There are few evidence-based programs for stroke family caregivers postdischarge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate efficacy the Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit (TASK II), a nurse-led intervention enabling build skills based on assessment their own needs. A total 254 (primarily female TASK II/information, support, referral 78.0%/78.6%; white 70.7%/72.1%; about half spouses 48.4%/46.6%) were randomized II (n=123) or an information, group (n=131). Both groups received 8...

The aim of this study was to examine the role finding meaning in caregiving as a way coping and potential mediator effect caregiver burden on health, controlling for potentially influencing factors.This cross-sectional, descriptive 84 community-residing spouse caregivers persons with dementia which participants completed questionnaires during face-to-face meeting. Variables included background contextual variables, burden, through (FMTCG), physical mental health. Measures Zarit Burden...

Background: Though hypomimia, also called facial masking, is experienced by many people with Parkinson's disease (PD), little known about how the experience of this motor impairment relates to their own and care partners' (CP) social life relationship quality. Objective: To test if masking wellbeing in PD CPs. Method: Forty individuals CPs rated PD's difficulty showing expression (facial masking), completed questionnaires depression. Results: PD-reported CP-reported were positively...

This study aimed to describe paid service use among informal caregivers of community-dwelling older adults and identify factors associated with using data from the Caregiving in U.S. 2020. Home modification was most used (43.2%) followed by help (41%), outside transportation (22.5%), respite care (14.5%) 912 caregivers. Higher levels caregiver education household income, recipients' age, greater numbers recipient health conditions/problems, higher intensity, providing medical/nursing tasks...

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Objective: To report results from a national survey of coordinators and managers clinical research studies in the US on their perceptions experiences with scientific misconduct. Methods: Data were collected using Scientific Misconduct Questionnaire-Revised. Eligible responses received 1645 5302 (31%) surveys sent to members Association Clinical Research Professionals subscribers Practitioner , published by Center for Practice, between February 2004 January 2005. Findings: Overall, perceived...

The primary purpose of this secondary analysis was to identify common themes from the statements caregivers who ultimately decided institutionalize their relative with Alzheimer or Parkinson disease. Content transcripts (n = 11) institutionalized during participation in a caregiver intervention study performed. Two categories identified caregivers' stories were anticipating inevitable and reaching limit. results descriptive indicated that 3 4 months before institutionalization, discussed...

Purpose: Programmes that address stroke family caregiver needs and skill-building are recommended based on the literature patient care guidelines for rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to explore patterns perceived during a intervention programme.Method: Descriptive statistics were used analyse data from 123 caregivers enrolled in group randomised controlled clinical trial. Caregivers received eight weekly telephone sessions, with booster session month later. At each session,...

Background: Living with and caring for someone chronic illness can lead to limitations in activity social participation the care partner. Past research emphasizes importance of partners taking themselves physically emotionally so they stay healthy support recipient. There is little information regarding how partner takes their own lives. The purpose this study was explore concept self-management from perspective spousal people Parkinson's disease.Method: Twenty disease were interviewed three...

Transgender individuals face many barriers when accessing health care, including having to teach clinicians how care for them receive appropriate care. We conducted a secondary analysis of qualitative data collected via semistructured interviews with 18 transgender women ranging in age from 21 60 years and living HIV. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Participants encountered two clinician types: Those who get me don't me. Clinicians provided gender-affirming fostered...

Aims and objectives To explore how couples with Parkinson's disease discuss their needs, concerns preferences at the advanced stages of illness. Background The majority care for people is provided home by family members. characterised a slow progressive decline needs often exceeding decade. Design A descriptive qualitative study 14 couples. Methods Data were collected on two occasions over one‐month period using semi‐structured interviews, both individual couple interviews. analysed...

This interpretive study explored the experience of having Parkinson's disease in middle life. The researcher examined day-to-day demands experienced by 16 people (9 men and 7 women), ages 42-59 years, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson 's for a range 1-16 years. Demands directly attributable to illness included acknowledging symptoms seeking help, balancing emotional responses, dealing changing body, gaining formal practical knowledge, unpredictability. also created related roles, sense...

Most reports of scientific misconduct have been focused on principal investigators and other scientists (e.g., biostatisticians) involved in the research enterprise. However, by virtue their position, coordinators are often closest to field where much occurs.The purpose this study was describe coordinators' experiences with clinical environment.The descriptive design embedded a larger cross-sectional national survey. A total 266 respondents, predominately registered nurses, who answered...

The objective of this study was to explore the positive aspects experienced by adult children in providing care their parent who has either Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease.A qualitative descriptive approach used analyze audiotaped in-depth semistructured interviews that were conducted with 34 primary caregivers as part a larger randomized clinical trial.Individual trained research assistants caregiver's home.Thirty-four for respective parents. Seventy-six percent (n = 26) caring disease....

SUMMARY Background/Purpose: Over half of mothers with infants under one year are employed. This study explored the work experiences women who returned to employment during first and relationship characteristics maternal health. Design/Methods: Longitudinal, repeated measures pregnancy 1, 4, 8, 12 months postpartum. Data on health status gathered between 1990–95 by questionnaire from 149 employed, partnered residing in a large urban area northwestern United States. Results: Work-family...

Purpose: The overall purposes of this article are to report the development a survey instrument, Scientific Misconduct Questionnaire-Revised (SMQ-R) that elicits perceptions research coordinators managing clinical trials about various aspects scientific misconduct and present psychometric analyses for SMQ-R.

The highly homologous Rho proteins RhoA, RhoB and RhoC are low‐molecular‐mass GTP‐binding proteins. They selectively ADP‐ribosylated by Clostridium botulinum ADP‐ribosyltransferase C3 (C3 exoenzyme). biological function of the is still unclear; there evidence that they involved in regulation filamental network cells. Here we report exoenzyme‐like toxins ADP‐ribosylate small bovine spermatozoa inhibit sperm motility. These findings indicate which reportedly regulate microfilament system basically

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has emerged as a major cause of morbidity among U.S. servicemembers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even mild TBI (mTBI) can result cognitive impairments that affect the community reintegration Veterans postdeployment. The purpose this study was to explore needs concerns combat with mTBI provide support for an mTBI-specific conceptual model (Conceptual Model Context mTBI) derived from Ferrans et al.'s health-related quality life literature. Content...

Objective: To compare treatment fidelity among arms in the Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit study for stroke caregivers (TASK II) with respect to: 1) protocol adherence; 2) intervention dosage 3) nurse intervener perspectives. Design: A randomized controlled clinical trial design. Setting: Urban, community, midwestern United States. Subjects: total of 254 (mean ±SD age, 54.4 ±11.8 years), 55 (22.0%) males 199 (78.4%) females) to TASK II ( n=123) or an Information, Support,...

Abstract Objective Leucocytospermia, defined as a concentration of more than 10 6 leucocytes/ml seminal fluid in patients without clinical symptoms due to an adnexitis, is seen about 10% infertility department. Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis possibly relevant other pathogenic bacteria were not cultured from the semen significant numbers. Setting University Clinic, Department Andrology. Patients Two hundred and seven attending department for male investigation. Methods Analysis on each...