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Turkish Women’s Marital Constructs Related to Domestic Violence: A Study Using the Repertory Grid Technique

open access: yesSAGE Open
This study aimed to use the repertory grid technique to identify the personal constructs of women exposed to domestic violence regarding their marriage and their marital constructs in the case of exposure to domestic violence.
Rümeysa Daş, Fatoş Bulut Ateş
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Causal Beliefs About Gout on Public Views About Gout Management: A Randomized Experimental Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite well‐described biologic causes, the public views unhealthy lifestyle choices as the primary cause of gout. This study investigated how causal beliefs about gout influence the public's views about its management. Methods In a randomized study, 201 members of the public viewed one of two 2‐minute videos about gout.
Rachel Murdoch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Affairs of the heart: patients’ personal constructions of a cardiac event and their effect on lifestyle change

open access: yesCurationis, 2001
The issue of why people do not always make appropriate lifestyle changes in response to a cardiac event has and continues to be of central importance to health practitioners. This paper addresses this issue from the perspective of the lived experience of
EC McKibbin, KG Wilson
doaj   +1 more source

Biopsychosocial Determinants of Hand Function and Its Trajectories Over Five Years in Patients With Hand Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over five years in primary hand osteoarthritis (OA). Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods A total of 538 patients with both baseline and five‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V. E. M. Olde Meule   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Return to Normality: A Descriptive Qualitative Interview Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Gout Flare Resolution

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opening the theory box

open access: yesEducational Futures, 2011
The role of theory is keenly debated in education but there does not seem to be much focus on what exactly we mean when we say the word ‘theory’.
Erik Blair
doaj  

The Semiotics of Faith and Empowerment in Mariah Carey’s Lyrics

open access: yesIdeas: Journal of English Literary Studies
This study argues that Mariah Carey’s lyrics construct a symbolic narrative of empowerment through themes of perseverance, faith, and self-definition. Using Roland Barthes’s semiotic theory, it analyzes how recurring motifs—such as prayer, divine support,
Rudy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychometrics and Life History Strategy: The Structure and Validity of the High K Strategy Scale

open access: yesEvolutionary Psychology, 2014
In this paper, we critically review the conceptualization and implementation of psychological measures of life history strategy associated with Differential K theory.
Lee T. Copping   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Work-family conflict and time use: psychometric assessment of an instrument in ELSA-Brazil

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2016
In this study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the items to measure the work-family conflict and the time use for personal care and leisure, included in the baseline questionnaire of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil).
Karina Araujo Pinto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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