Practice innovation: a methodological maze.

abstract：AIM:This paper reports a study to measure quality of life, before and after revascularization, in patients with intermittent claudication and critical limb ischaemia from a long-term perspective. BACKGROUND:Patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease have a number of problems which affect their quality of life...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Wann-Hansson C,Hallberg IR,Risberg B,Lundell A,Klevsgard R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the use of focus groups in the first phase of a study to investigate the attitudes of teachers and clinical assessors to the assessment of student nurses. It offers a description of the methodology, with an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses. ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Lankshear AJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for evidence-based practice (EBP) to guide and develop mental health services remains fundamental for modern services. Aim. To discuss issues that impact upon implementation of EBP and practice development using family work (FW) as an example. METHODS:A selection of the FW literature was reviewed d...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Jones A,Scannell T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:An integrative review of attitudes and experiences of healthcare professionals regarding family-witnessed resuscitation. BACKGROUND:Allowing family members to be present during resuscitation has been a topic of debate in the last years. Increased focus on family centred care led to preparation of official statemen...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Sak-Dankosky N,Andruszkiewicz P,Sherwood PR,Kvist T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the rate of and risk factors for perinatal depression in an Israeli ultra-orthodox Jewish community and assess the contribution of antenatal nursing intervention to reducing symptoms of postpartum depression. BACKGROUND:Perinatal depression is recognized globally as a common complication of pregnanc...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Glasser S,Hadad L,Bina R,Boyko V,Magnezi R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the problems of HIV-infected patients, hospitalized for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), as documented in the nursing care plan and to examine differences in the number and type of activated patient problems and patient outcomes between manually generated, computer-suppor...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Henry SB,Holzemer WL,Reilly CA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate practice nurse (PN) and health visitor (HV) management of patients with acute minor illnesses, monitor the effect on general practitioner (GP) workload, and describe the range of conditions seen by nurses. DESIGN:Patients requesting 'urgent' appointments (within 24 hours) were offered consultatio...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Pritchard A,Kendrick D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review systematically and integrate the findings of qualitative research to increase our understanding of patients' experiences of chronic pelvic pain. BACKGROUND:Chronic pelvic pain is a prevalent pain condition with a high disease burden for men and women. Its multifactorial nature makes it challenging for cl...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Toye F,Seers K,Barker K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS OF THE STUDY:The present study investigates the relationship between Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) and employee well-being, using three different concepts of efforts (i.e. psychological demands, physical demands and emotional demands). BACKGROUND:The ERI model had been used as a theoretical framework, indicating ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： van Vegchel N,de Jonge J,Meijer T,Hamers JP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence for postnatal debriefing generally lacks clarification of what postnatal debriefing constitutes. This is true of the recommendation in the United Kingdom for midwives to undertake 'active postnatal debriefing' (Department of Health 1999). AIM:The study aimed to explore current practice and desc...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Steele AM,Beadle M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine and compare the personal concerns of family members providing care for people with Huntington disease in the United Kingdom and the United States. BACKGROUND:Family carers of people with Huntington disease may feel burdened by caregiving responsibilities and concerned about illness risk for relatives. ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Williams JK,Skirton H,Barnette JJ,Paulsen JS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We explore home care nurse decision-making about the need for and amount of service by clients and families at the end of life. We identify factors nurses refer to when describing these decisions, situated within contextual features of nursing practice. BACKGROUND:Home care nurses are often responsible for decisi...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Stajduhar KI,Funk L,Roberts D,McLeod B,Cloutier-Fisher D,Wilkinson C,Purkis ME

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This article is a report of a study comparing healthcare professionals' and mothers' perceptions of factors that influence the decision to breastfeed or formula feed an infant. BACKGROUND:The World Health Organisation recommends that mothers should breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months of age and then cont...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Brown A,Raynor P,Lee M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the second of two linked papers exploring decision making in nursing. The first paper, 'Classifying clinical decision making: a unifying approach' investigated difficulties with applying a range of decision-making theories to nursing practice. This is due to the diversity of terminology and theoretical concept...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Buckingham CD,Adams A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Support workers have been advocated as a means of overcoming a shortage of professional nursing practice, whether this shortage is derived from a decrease in budgeted positions or from a lack of persons to fill positions. The demand for nursing practice has increased because of a rise in the intensity and complexity o...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Chang AM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The compliance of 346 young diabetics aged 13-17 years with health regimens is analysed in the framework of a MIMIC (multiple indicators, multiple causes) model. The data were compiled by means of a questionnaire on compliance, conditions for compliance, the meaning attached to treatment and the impact of the disease,...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Kyngäs H,Hentinen M,Koivukangas P,Ohinmaa A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of surgical patients about traditional and novel methods to learn about postoperative pain management. BACKGROUND:Patient education is an important part of postoperative care. Contemporary technology offers new ways for patients to learn about self-care, althoug...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Ingadottir B,Blondal K,Jaarsma T,Thylen I

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyspnoea or breathlessness is a problem commonly encountered in the palliative care of many patients with advanced cancer, although its impact on the patient is frequently under-estimated. In advanced cancer, the aim of effective management is to minimize the patient's perception of breathlessness which, in turn, depe...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： van der Molen B

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper presents the development process for clinical guidelines on the use of pressure-relieving devices (beds, mattresses and overlays), with emphasis on incorporating economic evidence. BACKGROUND:Previous UK guidelines on the use of pressure-relieving devices to prevent pressure ulcers have not considered w...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Legood R,McInnes E

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a study to validate the Discomfort Scale - Dementia of Alzheimer Type in Italian. BACKGROUND:Dementia is a long and highly debilitating illness with a slow course and a steadily rising prevalence. Improving the quality of life of patients with dementia requires instruments to measure thei...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Dello Russo C,Di Giulio P,Brunelli C,Dimonte V,Villani D,Renga G,Toscani F

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Action research is growing in popularity with nurse researchers, where it is often seen as a way of bridging the theory-practice gap. However, there is little agreement on exactly what is meant by the term, and most nurse researchers stop short of exploring the full potential of this methodology. This paper argues tha...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Rolfe G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is concerned with the mechanisms of bidirectional communication between the neuroendocrine and immune systems. Investigators in other disciplines have used this framework to guide the examination of possible relationships between behavioural factors and the progression of immunologically me...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Zeller JM,McCain NL,Swanson B

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a concept analysis of clinical reasoning in nursing. BACKGROUND:Clinical reasoning is an ambiguous term that is often used synonymously with decision-making and clinical judgment. Clinical reasoning has not been clearly defined in the literature. Healthcare settings are increasingly fille...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Simmons B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To critically review and synthesize the findings of studies that evaluated the effectiveness of nursing interventions for improving breathlessness in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BACKGROUND:Systematic reviews of nursing interventions for breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmo...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Steindal SA,Torheim H,Oksholm T,Christensen VL,Lee K,Lerdal A,Markussen HØ,Gran G,Leine M,Borge CR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper reports on a study conducted to describe family nurse practitioners' perceptions towards and participation in pharmaceutical marketing and to explore the relationships among related variables. BACKGROUND:The pharmaceutical industry's intense global marketing strategies have resulted in widespread concer...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Crigger N,Barnes K,Junko A,Rahal S,Sheek C

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To synthesize studies that explored simulation as preparation of nursing students for recognition and response to the deteriorating patient. BACKGROUND:New graduate nurses are expected to have the skills to recognize and respond to rapidly deteriorating patient conditions. To this end, education programmes have t...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Fisher D,King L

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a Q methodological study of accounts of nurses' industrial relations expressed by a sample of nurses (n = 60) drawn from the geographical area of Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK). The participants completed a 65-item Q sort made up of statements which could be ranked in terms of their relevance to ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： McKeown M,Stowell-Smith M,Foley B

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To identify the potential sources of inaccuracy in manually measured adult respiratory rate (RR) data and quantify their effects. DESIGN:Quantitative systematic review with meta-analyses where appropriate. DATA SOURCES:Medline, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library (from database inception to 31 July 2019). REVIEW METHO...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Kallioinen N,Hill A,Christofidis MJ,Horswill MS,Watson MO

更新日期：2020-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies in western countries have shown that persons who have a high level of social support are likely to have better health behaviours, including use of preventive health services, than those who have low support. The present study aims to investigate the impact of level of social support among Thai pregnant wo...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Jirojwong S,Dunt D,Goldsworthy D

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls occur frequently in patients with a stroke and have serious consequences: discharge delays and hip fractures can result. In order to evaluate the impact of nursing workload on stroke-patient falls, we assessed the patients per nurse ratio in a detailed case-control study carried out in nine Dutch hospitals. Ther...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Tutuarima JA,de Haan RJ,Limburg M

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00