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A Psychological Approach to Decision Support Systems
Management Science, 1996Rapid advances in information technology have brought decision makers the mixed blessing of an increasingly vast amount of easily available data. Designers of decision support systems (DSS) have focused on incorporating the latest technology with little attention to whether these new systems are compatible with the psychology of decision makers.
Stephen J. Hoch, David A. Schkade
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Psychological and educational support for CAPD patients
British Journal of Nursing, 1995Following the development of a small dedicated renal team and the implementation of a new educational and psychological support programme for patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), several improvements in outcome measures have become apparent. These changes are also associated with improved patient compliance and overall
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Social support and psychological disorder: A review
Journal of Community Psychology, 1983With the rapid growth in the literature on social support and psychological disorder, a review of the area is in order. The present article describes current conceptualizations of social support, and presents a distillation of empirical evidence on the relationships among stress, social support, and psychological disorder.
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Psychological support for women with metastatic carcinoma
Psychosomatics, 1979Abstract The author reports his experiences over a four-year period with group therapy for women with metastatic carcinoma and meetings with their families. Among the major concerns that emerged-and that the group discussions helped to meet-were issues having to do with dying; improvement of direct communication and establishment of a collaborative ...
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Psychological support at night; A pilot study
Cancer Nursing, 1994In-depth interviews with a sample of 10 nurses working permanent night duty in a British regional oncology and radiotherapy hospital reported that a significant part of their job involved psychological support for those patients who were awake and experiencing stress.
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Providing psychological support for patients with cancer
Nursing Standard, 2007This article focuses on the communication skills required to provide psychological support to cancer patients. The article explores factors that reduce the effectiveness of communication skills in the practice environment and indicates how nurses can improve their ability to be supportive.
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