"Doing the month": Postpartum practices in Chinese women.

abstract：:A high total homocysteine (tHcy) level during pregnancy is a risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes, such as fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia. Caffeine is assumed to increase tHcy levels by acting as a vitamin B6 antagonist. The objective of this study was to examine a relationship between circulating tHc...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Shiraishi M,Haruna M,Matsuzaki M,Ota E,Murayama R,Sasaki S,Yeo S,Murashima S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper reports the findings of a quantitative descriptive study that evaluated the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a screening tool in the child health context. Two hundred and sixty-one women who attended child health clinics in one metropolitan health region of Western Australia ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Downie J,Wynaden D,McGowan S,Juliff D,Axten C,Fitzpatrick L,Ogilvie S,Painter S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the in-use effects of dry-fast and traditional hand-washing surgical scrubs among operating room staff members. This is a static group comparison study with purposive sampling. A total of 156 staff members were recruited in an operating room in a medical center located in southern Taiwan. The par...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Chen SH,Chou CY,Huang JC,Tang YF,Kuo YR,Chien LY

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a conceptual framework of adherence to treatment among Thai people living with tuberculosis, a grounded theory approach was used. A purposive sample of 20 Thai people living with tuberculosis, aged from 23 to 85 years, was interviewed. From the participants' perspective, a core category of social belonging ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Choowong J,Tillgren P,Söderbäck M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults with chronic disease may experience uncertainty and depression when coping with their illness. This study identifies degrees of uncertainty and depression, as well as factors associated with depression in people with Parkinson's disease. The 120 participants included patients who visited the neurology outpatien...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Ahn S,Lee J,Chu SH,Sohn YH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 21st century, knowledge of genetics is closely linked to the ability to provide good care for all patients, not just the few with uncommon genetic diseases. The authors suggest that what is needed in nursing is a comprehensive, three generation pedigree that records a patient's medical, social and environmental...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Olsen S,Dudley-Brown S,McMullen P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication adherence is problematic in people with chronic illness. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the effects of the perceived support from significant others on the oral antipsychotic medication taking of consumers with schizophrenia. A convenience sample of 81 consumers took part in the study....

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： McCann TV,Lu S

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:This article explores the value of using the Critical Incident Technique to capture qualitative data relating to nurses' experiences in three diverse clinical contexts: (i) neonatal intensive care; (ii) palliative care; and (iii) care of the demented elderly. It is suggested that this technique enables the researcher ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Keatinge D

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：:Excessive smartphone use has been found to be associated with dysfunctional social and family relations. While most studies of this phenomenon have focused on adolescent and adult addiction, none has yet to focus on mothers with infants. This study examined the association of excessive smartphone use with mother-infan...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Ali RA,Alnuaimi KM,Al-Jarrah IA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we explored the relationship between changes in resident health outcomes, practitioner communication patterns, and practitioner perceptions of group effectiveness within a quality-improvement collaborative of nursing home clinicians. Survey and interview data were collected from nursing home clinicians ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Arling PA,Abrahamson K,Miech EJ,Inui TS,Arling G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken as a complete cross-sectional survey of tobacco smoking habits among 270 undergraduate students at an Australian nursing school (response rate: 84.6%). An anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire survey was used to gather the data. The overall prevalence of current smoking was 15.9%, with a fu...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Smith DR,Leggat PA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is a stressor for intensive care unit (ICU) patients, and inadequate pain assessment has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality. One hundred and twenty patients were evaluated during three periods: (T1) 1 min before, (T2) during, and (T3) 20 min after the nociceptive procedure. For each patient, data we...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Erden S,Demir N,Ugras GA,Arslan U,Arslan S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Chinese culture, as a possible consequence of Confucianism, caring for the sick is considered a moral obligation of family members, while self-care is only the basis of fulfilling filial piety. This qualitative study aims to explore the self-care behavior among persons with a permanent colostomy in a Chinese cultur...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Tao H,Songwathana P,Isaramalai SA,Wang Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to describe psychiatric nurses' experience of how the changing focus of mental health care in Sweden, from in-patient treatment to community-based care, has influenced their professional autonomy. Eleven psychiatric nurses were interviewed and a qualitative content analysis was used to...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Magnusson A,Högberg T,Lützén K,Severinsson E

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:Hospitals are integrated with medical universities in Iran and are categorized into three types with respect to educational and health services quality. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine and compare the level of clinical competence of nurses who were working in type 1 and type 2 university hospitals. The c...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Bahreini M,Shahamat S,Hayatdavoudi P,Mirzaei M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is evidence of stigmatization of patients with Alzheimer's disease, few studies have evaluated stigma among family caregivers. This study was aimed at understanding the experiences of family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease within Iran. We conducted a qualitative study using hermeneutic ph...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Navab E,Negarandeh R,Peyrovi H,Navab P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study discusses how nurse managers' work-related empowerment has been investigated, in order to determine the level and relationships of empowerment among them. A systematic review was carried out, and a literature search was conducted with certain electronic databases for the period 1990-2009, using the m...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Trus M,Razbadauskas A,Doran D,Suominen T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In September 2000 the United Nations Millennium Declaration was adopted and endorsed by 189 countries, translating into eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be reached by 2015. At the midpoint between the MDG adoption in 2000 and the 2015 target date for achieving the goals, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is not on ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Klopper HC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The consumption of meat products is considered to be a feasible solution to prevent anemia, which is a critical health problem. The present study assessed hematological parameters and the prevalence of anemia in Japanese children and adolescents, and examined the association with the frequency of meat intake. Data fro...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kunitsugu I,Okuda M,Sugiyama S,Yoshitake N,Tanizawa Y,Sasaki S,Hobara T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Professional quality of life is related to psychological well-being for nurses with implications for quality patient care. This study evaluated the effectiveness of emotional regulation training on depression, anxiety and stress, and professional quality of life for intensive and critical care nurses. In this experime...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kharatzadeh H,Alavi M,Mohammadi A,Visentin D,Cleary M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores illness representations within Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy Portuguese Association newspaper . A content analysis was performed of the issue data using provisional coding related to the conceptual framework of the study. All dimensions of illness representation in Leventhal's Common Sense Mo...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Novais SA,Mendes FR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the associations between social relationships and positive perceived health among Thai older persons. The data were taken from the 2002 National Elderly Survey in Thailand. The sample of this study included 24 664 elders aged > or = 60 years. Multiple logistic regression models were employed in thi...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Thanakwang K

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Most mental health problems start in adolescence and early adulthood. According to the literature, one out of five children and adolescents suffers at least one mental health problem. In this cross-sectional study, the distribution of psychiatric symptom scores among 728 Turkish high school students in grades 9, 10, a...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Güner-Küçükkaya P,Işık I

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:An intensive care unit (ICU) is valuable but consumes a disproportionately high amount of health-care resources. Accordingly, cost containment has been deemed a mandatory task. A review of the literature from many countries was completed to determine the strategies for reducing the cost of care in the ICU. The results...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Thungjaroenkul P,Kunaviktikul W

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture has become increasingly important concepts in nursing in the era of globalization. Nurses' cultural biases and prejudices are huge obstacles to their caring for patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Therefore, this study examined sexism among nursing students from two patriarchal societies: Turkey influe...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Tekkas KK,Beser A,Park S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00