Blood pressure norms for healthy young adults: relation to sex, age, and reported parental hypertension.

abstract：:This article reports the use of higher-order factor analysis to examine the underlying dimensions of an instrument designed to measure community acceptance of nurse practitioners/physician's assistants. The instrument consisted of both dichotomous and Likert scale items. Use of factor analysis with dichotomous data is...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Baldwin KA,Grinslade MS,Baer LC,Watts P,Dinger MK,McCubbin J

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:Intergenerational attachment relationships between the pregnant woman and her mother, her husband, and her fetus were examined. Self-completed instruments were used to measure the attachment variables for a convenience sample of 115 middle-class mothers who attended urban prenatal classes. Results supported the hypoth...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Zachariah R

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：: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：:One form of consumer involvement in the health-care process pertains to the selection of a physician. Expectant parents enrolled in prepared childbirth classes were asked to evaluate, individually, the importance of issues associated with selecting an obstetrician, both before and after childbirth. The data indicated ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Brien M,Haverfield N,Shanteau J

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors associated with the attempted length, disturbance, effectiveness, and nap supplementation of sleep were analyzed in 97 patients recovering from cardiac surgery a few days before hospital discharge. Patients rated sleep for the prior night and factors that impaired their sleep after transfer from the critical c...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Simpson T,Lee ER,Cameron C

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality for adults in the US, regardless of ethnicity. A cross-sectional correlational design was used to describe and compare CVD risk and cardiac mortality in White Hispanic and non-Hispanic women and men. Data from 3,317 individuals (1,523 women and 1,794 men) ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Cohn T,Miller A,Fogg L,Braun LT,Coke L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) are immunoregulatory cytokines that mediate many aspects of the acute phase response to infection and injury. It has been hypothesized that these cytokines mediate the onset of the cachexia-anorexia syndrome with tumor growth. The anorexigenic effects of IL-1 are me...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： McCarthy DO

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:Nurses routinely provide care to patients in ethically challenging situations. To explore the continuum between conscientious objectors and designated staff in the provision of care to women seeking abortions, the aim of this study was to thickly describe decision-making, using abortion as the clinical context to eluc...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： McLemore MR,Kools S,Levi AJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine whether graduate coursework in research methods and statistics resulted in socializing graduate students in nursing into a research role. Two cohorts, each of about 60 female graduate students in nursing, completed self-administration questionnaires at three different times during...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Brogan DR

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In hospitals, nurses provide patient care around the clock, but the impact of night staff characteristics on patient outcomes is not well understood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between night nurse staffing and workforce characteristics and the length of stay (LOS) in 138 veterans affairs (VA)...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： de Cordova PB,Phibbs CS,Schmitt SK,Stone PW

更新日期：2014-04-01 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 purpose of this study was to describe and examine the lifestyle physical activity behaviors (household, leisure, occupational) of older rural women. Background characteristics included demographics, environment, social support, and health. Intrapersonal characteristics included motivation and self-efficacy. The ma...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Plonczynski DJ,Wilbur J,Larson JL,Thiede K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the impact of a husband's chronic illness on the spouse's life. The sample was 76 married women, 46 whose husbands had a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 30 whose husbands did not have a chronic illness. On a mailed questionnaire wives of COPD patients...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Sexton DL,Munro BH

更新日期：1985-03-01 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：: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 effect of military deployment and perceived availability and source of community support on women's acceptance of pregnancy were examined in each trimester of pregnancy at four military bases. The sample was 503 primigravida or multigravida women eligible for care in the military medical system. Military deploymen...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Weis KL,Lederman RP,Lilly AE,Schaffer J

更新日期：2008-06-01 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 this naturalistic study was to compare values held by 36 white and 31 black women related to body size, and to identify factors that influence these values and linkages between body size values and weight management activities. Black women of lower SES were significantly different from black women of hi...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Allan JD,Mayo K,Michel Y

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five subscales were derived from the Nursing Work Index (NWI) to measure the hospital nursing practice environment, using 1985-1986 nurse data from 16 magnet hospitals. The NWI comprises organizational characteristics of the original magnet hospitals. The psychometric properties of the subscales and a composite measur...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Lake ET

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is known that post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) can result from military service, the variance in PTSS unexplained by military service warrants further investigation, and no researchers have investigated South Korean Marines' vulnerability during their 2-year conscripted service as the first line of na...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Kim H,Kim SA,Kong S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although coronary heart disease (CHD) requires a significant amount of self-care, there are no instruments available to measure self-care in this population. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Inventory (SC-CHDI). Using the Self-Care of Chronic ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Vaughan Dickson V,Lee CS,Yehle KS,Mola A,Faulkner KM,Riegel B

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Differences in distress within couples who have experienced the sudden death of a child were examined. Results from two independent samples (N = 50 couples and N = 60 couples) were compared. The SCL-90-R and the BSI were used to measure global psychological distress and distress in nine symptom dimensions. Paired t te...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Moriarty HJ,Carroll R,Cotroneo M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and testing of an explanatory model of recovery from disaster loss are described. The sample consisted of 155 persons at Time1-1981, 101 persons at Time2-1983, and represented five magnitudes of disaster loss: bereaved of disaster victims presumed dead; bereaved of disaster victims confirmed dead; pers...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Murphy SA

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:We evaluated the psychometric properties of a Mandarin Chinese version of the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire-10 (FOSQ-10) in pregnant women. A total of 228 first-trimester pregnant women participated in the study, which was conducted in an outpatient obstetric clinic at a medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Tsai SY,Shun SC,Lee PL,Lee CN,Weaver TE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00