OBJETIVO: El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer las concepciones de los gerentes de servicios de salud sobre la red de atención psicosocial para usuarios de crack.
MÉTODOS: encuesta cualitativa y evaluativa utilizando el marco de evaluación de cuarta generación. La encuesta se realizó en un centro...
The process of assigning workload to nurses is significant in promoting high nursing retention rates, and positive patient outcomes. The concept, workload is widely used but there is no clear delineation of the concept as it relates to nursing. The aim of this analysis was to explore the concept of work...
En respuesta a la escasez de enfermería proyectada, legisladores de la Florida hicieron modificaciones a la ley de 2009 que cambió la Junta de enfermería aprobación y control de proceso para los programas de Educación de enfermería. Como resultado, el número de programas de enfermería aprobado en...
BACKGROUND: The number of Latinos in the US is increasing, and they are at higher risk for unintended pregnancies and short interpregnancy intervals. PURPOSE: This study examined immigrant Latino couples’ attitudes and perceptions towards contraception in relation to sexual deci...
Birthing women can convey a cultural response to pain. The greater the cultural distance between a woman and her midwife, the greater the chance of misinterpretation of her labour experience. This paper examines childbirth beliefs, influences and practices, which contribute to cross-cultural understandin...
Zika is an infectious disease that continues to pose an enduring threat worldwide. The disease is of particular concern to women of childbearing age, as the virus can cause devastating birth defects or fetal loss if acquired during pregnancy. Clinicians caring for women capable of becoming pregnant must ...
INTRODUCTION: Youth bullying is an international phenomenon that has similar mental health implications in different populations globally. The purpose of this literature review is to describe bullying and its impact on youths’ mental health, examines the state of science on bullying interventions, and ...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an international public health problem. In the United States, IPV appears to be more prevalent among Hispanic women when compared to non-Hispanic women. Despite the body of research that focused on IPV among Hispanic women, no study could be located that describes how H...
Postpartum depression (PPD) prevalence is 10-15% and higher among vulnerable groups in the United States and internationally. Although PPD screening is becoming the norm, treatment rates remain low. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine treatment (i.e., medication and/or therapy) rates at 6 w...
