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BIENESTAR PSICOLÓGICO: ADULTOS MAYORES ACTIVOS A TRAVÉS DEL VOLUNTARIADO

Ciencia y Enfermería
Objetivo: Comparar el nivel de bienestar psicológico de adultos mayores voluntarios del programa "Asesores Seniors" del Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor, Región del Bío-Bío, Chile, y adultos mayores no voluntarios, usuarios de un Centro de Salud ...
LESLIE FERRADA MUNDACA, MERCEDES ZAVALA GUTIÉRREZ   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a community health workers perceptual and behavioral competency scale for preventing non-communicable diseases (COCS-N) in Japan

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Community health workers in Japan are commissioned to work on a voluntary basis on behalf of their communities, to promote healthy behaviors. They are a valuable resource because they can often provide health information and services for local
Yuki Imamatsu, Etsuko Tadaka
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and structural correlates of HIV and STI testing among a community-based cohort of women sex workers in Vancouver Canada.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundIn light of the stark inequities in HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) experienced by women sex workers, empirical evidence is needed to inform accessible and sex worker-friendly models of voluntary, confidential and non-coercive ...
Shira M Goldenberg, Jennie Pearson, Sarah Moreheart, Hannah Nazaroff, Andrea Krüsi, Melissa Braschel, Brittany Bingham, Kate Shannon   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS IN RENDERING SERVICES TO NYAOPE SUBSTANCE USERS

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2022
Use of nyaope amongst South Africans has risen dramatically. Concerns have been expressed about the negative effects this illicit drug has on communities.
Vusi Khanyi, Kgashane Johannes Malesa
doaj   +1 more source

Trabalho voluntário, características demográficas, socioeconômicas e autopercepção da saúde de idosos de Porto Alegre Trabajo voluntario, características demográficas, socioeconómicas y autopercepción de la salud de ancianos en Porto Alegre (Brasil) Voluntary work, demographic, social and economic features and health self-perception by elderly people from Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2010
Trata-se de um estudo transversal e comparativo, que objetivou descrever as características demográficas, socioeconômicas e de saúde de idosos que realizam trabalho voluntário em uma Organização Não Governamental de Porto Alegre, e investigar a ...
Luccas Melo de Souza, Liana Lautert, Eunice Fabiani Hilleshein   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Results from the Post-Assistance Self-Sufficiency (PASS) Program in Riverside, California [PDF]

, 2007
A random assignment evaluation of a voluntary postemployment program for workers who recently left welfare shows participants had increased employment and earnings during the first two years of follow ...
David Navarro, Mark van Dok, Richard Hendra   +2 more
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of female sex workers and their HIV/AIDS/STI knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in semi-urban areas in South Africa

Curationis, 2004
The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of female sex workers and their HIV/AIDS/STI knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in semi-urban areas in South Africa.
K. Peltzer, P. Seoka, S. Raphala
doaj   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source