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Staff training is one of the interventions that managers can embed in their organizations to help staff improve their professional competences related to challenging behaviour of clients with intellectual disabilities. Individual coaching adds learning opportunities that are feasible but difficult…
| Bron | Research in Developmental Disabilities 34(5): 1456-1467 May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | van Oorsouw, WMWJ; Embregts, PJCM; Bosman, AMT |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Purpose: This article describes a feasibility study of a program that mentors boys aged 14-18 living in inner city public housing, engages them in a basketball league, and provides educational sessions on life skills and ways to resolve conflicts without violence. Such programs have the potential…
| Bron | Journal of Adolescent Health 52(5): 83-88 May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Strunin, L; Wulach, L; Yang, GJ; et al. |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death among Americans. National guidelines emphasize early identification and control of CVD risk factors, but challenges remain in the primary care setting in terms of engaging patients and improving medical therapy adhe…
| Bron | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 26(3): 299-310 May-Jun 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Benson, GA; Sidebottom, A; VanWormer, JJ; et al. |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Racial/ethnic minorities remain underrepresented in positions of authority. While ample scholarship has identified barriers to mobility much less scholarship has explored the conditions under which minorities are promoted to leadership positions. Relying on a unique data set that includes all trans…
| Bron | Social Problems 60(2): 168-187 May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Cook, A; Glass, C |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Background: A nurse-led, hospital-based academic advising service (AAS) was developed at a large Magnet (R) hospital. The AAS aided nurses and aspiring nurses as they considered advancing education. This research project was developed to evaluate the AAS. Methods: This qualitative study used a web-…
| Bron | Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing 44(5): 218-224 May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Wendler, MC; Fyans, PM; Kirkbride, G |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Among the challenges currently facing nursing is the need for new graduates who are competent to begin providing complex patient care. Innovations in nursing education must lead to outcomes that bridge the gap between nursing education and the beginning competencies that employers need in newly hir…
| Bron | Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing 44(5): 225-229 May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Bridges, RA; Holden-Huchton, P; Armstrong, ML |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Background: Breastfeeding has abundant biological and psychological benefits. Effective breastfeeding requires good latching on, which is possible when the infant is able to cup around the maternal areola with his tongue. One of the most common conditions resulting in poor latching on is tongue-tie…
| Bron | Journal of Health Care of the Poor and Underserved 24(2): 47-60 May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Wilkes, AE; John, PM; Vable, Anusha M; et al. |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Community health centers (CHCs) seek effective strategies to address obesity. Mid West Clinicians' Network partnered with [an academic medical center] to test feasibility of a weight management quality improvement (QI) collaborative. Mid West Clinicians' Network members expressed interest in an obe…
| Bron | Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health 58(3): 328-332 May-Jun 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Deneris, A; Wheeler, C; Salmon, S |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Introduction As women enter midlife, health issues and chronic health problems can emerge. The University of Utah Health Science Center's Midlife Women's Health Assessment Clinic was developed to provide a personalized approach to healthy aging by individual assessment, group education, motivationa…
| Bron | Journal of Medical Internet Research 15(5): May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Wojtowicz, M; Day, V; McGrath, PJ |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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Background: While combination antiretroviral therapy has extended the life expectancy of those infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), there is a high prevalence of comorbidities that increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Th…
| Bron | BMC Public Health 13 Article Number: 502 May 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Jaggers, JR; Dudgeon, W; Blair, SN; et al. |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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In a longitudinal group-randomized trial, we explore the key role of the quality of classroom text discussions in mediating the effects of Content-Focused Coaching (CFC) on student reading achievement (2983 students, 167 teachers). Schools in the United States serving large numbers of minority and…
| Bron | Learning and Instruction 25: 35-48 Jun 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Matsumura, LC; Garnier, HE; Spybrook, J |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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When the Penn State football scandal exploded in 2012, observers tended to frame events in terms of individuals behaving badly or irresponsibly. The perpetrator of child abuse was convicted and sent to prison; the head football coach was fired; the president of the University and several senior adm…
| Bron | Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice 6(2): 117-133 Jun 2013 |
| Auteur(s) | Alderfer, CP |
| Jaar | 2013 |
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