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• Managing caregiving at home: Thai caregivers living in the United States

  Authors:Yaowaluk Limpanichkul and Kathy MagilvyFrom:Journal of Cultural Diversity (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20044,586 words Article Abstract: The researchers designed a qualitative descriptive study informed by grounded theory and ethnography to generate a beginning substantive theory that illuminates the process of caregiving in Thai families...

• Parents experiences of their child's care during hospitalization

  Author:Karen M. StrattonFrom:Journal of Cultural Diversity (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20044,917 words Article Abstract: Driven by the institutionalization of healthcare, and the attendant financial and regulatory issues, health caregivers now need to objectively define and assess the quality of care that is delivered to...

• Evidence for racial disparity in cardiac transplantation survival rates

  Authors:Maureen P. Flattery and Kathy M. BakerFrom:Journal of Cultural Diversity (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20043,794 words Article Abstract: Studies show that survival rates of cardiac transplantation are lower for African American transplant recipients than for Caucasians. Due to similarities in terms of etiology, treatment modalities and...

• Conceptualizing health disparities

  Author:Catherine E. DingleyFrom:Journal of Cultural Diversity (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 2004421 words Article The U.S. has a tremendously diverse population--arguably one of the nation's greatest assets, yet also a tremendous challenge for health care professionals. Although the American technology and biomedical industries...

• From mothers to daughters: transgenerational food and diet communication in an underserved group

  Authors:Diane Baer Wilson, Catherine Musham, and Mary S. McLellanFrom:Journal of Cultural Diversity (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20043,768 words Article Abstract: Studies show that young girls are highly influenced by their mothers' attitudes toward food and body image. To investigate the nature of the information about food that mothers transfer to their daughters, the...

• Health disparities in practice and research for aging women with cancer

  Authors:Gayle Roux, Catherine Dingley, Kristi L. Lewis, and Rebecca GrubbsFrom:Journal of Cultural Diversity (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20043,772 words Article Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine health needs as well as disparities in practice and research pertaining to aging women with cancer. Given the increasing number of aging women with cancer and the...