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Three Types of Memory in Emergency Medical Services Communication
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Angeli, Elizabeth L. – Written Communication, 2015
This article examines memory and distributed cognition involved in the writing practices of emergency medical services (EMS) professionals. Results from a 16-month study indicate that EMS professionals rely on distributed cognition and three kinds of memory: individual, collaborative, and professional. Distributed cognition and the three types of…
Descriptors: Emergency Medical Technicians, Allied Health Personnel, Cognitive Processes, Memory
Older Persons' Reasoning about Responsibility for Health: Variations and Predictions
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Kjellstrom, Sofia; Ross, Sara Nora – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
With many Western societies structured for adults to live longer and take responsibility for their health, it is valuable to investigate how older persons reason about this demand. Using mixed methods, this pilot studied how older persons reason about responsibility for health and their responsibility as a patient. Interviews with a small Swedish…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Recovery-Promoting Care as Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness and Substance Misuse
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Cruce, Gunilla; Ojehagen, Agneta; Nordstrom, Monica – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This paper explores recovery-promoting care as experienced by persons with concomitant severe mental illness and substance misuse. Sixteen in-depth interviews, based on an interview guide concerning their experiences of health, life situation and care, were held with eight participants in an outpatient treatment programme. The analysis aimed to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Disorders, Patients, Mental Health Programs
The Criterion and Discriminant Validity of the Referential Thinking (REF) Scale
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Startup, Mike; Sakrouge, Rebecca; Mason, Oliver J. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
The Referential Thinking (REF) scale was designed to be a comprehensive self-report measure of both simple and guilty ideas of reference in the general population. One aim of the present study was to test the proposed interpretations of REF scores by comparing REF scores with ratings of delusions among psychotic patients. A 2nd aim was to test…
Descriptors: Validity, Patients, Comparative Analysis, Severity (of Disability)
Cognitive Aspects of Suicidal Behavior.
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Bedrosian, Richard C.; Beck, Aaron T. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1979
Hopelessness seems to account for the bulk of the relationship between depression and suicidal intent. The Scale for Suicide Ideation seems to show promise as a predictive instrument, as a dependent variable in research on treatment efficacy, and as a tool for clinical assessment of suicide potential. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Emotional Problems, Interviews, Patients
Some Cognitive Components of the Diagnostic Thinking Process.
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Gale, Janet – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
Presents the results of a study of cognitive components in the diagnostic thinking process in which a content analysis of interviews between patients and clinical medical students, house officers, and graduate medical students revealed 14 categories of cognitive activity in the process. Six tables and a reference list are included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis