where lay care partners assume responsibility for acute care of transplant recipients in partnership with nurses. SAMPLE 12 cooperative care nurses. METHODS Two focus groups, ...

ABSTRACT Objectives: to compare social, health and working conditions among nursing, nutrition hospital cleaning service workers. Methods: a quantitative cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study carried out in public the countryside of São Paulo, including workers from nutrition, nursing services. Data collection occurred during hours. Validated questionnaires Karasek's Demand-Control m...

Relapse after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a stressful event for patients and families, but provides an opportunity for education and psychosocial support. Little available research satisfies the needs of transplantation recipients at this critical time in the cancer trajectory. This article will apply the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium content principles to tailo...

Dropout in later years of the nursing degree programme involves lost investment and is a particular problem for both students educators. Reasons late dropout seem to be related work learning environment clinical placement. The aim this study was investigate associations between psychosocial characteristics distress intention leave education among third-year students. A prospective cohort study....

Several side effects have been strongly associated with antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients. Among them, the lipodystrophy syndrome which presents alterations in body shape with central adipose hypertrophy and peripheral lipoatrophy, reported by patients as a visible marker identifying them as HIV patients. This manuscript presents an analysis of current literature regarding the psychosocial...

This systematic review aims to review the potential psychosocial benefits of individual reminiscence therapy for people with dementia. Five randomized controlled trials were identified. All were carried out in nursing or care homes, and several different approaches were represented. The studies reported some immediate and longer-term psychosocial benefits to people with dementia of individual r...