Uncertainty and depression in people with Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional study.

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：: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：:According to the World Health Organization, although breastfeeding has significant health benefits for infants and mothers, rates of breastfeeding remain lower than recommended. Suggested strategies for assisting new mothers with breastfeeding have included both peer and professional support. We undertook a systematic...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Joanna Briggs Institute.

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：: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：: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：:The present study investigated knowledge of and beliefs about breastfeeding among Chinese female physicians and nurses and their breastfeeding practices. This study documented knowledge, attitudes and practices of breastfeeding among Chinese medical staff. A total of 367 female physicians and nurses completed a self-a...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Ouyang YQ,Xu YX,Zhang Q

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to identify risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly, using the standardized risk assessment tool developed by Izumi. We examined 746 patients from three types of facilities: rehabilitation wards in four general hospitals, three long-term care facilities, and three nu...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Izumi K,Makimoto K,Kato M,Hiramatsu T

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:In this study, we investigated the role of psychological empowerment as a protective factor for burnout among workers exposed to work-related stressors (e.g. daily hassles, overload, job changes). A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted, with a convenience sample of 401 healthcare workers. Hierarchical mul...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Boudrias JS,Morin AJ,Brodeur MM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a number of countries, including Taiwan, the prevalence of childhood obesity has been steadily increasing. A study to assess school nurses' perspective on their role in supporting children and preventing childhood obesity in Taiwan is currently being undertaken. A search of the literature reveals that most research...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Hsieh PL,FitzGerald M

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：: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：:Nurses working in a long-term care facility could be at risk of developing compassion fatigue due to the nature of their work. In this descriptive, cross-sectional survey, we explored the level of compassion fatigue among nurses working in a long-term care facility, as well as the associated sociodemographic and occup...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Shahar I,Asher I,Ben Natan M

更新日期：2019-09-01 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 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：:Diabetes self-management is a challenge for both clients and health-care professionals. Empowerment plays a vital role in helping clients to achieve successful self-management. This study adopted a meta-ethnographic approach. Nine qualitative studies were synthesized in order to contribute to a deeper understanding of...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Ho AY,Berggren I,Dahlborg-Lyckhage E

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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：:Older adults reap many health benefits from aerobic exercise training; however, little is known about how to monitor the training responses in older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the correlation of objectively measured heart rate and subjectively reported perceived exe...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Yu F,Bil K

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：:Japan is a disaster-prone country, and Japanese registered nurses (RN) should be evaluated for their individual readiness for unexpected dispatches. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a scale for measuring individual readiness of Japanese RN for disasters. In our previous study in 2014, we develo...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Maeda T,Kotera S,Matsuda N,Huebner CA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare the daily voiding traits of elderly men with those of middle-aged men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), urinary frequency, bladder capacity at normal desire to void (CNDV), residual urine volume (RUV) and functional bladder capacity were evaluated at home during a 24 h period using a non-in...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Satoh W,Nakada T

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：:This study defined the structural patterns of subjectivity in the perception of cesarean birth. Q methodology was used on 71 statements collected through interviews with seven persons and a literature review followed. Twenty-nine Q samples were selected and administered to 22 persons, and four types of subjectivity we...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Park CS,Yeoum SG,Choi ES

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globally, the increasing prevalence of heart failure is a burden on health-care systems, especially in under-resourced countries, such as Vietnam. We describe a prospective single-site, cluster randomized controlled trial of an intervention designed to teach adult patients about heart failure and how to undertake self...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Dinh H,Bonner A,Ramsbotham J,Clark R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify difficulties experienced by Korean disaster relief workers during humanitarian aid deployment. A convenience sample of disaster relief workers aged >18 years, who had been dispatched to an overseas disaster site, were recruited; 107 relief workers completed the Humanitarian...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Kwag M,Lee O

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess Jordanian neonatal nurses' knowledge and beliefs toward the application of kangaroo mother care in the neonatal intensive care unit. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey was performed using a convenience sample of 229 nurses. The findings revealed that the majority of the nurses ag...

journal_title：Nursing & health sciences

authors： Shattnawi KK,Al-Ali N,Alnuaimi K

更新日期：2019-09-01 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