Reliability and validity of the body image quality of life inventory: version for Brazilian burn victims.

abstract：:Although low back pain (LBP), a major problem for nurses, is presumed to be caused by the physical demands of work, little scientific information supports this view. In this study, registered nurses were surveyed regarding LBP, demographics, medical history, exercise, and work variables. Univariate and multivariate an...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Mandel JH,Lohman W

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to identify the dimensions underlying the reasons given by nurses for not participating in continuing education activities. Data were collected through a 50-item questionnaire mailed to a stratified random sample of nurses who had not completed any credit course since entering practice. A...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Duquette A,Painchaud G,Blais JG

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective, case-controlled longitudinal design, 180 preterm and fullterm infants who had been enrolled at birth participated in a comprehensive assessment battery at age 23. Of these, 149 young adults, 34 formerly full-term and 115 formerly preterm (22 healthy preterm, 48 with medical complications, 21 with neu...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Winchester SB,Sullivan MC,Roberts MB,Granger DA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine male and female adults with asthma were tested to determine the relationship between perceived response to emotional triggers of asthma and bronchoconstrictive suggestion. Subjects were told that they were inhaling a bronchoconstricting agent in four increasingly potent concentrations, when in fact the sol...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Janson-Bjerklie S,Boushey HA,Carrieri VK,Lindsey AM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development and testing of the Chronic Pain Experience Instrument (CPEI) were initiated to address the need for a valid and reliable instrument for the accurate clinical assessment of, as well as for the empirical investigation of, the chronic pain experience, that is, the personal response to living with nonmalignant...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Davis GC

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Registered nurses (N = 323) working in a 500-bed tertiary care hospital in a large midwestern city were surveyed to determine what and how they initially learned about the medical devices they use, and the consequences of their use. The most frequently identified methods of initial learning were trial and error (taugh...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： McConnell EA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to describe the approaches and recruitment strategies of a study focused on the impact of coal fly ash on neurobehavioral performance among children living in proximity to coal-burning power plants. Challenges encountered with each recruitment approach are highlighted as well as solutions ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Odoh C,Sears CG,Tompkins LK,Hagemeyer AN,Pfeiffer JA,Polivka BJ,Sears L,Brock GN,Zhang C,Zierold KM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely thought that low staffing levels are associated with higher risk of psychiatric inpatient violence. The purpose of this study was to determine whether odds of an injurious assault are higher in months in which unit staffing levels are higher or lower relative to unit average, using a design allowing each ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Staggs VS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to test a theoretical model of the facilitators and barriers to physical activity for Taiwanese adults with anxiety. Structural equation modeling was used to examine both one-way direct and indirect influences of 11 personal and cognitive-emotional factors on physical activity in this populat...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ma WF,Lane HY,Laffrey SC

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:To test the hypotheses that pessimists might benefit from concrete objective information based on self-regulation theory and that optimists might benefit from instruction in self-care and coping based on self-care theory, 62 patients receiving radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer were studied. The two experiment...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Johnson JE

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored potential predictors of fall status in 70 community-dwelling persons > or =50 years of age with fibromyalgia (FM). Over 40% of the sample reported one or more falls in the year prior to the study. A logistic regression model using 10 variables known to predict falls in middle aged and older persons predict...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Rutledge DN,Cherry BJ,Rose DJ,Rakovski C,Jones CJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to determine if the tensing portion of progressive relaxation initiates the Valsalva response in order to establish the safety of the procedure for acutely ill cardiovascular patients. Sixty healthy adult volunteers performed fist, chest, and abdominal tensing and relaxation while their he...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Herman J

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：:Recent studies have identified common problems with patient safety in hospitals and medical institutions have responded, prioritizing service quality and performance, including patient safety. However, the factors influencing safety for hospital patients are still being examined and clarified. We aimed to investigate ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Doo EY,Kim M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of an audiotape series employing Relaxation with Guided Imagery (RGI) on the psychophysiologic stress response and wound healing in surgical patients. Twenty-four patients undergoing cholecystectomy were randomly assigned to either RGI or control (quiet perio...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Holden-Lund C

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutuality is a protective factor in family care situations, but little is known about changes in care-dyad mutuality. In this study, we examined mutuality in 103 care dyads over 20 months, and the enduring and contextual impact of older adult and family caregiver health on changes in mutuality. Care dyads consisted of...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Lyons KS,Sayer AG,Archbold PG,Hornbrook MC,Stewart BJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examination was made of the relationship of mothers' appraisal of the importance of and need for action around infant-related issues to maternal experience (parity and time since birth), use of help, and perceived problem-solving competence. Sixty-two mothers (38 primiparae and 24 multiparae) kept for 90 days post-bir...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Pridham KF,Chang AS,Hansen MF

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theory of planned behavior guided this exploration of postoperative analgesic use among adults (N = 137) undergoing elective orthopedic surgery. Patients who had a more positive attitude toward taking pain medication and had positive subjective norms intended to take more medication than those who had a negative a...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Pellino TA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postpartum measure, What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like, was administered to explore the development of maternal role for mothers (N = 76) at 1, 3, 4 1/2, and 6 months postpartum. Individual differences were relatively stable across time and accounted for much more variance than time effects. Mean scores on ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Grace JT

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight empirical studies of stereotyping by nurses and nursing students were critically examined and discussed. The review was conducted and reported as though it were primary research. Subjects were the studies examined, methods were the reviewing procedure, data were attributes of the studies, and results were...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ganong LH,Bzdek V,Manderino MA

更新日期：1987-02-01 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：:A within-subjects, counterbalanced, repeated measures design was employed to determine the effects of gender and six different types of verbal and tactile stimuli on the arousal of 24 infants hospitalized for congenital heart disease during their first 6 months of life. Infants were systematically assigned to differen...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Weiss SJ

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to develop four questionnaires based on the transtheoretical model (TTM) to assess the behavior, completing a healthcare proxy (HCP). The aims were to (a) operationalize the four TTM constructs for completing a HCP and (b) evaluate the psychometric properties of the questionnaires. The que...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Jezewski MA,Finnell DS,Wu YW,Meeker MA,Sessanna L,Lee J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbidity and mortality associated with smoking are major health problems. Nurses play an instrumental role in tobacco reduction, but their own smoking often interferes with this clinical opportunity. We conducted a grounded theory study with 23 nurses who smoked to describe how they managed the contradictions encount...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Radsma J,Bottorff JL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Australian nurses' (n=285) awareness of a "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) policy and various practice settings on the DNR decision were examined. A questionnaire, developed by the investigator, was used to gauge nurses' experiences and attitudes in DNR practice. Decision making was not significantly affected...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Manias E

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A predictive model of well-being and self-care was tested with 284 women aged 60-88 living in rural communities in Taiwan. The variables studied were age, marital status, social class, social support, perceived health, self-care agency, self-care behavior, and perceived well-being. The model was tested by path analysi...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Wang HH,Laffrey SC

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical nursing expertise is central to quality patient care. Research on factors that contribute to expertise has focused largely on individual nurse characteristics to the exclusion of contextual factors. To address this, we examined effects of hospital contextual factors and individual nurse education and experien...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： McHugh MD,Lake ET

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00