Effects of progressive muscle relaxation training on anxiety and health locus of control among hypertensive adults.

abstract：:Coping behaviors in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) or a spinal cord injury (SCI) were compared. Data were collected on 433 subjects with MS and 257 with SCI. Coping and illness uncertainty were measured by the Ways of Coping Checklist (revised) and the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale. Results of the mult...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Wineman NM,Durand EJ,Steiner RP

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：: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：: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 purpose of this article is to show that Collins and Fielder (1981) misinterpreted Beckstrand's (1978a, 1978b, 1980) thesis, and to criticize their argument against the idea that theory in nursing can be borrowed from the existing body of scientific and ethical knowledge. Collins and Fielder employed a question-beg...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Beckstrand J

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixth and seventh graders (N = 2,020) were surveyed to determine the prevalence of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use and peer and parental influences on SLT use. Nearly 34% of boys and 12% of girls had used SLT at some time, and 8% of boys and 1% of girls were current users. While most associations were significant, the str...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Hill ME,Harrell JS,McCormick LK

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An integrative literature review was conducted to investigate studies on adverse events reported in medical, health services, and nursing literature. The review was guided by the method proposed by Jackson (1980) and Ganong (1987). Three questions shaped the review: (a) What terms are used to denote adverse events? (b...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Kellogg VA,Havens DS

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：: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：:Knowledge of sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention, perceived risk for STDs, and self-efficacy for STD prevention were investigated as predictors of behavioral risk for STDs in 308 female college students. Perceived risk and self-efficacy predicted 19% of behavioral risk for STD; knowledge was not a predictor....

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Hale PJ,Trumbetta SL

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-three Ohio employers were surveyed about expectations for occupational health nurse performance of 20 current and desired future activities. Employers identified activities that (a) the nurse was currently performing, or (b) would be desired in the future, or (c) were not appropriate for the nur...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Martin KJ,Shortridge LA,Dyehouse JM,Migliozzi AN

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telehealth distance health care is a significant resource for young, chronically ill patient populations given their numerous medical complexities and their concomitant depression and/or suicide ideation experiences. This manuscript shares the telehealth methods used to prepare for a larger study of interventions for ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Wright S,Thompson N,Yadrich D,Bruce A,Bonar JRM,Spaulding R,Smith CE

更新日期：2020-12-11 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：: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：: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：:With improvement in survival of patients treated with heart transplant, evaluation of recovery with respect to psychosocial function has become an important issue. In this study, psychosocial functioning of 44 heart transplant recipients pretransplant was compared to their functioning 6 months posttransplant. Before t...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Bohachick P,Anton BB,Wooldridge PJ,Kormos RL,Armitage JM,Hardesty RL,Griffith BP

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:Based on a theory of care seeking, the influences of psychosocial variables (anxiety, utility beliefs, norm, and habit) and facilitators (e.g., an identified practitioner) on care-seeking behavior with a breast cancer symptom were examined. Also, the influences of variables not identified by the theory (e.g., optimism...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Lauver D

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：: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：: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：:An instrument to measure the stigma perceived by people with HIV was developed based on the literature on stigma and psychosocial aspects of having HIV. Items surviving two rounds of content review were assembled in a booklet and distributed through HIV-related organizations across the United States. Psychometric anal...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Berger BE,Ferrans CE,Lashley FR

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Many new mothers discontinue breastfeeding prematurely because of difficulties encountered rather than maternal choice. Research has shown that a significant predictor of breastfeeding duration is a mother's confidence in her ability to breastfeed. To measure breastfeeding confidence, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy S...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Creedy DK,Dennis CL,Blyth R,Moyle W,Pratt J,De Vries SM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined how African-American mothers' discussions with their adolescents about sex moderated the relationship between adolescents' sex-based discussions with their friends and adolescents' involvement in sexual behaviors. The 425 African-American adolescents were 12 through 15 years of age and had participated in ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： DiIorio C,McCarty F,Denzmore P,Landis A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women's self-efficacy for coping with breast cancer is one of the key factors that lead to successful breast cancer survivorship. Due to the cultural stigma linked to breast cancer (e.g., breast cancer is a genetic disease), Asian Americans are known as a high-risk group within breast cancer survivors. However, health...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Im EO,Yi JS,Kim H,Chee W

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore ethnic and generational influences among Chinese, Filipino, and Euro American adolescents on emotional distress and risk behaviors. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted with 216 Chinese, 387 Filipino, and 400 Euro American adolescents from the National Longi...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Willgerodt MA,Thompson EA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School age children, 8 to 12 years old (N = 103), reported on the strategies they use to help them deal with stressors. Individual questionnaires contained 518 coping strategies that were sorted into 13 categories inductively derived from the content of the behaviors. Girls named significantly more social support and ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ryan NM

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:The literature on older inmates' health is fragmented and insufficiently developed. In this integrative review, 21 research articles on health and older inmates were identified, critiqued, and synthesized to determine: the minimum age criterion most commonly used; health-related variables explored; health status; the ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Loeb SJ,Abudagga A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00