background: breastfeeding is a complex phenomenon and its duration is influenced by several factors. since proper family support may affect the length and quantity of exclusive breastfeeding, this study aimed to explain the supportive role of families based on experience of successful mothers in exclusive breastfeeding. methods: this qualitative study was done in 2015with conventional content a...

Family supportive supervisor behaviours (FSSB) has received growing attention as an effective set of to facilitate the integration work and family responsibilities. However, FSSB construct remains limited in its sensitivity context our understanding embedded experiences from high-income global North countries white collar private organisational settings. This paper presents a context-sensitive ...

This study tested the hypothesis that supportive family environments during adolescence buffer exposure to racial discrimination, reducing its impact on biological weathering and its manifestation in cellular aging. Perceived racial discrimination, support in the family environment, and confounder variables were assessed for 3 consecutive years across adolescence in two independent cohorts of A...

introduction of modern architecture in iran and its popularization in 1950s and after, brought some new concepts in everyday life of iranian women, among which was “kitchen as heart of home-life”. younger members of current generation are grown in these modernized spaces while a bit older ones have experienced houses of traditional style. this study is designed to explore what previous concept ...

This exploratory study identified the supportive care needs of family members of men with advanced hormone-sensitive (HS) and hormone-refractory (HR) prostate cancer. In focus groups and individual interviews, we asked eight family members of men with HS disease and 11 family members of men with HR disease to identify their supportive care needs and recommend strategies for improving care to me...

Diabetes is a steadily increasing threat in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Factors such as urbanization, obesity, physical inactivity, and inadequate access to healthcare are believed to contribute to the increasing burden of diabetes. Interventions that optimize diabetes self-management are critically important since obtaining diabetes medications is challenging due to cost constraints and availabi...