Dyspnoea: a study of measurement instruments for the assessment of dyspnoea and their application for patients with advanced cancer.

abstract：AIM:To report an analysis of the concept of youth physical activity self-efficacy. BACKGROUND:Physical activity self-efficacy is a concept that has been frequently examined as a key variable in research aimed at increasing physical activity among youth. Different conceptual definitions and empirical measures indicate ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Voskuil VR,Robbins LB

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although sleep has been identified as an activity generally considered necessary for normal functioning, the nursing literature on the subject is relatively scanty. This paper is an attempt to review sleep and its relationship to nursing practice. A discussion of nursing interventions that are likely to ensure that ad...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Webster RA,Thompson DR

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore patients' and family caregivers' experiences and perceptions of Hospice at Home care. BACKGROUND:The public indicate a preference to be cared for and to die at home. This has inherent challenges, with a key factor being the family caregiver. Supporting end-of-life care at home has resulted in the expans...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Jack BA,Mitchell TK,Cope LC,O'Brien MR

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a study conducted to determine if satisfaction with irregular working hours that are a form of shiftwork operates as a mediator between work and home characteristics and health problems. BACKGROUND:Shiftwork contributes to health problems, decreased well-being and poorer health habits. It...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Peters VP,de Rijk AE,Boumans NP

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of studies using translated instruments may be questioned when there is a lack of attention to and/or minimal explanation of the procedures used for determining the equivalence between the primary and secondary language tool. Ensuring equivalence of a translated Chinese version of the Menstrual Distress Q...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Chang AM,Chau JP,Holroyd E

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report a study exploring prospective relations between nurses' perceived work ability and three forms of turnover intentions, respectively, intent to leave the ward, organization and profession. BACKGROUND:Turnover of nursing staff is a major challenge for healthcare settings and for healthcare in general, urgi...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Derycke H,Clays E,Vlerick P,D'Hoore W,Hasselhorn HM,Braeckman L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper reports a study of the impact of emotional narratives on the well-being of members of a qualitative research team during the conduct of sensitive research. BACKGROUND:Qualitative data are frequently collected from participants using repeated in-depth interviews when exploring sensitive issues such as lo...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Lalor JG,Begley CM,Devane D

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the phenomenon of trust in health care relationships from a new perspective, that of the recipients of care for chronic illness. The authors argue that reciprocal trust is a necessary component of satisfying, effective health care relationships when the illness is of an ongoing nature. From the pat...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Thorne SE,Robinson CA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper reports a study examining glass particle contamination in two ampoule sizes under three different experimental conditions (n = 18 in each group). BACKGROUND:While existing literature is clear that glass contamination occurs on opening single-dose glass ampoules, the clinical significance of intramuscula...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Preston ST,Hegadoren K

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an overview of research methods utilized in nursing to date and traces the origins of the schism in nursing research which has led to the development of the quantitative-qualitative research-methods dichotomy. The philosophical and technical characteristics which distinguish these apparently opposi...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Corner J

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of psychometric testing of the Swedish version of the Child Drawing: Hospital Manual. BACKGROUND:Drawings have shown to be useful in assessing emotional status and anxiety in children because they generally speak to us more clearly and openly through their drawings than they are willing or a...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Wennström B,Nasic S,Hedelin H,Bergh I

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the two principle types of reality orientation with the confused elderly has been the subject of research by nurses, psychiatrists and psychologists. Reviews of this research suggest that the effects of these therapies on patient outcomes are extremely limited. However, a number of writers advocate their us...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： McMahon R

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review of research literature published in English between 1987 and 1997 was carried out to test the hypothesis that care planning and/or record keeping in nursing practice has no measurable effect on patient outcomes. The study was limited to research applicable to acute in-patient care and to non-inform...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Moloney R,Maggs C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a theoretically and psychometrically sound instrument to measure the 'dose' of person-centred care practice in long-term care. BACKGROUND:Although person-centred care has been adopted for long-term care across the world, there is a lack of theory-based instruments to measure its impact. Two questionnai...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Porock D,Li J,Chang YP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Towards an aesthetics of nursing This paper re-appraises the work of Barbara Carper on aesthetics and the art of nursing. It identifies serious flaws in Carper's original arguments and the way in which she and subsequent authors have conflated the concepts of art and aesthetics in nursing. The paper explores a broader...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Wainwright P

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a discussion of the use of a systematic approach to explore researcher subjectivity and how this enhanced the rigour of a qualitative study. BACKGROUND:The need for rigour in qualitative research is widely documented; the means by which it is enhanced are varied and numerous. Although most qualitativ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Bradbury-Jones C

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Action research is growing in popularity as an approach to research in the nursing profession. Action research seeks to engage practitioners collaboratively into taking action to improve their situation; therefore, one could argue it is ideally suited to nursing since it is a practice-based profession. This paper exam...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Stark S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of music therapy for reducing the anxiety and pain of patients who underwent a biopsy. BACKGROUND:Music can affect human anxiety and pain by triggering a neuroendocrine effect. Clinical study results indicated that music can influence the anxiety and pain caused by invasiv...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Song M,Li N,Zhang X,Shang Y,Yan L,Chu J,Sun R,Xu Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To synthesize what is known about elder abuse and relationship factors associated with abuse between caregivers and older people with memory disorders at home. BACKGROUND:Concerns about abuse in the caring relationship between older people with memory disorders and family caregivers have increased. Abuse is associ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Välimäki T,Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen A,Vaismoradi M

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report an analysis of the concept of adverse childhood experiences. BACKGROUND:Adverse childhood experiences have been associated with negative physical and psychological health outcomes, but this phenomenon lacks the clear, consistent meaning necessary for use in nursing research, theory development and practi...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Kalmakis KA,Chandler GE

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been extensive speculation about the lack of research utilization in nursing but little attempt to quantify this phenomenon outside of North America. The current demands for evidence-based practice necessitate research utilization as one element of the process. As part of a larger project, this study aimed t...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Rodgers SE

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A portfolio captures learning from experience, enables an assessor to measure student learning, acts as a tool for reflective thinking, illustrates critical analytical skills and evidence of self-directed learning and provides a collection of detailed evidence of a person's competence. AIMS:This paper repor...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Scholes J,Webb C,Gray M,Endacott R,Miller C,Jasper M,McMullan M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess nurse-reported organizational readiness for implementing change in acute care hospitals. BACKGROUND:An organization's success at implementing new policies and programmes depends largely on its stakeholders' readiness for change. Organizational readiness is a multilevel, multifaceted construct associated ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Sharma N,Herrnschmidt J,Claes V,Bachnick S,De Geest S,Simon M,MatchRN - Study Group.

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable attention has focused on describing ethical issues that critical care nurses face in their practice: however, less attention has been directed at describing the process of ethical decision-making. Systematic research linking aspects of ethical-decision making and stress is lacking. This cross-sectional st...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Erlen JA,Sereika SM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a Q methodological study of accounts of nurses' industrial relations expressed by a sample of nurses (n = 60) drawn from the geographical area of Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK). The participants completed a 65-item Q sort made up of statements which could be ranked in terms of their relevance to ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： McKeown M,Stowell-Smith M,Foley B

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness of bedside shift reporting in a minimum of five interventions and five control wards. BACKGROUND:Hospitals continually improve their quality of care. Next to improvements in clinical performance, more patient participation is stimulated...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Malfait S,Eeckloo K,Lust E,Van Biesen W,Van Hecke A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To synthesize the evidence relating to the ability of specialist care home support services to prevent the hospital admission of older care home residents, including hospital admission at the end-of-life. DESIGN:Systematic review and narrative synthesis. METHODS:Ten electronic databases will be searched from 2010...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Tucker S,Buck D,Roe B,Hughes J,Challis D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study provides a descriptive analysis of administrative, faculty and student perspectives on use of and satisfaction with Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) in one baccalaureate nursing programme's curriculum elements of (a) goals and objectives, (b) materials, (c) content, (d) nursing foci, and...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Berbiglia VA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore the concerns and experiences of parents of children scheduled to receive allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. DESIGN:A qualitative secondary analysis of interview data from an intervention study. METHODS:A total of 28 parents (4 fathers and 24 mothers) were recruited from a children's ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Liu YM,Wen YC,Weng PY,Jaing TH,Chen SH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper reports a study of women's responses to abortion over an extended time. BACKGROUND:Most studies of postabortion responses do not portray what women experience over an extended time period, since many only use a 24 month follow-up period. Results from previous studies indicate that women have thoughts ab...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Trybulski J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00