Women living in paradox: loss and discovery in chronic illness.

abstract：:Depression and anxiety are associated with increased risk of postoperative cardiac events and death in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These risks persist even several months after the procedure. Guided imagery has been used with cardiac surgery patients for some time and with numerou...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Stein TR,Olivo EL,Grand SH,Namerow PB,Costa J,Oz MC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional survey measured relationships among blood pressure and measures of psychologic distress, family structure, and economic status in a sample of adolescents exposed to Hurricane Hugo. Spielberger's Anger Scale and Derogatis' Brief Symptom Inventory were used. Data analysis revealed 5% of the 1079 ado...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Weinrich S,Weinrich M,Hardin S,Gleaton J,Pesut DJ,Garrison C

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional pilot study evaluated associations between religion/spirituality, forgiveness, sleep, and health, which were all highly correlated for adult women living in a homeless mission. While causation cannot be determined, these findings help to provide a theoretical framework for studies with stronger de...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Brewer-Smyth K,Kafonek K,Koenig HG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been successive strong support for the validity of the Health-Related Hardiness Scale (HRHS) in chronic illness and health-related research over time. The article summarizes health-related hardiness research completed with adults that has relevance for ethnic populations, describes progress with translation ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Pollock SE

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2000 and 2001-2002) was utilized to examine and compare low-density lipoprotein levels in Mexican Americans with diabetes. ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Aponte J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the plethora of treatments available for patients with fibromyalgia, there is insufficient evidence to date as to what the ideal treatment approach is. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of a home program of audio-recorded guided imagery relaxation on people with fibromyalgia. This experimental 8...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Onieva-Zafra MD,Parra-Fernández ML,Fernandez-Martinez E

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of support group intervention applied to the caregivers of individuals with heart failure on caregiver outcomes. Quasi-experimental research was conducted with 69 caregivers as control (n = 35) and intervention (n = 34) groups in the cardiology outpatient clinic o...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Barutcu CD,Mert H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with psychiatric disorders struggle with poor skills in coping, communication, socialization, and self-expression that may result in dysfunctional behavioral, cognitive, and emotional responses. Therapeutic music offers a noninvasive approach to strengthen these skills and effect behavior change. At a re...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Covington H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to assess sleep quality and determine the effects of relaxation exercise on sleep quality in patients hospitalized in internal medicine services. In total, 47 patients comprised the control group and did not engage in the exercise intervention--the progressive muscle relaxation exercise, whereas 235 pa...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Alparslan GB,Orsal Ö,Unsal A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis is often considered slow, repetitive, and with programmed intervals. Patients often perceive it as time taken from their lives with a sense of ineluctability and emptiness, engendering a negative emotional and cognitive perception of the world and one's place in it. Today, it is possible to improve the qualit...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Burrai F,Othman S,Brioni E,Micheluzzi V,Luppi M,Apuzzo L,Delli Zotti GB,La Manna G

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:College students are often faced with academic and personal stressors that threaten their well-being. Added to that may be political and environmental stressors such as acts of violence on the streets, interruptions in schooling, car bombings, targeted religious intimidations, financial hardship, and uncertainty of ob...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Doumit R,Afifi RA,Devon HA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of reflexology on pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia, using an experimental repeated-measures design, and a convenience sample of 30 fibromyalgia inpatients. Thirty patients aged 18 to 70 years with fibromyalgia and hospitalized in the algology clinic were ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Akin Korhan E,Uyar M,Eyigör C,Yönt GH,Khorshid L

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Otherness is an important concept in understanding the health provider-patient relationship and in creating insights into how to be more present with patients and families. This is an analysis of the concept of Otherness that leads to a definition of the construct. ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Ryan JG

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New legislative mandates, evaluation metrics, and patient demand have led acute care organizations to expand their patient-centered care model to include the use of complementary therapies. One multihospital health system is offering Healing Touch training to nurses who will provide Healing Touch to self, colleagues, ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Swengros D,Herbst AM,Friesen MA,Mangione L,Anderson JG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Are policies allowing family into the trauma room humane and necessary--or just asking for trouble? ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Marrone L,Fogg C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complementary therapies are becoming increasingly popular, particularly for symptoms such as sleep disturbance. The herb valerian may be useful as a mild sleep aid in clinical populations, such as persons with rheumatoid arthritis. This article reviews valerian to inform healthcare providers of potential uses and safe...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Taibi DM,Bourguignon C,Taylor AG

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spirituality is of particular importance in the lives of many older adults at the end of life. While the role of spirituality may differ among older adults, spirituality may offer a purpose and meaning toward the end of life and provides a framework for managing concerns and decisions at this time. Despite t...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wallace M,O'Shea E

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to show how patients' reactions in periods of crisis of acute illness influenced and made the learning process more difficult. Eleven patients with first-time acute cardiac infarction were interviewed. Many of the patients expressed the positive dimensions of having had cardiac infarction. Th...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Gabrielsen E,Nåden D,Lindström UA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Across this literature review (n = 10), supporting spirituality in the nursing care of older adults with dementia is concerned with supporting religious activity, enabling connections, nurses' reflections on their own spirituality, and nonverbal communication. The benefits from the support of spirituality were seen to...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Toivonen K,Stolt M,Suhonen R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Is there a relationship between nursing student's anxiety levels and orientation to life, optimism, or pessimism? Participants are 1st year nursing students prior to the first acute care clinical experience in a small, Midwestern city in the United States. An inverse relationship is noted between student's life orient...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Warning LM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of type 2 diabetes is rising rapidly with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Treatment efforts are focused on control of serum blood glucose levels. It was anticipated that the use of the Serenity Prayer would assist those who need to gain control over their physiological symptoms. A pilot s...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Sacco LM,Griffin MT,McNulty R,Fitzpatrick JJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical nursing education represents one of the most challenging aspects of the faculty role because nursing educators are being required to teach crucial aspects of comprehensive clinical practice to students in limited time periods and in increasingly demanding, high-acuity affiliation sites. State-of-the-art resea...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Beitz JM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humor and laughter can be effective self-care tools to cope with stress. An ability to find humor gives us a sense of perspective on our problems. Laughter provides a physical release for accumulated tension. The article reviews research on the effect of humor and laughter on our immune function and resilience to stre...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wooten P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phenomenologic research study of nurse caring was conducted in an intermediate care unit of a hospital. Three narratives from the data are presented as examples to illuminate the meaning of the experience of caring for technologically dependent patients. Results revealed that vulnerability, suffering, and the ethica...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Ray MA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Planners of sexual health promotion interventions for adolescents and young adults confront many challenges. Multiple factors are associated with high-risk sexual behavior, and its amelioration is complex. Sexual health promotion involves more than just targeted, short-term disease prevention efforts. Primary preventi...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Beitz JM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND/PROBLEM: End-of-life beliefs and practices are as varied as one's culture. Little is known about what interventions are effective in developing clinician's skills to deliver culturally sensitive end-of-life care. PURPOSE:Using a pre-post design, this pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of a ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Halm MA,Evans R,Wittenberg A,Wilgus E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acupressure has been found to be effective in a number of conditions. This study aims at determining the effectiveness of acupressure on physical stress among high school students. A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest control group design was used. Statistical analysis of data revealed that acupressure was effective ...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Das R,Nayak BS,Margaret B

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The atmosphere in which community health nurses (CHNs) work in city, suburban, and rural neighborhoods has become increasingly dangerous. Using Neuman's Systems Theory, four graduate students surveyed CHNs from three certified home health agencies to ascertain the real and perceived safety risks which these workers fa...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Gellner P,Landers S,O'Rourke D,Schlegel M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As demographics in the United States indicate that by 2050 older persons will constitute one-fourth of the population, statistics indicating abuse of older persons will also increase. As a serious social problem, nurses will need to assess and intervene with families where this type of family violence occurs. The type...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Wieland D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article reports a study designed to test hypothesized relationships among healthiness, fatigue, and symptom experience derived from a holistic world view of health in women with and without breast cancer. Women with breast cancer did not differ significantly from healthy women on healthiness or fatigue or in the r...

journal_title：Holistic nursing practice

authors： Leddy SK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00