Nowadays, the forces destabilizing the small towns in these books are the same ones bedeviling big cities — organized crime, foreign drug cartels, illegal immigration and a host of new ills perceived as threats to national security.
It might be a desire to change how people live their lives or carry out their work; a desire to tackle a social ill or perceived inequality; or simply a desire to entertain, amuse and bring joy.
About two thirds of the chronically ill people perceived their health status to be good to excellent, one third average and 6% poor.
This included examples of parents of carriers who had become concerned that their child was chronically ill or perceived their child as fragile and so limited their interaction with others.
Perceived risk of hospitalisation was greater than institutionalisation and death for all three CFS frailty levels with 48.3% of mildly frail-terminally ill patients perceived to be at maximum risk of hospitalisation within one year, significantly different from very fit-managing well (17.7%) and vulnerable (25.1%) patients, (χ(2) = 62.37,p < 0.001).
This study formed part of a nationwide panel-study on the consequences of chronic illness as perceived by chronically ill people [ 33], called 'National Panel of people with Chronic illness or Disability' (NPCD).
The ill treatment he perceived propelled him to take two momentous actions.
But in curing one perceived ill -- overly powerful chairmen -- House Republicans have opened themselves to criticism that their chairmanships are up for sale.
It's because the poverty line, for good or ill, is often perceived as a cutoff for the government's panoply of social welfare programs: that inevitably means that it gets politicized.
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of the nurse with families of critically ill patients as perceived by family members and whether meeting family expectations impact family satisfaction.
