Identifying health status and health risks of older rural residents.

abstract：:Free clinics increase access to care, however, patients frequently miss appointments. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if providing patient navigation affects first appointment no-show rates and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in uninsured patients with diabetes at a free clinic. For 6 months, a...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Weaver KR,Talley M,Mullins M,Selleck C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cost of visit-based community care based around a 24/7 hospice-at-home (HatH) service in the last 3 months of life was assessed. Thirty families completed a health and social carediary of at-home visits over two-weeks following contact with the HatH night service. Diaries captured 333 days of care provision, avera...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Spiro S,Ward A,Sixsmith J,Graham A,Varvel S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestic Violence (DV) is a public health problem with far-reaching effects for society. Local public health departments typically serve high-risk populations and have a unique opportunity to provide routine DV screening to all clients receiving services. This project piloted a DV screening program in the family plann...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Shattuck SR

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citizen participation is heralded as a critical element of community health programs that emphasize empowerment and health promotion strategies. Although there is a growing body of research on public health nurses' primary health care practice, few studies have described how public health nurses foster citizen partici...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Aston M,Meagher-Stewart D,Edwards N,Young LM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormone replacement therapy, once the gold standard for treatment of osteoporosis, is no longer a clinical option. Effective alternatives are available using resistance exercise and supplementation with calcium and vitamin D to ameliorate bone loss and promote new bone formation. This article summarizes current eviden...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Benton MJ,White A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on a study of expertise in community health nursing. The objective of the study was to develop a model of expertise derived from identification of the characteristics and factors influencing clinical expertise in community health nurses (CHNs) practicing in district nursing, school health, and chi...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： McMurray A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This descriptive study assesses the beliefs held by a group of young Jordanian women toward mammography utilization as a screening procedure for breast cancer. The Health Belief Model (HBM) is the theoretical framework of this study. Champion's (1993) translated HBM tool was utilized as the self-administered questionn...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Petro-Nustas W

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans make up the greater proportion of AIDS cases in adolescent girls but little is understood about the development of sexual risk behaviors during the early adolescent years. This article will explore ecological factors influencing adolescent sexual risk behaviors. In the focus groups, which were conduc...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Aronowitz T,Rennells RE,Todd E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parents (n = 135) were surveyed in relation to administering antipyretic/analgesic medications to their children (2 months-6 years) at home. Parents usually chose acetaminophen, calculated dosages based on weight but did not always know the child's weight, administered medications with a dropper, and reported having a...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Anderson C,Rolfe P,Brennan-Hunter A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For homeless persons, posthospitalization care is increasingly provided in formal medical respite programs, and their success is now reported in the literature. However, there is a dearth of literature on posthospitalization transitional care for homeless persons in the absence of a respite program. Through this forma...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Biederman DJ,Gamble J,Manson M,Taylor D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During preventive home visits, the purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of fall risk and any associated factors. Participants (n = 1471) were cognitively sound community-dwelling older adults (≥ 70 years) without home-help service, living in a Swedish municipality. The Downton Fall Risk Index and nine ...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Hammarlund CS,Hagell P,Westergren A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined if health-related quality of life is different based upon the type of physical activity performed by 1,266 community-dwelling adults in urban area of Korea. Physical activity was categorized into (a) work, (b) leisure (non-sport), and (c) sports activity. The results indicated that only leisure and...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Kim I,Choi H,Davis AH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the relationship of caregiving appraisal to depressive symptomatology and utilization of home health care. One-hundred family caregivers to functionally impaired older adults were interviewed in their homes about depressive symptoms, dimensions of caregiving appraisal, and use of home care. Satisfa...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Schwarz KA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between self-assessed health and physical and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scores were examined for 152 noninstitutionalized Hispanic elderly persons in the community. Self-assessed health was not related to either physical or instrumental activities, but was related to education. T...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Ailinger RL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the laws and customs of bereavement in Orthodox Jewish families and their community. It considers definitions of bereavement, the need for health care team members' cross-cultural understanding of bereavement, the community's role, and the role of the community health nurse and health care team w...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Weinstein LB

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this multisite retrospective descriptive study was to describe the nature of surveillance as a nursing intervention within 3 urban community nursing centers (CNCs). Secondary analysis of clinical data was conducted for clients seen in 1995. The CNCs used the Automated Community Health Information System...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Schoneman D

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dealing with stress has become an important issue in health education in community settings. With increasing demands and changes in the daily lives of families, helping children to deal with stress has become increasingly more significant in community health nursing. Nurses who want to mediate effects of stress in chi...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Sorensen ES

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationships between depressive symptoms and obesity/weight gain factors in 56 Black and Hispanic pregnant women and the differences in these variables between the 2 ethnic groups. Of the women, 32% were likely depressed, 66% were overweight/obese, and 45% gained excessive gestational weight. ...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Shieh C,Wu J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African American men are disproportionately affected by most illnesses and associated complications. These men are also less likely to participate in primary and secondary prevention interventions. Little is known about reaching them. The purpose of this study(1) was to explore factors associated with effectively reac...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Plowden KO,John W,Vasquez E,Kimani J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disparities in health status of African Americans continue to exist. These disparities of poor health, in part, are attributed to decreased access to health-care services. However, culture plays a key role in health-care utilization patterns among African Americans. The purpose of this article is to examine cultural f...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Russell K,Jewell N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-group pretest-posttest design to assess for changes in outcomes at 10 weeks and 6 months was the method used to evaluate the standardized 6-session Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) with low income, urban African American older adults. Participants included 153 older adults (primarily African America...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Rose MA,Arenson C,Harrod P,Salkey R,Santana A,Diamond J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a resident-led walking program at an assisted living facility (ALF). Seventeen women (mean age 80, range 62-99) agreed to participate in a "walking club." Pre and post measurements included the Tinetti Performance-Oriented Assessment of Mobility Problems in ...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Taylor L,Whittington F,Hollingsworth C,Ball M,King S,Patterson V,Diwan S,Rosenbloom C,Neel A Jr

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we describe how providing regular foot care for the residents of public housing at an on-site nursing clinic has become a vital part of the clinic's services for the elderly and disabled residents. Good foot care contributes significantly to the health and well-being of elderly and at-risk groups of cl...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Westley CJ,Glick DF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains a serious healthcare problem costing approximately 13 billion dollars annually to treat. Men and women who contract STIs have a higher risk for reinfection and for developing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Determining the risk factors associated with STIs i...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Gullette DL,Rooker JL,Kennedy RL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With growing fear of a worldwide influenza pandemic, programs that can rapidly vaccinate a broad range of persons are urgently needed. Vaccination rates are low among disadvantaged and hard-to-reach populations living within urban communities, and delivering vaccines to these groups may prove challenging. Project VIVA...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Coady MH,Weiss L,Galea S,Ompad DC,Glidden K,Vlahov D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aim was to describe the perceptions of 65 Midwestern rural women related to healthy eating, physical activity, and weight management. A semistructured interview guide was used to elicit data. Theory of planned behavior constructs were used to categorize the data into 4 predominant themes related to healthy l...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Peterson J,Schmer C,Ward-Smith P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consistent daily routines have been associated with children's well-being, but children of single parents are less likely to engage in regular family meals or bedtime routines. This study explored routines and the challenges of maintaining routines as experienced by single mothers with a preschool age (3-5) child. Fou...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Koulouglioti C,Cole R,Moskow M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pet therapy can be therapeutic for older adults living in the community. A crossover design was used to examine changes in blood pressure and heart rate before and after a pet therapy visit versus a volunteer-only visit in 28 community dwelling older adults. Relationships among stress, pet attitude, social support, an...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Krause-Parello CA,Kolassa J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults manage multiple medications for chronic disease and those living in rural areas are impacted by health care disparities due to health provider shortages and fewer pharmacies. The use of downloadable medication reminder apps on smartphones may serve as a strategy for medication self-management of chronic d...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Shade M,Boron J,Manley N,Kupzyk K,Pullen C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite high rates of smoking among socioeconomically disadvantaged pregnant women, few tobacco cessation programs have been geared for this client group. This article describes newly developed strategies for addressing tobacco reduction with disadvantaged, high-risk prenatal clients enrolled in a community-based Preg...

journal_title：Journal of community health nursing

authors： Browne AJ,Shultis JD,Thio-Watts M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00