Effectiveness of a Dog-Assisted Therapy Program to Enhance Quality of Life in Institutionalized Dementia Patients.

abstract：:Childhood obesity is worsening at dramatic rates and has become a public health crisis. This study investigated these trends in childhood obesity and examined parental factors that may contribute to overweight and obesity. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from height and weight measurements taken annually from 200...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Sun G,Jia G,Peng H,Dickerman B,Compher C,Liu J

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：: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：:Although parental HIV disclosure has benefits for parents and children, the disclosure rate among parents remains low. This study aims to qualitatively examine parental concerns regarding disclosure of their HIV status to their children. Eighty parents were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of a three-session ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Sun M,Chen WT,Yang JP,Huang S,Zhang L,Shi M,Li W,Li Y,Bao M,Lu H

更新日期：2020-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Women frequently fail to recognize that coronary heart disease (CHD), not breast cancer, is the primary cause of female mortality. CHD mortality among U.S. mainland Puerto Rican (PR) women is second only to African American women. It is unknown what PR women understand about their risk, what factors they believe contr...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Lange J,Evans-Benard S,Cooper J,Fahey E,Kalapos M,Tice D,Wang-D'Amato N,Watsky N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of increasing exercise to prevent falls among older adults remains a key worldwide public health priority. However, older adults do not necessarily take up exercise as a preventative measure for falls. This qualitative study aimed to explore the beliefs of community-dwelling South Asian and White Britis...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Horne M,Skelton DA,Speed S,Todd C

更新日期：2014-02-01 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 aim of this prospective study was to investigate the predictors of choosing mode of delivery (MOD) among Iranian urban women applying the socio-ecological model. In 2015, a convenient sample of 530 pregnant women in urban regions of Urmia, Iran, was recruited to complete a socio-ecological approach-based questionn...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Bakhtari F,Nadrian H,Matlabi H,Sarbakhsh P,Bidar M

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：: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：:The unknown outcome of surgery has always been a source of anxiety for patients and their relatives. However, the experiences of Ghanaian surgical patients have not been adequately explored. This study sought to have an in-depth exploration of the preoperative experiences of Ghanaian general surgical patients to infor...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Aziato L,Adejumo O

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to describe patients' experiences of sexual activity after suffering myocardial ischemia. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with people who had suffered myocardial ischemia in the last 6 to 24 months before the interview. We used maximum variation sampling method. After...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： López-Medina IM,Gil-García E,Sánchez-Criado V,Pancorbo-Hidalgo PL

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：: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 purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social support and positive health practices in early adolescents and to test two variables, depression and optimism, that mediate this relationship. The final sample included 128 adolescents, ages 12 to 14, who responded to instruments measuring social...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Mahon NE,Yarcheski A,Yarcheski TJ,Hanks MM

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Effective fall-risk communication both among staff and between staff and family members is vital for ensuring the safety of residents in long-term care (LTC) settings. This study uses focus group methodology to investigate how information about falls is identified, communicated, and responded to by licensed staff (reg...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Wagner LM,Damianakis T,Mafrici N,Robinson-Holt K

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It can be difficult to maintain family connections with geographically distant members. However, advances in computer-human interaction (CHI) systems, including video-mediated communication (VMC) are emerging. While VMC does not completely substitute for physical face-to-face communication, it appears to provide a sen...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Furukawa R,Driessnack M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

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：:Women's experiences during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period were examined relative to time of discharge from the hospital. Women who were discharged in 3 days or sooner were compared to women who were discharged after 3 days or sooner were compared to women who were discharged after 3 days, with respect ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Carty EM,Bradley C,Winslow W

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People living with HIV (PLWH) see their providers quarterly to go over their laboratory results and discuss problems with antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens. Our purpose was to determine whether socially and economically marginalized PLWH were accurate in self-reporting their most recent CD4 count, viral load, an...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Voss JG,Cesan A,Jensen K,Yahiaoui A,Steiner C,Bajwa S,Eilers K,Applin S

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study is investigating the efficiency of educational intervention based on PRECEDE model on promotion of osteoporosis prevention behaviors in women. This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 200 women registered in two health centers of Fasa city, Fars province, Iran in 2017 to 2018. A questionnai...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Khani Jeihooni A,Ghasemi M,Mobaraei AH,Jamshidi H,Afzali Harsini P

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a pro-active psycho-educational intervention program for Alzheimer's family caregivers following diagnostic disclosure. Based on a theoretical model of role transitions and a participatory approach, the study comprised four steps: (a) exploring caregiver needs; (b) ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Ducharme F,Beaudet L,Legault A,Kergoat MJ,Lévesque L,Caron C

更新日期：2009-02-01 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 aim of the study was to evaluate the "perceived social support levels" of the medical staff after the earthquake. The sample of this study is made up of 300 of the 490 medical staff of the Medical Faculty Hospital of Van. The data were collected using a survey that included the personal information and the "multid...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Guner SI,Sevimli S,Bulduk B,Orakci H

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:This investigation is a qualitative study of the views held by 36 licensed nurses (25 registered nurses and 11 licensed practical nurses) and 40 nursing assistants regarding caregiving in nursing homes. Because these care providers are most directly involved in the delivery of care, their views are important as determ...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Schirm V,Albanese T,Garland TN,Gipson G,Blackmon DJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the article is to present one aspect of the findings of a descriptive, exploratory investigation of the self-care decision making of 33 adults diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C (Hep C), specifically how they experienced living with this disease as a chronic illness. The findings were interpreted from a...

journal_title：Clinical nursing research

authors： Paterson BL,Butt G,McGuinness L,Moffat B

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00