Search Results - "Ware, N. C."

Social relationships, stigma and adherence to antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS by Ware, N. C., Wyatt, M. A., Tugenberg, T.

“…Research on adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy has up to now focused largely upon problems of definition and measurement, and on the…”
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Reproductive Counseling by Clinic Healthcare Workers in Durban, South Africa: Perspectives from HIV-Infected Men and Women Reporting Serodiscordant Partners by Bangsberg, David, Ware, N. C., Psaros, C., Smit, J. A., Kaida, A., Giddy, J., Matthews, Lynn T., Crankshaw, T.

“…Background. Understanding HIV-infected patient experiences and perceptions of reproductive counseling in the health care context is critical to inform design…”
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Culture and somatic experience: the social course of illness in neurasthenia and chronic fatigue syndrome by Ware, N C, Kleinman, A

“…An anthropological view of culture and somatic experience is presented through elaboration of the notion that illness has a social course. Contemporary…”
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Understanding low uptake of contraceptives in resource-limited settings: a mixed-methods study in rural Burundi by Ndayizigiye, M, Fawzi, M C Smith, Lively, C Thompson, Ware, N C

“…Family planning can reduce deaths, improve health, and facilitate economic development in resource-limited settings. Yet, modern contraceptive methods are…”
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An Ethnographic Study of the Meaning of Continuity of Care in Mental Health Services by Ware, Norma C., Tugenberg, Toni, Dickey, Barbara, McHorney, Colleen A.

“…OBJECTIVE: As a step toward developing a standardized measure of continuity of care for mental health services research, the study sought to identify the…”
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Health status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and in general population and disease comparison groups by Komaroff, A L, Fagioli, L R, Doolittle, T H, Gandek, B, Gleit, M A, Guerriero, R T, Kornish, 2nd, R J, Ware, N C, Ware, Jr, J E, Bates, D W

“…To measure the functional status and well-being of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and compare them with those of a general population group and…”
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The prevalence of bulimia among college students by Zuckerman, D.M, Colby, A, Ware, N.C, Lazerson, J.S

“…Extract: A survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of bulimia and bulimic symptoms in a nonclinical sample of 907 college freshmen and seniors. Using…”
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Paradoxical effects of clinician emphasis on adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS by Tugenberg, Toni, Ware, Norma C, Wyatt, Monique A

“…Constructive relationships between clinicians and patients being treated for HIV/AIDS are critical to treatment success. Trust, caring, and expertise have all…”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of CONNECT: a measure of continuity of care in mental health services by Chavez, L.M., Canino, G., Shrout, P.E., Barrio, C., Ware, N.C.

“…This article provides the results of the psychometric testing of the Spanish version of CONNECT(‐S), a measure of continuity of care in mental health services…”
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Toward a model of social course in chronic illness: the example of chronic fatigue syndrome by Ware, N C

“…Retrospective, narrative accounts of illness experience in chronic fatigue syndrome provide the empirical basis for a preliminary conceptual model of social…”
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Society, mind and body in chronic fatigue syndrome: an anthropological view by Ware, N C

“…An anthropological view of chronic fatigue syndrome places the study of illness in social context. Data from an interview study of 50 chronically fatigued…”
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Clinician Experiences of Managed Mental Health Care: A Rereading of the Threat by Ware, Norma C., Lachicotte, William S., Kirschner, Suzanne R., Cortes, Dharma E., Good, Byron J.

“…The threat mental health professionals perceive in managed care, as indicated by their writings on the subject, is re-examined in light of evidence from an…”
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Women’s Choice to Deliver at Home: Understanding the Psychosocial and Cultural Factors Influencing Birthing Choices for Unskilled Home Delivery among Women in Southwestern Uganda by Matthews, Lynn T., Najjuma, Josephine N., Agaba, Edgar, Musiimenta, Angella, Obua, Celestino, Mugyenyi, Godfrey R., Atukunda, Esther C., Ware, N. C.

“…Background. Utilization of perinatal services in Uganda remains low, with correspondingly high rates of unskilled home deliveries, which can be…”
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Patient Experiences of Decentralized HIV Treatment and Care in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria: A Qualitative Study by Ware, N. C., Okonkwo, Prosper, Agaba, Patricia A., Genberg, Becky L., Dadem, Nancin Y., Gilbert, Hannah N., Kolawole, Grace O., Agbaji, Oche O.

“…Background. Decentralization of care and treatment for HIV infection in Africa makes services available in local health facilities. Decentralization has been…”
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Messaging Circumstances and Economic Pressures as Influences on Linkage to Medical Male Circumcision following Community-Based HIV Testing for Men in Rural Southwest Uganda: A Qualitative Study by Ware, N. C., Celum, Connie, Van Rooyen, Heidi, Tumwesigye, Elioda, Turyamureeba, Bosco, Asiimwe, Stephen, Wyatt, Monique A., Gilbert, Hannah N., Barnabas, Ruanne V.

“…Voluntary medical male circumcision (MMC) reduces risk of HIV infection, but uptake remains suboptimal among certain age groups and locations in sub-Saharan…”
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Examining Theoretic Models of Adherence for Validity in Resource-Limited Settings: A Heuristic Approach by Ware, Norma C, Wyatt, Monique A, Bangsberg, David R

“…Mortality and morbidity for HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings have declined markedly with increased access to combination antiretroviral…”
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Prevalence of fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in a primary care practice by Bates, D W, Schmitt, W, Buchwald, D, Ware, N C, Lee, J, Thoyer, E, Kornish, R J, Komaroff, A L

“…Our goals were to determine the prevalence of unusual, debilitating fatigue and the frequency with which it was associated with the chronic fatigue syndrome…”
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When Women Deliver at Home Without a Skilled Birth Attendant: A Qualitative Study on the Role of Health Care Systems in the Increasing Home Births Among Rural Women in Southwestern Uganda by Atukunda, Esther C, Mugyenyi, Godfrey R, Obua, Celestino, Musiimenta, Angella, Najjuma, Josephine N, Agaba, Edgar, Ware, Norma C, Matthews, Lynn T

“…Uganda's maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, with thousands of women and newborns still dying of preventable deaths from pregnancy and…”
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Sociosomatics and illness in chronic fatigue syndrome by Ware, N C

“…This study examines social processes that construct the course of chronic illness. Specifically, it identifies and describes mechanisms that constitute the…”
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Adherence, stereotyping and unequal HIV treatment for active users of illegal drugs by Ware, Norma C., Wyatt, Monique A., Tugenberg, Toni

“…Adherence to antiretroviral therapy promotes viral suppression and extends the lives of individuals with HIV, yet illegal drug users are underrepresented among…”
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