Coping with radiation therapy: optimism and the effect of preparatory interventions.

abstract：:In this paper three categories of variables were identified to predict spouses' reactions to caregiving roles: patient characteristics, the caregiving environment, and characteristics of the caregiver. Measures of these variables were administered to 159 spouse caregivers. Four domains of caregivers' responses were id...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Given B,Stommel M,Collins C,King S,Given CW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe parents' perspectives on research interviews with their children with single gene conditions. One hundred forty-two parents were interviewed between 2002 and 2003 in a larger study using a qualitative descriptive design. Two questions from the semi-structured interview guide were used to identify parents' ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Hadley EK,Smith CA,Gallo AM,Angst DB,Knafl KA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognostic communication is a primary component of goals of care conversations in palliative care (PC) practice. Little is known about these conversations in the natural setting. This study's aim was to describe the processes of prognostic communication in PC goals of care consultations. Using line-by-line qualitative...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Norton SA,Metzger M,DeLuca J,Alexander SC,Quill TE,Gramling R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on anxiety and perceptions of personal control over health status are evaluated in this study. After collection of baseline data, 22 hypertensive clients received relaxation training in a series of weekly group sessions followed by individual monitoring sessions over ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Pender NJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of intensity controlled exercise on the aerobic capacity of overweight, middle-aged women. Thirty-eight moderately overweight women, ages 35-57, participated in a 16-week dance-exercise program. Random assignment was made to an experimental group (n = 20) in which ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Gillett PA,Eisenman PA

更新日期：1987-12-01 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：: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：: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：:Perceived racial discrimination is linked to unhealthy behaviors and stress-related morbidities. A compelling body of research indicates that perceived racial discrimination may contribute to health disparities among African Americans (AAs). The purposes of this study were to describe the study protocol including data...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Nam S,Dunton GF,Ordway MR,Ash GI,Jeon S,Vlahov D,Whittemore R,Nelson LE,Sinha R,Nunez-Smith M,Granger DA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addressing consumer needs requires the development of a valid means of specifically measuring pregnant women's satisfaction with prenatal care. This study's purpose was to develop items for, to pilot-test, and to examine the structural validity of the Patient Expectations and Satisfaction with Prenatal Care (PESPC) in...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Omar MA,Schiffman RF,Bingham CR

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:Clinical judgment of psychiatric nurses was investigated using judgment analysis within the framework of social judgment theory. Nine nurses at a short-term psychiatric care facility made recommendations concerning restraint and seclusion for 80 patients described on paper in terms of 17 characteristics (cues). Nurses...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Holzworth RJ,Wills CE

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigators aimed to explore the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among older residents with intact cognitive function in nursing homes in Taiwan. A cross-sectional descriptive and correlational research design was used. A convenience sample of 178 older residents without cognitive impair...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Hu SH,Chuang YH,Ting YF,Lin KY,Hsieh CJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A step-wise description of a self-report instrument to measure interpersonal conflict between marital partners illustrates the primary aspects of the development of a psychometric tool. Definition of the construct to be measured, formulation and classification of items, and appropriate methods to establish validity an...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Hoskins CN

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed 173 parents bereaved by the violent death of an adolescent or young adult child. Data were collected 4, 12, 24, and 60 months postdeath. Using latent growth modeling, we examined how initial levels of mental distress and the rate of change over time are influenced by nine predictors: parents' gender, self-...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Murphy SA,Chung IJ,Johnson LC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine hospital patients' perceptions of service quality in relation to four independent variables: (a) nurses' perceptions of human resource practices, (b) nurses' perceptions of autonomy in practice, (c) patient satisfaction with nursing care, and (d) patients' perceptions of organi...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Niedz BA

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：: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：: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 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：:A meta-analysis was conducted to quantify the impact of exercise interventions on the functional status of older adults. Searches of Medline and CINAHL databases revealed 19 randomized controlled trials reporting 30 interventions (n = 2,201). Fixed- and random-effects models were used to estimate overall mean effect s...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Gu MO,Conn VS

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:Little is known about how cancer patients manage the side effects of chemotherapy, so 48 cancer patients in chemotherapy were randomized into four groups to determine their self-care behaviors. The first group received drug information only; the second group received information on side-effect management techniques (S...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Dodd MJ

更新日期：1984-03-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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

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