Representation of illness in Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy Portuguese Association newspaper: A documental study.

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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to examine the variables that are related to person-environment fit in Italian nurses, highlighting the role of supervisor support and organizational support in the relationship between nurses' perceptions of care adequacy, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. Therefore, 1240 nurses ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Galletta M,Portoghese I,Penna MP,Battistelli A,Saiani L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some areas of health care, genomics is having a steadily increasing impact on clinical practice. Yet, in other areas, genomic developments are considered to be at the periphery of care. Health-care professionals from such areas might feel that the potential of genomics is exaggerated. To explore this issue, genetic...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kirk M,Lea D,Skirton H

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:The process of acculturation often results in changes in the health behavior of international students. This study employed an open-ended, qualitative approach in an attempt to gain an in-depth understanding of the acculturation process for physical activity, diet, and drinking behavior among international students. E...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Yan Z,FitzPatrick K

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：: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 this study, we assessed the mental health of Korean call center employees and investigated the potential predictors of their mental health status. A cross-sectional study using self-completing questionnaire was conducted for employees working for a credit card call center. A total of 306 call center employees compl...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Oh H,Park H,Boo S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globalization has led to the rapid modernization of Thai villagers' traditional lifestyle, with significant consequential changes in health. The integration of the sufficiency economy philosophy with health - a concept known as "sufficient health" - can improve health and wellbeing; however, little is known of the act...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Arpanantikul M,Phuphaibul R,Khuwatsumrit K

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Nurses are key staff members of health-care organizations. Nurse engagement directly influences quality of care and organizational performance. The purpose of the present study was to understand the state of work engagement and explore its predictors among registered nurses in China by using a descriptive, cross-secti...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Wan Q,Zhou W,Li Z,Shang S,Yu F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores factors influencing condom use among Swedish women and men who visited a sexual health clinic after unprotected sex during international travel. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 women and 25 men. The data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. The informants' narratives...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Lejelind E,Westerling R,Sjögren Fugl-Meyer K,Larsson K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-management helps patients understand their illnesses and learn about disease-related skills so they can better manage their situation. However, published studies on the effectiveness of self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are heterogeneous. Quasi-experimental design was used to invest...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Liou HL,Huang YT,Lai ZY,Tsou YY,Tsai YC,Yu HH,Chen MS

更新日期：2020-09-01 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

abstract：:This article, the first in a series of four, describes the development of two scales for deductive and inductive measurement of emotional intelligence (EI), based on the literature and the identification of the psychometric properties of the scales. The data collection comprised two parts: (i) a literature search on t...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Akerjordet K,Severinsson E

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many pregnant and post-partum women experience mental health problems, but midwives are frequently ill-equipped to provide support. The purpose of this study, conducted in Melbourne, Australia, was to examine first-year Bachelor of Midwifery students' mental health literacy about post-partum women with schizophrenia, ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： McCann TV,Clark E

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:This study examined the influence of child-care support by elderly persons on mothers' child care-related stress in Japan. A cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2007 by using an anonymous questionnaire. This study focused on the "child-care salon" (hereafter referred to as "salon") as a type of ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kusano E,Ono M,Hayakawa K

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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：:The key hypothesis behind advance directives (ADs) proposes that, if an intervention enhances a person's right to choose, a dying person will not opt for expensive, life-prolonging medical care and an ethically acceptable saving of resources will result. In order to assess the acceptability and effectiveness of ADs in...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Sittisombut S,Maxwell C,Love EJ,Sitthi-Amorn C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac disease and type 2 diabetes are prevalent diseases globally. Cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes self-management programs empower patients' self-management to improve their health outcomes. However, inappropriate delivery modes and continuing low participation rates indicate some programs are less than optimal...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Wu CJ,Sung HC,Chang AM,Atherton J,Kostner K,McPhail SM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Iran, as in other nations, adolescence can be a challenging period for both parents and their children. Typically, mothers assume the main role of parenting, which can have a negative impact either directly or indirectly on paternal involvement, or conversely, play a positive role of mediation between fathers and t...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Rahkar Farshi M,Valizadeh L,Zamanzadeh V,Rssouli M,Lopez V,Cleary M

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The aim of this paper is to explore the issues that present both opportunities and risks when working in an interdisciplinary research project. As the research context changes in the social reform environment, some scientists suggest it is time to forge new scientific working relationships, to open up the boundaries b...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： McCallin AM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to determine the prevalence and causes of childhood vaccine and measles vaccine hesitancy and refusal among healthcare students in Turkey. The pool of this cross-sectional study, which included 718 students, was made up of healthcare students from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Balikesir University ...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Yörük S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00