An insight into the preoperative experiences of Ghanaian general surgical patients.

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：:Together, chronic bronchitis and emphysema (CBE) ranks as one of the top five leading health problems in the United States. Few nursing interventions have been tested that improve symptom management, functional status, and quality of life. This study tested the effects of guided imagery and maximal inspiratory muscle ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Moody LE,Fraser M,Yarandi H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of diabetic foot complications is key to amputation prevention. This study used survey and retrospective record review to examine the relationship between frequency and performance of clinician's diabetic foot examinations on performance of patient home self-foot examinations. An additional aim was to assess...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Pocuis J,Li SM,Janci MM,Thompson HJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new category of clinical nursing research, labeled "bedside nursing research," is proposed and described in this article. Justification for this research category is based on its particular characteristics, such as its narrow focus on direct care procedures that have well-defined parameters and the patient outcomes ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Hinds PS,Gattuso JS,Norville R,Oakes L,Prichard L

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with chronic renal failure generally have strict dietary guidelines. This descriptive study was designed to identify the relationship between sources of social support and dietary management by Japanese hemodialysis patients. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by a convenience sample of 325 ad...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Oka M,Chaboyer W

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess patients' levels of belief, benefits and barriers toward physical activity, and to identify factors associated with physical activity performance in patients with type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The study was carried out using cross-sectional correlation design. Subjects from the endocrino...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Hsu HJ,Chung DT,Lee LY,Lin IP,Chen SC

更新日期：2020-11-02 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：: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 purpose of this study was to describe patients' experience during and after coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention. Data were collected by interviews with 14 patients. A qualitative content analysis approach was used. Four main categories were identified that describe patients' experience of t...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Lundén MH,Bengtson A,Lundgren SM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although researchers have identified the presence of resident abuse within long-term carefacilities, it has not come under the same scrutiny as have other aspects of abuse against older adults. This is due, in part, to the difficulty in defining the phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to articulate a definition ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Hirst SP

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to assess nutritional status and its contributing factors among older adults with cancer receiving chemotherapy so, a descriptive study design was used. The study was conducted at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. The study's sample was selected purposively which composed of 194 older adults. Nutrit...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Abd Allah ES,Gad HMM,Abdel-Aziz HR

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the effectiveness of graded physical exercise on self-efficacy and exercise tolerance among a group of cardiac patients (N = 43). These patients were aged from 41 years to 82 years (mean age = 63.5 years, SD = 10.0 years). Results of the study show that efficacy of physical activity was significan...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Cheng TY,Boey KW

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Height is used to determine many important clinical measurements, but height may be difficult or impossible to measure accurately in some patients. The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of arm span as a measure of height in young and middle-age adults. A sample of 83 people between the ages of 20 and ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Brown JK,Whittemore KT,Knapp TR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was to examine the self-care competency, the presence of depressive symptom, and health-related quality of life and to evaluate the correlation of these measures among 146 stroke patients in South Korea. The analyses showed that mean score of self-care competency indicates a slightly lower level of self-car...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Sok SR,Yim E,Sim H,Sim HJ

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a model changing autonomy which was developed in a grounded theory study among stroke patients on admission into nursing homes for rehabilitation. Three dimensions of autonomy were identified: self-determination, independence, and self-care. On admission, patients' conditions (disabilities, mult...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Proot IM,Crebolder HF,Abu-Saad HH,Macor TH,ter Meulen RH

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：: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 article summarizes research and draws overall conclusions from the body of literature on fall prevention interventions to provide nurse administrators with a basis for developing evidence-based fall prevention programs in the hospital setting. Data are obtained from published studies. Thirteen articles are retrie...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Spoelstra SL,Given BA,Given CW

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to explore the association between fruit and vegetable intake, high fat, body mass index (BMI) score, physical activity, and the occurrence of prostate cancer among Jordanian men. A case-control study was conducted in three large referral hospitals. The sample included 165 prostate cancer patients in t...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Al Qadire M,Alkhalaileh M,ALBashtawy M

更新日期：2019-11-01 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 decisional balance is related to the transtheoretical model, and involves weighting the pros and cons of performing a behavior. The study aimed to assess hypertensive patients' decisional balances about smoking, weight control, and physical exercise. A cross-section descriptive correlation design was used, and 110...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Eshah NF,Mosleh SM,Al-Smadi A

更新日期：2020-10-31 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：:Cancer patients experience a considerable number of symptoms during the course of their disease. Of these symptoms, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most reported and it increases the cancer burden on patients. This study aims to assess the current status of CINV among Jordanian cancer pat...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Al Qadire M

更新日期：2018-07-01 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

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) to predict staffing needs of stroke patients in an acute inpatient rehabilitation program. The Patient Care Index (PCI) was concurrently administered with the FIM on all stroke admissions to a stroke rehabilita...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Gross JC,Goodrich SW,Kain ME,Faulkner EA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this secondary analysis was to describe the extent to which women with breast cancer, who participated in a randomized control trial on exercise, adopted American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for healthy lifestyle behaviors. Women in the study exercised during cancer treatment and for 6 months after ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： DeNysschen C,Brown JK,Baker M,Wilding G,Tetewsky S,Cho MH,Dodd MJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to identify patterns of herbal product use for health promotion and self-care management among older African American women, to explore their use of herbal products to manage disease-specific symptoms, and to compare users of herbal products to nonusers. The sample consisted of 57 commu...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Yoon SL,Horne CH,Adams C

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longitudinal study with a phenomenological approach revealed mismatched perceptions between caregivers and women in high-risk perinatal care. The participants were 27 women, 20 of which were recruited during a high-risk pregnancy and 7 who were recruited following the birth of a high-risk newborn. Interviews and dia...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Stainton MC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00