Objectives. Caregiving staff need to have a way to make sense out of the death and dying of
nursing home residents. A range of cultural and institutional factors (eg, disenfranchised …

Conceptual models and the taxonomies associated with them are inherent tools of goal-
directed activity. Conceptual models partition reality, discerning differences within a …

Objectives. This article investigates:(a) how social status influences diabetes prevalence
and incidence;(b) how risky health behaviors contribute to the prediction of incident …

Formerly abused individuals constitute an unrecognized and under-served population, a
minority group who may have special requirements and need special understanding and …