Development of the practice environment scale of the Nursing Work Index.

abstract：:Addressing consumer needs requires the development of a valid means of specifically measuring pregnant women's satisfaction with prenatal care. This study's purpose was to develop items for, to pilot-test, and to examine the structural validity of the Patient Expectations and Satisfaction with Prenatal Care (PESPC) in...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Omar MA,Schiffman RF,Bingham CR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study purpose was to provide an in-depth description of experiences associated with loss and dying among AIDS family caregivers. Grounded theory provided the methodological framework for data collection and analysis. In-depth interviews were conducted with 53 family caregivers of persons with AIDS and included ind...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Brown MA,Powell-Cope G

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and testing of a multidimensional instrument to assess the reactions of family members caring for elderly persons with physical impairments, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer is reported. Forty items were administered to a sample of 377 caregivers of persons with physical impairments and Alzheimer's dise...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Given CW,Given B,Stommel M,Collins C,King S,Franklin S

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested a theoretical model of the relationships of hospital context, nursing unit structure, and patient characteristics to patients' perceptions of the extent to which nurses met their expectations for management of troubling symptoms. In our sample of 2,720 patients randomly selected from 278 nursing units in 143...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Bacon CT,Hughes LC,Mark BA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoprotein (HDL) may decrease organ injury in sepsis. This study was designed using an animal model to mimic people who had a high HDL level and to test HDL effects on preventing organ damage in endotoxemia. Endotoxemia was induced by an infusion of lipopolysac-charide (LPS) after HDL or LDL administrati...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Lee RP,Lin NT,Chao YF,Lin CC,Harn HJ,Chen HI

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tailoring of client-nurse interaction to the client's individuality is a central concept in Cox's Interaction Model of Client Health behavior, and represents a specification of the term individualization of care (Cox, 1982b). In this study, the empirical adequacy of Cox's definition of tailoring was challenged by comp...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Brown SJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purpose of this study is to document the psychometric properties of the revised Nursing Work Index (NWI-R) in the context of a large Canadian sample of registered nurses. A self-administered survey containing the NWI-R was completed by 17,965 registered nurses working in 415 hospitals in three Canadian pro...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Estabrooks CA,Tourangeau AE,Humphrey CK,Hesketh KL,Giovannetti P,Thomson D,Wong J,Acorn S,Clarke H,Shamian J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Content experts frequently are used in the judgment-quantification stage of content validation of instruments. However, errors in instrumentation may arise when important steps in selecting and using these experts are not carefully planned. The systematic process of choosing, orienting, and using content experts in th...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Grant JS,Davis LL

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home-based tele-rehabilitation programs are under development and may be a future option for some patients. The objectives of this non-randomized clinical trial are to design a home-based multidisciplinary tele-rehabilitation protocol for patients with hip fracture, and to compare this protocol versus the home-based u...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ortiz-Piña M,Salas-Fariña Z,Mora-Traverso M,Martín-Martín L,Galiano-Castillo N,García-Montes I,Cantarero-Villanueva I,Fernández-Lao C,Arroyo-Morales M,Mesa-Ruíz A,Castellote-Caballero Y,Salazar-Graván S,Kronborg L,Martín-Matill

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of the reliability of physical measures that yield continuous data (e.g., physiological measures such as blood pressure and anthropometric measures such as weight) should include the following statistics and procedures: mean, minimal and maximal differences; standard deviation of the net differences; techni...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Engstrom JL

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalizability theory (GT), an approach to estimating measurement dependability, offers researchers the ability to assess comprehensively various sources of measurement error simultaneously. Application of GT identifies the conditions that contribute most substantially to error and offers remedies to enhance dependa...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Burns KJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to describe: (a) the frequency and correlates of behavior problems among a sample of 2- and 3-year-old children from low-income families as seen by their parents and day care teachers, (b) the degree to which parents and teachers agree about the children's behavior problems in their res...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Gross D,Sambrook A,Fogg L

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preliminary theoretical model of parenting stress was tested. The additive effects of a series of stresses, namely, stressful pregnancy, stress of labor and delivery, and the stress of parenting were examined in a causal model of parenting stress. Factors theoretically expected to be protective in stressful circumst...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Younger JB

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine dependence is a complex phenomenon involving behavioral, biological, and pharmacological components that influence smoking cessation rates. The purpose of this study was to characterize the multidimensional aspects of nicotine dependence and cigarette smoking topography behaviors among Black and White women s...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ahijevych K,Gillespie J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Running motivated by an addictive mechanism may overpower the sensible, beneficial approach to exercise. Neglect of family responsibilities and relationships may occur as a result of this addiction. Thirty-five marathon runners and their spouses were studied; 22 of the runners were women and 13 were men. Each runner a...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Rudy EB,Estok PJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to identify the relationships of attitudes about breast self-examination and breast cancer to the frequency of breast self-examination. The health belief model was used as a theoretical base. Likert scales were developed for the independent variables of susceptibility, seriousness, ben...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Champion VL

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliability of nursing observations often is estimated using Cohen's kappa, a chance-adjusted measure of agreement between observer RNs. However, use of kappa as an omnibus measure sometimes can be misleading. In a study partly designed to describe the frequency and reliability of nursing diagnoses in long-term care f...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Banerjee M,Fielding J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults with symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have longer pre-treatment delay times than their younger counterparts. A 2-group, randomized controlled sample consisted of 115 adults, 65 years of age or older with a self-reported history of coronary artery disease. A pre-test was given to all participa...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Tullmann DF,Haugh KH,Dracup KA,Bourguignon C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recognition as a significant stressor in childhood cancer, illness-related uncertainty from the perspective of children remains under-studied. We tested a conceptual model of uncertainty, derived from Mishel's uncertainty in illness theory, in 68 school-aged children and adolescents with cancer. As hypothesize...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Stewart JL,Mishel MH,Lynn MR,Terhorst L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perceived racial discrimination is linked to unhealthy behaviors and stress-related morbidities. A compelling body of research indicates that perceived racial discrimination may contribute to health disparities among African Americans (AAs). The purposes of this study were to describe the study protocol including data...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Nam S,Dunton GF,Ordway MR,Ash GI,Jeon S,Vlahov D,Whittemore R,Nelson LE,Sinha R,Nunez-Smith M,Granger DA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale (BNAS) was administered to 19 newborns, and their fathers completed the Broussard Neonatal Perception Inventory (NPl-l); at 1 year of age, the infants' fathers and mothers completed the Perception of Baby Temperament (PBT) scale. The 19 infants were first born, full-term, and th...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Jones C,Parks P

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings are reported from a prospective study of 20 persons on the experience of providing informal care to partners or family members with HIV syndrome. In-depth, focused interviews were completed. Data were initially coded using an inductive technique and thematically analyzed. The informal care providers were foun...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Reynolds NR,Alonzo AA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meta-analyses synthesize multiple primary studies and identify patterns of relationships. Differences in primary study methodological quality must be addressed for meta-analysis to produce meaningful results. No single standard exists for addressing these quality variations. Quality measurement scales are fraught with...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Conn VS,Rantz MJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a quarter of chemotherapy regimens now include oral agents. Individuals living with cancer are now responsible for administering this lifesaving therapy at home by taking every dose as prescribed. One type of oral chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), is the current recommended treatment for chronic my...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Yeager KA,Waldrop-Valverde D,Paul S,Bruner DW,Klisovic R,Burns E,Mason TA,Patel N,Jennings BM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper three categories of variables were identified to predict spouses' reactions to caregiving roles: patient characteristics, the caregiving environment, and characteristics of the caregiver. Measures of these variables were administered to 159 spouse caregivers. Four domains of caregivers' responses were id...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Given B,Stommel M,Collins C,King S,Given CW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measures of the quality of hospital postnatal nursing care were developed for an evaluative study of the benefits of combined mother-infant versus traditional separate staffing patterns. Two hundred mothers completed instruments designed to measure maternal competence, patient satisfaction, establishment of breast-fee...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Watters NE,Kristiansen CM

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A self-regulation theory of how patients cope with events that occur during physical illness that has received substantial support from research is described. The theory challenges some traditional thinking about providing patients information and patients' emotional responses to threatening health care events. The us...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Johnson JE

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test how patients' psychiatric diagnoses would affect nursing care for medical problems. Sixty nurses were randomly assigned to three groups in this posttest-only experiment. Control group nurses read a vignette describing a man admitted with a possible myocardial infarction (MI). Nonpsychot...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： McDonald DD,Frakes M,Apostolidis B,Armstrong B,Goldblatt S,Bernardo D

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument, the Preferences for Care near the End of Life (PCEOL) scale. Following a literature review and using the domain-referenced approach and a test grid, a large pool of items was generated to reflect five dimensions of preferences for care near the end o...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Gauthier DM,Froman RD

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are presented on the use of social resources to reduce the negative effects of perceived job stress on the health of 26 psychiatric technicians who cared for severely and profoundly retarded residents of a state institution. Data were collected by participant observation, semistructured interviews, and the self-a...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Browner CH

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00