Poverty and development: pulling forces and the challenges for nursing in Africa.

abstract：:There has been little empirical investigation of the preferences of people living in aged care homes for food services. The aim of the present study was to elicit consumer preferences and their willingness to pay for food service in aged care homes. Current residents or their family members were invited to take part i...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Milte R,Ratcliffe J,Chen G,Miller M,Crotty M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery colleges are formal learning programs that aim to support people with a lived experience of mental illness. In this study, we aimed to explore the experiences of participants in a pilot recovery college that opened in Adelaide, South Australia, in 2016. A qualitative exploratory study was conducted involving ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Muir-Cochrane E,Lawn S,Coveney J,Zabeen S,Kortman B,Oster C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients living with end-stage renal disease experience different levels of physical and psychological disability that can impact on the type and level of social interaction in which they engage with others. The researchers concurrently collected and thematically analyzed the interview data that were generated from 21...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kazemi M,Nasrabadi AN,Hasanpour M,Hassankhani H,Mills J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we established design feasibility and evaluated the effects of cognitive behavior therapy provided to individuals with Parkinson's disease. A single-group interrupted time series design was used in this pilot study. Analyses were conducted on 22 participants, who provided data at pretest, post-test, and...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Yang H,Petrini M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on a comprehensive nursing research and development project carried out in the psychiatric admission unit of The Mental Hospital, Keropudas, Finland. The purpose of the project was to plan, implement and evaluate the functioning of the ward in order to orient it more towards patient-centered practic...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Lepola I,Blom-Lange M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Talking about sex with people living with HIV receives insufficient attention in health care. A cross-sectional and exploratory study describes the preferences of people living with HIV to talk about sex with specialized HIV physicians and nurses in a clinic in Barcelona (Spain). A 27-item self-administered questionna...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Leyva-Moral JM,Feijoo-Cid M,Torrella Domingo A,Planas Ribas B,Badia Royes R,Martín Castillo M,Navarro Mercadé J,Aguayo-Gonzalez M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an evaluation method, standardized patients have a long history in medical education and research yet are less established in nursing. This paper explores the reliability of using standardized patients as the evaluative method in a communication competence pilot study with international nurses. Standardized patient...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Bolstad AL,Xu Y,Shen JJ,Covelli M,Torpey M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moral conflict as a complex moral issue in health care has emerged from several causes that are related to different values, beliefs and opinions. Moral conflict can occur when duties and obligations of health care providers or general guiding ethical principles are unclear. Health care providers and institutions or a...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Jormsri P

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main aim of this study was to identify what first-time mothers in Sweden expected of Child Health Nurses. A further aim was to investigate what help and support was received by the new mothers and whether they felt that anything was missing. Twenty new mothers were interviewed according to grounded theory and the ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Fägerskiöld AM,Wahlberg V,Ek AC

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on a study that demonstrates how to apply pattern matching as an analytical method in case-study research. Case-study design is appropriate for the investigation of highly-contextualized phenomena that occur within the social world. Case-study design is considered a pragmatic approach that permits e...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Almutairi AF,Gardner GE,McCarthy A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuity of patient care is frequently linked to quality care outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the clinical trial literature in order to determine the extent to which informational, management, and relational continuity of care are associated with quality care indicators. A MEDLINE search of the lit...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： van Servellen G,Fongwa M,Mockus D'Errico E

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the prevalence of and factors associated with insomnia in rotating-shift nurses. A two-stage, cross-sectional, hospital-based study was conducted in eastern Taiwan. Participants were randomly-sampled, rotating-shift nurses (n=661), ranging in age from 21 to 62 years, with a mean age of 31.86 (sta...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Hsieh ML,Li YM,Chang ET,Lai HL,Wang WH,Wang SC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current prototype patient classification system in China has not been updated for over six decades. In the present study, we adopted a hybrid patient classification method using both disease severity and activities of daily living scores to classify patients. The time motion approach was used to measure the direct...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Bai Y,Yao A,Song Y,Xu G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing faculty who desire to expand their research portfolios will benefit from collaboration with researchers with complimentary interests from different universities across the world. International collaboration can enhance the productivity of researchers who seek to conduct studies with similar populations in diff...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： O'Keefe LC,Frith KH,Barnby E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to (i) confirm the factor structure of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) in the current sample of undergraduate occupational therapy students and (ii) explore the pattern of associations between the 13 ASSIST subscales. Occupational therapy students (n = 171)...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： DaLomba E,Stigen L,Johnson SG,Mørk G,Gramstad A,Magne TA,Carstensen T,Åsli LA,Bonsaksen T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to examine the extent of decisional conflict in end-of-life cancer treatments and to investigate the influences and predictors of decisional conflict among family surrogates. A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design was applied. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 1...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Jeon BM,Kim SH,Lee SJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unhealthy substance-use behaviors, including a heavy alcohol intake, illicit drug use, and cigarette smoking, are engaged in by many HIV-positive individuals, often as a way to manage their disease-related symptoms. This study, based on data from a larger randomized controlled trial of an HIV/AIDS symptom management m...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Brion JM,Rose CD,Nicholas PK,Sloane R,Corless IB,Lindgren TG,Wantland DJ,Kemppainen JK,Sefcik EF,Nokes KM,Kirksey KM,Eller L,Hamilton MJ,Holzemer WL,Portillo CJ,Mendez MR,Robinson LM,Moezzi S,Rosa M,Human S,Maryla

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, Australia has not had to respond to a nationwide catastrophic event. However, over the past decade, heat waves, bushfires, cyclones, and floods have significantly challenged Australia's disaster preparedness and the surge capacity of local and regional health systems. Given that disaster events are predicted ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Rokkas P,Cornell V,Steenkamp M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, genetic services were delivered to a limited number of families with rare conditions. However, genomics is now being applied to both inherited and common diseases in a range of healthcare settings, and there is a greater need for nurses to understand the basic concepts of genetic health care. The aim of t...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Godino L,Turchetti D,Skirton H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explored the perceptions of 18 people diagnosed with schizophrenia from 1-10 years to uncover how they perceived themselves and their illness. It also involved 12 family members who added their perceptions. The data were collected using in-depth interviews, reflective journaling, and observations. The data ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Sanseeha L,Chontawan R,Sethabouppha H,Disayavanish C,Turale S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing students with high levels of self-esteem and a strong ego-identity maintain a level of self-integrity that enables them to participate successfully in shared group values and interests while simultaneously meeting their own needs. Self-esteem and ego-identity are associated with academic achievement, major (ar...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Choi YJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar to many developed nations, older people living in residential aged care homes in Australia and the staff who care for them have become increasingly multicultural. This cultural diversity adds challenges for residents in adapting to the care home. This study explores: (i) residents' and family members' percepti...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Xiao LD,Willis E,Harrington A,Gillham D,De Bellis A,Morey W,Jeffers L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, the concept of the "complex patient" has not only been more widely used in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and across various healthcare disciplines, but it has also become more vacuous in meaning. The uptake of the concept of the "complex patient" spans across disciplines, such as medicine, n...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Manning E,Gagnon M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A descriptive correlation study was conducted at the outpatient pulmonary clinic of a large medical center to describe family support and self-care behavior and to ascertain the relationship of these two variables among Chinese chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. A total of 98 COPD patients complete...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Xiaolian J,Chaiwan S,Panuthai S,Yijuan C,Lei Y,Jiping L

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to cross-culturally explore the crucial and often conflicting issues of least restrictive placement of long-term psychiatric patients in Hawaii and Japan, and the need to provide high-quality care for such patients. Policy implications are discussed. A survey instrument facilitated the compari...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Anders RL,Kawano M,Mori C,Kokusho H,Tomai J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to clarify the perceptions of both infertile women accessing support services from local governments related to infertility treatment and the public servants providing that assistance. This cross-sectional descriptive study surveyed 62 local government staff members who managed medical expens...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Takabayashi C,Shimada K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to critically review and synthesize the literature related to the general concepts and the process of diagnosing the client's condition, and the possible variables which influence diagnostic practise in nursing. It is suggested that statistical theories are capable of capturing the diagn...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Lee J,Chan AC,Phillips DR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses confront complex problems and decisions that require critical thinking in order to identify patient needs and implement best practices. An active strategy for teaching students the skills to think critically is the concept map. This study explores the development of critical thinking among nursing students in a...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kaddoura M,Van-Dyke O,Yang Q

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The balance between child-rearing and work may be one of the most challenging issues facing female clinical nurses, particularly those who work in three shifts. This study aimed to identify attitudes toward child-rearing in this particular cohort, female clinical nurses working three shifts. Q methodology, a research ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Ha EH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the quality of discharge documentation for stroke patients discharged home. Participants were stroke patients discharged from a regional tertiary acute and rehabilitation hospital in Australia from 2014 to 2015. Compliance with expected discharge documentation and its relati...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kable A,Pond D,Baker A,Turner A,Levi C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00