Vulnerable Populations / Adelina Nyamathi, Deborah Koniak-Griffin, volume editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nyamathi, Adeline.

Koniak, Deborah.

Series:

Annual review of nursing research ; Volume 25.

Annual review of nursing research ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Research--United States.

Nursing.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the health care arena, ""vulnerable populations"" refers to those groups whose vulnerability increases their potential to suffer health disparities--disparities generally brought about by racial and ethnic discrimination and poverty. Since Florence Nightingale, nurses have long demonstrated dedication and aptitude for identifying persons, groups, and environments in need of intervention and new approaches for assessing and reducing vulnerability.The 25th issue of ARNR extends that dedication with landmark research, tests of interventions, and theoretical reviews that bring us closer to the

Contents:

Cover; TOC Contents; Contributors; Preface; Foreword; Part I: Development of Nursing Science in Vulnerable Populations Research; CH1. Development of Nursing Theory and Science in Vulnerable Populations Research; CH2. Advancing Nursing Science in Vulnerable Populations: Measurement Issues; Part II: Diverse Approaches in Building the State of the Science in Vulnerable Populations Research; CH3. Lifestyle Behavior Interventions With Hispanic Children and Adults; CH4. Nursing Research and the Prevention of Infectious Diseases Among Vulnerable Populations

CH5. Promoting Research Partnerships to Reduce Health Disparities Among Vulnerable Populations: Sharing Expertise Between Majority Institutions and Historically Black Universities; CH6. Generating Science by Training Future Scholars in Nursing Research Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations; Part III: Integrating Biologic Methods in Vulnerable Populations Research; CH7. Genomics and Proteomics Methodologies for Vulnerable Populations Research; CH8. Psychoneuroimmunology and Related Mechanisms in Understanding Health Disparities in Vulnerable Populations

Part IV: Research in Reducing Health Disparities Among Vulnerable Populations; CH9. HIV Symptoms; CH10. Promoting Culturally Appropriate Interventions Among Vulnerable Populations; CH11. Community-Academic Research Partnerships With Vulnerable Populations; CH12. Vulnerable Populations in Thailand: Giving Voice to Women Living With HIV/AIDS; IDX Index; Contents of Previous 10 Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-86694-2

9786610866946

0-8261-4139-0

OCLC:

476087593