... medical treatments to patients, and a growing number also realize the benefits of technological advances in administration and record-keeping. In the recent past, most health care providers maintained patient records in paper files, eventually transferring the completed records to microfilm for safekeeping. Many providers now, however, use computers and computer networks ... Health care reform initiatives and the increasing penetration of managed care into the health care delivery system have further heightened the need for comprehensive automation and the automated need for health care...

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... in the past have lead researchers to ignore important aspects within religious and spiritual experiences (Hill, 2003). Without correct concepts and specific, reliable measurements, the religion- spirituality problem in health research cannot be fully addressed. Fortunately, in the recent past, there have steps taken in "delineating religion and spirituality concepts and measures" that are functionally related to mental and ... professionals and traditional healers, is appropriate when the patient is engulfed in religious associations causing distress and crisis of faith (Potts, 1998). Als...

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... & Whitby, 2005) and in 1997, Young estimated the cost of a Stage 4 pressure ulcer at $61,230 (Young, 1997). In addition to the significant financial burden to health services, pressure ulcers are associated with significant social detriment in terms of increased morbidity and mortality, pain, discomfort, decreased mobility, loss of independence, social isolation and lost work time ( ... further studies on repositioning schedules and positioning angles were necessary to make valid recommendations. One year later, in 2009, the Queensland Government published a set of guidelines that encour...

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... all" methodology. According to Tseng (1999), indigenous or traditional healing refers to "non-orthodox therapeutic practices based on indigenous cultural traditions and operating outside official health care systems. Although these practices serve to heal or resolve 'problems,' they are not normally considered by either the healer or the client to be 'psychological ... for the client's mental problems. Instead, the practices are usually recognized as religious ceremonies or healing exercises related to supernatural or natural powers. However, from a mental health point of view,...

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