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Online peer support for patients with somatic diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
With the availability of the Internet, so rose the opportunity to share concerns and experiences with peers online. In this thesis the meaning of online support groups for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and breast cancer was examined ...
Uden-Kraan, Cornelia Foekje
core   +2 more sources

Recommendations for peer-to-peer support for NICU parents [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Perinatology, 2015
Peer-to-peer support provided by 'veteran' neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents to those with current NICU babies is a legitimate and unique form of support that can complement or supplement, but not replace, services provided by professional NICU staff.
Hall, S L   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Protecting Peer Support Values and Ethics Through Community-Engaged Bioethics

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Bioethics
There has been a long history of cross-pollination between peer support (PS) in the United States and Canada, but collaboration has declined over the past two decades as PS has become increasingly professionalized.
Lee de Bie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cross-sectional multimedia audit reveals a multinational commercial milk formula industry circumventing the Philippine Milk Code with misinformation, manipulation, and cross-promotion campaigns

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2023
The Philippine Milk Code was enacted in 1986 to protect breastfeeding and reduce inappropriate marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMS). The Philippine Milk Code is categorized as “substantially aligned” with the International Code of Marketing of ...
Donna Isabel S. Capili   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

GRIDKIT: Pluggable overlay networks for Grid computing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
A `second generation' approach to the provision of Grid middleware is now emerging which is built on service-oriented architecture and web services standards and technologies.
A. El-Sayed   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

Self-directed disability support: building people’s capacity through peer support and action research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
How are people with disability experiencing and managing the transition towards self directed support and preparing for the NDIS? In this project, small groups of people with disability around Australia met over 6 months to talk about their disability ...
Ariella Meltzer   +6 more
core  

Peer to Peer Support in Schizophrenia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, 2015
Schizophrenia adversely affects life quality and social functionality of patients by deteriorating their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. It is commonly reported that a therapeutic combination of drugs and psychosocial therapies in schizophrenia increases levels of social functionality and life quality besides reducing the recurrence rates (Kruger ...
openaire   +1 more source

Breastfeeding peer support in rural New Zealand: the views of peer supporters [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Primary Health Care, 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND New Zealand (NZ) has a high rate of breastfeeding initiation, declining sharply during the first six months. Although there is a range of support available to breastfeeding mothers, access can be problematic in rural areas. To extend the accessibility of breastfeeding support to rural women, a Primary Health Organisation established
Raewyn, Johnson   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Introduction to the Coproduction of Supervision Standards for Digital Peer Support: Qualitative Study

open access: yesJMIR Human Factors, 2023
BackgroundDigital peer support enhances engagement in mental and physical health services despite barriers such as location, transportation, and other accessibility constraints. Digital peer support involves live or automated peer
Caroline Collins-Pisano   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

A permeability model for the hydraulic fracture filled with proppant packs under combined effect of compaction and embedment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The authors acknowledge the financial support from Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing (No.
Chen, Dong   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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