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This paper explored the relationships between parental alcoholism, sense of belonging, resilience, and depressive symptoms among Koreans in the U.S. Data from 206 Koreans (Mean age = 28.4 years; 59.8% females) living in a Midwestern state were collected in 2009, using a web-based survey, which included Children of Alco…

In all, 162 British hospice volunteers completed the Inventory of Motivations for Hospice Palliative Care Volunteerism (IMHPCV) of Claxton-Oldfield, Wasylkiw, Mark, and Claxton-Oldfield.(1) The IMHPCV taps into 5 different categories of motives for becoming a hospice palliative care volunteer: altruism, civic responsib…

The utility of sperm DNA testing remains controversial. However, it may be helpful in couples with unexplained failures of multiple assisted reproductive techniques and/or recurrent abortions. This study analysed 10,400 spermatozoa of 26 patients for sperm-head morphology with high-magnification microscopy, DNA fragmen…

Challenging behaviors are frequently studied in individuals with various developmental disabilities, although specific conditions are rarely compared to one another. Such data would be informative to clinicians who assess and develop treatment plans for children with these disabilities. For that reason, the current stu…

Starting in 2007, a 2-year study based on ethnographic methodology was carried out downtown Montréal, Canada. A thematic analysis of observational and interview-based notes was conducted. Illicit prescription opioid (PO) use was widespread among street-based participants. Injection was the main mode of PO administ…

Occupational therapists confront issues of cultural diversity more than ever before because of the increased number of clients seen in their professional practice who are of differing racial or cultural backgrounds. In this study, we examine perceived cultural competence in a sample of 477 occupational therapists. The…

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of middle-aged women living with a disability in Isaan, Thailand. Sixteen women with disabilities, aged 40-60 years, were initially recruited by purposive sampling and, subsequently, theoretical sampling was employed. A qualitative method was applied…

The objective of this study was to evaluate a research and development project to reduce alcohol and drug use-related problems, conducted during 2003-2005, in six urban and rural municipalities in Sweden, Umeå, Kramfors, Solna, Kalmar, Laholm, and Lund. The development of alcohol and drug use trends and patterns w…

This study examines the relationship between cultural beliefs and the utilization of services among Arab immigrant women. All participants (N = 67) reported at least one act of partner abuse resulting in a consultation with various formal services. Significant correlations were found between the holding of traditional…

OBJECTIVE: This study's objective was to determine whether junior medical students' end-of-rotation shelf exam scores varied by the preceptorship county's rurality. METHODS: Student learning during rural preceptorship experiences, 1999 to 2005, was assessed using the students' scores on the National Board of Medical E…

Despite more than two decades of investigation, our accumulated knowledge about what influences nurses' use of research is underdeveloped. This study's objectives were to develop and test a series of structural equation models that included individual factors believed to influence research utilization. Estimates of the…

Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) suggest a number of different variables that may play a role in the development and maintenance of obsessive compulsive symptoms [Freeston, M. H., Rhéaume, J., & Ladouceur, R. (1996) Correcting faulty appraisals of obsessional thoughts. Behaviour Research and…

The authors investigated the prevalence of xerostomia in a group of 604 subjects participating in a rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, study to explore the relationship of reduced salivary flow symptoms and demographic, clinical and medical characteristics. Forty-three percent of these subjects exhibited one or more severe x…

BACKGROUND: Elder mistreatment (EM) is a pervasive global health issue and a violation of basic human rights. Our prior study indicates that EM is alarmingly common in an urban Chinese population, yet little is known about risk and/or protective factors for EM. OBJECTIVE: This study's goal was to examine the associati…

BACKGROUND: The use of SHED might bring advantages for tissue engineering over the use of stem cells from adult human teeth as SHEDs were reported to have higher proliferation rate and increase cell population doublings as compared with stem cells from permanent teeth. OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to assess th…

BACKGROUND: Most neonates have neonatal jaundice, with 5-15% requiring phototherapy. Although phototherapy is beneficial, it can potentially extend hospital stays and cause harm. This study's purpose was to analyze the effects of fenofibrate and phototherapy on total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels at 24 and 48 hours (pri…

BACKGROUND: Stool-toileting refusal in preschool-aged children is a significant issue that strongly impacts both the child and the family, signaling a challenging period. We investigated the relationships between temperament, traumatic life events, parental sociodemographic characteristics, and psychological burdens an…

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were to (1) investigate the relationship between breast-feeding initiation and duration and patterns of perinatal depressive symptoms and (2) identify the sociodemographic correlates of such initiation and duration. METHOD: A sample of 2365 women in their second and third trimes…

AIM: To assess health care professionals' knowledge and opinions regarding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use, training, standards, and resource availability. METHODS: This cross-sectional study employed an online self-administered survey to evaluate health care professionals' knowledge and opinions concer…

This study used text network analysis and topic modeling to examine the knowledge structure of family-centered care in neonatal ICU nurses. Text was extracted from abstracts of 110 peer-reviewed articles published between 1995 and 2023 and analyzed by identifying keywords, topics, and changes in research topics over ti…