The care of people with life‐limiting illnesses is increasingly moving away from an acute
setting into the community. Thus, the caregiver role is growing in significance and …

Slum-dwellers lack several essential amenities (such as water, sanitation, and electricity)
which make them more vulnerable than non-slum dwellers. As there is limited to no access …

Objectives This study draws on conservation of resources theory and transactional stress
theory to guide our understanding of how social isolation, financial insecurity, and social …

The last decades have witnessed an impressive increase of the ageing population around
the globe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2015), it is estimated that the …

Examining responsibility allocation within the social care system for older people in rural
Uganda: An ecological systems approa Page 1 Examining responsibility allocation within …

In a context of rapidly changing social and economic conditions and increasing practice
complexity, critical research perspectives can create in-depth explanatory knowledge for …

Doctoral students face increasing pressure to publish from their research during
candidature. These publications can be separate from the thesis itself or embedded within …

More than 27 million people are victims of human trafficking worldwide according to the US
Department of State. This qualitative study was conducted to understand the education and …

Whether from natural or human causes, every global community is at risk for overwhelming,
destabilizing incidents. Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the US Virgin Islands in late …

Increasingly, persons with disabilities are residing in their neighboring communities,
foregoing an institutionalized style of living. Legislation, federal mandates, and service …