Health issues in Chinese contexts . Volume 1 / / Zenobia C.Y. Chan, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824253903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hauppauge, NY, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61209-385-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Collana: Health issues in Chinese contexts series ; ; v. 1
• Altri autori (Persone): ChanZenobia C. Y
• Disciplina: 362.10951
• Soggetti: Public health - China; Public health - China - Hong Kong; Medical care - China; Medical care - China - Hong Kong; Health attitudes - China; Health attitudes - China - Hong Kong
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- HEALTH ISSUES IN CHINESE CONTEXTS VOLUME 1 -- HEALTH ISSUES IN CHINESE CONTEXTS VOLUME 1 -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE EDITOR -- PREFACE -- EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE STRAIN ON CO-RESIDENT FEMALE SPOUSES OF MALE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CVA in Hong Kong -- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) -- Caring and Carer -- Stroke Victim Stress -- Carer Stress -- Hong Kong Society and Chinese Culture -- Feminism and Feminist Research -- Aims and Objectives -- Study Design -- Samples -- Selection of Participants -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Content Analysis (Recurrent Themes) -- Trustworthiness -- Ethical Considerations -- RESEARCH RESULTS -- Review Profile of Participants -- I. TASKS IN CARING -- Caring Demand -- II. DIFFICULTIES AND SUPPORT OF CARER -- Support from Family -- Support from Health Care Professionals -- III. CARER NEEDS AND STRESS -- Physical Stress -- Psychological Stress -- Social Isolation -- Financial Burden -- IV. OBLIGATION -- Commitment -- V. THE ULTIMATE WORRY: OLD AGE HOME -- DISCUSSION -- I. The Caring -- II. Carer Difficulties and Support -- III. Carer Needs and Stress -- IV. ; Obligation -- V. Carer's Worry: Old Age Home -- Limitations -- Implications for Practice, Development and Further Study -- Social Support Group -- Home Visit -- Informational Support -- Policy Makers -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND -- REFERENCES -- INFLUENTIAL FACTORS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEALTHFUL AND UNHEALTHFUL BEVERAGES FOR ADOLESCENTS IN HONG KONG: A FOCUS GROUP STUDY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- BIOLOGICAL EFFECT AND BEVERAGES -- Psychological Effect and Beverages -- Social-Behavioral Effects and Beverages -- PHENOMENON OF INTEREST -- RESEARCH METHOD -- Participants and Setting -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS.; Factors and Barriers in Beverage Choices -- Attitudes towards Healthful Beverages -- Importance of Healthful Beverages to Adolescents -- Reasons for Choosing Unhealthful Beverages -- Attitudes towards "Chinese Soup" -- DISCUSSIONS -- Gender Differences -- Revisiting the Meaning and Function of Soup in the Chinese Culture -- Suggestions for Future Research -- CONCLUSION -- BACKGROUND OF AUTHOR -- REFERENCES -- AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON WORKING OVERTIME IN A PRIVATE COMPANY AND PRACTICING A HEALTHFUL DIET -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I LITERATURE REVIEW -- Overview of Hong Kong Overtime Working Conditions -- The Impacts of Working Overtime -- The Significance of Healthful Diet on Work Performance -- PART II METHODOLOGY -- Research Paradigm -- Research Design -- Informant and Site Selection -- Data Collection -- Questionnaire Development -- Data Analysis -- PART III DISCUSSION -- Participants' Profiles -- Stages of the Data Analysis Process -- Session One: Participants' Views on Working Overtime and Their Working Pattern -- Session Two: Participants' Understanding of a Healthful Diet -- Session Three: Participants' Opinions on the Relationship between Overtime Eating and Healthy Diet -- PART IV IMPLICATIONS -- Research Implications -- Implications for Employers -- Implications for Employees -- Implications for Policy Makers -- Implications for Health Professionals -- LIMITATIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND -- REFERENCES -- STRESSORS AMONG FEMALE PATIENTS UNDERGOING THORACIC SURGERY AND METHODS OF PRE-OPERATIVE EDUCATION TO REDUCE THEIR STRESSORS: TEN CASE STUDIES FROM HONG KONG -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- Physiological Response of Stress -- Stress Management -- Effect of Pre-Operative Education -- Mode of Pre-Operative Education -- Style -- Content -- Timing.; Strengths and Weaknesses -- Strengths -- Weaknesses -- SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY -- OBJECTIVES -- METHODOLOGY -- Designs -- Research Questions -- Selection of Participants -- DATA COLLECTION -- Individual in-Depth Interview -- Setting -- DATA ANALYSIS -- TRUSTWORTHINESS -- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Participants' Consideration -- Storage of Data -- RESEARCH RESULTS -- Participants' Profiles -- Stressors before Surgery -- Anxiety -- Social Support -- Hospital Systems -- Post-Operative Complications -- Economic impact -- Method of Stress Relief -- Psychological / Spiritual Support -- Clarification -- Social Support -- Mindfulness Meditation -- Preoperative Information Needs -- Nature of Disease -- Nature of Operation -- Post-Operative Care -- Post-Operative Complication -- Operative Surgeons -- Modes of Preoperative Education -- Timing of Preoperative Education -- CONTRIBUTIONS -- Supporting Previous Literature Reviews -- Strength and Importance of the Study -- LIMITATIONS -- Restriction of Time -- Restriction on Selection of Participants -- Generalizability of the Research -- IMPLICATIONS FOR ; KNOWLEDGE, CLINICAL PRACTICE, HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION -- Filing Knowledge-Practice Gaps -- Clinical Practice -- Health Education and Health Promotion -- Further Direction for Clinical Practice and Research -- CONCLUSION -- AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX I. SEMI-STRUCTURE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS -- APPENDIX II. CONSENT -- NURSING CRISIS MANAGEMENT: FIRE SAFETY IN OPERATING THEATRES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- Overview of Crisis and Crisis Management -- Crisis Management in the Health Care Sector -- Health Care Professionals, Crisis and Crisis Management -- POTENTIAL CRISIS IN OPERATING THEATRES -- Local Hong Kong Situation -- Case Scenario -- CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN IN OPERATING THEATRES -- Emergency Phase.; Assessment -- Implementation -- Follow-up and Referral -- Preventive Phase -- Consolidation and Reconstruction Phase -- IMPLICATIONS OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOR NURSES -- From the View of OT Fire Safety to Crisis Management -- A Call for Crisis Management Training for Nurses -- LIMITATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- REFERENCES -- DISCUSSION OF MEDICAL LEADERSHIP STYLES AND ROLES FOR A COMMUNITY GERIATRIC CONSULTANT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- What Is Medical Leadership? -- Examination of the Leadership Role within a Hospital -- Identification and Review of the Effectiveness of Different Leadership Styles -- Exploration of the Connection between Leadership Style and Sustainable Change Outcomes -- CASE STUDY: BACKGROUND OF THE LEADER -- DISCUSSION -- Review of the Pros and Cons of an Effective Leader -- Implications for Nursing -- CONCLUSIONS -- AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND -- REFERENCES -- STUDENTS' VIEWS ON HEALTH PROMOTION -- CONTEXT -- GOALS -- METHODS -- FINDINGS -- DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- A CALL FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGS BY HEALTH CARE RESEARCHERS -- COMMONALITIES BETWEEN QUALITATIVE AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING -- REFERENCES -- THE PROMOTION OF A HEALTHFUL DIET AMONG MALE RED MINIBUSE (RMBS) DRIVERS IN KWUN TONG -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- PROGRAM OBJECTIVES -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- THE PROGRAM -- Assessment Stage -- Planning -- Implementation -- EVALUATION -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ABOUT THE WORKSHOP DESIGNER -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 1. QUESTIONNAIRE -- Part One: Matching -- Part Two -- Part Three -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 2. PROGRAM SCHEDULE -- FALL PREVENTION COMMUNITY PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERS IN HONG KONG -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND OF THE FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM -- PROGRAM OBJECTIVES -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- NEEDS ASSESSMENT -- PLANNING -- IMPLEMENTATION -- EVALUATION -- DISCUSSION.; CONCLUSION -- AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND -- REFERENCES -- FAT AND FIBRE DIETARY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR ADULTS IN HONG KONG -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT TOOL -- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR PRIMARY CARE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ASSESSMENT TOOL -- WHAT IS A THREE-HOUR WORKSHOP ON STRESS MANAGEMENT? -- TEACHING METHODS AND WORKSHOP CONTENTS -- Section One: Ice-Breaking (30 Minutes) -- Section Two: Lecture (45 Minutes) -- Section Three: Discussions and Sharing (60 Minutes) -- Section Four: Reflection (30 Minutes) -- STRESSORS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES -- Individual -- Family -- Work -- Stress Management -- PARTICIPANT RESPONSES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- TEACHING CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE -- RATIONALES -- BACKGROUND -- ; COURSE OBJECTIVES -- COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- HEARING THE VOICE OF A MARRIED WORKING MOTHER'S FEAR OF LOSING HER HOUSEMAID -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- RATIONALE OF THIS CHAPTER -- ORGANIZATION OF THIS INTERVIEW -- CASE PROFILE -- PRESENTING ISSUES -- THE THREE STAGES OF THE INTERVIEW -- PREPARATION -- PROCESS -- The Beginning Stage -- The Middle Stage -- OUTCOME -- The Ending Stage -- STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS -- IMPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- AUTHORS' BACKGROUND -- REFERENCES -- INVISIBLE INSTABILITY OF HONG KONG CITY AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIP: REPRESENTATION OF VIRUS IN HONG KONG FILMS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW -- INVISIBILE INSTABILITY IN HONG KONG CITY AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS -- AUTHOR INFORMATION -- REFERENCES -- A WORKSHOP PROGRAM SUPPORTING A CHANGE IN THE "HEART AND ART" OF THE BEREAVEMENT SERVICE WITHIN A WORKPLACE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES -- TARGET PARTICIPANTS -- DATE AND DURATION -- OUTLINES OF WORKSHOPS.; EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND WORKSHOP CONTENTS.