This research is a qualitative and interpretive study of influences of culture on the development of eating disorders, comparing the United States and Ukraine. In this research, the autoethnographic component is an important key to elucidating cultural phenomena that either promotes or otherwise affects the development of an eating disorder, especially for girls and young women. Social media is another focus of this research, which provides significant materials for analysis of young women from different cultures and their struggles with eating disorders. This research also include autoethnographic narrative of a woman who has experienced an exposure to both, Ukrainian and American ideal body standards, as well as brief case studies of American women who have struggled with eating disorders., Copyright is retained by the author. Please contact Anastasiya Dasik for further use of this material.
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Eating disorders Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Social perception
Richard Scepura's defense of the dissertation, "Intending to Stay- Retention, Structural Empowerment, and Dialysis Nursing: Integrating Kanter's Theory and the Refined Nurse Worklife Model."
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Retention structural empowerment burnout dialysis Kanter's Theory
The purpose of this study is to explore the concept of depression as it may relate to patients' behavior following coronary artery bypass surgery. Based upon research findings, nursing interventions may be able to moderate the incidence of depression after surgery. Depression can be caused by a change in life style, realization of mortality, and financial loss. Since the bypass surgery patient must significantly alter his life style if he is to maintain patency of the grafts and progress through rehabilitation, his chances of developing depression are high. Nurses are in the position to assist the patient to make successful changes and deter depression, hopelessness, helplessness, and anxiety. A nurse*s personal contact may help to clarify the patient's awareness of post-operative recovery. Providing information and assisting in the development of effective coping strategies may prevent the effects of depression. Such interventions are a part of the role of the cardiac nurse., Copyrights are retained by the author. Please contact Katherine Gustafson for further use of this material.
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Nursing Mental health services Heart-Diseases-Nursing
Mary Pollock presents research for the dissertation titled, "Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Vitamin D Insufficiency: The Effects of Vitamin D Level on Irritable Bowel Syndrome."
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IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome vitamin D deficiencies
There is existing research noting a possible correlation between vitamin D insufficiency and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The etiology of irritable bowel syndrome is unknown with the goal of the health care provider being symptom control. There are studies suggesting insufficient vitamin D levels may cause an inflammatory response in the gut leading to symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. This study noted a possible correlation between insufficient vitamin D levels and irritable bowel syndrome in a small rural gastroenterology practice in Western Pennsylvania. A literature review was performed on IBS, vitamin D, and the possible correlation between vitamin D and IBS. The diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome was broken down into IBS/ diarrhea, IBS/ constipation, and IBS/mixed according to the ROME criteria that is used in daily practice. Out of 118 patients with the diagnosis of IBS that were included in the study, only 62 of these patients had a vitamin D level drawn within the last 5 years. Thirty of these patients had insufficient vitamin D levels. The expected value from the Chi-Square test as derived from a proportional analysis of low vitamin D levels in the general population of the United States was 19.8. The observed value from this study is 30, a 10.2 value higher than the expected value. The Chi-square test indicated significance, thereby the (30) IBS patients (48.3%) the total patients with low levels of vitamin D as compared (32) IBS patients (51.1%) of the total patients with normal levels of Vitamin D, where Chi-square (1, n = 62) = 7.6, p < .006.
Further investigation into a possible correlation between vitamin D insufficiency and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in the adult patient would be a positive step towards this challenging functional bowel disorder.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS vitamin D deficiencies
One (a) 7 X 9 cm black and white protrait photograph of Iva Wells glued on a cardstock frame. Written on the back is "Iva Wells." One (b) 5 X 9 cm photograph set in an oval cardstock frame. Written on the back is "Iva Wells."
