An overview of data transformation.

abstract：:In spite of extensive research on cancer and the family, little is known about the process of taking on the caregiving role when a family member is diagnosed with cancer. Family caregiver role acquisition was investigated in a grounded theory study of 19 family caregivers and 20 persons with cancer, interviewed across...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Schumacher KL

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：: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：: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 analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) is a powerful analytic tool, but there continue to be abuses of the method. We review assumptions and illustrate legitimate uses of ANCOVA, and summarize statistical packages' approach to the method. Finally, we consider how ANCOVA is used in contemporary nursing research. ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Owen SV,Froman RD

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:Our purpose in this study was to describe Black adolescent mothers' decisions regarding condom use and non-use with their male sex partners, including their children's fathers. Research on partner type and condom use has been insufficiently focused on understanding the specific influence that the biological father of ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Nelson LE,Morrison-Beedy D,Kearney MH,Dozier A

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：: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：: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：:Fifty adult coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients were randomly assigned to preadmission self-instruction or posthospital admission instruction of therapeutic exercises (e.g., coughing). Self-instructed subjects reported higher positive mood scores, performed correctly significantly more exercise behaviors, an...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Rice VH,Mullin MH,Jarosz P

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work redesign initiatives have transformed approaches to patient care that will require increased control of nurses over both the content and context of their practice. A secondary analysis of two studies linking perceived work empowerment with two aspects of staff nurse decisional involvement using Kanter's (1977, 19...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Laschinger HK,Sabiston JA,Kutszcher L

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of subject-generated identification codes was recently devised to solve the problem of ensuring anonymity in longitudinal research when the researcher needs to connect each set of data with the particular respondent who was the source. An explanation of the technique, an example of a form used by subject...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Damrosch SP

更新日期：1986-03-01 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：:Over a quarter of chemotherapy regimens now include oral agents. Individuals living with cancer are now responsible for administering this lifesaving therapy at home by taking every dose as prescribed. One type of oral chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), is the current recommended treatment for chronic my...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Yeager KA,Waldrop-Valverde D,Paul S,Bruner DW,Klisovic R,Burns E,Mason TA,Patel N,Jennings BM

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:The family spirituality-psychological well-being model was developed and tested to explore how spirituality influences psychological well-being among elders and caregivers in the context of Korean family caregiving. The sample consisted of 157 Korean elder-family caregiver dyads in Seoul, Korea. The intraclass correla...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Kim SS,Reed PG,Hayward RD,Kang Y,Koenig HG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anger expression modes were examined in a diverse sample of mid-life men and women (N = 139) participating in the third phase of a longitudinal study of health that began in 1982 at the World's Fair and a metropolitan general hospital in Tennessee. Contrary to previous studies, men and women did not differ in the like...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Thomas SP

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：:For perimenopausal women, an important decision is whether or not to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The decision is complex because HRT involves judgment in weighing gains and losses related to physiological risk. Gains involve relief of hot flashes and prevention of osteoporosis; losses include cancer mortali...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Rothert M,Rovner D,Holmes M,Schmitt N,Talarczyk G,Kroll J,Gogate J

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：:Research has shown that health outcomes for urban women of Mexican descent are related to acculturation. The purpose of this research was to compare perinatal outcomes of 773 women of Mexican descent who gave birth in three rural northern California hospitals, in relation to acculturation measured three different ways...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Heilemann MV,Lee KA,Stinson J,Koshar JH,Goss G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Researchers across disciplines have recognized considerable individual variation among caregivers in their response to the experiences of caregiving. One explanation for individual variation is that caregivers make different meanings from caregiving even under externally similar circumstances. This paper describes fin...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ayres L

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with heart failure (HF) typically live in the community and are cared for at home by family caregivers. These caregivers often lack supportive services and the time to access those services when available. Technology can play a role in conveniently bringing needed support to these caregivers. The purpose o...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Hirschman KB,Bowles KH,Garcia-Gonzalez L,Shepard B,Walser TJ,Thomas GL,Stawnychy MA,Riegel B

更新日期：2020-12-20 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 the study was to investigate the separate and joint influences of sociodemographic, social situational (social support and interpersonal functioning), and symptom variables on the appropriateness of self-care responses to symptoms among elderly people. A cross-sectional face-to-face structured interview...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Edwardson SR,Dean KJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we illustrate a new method for random selection and random assignment that we developed in a pilot study for a randomized clinical trial. The randomization database is supported by a commonly available spreadsheet. Formulas were written for randomizing participants and for creating a "shadow" system t...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Padhye NS,Cron SG,Gusick GM,Hamlin SK,Hanneman SK

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:The quality of reported research representing a number of disciplines involved in diabetes patient education was investigated in this study. A rigorous literature search identified 47 studies reported between 1954 and 1986 that met inclusion criteria; 29 were published studies, 18 were unpublished. Quality of the rese...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Brown SA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00