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Gender And Veterans Differences In Access To Mental Health Care Services

Pages: 10 (2880 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:literature review Document #:16426783

… care services more frequently as compared to men; the same stands true for reproductive and depression care as well. So, per person, the medical costs of women are higher than men in general.
If women are deployed in conflict areas of war while being in the army, … of women are higher than men in general.
If women are deployed in conflict areas of war while being in the army, the medical costs might be higher (high outpatient and pharmacy costs) due to resulting mental health problems despite lower overall costs incurred by women in … effects of V.A. mental health care on those who are receiving it and on those who are not, regardless of gender.
Signs when medical Intervention for V.A. Health Care is Needed
Post-deployment health care includes numerous factors that provide the basis for veteran mental health care intervention. … but also applies to various……

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Adams, R.E., Urosevich, T.G., Hoffman, S.N., Kirchner, H.L., Figley, C.R., Withey, C.A., Boscarino, J.J., Dugan, R.J. & Boscarino, J.A. (2019). Social and psychological risk and protective factors for veteran well-being: The role of veteran identity and its implications for intervention. Military Behavioral Health, 7(3), 304-314.  https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1580642 

Allore, H.G., Ning, Y., Brandt, C.A., & Goulet, J.L. (2013). Accounting for the hierarchical structure in veterans’ health administration data: Differences in healthcare utilization between men and women veterans. International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research, 2(2), 94-103. DOI: 10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.03

Brooks, C. & Chopik, W. (2010, June 17). Research finds deployment affects mental health of veterans differently. Michigan State University.  https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/research-finds-deployment-affects-mental-health-of-veterans-differently/ 

Duggal, M., Goulet, J.L., Womack, J., Gordon, K., Mattocks, K., Haskell, S.G., Justice, A.C. & Brandt, C.A. (2010). Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq. BMS Health Services Research, 10 (175).  https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-175 

Harpaz-Rotem, I. & Rosenheck, R.A. (2011). Serving those who served: Retention of newly returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan in mental health treatment. Psychiatric Services, 62(1), 22-27. DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.1.pss6201_0022.

Haskel, S.G., Brandt, C.A., Krebs, E.E., Skanderson, M., Kerns, R.D., & Goulet, J.L. (2009). Pain among veterans of operations enduring freedom and Iraqi freedom: Do women and men differ? Pain Medicine, 10(7), 1167-1173.  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526- 4637.2009.00714.x

Kaur, S., Stechuchak, K.M., Coffman, C.J., Allen, K.D., & Bastain, L.A. (2007). Gender differences in health care utilization among veterans with chronic pain. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22(2), 228-233. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0048-5

Koo, K.H., Madden, E. & Maguen, S. (2015). Race, ethnicity, and gender differences in V.A. health care service utilization among U.S. veterans of recent conflicts. Psychiatric Services, 66(5), 507-513.  https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300498

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Healthcare Provider Shortage

Pages: 9 (2590 words) Sources: 7 Document Type:Research Proposal Document #:93189886

… these areas are forced to grapple with lack of access to basic healthcare resulting in more costly and serious illnesses.
The Maryland State medical Society, which is commonly known as MedChi, is an organization that could help address the issue of shortage of healthcare providers in rural … is an organization that could help address the issue of shortage of healthcare providers in rural Maryland. MedChi, an affiliate of the American medical Association, would help address this issue as part of its commitment to provide resources to the State’s physicians, patients, and public health. As … in rural Maryland. Merritt Hawkins is a national healthcare search and consulting organization that specializes in recruitment of physician leaders, physicians across all medical specialties, and advanced practitioners (Merritt Hawkins, 2019). Merritt Hawkins regularly conducts review of the recruitment of physicians in all kinds of medical specialties and advanced practitioners. Merritt Hawkins is……

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Antonelli, A.F. (2019, May 14). Does America Have a Physician Shortage – or Are Our Doctors ‘Just Bad at Managing Time’? Retrieved August 5, 2019,  https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2019/05/14/physician-shortage 

Daly, R. (2018, May 22). Healthcare Workforce Shortage Worsening: Senators. Retrieved August 5, 2019, from  https://www.hfma.org/topics/news/2018/05/60811.html 

Desmon, S. (2019, March 1). Doctors in Short Supply in Rural Maryland. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 5, 2019, from  https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-id.rural01mar01-story.html 

Heath, S. (2019, July 11). What Clinician Recruitment Tactics Say About the Physician Shortage. Retrieved August 5, 2019, from https://patientengagementhit.com/news/what-clinician-recruitment-tactics-say-about-the-physician-shortage

Merritt Hawkins. (2019). 2019 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives. Retrieved August 5, 2019, from  https://www.merritthawkins.com/uploadedFiles/merritthawkins_2019_incentivereview.pdf 

Western Maryland Health System and Allegany County Health Department. (2011, November). Allegany County Community Health Needs Assessment. Retrieved August 5, 2019, from http://www.alleganyhealthplanningcoalition.com/pdf/ACHD%20Community%20Health%20Needs%20Assessment.pdf

Wolford, H.B. (2018, May 28). Allegany County Sees Shortage of Health Care Workers. Time News. Retrieved August 5, 2019, from https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/allegany-county-sees-shortage-of-health-care-workers/article_28b1030d-4403-5d84-aa26-fe17d61b8561.html

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Physical Disabilities And Other Health Impairments Special Gifts

Pages: 6 (1796 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:question answer Document #:65284303

Q1. Discuss the relationship between medical advances and the prevalence of physical disabilities.
Due to immense advancement in the field of medical science (Bureau, 2001), a number of diseases have been treated and improved especially the brain injuries and trauma cases which produce in a … survival rates of less weighing babies have increased, in turn causing physical and mental development impediments (Bureau, 2001). This proves that as the medical science advances, problems like physical disabilities have also increased showing a positive correlation.
Q2. Define the three categories of physical disabilities described in ……

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Bureau, P. R. (2001, September 1st). Emerging Trends in Disability. Population Reference Bureau. Retrieved from  https://www.prb.org/emergingtrendsindisability/ 

Forrest, S. (2011, June 02). Learning about disabilities fosters social acceptance, study finds. Illinois News Bureau. Retrieved from  https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/205310 

Frank, A. (2016, July 16). Vocational Rehabilitation: Supporting Ill or Disabled Individuals in (to) Work: A UK Perspective. US National Library for Medicene. Retrieved from  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041047/ 

Kumar, R. (2014, October). Prevention of Disabilities- Parents Corner. Retrieved from Vikaspedia:  http://vikaspedia.in/education/parents-corner/guidelines-for-parents-of-children-with-disabilities/prevention-of-disabilities 

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Shortages Of Health Care Providers

Pages: 7 (2037 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Essay Document #:32789324

… Now that the country has gone into lockdown mode, it is only making matters worse from an economic point of view: going to school for medicine is expensive and individuals and families may reassess their commitment to the field if they see a recession or, worse, a … Another problem leading to the shortage of health care providers is the lack of readiness that providers have to make the transition from school to the real world. Turnover among nurses and care providers is still too high to ensure proper nurse to patient ratios in most ……

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Clemmer, T. P. (1995). The role of medical informatics in telemedicine. Journal of Medical Systems, 19(1), 47-58.

Demiris, G. (2003). Integration of telemedicine in graduate medical informatics education. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 10(4), 310-314.

Foster, M., & Sethares, K. (2017). Current strategies to implement informatics into the nursing curriculum: an integrative review. J Nurs Inform, 21(3).

Haddad, L. M., & Toney-Butler, T. J. (2019). Nursing shortage. In StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing.

Hasbrouck, L. (2016). Strengthening local health department informatics capacity through advocacy, education, and workforce development. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 22(Suppl 6), S3.

IOM. (2010). The future of nursing. Retrieved from  http://nacns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/5-IOM-Report.pdf 

O’Brien, J. (2003). How nurse practitioners obtained provider status: Lessons for pharmacists. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 60(22), 2301-2307.

Snavely, T. M. (2016). A brief economic analysis of the looming nursing shortage in the United States. Nursing Economics, 34(2), 98-101.

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Pages: 3 (865 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:91189614

… the individual has recurring thoughts and behaviors. The obsessive and compulsive symptoms can affect all aspects of a person’s life including personal relationships, school and work. There are various kinds of obsessive-compulsive disorders with different signs and symptoms as well as treatment approaches. This paper discusses treatment … well as treatment approaches. This paper discusses treatment recommendations for an adult patient suffering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder. The discussion includes analysis of medical management, community resources and follow-up plans for the patient’s condition.
HPI and Clinical Impression for the Client
Jane is a 38-year old individual … regarding perceived flaws or defects in appearance (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016). Jane developed this condition following a history of body shaming by her school and colleagues at work. Since her high school years, Jane has always viewed herself as ugly and subsequently developed this obsessive-compulsive disorder. She is obsessed with the appearance of……

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Ahmed et al. (2019, October 3). Body Dysmorphic Disorder Treatment & Management. Retrieved October 10, 2019, from  https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/291182-treatment#d12 

Harris, P.M. & Drummond, L.M. (2016, October). Compliance of Community Teams with Specialist Service Recommendations for Obsessive-Compulsive and Body Dysmorphic Disorders. BJPsych Bulletin, 40(5), 245-248.

Mayo Clinic Staff. (2016, April 28). Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Retrieved October 10, 2019, from  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/body-dysmorphic-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353944 

Phillips, K.A. & Hollander, E. (2008, March). Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Medication: Evidence, Misconceptions, and a Suggested Approach. Body Image, 5(1), 13-27.

Phillips, K.A. (2006, July). The Presentation of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Medical Settings. Primary Psychiatry, 13(7), 51-59.

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Traumatic Stress In Age Of COVID 19 Student Teacher Syllabus

Pages: 9 (2722 words) Sources: 2 Document Type:Article Review Document #:56613298

… rate of transmission and fatality of the novel Coronavirus is also a major concern, especially in view of the apparent inadequacies of current medical knowledge and research at finding a lasting solution to the pandemic. All these escalations and uncertainties lend to increased mental stress for every … the available options and adaptations for contribution to the management and survival of the current Coronavirus pandemic in the fields of traumatic stress, medical psychology/psychiatry, and other medical or non-medical fields. The paper also recommended four key areas of focus: mental health diagnostics, prevention, public opinion, managing medical personnel, and integration of useful non-medical professionals to increase capacity. The study presented an idea for improving mental health response, especially in the case of an unprecedented pandemic.
Method
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Richmond, A., Slattery, J., Mitchell, N., & Morgan, R. (2016). Can a learner-centered syllabus change students’ perceptions of student-professor rapport and master teacher behaviors? Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 2(3), 159-168.

Saville, B. K., Zinn, T. E., Brown, A. R., & Marchuk, K. A. (2010). Syllabus Detail and Students’ Perceptions of Teacher Effectiveness. Teaching of Psychology, 37(3), 186–189. DOI:10.1080/00986283.2010.488523 

Harrington, C. M., & Gabert-Quillen, C. A. (2015). Syllabus length and use of images: An empirical investigation of student perceptions. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 1(3), 235.

Wilson, J. H., & Ryan, R. G. (2013). Professor–student rapport scale: Six items predict student outcomes. Teaching of Psychology, 40(2), 130-133.

Cullen, R., & Harris, M. (2009). Assessing learner?centredness through course syllabi. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 34(1), 115-125.

 

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Handwashing

Pages: 8 (2520 words) Sources: 7 Document Type:Essay Document #:290264

… their hands.  It discusses different alternatives people can use when traditional handwashing is impossible.  The essay also covers how handwashing is used in medical environments.  There are cultural components to handwashing and the essay will discuss handwashing in developing nations as well as the social and cultural … sneezing, or blowing your nose; and after touching garbage (CDC, 2020). 

There are additional times that health care professionals and others involved in medical procedures need to wash their hands or take extra steps for hand hygiene.  Hands should be washed before and after providing any type … need to wash their hands or take extra steps for hand hygiene.  Hands should be washed before and after providing any type of medical care.  Hands should be washed between patients.  If handwashing is not possible, healthcare professionals should use hand sanitizing gel or other alcohol-based sanitizers … an important part in reducing……

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “When and How to Wash Your Hands.” CDC.  2 April 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html " target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">

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Coronavirus COVID 19 In The United States

Pages: 8 (2400 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Essay Document #:648841

… with high rates of concurrent infections.  If the demand for health care exceeds the supply, then healthcare providers will be unable to meet the medical needs of people suffering from COVID-19 or from any other illnesses during the same-time.  If the infection is spread out over time, even … possible, until the risk of widespread and rapid community transmission has passed.  This means avoiding large crowds, which is why officials have closed school and canceled large events in many areas.  It also means reducing unnecessary contacts with people in smaller-group settings, which means avoiding gathering in … they are in an at-risk population. The level of social distancing possible varies from person-to-person, because some people, such as first responders or medical professionals, are required to interact with the public as part of their jobs and then go home and interact with their families.  However, ……

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Key Facts.”  CDC.  12 March 2020.   https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/share-facts.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fabout%2Fshare-facts.html .  Accessed 16 March 2020.

Newey, S. and Gulland, A.  “What Is Coronavirus, How Did It Start and Could the Outbreak Grow Bigger?”  The Telegraph.  16 March 2020.   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/16/what-coronavirus-how-start-outbreak-pandemic-covid-19/ .  Accessed 16 March 2020.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  “Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions.”  FDA.  2020.   https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-issues/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-frequently-asked-questions .  Accessed 16 March 2020.

World Health Organization.  “Coronavirus.”  WHO.  2020.   https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus .  Accessed 16 March 2020. 

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COVID 19 In South Africa Nigeria And Swaziland

Pages: 7 (2030 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:literature review Document #:53851517

...Medical school Literature Review on Coping Through The Use Of Informal Institutions during COVID 19 in South Africa, Nigeria, and Swaziland
The institutional theory deals with the outlines, regulations, standards, and procedures that are formulated in the institutions as commanding instructions for social behavior. This theory gives an understanding of how institutions are shaped, and the societal norms and frameworks are informed to all people of an organization. Communication is the sole indicator of how organizations are formulated with the help of formal rules and regulations, as that would reflect how they are conversed across all levels of the firm and in what way people are obeying them. This would ultimately build an organizational culture for coping with social and political issues. The informal institutions are socially shared instructions, typically unwritten, that are formed, transferred and imposed outside the official boundaries (Torniainen & Sasstamoinen, 2007), for example, giving tips to the food……

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Coelho, A. (2019). The role of informal institutions in the enforcement of rules and how to improve corporate and public governance in Brazil: Studies based on a set of corporate governance cases involving state-owned companies (Working Paper). Retrieved from SSRN website  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3434037 

Dacin, M.T., Goodstein, J. & Scott, W.R. (2002). Institutional theory and institutional change: Introduction to the special research forum. Academy of Management Journal, 45(1), 45- 47. DOI: 10.2307/3069284

Escandon-Barbosa, D.M., Urbano, D., Hurtado-Ayala, A., Paramo, J.S. & Dominguez, A.Z. (2019). Formal institutions, informal institutions, and entrepreneurial activity: A comparative relationship between rural and urban areas in Colombia. Journal of Urban Management, 8(3), 458-471.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2019.06.002 

Estrin, S. & Prevezer, M. (2010). The role of informal institutions in corporate governance: Brazil, Russia, India, and China compared. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 28, 41- 67.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-010-9229-1 

Kaufmann, W., Hooghiemstra, R. & Feeney, M.K. (2018). Formal institutions, informal institutions, and red tape: A comparative study. Public Administration, 96(2), 386-403. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12397

Meluch, A.L. (2016, August). Understanding the organizational and institutional origins of social support in a cancer support center. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=kent1466944822&disposition=inline

Torniainen, T.J. & Sasstamoinen, O.J. (2007). Formal and informal institutions and their hierarchy in the regulation of the forest lease in Russia. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 80(5), 489-501.  https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpm033 

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The Rising Cost Of Public Education In United States

Pages: 7 (2143 words) Sources: 13 Document Type:Essay Document #:91796938

… Fourteen percent do not get married because of debt, female graduates have their first kid at later ages because of debt payback, and medical or dental care is delayed by 27 percent of the same population due to the same reason.
Pragmatic Solutions
One of the solutions ……

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Amour, Madeline. “Report: living expenses, not tuition, are the problem.” Inside Higher Ed, 13 May 2020,  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/05/13/living-expenses-are-larger-  barrier-students-tuition-report-finds. Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

Cude, Katherine. The Rising Cost Of Tuition At Four Year Public Universities: A Comparison Of The Explanations Offered By The Academic Literature And University Decision Makers. 2016. University of Vermont, Undergraduate theses. Scholar Works, https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=castheses

Davidson, Adam. “Is College Tuition Really Too High?” The New York Times Magazine, 8 Sep. 2015,  https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/is-college-tuition-too-high.html . Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

Desrochers, Donna, and Kirshstein, Rita. Labor Intensive or Labor Expensive? 2014. American Institutes for Research, Delta Cost Project. Lumina Foundation,  https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/deltacostair-labor-expensive-higher-  education-staffing-brief-feb2014.pdf

Dickler, Jessica. “Why College Tuition Keeps Rising.” CNBC, 24 Oct. 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/24/why-college-tuition-keeps-rising.html, Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

Hemelt, Steven, and Marcotte, Dave. Rising Tuition And Enrollment In Public Higher Education. 2008. IZA, Discussion Paper. IZA,  http://ftp.iza.org/dp3827.pdf 

Hemelt, Steven, and Marcotte, Dave. “The Impact of Tuition Increases on Enrollment at Public Colleges and Universities.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, vol. 33, no. 4, Dec. 2011, pp. 435-457.

Hess, Abigail. “The Cost of College Increased by More Than 25% In the Last 10 Years- Here’s Why.” CNBC, 13 Dec. 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/13/cost-of-college- increased-by-more-than-25percent-in-the-last-10-years.html. Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

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