abstract：BACKGROUND:A conceptual model for vulnerable populations research relates resource availability and relative risk to health status. The model has a population-based focus that places responsibility for the collective health status of its citizens with the community. Vulnerable populations are social groups who experien...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Flaskerud JH,Winslow BJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The infusion of amphotericin-B (AmB) often produces clinically distressing rigors and chills, which promptly abate with intravenous injection of meperidine, although its mechanism of action is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of meperidine on the transcription or secretion of Interleukin 1 beta (IL...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： McCarthy DO,Murray S,Galagan D,Gern JE,Hutson PR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since management strategies are guided by the assessment of the symptom experience, agreement between patients' and nurses' perceptions of symptoms is central to clinical management. In this study, acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients' perceptions of 41 human immunodeficiency virus-related signs and symptoms w...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Reilly CA,Holzemer WL,Henry SB,Slaughter RE,Portillo CJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the process and outcomes of life review therapy provided by an advanced practice geropsychiatric nurse to older adults discharged from psychiatric hospitals to home health care. Eighty older adults over 65 years of age with a primary diagnosis of depression were treated at home...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： McDougall GJ,Buxen CE,Suen LJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on a theory of moral regard for personhood, a criterion-related instrument was developed to measure variations in the cognitive structure used to give meaning to personhood in patients. The cognitive structure, called empathetic maturity, has three hierarchical levels. It is measured indirectly through analysis ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Olsen DP

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartal weight loss, nutritional intake, and immune status were examined in 65 women. Although 80% of the women lost weight and were not overweight by the 4th postpartal month, the majority had diets that were inadequate in fat content (> or = 30% of calories from fat) or protein content (< or = 12% of calories fro...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Gennaro S,Fehder WP,York R,Douglas SD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the development of the NEECHAM Confusion Scale for rapid and unobtrusive assessment and monitoring of acute confusion. The scale was tested in two samples (N = 168 and 258, respectively) of elderly patients hospitalized for acute medical illness. Internal consistency and interrater reliability of ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Neelon VJ,Champagne MT,Carlson JR,Funk SG

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually active divorced and separated women constitute a significant population at risk for sexually transmitted diseases. With components of the Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior (IMCHB) used as the conceptual framework, a convenience sample (N=254) of women--mostly educated, White, and in their 30s (20 to...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Marion LN,Cox CL

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) in the West Bank, a dissimilar society and culture from the United States, where the instrument was developed. A second purpose was to measure the correlation between the MMSS total score and a single-item measure o...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Misener TR,Haddock KS,Gleaton JU,Abu Ajamieh AR

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stratified, prospective cohort analysis was completed on 1,203 African American, Hispanic, and white women. All women were assessed for abuse at the first prenatal visit and twice more during pregnancy. They were also assessed for risk factors of low birth weight using Institute of Medicine correlates. Prevalence of...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： McFarlane J,Parker B,Soeken K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distress and autonomy behaviors were examined in 80 preschool children of pregnant mothers and nonexpectant mothers. Four groups of only children participated: three groups of 20 children of expectant mothers who were in their early, middle, or late stages of pregnancy and a comparison group of 20 children of nonexpec...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Gottlieb LN,Baillies J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A grounded theory was developed to describe how pregnant crack cocaine users perceived their problems and responded to them. A basic social psychological process, salvaging self, was identified from constant comparative analysis of in-depth interviews with 60 pregnant or postpartum women who used crack cocaine an aver...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Kearney MH,Murphy S,Irwin K,Rosenbaum M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African American female caregivers who provided care to an elderly demented or confused relative (n = 83) were interviewed to explore the relationships between the caregiver's confrontive, emotive, and palliative coping and household income, relationship to the elder, perceived caregiving demands, quality of social su...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Picot SJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health-promoting lifestyles of blue-collar, skilled trade, and white-collar workers were examined. Specific purposes included determining differences in health-promoting behaviors, especially according to worker category, as well as ethnic identification, age, gender, education, and marital status. A convenience s...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Lusk SL,Kerr MJ,Ronis DL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this descriptive study, 20 midlife women experiencing chronic distressing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms recorded GI symptom severity in a symptom diary for a 30-day period and dietary intake in a 9-day food record. A wide variability in GI symptom severity was noted. Significant negative relationships were present...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Georges JM,Heitkemper MM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study, which represents another look at the relationship between the HOME Inventory and income, uses data from the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), a multisite, longitudinal study of low-birth-weight preterm infants. Two versions of the HOME Inventory were used: The Infant/Toddler (IT-HOME), at 12 mo...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Bradley RH,Mundfrom DJ,Whiteside L,Caldwell BM,Casey PH,Kirby RS,Hansen S

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of applying decision analysis to nursing decisions about a complex, emergent patient problem. A convenience sample of 31 nurses quantified their intuitive ideas into five mutually exclusive decision alternatives. A decision-analytic process and a preference analy...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Panniers TL,Walker EK

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared time required to rewarm, incidence of shivering, and nurses' preferences in hypothermic postoperative cardiac surgery patients treated with a forced air warmer (Bair Hugger) or a noninfrared radiant heater (Thermal Ceiling). Data were collected on 38 subjects and 6 nonsubjects treated with warm bla...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Giuffre M,Heidenreich T,Pruitt L

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which demographic variables and attachment predicted quality of life in community-dwelling older men. The subjects were 100 men aged 58 to 84 (M = 68.4). Hierarchical regression revealed that two demographic variables, plus the attachment variable, accounted for...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Rickelman BL,Gallman L,Parra H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were gathered through personal interviews from a sample of 667 people 65 years of age and older, living in community settings and managing their own health. Almost two thirds of these older respondents reported at least one drug-drug or drug-alcohol combination associated with a possible adverse reaction. The lar...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Pollow RL,Stoller EP,Forster LE,Duniho TS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous meperidine is commonly used to treat rigors and chills in febrile patients, though its mechanism of action is unknown. Therefore a laboratory model of pyrogen-induced fever was used to evaluate the effects of meperidine on the febrile response of rats injected with bacterial endotoxin or IL-1 alpha. Fever ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： McCarthy DO,Daun JM,Hutson PR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe self-care actions that healthy middle-aged women perform to promote well-being. The heterogenous sample of black and white women (N = 153) ranged in age from 40 to 59. Subjects responded to a structured interview guide based on Orem's Theory of Self-Care and a developmental ch...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Hartweg DL

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A causal model based on Pender's (1987) Health Promotion Model was tested to evaluate Pender's hypothesis that demographic and biological characteristics affect health-promoting behaviors indirectly through three mediating cognitive-perceptual variables. A sample of 3,025 noninstitutionalized adults completed a teleph...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Johnson JL,Ratner PA,Bottorff JL,Hayduk LA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to develop and test an instrument to measure mastery of stress. Mastery is defined as a human response to difficult or stressful circumstances in which a person gains competence, control, and dominion over the experience of stress. The instrument consists of four 15-item scales: Certai...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Younger JB

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussions in the nursing literature about the usefulness of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning for women and nurses, and assertions about the level of moral reasoning scores of nurses have been clouded by inaccuracies and misperceptions. In this article, theoretical and measurement issues related to moral reasonin...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Duckett L,Rowan-Boyer M,Ryden MB,Crisham P,Savik K,Rest JR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare respiratory responses with moderate and slow rates of unsupported arm exercise (UAE) with a newly developed electromechanical device. Twenty-one patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were studied. Exercise endurance limits, metabolic, ventilatory and sensat...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Breslin EH,Adams E,Lutz A,Roy C

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this exploratory study was to describe the dimensions of 17 nursing care episodes as perceived by nurses. The episodes represented recurrent nursing care situations in the postoperative period. Nineteen nurses judged the dissimilarity of all possible pairs of the episodes. An additional 14 nurses rated ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Houfek JF

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this project was to develop an instrument to measure use of safe sex practices among adolescents and to conduct initial evaluation of the psychometric properties of the instrument. The Safe Sex Behavior Questionnaire (SSBQ) was designed to measure the frequency of use of safe sex practices and was assessed ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： DiIorio C,Parsons M,Lehr S,Adame D,Carlone J

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the essential structure of the lived experience of postpartum depression. Seven mothers who had suffered from postpartum depression were interviewed regarding their subjective experiences. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's (1978) method of phenomenology. For...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Beck CT

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Directors of community mental health centers and superintendents of public mental health hospitals in one state were surveyed to gather data on interagency linkages. Implementation of affiliation agreements, exchange of staff training, and exchange of patient information were investigated. Affiliation agreements tende...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Worley NK,Lowery BJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic and oxygen transport responses to four preoxygenation techniques prior to endotracheal suctioning (ETS) were evaluated in 24 critically ill trauma patients with no preexisting lung disease. A within-subjects, repeated measures design was used. All patients had functional arterial and pulmonary artery cathe...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Lookinland S,Appel PL

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare tympanic and oral temperatures at four times during the perioperative period in 60 adults having major abdominal surgery. Tympanic temperature was measured with an infrared thermometer and oral temperature with a predictive thermistor thermometer. Measurements at the two sites ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Erickson RS,Yount ST

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared primary and team nursing in three areas: quality of care, impact on nursing staff, and cost. Eight medical units in one hospital were evaluated. The study was conducted over a four-year period utilizing three phases: one preintervention phase and two postintervention phases. The study used multiple...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Gardner K

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of magnitude estimation with an open scale was evaluated in a physiologically stable population of adults with chronic respiratory disease who experienced chronic dyspnea. Magnitude estimation was used to measure one dimension of dyspnea, perceptual sensitivity. The relationship between external inspir...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Nield M,Kim MJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A causal model based on the transactional cognitive theory of psychological stress and coping was tested in a middle adolescent female population to determine the effects of daily stress, introspectiveness, and coping efforts on perceived health status. Daily stress was hypothesized to affect perceived health status b...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： De Maio-Esteves M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and initial psychometric evaluation of a Spanish language version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) is described. The 48-item instrument was translated into Spanish and found to be culturally relevant and reliable in a pilot study. The Spanish version was then administered to a diverse b...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Walker SN,Kerr MJ,Pender NJ,Sechrist KR

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence of construct validity that resulted from conjoint testing of two measures of social support, the Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ85) and the Cost and Reciprocity Index (CRI) is presented. Both instruments were used with two samples of adults, 333 who were part of a large health project and 99 who part...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Weinert C,Tilden VP

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a replication and extension of research on the types of activities which contribute to patients' sense of control during their hospitalization. The original research involving two samples, each consisting of 30 medical-surgical patients in a military medical facility, revealed that in addition to being i...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Dennis KE

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical causal model was tested to determine the effects of stress on family functioning for four groups of parents at 8 months postpartum. High-risk women who had been hospitalized during pregnancy, their partners, low-risk women, and their partners were tested to find how predictors might differ by gender and ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Mercer RT,Ferketich SL

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancies that extend beyond 42 weeks of gestation have a higher risk for uteroplacental insufficiency than do pregnancies delivered prior to this time. Postterm infants are at risk for meconium aspiration due to uteroplacental insufficiency. Prior research has shown that postterm infants are at risk for temperature...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Beckmann CA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00