Dissertations / Theses: 'Children of sick persons'

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Campbell, S. J. "Assessing the mouth state of sick children." Thesis, Northumbria University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387712.

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Deas, Betty Rose. "A journey of hope ministering to persons living with HIV/AIDS /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p064-0119.

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Braband, Barbara J. Hawkins Peggy L. Clark Connie L. Morin Patricia J. "The suffering journey lived experiences of persons who have endured life-impacting suffering events /." Click here for access, 2009. http://www.csm.edu/Academics/Library/Institutional_Repository.

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Thesis (Ed. D)--College of Saint Mary -- Omaha 2009.
A dissertation submitted by Barbara J. Braband to College of Saint Mary in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor in Education with an emphasis on Health Professions Education. This dissertation has been accepted for the faculty of College of Saint Mary by: Peggy L. Hawkins, PhD, RN, B.C., CNE, chair ; Connie L. Clark, PhD, RN, committee member ; Pat Morin, PhD, RN, committee member. Includes bibliographical references.

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Rennie, Claire Marie. "The care of sick children in eighteenth-century England." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/16508/.

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This thesis develops our understanding of childhood illness and care through an examination of the types of care which were provided to children who suffered from common diseases and conditions in the eighteenth century. My research establishes that domestic care remained the norm throughout the eighteenth century, even though institutional care grew both in terms of its scope and the numbers treated in this period. This study reveals that Newton’s concept of ‘children’s physic’ retained its importance in the domestic setting. The development of institutions did not radically change the manner in which children received care. Although there was a clear move towards paediatrics in institutions, particularly those which opened in the latter part of the century, children treated by the Foundling Hospital, metropolitan workhouses, and dispensaries often received out-patient care that allowed them to be treated within a domestic setting. Approached through the prism of disease and disease categories, this thesis provides valuable insights into eighteenth-century views of health, childhood, and the body. The conditions examined in the thesis were diseases which regularly affected children during the eighteenth century. Childhood morbidity and mortality sometimes motivated medical experimentation on children. Through an examination of the care provided to children who suffered from certain conditions, and the experiments carried out upon them, the thesis provides a clearer understanding as to how children, their bodies, and the medical care that they required, were perceived during the eighteenth century. Aside from a focus on regimen, there was no standardisation in the care of sick children prior to the nineteenth century. The recommended regimen for children was linked to the non-naturals, placed an emphasis on moderation, and was designed with the maintenance and restoration of balance in mind. An analysis of the care provided to sick children in the eighteenth century illuminates a period of incomplete transition from ‘children’s physic’ to paediatrics. Although the origins of paediatrics are usually located in the nineteenth century, this thesis argues that the increased interest shown in children’s diseases, and the experiments undertaken on children, demonstrate that the roots of paediatric care were laid in the eighteenth century.

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Williams, Ann K. "Physical illness and depression: changes over time in middle aged and elderly persons." PDXScholar, 1985. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/540.

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Recent research in gerontology and geriatrics has identified that one factor repeatedly associated with depression in the elderly is the presence of physical illness. The increasing numbers of elderly persons in the population and their high rate of chronic physical illness make it important to identify critical disease and individual characteristics that play a role in the association of depression and physical illness. In order to investigate and clarify these relationships and concerns, a panel survey of 133 middle aged and elderly persons with recent exacerbations of various physical illnesses was completed. Subjects were referred by medical offices and agencies in the Portland metropolitan area. Two in-depth interviews were completed approximately three months apart. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlational analysis, analysis of variance, multiple regression, and dynamic (change focused) correlational analysis. Results indicated a slight but consistent decrease in level of depression with increasing age. Increased levels of income, social support, religiosity, subjective health, internal locus of control for health, and life expectancy were associated with decreased levels of depression. Conversely, increased levels of pain, physical dependency, progressiveness of the disease, death anxiety, external locus of control for health, and worry about medical resources were associated with increased levels of depression. While the residential setting of urban, suburban, or rural had a significant effect on income and a slight effect on size of support system, it had no significant impact on level of depression. The four best predictors of level of depression at Time 1 were subjective health, pain, death anxiety, and income. Analysis of change over time revealed moderate stability in levels of depression. The best predictor of level of depression at Time 2 was level at Time 1. Only change in pain added significantly to the prediction of depression at Time 2. The results of this study will help to identify physically ill middle aged and elderly persons at risk for the development of depression. Analysis of change over time suggests causal relationships for further investigation.

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Demling, Jennifer. "Family caregiving for persons with AIDS." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/962800.

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This study examines the experience of individuals who participated or did not participate in the caregiving process for a family member who died within approximately the past three years of an AIDS-related illness. The focus of this study is on the adjustment of the caregivers and non-caregivers after the death of the PWA. It was hypothesized that due to their direct involvement in the caregiving process, caregivers would differ significantly from non-caregivers on a number of measures designed to evaluate adjustment. It was hypothesized that caregivers would report better overall adjustment than non-caregivers.Participants completed the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90; Derogatis, Lipman, & Covi, 1973), as well as a semi-structured interview about their experiences. A two-tailed t-test revealed no significant differences between groups. However, effect sizes computed for these variables revealed moderate to large diff ererences between caregivers and non-caregivers on the somatization and interpersonal subscales of the SCL-90. Comparisons to a standardization sample showed that caregivers differed significantly on all subscales from that standardization sample: Non-caregivers differed only on the depression and interpersonal sensitivity subscales. Analysis of the interview data revealed a significant difference in reported stress, with caregivers reporting significantly more stress during the illness of the PWA than non-caregivers. Effect sizes were computed for nine other interview categories; these suggested that caregiversreported substantially less social withdrawal, fewer feelings of guilt, fewer problems resolving issues with the PWA, substantially more physical illness, and more life affirming statements than their non-caregiver counterparts. Several other noteworthy trends that emerged in the interview portion of the study are discussed.Small sample size and pre-existing characteristics of the participants are explored as possible factors affecting the outcome of the study. More controlled studies exploring the adjustment of caregivers and non-caregivers are needed in order to better understand the possible differences that may exist between caregivers and non-caregivers in terms of adjustment after the death of their loved one from an AIDS-related illness.
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Noto, Thaddeus. "A lamp shining in a dark place evangelical ministries to persons living with HIV/AIDS /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Downes, Edith A. "Spiritual companions for Alzheimers patients and those persons with other forms of dementia." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Chiou, Chiun-Fang. "Developing an effectiveness measure for pediatric medicine and health service programs : case study for children with asthma /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7414.

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Arnold, R. W. Vince. "Give sorrow words understanding and ministering to persons with post-traumatic stress disorder /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Deas, Betty Rose. "A journey of hope ministering to persons living with HIV/AIDS /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2006. http://libraryweb.fuller.edu/tren/064-0119.pdf.

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Kinzel, Dianne Marilyn. "Becoming and being homeless as described by homeless mothers with children /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7334.

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Rosenberg, Russell Paul. "The role of attributional style and family routine in mediating stress-illness relationships in children and their primary caregivers /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487329662146255.

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Henry, I. C. "Conceptions of the nature of 'persons' amongst children and adolescents." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.374173.

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Hemingway, Philippa. "Determining why parents with sick children attend Accident and Emergency and general practice." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.408602.

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Graf, Theresa M. "Sense of coherence, relational functioning and concepts of health in adult daughter caregivers as compared with an age cohort of women /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1994. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11625235.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994.
Includes tables and appendices. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Marilyn Rawnsley. Dissertation Committee: Jane A. Monroe. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-131).

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Harlan, Drewel Elena. "Peer difficulties in children with epilepsy association with medical, neuropsychological, academic, and behavioral factors /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4850.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 19, 2009) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Jewell, Jeremy Dean. "The family environment of conduct disordered children and adolescents with depressed parents." Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3035956.

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McDonald, Dugald Jan. "The governing of children: Social policy for children and young persons in New Zealand 1840-1982." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Sociology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4600.

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This inquiry studies the changing position of children and young persons in New Zealand society. In structure, it is a chronological narrative that acts as a vehicle for setting out governmental and non-governmental policies and their implementation which have acted to control the lives of children and their parents or caregivers. It is about ways of governing children. The inquiry is directed towards justifying and elaborating a single and over-arching proposition: that children and young persons ought to be considered as a distinct social policy interest group apart from other social divisions. The notion of children's rights is given central importance as an indicator of the direction and influence of policy for children. The approach that links those second-order theories together, and which structures the overall study, is that of ascertaining social values through periodisation. In brief, this proposes that in the matter of policy for children, the events and practices which influence policy and rights assume a cluster of value characteristics. The values are cumulative but not mutually exclusive. So that they indicate potentialities rather than absolutes. The nature of social provision for children in each period is established to show these cumulative changes. The evidence shows that influential social values towards children over the period 1840-1982 fall into five main periods: • 1840-1879, in which the child is portrayed as a chattel of its caretakers and generally bereft of social rights; • 1880-1913, the period of the child as a protected person, guarded by the state but with limited individual rights; • 1914-1944, the period of the child as social capital worthy of investment for the value it may return as a productive adult; • 1945-1968, the time when the child was viewed as psychological being in which nurturance and intervention was consciously guided by theories of human behaviour both normal and abnormal; • 1969-1982, characterised by the emergence of the children's rights movement and the notion of the child as citizen. The inquiry concludes with these general findings: (1) That it is possible to defend the characterisation of time periods in which children have acquired explicit rights, (2) that children as a category of society have not usually been treated as an interest group in their own rights, (3) that policy for children should be treated as a discrete subject within policy studies, and (4) that the issue of children's rights in New Zealand society remains an open question and that that advocacy for children in the arena of social policy needs continually to be re-examined in the course of changing knowledge, beliefs and attitudes.

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Ravert, Russell D. (Russell Douglas). "Hospitalized School-Age Children: Psychosocial Issues and Use of a Live, Closed-Circuit Television Program." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500433/.

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This descriptive study utilized semi-structured interviews and observations to examine the experiences of hospitalized school-age children, and explore the potential of a live, closed-circuit television program as a psychosocial intervention. Among findings, Phase I data from 16 subjects indicates a) concern with painful medical procedures, particularly intraveneous (IV) injections, b) a desire for more information, especially concerning medical equipment, c) a variety of responses to social issues among subjects, d) the importance of activities, and e) the central role of the hospital playroom. Phase II data indicates that live, closed-circuit television can provide ambulatory and room-bound children opportunities for making choices, social interaction, participation, and information on their environment. Conclusions and implications are included.

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Spath, Mary L. "The impact of family functioning on children's adaptation during a parent's bone marrow transplantation." Thesis, Connect to resource online, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/2122.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2010.
Title from screen (viewed on April 8, 2010). School of Nursing, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Betsy L. Fife, Joan K. Austin, Patrick O. Monahan, Silvia M. Bigatti, Linda G. Bell. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 233-248).

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Daidoji, Keiko. "What a household with sick persons should know : expressions of body and illness in a medical text of early nineteenth-century Japan." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2009. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/29267/.

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This thesis assesses the image and expressions of the body and illness in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1867), by examining a text on the cultivation of life, Byoka suchi (What a household with sick persons should know). A unique feature of Byoka suchi is its use of script combining Chinese characters and Japanese readings in the form of furigana. Furigana are conventionally employed to signal the pronunciation of Chinese characters, but the furigana in Byoka suchi function as a means for giving the author's translation into the everyday native language of medical terms which are traditionally written in Chinese characters, which were of originally foreign for Japanese. This thesis particularly scrutinises the gap between the Chinese medical terms and their furigana glosses, as it shows how Chinese medicine was transmitted and imbibed by a Japanese physician in order to facilitate understanding lay readers who had not made a formal study of medicine. The thesis consists of three main parts: The first part reviews the intellectual background of cultivation of life culture in both China and Japan, with reference to some of the relevant insights by previous studies. The second part explores how the author's view of body and illnesses can be reconstructed from a close examination of furigana in the text. The third part is devoted to the translation of the first fascicle of Byoka suchi, which concisely represents the author's basic views on medicine, body and illnesses. The translation with meta-commentary will enable us to appreciate the effect of the Chinese character-furigana combinations, as well as to examine the essence of the physiology, pathology and medical ethics of the text. The principal contribution of this research to the field lies in reassessing how the Edo views of body and illnesses deviated from their Chinese counterparts. As a conceptual study, it will also shed light on the uses of special features of Japanese script in transmitting technical concepts into more colloquial and popular language.

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Tsanos, Andrea P. "Childhood cancer patients : an examination of their coping and adaptive behavior." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26346.

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The existing literature on adaptation to childhood cancer is integrated within the stress and coping paradigm (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984) to demonstrate its functional utility. The coping resources (i.e. psychological and social resources) and coping efforts of 21 children (9 male, 12 female) diagnosed with cancer were assessed and compared with standardized norms. Within-group differences were explored as the cancer sample was subdivided by stage of therapy (i) newly diagnosed, (ii) currently in treatment, and (iii) off treatment. Results suggest that children with cancer differed significantly from typical children on measures of coping effort (Coping Inventory) in that they demonstrated relatively more adaptive and efficient coping behavior as compared to their normative peers. Children with cancer differed slightly from typical children on measures of psychological resources (Assessment of Coping Style) such that they utilized a slightly more restrictive style of coping. Children with cancer did not differ significantly from normative children on measures of social resources (Social Support Scale for Children). The data are analyzed and discussed with reference to mediating factors including developmental stage, gender, and stage of illness.

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Robbins, Kathryn H. "Parent-child communication about the cancer experience in families of pediatric cancer patients /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9109.

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Öhman, Annika. "Navigating in a changing world : experiences of everyday life from the perspective of persons with cognitive impairment or dementia /." Stockholm, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-132-6/.

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Swanepoel, Geertje. "Voorbereiding van die pre-primere kind op hospitalisasie 'n Spelterapeutiese benadering /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10082004-072158.

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Ruggill, Jane Sanders 1943. "Learning and behavioral outcome of coccidioidal meningitis in children." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277010.

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Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States. Hematogenous dissemination of the etiologic agent produces a chronic basilar meningitis in a small percentage of children. While new and aggressive therapy has decreased mortality, children with coccidioidal meningitis (CM) continue to suffer significant morbidity. A comprehensive investigation of intellectual, achievement, and behavioral outcomes in a series of 9 children who were diagnosed and treated for CM at the Arizona Health Sciences Center between 1977 and 1988 was conducted. Nearest-age siblings were also evaluated. Findings revealed compromised cognitive abilities and an increased incidence of academic and behavioral difficulties in the patient group as compared to normative expectations and the performance of siblings. Results support the need for timely educational interventions to assist such patients in maximizing their potential in the academic environment.

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Bolanie, Ola. "Interfacing anthropology with epidermiology to extend understanding of caring for sick children in rural NOrth Central Nigeria." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.536260.

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Ola, Bolanle. "Interfacing anthropology with epidemiology to extend understanding of caring for sick children in rural North Central Nigeria." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/35743/.

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This thesis addresses how mothers and caregivers take care of sick children in rural north central Nigeria combining secondary analysis of the Nigerian Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) and ethnographic fieldwork in a village in a rural area. Theoretically, the thesis draws on concepts from epidemiology and anthropology in order to analyze and extend understanding of plural health seeking behaviour in a socially disadvantaged setting Methods: Rapid ethnographic assessment of mothers and caregivers in rural village in north central Nigeria was carried out using focus group discussions, household interviews and non participant observation over eight months. Findings: The NDHS analysis showed a social gradient generated by different level exposure to socially patterned risk and protective factors overtime in relation to illness, nutrition and living conditions. These mothers and caregivers were constrained by materialistic and neo materialistic factors shaping their circumstances within their daily lives and within Nigerian society – an example of structural violence. They express human agency in their decisions concerning caring for their children in a way that is shaped by cultural behavioural understandings of social and medical diagnostics of health and illness which is manifested in plural health seeking behaviour.

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Wentworth, Glen S. "Leading selected members of First Baptist Church, Krotz Springs, Louisiana, in implementing a strategy for ministering to persons who are HIV positive." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Phiri, Andrew Chenjerani. "An inculturated rite of anointing of the sick for the Cewa people of Zambia and Malawi : a Christ-like response to the needs of people with HIV/AIDS /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p033-0834.

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Dutkowsky, Sandra Olivia. "Writing(s) on the ambiguity of care." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2008.

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Roll, Bennet Petra. "Föräldraskapande och barnets hälsa : föreställningar och berättande om barn med eksem /." Stockholm : Pedagogiska institutionen, Stockholms universitet : Universitetsbiblioteket [distributör], 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-795.

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Lau, Chung-hang Kevin, and 劉仲恆. "Strategic review of an international non-governmental organization : Make-A-Wishr International." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206967.

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Make-A-Wish Foundation is the largest wish-granting organisation in the world and can be found in over 50 countries managed by 37 affiliates in five different continents. This thesis is a strategic review of Make-A-Wish International (MAWI), including an implementation plan for the betterment of Make-A-Wish International and its affiliates, namely, Make-A-Wish Hong Kong (MAWHK). The first part of the review is a comparative study of MAWI against six comparable non-governmental organisations. The second part is a situational analysis of MAWI covering its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as some key performance indicators. The third part is an implementation plan for MAWI and MAWHK, which includes key areas of focus, namely Wishes and Wish Quality, Operations, Organisational Development, Community Engagement, Revenue Generation and Brand Building. With this strategic review, the hope is to be able to assist MAWI and MAWHK in its next stages of development to better provide services for the communities they serve.
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Grace, Jeanne Martin. "Impact of a worksite physical wellness programme on sick leave, absenteeism and health-related fitness." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2001. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05232007-153642.

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Popov, Diana Dimitra. "HIV Positive Foster Children in Medical Research: Ethics of Disclosure and Assent." Thesis, Connect to resource online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/1672.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2008.
Title from screen (viewed on June 2, 2009). Department of Philosophy, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Richard B. Gunderman. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-40).

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Scannell, Alice Updike. "The Longterm Psychosocial Impacts of Caregiving on the Caregivers of Persons with Stroke." PDXScholar, 1989. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1312.

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This study is a Time 4 (T4) follow-up interview of ninety-three caregivers of persons who experienced a first stroke between 2 to 4 years (mean = 36 months) prior to the T4 interview. The first wave of data collection occurred within two months after the stroke. The second and third waves occurred six and twelve months, respectively, after the first interview. The caregivers were identified by the person with stroke as being the person closest to him/her who would be responsible for care after the stroke. Data were gathered at all four interviews using reliable and valid measures for depressive symptomatology (CES-D; Radloff, 1977), psychological well-being (IPWB; Berkman, 1971), and caregiver burden (Zarit, 1980). The contribution of social support to caregiver well-being was also investigated. Additional areas of investigation at T4 included coping strategies (F-Copes; McCubbin, Larsen, and Olson, 1981), caregiver adjustment, and the respondents' perception of themselves as "caregivers". The mean scores of depressive symptomatology, perceived burden, negative well-being, and positive well-being did not change significantly over the four points in time. However, the percentage of the sample having CES-D levels of 16 and above (indicating potential diagnosis of clinical depression) decreased by ten percent between T1 and T4. About ten percent of the respondents who were at risk for clinical depression at T4 reported high levels of depressive symptoms at all four interviews. Respondents who specifically thought of themselves as "caregivers" (sixty-two percent) were significantly more likely to report high levels of depressive symptoms, to experience high levels of strain and caregiver burden, and to be caring for persons who were more severely impaired by the stroke than those who did not. Caregiver characteristics contributed more to the variance in depressive symptoms and psychological well-being than did characteristics of the stroke. However, depressive symptomatology and perceived burden were significantly associated with both the functional capacity of the person with stroke and with an index of stroke severity comprised of communication impairments and negative personality/behavior changes since the stroke. The findings from this study have implications for stroke management programs, caregiver intervention planning, and health care policy.

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Leggat, Sandra G. "Analysis of the impact of the alternate funding plan at the Hospital for Sick Children Department of Paediatrics." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0011/NQ41457.pdf.

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Schiff, Noah. "The sweetest of all charities, the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children's medical and public appeal, 1875-1905." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0010/MQ46021.pdf.

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Boshoff, Marcelle Dianne. "The experiences of older persons and their adult children on maintaining positive parent-child relationships." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4631.

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The incidence of increased life span as well as a lack of care for older persons, gave rise to the South African Older persons Act (Act No 13 of 2006), which guides society in how our older persons should be treated. This Act also provides a clear indication of the expectations of caring for older persons within communities and families. Many older persons people rely on the relationships they have with their children in their golden years, to be fulfilling and loving. This study therefore aimed to explore the experiences of older persons and their adult children on maintaining positive relationships in order for the relationship to be most beneficial for both older persons and their adult children. The quality of relationships between adult children and older persons according to Newby (2010) can ease participation of adult children in the lives of older persons. This study was conducted from a qualitative research perspective that is exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature. The exploratory-descriptive design allowed the researcher to understand the topic by using a narrative strategy of inquiry. A non-probability purposive sampling method was applied to identify five older persons as well as the adult children of these older persons who are retirees of an automotive company in South Africa. Individual, semi-structured face to face interviews were conducted with older persons as well as with at least one of their adult children who did not reside with them. Thematic data analysis technique was used to analyse the data collected. The study is viewed as significant in enhancing the understanding of satisfying and caring relationships between older persons and their adult children in order to add to the body of existing knowledge in social gerontology and to improve direct social work practice with older persons.

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Petersen, Virginia Lenore. "An investigation to determine the appropriateness of care provided by children for physically disabled persons." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15954.

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Bibliography: pages 119-123.
The area of young persons caring for the physically disabled is a relatively new field of research. In South Africa, limited attention has been devoted to adult carers; young carers have not been addressed. In Britain, the role of young carers has been highlighted in the course of several research projects. The aim of the present research project was to investigate via the exploratory research methodology, the appropriateness of children caring for physically disabled persons.

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Steen, Rheta LeAnne. "Adapting Filial Therapy for Families who have a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4572/.

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Utilizing a collective case study design, I examined and described the filial therapy (FT) process and adaptations discovered to be necessary and unnecessary in working with families who have a child with a life-threatening illness in the hospital setting. Data from a total of 7 parents was utilized, including those who terminated early, in order to gain a greater understanding of adapting FT for families who have a child with a life-threatening illness and their participation patterns. The parents attended 10 one- to two-hour FT sessions. The data was analyzed to examine for themes, patterns and relationships intrinsically with each case participant, as well as across cases. Analysis indicated that parents with a child with a life-threatening illness had great difficulty committing to attend FT; and a high rate of attrition occurred for those who did commit. A theme regarding flexibility was found to be of eminent importance in a variety of manifestations including therapeutic methods, session format, location and time of sessions, and intense vs traditional FT. Therapeutic adaptations in flexibility found to be important including openness to cathartic and personal parenting sessions, tolerance of forgetfulness, and lowering typical therapeutic concerns of dependency in the relationship. An inability for parents in this situation to benefit from intense FT methods was also noted. Changes noted in the child of focus included increased confidence, increased cooperation in the medical setting, increased communication with the parent and with medical staff regarding medical issues, and increased communication with the parent regarding personal feelings and issues. Changes noted in the parents included increased confidence in parenting skills, increased awareness of the child's perceptions of the environment, increased tolerance in allowing the child to struggle in and out of the medical setting, with both emotional and physical pain in order to gain coping skills, increased ability to allow the child to empower self, and increased abilities in limit setting.

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Chan, Siu-chee Sophia, and 陳肇始. "A randomized controlled trial of a health education intervention by nurses to mothers of sick children in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3123821X.

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Kurihara, Miwa. "A study of the interface between ethnicity and education in the context of hospital tuition services for sick children." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2006. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020503/.

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Amaireh, Saleem. "Teachers' attitudes towards the inclusion of children with special educational needs in Jordanian ordinary schools." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44620/.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the attitudes of teachers towards inclusive education in Jordanian ‘ordinary’ schools. The first phase of the project reports questionnaire data from 367 teachers. Attitudes are examined in terms of three components: their beliefs and knowledge, feelings and behaviour. The results of the questionnaire revealed that ordinary teachers in Jordan hold relatively neutral views towards inclusive education. Several variables are found which relate to teachers’ attitudes; including training, experience of inclusive education and the type of disability. The qualitative phase of the project involves a series of semi-structured interviews with nineteen teachers to explore their understanding, concerns and suggestions for improvement, regarding inclusive education. Findings suggest that although teachers are not against inclusion per se, they express concerns about implementation. Most teachers perceive they are unprepared and appear to need to be told ‘how to be’ inclusive. A number of recommendations are made, these include: promoting a more positive attitude towards inclusion amongst the teaching profession, improving pre- and- in service training and support, and extending the role of resource rooms as provision for children with SEN.

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Borg, Karin. "Sickness Absence with Musculoskeletal Diagnoses : An Eleven-Year Follow-Up of Young Persons." Doctoral thesis, Linköping : Univ, 2003. http://www.ep.liu.se/diss/med/07/86/index.html.

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Milea, Simona Aostacioae. "The differences in environmental quality of care for HIV/AIDS-infected children in Romanian institutions and group homes." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Leung, Siu Yuk. "The association of emotional intensity and high ability /." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=35365.

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This study was undertaken in an attempt to assess the Affect Intensity Measure (AIM) as a simpler alternative to the Overexcitability Questionnaire (OEQ) as a measure of emotional intensity in high ability young people. Participants were 30 young adolescents from grade 6 to grade 11 from the McGill Summer "Explorations" Program for the gifted, 75 undergraduate students and 46 doctoral students from various departments of McGill University. The Affect Intensity Measure was administrated to all three groups. There were no affect-intensity differences among the three groups of participants. Affect Intensity Measures particularly failed to distinguish gifted and nongifted groups. This result was inconsistent with previous studies using Overexcitability Questionnaire. There were gender differences but no age differences in affect intensity. The gender differences result was also inconsistent with the findings in several earlier studies using Overexcitability Questionnaire in which no gender differences in overexcitability were found among the gifted. Reasons why the AIM was not found to be an adequate substitute for the OEQ are explored, with the present samples, and possibly in general.

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Burrow-Sanchez, Jason J. "Adolescent responses to maternal depressive behaviors during dyadic interactions : predicting later adjustment /." view abstract or download file of text, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3102155.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2003.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-87). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Hughes, Sandra A. "Personality Characteristics of Pediatric Leukemia Patients: Their Mothers' Perceptions." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1985. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503903/.

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The improving prognosis for pediatric leukemia patients requires that involved professionals increase attention to the emotional adjustment of these children. This study was designed to determine (a) how mothers of leukemia patients perceived their children's personalities in order to identify any specific emotional difficulties which these children may experience and (b) if their perceptions differed from either mothers of cystic fibrosis and diabetes patients or mothers of healthy children. Subjects included 24 mothers in each of three groups: leukemia, other illness, and healthy. Children in both illness groups received higher scores than healthy children on Adjustment, Achievement, Somatic Concern, Depression, Psychosis, and Social Skills scales as measured by the Personality Inventory for Children; however, only the leukemic children were rated higher in areas of Anxiety and Withdrawal. Implications for treatment and future research are discussed.

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