Body image measurement in overweight females.

abstract：:The purpose of the article is to present one aspect of the findings of a descriptive, exploratory investigation of the self-care decision making of 33 adults diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C (Hep C), specifically how they experienced living with this disease as a chronic illness. The findings were interpreted from a...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Paterson BL,Butt G,McGuinness L,Moffat B

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need to develop nonpharmacological treatments and methods which can serve as alternatives or complements to medications in dementia care. Previous research indicates that animal-assisted intervention (AAI) can be beneficial. The purpose of the present pilot project was to evaluate effects of AAI on quality ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Nordgren L,Engström G

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental study was done to determine whether subjects placed on boomerang pillows would have lower vital capacities than subjects placed on straight pillows after 30 minutes. A sample of 42 subjects took part in the study in a nursing laboratory. A crossover design was used in which subjects were measured in bo...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Roberts KL,Brittin M,Cook MA,deClifford J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is a common outcome of spousal bereavement. Concurrent life events may contribute to the intensity of depression following spousal bereavement in older adults and, if not identified, may interfere with therapeutic plans for the management of depression. Taped interviews, conducted six times over two years, ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Dimond M,Caserta M,Lund D

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to illuminate the meanings of the lived experiences of support as disclosed by fathers of children with congenital heart defect (CHD). Narrative interviews were conducted individually with five fathers of children diagnosed with CHD. A phenomenological-hermeneutic method was used to interp...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Bruce E,Lindh V,Sundin K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People living with HIV (PLWH) see their providers quarterly to go over their laboratory results and discuss problems with antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens. Our purpose was to determine whether socially and economically marginalized PLWH were accurate in self-reporting their most recent CD4 count, viral load, an...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Voss JG,Cesan A,Jensen K,Yahiaoui A,Steiner C,Bajwa S,Eilers K,Applin S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents an integrative review of published research articles on positive health practices (PHP) as defined by Muhlenkamp and Brown. Using Cooper's guidelines for accomplishing an integrative review, 29 relevant studies concerning PHP were located, reviewed, and critiqued; theoretical and methodological iss...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Cannella BL,Scoloveno MA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low anterior resection procedures are likely to negatively affect pelvic floor function, which are correlated with sexual dysfunction. The purpose of the study was to explore the prevalence of sexual problems in women with rectal cancer after low anterior resection (LAR). The study consisted of an LAR group (n = 32) a...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Yu-Hua L

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our goal was to reduce the number of modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) through providing lifestyle adjustment training and counseling to patients with type 2 diabetes. In this pre-post intervention study, 139 patients with diabetes were provided with training to reduce the modifiable risks of CV...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Bayındır Çevik A,Özcan Ş,Satman İ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to refine the long version of the Cigarette Dependence Questionnaire (CDQ-29) that includes 29-items by removing some redundant questions, and then examining the predictive utility of the resulting scale in terms of its ability to explain saliva cotinine level, and testing the measurement str...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Huang CL,Cheng CP,Lu CC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how patients who experience acute myocardial infarction (AMI) decide to seek emergency care. Fifty patients with AMI were interviewed at two hospitals in Lebanon. The perspective of 22 witnesses of the attack was also sought about the cardiac event. The ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Noureddine S,Dumit NY,Saab M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Korea, delirium risk screening has not been routinely implemented in intensive care units (ICUs). The purpose of this study was to implement an Automatic Prediction of Delirium in Intensive Care Units (APREDEL-ICU) system to investigate its impact on nursing-sensitive outcomes and to assess nurse satisfaction with ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Cho HY,Song X,Piao J,Jin Y,Lee SM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly individuals are at risk for acute confusion (AC) during hospitalization. Using a prospective design, this study assessed the relationship between admission risk factors and subsequent development of AC in 117 elderly hospitalized patients. AC was ascertained using the NEECHAM Confusion Scale. Other measures in...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Wakefield BJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategies to treat hopelessness were described by 188 critical care nurses from Belgium, Canada, Colombia, England, France, and the United States. Data were collected by an open-ended questionnaire distributed by site coordinators to 50 randomly selected critical care nurses in one or more hospitals in each of the si...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Wake MM,Miller JF

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative and descriptive study examined the feasibility of a bed-height alert system as a fall-prevention strategy. The alpha prototype was developed to measure and record bed height, and to remind staff to keep patient beds in the lowest position. This pilot project was conducted in a 52-bed adult acute surgi...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Tzeng HM,Prakash A,Brehob M,Anderson A,Devecsery DA,Yin CY

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this experimental pilot study was to determine the short- and long-term efficacy of directed verbal prompts and positive reinforcement on the level of eating independence (LEI) of elderly nursing home patients with dementia. Twenty-four subjects from a dementia unit were randomly selected and randomly a...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Coyne ML,Hoskins L

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to survey nurses at a large pediatric hospital to examine barriers to nursing research and to develop the Barriers to Nurses' Participation in Research Questionnaire (BNPRQ) in preparation for its use at other institutions. The BNPRQ was created and refined through iterative pilot testi...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Hagan J,Walden M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This descriptive study explores the types and sources of social support and examines the relationship between types and sources of social support and physical disability and length of illness of 101 individuals with multiple sclerosis. The Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire was used to examine functional support (af...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： O'Brien MT

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of increasing exercise to prevent falls among older adults remains a key worldwide public health priority. However, older adults do not necessarily take up exercise as a preventative measure for falls. This qualitative study aimed to explore the beliefs of community-dwelling South Asian and White Britis...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Horne M,Skelton DA,Speed S,Todd C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a pro-active psycho-educational intervention program for Alzheimer's family caregivers following diagnostic disclosure. Based on a theoretical model of role transitions and a participatory approach, the study comprised four steps: (a) exploring caregiver needs; (b) ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Ducharme F,Beaudet L,Legault A,Kergoat MJ,Lévesque L,Caron C

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although body piercing procurement continues to increase, 13% to 18% of them are removed. Reasons for piercing removal in college students were examined with three groups: (a) those who kept all their piercings, (b) those who removed some, or (c) those who removed all of their body piercings. Of the sample, 41% were s...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Armstrong ML,Roberts AE,Koch JR,Saunders JC,Owen DC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to describe wandering behaviors of institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease in their natural environment. Such descriptive information is necessary before successful product and/or nursing intervention programs can be developed. Videotaped behavioral observations yielded det...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Lucero M,Hutchinson S,Leger-Krall S,Wilson HS

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study described and compared the childbirth expectations of high-risk and low-risk pregnant women and then examined the influence of anxiety, risk status, and childbirth preparation on these expectations. This descriptive correlational study employed a convenience sample of 75 high-risk nulliparas and 77 low-risk...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Heaman M,Beaton J,Gupton A,Sloan J

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the current level of involvement of nurse practitioners (NPs) in activities related to preventing and managing fractures in long-term care (LTC). This study used a sequential explanatory mixed methods design that included two phases-a cross-sectional survey followed by qualitati...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Kaasalainen S,Papaioannou A,Burgess J,Van der Horst ML

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this descriptive ethnography, a typology of consumers of institutional respite care and phases of respite care were formulated from the data collected over a 1-year period at a 24-bed hospital-based skilled nursing facility in the western United States. The sample was drawn from facility billing records, which veri...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Smyer T,Chang BL

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is a complex symptom to assess properly and it is often poorly managed in the Emergency Department. The majority of research has focused on exploring oligoanalgesia in samples of patients with heterogeneous injuries. The occurrence of oligoanalgesia in a homogeneous injury, such as Colles fracture, has yet to be ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Pasiorowski A,Olson K,Ghosh S,Ray L

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women frequently fail to recognize that coronary heart disease (CHD), not breast cancer, is the primary cause of female mortality. CHD mortality among U.S. mainland Puerto Rican (PR) women is second only to African American women. It is unknown what PR women understand about their risk, what factors they believe contr...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Lange J,Evans-Benard S,Cooper J,Fahey E,Kalapos M,Tice D,Wang-D'Amato N,Watsky N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People with cognitive impairment often require assistance with activities of daily living. It is when providing assistance with these activities that many caregivers experience behaviors that have been categorized as disruptive or problematic and called resistiveness to care. These behaviors are considered to be a sou...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Spigelmyer PC,Hupcey J,Kitko L

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven children, with a variety of disabilities, who had experienced chronic constipation, participated in a study of the use of Fruitlax, a natural laxative. Using an AB single-subject design, data were collected for each child for a baseline period A (2 weeks) and for an intervention period B (minimum of 3 weeks), wh...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Day RA,Monsma M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This quasi-experimental study tested an intervention to reduce sound levels in an acute care hospital. A parallel pre- and posttest design with control group was used; patients and employees completed the Topf Adapted Sound Disturbance Scales, and environmental sound levels were recorded on a Quest 2900 Sound Level Me...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Taylor-Ford R,Catlin A,LaPlante M,Weinke C

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00