5) Health Status: This is defined as an individual's relative level of wellness and illness, taking into account the presence of physiological or biological dysfunction or functional impairment. Some persons with one or more chronic diseases perceive themselves as healthy, while some who are healthy with no evidence of disease perceive themselves as being ill. Significance: Health status demonstrates the presentation of health-related quality-of-life data in a clinically useful format. It shows the
impairments and mortality (Colton and Manderscheid, 2006; Mathers and Loncar, 2006; Murray and Lopez, 1997). In clinical terms, mental illness is a significant psychological or behavioural pattern experienced by an individual, hence increasing the risk of disability, pain and mortality (Varcarolis, 2009; APA, 1994). Contesting the clinical definition is the DSM-IV caveats which states that the definition does not apply to all situation, thus the implication that mental illness lacks an
African Americans of low income and live in a poor community have a higher risk of dying that Whites of the same category. The fact that the leading cause of death for African Americans males aged 19-25 is homicide is truly alarming that this is a major problem that needs a solution. African Americans are first experiencing health
Compassionate Care Through Intentional Rounding Andrew S. Eberhart, Gail L. Hutchings, Mary Al-Khazraji, Katie Ellingson, & Jocelyn Nitzkorski University of Mary Compassionate Care Through Intentional Rounding Every day, individuals are admitted to hospitals experiencing uncertainty, fear, and anxiety. At its very core, the profession of nursing is centered around compassion, and providing meaningful care for patients. Intentional rounding is a variable system that has been created
Gratitude intervention has been found to contribute positively to the general health of study participants. However, only very few known significant study on gratitude interventions have been carried out in Africa, particularly in the Kenyan context. The present study examined the effectiveness of gratitude interventions for improving the general health of married women in Karen area. The purpose of this study was to find out if gratitude intervention can improve the general health of married women