Health Condition Research Papers Samples For Students

Hypothetical study to Paternal Postpartum depression

Introduction
Alden, Lowdermilk, Cashion and Perry (2014) define Paternal Postpartum Depression as a medical problem afflicting families i.e. fathers and mothers after childbirth. It is a clinical depression condition affecting both males and females. According to Demontigny, Girard, Lacharite, Dubeau & Devault (2013)the health condition have signs such as sadness, sleeping patterns change, reduced libido as well as frequent irritability. The postpartum depression have a couple of risk factors contributing to the condition for example sudden hormonal change (Demontigny et al., 2013). The condition brings about emotional effects such as parenthood anxiety, identity crisis as well as loss of ...

Weight loss is increasingly becoming the goal of many people in an effort to fight obesity, a global health issue which is associated with an array of health concerns, including heart diseases and diabetes. As such, nutritionists, patients and healthcare personnel have always looked for solutions to this increasingly serious disease. Researchers have suggested that high-fat and high-cholesterol diets increase the risk for obesity, recommending consumption low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets. This led to a scenario where all food companies designed their food to make them low in fat and carbohydrates to enhance weight loss. Seeing as there is a lack of strong research ...

MEDICAL CHECKUPS AT HOME.

There is undoubtedly an increasing demand and need to keep track of people’s state of health in real time and in a wide variety of environments. Traditionally, medical checkups involve trips to the doctor or physician which may be cumbersome and take a lot of time. The behavior of the patient may also change when around the doctor which may make it difficult for the doctor to accurately diagnose certain conditions. There is an increasing need to be able to monitor the medical condition of a patient in the natural environment of that particular patient. Thus, the concept of medical checkups ...

Introduction

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among the most common mental disorders developing at rather early stages of the individual’s life and entailing a wide range of implications for physical and mental health, social interaction, behavior and further life. As findings of some epidemiological studies demonstrate, this disorder is characterized by rather significant prevalence among children of school age – from 3 to 5% (Dryer et al. 79). The effect of ADHD might create numerous difficulties for children in various environmental contexts, from classroom to home setting. However, disruptive nature of this health condition is even more outstanding as ADHD ...

Executive summary

There is a general trend in US – regardless the dislocation point of its citizens – either heartland or suburban neighborhood, people are vulnerable to gun violence. This violence may be represented in the set of the following forms: gang crime, suicide, or a gun accident. In all cases, all the gun violence acts break the law and that is why, there is a need for development of the appropriate policies and other social-oriented solutions, which have potential of stopping such form of abuse and violence. In accordance with the statistical data, the total number of people, who have died because ...

Introduction

In past few years, one of the most significant developments in the world economy is the emergence of India and China as major forces in the global economy. The constant growth of these countries is expected to dominate the economy of the whole world for several decades. Both countries contribute as more than one-third of the world’s population. Since 1980, both economies have been successful in achieving remarkable poverty reduction and economic growth rate. In respect of economic growth, it seems that China and India both are similar as both of these countries have large geographies and populations. ...

Burtless, Gary, Siegel, Sarah. “Medical Spending, Health Insurance, and Measurement of American poverty”. Brookings Institute 2001

The article of the authors addresses the ongoing debate on the mechanism that is being used to measure poverty in the United States. Opponents of the mechanisms have long argued that the data, given that the mechanism where it is derived from is flawed, is inherently unreliable. As the work deals with medical spending as a component of the definition of poverty, then the method by which medical spending is integrated into the understanding of poverty in the United States. In the work of the authors, there are several points worth noting. One, medical expenditures, integrated into the construction of ...

New product development is the process that involves design, creation, as well as marketing of new products. This process has various elements, which include idea generation, idea screening, concept development and testing, business analysis, beta testing and market testing, technical implementation commercialization, and new product pricing. Idea generation involves coming up with a product idea based on the prevailing market conditions. The idea is intended to address the prevailing market needs so as to satisfy customers (Brands). Screening the idea involves setting effective criteria concerning ideas that ought to be continued or dropped. This involves determining the costs associated with ...

Introduction

Defining biologically, the reaction of a person in response to his/her environmental condition or towards a stimulus is termed as stress. At work, a person faces stress when there is a mismatch between the resources or capabilities and the demand of the job. However, certain stress at workplaces is normal, but when it exceeds the limit, stress affects a person’s professional life as well as personal life (Jones & Bright, 2001). It reduces the productivity of the employee and often affects the health condition (Jones & Bright, 2001). The paper reflects on the reasons behind stress at the workplace. Then it moves on to evaluate ...

Abstract

The benefits of engaging in Physical activity are outlined in this paper. The dangers associated with it are also elaborated. Emphasis is put on the core advantages to the health and the fitness of an individual who is involved in physical activity. The contribution of Physical activity to the wholeness of an individual is examined by detail. Finally, the solutions to the shortcomings of physical activity are explained in detail.
Keywords: Physical activity, fitness, intensity, respiration, health, diet, range of motion.

Physical activity is defined as any form of motion of the body that contributes to the overall ...

Basics of the Law

The Affordable Care Act is putting the consumers back in control of their health care. Based on this law, there would be a new Patient’s Bill of Rights, which will provide the American people the flexibility and stability they need so they can make informed options about their health. Some of the coverage of this law includes the ending of exclusion of the pre-existing condition for children. This will stop health plans to deny or limit benefits to children below nineteen years old because of their pre-existing health condition. It also keeps young adults under twenty six to be ...

Personal Philosophy of Nursing

Personal Philosophy of Nursing

Introduction

I am Larisa Infante-Centeno, I have an Associate Degree in Science of Nursing, and I am currently enrolled in a Bachelor in Science of Nursing (BSN) program. I have always had a genuine interest in this field of endeavor as I have the innate desire to be an instrumental contributor to the improvement of health and well-being of people through direct patient care.

In my encounter of various definitions of nursing, the description of its meaning as provided by the American Nurses Association is deemed most appropriate: “nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and ...

Introduction

Anorexia nervosa is an increasingly serious eating disorder characterized by a patient’s preoccupation with weight loss, which motivates them to engage in such actions as skipping meals, engaging in extreme physical activity to lose weight and using diet pills among others. It is a psychiatric disease which is increasingly common, partly due to the way the current society glamorizes thinness, leading many young women to get anxious at the thought of gaining weight. The health condition affects virtually people of all demographic segments, but young women are arguably the main culprits as research has shown (Ruth et al. 2003, p. ...

Traditionally, health record was maintained by the hospital or managing physician. However, with the advent of managed care, health care service providers have had to keep patient's data in their custody. Moreover, in recent times, with the advent of smart phones, the potential for the client to generate personal health data has been made prominent. More than ever before, it is now possible for the health consumer to monitor their blood pressure intensively (for instance twice a day) and forward those details to their managing physician who, in turn, includes such information in the electronic health record of the individual ( ...

Brittani Scott

Obesity refers the condition of an individual who has excess body fat, reflecting serious health risks associated with it (O’Dea & Eriksen, 2010). This health condition is not new to the public. In fact, there are many communities around the world where one would find many obese people getting out of their air-conditioned cars, or sitting on their nice and soft couches in the office, or taking the elevators, or eating large amounts of food in a fast-food restaurant. Besides, it is no wonder why many gyms are established in our cities, and many physical trainers are being called up ...

Introduction

Discrimination in the business place is an unethical practice yet it is a common tendency in the day to day operations in many businesses (Brown, 2007). It occurs in a variety of aspects, the most profound being discrimination against employees who in a way or another may have a competitive disadvantage working with an organization. In the past, discrimination settlements have cost some businesses huge sums of money as a result of litigation. Employees to a business may be discriminated against in various ways, for example, due to their situation (Elkhouly & Buda, 1997). I have a vivid example fresh in mind of my friend who was ...

Abstract

Dealing with a critical health condition is one of the social issues that required well collaborated and efficient multidiscipline personnel who have to dedicate their utmost effort in providing medical care, moral support as well as ensure the necessary remedies are enacted. Such cases where different personnel from various interdisciplinary background come together to solve a critical problem at hand will require a sense of trust, understanding different personalities and at the same time tolerate each other both professionally and socially so as to find a solution to the problem involved. The process may however involve challenges of social problems such as conflicts ...

Analysis of a Public or Community Health Problem

A community health problem, being a well being issue affecting a large population of the community, has a widespread impact on the community. Diabetes has plagued the population of New York State for over a decade now. Many surveys carried out in the state to assess the prevalence of the condition report increased incidence rates too. Due to the high prevalence rates and the fact that the condition is widespread in the state, this paper will analyze diabetes as a community health problem in New York State and make recommendations on plausible solutions.

Description of the problem

Diabetes is a chronic health condition where the body either produces insufficient ...

Research on the Web, Social Networking and the Network

Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Networking Virtual Organization

In the past few decades, in the increasing demand for technological innovation has taken the world by storm as all commercial, government and private organizations have relied to the convenience offered by technology in monumentally fast-tracking their operations. Among the many organizations that adapted into technological integration are hospitals and Patton-Fuller Community Hospital is no different. There are many technological advancements that aids organizations in infusing all elements of their business in one place and that is the use of The Web, Social Networking and Networking itself. Using the three has their own ...

Definition of scientific method

Bauer (1994) defines scientific method a systematic, controlled observation or experiment whose results leads to hypothesis, which can be valid or invalid through further work. In addition, the hypothesis results to the formulation of theories that may be reliable due to the critical approach that was used in the method. Information obtained from the scientific method can lead to classifying previously established data as false and open new avenues where further research is done.

Importance of Scientific Research

Through scientific research, new knowledge in various fields can be acquired. In addition, this knowledge can be used to establish standards of practice in the various ...