This study aimed to test the role of family social support, depression, anxiety and self-efficacy on specific self-care behaviours. In a local community health center, 318 patients with hypertension ...

Surrogate decision makers for incapacitated, critically ill patients often struggle with decisions related to goals of care. Such decisions cause psychological distress in surrogates and may lead to ...

Germany and Italy, two of the “oldest” nations in the world, after only Japan, are already where the U.S. will be in 2050: a fifth of the population in each country is age 65 or older. Compared with ...

As is the case with medical procedures, family meetings require clinician training and a structured approach. The key functions of a family meeting are to build rapport with the family and to offer ...

Adolescence can be characterized as a period of development, experimentation, and discovery. However, for the majority of teenagers, it is also a period with added stress. School pressures, social ...

Is your spouse deploying for the first time, or are you a new spouse of a military Reservist or National Guardsmen? If so, there are many programs to support you. Is your spouse deploying for the ...