A paucity of research is available on patients' bowel symptom experiences and self-care strategies following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer. Most research undertaken to date on patients' bowel symptoms following surgery for rectal cancer has been largely atheoretical. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of choosing a theoretical framework to guide a study of patient...

One hundred and ten inpatients (80 males and 30 females) of Agra Mental Hospital with continuous stay of more than two years formed the study population. Majority of them were schizophrenics. Demographic data of these patients, their current social contacts inside and outside hospital, attitude of hospital staff and family members toward them, self care, sexual problems, future plans, social ac...

The aim of this confidential postal questionnaire study was to determine why patients change their general practitioner. Among 1423 patients who changed their general practitioner without changing their address the reason most commonly given for leaving a general practitioner was distance (41%)--three quarters of these patients mentioned only distance. Just over one third of respondents (35%) m...

Neonatal communication intervention is important in South Africa, which has an increased prevalence of infants born with risks for disabilities and where the majority of infants live in poverty. Local literature showed a dearth of information on the current service delivery and roles of speech-language therapists (SLTs) and audiologists in neonatal nurseries in the South African context. SLTs h...

Drawing on insights from feminist gerontology, the article discusses the ways in which body, gender, and age intersect, arguing for the importance of recognizing the centrality of the body in aging, but the need to recognize that this body is socially and culturally constituted. It explores this through three areas: the role of the body in the subjective experience of aging and the problems and...

Introduction Collaboration between health and social care services is vital if we are to truly provide integrated care. Whilst structural barriers based on policy frameworks, resource availability and organisational difference contributes to fragmentation between these sectors, it is the clashes in organisational cultures and values that can often be the most divisive. Only by being honest abou...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To determine whether reported falls at baseline are associated with an older adult's decision to make a residential adjustment (RA) and the type of adjustment made in the subsequent 2 years. DESIGN AND METHODS Observations (n = 25,036) were from the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative sample of community-living older adults, 65 years of age and older....

From March 2007 to April 2008 the Royal College of Nursing supported a project to improve services for people with alcohol-related problems by demonstrating and publicising the effectiveness of nursing interventions. The project team included representation from England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. This article presents a framework that can be adapted and used by nurses to promote the...

This study assessed the strategy of building young people's capacity to provide care and support to people living with HIV and AIDS in rural Zambia. Members of youth anti-AIDS clubs in schools and communities were trained as adjunct caregivers using a locally developed curriculum that allowed them to explore and challenge gendered notions of caregiving and emphasized networking with existing re...